Fishermen Have Good Luck on Ice on New Year Day
On the first day of 1945 anglers enjoyed a productive trout outing. Kundert caught eight trout and Elmer six, their catches iced and shown at the Kundert Elmer store. Dr Dayne Dinges hooked a record rainbow nearly 29 inches long, ca. 9 pounds, among notable catches with Dr H F Cunningham also posting a 15 limit.
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Elmer
Kundert
Freddie Kundert
Ralph
Kundert-Elmer
Dinges
Dayne Dinges
H. F. Cunningham
Allied gov in Germany to be military rule says Clay
Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay stated that the Allied government in Germany will be military and Germans will know it. He added the United States is likely to stay long, and SHAEF remains operative.
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Paris
Lucius D. Clay
Eisenhower
Germany
United States
Clay
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Wisconsin Doughboy Stars In Here’s Your Infantry Tour
S/Sgt. Morris F. Stauffacher of Monroe Wisconsin tours the nation with 25 infantry teams for the Seventh War Loan. He fought with the 32nd Red Arrow division in New Guinea and leapt into a garbage pit to escape strafing by Japanese planes. The show at Ft Benning Ga features realistic combat demonstrations and weapons explanations by veterans. Stauffacher earns the Combat Infantryman badge and holds multiple ribbons and medals. He is the son of Frank A Stauffacher of Monroe.
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Morris F. Stauffacher
Monroe
Wis
32Nd
Red Arrow
New Guinea
Wisconsin
Stauffacher
Army
Treasury Department
Infantry School
Ft. Benning
Ration Tobacco At Army Posts
Army posts will issue ration cords allowing 24 cigars or four ounces of tobacco per week. Italian service units face half the limit and cannot buy cigars or cigarettes. The plan, overseen by the chief of the army exchange service, applies at all post sales outlets.
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Army Exchange Service
Wisconsin Towns Organization Aims to Form Nonprofit Group
The Wisconsin towns movement seeks approval to establish an association named Wisconsin towns as a nonprofit corporation. Ritter notes it would exclude remnants of Wisconsin Townships, Inc. and avoid past issues. He also says neither former directors of that corporation are involved.
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Wisconsin Towns
Ritter
Wisconsin Townships, Inc
Wisconsin Towns Movement
Doolittle Warns on War Bonds to Press Japan
Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, en route to a new assignment after leading the Eighth Air Force in Europe, declares that Japan will feel the weight of millions of war bond purchases during the Seventh War Loan. He stresses no letup in bombing or bonds until Tokyo surrenders.
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Washington
James H. Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Europe
Japan
Tokyo
Monroe Council Hears Treasurer Report and Staffing Change
City council in regular session reviews Charles B. Bolender treasurer report detailing balances and receipts. Zenno A. Gorder to serve as city superintendent public works replacing former engineer duties. Budget figures include waterworks bonds and various funds. Meythaler reelected president. donations approved for Memorial Day veterans' graves.
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Monroe
Charles B. Bolender
Zenno A. Gorder
U. S
Water Department
Industrial Educational Fund
George Meythaler
Bolender
Monroe American Legion Post
Robert E Hardell Named President of School Board
The board chose Robert E. Hardell as its president and appointed Herbert T. Johnson to a board position. Other routine matters were transacted.
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Robert E. Hardell
Herbert T. Johnson
Classified Ad Brings Gladsome Help to Mrs Attenhoffer
A week after Mrs. Ernest Attenhoffer sought a gladstone bag via a classified ad, she received a single reply. The item exchange quest showcases how a small ad can solve buying needs for goods or services.
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Ernest Attenhoffer
Demand OPA Set Up 3 Grades for Swiss Cheese
Representative Smith of Wisconsin urges the OPA to create three Swiss cheese grades to halt a quality decline since the previous order set one grade and price. He cites a Wisconsin agriculture study showing deteriorating cheese quality and argues multiple grades will protect consumers and preserve the industry.
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Washington
Smith
R-Wis
OPA
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Cheese grading dispute prompts OPA reform talk
In Green County Wisconsin a 90 day 1 price 1 grade plan for Swiss cheese sparked controversy. The Wisconsin Swiss and Lim Burgers Producers Association urged OPA grading of at least three divisions to maintain quality while opposition from some cheesemakers surfaced at mass meetings in Monroe and Darlington. The association vote was unanimous. Wisconsin already uses six cheese grades but producers urged compromise.
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OPA
Green County
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Producers Association
Monroe
Darlington
Wisconsin
Pershing Tank Proved Superior In Tests Against German Armor
A partial wartime test shows the 45 ton General Pershing tank proving capable of handling German Tigers and Panthers. In road tests and small engagements the Pershing is judged the best American or British armored unit. Some doubt Japanese designs, while Pacific use may wait for larger land areas due to amphibious landing limits.
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Paris
United States
Britain
Pacific
Destroyer Escort Frederick C. Davis Sunk in Atlantic
The navy announced the destroyer escort Frederick C. Davis was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Atlantic. The exact date was not disclosed but the sinking occurred some days before the statement. Casualties were heavy among about 200 crewmen and next of kin have been notified.
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Washington
Frederick C. Davis
Atlantic
Navy
Suribachi Survivors Meet Mothers of Three Who Died
Three Gold Star mothers met the three returning service men at Wall Street during the Seventh War Loan campaign kickoff. Pharmacist’s Mate John H. Bradley Rene A. Gagnon and Ira H. Hayes attended as survivors. Mothers Madeline E. Everley Goldie Price and Mrs Charles Strank received $1000 war bonds and a wristwatch for the AP photographer Joe Rosenthal whose flag raising image became a symbol of triumph.
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New York
United States
Iwo Jima
John H. Bradley
Appleton
Wis
Rene A. Gagnon
Pfc
Ira H. Hayes
Madeline E. Everley
Somerville
Mass
Goldie Price
Ewing, Ky
Charles Strank
Johnstown
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Apaatensco
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Three Reckless Driving Cases In Monroe
Monroe police arrested three persons on reckless driving charges. W. E. Sacks of Winnebago Minnesota paid fines and costs after being cited for reckless driving and a stop sign violation. Verlin Eberle of Warren Illinois posted bond for appearance in Lamboley's justice court. Stanley Hyppner posted bond for tonight's court appearance. Heiman and Hanson reported being forced into a ditch at 24th street and 11th avenue by a car, linked to Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. of Mason City Iowa.
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Monroe
W. E. Sacks
Winnebago
Minn
Justice Court
F. Earl Lamboley
Eugene Heiman
Heiman
Harry Hanson
24Th Street
11Th Avenue
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company
Mason City
Verlin
John Eberle
Warren
Stanley P. Hyppner
13Th Street
Pvt Jacob Mani of Winslow Dies of Okinawa Wound
Private Jacob C Mani of Winslow died May 3 from wounds suffered in Okinawa while serving in the Marine Corps. Survived by his mother Mrs Elsie Mani and four brothers and five sisters. General Vandegrift advised details on burial would follow.
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Winslow
Times Special Service
Jacob C. Mani
Elsie Mani
Marine Corps
Okinawa
Mani
A. A. Vandegrift
Vandegrift
Pvt
Wallace Mani
Springfield
Belgium
Harold
Merle
Robert Mani
Arlene Mani
Wacs
Donald Rodebaugh
Bonnie
Nancy
Opal Mani
Mrs. Lucille Bloom Injured in Fall at Monroe Bakery
Mrs. Lucille Bloom, a Monroe Bakery employee, fell while cleaning windows and sustained possible head injuries and minor cuts. Police say she turned her ankle and struck a counter, causing a fall. She was taken to St. Clare hospital for treatment.
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Lucille Bloom
Monroe Bakery
Denning, 78, longtime Rock County official, dies
Joseph A. Denning, 78, a retiring building contractor and member of the Rock county board for 35 years, died last night. He served as Rock County Sheriff in 1934 after the death of the incumbent when appointed by former Gov. Albert Schmedeman.
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Janesville
Joseph A. Denning
Rock County
Denning
Albert Schmedeman
No Official Identification of Goebbels Hitler Bodies Yet
Russians continue painstaking checks on six Reich Chancellery corpses in Berlin with four ruled out as Hitler and two under recheck. They suspect a possible deception plan and urge caution before any public declaration. Red Star reports Goebbels’ underground quarters with a locked dual mystery.
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Moscow
Berlin
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Reichschancellery
Goebbels
Red Star
Butterfat Increase Allows More Ice Cream June Use
The War Food Administration raises butter fat allowance by 10 percent for June in ice cream and frozen dairy foods. Frank E. Blood, WFA Midwest dairy chief, announced the change today.
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Chicago
War Food Administration
Frank E. Blood
WFA Midwest
Dairy and Poultry Branch
International conference to probe German war crimes in London
The United Nations war crimes commission said a conference will open in London on May 31 to investigate German war crimes. It also announced plans for European governments to send investigators to Germany to aid evidence gathering. The U S group council outlined wartime occupation aims: crush Germany’s war potential, eradicate Nazism, and pursue punishment of war criminals.
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London
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Germany
U. S
Churchill outlines Allied plan for Germany under supervision
British Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Allied aim is to govern Germany through Allied direction rather than direct British administration. He stressed the Allies have no intention of bearing the burdens of running Germany themselves amid growing demands.
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London
Churchill
Germany
Commons
Widow and Seven Children Die in Flaming Home
Mrs Edward Duchene a 35 year old widow and her seven children aged 2 to 14 perished in a fire that destroyed their two story frame house in Fairbault Minnesota. The blaze was found just before 3 a m by Mrs Duchene who woke her 16 year old son William. He alerted a neighbor and the fire department. Three naval officers from St Olaf College nearby wearing gas masks rescued the victims from the second floor but all died.
Cooper Quits Again With Salary Controversy
St Louis Cardinals pitcher Matt Cooper again left the club this spring over a salary dispute, as reported by the Post-Dispatch.
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Cooper
St. Louis
Matt Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
the Post-Dispatch
Pan American Plan Backed At Security Conference
United States rallies behind a Pan American defense plan at the world security conference to ensure a permanent role within the future organization. Secretary Stettinius says the U S will invite Latin American nations to negotiate a long term mutual defense treaty after the conference. Russia and other powers have yet to respond on trustee ships and Pacific base rights as Britain agrees a tentative Anglo American formula. Conference aims to replace the wartime Mexico City pact with a lasting treaty in Washington in November.
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San Francisco
United States
United Nations
World Security Organization
Stettinius
Truman
Russia
Pacific
Japan
London
Mexico City
Washington
Youth Seeks Temporary Farm Work to Bridge Service
A 17 year old youth told County Agent E O Baker he wanted farm work. He was placed on a farm for about a month as he soon will join the armed forces. Farmers welcome such short term labor.
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E. O. Baker
Monroe
Congress to Extend Reciprocal Trade Authority
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 14 11 to grant the president power to trim tariffs up to 75 percent in some Hawley Smoot rates, extending the 1934 reciprocal trade act for three years. The vote exposed party splits with 10 Republicans and one Democrat opposing.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Representative West
Texas
War Crimes Prosecution Led by Justice Robert H. Jackson
Justice Robert H. Jackson, chief war crimes prosecutor, announced three top actions in pursuing war crimes cases. He outlined steps for indictments and trials, signaling a decisive campaign against individuals responsible for atrocities.
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Robert H. Jackson
House near polltax reform push with signature goal
The House seeks floor action on a polltax bill requiring voting payments for federal elections. Only 14 signatures remain to force a vote, with passage previously approved twice but later shelved by the Senate. Target is expected by week’s end.
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House
Senate
Inflation warning from Wagner on price control changes
Senator Wagner of New York voices concern over proposed price controls by Senate food investigators. He warns that changes could affect consumers and heighten inflation risks.
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Wagner
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Japs Cut Off In Hunan After Failure At Rungkow
Japanese forces driven from their base at Paoching are trying to break through Chinese lines in Hunan. The Chinese combat command under Maj. Gen. Robert M. McClure described a pocket about 22 miles northeast of Tungkow to 31 miles southeast, with most eastern escape routes under Chinese control.
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Chungking
Paoching
Rungkow
Hunan
Chinese Combat Command
Robert M. McClure
Tungkow
Paoching-Chihkiang
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China
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Sinchang
Guam
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22Nd Marine Regiment
Takamotoji Town
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Honshu
Kyushu
Nimitz
Radio Tokyo
22Nd Regiment
22Nd
Eniwetok
Orote Peninsula
William T. Clement
Richmond
Sixth Marine Division
Manila
Davao City
Mindanao
Roscoe B. Woodruff
Talomo
Davao
Bukidnon
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Chase
Frank A. Stauffacher
12Th Avenue
Wisconsin Towns’ Organization Aim
Doolittle
Council
Suribachi
Jacob Mani
Flaming
Eer
Congress
WFA
Agricultural Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Monroney
Dokla
William J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Sidney S. Alderman
The
Southern Railway
Francis M. Shea
Jackson
Polltax Battle
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