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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1945
Page
1
President Truman said he and General Eisenhower agree that a free press should prevail while maintaining military security. He disputed Elmer Davis’s last week stance that Germans should be freed in Germany with security in mind. Truman warned against granting license to racialists and Nazis to attack democracy, and said Germany will get a full free press when the time is right.
The Senate agriculture committee urged creating a nine member supreme administrator for food and faulted the Office of Price Administration for failing to enforce price and ration controls. The panel approved its report 13 to 2 with Senators Lucas and Ellender dissenting.
General James H. Doolittle sails for a new assignment in the Pacific theater. He is expected to organize and lead bases for B 17 and B 24 strategic air operations, leveraging his noted role in the first Tokyo raid three years ago.
President Truman said he hoped to meet with Churchill and Stalin soon though no definite date was set. Churchill echoed the aim without committing on whether Hitler is dead, noting uncertainty. Churchill also teased inquiries into Hitler’s possible hiding.
A statewide committee will direct Dairy Month activities with Milton H. Button and Bryce Landt named co chairmen. Matt Stauffacher is among the members. Emphasis will be on dairy products as essential to an adequate nutritional program.
The year old son of Mr and Mrs Ezra Bunnell of Lake Neba Gammon died in a hospital from burns after a fire destroyed the family home Sunday. Mrs Bunnell aged 36 was critically burned while attempting to rescue the child.
Gen Mark W Clark commander of the 15th army group urges Americans to back the Seventh War Loan with the full dollar might of the nation. He says soldiers embody the country’s might and citizens are in honor bound to see the loan go over the top.
A wartime tally notes Eisenhower and staff overestimated speed in Europe with five months added by German resistance. While Africa, Italy, and Anzio lagged, Sicily advanced quickly thanks to Patton. The report credits overwhelming force and air power for overall victory despite delays.
Rudolph Malz head of the Dutch Dairy frozen foods locker plant in Lincolnwood was convicted of contempt of court and fined $1000 by federal agencies for defying a court order and failing to cooperate with OPA agents during a search for illegally stored meat.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed Milwaukee County Judge M. S. Sheridan's ruling admitting the will of industrialist William E. Wehr of Milwaukee to probate.
In Congress Representative Engel sponsors a move to discharge all service members with more than three children citing humane and economic reasons. He argues such men worry for their families and are not best soldiers, while costs in allotments and continued liability if killed burden the government. Chairman May opposes the plan, saying trust in army leadership is essential.
Chairman Bert Ket-ter in Albany released the Green County Seventh War Loan quotas. The county total stands at 1 635 000 with individuals asked to raise 1 508 000 and corporations 127 000. The E bond portion is stated as nearly half the total.
The treasury reports a solid opening for the Seventh War Loan drive of 14 billion dollars in a dual push against Japan and inflation from ample money and limited goods. Officials urged buying bonds for a relative overseas and sending a duplicate by V mail. V mail certificates titled another bond between us from the folks back home are available where bonds are issued.
The chairman outlined a door-to-door campaign with a goal of 701000 and total securities purchases by individuals amounting to 1508,000 across communities. Organizers plan to complete setups in a few days to maximize the seven week drive as totals show 5508000 in overall quotas and related figures.
Mrs Lulu Nelson of Grantsburg resigns from the state board of personnel because of ill health. Gov Goodland accepts the resignation. Nelson was appointed on July 1 1939 by former Gov Heil and her term would have expired July 1. No successor named.
A new OPA subsidy plan includes payments for cattle feeders and meat packers with a commitment that subsidies will not be withdrawn without six months notice. The article notes the mine impasse affecting 72,000 coal miners and directs readers to page two for details.
Two minor accidents occupied the police yesterday with no injuries. At 4 51 p m a 1942 Oldsmobile driven by Elbert Bacon pulled from a parking space on 11th street and brushed a Plymouth driven by Fred Dippeler. At 9 53 p m a 1936 Plymouth backing from the curb collided with a 1939 Packard driven by Cleo Foster. Police also searched for missing bicycles hub caps ration books and dogs amid routine matters.
The railroad bridge across the Missouri River at Kansas City will be named the President Harry S. Truman bridge. Officials from the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Rock Island railroads announced the dedication program set for May 23 in Kansas City. H A Scandrett and J D Farrington will speak at the ceremony attended by city officials and business leaders. Construction began in August 1942.
President Truman declared there will be no tax cuts until Japan is defeated and the war ends. He argued that 85 million bond holders must be protected and that continued high taxation is the only protection during victory.
Congressional mission of six senators and six representatives surveyed Dachau Buchenwald Nordhausen in Europe after April 22 and reported a calculated and diabolical program of planned torture and extermination by the Nazis. The group condemned starvation torture and inhuman treatment as part of the camps' atrocities.
American forces pierced Balete pass to seize the Balete area in northern Luzon after a month-long battle. The drive cost heavy Japanese losses, with official tallies suggesting up to 20,000 Japanese deaths versus sobering American casualties.
The United Nations War Crimes Commission announced that Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering was placed on the first list of war criminals in November 1944. The statement cites discussions in the press and confirms Goering’s name on the initial roster adopted by the commission.
A committee describes the Nazi camps Dachau and Buchenwald, detailing degradation and executions. It notes Allied war crimes commission handling cases and condemns the treatment of prisoners while stressing no new agency is needed. The account ends with the group visiting Dachau soon after liberation.
Assistant Attorney General Wendel Berge told a House labor subcommittee that drug cartels and domestic monopolies have retarded better health for the nation. He cited monopoly control in medicine and pharmacy, including vitamin D, insulin, eye glasses, and dental plastics, as restricting research and access, with vitamin D notably controlled by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Washington WPB chair J A Krug reported munitions cutbacks would keep heavy consumer goods from mass production until after September. The note reflects wartime controls and production sequencing affecting civilian goods availability.
Fishermen traded tales as the city welcomed back anglers from nearby streams. Dr. H. F. Cunningham reports 15 trout, Robert Aeschliman nails a 21 inch fish, K. Roy Schiffman weighs in 10 rainbow trout about a pound each, others bring two or three with the cold keeping many indoors early.
Wisconsin Senate approves a bill barring members of one party from running on another ticket in the 1946 primary unless a declaration of intent to change is filed by Aug 10, 1945. Assembly approves 53 to 35 amid objections about Republican control. A separate anti gambling bill returns from the Senate. after amendments the measure heads to committee as pressure groups prompt postponements. The assembly nears passage of a dairy ownership restriction, while measures on powdered skim milk sales and agricultural lime licensing advance in the Senate. A campaign spending bill, limiting costs to candidates and their committees, is laid over to next Tuesday.
The Nagoya raid by 500 B 29s scorched and blackened the city with a million fire bombs. Pilots called the attack perfect while smoke and clouds hindered full damage assessment. Two B 29s were shot down and a third lost near Iwo Jima with survivors rescued.
John V. Seymour aged 86, longtime Walworth County Board member for 34 years, and former alderman and school board member, died today at Lake Geneva.
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