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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1945
Page
1
Operations continue at the east side plant while the new Burgess facility is readied. The move will occur once all is in readiness for the opening, with officials praising the progress and the team driving the transition.
A third unsolved homicide in Pontiac this month raises ongoing concerns about violent crime in the city. Police have few leads as investigators appeal to the public for information.
Japanese premier praises General MacArthur for decisive actions after defeat. He says the outcome offers a lesson and a path toward a better future for the nation.
The Baird farm near Sylvester, Green County, four miles east of Monroe, ends a 102 year family ownership. John Parker and Emma Borchardt Baird remain heirs with other relatives, while Myron Blackford uses the winter home. The original owners George and Fanny Krassy Baird, married in 1839, had ten children who helped build the community.
Prof George L Clark of the University of Illinois reports a new X ray tube capable of producing rays at unprecedented intensity. He says the breakthrough could open vast research possibilities beyond current speeds and applications.
Pupils from Dutch Hollow school visited The Evening Times yesterday at the end of their Monroe trip. The group was led by band teacher Mrs. Chester Tobin and included students Mary Holenstein, Carol Frances Loeffel, Donald Witt, Blumer, Wetein Blumer, and Paul Witt.
The Seaway measure sees scant movement after the introduction of a resolution. Senator Wiley accuses lawmakers of stalling and calls for a speeded subcommittee, while Connally cannot be reached for comment. Representative Wasielewski urges House action to advance the bill.
A foreign diplomatic source said Stalin will go back to active duty mid November. In Louisville, E Leland Taylor regained the mayoral lead over Roy W Basley as tabulations from 465 precincts showed Taylor 43 698 to 43 668 Easley.
A special committee of Progressive party leaders votes unanimously to call a statewide conference to decide whether to stay as a separate entity or join the Republican or Democratic columns. The committee plans another meeting in Milwaukee on November 18.
In one incident a 1939 Ford coach and a 1938 Pontiac sedan traveling north on 13th avenue collided. Mrs Nell Cunningham and Edward T Kundert received slight damage in a parking accident.
Eisenhower's C-54 flies through overcast skies as he travels to testify before Congress on a proposal to unify land, air, and sea forces. Senator Hill cites Nimitz and Mitscher but argues teamwork across branches won the war. The discussion centers on sea power and carrier strength, with deceased B 29 crews remembered.
More than 1,500 men of the Americal division embarked for home on the Herald of the Morning. The units include the First Battalion of the 132nd Infantry, Company B of the 121st Medical Battalion and the 246th Field Artillery Battery.
Washington delegates at the Truman labor management conference pushed a plan to appoint a labor czar to settle inter union disputes. The committee on representation and jurisdictional questions seeks better machinery to resolve conflicts as unions push collective bargaining under the Wagner act.
Senator Ferguson asked counsel for the Senate House Pearl Harbor inquiry committee to obtain former Secretary of War Stimson’s official diary. He plans to read the diary before cross examining Stimson at public hearings. Hearings begin next Thursday as the committee considers delaying to tidy up loose ends.
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee lands in Washington for a high level meeting with President Truman and Prime Minister Mackenzie King aboard the Sequoia on the Potomac to discuss atomic bomb policy and peaceful energy development. The talks, lasting several days, aim to shape postwar measures and international handling of atomic issues.
Washington reports a looming housing shortage with at least 3 million American families forced to double up. National housing administrator John B. Blandford Jr warns of tight supply next year, noting about one million families are already doubled up and another two million must double up by December 31, 1946 unless housing output soars beyond expectations.
University of Wisconsin students celebrated Badger Northwestern homecoming with a noisy but harmless pep rally and parade. About 5,000 gathered on the lower campus as police reported no arrests. Coach Harry Stuhldreher urged orderly conduct ahead of the game.
Secretary Clinton P Anderson says canceling the 1.798 billion annual food subsidy next year should not lift overall living costs. He notes some products may rise while cheaper fruits and vegetables, potatoes and eggs could fall by next spring. He cites butter price jumps after prior subsidy cuts and outlines half of beef subsidy savings potentially shared by producers and consumers.
Armistice Day will be observed on Sunday and Monday with church services led by Rev. Paul C. Kehle at St. John's Evangelical and Re formed church. Courthouse and city hall offices close Monday along with banks and post office services. The Glen Zilmer post American Legion hosts a 6 30 p m picnic supper and dance, followed by the Last Man's club dinner at 6 45 p m Monday at the Eugene hotel.
A plan to extend the University of Wisconsin campus to eight city blocks for cultural and spiritual student life was unveiled at the Wis Alumni dinner. William J. Hagenah of Glencoe Illinois said the project would be funded entirely by contributions, starting with a $5 million drive for four buildings an industrial research center an art museum an auditorium and a chapel and shrine.
Charles F. Silliman, 35, was executed in the Colorado state penitentiary gas chamber at 10 pm for poisoning his wife. A two hour reprieve was granted by a last minute banonet held at the prison.
Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer said US forces in China will be out by early spring and will not assist moving Chinese troops into Manchuria. He said debarkation difficulties are for China and Soviet authorities to resolve and that Chinese troops cannot be moved to Manchuria by air. Heavy fighting raged at the southern gateway to Manchuria with Communist and nationalist forces near Shanghai Kant and Chinwangtao, as US marines guard rail and coal shipments amid ongoing clashes.
British Indian troops opened an all out attack on Soerabaja, bombing the naval base and government buildings with Mosquito and Thunderbolt aircraft. Indonesians were evacuating families, and nationalist forces from Jogjakarta were marching toward the city to reinforce. The Indonesian republic’s foreign minister cited a scorched earth flight plan as natives fled.
Jimmy Schillinger was chosen chief of the Monroe Friendly Indians at the Lincoln gym meeting. He will sit in the guest of honor chair at the high school gym basketball event Wednesday evening. Other officers named include Gary Germann Tom Tom beater Pete Snoerry Indian runner Jake Schillinger wampum bearer Ninneman medicine man and reporters Mike Marty Dave Forbes Nathan Lindsay. The club now lists 60 members from second through sixth grade with Niel Holcomb slated as Indian speaker for next Saturday.
Washington counsel for the house committee investigating un American activities said today he is drafting a bill to tighten supervision of radio broadcasters.
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