Compromise Bill Extends OPA Life Amid Food Shortage Clash
The House approved a 225 to 94 vote backing a compromise to prolong the Office of Price Administration for one term. The action follows a month of protests over food shortages as meat and eggs grow scarce and civilian supplies face a tight summer outlook.
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OPA
Truman
Kansas City
House
Washington—i
None Ture
Serena
Civ
Eye
Marvin Jones
Clinton P. NM
North Atlantic
Pacific
Souvenir Copy Of Kesselring Wire On Display In Town
Sergeant Robert W. Van Wagenen of the signal corps battalion in the 12th army group obtained a souvenir copy of General Kesselring s message to Eisenhower after his unit intercepted it. The document, along with a German rifle and bayonet sent to his parents, is on display at Kundert hardware store. Van Wagenen has been overseas eight months and expects to remain in Germany for some time.
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Signal Corps
Kesselring
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert W. van Wagenen
Kundert
John A. van Wagenen
van Wagenen
12Th Army Group
Germany
June 1945 Weddings Tie Stat to 1944 Figures
June 1945 saw 16 marriage licenses issued by County Clerk Clarence, one shy of June 1944’s 17. The seasonal wedding rush began with June as the traditional peak period for licenses.
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Clarence
Vivian Blum Resigns as St John’s Choir Director
Mrs. Vivian Blum resigns as director of choirs at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed church after 18 years in Monroe. She will take five Green County youths to the Westminster choir school in Princeton for a three week session July 22 to August 15. Participants include Nathan Thorpe Edwin Andereck John Maurer Geraldine Chapman Wayne McQuillan and Marian McQuillan.
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Vivian Blum
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Green County
Westminster Choir School
Princeton
N. J
Blum
Monroe
Nathan Thorpe
Edwin Andereck
John Maurer
Geraldine Chapman
South
Rain Continues in Monroe as Rainfall Diminishes
The Monroe area saw ongoing rainfall with amounts fading each night. A shower measured only .02 inch last night, well below the two prior nights totaling over 2 inches. Yesterday's high reached 81, overnight low 65, and by 2 pm today the temperature was 85. The season record is 89 set last Wednesday before the latest rains.
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Monroe
Yankee-Chinese Pincers on Jap Life Line at Sea
Chinese troops reoccupied four towns today as American forces overran Kume island in the Okinawa area and began developing it as a new assault base from which they could reach either Japan or China. U S mine sweepers and destroyers prowled waters around Okinoerabu island as Tokyo reported.
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Associated Press
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Okinawa
Japan
China
Tokyo
U. S
Okinoerabu Island
Linhai
Chiang Kai-shek
Shanghai
East China
Liuchow
Chungking
U. S. 14Th Air Force Base
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
Chunchingfu
Malungchai
Mikado
Manchuria
Truman Landon Endorse Policy for Bipartisan Foreign Plan
Alf Landon voiced support for President Truman's bid to unite parties behind a nonpartisan foreign policy. The two leaders discussed the developing program, food and flood control, with Landon endorsing the flood plan and backing Senate ratification of the San Francisco peace charter.
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Kansas City
Truman
United States
Republic of Nations
Alf M. Landon
Washington
Congress
San Francisco
Senate
White House
Kansas
Landon
Wac and two airmen rescued from Shangri-la valley
A hazel eyed WAC Corporal Margaret Hastings and two airmen were lifted to safety from a remote 10,000 foot valley after 47 days in Shangri-la. They were rescued by a glider tow plane and a C-47 as a first leg of planned relief for Captain, cameraman and eight Filipino troopers who parachuted in to aid.
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New Guinea
Wac
Margaret Hastings
Owego
N. Y
Here
Cecil Walters
Portland
Ore
Alexander Cann
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Charles J. Scholl
Seattle
George Allen
Salem
Henry E. Paver
Baton Rouge
W. S. Samuels
Decatur
Ill
William McKenzie
la Crosse
Wis
Marinette Housewife Stays to Get Sugar Coupons
A Marinette housewife waited at the ration board as clerks explained the office swapped with applications and sugar coupon requests were not ready. She remained resolute and helped process applications behind the counter until closing. Her coupons arrived in the mail two days later.
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Marinette
Prp. S
Two Youths Bound Over in Shooting Guernsey Heifer
Merrill Wis two Lincoln County youths Elroy Peterson and Ernest Hahn 19 were bound over to the county court on $500 bonds after pleading guilty to shooting a Guernsey heifer owned by Otis Busher a Rock Falls farmer. The carcass was found in brush across the highway from the pasture and a .22 caliber revolver alleged to have been used in the killing was recovered.
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Merrill
Wis
Lincoln County
Max van Hecke
Otis Busher
Rock Falls
Elroy Peterson
Ernest Hahn
Alfred Degner
Busher
Degner
Rankin Charges Hollywood Plot Against America
Washington report says the House committee on un American activities orders an investigation of a supposed plot to overthrow the government. Acting Chairman Rankin announces headquarters are in Hollywood and investigators will be sent to the West Coast immediately. He calls the information the greatest hotbed of subversive activities in the United States.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities Today
Rankin
D-Miss
Hollywood
Hart
Two Killed When Michigan Trains Collide at Jackson
Michigan crash at Eaton Rapids near Jackson kills freight engineer and brakeman. Passenger train stalled in depot with 26 aboard injured, rushed to hospitals by ambulance units from several communities. no critical injuries reported.
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Michigan
Jackson
Mich
New York Central
Eaton Rapids
Here
Devers Succeeds Stilwell as Army Ground Forces Commander
General Jacob L. Devers will take command of the Army Ground Forces succeeding General Joseph W Stilwell. Stilwell had just replaced Lt. Gen. Simon Olivar Buckner who was killed in action as commander of the 10th Army on Okinawa. Devers led the Sixth Army Group in the European theater during World War II.
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Devers
Stilwell Washington
Jacob L. Devers
Joseph W. Stilwell
Army
Stilwell
Simon Olivar Buckner
10Th
Okinawa
Sixth Army
Germany
Chambers to Resume Sheriff Duties After Navy Service
Sheriff Evan Chambers returns to office after nine months in the Seabees and navy. Undersheriff R H Schoonover will continue to serve as acting sheriff until Chambers discharge. Chambers previously served as undersheriff since January 1941 and will reside at 821 22nd avenue with his family. Ralph Schadt’s plans as undersheriff remain undecided.
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Evan Chambers
Seabees
Navy
Chambers
R. H
Pat) Schoonover
Armed Forces
Schoonover
Great Lakes
Jefferson
Monroe High
Milton College
Mayer Oil Company
OPA Extends Slaughterer Registration Deadline to Oct 14
Washington The OPA postponed the registration deadline for farm slaughterers under its meat control program to October 14. The extension allows farmers who do not begin slaughtering until fall to register.
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Washington
OPA
Rubber workers face deadline on WLB ultimatum
Government pressure mounts as 16 700 workers at five Akron rubber plants are urged to return to production for war needs. WLB Chairman George W Taylor warns of possible contract and draft order changes if the strike continues. Union actions affect glass plants and a looming newspaper delivery strike adds to wartime disruption.
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Akron
Japan
WLB
George W. Taylor
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Taylor
Federation of Glass, Ceramic and Silica Sand Workers of America
CSO
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Lewis McCracken
National War Labor Board
Toledo
Mt. Vernon
Rossford
Ford City
Tarentum
Ottawa
Ill
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Charleston
W. Va
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Okla
Shreveport
Lama
Festus
New York Daily Times
Daily Mirror
Herald-Tribune
Journal-American
Post
Patterson
H. Struve Hensel
Beaufort
Charter Backers Rally Amendments To UN Charter
Supporters gathered to resist amendments to the United Nations charter as the Senate foreign relations committee set hearings. Senator Taft urges defining the American delegate’s power in ratification, while Senator George proposes delaying action until talks on American forces for the UN begin. Chairman Connally opposes Taft, noting changes could affect the council’s authority. Republicans back hearings July 9 and a swift ratification vote. most GOP members support the charter.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taft
R-O
Security Council
George
D-Ga
International Organization
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Britain
Russia
China
France
Congress
Bar Association Pushes Joint Panel for Judge Selection
The Wisconsin Bar Association committee on judicial selection urged collaboration with a joint interim legislature panel to study judges qualifications and selection. It cited the 1945 defeat of Fred R. Zimmerman and proposed a method reducing future attacks on the judiciary. Newly elected officers include John S. Sprowls for 1946 and Gilson G. Glasier, with Quincy Hale becoming president.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Bar Association
Fred R. Zimmerman
State Supreme Court
John S. Sprowls
Superior
Gilson G. Glasier
Madison
Quincy H. Hale
LaCrosse
Public Hearing Monday Night on School Budget
A public hearing on Monroe public school budget is set for Monday at the high school as required by state law. The session, led by President Robert E. Hardell with secretary G. E. Zuercher and treasurer C. J. Schwingel, outlines a total budget rise of about $9,000 including higher salaries and course costs by $6,000 and operating and maintenance increases of $1,000 each.
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Monroe
Board of Education
Robert E. Hardell
G. E. Zuercher
C. J. Schwingel
House Food Group Chairman Named Secretary of Agriculture
The House food committee named its chairman as secretary of agriculture to tackle the food crisis. It proposed a wartime production mindset, government guarantees to buy requested food, and measures to curb price surpluses. It urged an egg price support plan, tighter fats and oils markets, UN Argentina aid, and farm labor travel priorities before harvest.
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Washington
House Food Committee
Clinton P. Anderson
R-Nm
United Nations
Argentina
Pope
United States
Japanese Claims Air Attacks Hit Okinawa and Nearby Bases
The Comei News Agency reports Japanese planes attacked American airfields on Okinawa and near Iwo Jima today. It says the bulk of Japan's air force is kept ready for the anticipated invasion of the homeland, while the Okinawa strikes caused significant fires.
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San Francisco
Japan
Comei
Okinawa
Jima
Federal Communications Commission
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Albert Kovacs
St. John’s Choir
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Trenton
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Kelso
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Menlo Park
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