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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
1
CIO leader Walter P. Reuther told NAWA members that rising prices cost workers in the strike and that price hikes and monopolies have undercut government price controls. He blasted the OPA bill as a roll call in name only and cited General Motors as an area where gains were lost.
Washington Senator Moore attacked the CIO action committee for forcing price controls and risking economic collapse. Senator O Daniel vowed to talk OPA to death as the June 30 expiration loomed while President Truman weighed Bowles’ fate and the extension bill’s fate in the senate.
The agriculture department asks more than 100000 full and part time workers to sign affidavits stating they are not members of a group claiming the right to strike against government duties. Employees who refuse face discharge and possible fines or jail. The CIO affiliated United Public Workers of America says some staff are members but does not claim a strike right.
Coroner's jury ruled 4 year old Melvin Lee Nagle killed by a blow to the head and discarded in a muddy stock pond on his parents farm near Sunn City Missouri. Father Hollis Nagle testified he last saw the boy Friday afternoon and searched the farm after returning to unload hay. The body was recovered Saturday. investigators noted cuts bruises and V shaped marks on the face.
President Juan Antonio Rios of Chile died in Santiago at 58 after a long illness. He had been on leave since January for health reasons.
The city announces a July 8 meeting at city hall when the assessment rolls are open from 10 am to noon and again 1 pm to 4 pm. The board will hear sworn testimony on property valuations and corrections as required by law. Taxpayers may present evidence to support fair assessed values and start complaints to adjust rolls.
A shopper awaiting a fitting at Lee's encountered a small electrical fire at 11 05 am as a wiring short sparked flames near a dress. Firefighters arrived quickly and the crowd watched the scene while the customer reportedly set a local clothes record by escaping unhurt. In Kenosha a five year old boy died and his seven year old brother remained critical after a coal truck struck them in an alley near their home.
Visiting Swiss editors praised Green County's Swiss cheese production calling it tenfold Wisconsin outperforms Switzerland in output. They noted the Glarner accent in New Glarus and Monroe and observed many cheesemakers speak Swiss German. Their Wisconsin tour, arranged by the state department, included university dairy plants and farms before they continued to Chicago.
The Associated Press reports U S housewives search for meatless menus as fresh meat remains scarce. Fish and fowl become main Sunday dishes while many butcher shops stay closed. Restaurants face higher burdens and the meat lobby splits on relief. Truman warns food crisis persists and pledges to meet grain goals.
The Army’s postwar casualty roll lists 308978 dead and missing from May 27, 1941 to Jan 31, 1946. Of these, 307554 are killed in action, died of other causes, or officially dead after being missing. An additional 1424 are still listed as missing with slim chance of survival.
An OPA representative told the National Confectioners Association that sugar rationing probably would be needed for another year beyond April 1946. Geoffrey Baker deputy administrator cited three factors lengthening rationing: more foreign shipments, lower 1946 production in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and potential sharing of U S sugar with Allies and liberated areas in 1947.
The Wisconsin Emergency Board announced it would disburse all but about $100,000 of its $750,000 appropriation for 1946 47 and cut agency demands in half to cover six months until the legislature reconvenes. Of $442,517 approved or promised, $225,000 goes to salary increases through Dec 31 1946. The board slashed $440,985 in pending demands to $220,492 and appropriated $277,700 to departments including $176,008 for welfare salary increases while denying 76 welfare positions and 71 current employees. The university receives $62,500 for Truax field remodeling. No teacher raises are planned for the nine colleges. A nine college salary increase request was pared to $18,000. Swimmer Paul Krajnik, 10, drowned while swimming near his home in Mishicot Wisconsin.
Miss Mildred Hubbard reported her skunk Flowers stolen May 10. Officer Vincent Piel traced the animal to an alley, brought it to the Hubbard home, and the skunk proved to be deodorized. Children then adopted the animal aboard the sidewalk scene.
The National Wage Stabilization Board refused to let Brooks Metcalf & Co. reduce wages for eight Louisville livestock firm workers, approving a regional ruling that inability to pay is not an excuse. Wages ranged 225 to 125 dollars monthly, with three workers offered overtime to hit 1945 earnings. Industry dissent warned of harm to small business reconversion.
Judge Harold J. Lamploley opened the session noting Cub scouting helps boys gain security and progress. More than 25 adults attended at the Knights of Pythias as the program urged parent involvement for a new pack. The second meeting is slated for July 9 with film and discussion. a third will finalize parental instruction before formation. Participants included Mrs. Herman Stuessy, Glenn S. Garvin, Rev. D. Andrew Howey, Roy Feldt and Stewart Kingston.
Columbus Ohio farm strike dubbed a flash in the pan by Murray D Lincoln head of the Ohio Farm Bureau. He said the movement, led by H H Fackler with 17 000 followers, will not change price controls and farm regulations amid milk dumping actions in New Haven Township Huron county and at Wellington Lorain county. Lincoln urged farmers to avoid actions during the current world food crisis noting farm incomes are high.
London reports rationing will begin mid July with flour and bread strictly controlled. Minister John Strachey announced the plan in the House noting daily bread rations of 9 ounces for adults, 15 ounces for manual workers, and special allowances for expectant mothers.
President Truman refused to elaborate on his written rebuke to Senator Tobey and said the letter speaks for itself. He noted he once treated presidential letters as confidential and avoided commenting on Tobey’s cooling off period claim. He also said finding suitable federal appointees remains difficult, citing the economic council and 20 to 30 rejections mainly over money.
Detroit AP The 2 year old was saved when Peter Seaton a frail boy with rare anemia and his sister Martha Jane Wild and her sister Carol crossed a street. Peter dashed across three lanes to push the child clear of a car driven by 58 year old Stewart H Green. Peter was struck and injured. Green exonerated. The boy’s father L G Seaton said he has blood transfusions every five weeks.
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