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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
1
The OPA announced a 5 percent rise in meat supply for July, easing dinner tables but keeping ration values tight. Margarine will cost 14 points from Sunday through July 28.
The War Food Administration outlines July ration changes including higher points for seven fat pork cuts and lower cheese values. Butter and canned fruits and vegetables keep current values through July, meat availability rises slightly, and mutton allocations dip for the July–September period. The agency credits reduced Army needs and crackdown on meat black markets for improved distribution.
Knouse riding a motorcycle lost control after his sleeve caught on the handlebars in an alley bounded by 16th and 10th streets and 13th and 14th avenues. He told police he would return to Monroe Saturday night to settle with the owner.
The 27 000-ton carrier Bunker Hill suffered a devastating attack off Okinawa with two self-inflicted bomb strikes. Firefighters dumped thousands of gallons of gasoline and millions of gallons of water to control the blaze as Capt George A Seitz ordered a 70 degree list reducing the flames. The ship later resumed under own power after a bold sea dump maneuver. 352 sailors were buried at sea the following day.
Senate voice vote confirms Nathan F. Twining former strategic air force commander in the Mediterranean elevated to lieutenant general. Twining, a Monroe native, led the 15th Air Force in bombing Ploesti and other targets from Italy. He is at Miami Beach awaiting reassignment.
Federal engineers describe two years of data gathering on the Rock River and its tributaries, including stream gauges and flood damage, to assess economically viable flood control projects. The report, begun in 1938 and revised after wartime delays, awaits Congress authorization before construction.
Texas Democrat Tom Connally as chair of the foreign relations committee opens the campaign for rapid ratification of the United Nations charter in a receptive Senate. He notes the eyes of the world on the action and predicts most senators will back the charter. He outlines veto power and stresses unanimity among permanent Security Council members as essential to peace.
Washington reports Truman will name James F Byrnes as secretary of state after Stettinius resignation. Byrnes would trigger a wide cabinet shakeup with many assistant secretaries replaced. Morgenthau may also be moved, with Senator George floated as a possible successor.
A concise item notes a Kansas City subject remains outwardly unperturbed amid a sequence of events. The text hints at a broader chain of spec and reaction, focusing on demeanor rather than details. The readable fragment emphasizes composure and public perception.
A severe storm with heavy rain and high winds struck Monroe and surrounding areas overnight. Power lines and trees were damaged, a Monticello transformer burned, and outages occurred briefly in Monroe while streams rose and telephones between Albany and Monroe were rerouted. Ralph E. Lindsay of Wisconsin Power and Light reported rainfall centered on Monroe, with 1.72 inches at dawn and scattered showers later.
Lightning struck a hay barn at the Hugh Pengra farm 20 miles north of Juda around 2:30 a.m. today. The Marshall Pengra family occupied the farm. the barn burned to the ground after a foil of hay along an electric wire ignited the blaze. Insurance covered the building.
Rain squalls and electrical storms drenched Wisconsin and northern Illinois with a cloudburst that stranded people in cars and homes. Coast guard crews from Racine and Kenosha rescued motorists and evacuees in Zion and Waukegan while two residents were hospitalized for exposure as water rose in lowlands.
Prague radio reported the discovery of over one thousand prisoners of war shot or starved by Germans. Two SS men alleged responsible are reportedly in Czech custody. In Washington the House rules committee blocked new FEPC funding while a Senate talkathon halted FEPC appropriation action.
Wisconsin highway commission workers operated in Monroe to repair and replace highway marker signs across seven south and south central Wisconsin counties. Signs suffer from crash damage, rot, vandalism, or frost, with many requiring painting, post replacement, and de face work. Temporary repairs by highway patrol may occur before full department action is completed.
Will A Foster vice president of Borden Cheese told the Kiwanis club at the Monroe hotel that postwar cheese prospects look bright. He cited higher cheddar output 50 percent above 1939, ample postwar supplies, shrinking non cheddar stocks, modern store refrigeration, war effects boosting cheese use, and Wisconsin’s need to export excess production. Foster, a Wisconsin University graduate, travels on a midwest business trip with family roots in Walworth county.
Sgt Lloyd Isley of Company K arrived home yesterday to surprise his mother Mrs Sophia Rutsch at 633 17th Avenue after three months in a California hospital. He was wounded in action in the southwest Pacific and awarded the Purple Heart, having seen extensive combat service and expressed happiness to be home.
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes demanded higher pay travel time and standardized wage rates for 300000 railroad workers. They presented formal notices to management under the Railway Labor Act led by President E. E. Milliman.
Chamber poll shows a near split on Thursday morning closures with a strong 3 to 1 tilt toward staying closed. Monroe observes July 4 on Wednesday so most shops stay shut Thursday morning, though some will take a full two day break. The Times will not publish and business slows all summer on Thursday afternoons.
Robert L. Rote, president of the Wisconsin chamber of commerce, will represent Wisconsin at the good neighbors conference on postwar tourist and recreation problems at Mackinac Island July 5 and 6. Delegates from Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin will attend the tri state meeting.
Governor Kelly and state officers depart Lansing to greet visiting governors ahead of the annual conference at Mackinac Island. Most parties arrive Friday with a lake steamer departure that night. Guests include Gen. George Marshall and Admiral Ernest J. King.
W A Gordon secretary of the National Creameries association said the Office of Price Administration should not lower the butter ration before Aug 1. He disputed claims of ample butter, noting current supply cannot meet civilian demand if points are eased. He hopes army and lend lease needs are met by Aug 1, freeing production for civilians.
Allied moves span Luzon liberation in the Philippines and Okinawa losses, with Sovietlike invasions feared in Japan. MacArthur hails Luzon valley battles as crucial, while Japanese casualties soar and new Allied thrusts form along the Okhotsk coast, Borneo and the Marianas.
London reports a strong possibility that Poland will freeze foreign assets as Britain and the United States plan to withdraw recognition from the exile regime and transfer it to the new Warsaw government.
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