02 Nov 1945
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1945
Page
1
Fragmentary report notes Stifle Jans and allies planning a rally while noting officials from Yasuda Mitsui trusts and four families. Mentions delivery to Omori prison camp and Lt. Yusei Wamu among the named individuals.
A wartime era notes shoppers find some toys and wool in supply while plastics and carpets show limited availability. The piece notes OPA price tensions with manufacturers and hints at a broader rise in production if costs increase, as food shops showcase fall fruits and vegetables.
The nation sees 266000 idle workers, up from 243000, with 60000 idled in the San Francisco Bay area due to machinists actions. Maine textile plants walk out over pay, Connecticut and New Hampshire mills strike for union shop, and Greyhound routes halt as 4000 AFL staff join wage disputes. Unsettled tensions affect retail milk supply and food stores in Salt Lake City while New York warns of possible nationwide impact.
Maj. Alexander P. De Seversky says inspection of Hiroshima shows no radical change in war plans and questions the need for full armed forces. He cites the 60,000 deaths from falling debris as the major observed cause and notes a fire outbreak following the bombing.
The Associated Press reports strikers in five major British ports voted to accept a union recommendation to end the five week walkout. Batavia peace restored in Magelang by a noon temporary truce after a night of fighting between Indonesian extremists and British Indian troops. RAF planes strafed Indonesian forces. In Quebec delegates head home from the first UN conference as Pearson appeals to all member nations to fight global hunger and malnutrition.
Mild conditions prevailed across the region with a high near 60 and cooler 38 night. The area braces for a Southern Ten championship game as Monroe students and adults head to Madison. the Cheesemakers seek a tie with Wisconsin high in a 2:30 p.m. kickoff at the stadium.
Weather bureau reports a powerful wind storm moving from the Great Lakes toward Hudson Bay. Northwest winds reach up to 50 mph on Lake Superior today, with the system expected to subside tonight after sweeping northern Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. the storm advisory expires late today for all Great Lakes except Ontario.
The agriculture department announced that Liberated Europe will receive greatly increased dairy supplies from the United States in the last quarter of 1945. France including French North Africa Belgium the Netherlands and the United Nations belief and rehabilitation administration have been allocated more than 450 million tons of dairy products for the quarter. This fourfold rise marks a record availability of butter cheese evaporated milk and dried milk for U S civilians while military demand is nearly exhausted for the quarter.
The article notes oak ware prices at 18 percent higher than the same week last year and moderately above recent levels. It reflects a broader trend in goods costs and consumer pricing pressures.
Senate committee was told President Truman wants federal civilian pay to rise 20 percent and congressmen to $20 000 a year while cabinet members reach $25 000. Flemming outlined ceilings and salaries for executive, judicial, and independent posts, signaling broad raises across federal pay scales.
A fatal car wreck near here last night injured three Minnesota residents. Semen Elizabeth Craig of Ulisburg was fatally injured in the collision. County officials or responders reported the scene and the investigation continues.
The first contingent of American marines, 1,150 officers and men, sailed from Taku today to return home from the Far East bound for either San Francisco or San Diego.
Price administrator Chester Bowles warns that Truman era wage price policy will permit increases only under strict rules. Secretary Wal lace cites risks of mass unemployment if profits stay high and wages lag. Automobiles expected to face ceilings near 1942 levels within days as dealers absorb some cost shifts. Bowles outlines three conditions allowing price boosts to match wage gains and essential reconversion labor needs.
Senator Lucas of Illinois rejects GOP claims that six committee majority members control the Pearl Harbor inquiry. He says Democrats want the facts, including testimony from active duty officers. The panel plans to decide on procedure and may face a showdown on access to Army and Navy records.
Raymond R B Kubly announces Lakeshire Marty division will shift manufacturing of Vera Sharp Smokey Pimento Blue Pimento Olive and other cocktail spreads to the Monroe plant from Sterling and Buffalo. The operation uses a new glass jar line and caps labeling equipment with Wisconsin cheese as the main ingredient.
Alan L Goodmiller formerly of Stockton Indiana has been named production supervisor for Kraft Foods in Wisconsin serving the Monroe area. He will oversee manufacturing milk procurement and the area milk quality program with prior experience in dairy processing and quality control at Kraft labs.
Dr. Vincent E. Kivlin of the University of Wisconsin urged price stabilization as a main national problem. He called for a shift in thinking and an coordinated educational program across business and agriculture to address joint challenges. E. M. Putney of Ralston Purina pressed better diets amid abundant production and lingering malnutrition. U S Case Co. attributed rumors blaming big business for war profiteering to Communist soap boxers, noting manufacturer returns averaged 3 to 5 percent.
Madison Wisconsin reports the Wisconsin National Guard review lists 7980 unofficial WWII deaths in the state. The tally cites 3777 Wisconsin youths lost in action or from wounds, with 486 killed in the Pacific area and four from other theaters.
In Manila Chinese and Filipino witnesses shouted for Lt Yamashita’s death as prosecutors quiet a Chinese mother whose 4 year old was taken and bayoneted. She testified nine of her twelve relatives were slain and recounted women and children murdered as 39 Chinese were herded into a lumberyard last Feb 10. She cried that the Jap must be killed for what he did. Witnesses described mass slayings of 500 to 1,000 civilians as Yamashita’s troops allegedly doused women with gasoline and set them alight, labeling Japanese soldiers sadists and beasts.
Pio Noriega Sanchez general manager of a 4000 acre Ojo de Agua ranch in Mexico, with Paz Rodriguez and party, visited Monroe to buy Holstein cattle to join 300 head and 100 Brown Swiss already on the ranch. They plan to bring hybrid seed corn home and praised local region and public schools.
Leland Lamboley of Monroe suffered a fracture to the right leg and facial injuries when a runaway auto towed by Krieg and Zurbuchen wreckers pulled loose and struck his car on highway 69 near Round Grove hill. He was alone returning to Monroe and is hospitalized at St. Clare.
Business leaders from NAM and the U S Chamber of Commerce meet with labor reps to pursue collective bargaining and living up to agreements while weighing scope limits. CIO and UMW leaders express cautious optimism amid debates over procedures and enforcement. Charles E Wilson compares the conference to an old New England town meeting.
Chinese government troops began reoccupation landings at two Manchuria ports with U S transport support as Russians reportedly prepare to withdraw. A cabinet spokesman accused Communists of warning against any government landings. negotiators denied the claim.
U S Army reports 21 soldiers killed when a C-47 aircraft crashed near Karlsruhe late yesterday. At least three survived. A board of inquiry opened to investigate. Casualties' names have not been released.
Edward J. Gibis aged 20 of Chicago died in a Lafayette hospital after injuries from a fall from a northbound New York Central passenger train. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Gibis. The death occurred last night.
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