12 Mar 1946
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1946
Page
1
The article notes warm temperatures after heavy snowfall that has largely vanished. Forecast rain tonight and tomorrow could finish the melt. County official Herman W. Kohn warns that flood risk increases as the snow disappears unless rain is avoided.
Recreation officials announce a yearly treasure hunt as snow piles around Monroe melt. City crews lift the snow around the square to reveal hidden trinkets and money placed there by the organizers for local youngsters awaiting the signals.
Heavy rain eased flood risk while Pec River carried some water. Monroes warmest night of winter at 38 degrees, last such mild night noted Nov 12 13 at 39. Frost melted, soil absorbing moisture. weather officials caution snow melt may trigger floods and soil loss. County plows clear minor roads and reroute major streets. Zenne A Gorder reports 1000 loads of snow cleared from business section to Recreation Park using an end loader owned by William Rees. three extra men kept work to three days.
In a snowy weekend incident Joseph Altman of 2411 10th street found his overshoes fit better than expected, triggering memories of a prior mix up at St John’s church Valentine party. A phone check confirmed Altman and Adam Blumer swapped overshoes between families. The two women involved are cousins, and the matter remained a family affair.
Forensic contest features Monroe High School auditorium competition among Mon roe, Brodhead, and Milton Union students this afternoon and evening. Judge Agnes Kro g of Janesville High School faculty will rate events with A scores sending top contestants to the district meet at Fort Atkins on March 23. Evening lineup includes Nancy Bishop of Monroe presenting Our Guide in Genoa and Rome, with solo by Miss Joan Davis accompanied by Virginia Krauss.
Ane Genaume notes voter registration closes March 20 for Monroe’s April 2 election to choose a mayor treasurer assessor and justice of the peace with one alderman per ward for two years plus a first ward alderman for one year and ward supervisors for one year plus a state ballot on a supreme court justice and an amendment.
Madison figure Thomas R. Amlie, once a Progressive congressman, urged the Wisconsin Progressive party to enter the Democratic party rather than the Republican. He said liberals had no alternative but to join Democrats to aid liberal forces already active inside that party.
The state agriculture department sues the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad to condemn 18% acres for state fair grounds at West Allis. Circuit Judge Charles Aarons in Milwaukee dismissed the action to name appraisers to assess damages on railroad property adjoining state owned land.
Monroe High cagers win a spot in the state tournament with trips planned for Thursday and Thursday evening. The Cheese maker squad, accompanied by A and B teams, will dine at civic banquet committee expense chaired by Robert F. Marty. Members include Tom Renssett and others. squad players listed with several managers.
UAW consumer counsel Donald Montgomery says OPA price plans for Chrysler Ford and Hudson show not a bulge but an explosion. He warns price hikes could be large and borne by dealers, while milk butter and gasoline also face upward pressure. Only Chrysler Ford Hudson have asked for increases. others like Studebaker Nash have ceilings set, GM not yet announced.
The agriculture department says sugar remains scarce through year end and possibly into 1947 despite OPA moves. New allowances favor bakers hotels and restaurants but not housewives with home canning stamps. A June or July home canning coupon may add five pounds. Regular household allotment stays, while canners of fruit and tables get 10 percent real increase for April through June. Institutional buyers like hotels and restaurants may see May adjustments.
Judge Louis E. Coash dismissed Kim Sigler as special prosecutor of the Ingham county grand jury. He appointed Richard B. Foster, former Ingham county district attorney, to succeed. The action ends a two week dispute between Coash and Sigler.
Washington is urged to cut food consumption by 40 percent in wheat and 20 percent in fats to aid a famine emergency abroad for 120 days. The Tru man famine committee urged a broad American conservation drive, detailing bread cuts and openface meals while noting limited price relief for bakers. The forecast cites near record winter wheat gains but warns sugar shortages may persist into 1947.
Chicago based American Dairy association president D. T. Carlson urged immediate government policies to help American farmers avert famine. He warned milk output is dwindling and cows are being slaughtered as farmers face failing targets and a suspected price rigging system. Carlson warned the crisis began in 1945 and continues in 1946, threatening global food supply.
Washington lawmakers faced a push from rent owners to require a 15 percent rise in general residential rents. The proposal seeks to extend OPA price controls for another year beyond June 30, arguing landlords deserve a fair return. Members showed mixed support amid potential voter impact.
Representative Rees accuses the Office of Price Administration and Commodity Credit Corporation of unfairly handling Midwestern wheat loans. CCC called loans in Kansas City and Chicago areas on demand with March 1 delivery. OPA raised wheat pricing by 3 cents a bushel on March 4, three days after delivery or sale.
Washington a scheduled meeting of the Senate naval affairs committee on the nomination of Edwin W Pauley as undersecretary of the navy was called off today as a break appeared imminent in the six week old controversy over the appointment Savannah a recommendation that signers of the Bretton Woods pacts be allowed only six months to win membership in the world bank and monetary fund under the original terms was drafted today at the international monetary conference Madison the state supreme court held unconstitutional today a law passed by the 1945 legislature that provides that posits of S10ver made persons w whereabouts are which have been on deposit and inactive for 20 years shat to the state Narrnberg Lord Halifax disclosed today that Hermann Goering sent a Swedish civil engineer Birger Dablerus to him in August 1939 In a futile effort to negotiate a settlement of Germanys territorial demands which brought on the outbreak of the war Madison Attorney General John Martin ruled in an oph the armed forces was entitled to his job upon his return from service
The national bituminous wage conference in Washington opened as John L. Lewis nominated a permanent conference chairman. Lewis presented a notice under the contract provisions of intent to terminate the current agreement on April 1.
France plans fresh evidence to press a case against Generalissimo Franco in the United Nations Security Council. The United States rejected the original French proposal, widening the rift among the five permanent members. Russia backed France for a complaint, while the United States and Britain opposed. China offered no clear stance. The note also denying Soviet charges of American influence in Bulgaria was released, alongside the Spanish affair note. The American position may change if new evidence emerges. The era saw sharp U S Soviet criticisms over Iran and Manchuria amid troop concerns in Bulgaria.
The Russian press prints a second harsh attack on Winston Churchill in two days and notes the supposed cordial state of Russian American relations while referencing Churchill’s Fulton speech urging a de facto British American military alliance.
Former President Herbert Hoover warned that cereal supplies now available to avert famine in war torn nations will fall 9 million tons short of minimum needs. He called the shortage a sentence of death to millions abroad reliant on American food. Carlson noted only 250 of 29,000 New England farm boys drafted have returned to farming. In the Midwest ex servicemen returning to farms are rare. Wisconsin dairy closures total 605 since 1941 with butter at an all time low and cheese down. Michigan milk shipments to Detroit fell by 218 in the month. Farmers may be set free to produce as prices hold while government controls remain.
First Lt Wayne J Fencil of Monroe Clinic departs after serving since early fall to join the Army Medical Corps. He leaves the clinic to enter active duty with the medical unit.
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