Big Three meet planned as Hopkins and Davies head to Moscow London
The White House disclosed an early three way meeting of the Big Three is in the works. Harry Hopkins heads to Moscow on a new mission while Joseph Davies travels to London for talks with Churchill. President Truman intends to address via a 15 minute World Wide hookup.
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Washington
White House
Charles G. Ross
Harry L. Hopkins
Joseph E. Davies
Moscow
London
Ross
Acces
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Russia
Churchill
Truman
SS Ee
United Nations
Maj Gen Twining Hints Return To Monroe After War
Maj Gen Twining expresses hope to return to Monroe after the war. He calls Monroe home and notes ongoing travels but wishes to settle back in the States when time permits. He sends best regards to the people of Monroe.
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Twining
Monroe
States
Twinings
Broader Social Security Sought
A brief note summarizes calls for expanding Social Security benefits. The text references Congress and ongoing advocacy without detailing specific policy proposals or dates.
Welfare Chief A. W. Bayley Announces Today
A. W. Bayley, director of the state department of public welfare, announced today a plan or policy alignment. The statement signals ongoing welfare initiatives and administrative actions.
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A. W. Bayley
State Department of Public Welfare
Only Half Sugar Ration at First
War price and rationing board in Green County follows regional OPA guidance to issue only half the sharply reduced sugar ration this year. Less than 70 percent of last year’s allowances are available, with coupons returned to applicants. The halt is due to depleted local sugar stocks and many applicants must reapply for the remaining allotment.
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OPA
OPA Sets 1945 Canning Sugar Quota at 70 Percent
Milwaukee district OPA director Harold T. Smith announced 41 local ration boards must not exceed 70 percent of last summer's canning sugar allotment. Reports show sugar requests running 5 to 20 percent over last year’s head. Boards were told to limit initial sugar issued to 50 percent of the applicant's maximum eligibility.
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OPA
Milwaukee
Harold T. Smith
Smith
Morgenthau Seeks Funds for 5000 Tax Probers Across Nation
Secretary Morgenthau urged the budget bureau and press to provide money to recruit 5000 treasury field agents immediately for a sprawling tax evasion probe. He cited a New York City restaurant operator who disclosed 2.2 million dollars in gross income over three years.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Budget Bureau
Treasury
Huntry
New York City
Massive 9 Million Pound Bomb Strike On Tokyo
The Pacific war report says Tokyo burned after 9 million pounds of bombs dropped by 550 Super forts in a near total blaze that Imperial Tokyo reported mostly under control by 7 am. Meanwhile U S Marines push along Okinawa and southern Philippines fronts as air support slams enemy positions and advances continue in China and the Philippines.
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Guam
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Japan
U. S S
Philippines
Philippine
U. S
China
Okinawa
96Th
County War Bond Drives Reach Seven Installments
Green county sales of war bonds since May 1 1941 total nearly 7 million dollars across six drives averaging 1 250 000 per drive and 324 per resident of 23 146. Totals by drive include First Second Third Fourth Fifth and Sixth War Loans with Seventh Loan quota 1 635 000 and Monroe's quota 442 422 exceeded by prior drive totals.
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Green County
Times
Monroe
Band and Orchestra Summer Plans at Monroe High
Allan F. Barnard, director, outlines Monroe high school bands and orchestras summer program. Rehearsals start the week of June 4 with senior band 7 to 9 p m Tuesday, junior band and orchestra 11 to 12 a m Wednesday, beginners meet 11 to 12 a m Thursday with Mr Barnard.
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Allan F. Barnard
Monroe High School
Mr. Barnard
Rosella Band Members Support Ill Miss McGuire
Rosella high school band and orchestra members sent about 110 letters to Miss Rosella McGuire, ill for months and homebound. Each student included a band letter a War music council certificate and a picture of the group to lift her spirits in the coming months.
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Rosella McGuire
War Music Council
Miss McGuire
Beginnings Band Opens Spots for Instrumental Groups
Mr. Barnard manages a summer beginners program with 32 signed up and 40 expected, covering flute through cello sections. Tryouts for junior and senior groups occur as 20 graduates depart. summer concerts are planned at Recreation Park as Twilight sessions from 7 30 to 8 30.
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Barnard
Recreation Park
University of Wisconsin
Smith in Five Major Actions aboard Pacific battleship
Seaman First Class Fred L. Smith, 28, USNR, wife Betty Lou of Monroe Wisconsin, has participated in five major operations lately. He took part in shelling Leyte the Suregao straits bombardment of Mindoro Luzon and two pope power operations. Lucius F. Smith of Monroe also is noted as a former Monroe High School football and baseball player and former machinist at Swain Nelson in Glenview IL before enlisting January 14 1944.
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Fred L. Smith
USNR
Betty Lou Smith
10Th Street
Monroe
Wis
Smith
Leyte
Suregao Straits
Mindoro
Luzon
Lucius F. Smith
15Th Avenue
Swain Nelson Company
Glenview
Navy
Monroe War Bond Drive set for four hour push tomorrow
Monroe's Seventh War Loan campaign aims to pledges of 442 422 in purchases during a four hour window from 9 am to 1 pm tomorrow. Women workers will canvass every city residence asking households for pledges while businessmen report planned purchases to interviewed family members. The drive emphasizes individual purchases of E series and other bonds and seeks strong co operation to show Monroe remains war conscious.
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Monroe
Pacific
Nine Rural School Teachers Receive Diplomas Friday
Nine rural teachers from Green County will receive diplomas at graduation exercises tomorrow hosted by Green County Normal School. The event follows a junior senior banquet at 7 p.m. with graduation at 8:30. Recipients include Mabel Claussen Argyle Clarey Emerson Blanchardville Betty Horan Evansville Marian Jacobs Brecklin Monroe Janet Koepp Neuenschwander Evansville Frances McCabe Beloit Isabelle Munz Monroe Iola Nall Argyle Pearl Reigel Brodhead. The program features invocation and benediction by Rev. Alvin C. Rabehl, an address by Winston Brown, diplomas presented by Howard Teasdale, and music by the junior chorus.
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Green County Normal School
Mabel Claussen
Argyle
Clairys Emerson
Blanchardville
Betty Jane Horan
Evansville
Marian Jacobs Brecklin
Monroe
Janet Koepp Neuenschwander
Frances J. McCabe
Beloit
Golden Jubilee Awards at Madison University
Ninety nine members of the class of 1895 will receive golden jubilee certificates tomorrow at the Half Century Club luncheon. The event is part of the university’s 92nd commencement program.
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Madison
The
State University
Army and Navy casualties total 996,089 since war began
The army has lost 886,525 and the navy 109,564, totaling 996,089 casualties reported through May 14. Names of fallen service members from the army have been received, reflecting the ongoing toll of the conflict.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Minesweeper YMS 481 Lost in Philippine Action
The motor minesweeper YMS 481 was reported lost in the Philippines due to enemy action as announced by the navy today.
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Washington
Philippines
Cabinet Shakeup Adds West Grip in Truman Reshuffle
President Truman announced a four way cabinet reshuffle naming Tom C. Clark as attorney general and Clinton P. Anderson as agriculture head, replacing Biddle Wickard and Perkins. Lewis Schwellenbach becomes labor secretary and Anderson also takes over war food duties after Marvin Jones leaves June 30.
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Washington
Truman
Agriculture
Labor
Robert Hannegan
Frank C. Walker
Texas
Tom C. Clark
Dallas
Francis Biddle
Frances Perkins
Mr. Truman
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Washington State
Schwellenbach
Superior
Wis
Clinton P. Anderson
Special House
Roosevelt
Authorization for Camp McCoy Personnel Center
The War Department approves $295000 to build a new personnel center at Camp McCoy Oil. The project includes a clothing issue building and remodeling of existing structures. It will house a separation center and reception station for overseas returnees who will be reclothed furloughed and reassigned on arrival. An arrival station will unloading trains from two warehouses with refreshments provided.
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Camp McCoy
War Department
Oil
George M. MacMullin
H. E. Fillinger
Radio Tokyo reports daring Morotai landing by Japanese
AP dispatch says Tokyo claimed a daring counterlanding on Morotai south of the Philippines by a Japanese assault force on an undisclosed date this month. The report also spoke of hot engagements between U S PT boats and Japanese landing craft.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
Morotai Island
Philippines
U. S
Trucker Strike Ends and Board Forms to Probe Dispute
President Truman created an emergency board to study the Illinois Central railroad dispute with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen as truckers in Chicago return to work after a week long strike. Seizure powers under the office of defense transportation were invoked.
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Washington
Truman
Illinois Central Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Chicago
Midwest
Chicago Truck Drivers Union
Office of Defense Transportation
Cartage Exchange of Chicago
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Jewel Tea Company
Kroger Food Stores
Keeshin Motor Express Company
War Labor Board
Gas Ration Increases Set Across A and B Drives
The government raised basic A ration allowances by 50 percent effective June 22 and boosted B ration potential by June 11. A coupons remain valid in six month series. B allowances expand to 650 miles monthly, with regional limits. Administrator Ralph Davies warned gains may be temporary, tied to military needs.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
de Ir Paw
Ralph Davies
Himmler Dies by Poison After Allied Capture
The British Second Army reported Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, killed himself with poison after being captured. He was detained in Luenburg and had traveled under a false name with a shaved mustache and a blindfolded eye. The death was announced tonight by Allied officials.
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London
Heinrich Himmler
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Reuters
Terence Duncan
Second Army
Gestapo
Lueneburg
Himmler
Hunt for Ribbentrop among last major Nazi fugitives
Paris reports the hunt for top Nazi war criminals narrows to Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop whose whereabouts are unknown amid arrests of seven officials. Doenitz and other Flensburg leaders may know their fate. arrests include Albert Speer and Herbert Backe with others named in a sweeping roundup.
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Paris
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Karl Doenitz
Flensburg
Doenitz
Count Ludwig Schwerin von Krosigz
Albert Speer
Herbert Backe
Herbert Klemm
Paul Wegner
Hermann Wagner
Wilhelm Stuckart
Blaze in Brooder House Kills 55 Chicks
Monroe volunteer fire department quickly responded to a blaze in a brooder house at 16th street and 11th avenue destroying 55 chicks owned by Norman Wells. Fire chief Otto Kundert estimated $30 to $35 in damage, ruled the fire started by defective wiring. The alarm came in at 2:20 a.m. and the fire was out by 2:36.
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Monroe
16Th Street
11Th Avenue
Norman Wells
Otto Kundert
Kundert
Servicemen's Wives Arrive in Boston
A group of 110 foreign-born wives of American servicemen arrived in Boston aboard a navy transport their first view of the new homeland. They included English Irish Scottish Belgian and Dutch spouses with 84 wives of soldiers and 26 of sailors. Christine Young 18 and headed for Crystal Falls Michigan spoke of the welcome as they disembarked with their husbands awaiting reunion after duty in the British Isles and on the continent.
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Boston
Christine Young
Crystal Falls
Mich
Mily
British Isles
Continent
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Junior High
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University of Dubuque
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Bob
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Lois Blum
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Ruthella Share
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