Hoover 5 A Food Report Optimistic
Former president Herbert Hoover reports Latin America will provide at least 980000 tons more food for the pre harvest emergency period than earlier estimates. He traveled 15000 miles through 11 South American countries and notes aid beyond 800000 tons may come from Argentina.
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Washingwo
Herbert Hoover
Latin ‘America
Hoover
Truman
Argentina
Combined Food Board
International Emergency Food Council
Russia
Australia
Land
Norway
Siam
Turkey
Union of South Africa
Greatmain
Canada
United
Europe
Asia
Three Sailors Plead Guilty in Wisconsin Slaying
Three young sailors Wayne R Payton 37 from Fort Wayne Indiana Charles 17 of Findlay Ohio and Jack Feaddock 18 of Toledo Ohio pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the killing of Kenneth Kirner 22 of West Allis Wisconsin last April 29 They were sentenced to 14 to 25 years in state prison with immediate terms handed down by the circuit court.
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Saukeshi
Aman
Wayne R. Payton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles
Findlay
Jack Feaddock
Toledo
En- Reed Eettty Plese To
Chavec
Kenneth Kirner
West Allis
Wis
Will Hays Death Mixup Stuns Los Angeles Readers
An undertaker misidentified a death victim as Will Hays the former Republican chairman and motion picture chief. The error involved a Will Hays farmer in Encino and delayed confirmation from Hays’ New York friends. The Pierce mortuary corrected the record after checking with the Hays offices and home.
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Los Angeles
Will Hays
Republican National Committee
Motion Picture Producers Association
Pierce Brothrs
California
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express
Associated Press
Hays
Freinn
New York
Will H. Hays
Encino
Pierce
Black Bass Fishing Season Opens Amid Strong Turnout
Wisconsin and Minnesota Wisconsin boundary waters begin the fishing season as the state conservation department reports record license sales. Anglers target large and small mouth bass legal at ten inches, with resorts booked solid and conditions normal.
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Macson—Vry
Wisconsin
Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary
State Conservation Department
Green County No Traffic Deaths Reported Through June 1 1946
Green County is among 15 Wisconsin counties with no traffic fatalities by June 1 1946 according to the state motor vehicle department safety division. The county showed two deaths in the same period in 1945 while statewide five month fatalities totaled 259 in 1946 versus 196 in 1945. Additional counties with no fatalities or increases are listed including Ashland Buffalo Florence Green Lake Lincoln Marquette Monroe Oneida Richland Rusk St Croix Taylor Vilas and Wood.
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Green County
Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin
Ashland
Buffalo
Florence
Green Lake
Lincoln
Marquette
Monroe
Oneida
Richland
Rusk
St. Croix
Taylor
Vilas
Wood
Memorial Highway proposal for Wisconsin announced
Wisconsin veterans council proposed a gigantic four lane memorial boulevard type highway to traverse the state vertically and horizontally. G H Stordock state adjutant of the American Legion said the council would present the project to state conventions of veterans groups for adoption.
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Want
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Veterans’ Council
G. H. Stordock
The
American Legion
New York Lawmaker Attacks Boxing Promoter Over Louis Conn Fight
Rep O'Toole of New York demanded the state boxing commission suspend officers until an investigation into the Louis Conn heavyweight bout is completed. He blamed promoter Mike Jacobs for the flop, accusing him of controlling both fighters and misusing mail-order tickets. He mocked the event as poorly staged and suggested rehearsals and a theme song.
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Washington
O'Toole
New York State Boxing Commission
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Impressario
Dairy Queen to Headline Green County Fair Features
Green county plans Aug 1 to 4 fair with a dairy queen contest to select county queen who will advance to the state dairy queen. Contest eligibility includes ages 17 to under 22 on Aug 23 and farm background. Co chairmen are R W Prien and R H Schoonover. Plans include stock horse races, WLS barn dance show, Swiss yodelers, horse shows, platform heats, a 200-horse show, and a Shetland pony futurity by the Wisconsin Pleasure Horse association.
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Louis R. Wolfeson
Green County
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
WLS
Pat Buttram
Arkansas Woodchopper
Fraunfelder
Switzerland
Nual
Wolleson
Wisconsin Pleasure Horse Association
United States
Wayne A. Munn
Janesville
American Shetland Pony Club
Harry Kilkelly
Wisconsin Association of Fairs
Farm Mortgage Debt Drops to 1915 Low
The agriculture department reports total farm mortgage debt fell to 5.081 billion on January 1, the lowest since 1915, down 1.5 billion or 23 percent since 1940. Through 1945 the department notes the debt decline slowed, with 20 states showing increases versus eight the prior year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S
Cancel Ball Game Between Monroe and New Glarus Juniors
The baseball game scheduled for 5 p.m. at Sportsman's Park today between Monroe American Legion juniors and New Glarus juniors has been canceled due to wet grounds.
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Monroe American Legion
Glarus
Sportsman’s Park
Emperors New Constitution Urged By Tokyo Diet
AP reports Hirohito called on the diet to adopt a new constitution that would strip the throne of much of its power. Also, Maj Chadwick escaped captors in Jerusalem while Belgrade police linked a photo to Ruth Mitchell and King Peter, and Speer claimed he planned to kill Hitler but failed to dispossess guards. A Senate House conference backed a draft plan for 19 year olds with 18 year olds exempt under selective service.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Belgrade
Dragi Jovanovic
Ruth Mitchell
William Mitchell
Gestapo
Chetniks
Jovanovic
Draja Mihailovic
Peter
Uernberg
Albert Speer
International Military Tribunal
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Uehrer
Washington
Evacuation Pact and Trieste Talks in Italy Balkans
The foreign ministers group agreed on evacuating British American and Russian troops within ninety days of peace treaties. A four power commission will supervise treaty terms in Rome while discussions on Trieste and reparations continue. Russia demands more time on the frontier issue and opposes Italian sovereignty over Trieste. Byrnes backs Italy’s Trieste claim as a matter of principle despite possible detail compromises.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Italy
Bulgaria
Britain
Russia
United States
France
Rome
Trieste
U.S
Balkans
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
James F. Byrnes
Rain Lashes City as Spring Ends with Deluge
Rainfall for the week reached 2.77 inches from yesterday’s 0.44 inch downpour and today’s 0.07 inch drizzle. The spell of wet weather ends with hints of a better crop outlook and possible more rain tonight followed by warmer, fair conditions tomorrow.
No-Strike Pledge Sought by Labor Building Trades
Washington officials report Wilson Wyatt of the National Housing Agency is seeking a six month no strike pledge from AFL and CIO building unions to push the veterans housing program forward. The move aligns with a multi million dollar subsidy plan for plywood and bricks under the 400 million dollar premium payment program to boost construction output.
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Washington—(P
Wilson Wyatt
AFL
CIO
National Housing Agency
Congress
Ides
NHA
Wyatt
Chester Bowles
William Green
Philip Murray
Bowles
American Legion to Elect Officers Tonight at Glen Zilmer Post
The Glen Zilmer post of the American Legion holds its annual election of officers at 8 p.m. in Legion hall South Wayne. Delegates to the state Racine convention and district Stoughton meeting will also be chosen. Washington officials announce the army will take over the Illinois ordnance plant for fertilizer manufacture.
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American Legion
Glen Zilmer
Legion Hall
South Wayne
Racine
Stoughton
Washington
R-Nl
Patterson
Army
Illinois Ordnance Plant
Army budget plates peacetime record for 7.1 billion dollars
The House floor considered a 7.091 billion dollar peacetime Army budget with 175 million for atomic energy, nearly doubling prewar levels. The Appropriations Committee trimmed relief and government-occupation costs by 150 million, while keeping air corps funding and debating Manhattan project needs. High officials warned against premature A bomb sharing as army plans target 1.28 million active troops and 240k National Guard.
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Washington
Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
Atomic Service
Army
War Department
Air Corps
Carl Spaatz
Spaatz
Air National Guard
Atomic Service —Fund
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leslie R. Groves
House
National Guard
Alaska
Marianas
Philippines
Hawaii
Okinawa
Robert P. Patterson
Eisenhower
World atomic control plan debated by United Nations group
United Nations atomic energy commission members weighed a Russian substitute for the American plan to outlaw atomic weapons. The plan would require destruction of all bombs within three months of ratification and set penalties for violators. It calls for international controls and sanctions and would base exchange of peaceful技术 on two committees.
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New York
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
Flood Control Bill Passes House With Standing Vote
A controversial 900 million flood control bill passed the House by 202-38 in a standing vote. The measure authorizes work but does not appropriate funds, with later funding to be decided by Congress. Rep McGregor called the bill pork barrel and urged bans on unstarted projects.
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Washington
Soil Saving Practices Seen as Key to Farm Plans
O G Kimball Green County soil conservationist stresses that applying soil saving practices is the central part of conservation work. He notes spring and fall are when new features like terraces and contour strips are set, and plans tailor land use to each farm. Plans may take two to five years, require method changes, and aim to balance soil production with land capacity.
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O. G. Kimball
Green County Soil Conservation District
Kimball
Green’ County
Green County
India Upset by Arrest of Nehru Leader of Congress Party
The Congress party postponed its decision on the British independence plan for an interim Indian government after arresting president-designate Jawaharlal Nehru in Kashmir. Maulana Azad said the working committee adjourned sine die and their next meeting depends on Nehru's return. The party faces a leadership crisis and gloom spreads through its ranks.
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Congress Party
Jiwaharlal Nehru
Kashmir
Maulana Azad
Pandit Nehru
India
Congress
Corn Borer Losses Forecast in Wisconsin Counties
University of Wisconsin entomologist John Lilly predicted corn borer damage this year will be as heavy as 1945 with a 5 to 10 percent yield reduction. Heaviest losses expected in Racine Kenosha Rock Milwaukee and Walworth counties.
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Madison
Wisconsin
John Lilly
University of Wisconsin
Racine
Kenosha
Rock
Milwaukee
Wal~worth
Lilly
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