Warning to Japan and China On Dec 4 1941
Washington AP Maj Gen Sherman Miles testified that overseas commanders were not informed of intercepted Japanese messages before Pearl Harbor. The system to read such messages was tightly controlled in Washington and by a few officials. The inquiry also noted a directive to destroy the system and report actions with saberwock and boomerang. Marshal expected to testify before leave for China.
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Japan
China
Washington
Sherman Miles
Army
Pearl Harbor
Gerhard Gesell
Committee of Naval Operations
Adm
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor Inquiry Notes Japanese Intentions
The AP reports a 1941 military document to the Senate House Group indicated Japanese leaders sought to avoid a general Pacific war. The analysis was presented amid investigations into the Pearl Harbor disaster on December 7 1941.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Japan
Senate House
Japan's next move seen as invasion of Thailand
An analyst predicts that Japan will follow with a military thrust into Thailand, framing the move as the next step in its regional strategy. The outlook emphasizes the potential for rapid movement and widening conflict in Southeast Asia.
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Japan
Thailand
Skippy Goes Home After Narrow Escape
Two weeks after the Venden family reported their dog Skippy stolen by hunters near Horeb, the ratt terrier was found in Monroe where he was happily greeted by his relieved owners. The dog’s peril highlighted the danger of stray dogs and the emotional bond with a pet.
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Skippy
Melvin Venden
Horeb
Monroe
Jortal
Two 8-Point Bucks Among Prizes of Local Hunters
Local hunters report several big deer brought in as the deer season winds down. Frederick Schindler of Juda shot a 5 pointer, while Lawrence Waciti and others travel through the city with venison from the north woods. Gunfire incidents include a lighthouse keeper wounded by a hunter, and fatalities total five for the season, marking a seven year low.
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Fred Roth
Glen Watson
Frederick Schindler
Juda
Lawrence Waciti
Schindler
North Woods
Garrett Keel
Monroe
Elmer Vam
T Sam
Steel and Car Workers In Crucial Labor Battles
Detroit AP reports CIO unions in steel and auto sectors heighten tension as General Motors strike reaches day ten with 225000 GM workers idle. Steel unions weigh a 2 a day wage demand while a large poll shows strike support. Ford proposes deducting dues for unauthorized strikes. Indiana Governor Gates urged to intervene as Montgomery Ward store in Anderson faces union-led closure.
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CIO
Grips
Sob
Postwess
CIO United Acronies Workers
General Motors Corporation
United Steel Workers
National Labor Relations
Maine
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
Richard T. Leonard
Ford
Leonard
Gates
Indiana
Montgomery Ward
Ward
Sewell Avery
Anderson, Ind
Nazis Laugh About Subduing Austria in Trial Evidence
Records found in the Berlin air ministry ruins by Associated Press show conversations with Arthur Seyss-Inquart and other defendants detailing plans to absorb Austria into the Reich. Prosecutors note discrepancies with Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop while grim footage of concentration camps is shown to the court.
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Berlin
Air Ministry
Associated Press
Dan DeLuce
Anschluss
Arthur Seyss
Inquart
Goering
Ie Gentes
Cates Gailedeas
Austria
Reich
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Tehan to Speak at Beloit Democratic Meeting Saturday
Milwaukee Senator Robert Tehan and Democratic national committeeman succeeding Thom as King will meet with First congressional Democrats in Beloit Saturday evening. The event highlights party leadership and upcoming activities in the region.
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Tehan
Beloit
Robert Tehan
Milwaukee
Thomas King
First Congressional
Democrats
Court martial to Probe 880 Lost in Ship Sinking
Tokyo details the court martial planned next Monday to probe the loss of 880 crew members from the heavy cruiser Indianapolis. Questions focus on cause, lack of search, and delay in abandoning ship as Capt. Charles B. McVay recounts the rapid sinking after a possible torpedo or mine hit near Leyte.
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Morrne Landsberg
Tokyo
Indianapolis
Charles B. McVay
Leyte
Guam
McVay
Peleliu
Palau Islands
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Tinian
Marianas
Eisenhower Decries French meddling in Reich control
General Eisenhower released a report criticizing the French government for blocking Allied control council aims and urging a rapid central German administrative machine. He said there was no immediate emergency in the American and British zones as long as rations hold. The document, publicized after Byron Price’s report, notes French opposition to German unity and federation of trade unions as a key hurdle, while calling for German revival in agriculture, industry, and trade to reduce American costs.
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Frankfurt
Eisenhower
Allied Control Council
Price
White House
Truman
Byron Price
France
Germany
United States
Dismiss OPA Appeal In Ruling for Kraft Hereford
Leo J. Margo lin of the United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration said 600 UNRRA employees had been dismissed for incompetence in recent months. He noted most were nationals of European countries and countered a prior Associated Press report citing many Americans and British dismissed or suspended.
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Hereford
Leo J. Margolin
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Information Bureau
Europe
UNRRA
Associated Os
Marshall May Be Off to China Soon
Washington reports indicate Marshall plans a quick flight to China following his predecessor's explosive resignation. Senator Connally said he will confer with Maj. Gen. Hurley and Secretary Byrnes in a closed session for informal discussion of Hurley's claim of being misled by subordinates in China.
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Barkley
George C. Marshall
Army
China
Marshall
Washington
Capitol Hill
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
James F. Byrnes
Hurley
State Department
Chungking
Wherry
R-Ned
Senate
Potsdam
Truman
Purse Snatcher Steals Woman’s Items in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City a thief grabbed Mathilda Karas’ purse taking money keys and her eye sight good luck charms as she reported.
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Salt Lake City
Mathilda Karas
Crowded Court Honors Green County Boy Scouts
Green county's Boy Scouts earned merits and awards at a district court of honor in the courthouse. Nat G. Preston oversaw the event where Karl Bregenzer of Monroe troop 113 received the Eagle badge, presented by H. C. Roth and pinned by his mother. Demonstrations by troops 101, 109, 113, 114, 115, and 107 showcased first aid, knot tying, signaling, fuzz stick, compassing, and knife craft. The audience, largest yet for Monroe scouting, heard tender foot to life rank recognitions and a talk on the world friendship fund, with each troop contributing to aid foreign scouting efforts.
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Green County
District Court of Honor
Court House
Nat G. Preston
Karl Bregenzer
Monroe
Bregenzer
H. C. Roth
Edward Bregenzer
Preston
Clark Kleckner
Browntown
Roy Lewis
Harvey H. Holland
John Anderecks
Thomas Gaughan
Troop 107
Albany
Lever Gorder
Monroe Court of Honor
Circuit Court
Tallie Everson
Brodhead
Laverne E. Deal
Henry Kundert
Stewart Kingston
Star
William Morgan
Freeport
Life
Lester Bishop
Palm
Louis Blanc
Merit
H.C. Roth
Eagle
World Friendship Fund
OPA Sets Ceilings for Lower Priced Furniture Price Rise
Washington says the OPA will boost production of affordable furniture with manufacturer price increases from 4 to 20 percent for about two thirds of home furniture in March 1942. The plan, effective early next year, depends on wholesale and retailer absorption and aims to bring back cheaper lines after a 25 percent rise in new furniture and a 13 percent jump in living costs. Examples include juvenile and bedroom items with specific price caps.
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Washington
OPA
Truman Rejects More Big Three Meetings
London reports Yugoslavia proclaimed a republic with King Peter deprived of vested rights while Iran warns of Soviet troop reinforcement in northern Iran. In Washington, President Truman rejects further conferences, notes UNO progress, and signals policy shifts on Germany reconversion and Palestine. He backs GM CIO talks and orders Great Lakes Towing taken over, plus other cabinet moves.
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London
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Peter
Germany
Washington
Trumanconnele
United Nations
UNO
Russia
Senate
General Motors Corporation
CIO
Office of Defense Transportation
Great Lakes Towing Company
Cleveland
Lynn A. Stambaugh
North Dakota
Export- Ramart Bank
Ludlow Hotel Leased to Goethals from Rock Island
Roy Grant owner of the Ludlow hotel announces lease to Mr and Mrs Louis Goethals of Rock Island Illinois effective Dec 1. Grant retires after 17 years as manager to rest his wife and plan a new Monroe home. They will winter in Janesville with Grants mother. The Ludlow built 1884 by Arabat Ludlow.
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Roy Grant
Ludlow
Louis Goethals
Rock Island
Arabat Ludlow
John J. Aeschlimann
Oliver Grant
Roy
Grant
Lakeside Heights
Dismiss 600 From UNRRA in Alleged Incompetent Action
The US Court of Appeals in Chicago dismissed the OPA appeal from Judge Patrick Stone’s Sept 1 1944 ruling in a civil suit against Kraft Foods. The injunction sought to stop Kraft from leasing independent cheese factories under price regulation. the appeal was dropped by stipulation.
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Madison
OPA
Patrick Stone
Kraft Foods Company
U. S. District Court of Appeals
Chicago
U. S. Court of Appeals
Stone
Kraft Company
Kraft
New Glarus Wins State 1 Act Play Contest
New Glarus high school dramatists topped a four school State Line league contest with Bargain in Cathay winning the prize winning play while Blanchardville took Patch Work Quilt.
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New Glarus High School
New Glarus
Cathay
Blanchardville
Youths Arrested Over Car Theft Ring in Janesville Beloit
An 18 year old and two 16 year old Janesville youths admitted taking and operating Stephen O Connor’s car without consent after arraignment in Municipal court. They, on probation for prior car thefts, are set for sentencing December 3. A 14 year old Janesville boy implicated in related thefts was also involved and will be returned to Green County court.
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Janesville
Beloit
Stephen O'Connor
Ernest P. Agnew
W. Hayward
Milwaukee Road
Robert George Demrow
North Washington Street
Rock County
Robert MacMaster
O'Connor
Illinois
Demrow
Hayward
Brodhead
Delavan
Woodstock
Belvidere
Green County Juvenile Court
Jasper Webb
Man or wolf misidentified shocks Mandan area
Wolff fired on what he believed were six coyotes near Judson North Dakota. He struck a buffalo wolf, a species thought extinct in the region, after realizing the error.
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Mandan
N. D
Wolff
Wolf
Judson
Art Wolff
Man prints false license then posts bond at police station
A local man stopped for a missing tail light could not produce a license. He was asked to post a $25 bond before leaving, and after paying, found a valid Wisconsin driver license in his pocket. The incident highlights confusion over licensing and the officer's handling of the bond.
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Wisconsin
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Columbia
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Kathleen Corricade
Betty Mackey
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Goethals
Glarus
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