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Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1946

Page

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Homemakers Clubs Mark 10th Anniversary Dinner

A Green county Homemakers clubs event marks ten years of home demonstration work with a banquet in Turner hall at 7 pm attended by 375 members and guests. Nearly 1,200 women have participated, and 29 active groups enroll over 700 women this year. Speakers include Mrs. William Mortensen Madison, plus university extension leaders and local officials.

Green County Turner Hall William Mortensen Madison Home Economics Extension Wisconsin Ray L. Pav Eleanor Johnston Johnston Hus Melvin Lime Ridge Paviak Mar Ilys Richert E. O. Baker Gub Mms. W. N. Preston Monroe Juda Helpful Will Mienert Spring Grove Henry V. Baebier Jane Albright Monroe Center Hal Phillips Albany Washington L. L. Baldwin Colon of Agriculture University W. W. Clark B. F. Rusy G. F. Baumeister Blanche Lee R. J. Douglas Associated Farm Bureau D. E. Willard Walter Rechsteiner Homemakers Club Stella Prechel Henr. Babler Round Grove Trumpy Clarno Armold Albright Liberty Club Arthur Frautschy Richland Vincent Thomm Robert Benkett Fieyd Matzke Happy Hour Barry Keegan Sr Edward Ensch Syves

Hoover to attend famine dinner before Chicago speech

Former President Herbert Hoover will take part in a famine dinner Friday night before his address on the world food situation. Chicago civic leaders will join Hoover along with Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson at the event hosted by Sheldon Clark. The 600 calorie menu includes thin beef soup, meat slice, bread, beets, love, and coffee.

Chicago Herbert Hoover Sheldon Clark Hoover Clinton P. Anderson Illinois Monroe

Monroe to Begin Veterans Emergency Housing Project

Final council approval expected at a special meeting tomorrow for starting the Monroe veterans housing plan. Fifteen trailer houses will be built on 12th Ave between 22nd and 23rd Sts with city water and sewer hookups and a two year lease. John H. Bruni will supervise the subcontracted work. The U S government covers about 7200 dollars with the city paying roughly 1000 for incidental costs. City to spray alleys with DDT to prevent infantile paralysis.

Monroe FHA Chicago U. S John H. Bruni 12Th Ave 22Nd 23Rd Sts Kearny Neb Frank Buehler

Illinois Sees Rain While Wisconsin Stays Dry and Cold

Much of Illinois got about an inch of rain last night, while southern Wisconsin stayed dry and cold with temperatures around 40 after a 77 degree high yesterday. The forecast promises fair and warmer weather tomorrow.

Illinois Wisconsin

Weather chill grips middle west with rain and cold

The chill blast spread over the middle west bringing general rainfall last night. Temperatures around 40 degrees nationwide, with northern Minnesota at 32. Rainfall up to 2 inches in parts of Missouri and Kentucky slows farm work in some areas while delivering relief in others.

Chicago Middle West Weather Bureau Minnesota Missouri Kentucky

Probe Fatal Plunge Near Sun Prairie

Dane county authorities investigate the death of Mrs. Mautz who fell or jumped from a moving truck driven by her husband Joseph Mautz 56 near Sun Prairie. Coroner E A Fischer announced an inquest to determine the cause of death.

Sun Prairie Dane County Joseph Here E. A. Fischer Mautz

Manchuria Troop Withdrawal and Kilian Trial Update

AP bulletins report Russian forces withdrawing from Manchuria with Lieu Chief noting Dairen likely included. Kilian trial in Bad Nauheim postponed to June 17. Kilian linked to Lichfield depot abuses. In Bloomington a Gridley housewife testified pickets removed two guns after a crash where two pickets died and three wounded.

Bad Nauheim Germany James A. Kilian Highland Park Lichfield Bloomington Lavada Gundy Gridley

UN Security Council Adopts Secrecy Rule on Private Meetings

The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a rule to deny access to records of private meetings to any UN member not represented in the 11 nation council.

New York United Nations Security Council Council U. N Ll-Nation Council

Army B-17 Crashes Near Fairfax Calif. Eight Aboard

An Army four engine B-17 ran out of gas and crashed into a hillside three miles west of Fairfax California early today. The pilot and co-pilot were critically injured and the fate of the remaining six crew members was not immediately learned.

Fairfax Calif Here

Getting Control of All Children's IVs Except Accidents

Dr Morris Fishbein notes in Hygeia that deaths of white children ages 1 14 fell 80 percent from 1910 to 1945 while deaths from measles scarlet fever whooping cough and diphtheria dropped over 90 percent. Accidents remained the leading killer in 1 14, with only about half as many deaths in the last 30 years.

Chicago Morris Fishbein Hygeia American Medical Association Fishbein

Pains in Joints May Be Because You Nurse Grudge

Philadelphia report on Dr. Edward Weiss of Temple University Medical School proposing psychogenic rheumatism. He says chronic joint aches without organic illness may stem from suppressed hostility toward someone close, released through medical questioning, often improving symptoms.

Philadelphia Edward Weiss Temple University Medical School American College of Physicians Weiss

First Rural Grad Program Friday at Monroe High School

The first in a county series of rural graduations will be held at 1 30 p m tomorrow in the Monroe high school auditorium.61 graduates will receive diplomas with Miss Florence Wartenweiler County superintendent presenting. Rev Newell Mendenhall will give the invocation and Rev Paul Kehle will address the graduates.

Monroe High School Florence Wartenweiler Newell Mendenhall Paul C. Kehle Leroy Leats Werner Blum Frank B. Luebchow Inez Pfund Monroe Peggy Angliker Marilyn Lanz Sybil Blumer Carole Schindler Don Ivey John Stauffacher Nancy Moldenhauer Alonda Signer Evelyn Due Janet Anderson Joyce Spech Ruth Hartwig Francis Huffman Art Armstrong Burleigh Bartlett Gladys Beiri John Blumer Henry Brecklin Darlene Broege Stanley Brugger Marvin Collins Mildred Catherman Jack Donahue Dwight Drye Carol Ellefson Eugene Ellingson Lillian Falk Ted Falk Joyce Fey Audrey Fallery Rosemary Flannery Glenn Frautschy Rudy Gerber Mildred Greenberg Lorraine Herbert Charles Indergrand Jack Johnson Kenneth Johnson Janam Kastes Karl Krahnbuehl Evelyn Kramer Wesley Krupke Martha Ku Barbara Taft Eugene Thorson Don Timm Betty J. Wahler Dorothy Webster Marlene Weiss Howard Wells Mary Westgard Dolores Wiesenberg

President Ordered Draft for 25 Through 29 Group

Washington reports the army urged President Truman to direct drafting men aged 25 to 29 due to a shortage from a stop gap revision. A War Department official said action could come today as the 25 to 29 pool is about 15 000 men.

Washington Army Truman War Department

Wausau Doctor Pleads No Contest on Narcotics Charge

Dr. Glen F. Treadwell of Friendship pleaded no contest at arraignment before Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone to charges of violating the federal narcotics act. He faced accusations of failing to keep proper records of dispensations from 1941 to 1945.

Wausau Glen F. Treadwell Patrick T. Stone Treadwell

Public Nurses Madison Vacancies Reported in Wisconsin

The state board of health announced 27 public health nursing positions will be vacant in Wisconsin by June 1. The resignations affect 12 county nurses 8 city nurses 4 visiting nurses 2 district service nurses and 1 school nurse.

Madison Wisconsin State Board of Health

U S Food Use Reaches New Highs Amid Wheat Shortages

The United States faces record per capita food consumption in 1946 despite grain and fat shortages at home and abroad. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts higher total intake but notes supplies may lag, with dairy, vegetables, poultry and dairy products set for near or record levels while cereals meats and fats lag. UNRRA Director La Guardia urged compulsory grain marketing and stricter limits, recommending darker bread and a pastry moratorium to aid famine relief and improve flour extraction.

Washington United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics Bureau Agriculture Department la Guardia UNRRA

German Ration Cuts Hit Occupation Zones Amid Food Shortage

Eighteen million Germans in the American zone face a 7 percent cut to 1 180 calories daily. The German council of ministers presidents cut 95 calories from 1 275 in three states. In the British zone 9 million could see starvation rations of 500 calories or less unless grain imports rise soon.

Stuttgart Germany Herford

Raeder Describes Hitler Promising Versailles Breaking Pact

Grand Adm. Erich Raeder testified to the international tribunal that Hitler vowed to rid Germany of Versailles and build an armed force as a political tool. He recalled a February 1933 dinner where Hitler outlined a one man show leadership and plans to keep the Wehrmacht free from domestic unrest while using other forces to handle such issues.

Nuernberg Adolf Hitler Versailles Erich Raeder Raeder International Military Tribunal Thefuehrer Hitler Reich Wehrmacht

Tremors Reported at Fordham University Today

Seismologist Rev. Joseph Lynch of Fordham University reported two sharp quakes. The first occurred at 5 17 01 and the second at 5 22 17 with an estimated distance of 2100 miles southwest.

New York Fordham University Joseph Lynch

Rail unions and operators clash over wage offer

Union leaders said railroad operators rejected a modified wage proposal, with a nationwide strike set for 3 pm Saturday. A F Whitney and Alvanley Johnston reported the unions offered a minimum increase near 18 percent or $1.44 daily, while the operators stuck to the $1.28 daily figure from a presidential board. President Truman warned he may seize the railroads if needed, as Illinois Central was briefly removed from the strike list as a safety measure.

Washington Truman A. F. Whitney The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Whitney Alvanley Johnston Engineers Brotherhood Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Illinois Central Railroad

Park Board approves Red Cross water safety program

The Monroe park board approved using a Red Cross water safety program at Recreation Park pool for summer operations. Fred Simpson, park program director for 1946, may attend a Red Cross aquatic school in Grimes, Ta., in June to bring back swimming instructions for safety. The board also allowed softball games at the park diamond through summer.

Park Board Red Cross Monroe Park Board Recreation Park Fred Simpson Grimes Monroe Park Diamond

Airliner Crash Near Richmond Leaves 21 Dead

A chartered Viking airliner bound from Newark to Atlanta crashed shortly after takeoff from Byrd airport near Richmond. The twin engine plane plowed into a rain soaked pine stand and burned, killing 21 aboard as rescuers searched the soggy banks of a nearby creek. The flight had stopped in Richmond at 12:30 a.m. and departed again for Atlanta.

Richmond Byrd Airport Newark Atlanta

Fate of Pu Yi Reported to Be Handed to Chinese Authorities

The Ta Kang Pao quoted as saying the former Manchurian puppet emperor Pu Yi had been moved to Vladivostok and would soon be handed over to Chinese authorities.

Pu Yi Theaoer Ta Kang Pao Vladivostok

Six Month Ban Called on Strikes by UMW Leader

Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small urged a six month ban on strikes, blaming United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis for industrial chaos. He warned that voluntary labor restraint seems unlikely and fast legislation is needed though cautioned against rushed bills.

Washington John D. Small John L. Lewis Small Lewis United Mine Workers

Substitutes May Be Needed for Pasture in Green County

County Agent Edwin O. Baker warns dry weather may require pasture substitutes on Green County farms. Sudan grass is advised as a primary option, seeded at 30 to 35 pounds per acre with careful bed preparation, and harrowed after seeding. Grazing should wait until grasses reach about two feet and conditions firm.

Green County Edwin O. Baker Sudan

Car Crash Claims Two Youths in Cedarburg Wisconsin

Two Milwaukee youths died and two were seriously injured when their car left a curve and struck two heavy lightholes in Cedarburg Wisconsin early today.

Cedarburg Wis Milwaukee

Beer For Yanks in Japan Will Ship Ten Million Bottles

Honolulu army headquarters at Ft. Shafter announces ten million bottles of beer will be shipped to Japan for American occupation troops.

Japan Honolulu Ft. Shafter

Truman Would Name Arbitrator If Mediation Fails

President Truman announced he had asked John S. Lewis and coal operators to submit their deadlocked contract talks to arbitration. If they fail to agree on an arbitrator, he will appoint one and keep mines at work under a two point plan. The decision was reported after a 10 minute White House meeting with Lewis and ONeill.

Washington Truman John S. Lewis Lewis Charles O'Neill Mr. Truman Monroe O'Neill Lewis and White House Lewis and O'Neill

Three Bettys Win in 4-H Safety Speaking Contest

In a court house event the third annual 4-H safety speaking contest crowned Betty Anne Stabler first for A Child's Sacrifice. Betty Eleanor Hoesly placed second with Ladders and Betty Ann Babler third with Safety with Tractors. Joyce Zwicky finished fourth. Stabler won $5 in Victory savings stamps and all expenses paid to the Prairie du Chien camp with district contest at Prairie du Chien. Hoesly alternates and also earns camp entry.

Bettys Court House Betty Anne Stabler Spring Grove Honest Workers Brodhead High School Betty Eleanor Hoesly Albany Betty Ann Babler Monticello Prairie du Chien Hoesly

Theft of Milking Machine Probed at Spring Grove Farm

Sheriff Evan Chambers investigated the theft of a $150 milking machine set from the William Newman farm in Spring Grove. The loss, including two De Laval sterling units, occurred sometime during the night of May 14, and was not noticed until 5 a.m. yesterday.

Evan Chambers William Newman Spring Grove Newmans Chambers

Tojo Trial Faces Defense Moves in War Crimes Case

Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and 27 co defendants seek dismissal of the indictment in the international military tribunal. They argue use of allied justice and fair play doctrines could set new precedents in international law as the tribunal reconvenes tomorrow morning to rule on defense motions.

Tokyo Japan Hideki Tojo International Military Tribunal

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Homemakers Clubs Medford Massaen U.K Bulletins Associated Press Nanking Lieu Manchuria Dairen Port Arthur Ask U.S LaGuardia Virginia Champaign Ill Farmer City H. C. Gring Raymond McCord
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