General Twining to Visit Monroe During War Era Tour
Maj. Gen. Nathan F. Twining will arrive in Monroe this afternoon for a brief visit with his sister Mrs. Phoebe. He will fly into Madison and is to depart for Washington tomorrow morning. Chicago crowds greeted Gen Clark and his Fifth Army heroes with a large parade and aerial escort.
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Monroe
Phoebe
Aeake
Sit Boone
Chicago
Mark Clark
Fifth Army Hero Group
Washington
Madison
Chadwick
Clark
Maly
Twining
Mar
Goodland Vetoes Segregation Bill Inagve Unina Corridor
Governor Goodland vetoed a Wisconsin segregation highway funds bill amid debate over earmarking gas tax and license fees for highway purposes. The veto followed party lines in the Senate and Assembly, as backers warned of tax rises and the governor warned against segregating funds.
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Madison
Goodland
Wisconsin
Assembly
House
Senate
Stratemeyer Relinquishes Command of Eastern Air Command
In Southeast Asia all American aerial units leave the eastern air command as Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer steps down after leading the organization since its 1943 formation. In England a Flying Fortress of the Eighth Air Force crashes near takeoff, killing 15 Americans including 5 crew and 10 passengers during a sightseeing flight over Germany.
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Calcutta
Eastern Air Command
Southeast Asia
George E. Stratemeyer
Bury St. Edmunds
England
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Ease Restrictions on Farm Machinery Loosened Ahead of July 1
The act removes all quota restrictions effective July 1 allowing manufacturers to use inventory and proceed a month earlier. Producers may seek priority assistance from the WPB. The WPB also forecasts weed year ending July 30 and notes tractor production on schedule while other farm machinery lags 7 to 28 percent.
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WPB
Weed
Hike County and City War Bond Totals Shift
Green County advances toward its Seventh War Loan goal of 1 635 000 as New Glarus tops its quota with 78 537 50 against 76 433. Monroe city sees corporate boosts from Woolworth 1 000 Kraft Wisconsin Cheese and Lake Shire Marty Cheese to reach toward a 442 422 target.
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New Glarus
Brooklyn
Monroe
H. C. Roth
Woolworth
Kraft Wisconsin Cheese Corporation
Lakeshire-Marty Cheese Company
Wisconsin War Bond Purchases Reach 53.7 Million
Statewide war bond sales total 53.7 million dollars, 35.8 percent of quota. E bonds amount to 33.3 million dollars, 37.4 percent of quota. Kenosha leads with 48 percent of its goal, followed by Douglas County 47 percent and Milwaukee 46.4 percent.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Douglas County
Milwaukee
New College Head Named at Pennsylvania College of Women
Dr Paul Russell Anderson of Appleton Wisconsin was named yesterday as president of the Pennsylvania College of Women, succeeding Dr Herbert L Spencer who served ten years.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Russell Anderson
Lawrence Oo Appleton, Wis
Pennsylvania College of Women
Herbert L. Spencer
Million World War II Casualties Reach One Million
American combat deaths and total casualties rise to more than one million as of today. Army losses total 890,019 killed 183,563 wounded 553,088 missing 52,746 prisoners 100,622. Navy figures show 43,534 killed 54,380 wounded 10,709 missing 4,245 prisoners 4,245.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Patterson
New Veterinarian For Green County Breeders Association
A. C. Kelman replaces R. C. Patterson as veterinarian in charge of artificial insemination for the Green County Breeders Association. Patterson leaves to enter private practice in Ottawa. Kelman, a recent Kansas State College graduate, will continue the program begun in 1942, serving Green Lafayette and Stephenson counties with 350 breeders. Patterson, married with a two month old son, has resided at 817 22nd Avenue.
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R. C. Patterson
Green County Breeders Association
Patterson
Ottawa
N. Kelman
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Green County
Lafayette County
Stephenson County
Waupun
Kelman
Monroe
22Nd Ave
Texas A
Soong Becomes Premier As Chiang Resigns China
Chiang Kai-shek resigns as premier and transfers the post to Acting Premier T. V. Soong in a move seen as uniting China under Allied pressure on Japan. Chiang remains president and generalissimo while Soong may attend future Big Five talks and seek talks with Stalin.
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Associated Press
Japan
Imperial Navy
Nippon
Shuri Castle
Okinawa
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Liuchow
Chungking
T. V. Soong
Asia
Soong
Executive Yuan
United Nations
Stalin
Few Blue Point Changes in June
The OPA announced changes to ration point values starting Sunday. Tomato and spinach point values will rise modestly while the cost of tomato juice and vegetable juice combinations will be reduced. Minor adjustments in meat and other red point foods accompany the shift.
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Washington
OPA
Ease Strain Washington War Production Cuts May Ease Food Strain
AP reports that war production cutbacks and reconversion could help ease U S food supply strain by year end. Agriculture economists expect fewer military outputs to curb consumer income and reduce demand for food while reconversion expands nonfood goods, drawing spending away from food.
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Washington
Europe
Agriculture Department
OPA Revalues Canned Goods and Pork After Shortage Signs
New raton period from Sunday to June 30 raises points for No 2 tomato cans to 40 and spinach No 2 to 30, while 2% cans gain 20. Juice in 46 ounce containers drops to 10 points. Single can purchases stay at 10 points. Pork fat backs and plate bacon rise to 8 points per pound, while dry cured bacon sides climb to 9.
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Raton
OPA
McGonigle and Forehand Sentenced for Theft Escape
James W. Forehand, 15, Rice Lake, and Robert T. McGonigle, 17, Brownstown, were sentenced to up to five years after pleading guilty to theft of an automobile. Police said they escaped from the Wisconsin state industrial school at Waukesha on April 16 and were later recaptured in St Paul Valley City.
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James W. Forehand
Rice Lake
Robert T. McGonigle
Browntown
Waukesha
Valley City
Memorial Day tribute and weather notes from Monroe
Dr. Charles A. Briggs led Memorial Day exercises at Greenwood cemetery praising war's futility and democratic life. Veterans, relief corps, scouts, and the high school band honored soldiers. a Gettysburg Address reading followed by a salute and taps. Excellent 1945 weather marked by 70s, showers, and May total 6.09 inches.
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Charles A. Briggs
Methodist Church
Monroe
Greenwood Cemetery
Briggs
America
God
Nev
Newell Mendenhall
Grace Lutheran
Robert E. Hardell
American Legion
James Meldenhauer
General Logan
Eugene Reese
Forrest Deininger
Nathan Thorp
Memorial Ay
Country Club
Recreation Park
OPA Halts Home Canning Sugar Certificates
The Office of Price Administration routes regional suspensions on home canning ration certificates to curb overissuance as supplies tighten. Chicago region under Administrator R E Walters suspends home canning certificates pending a survey, part of broader cuts in table use, home canning, and industrial allotments to match reduced sugar stocks.
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Washington
OPA
Chicago
R. E. Walters
Holiday Toll of 3 Drowning and Vehicle Deaths in Wisconsin
Wisconsin observed Memorial Day as three fatalities occurred in separate incidents. John Schaf nine and Robert Doherty seventeen, both Milwaukee residents, died in drownings, while Private Richard Weisse twenty of Sheboygan Falls died in a highway accident near Sheboygan Falls on highway 23. Weisse had been on leave from Camp Crowder Missouri.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
John Schaf
Milwaukee
Robert Doherty
Richard Weisse
Sheboygan Falls
Weisse
Lester Weisse
Camp Crowder
Doherty
Estabrook Park
Schaf
Censorship Eased for Paris Correspondents
Officials lifted most censorship restrictions for all Paris theater correspondents aside from troop movements and matters needing Eisenhower’s reference. The change broadens reporters’ ability to broadcast news from the front.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Britain Urges France to Withdraw Troops From Syria
Prime Minister Churchill urged General de Gaulle to pull French troops from Syria to their barracks. Britain announced it would intervene in the Middle East fighting to curb bloodshed, as Damascus endured heavy shelling and fires with at least 300 dead. The French cabinet met in Paris after the London appeal, while U S and British actions shaped the crisis. Damascus suffered air raids and heavy shellfire amid evacuation of civilians and centers. Adnan Bey Atassi, Syrian envoy to France, urged France to withdraw completely from Syria.
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