Critical Teacher Shortage Tops Wisconsin Schools
Wisconsin schools face an unprecedented shortage of teachers. Forrest L. Barker of the State Industrial Commission notes the leanest decade in teacher placement as demand runs 20 percent higher than last year. Salary gains lure fewer to small towns and veterans returnees compete for scarce roles in high schools.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Forrest L. Barker
State Industrial Commission
Barker
Harker
Divison
Ing
Bloody Harlan Riots Leave One Dead at Benham Mine
In Harlan Kentucky gunfire at the Benham coal mine of International Harvester Co left one man dead and at least six wounded two seriously. UMW representative Joseph O Hara led a picket when fired upon from ambush. mine official J G Galbreath said pickets fired on workers and the Progressives returned fire.
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Harlan
United Mine Workers
Benham
International Harvester Co
Joseph
Scotty) O'Hara
Pittsburgh
UMW
J. G. Galbreath
Harmon daughter drowned in Lake Butte Des Morts near Oakwood resort
Harmon 33 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Harmon Jr drowned when her car went into Lake Butte Des Morts near the family home at Oakwood resort.
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Ee Ees Harmon
Dan Harmon Jr
Lake Butte Des Morts
Harmon
Oakwood Resort
Time on the courthouse clock restored after switch repair
Otto Schneider, the courthouse custodian, replaced bulbs in the clock tower after neighbors reported dim lights. A faulty time switch caused the 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. schedule misfire. An electric company worker fixed the mechanism, restoring night illumination for square strollers.
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Court House
Otto Schneider
Electric Company
British Plan to Withdraw Forces From Egypt
Britain aims to pull all army navy and air forces from Egyptian soil in a negotiated, staged withdrawal. The move follows talks in Cairo on revising the 1936 British Egyptian treaty and includes Egyptian cooperation to ensure mutual defense during war or threat of war. Ismail Sidky Pasha, Egypt’s prime minister, concurs with the plan as negotiations continue.
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London
Britain
Foreign Office
Cairo
Ismail Sidky Pasha
Quick work saves Hindu student from drowning at UW Madison
Michael Wolcek and Allan Walz are credited with saving Kesar Singh a 26 year old Punjab India graduate bio chemistry scholar at the University of Wisconsin. Singh was found unconscious at the bottom of the armory pool and revived with artificial respiration. He had been seen holding to a ladder at the pool’s deep end moments earlier.
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Madison
Michael Wolcek
North Fond du Lac
University of Wisconsin
Allan Walz
Kesar Singh
Punjab
India
Singh
University Armory
Woicek
Walt
Doenitz Opens Defense at Nurnberg War Crimes Trial
Associated Press bulletin reports Karl Doenitz opening his defense one year after surrendering the Reich as Hitler’s successor. He follows Walther Funk, former Reichsbank president and economy minister. Nine of 21 defendants remain to be heard.
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Nuernberg
Karl Doenitz
Reich
Hitler
Walther Funk
Reichsbank
Doenitz
Secretary Vinson warns against ending price controls
Washington Secretary of the Treasury Vinson told the Senate banking committee that removing price controls early would erase the public’s savings and trigger a disastrous low mood. He urged a one year extension of OPA beyond June 30 and outlined consequences of inaction.
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Washington
Vinson
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Rejects Cloture Move on 3 Percent British Loan Bill
The Senate today defeated a bid to curb further debate on the three percent British loan legislation by declining to invoke the rarely used cloture rule.
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Washington
Senate Today
Trial of four guards in Gridley fracas adjourned for jurors
In Bloomington Alabama the manslaughter trial of four railroad guards over the death of two union pickets was adjourned to tomorrow morning. The call for 75 more jurors continues as 8 of 74 questioned have been accepted after a day and a half of examination.
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Bloomington
Gridley
Fed
Railroad nationalization urged by A F Whitney
A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen proposed government ownership and operation of the nations railroads. The group set a strike date of May 18 for a nationwide transportation tie up.
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Cleveland
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Senate to vote on linking British loan to Caribbean leases
The Senate agreed to a vote tomorrow on a proposal that would condition a projected 3 billion dollar British loan on Britain granting the United States title to Caribbean leases currently held under 99 year arrangements.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Caribbean
Eisenhower Plans China Trip to Nanking for Talks
General Eisenhower intends to fly to Nanking on Thursday to confer with General Marshall, President Truman's envoy to China. Marshall negotiates with Chinese government and Communist leaders to end civil strife in Manchuria, though significance of the visit remains undisclosed.
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Eisenhower
Nanking
Manila
General Marshall
Truman
China
U. S
Marshall
Manchuria
Traffic Safety Check Set for May 15 Nationwide
Local police join a nationwide May 15 traffic safety campaign to inspect brakes lights tires windshields wipers and horns in vehicles involved in accidents or violations. Officials cite 1945 fatalities reaching 28 500 and about a million injuries as rationale.
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J. H. Schwaiger
Monroe
George W. Armstrong
Nathan Burgy
United States
Canada
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Primaries Open in Ohio Alabama Indiana and Florida
Four states hold primaries for two Senate seats and 49 House seats with notable PAC activity. Alabama sees a potential record vote amid veteran registration and statewide Black voting for the first time in white primaries. Indiana features a crowded field for 11th district and a key Eighth district contest between Ralph Roberts and Winfield Denton. Florida and Ohio report light voter interest though races include gubernatorial contests and a Democratic 11th district fight.
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Associated Press
CIO Political Action Committee
Ohio
Alabama
Indiana
Florida
Senate
House
Congress
U. S. House
Ralph Roberts
U.S. House of Representatives
Winfield K. Denton
Evansville
Charles M. LaFollette
Albert J. Beveridge Jr
Pleasant Valley Pupils Tour Monroe News Landmarks
Pleasant Valley school pupils and their teacher toured Monroe visiting the Evening Times office the First National Bank the public library the county jail and the city police headquarters. Students on the trip included Rudy Gerber Marjorie Wells Sonja Elliam Doris Schuetz Ruth Wells Karl Schuetz John Leona Wells Nancy Miller Allen Schuetz Terry Ellingson Irene Schuetz Leon Schuetz John Wells Marjorie Gutzmer and Joan Schuetz.
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Pleasant Valley
Monroe Evening Times
First National Bank
Rudy Gerber
Marjorie Wells
Sonja Elliam
Doris Schuetz
Ruth Wells
Karl Schuetz
John Leona Wells
Nancy Miller
Allen Schuetz
Terry Ellingson
Irene Schuetz
Leon Schuetz
John Wells
Marjorie Gutzmer
Joan Schuetz
Federal power commission consolidates hearing on 70 million pipeline
The Federal Power Commission consolidated for hearing here on May 27 an application by Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co to construct a 70 million dollar gas pipeline. The line would transport gas from the southwest to markets in Missouri Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Indiana and Michigan.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Michigan- Wisconsin Pipeline Co
Missouri
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin Farmers Union demands Anderson ouster coal mine control
The Wisconsin Farmers Union sent two telegrams to President Truman urging the removal of Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson and the seizure and operation of coal mines by the government.
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Anderson
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Truman
Clinton P. Anderson
Gas Lock Strikes Coal Supply Hard in Regional Shortfall
Washington reports new Solid Fuels Administration limits on soft coal deliveries to utilities, railroads, hospitals, and certain businesses amid the coal strike. Domestic buyers face five day supply caps and dealers must certify eligible recipients as Krug notes 65 million tons of potential production lost. weekly output sinks to 0.75 million tons versus 13 million pre strike.
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Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
J. A. Krug
Great Lakes
Tidewater
Krug
End Train Service in New York Under Coal Cut Order
New York Central will drop 126 trains on Friday in compliance with an ODT order for a 25 percent cut in coal burning passenger service across railroads on May 10. The railroad said many observation and club cars will be replaced with equipment of greater capacity.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Cool Weather Delays Wisconsin Field and Garden Crops
Frosty, gloomy conditions keep Wisconsin farmers waiting for rain and a warm shower none yet in 1946. Temperatures barely reach 51 at noon with frost expected again tonight across much of the state. North winds persist as Midwest frost and cool air extend through the region with a slight warmup forecast for the Lake Superior area.
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Wisconsin
Chicago
Midwest
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Bismarck
N. D
Mobridge
S. D
Valentine
Neb
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
U. S
North Central States
Lake Superior
Two Die in Motorcycle Crash Near Muskego
A motorcyclist and his female passenger were killed when their cycle veered off county trunks road near Muskego and struck a tree. The Waukesha County Coroner identified the victims as Raymond J. Grosser, 28, Cicero Jr., and Beulah Kegley Funk, 24, Chicago. The girl was the daughter of Amos Kegley of Lake Beulah, Wis.
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Waukesha
Muskego
Waukesha County
Alvin Johnson
Raymond J. Grosser
Cicero, Jr
Beulah Kegley Funk
Chicago
Amos Kegley
Lake Beulah
Wis
Truman Creates Emergency Board Over Airline Wage Dispute
President Truman established an emergency board to study a wage dispute involving 13 air lines and the Airline Pilots Association. The move aims to avert a strike and determine fair pay terms for pilots.
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Washington
Truman
Airline Pilots Association
Government Submits New Peace Proposal to Lewis
The government sends a peace formula to John L. Lewis and soft coal operators to end a 37 day coal strike. Terms remain undisclosed as Lewis and operators hold sessions and a federal mediator notes hope for a quick settlement.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Paul W. Fuller
New York
Edward F. McGrady
Iran Says Azerbaijan Setup Delays Verification of Troop Withdrawals
Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ala presented a UN security council statement asserting Iran can verify Soviet troop withdrawals from four northern provinces by yesterday’s deadline, but cannot confirm Azerbaijan due to Soviet interference since November 7, 1945. Britain and the United States may provide independent information to decide next steps as council reconvenes.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Hussein Ala
Azerbaijan
Iran
Trygve Lie
Ala
Red Army
Khorassan
Gerran
Mazanderan
Gilan
Washington
Council
Russia
Trial Date Set in Conner Homicide Case
Mrs LaVera Conner 47 and her husband Marlowe 43 were the center of a preliminary hearing on a third degree manslaughter charge. Superior Judge Roy Proctor tentatively scheduled the trial for May 17 following the Feb 23 slaying.
Suit Scarcity Persists Through 1948 Warns CPA Chief
Washington reports CPA Chief John D. Small warned suits may stay scarce into 1948 amid unprecedented demand. Officials said output boosts of 0 to 30 percent are needed and producers cited shortages of cotton pocket fabric rayon linings and woolen cloth as causes of unfinished stock.
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Washington
CPA
John D. Small
Small
Bread and Rolls Sell Out Early in Monroe
Bread and rolls disappear before noon as housewives rush to buy before lunch. Wheat shortages loom prompting anxious shoppers to raid cookbooks for make at home recipes while grocers cut deliveries by twenty percent and operate on a first come, first served basis.
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Monroe
Reims Marks Surrender Anniversary Amid Quiet Observance
The city observed the first anniversary of Germany’s surrender with a small turnout and visits to the surrender room at the former SHAEF war room. The room preserves maps and the historic surrender document. charts show Allied casualties and German prisoners, with the top secret daily summary noting the unconditional surrender at 0241 hours May 7, 1945 and ceasefire at 2301 hours CET.
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Reims
Gustav Jodl
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces
War Room Daily
France
W. Bedell Smith
Gustav Jod
Ivan Susloparov
Francois Sever
Coal Shortage Hits Monroe Cheese and Gas Plants
Monroe faces a three week coal and coke supply, with a cheese factory near South Wayne burning wood. Gas plants fear uncertain coal outlook as 10 day stock triggers emergency requisitions. Electric power remains stable in Wisconsin, though other states brace for brownouts and fuel rationing.
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Monroe
South Wayne
Green County
Southern Illinois
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Illinois
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit-Edison Co
Michigan
Office of Defense Transportation
Closed. No meat till we meat again
A Monroe meat cutter posted a sign reading Closed No meat till we meat again Soon, we hope, signaling a temporary halt in meat service and a hopeful return.
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Monroe
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White House
Schwellenbach
Snyder
John R. Steelman
Charles O'Neill
Northern Appalachian Producers Group
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Henry A. Wallace
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