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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
2
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The piece suggests moving to German Valley near Freeport to find a can of sugar, noting other cans along the highway. The tone hints at a costly setback and questions if bootlegging is involved while urging luck and persistence to access the sugar.
The Wisconsin Flour and Bakers Association warns that OPA sugar rations after July 1 will curb pastry supplies. Many bakers already close part days and plan halftime hours through July and August, just as families bake at home.
A coal operator cites statistics to compare regulatory regimes. The United States begins regulation while Britain’s mines are tightly controlled by the government. The speaker contrasts US bureaus with British oversight, implying gentler American regulation.
A leading U.S. senator urges complete testimony and a thorough decision on Elliott Roosevelt and the chain store president who loaned him a large sum. He argues for full scrutiny of all parties, including insinuations about the late President, with no rush to judgment until all facts are weighed.
State legislators extended their session longer than planned due to committee wrangling on university appropriations. Students are urged to notice the delay and study hard to show appreciation for the lawmakers sacrifices.
The Post Office Department announced plans to issue stamps honoring all armed forces branches including the army navy coast guard and maritime service. A 3 cent stamp dedicated to the maritime corps will be released July 11 featuring the Iwo Jima flag raising image.
The Mighty Seventh War Loan aims to show steadfast backing for soldiers at the front and in the postwar era, pledging national cohesion and financial help as a symbol of resolve.
Elinor Carlisle returns to Hunterbury amid talk of the house being sold and Major Somervell taking over. Horlick pleads for a gardener job, while memories of childhood summers and a past romance haunt Elinor. Mary Gerrard adjusts to life at the lodge as Nurse Hopkins pushes practical plans for furniture and future London flat.
In a tense scene, Mary Gerrard confronts Nurse Hopkins after discovering a 1919 marriage certificate suggests her father and mother married after her birth. The nurse reveals Mary may not be Gerrard’s daughter, prompting emotional turmoil about family ties and truth amid inheritance and training funds.
Mrs. Donald L. Collins hosts the Jolly Eight club as honors go to Mrs. Leo Schebrle and Mrs. Truman Olin. Delegates and visitors include Mrs. Marvin at Platteville conference and Mrs. Edgar Pinnow unable to attend. Neighborhood travel lists feature residents visiting relatives, military movements, and summer comings and goings across Brodhead and surrounding towns. Major notes include George Moeper returning from Chicago hospital with a 30 day furlough after being wounded in Germany, and T/5 Clement H. Wheeler returning to Boston after France amid canceled discharges.
Eleven thousand children of Brazilian fishermen, largely without school access, are being educated by special schools run by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The columnist weighs Soviet Russia in San Francisco talks and European matters. Russia resists a broad charter while engaging on Poland and Yugoslavia issues, with critics split between menace and peace motive, noting language and style affect diplomacy and hinting at growing external awareness.
In Coeur d Alene Idaho a two hour search by sheriffs for the missing son of Mrs Julia Emehiser ended when his grandmother found him asleep at the foot of his bed. In Miles City Montana Mrs Gladys Wilson entered a tub filled with water and her 9 year old son dumped a live 18 inch catfish into the tub.
In Spokane a Conn. man recounts wages of 15.20 for two days plus 14.02 board with 1.00 tax and 0.17 other deductions, noting he won t cash a 0.01 check. A Utah couple sues over 10,000 alleging home damage from heavy truck traffic. An 11 year old peddler is caught selling golf balls with his dog retrieving balls nearby.
Mrs. Edward Meyers 73 of Bayfield Wis was killed in an auto collision on highway 13 between Ashland and Washburn last night.
The Evening Times notes the June 18, 1935 wedding of Miss Hazel W Zweifel to Kenneth W Kundert. Also listed are death notices for Mrs. Samuel Doyle and Mrs. Emma Schar, and 85 pupils enrolling in St John’s church vacation Bible school. A Boston terrier owned by Mrs Grace Bliss wins first prize at a Boston specialty show.
Harold E. Scherer authored the piece in Credit World magazine's June issue. as manager of the Monroe Clinic he also led the Wisconsin Retail Credit association and past president of the Monroe Young Men's Business Club. He presented the article earlier this year at a Beloit Retail Credit association meeting.
The article argues that war bonds provide a key route to financing and pressuring Japan toward unconditional surrender, framing bond drives as essential to ending the conflict and securing peace.
Youth job seekers are warned they must prove age for most summer employment. The U S Department of Labor notes 16 as the minimum age for many jobs and 18 for hazardous work. Birth certificates are preferred. baptismal records or old policies can substitute. Driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, or military discharges do not serve as valid age proof.
The report notes an Indian settlement located on the site of present day Tucson Arizona as early as 1699, indicating long habitation prior to later developments.
Montecatini in Italy is renamed a major redeployment hub as the army takes over 208 hotels to train and process GIs heading to the Pacific. Thousands pass through daily, with eight week programs, screenings, and new equipment as Brig. Gen. Kurtz oversees feeding, housing, and shipping of 25 000 troops at the center and similar sites near Florence and Naples.
After the Armistice, expenditures rose in the first half year, surpassing the prior six months. The appeal emphasizes national need and personal security, urging citizens to buy war bonds to support the country and their own financial future.
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