September Building Permits Show Quiet Month in Monroe
In September Monroe issued seven building permits totaling 259 445 dollars, led by Vernon Workinger for a 2 frame house. Other permits included garages for Oscar Leck and Ben Kubly and a boiler room for a dry cleaning plant. October hints at revival with several industrial and commercial projects under way. North Court sees occupancy changes as the Rudolph P. Regez duplex and Harvey H. Tru dwelling progress.
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Vernon Workinger
Hurlbut
Monroe
Oscar Leck
20Th Avenue
Ben J. Kubly
8Th Street
Arthur Johnson
23Rd Avenue
C. M. Fritz
12Th Avenue
Harold Rufenacht
9Th Avenue
22Nd Avenue
Conrad Leverton
Thurman Craige
11Th Avenue
Milwaukee Road
17Th Avenue
North Court
Rudolph P. Regez
G. W. Marlory
Cotton Crop Falls Below Average In Latest Estimates
The agriculture department projects this year’s cotton yield at 8.724 million bales down from a forecast of 9.171 million, with 17.776 million acres to be harvested. The Oct 1 condition stands at 63 percent of normal versus 67 percent a month ago and 70 percent a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Condh
Mayo Official Calls Farming Highly Hazardous Occupation
A Mayo official at a conference argues farming ranks among the most dangerous trades. He cites 133,200 farm residents killed and 10,125,000 nonfatal farm accidents in the United States over a five year span, noting farmers often lack insurance and safety practices.
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United States
Young
Sequoia Potatoes Bring Fresh Notion to Juda Farm
Ray Benage of Juda reports a bumper potato harvest this fall from his Sequoia variety. He showcased several samples grown on his farm eight miles southeast of Juda, noting many spuds weighed around two pounds. Benage claims the crop could counter meat shortages with its size and value.
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Ray Benage
Juda
Benage
Hines accuses shipowners of delaying strike talks
Washington AFL legislative representative Lewis G. Hines charged west coast shipowners with stalling settlement negotiations to keep the strike alive while they collect government commissions. Lake Success General McNaughton urged the UN atomic energy commission to study safeguards at every production stage to prevent misuse of atomic energy.
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Washington
Lewis G. Hines
AFL
Lake Success
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Florida Hurricane Bases: West Coast Relief From Storm
A hurricane formed in the western Caribbean and aimed at Florida’s west coast weakened unexpectedly, sparing major damage to Tampa Bay and nearby resorts. Winds dropped from 125 mph to around 50 mph as the storm moved inland toward Georgia and South Carolina. citrus crops escaped heavy loss with minor damage reported in Lakeland.
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Miami
Caribbean
Florida
Tampa
St. Petersburgh
Tampa Bay
South Georgia
South Carolina
West
Lakeland
Florida Peninsula
Georgia
Atlatic City
Charleston
Atlantic City
Fort Myers
Snowstorm Kills Two Women Near Dickinson North Dakota
A blinding snowstorm swept northern and western North Dakota killing two women. Mrs. H. H. Walker of Helena Montana and Mrs. E. J. Fontaine of Dubuque Iowa died when their car collided with a truck near Dickinson as highway travel halted and commercial airliners were grounded. The storm was expected to continue with 4 to 7 inches of snow.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
U. S
Truman Plans Two Jaunts and UN Speech Open
The White House disclosed two out-of-town trips for President Truman. He will vote in Independence Missouri on November 5 and visit Annapolis Maryland on November 16 to address Naval Academy midshipmen and attend the Navy versus Penn State game. No campaign speeches are listed but could occur.
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Washington
White House
Truman
United Nations Assembly
Independence
Charles G. Ross
Annapolis
Naval Academy Midshipmen
Ross
Wolf Hunter Lost in Vilas County Search
A 15 year old wolf hunter Edward W Woelfle disappeared Sunday in a wooded area near Boulder Junction in Vilas County close to the Michigan line. A 125 man search party with bloodhounds radio and planes scoured the area today, seeking the missing youth son of Mr and Mrs William F Woelfle.
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Eagle River
Vilas County
Michigan State Line
Edward W. Woelfle
William F. Woelfle
Boulder Junction
Attlee Pushes Britain for Atomic Use Ban
Prime Minister Attlee stated Britain hopes to secure an international ban on military use of atomic energy. He emphasized the goal during a London press briefing today as part of postwar disarmament efforts.
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London
Attlee
Britain
President Truman Urges AFL To Drive Full Production
In a message to the AFL convention, President Truman urged full, sustained production and cooperation among industry, labor, and government. He said labor must show it shares democratic goals and speak for all workers while avoiding sub standard wages and inflationary prices.
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Chicago
Truman
American Federation of Labor
America
United States
Labor
Early Reservations Build for Monroe Banker Meeting
A. P. Larson of Wisconsin Bankers Association announces a Monroe district meeting at Turner hall with a full day program starting with golf at the Country Club and 12:30 registration. Speakers post noon and a banquet at 6:30 will feature Theron E. Keller and Thomas H. Grimm receiving gifts for 4-H and Future Farmers clubs. Bankers from eight counties are invited.
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A. P. Larson
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Monroe
Turner Hall
Country Club
Theron E. Keller
Richland Center
Thomas H. Grimm
Muscoda
4-H
Future Farmers Clubs
Bankers
Armstrong Is New Green County Democratic Leader
Max I. Armstrong of Albany was elected chairman of the Green county Democratic committee at a Monroe hotel meeting. Also chosen were L. J. Berg as vice chair, Dwight Bump secretary, Mrs. J. T. Etter treasurer, and Roy McBride chairing the finance committee. John R. Redstrom spoke as guest candidate for congress.
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Max I. Armstrong
Green County
Democratic Committee
Monroe Hotel
John R. Redstrom
L. J. Berg
Brodhead
Dwight Bump
Albany
J. T. Etter
Monroe
Roy McBride
Airliner Crashes in Wyoming Kills Two on Flight
A United Airlines four engine mainliner en route from San Francisco to Chicago crashed near Cheyenne at Fort Warren early today. Two people died including a 35 year old man from San Francisco and a woman about 50. Several others were hospitalized and two infants uninjured await transport. The cause is not yet known.
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Cheyenne
San Francisco
Chicago
United Airlines
Fort Warren
Wesley Schrader
William Wang
Wisconsin Highways Reach Prewar Traffic Peak in 1946
Wisconsin state records show most major routes exceeding pre war traffic in the first eight months of 1946. Highways 51 at Merrill 45 at Antigo 12 at Sauk City surpass 1941 volumes for six of eight months. Some routes like 41 near Milwaukee De Pere and Menomonee Falls and state 13 at Medford show lighter loads than six years earlier. Every highway shows increased load versus 1945.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Office of the State New Department
U. S
Merrill
Antigo
Sauk City
U. S. 10
Waupaca
Camera Recorder On 17
Milwaukee
de Pere
Menomonee Falls
Medford
Naturalization Tests Set for Green County Courthouse
Thomas Carroll of the U S immigration and naturalization service in Milwaukee will conduct preliminary naturalization examinations at the Green County Courthouse starting tomorrow at 9 AM, announced Mrs Jessie Holcomb, clerk of courts.
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Thomas Carroll
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Milwaukee
Green County
Jessie Holcomb
Dewey and Taft Clash Over Nuernberg Trials
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Sen. Robert A. Taft split on the Nazi war crimes trials with Dewey defending the verdicts as fair and taft offering measured comment. The disagreement is seen as weakening GOP unity and shifting attention from foreign policy schisms. Dewey was joined by Irving M. Ives in praising the trials while Taft declined further comment pending fuller study.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Dewey
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
James F. Brynes
Irving M. Ives
GOP
U. S
Detroit
Formal Plea for Decontrol Of Beef Forecasts Showdown
The War Department announced negotiations for a loan of 20 million pounds of beef from Great Britain to meet overseas troop needs. Talks include repaying Britain with meat, pound for pound, before February 28, while Army demand remains 12 million pounds weekly and current deliveries total about 4 million. The Agriculture Department stays silent on domestic price controls and easing shortages as plans unfold.
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Washington
War Department
Great Britain
Department
Argentina
Britain
United States
Agriculture Department
Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
War Shipping Administration
Army Quartermaster General
Butter and milk prices rise in Monroe market
Dairy prices climb with butter at 95 cents a pound and milk at 18 cents per quart in Monroe. Grocers say higher dairy costs from producers force the retail increases to meet rising demand.
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Monroe
War Department Says Extra Food Could Ease Shortage
The War Department announced that 20 million pounds of additional supplies could be found to relieve an immediate shortage by about 5 million pounds per week, pending an expected rise in cattle slaughter in about a month.
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War Department
Cut Shoes 40 Percent Threat From Leather Shortage
Reconversion Director John R. Steelman acted to ease a serious leather shortage he said could cut shoe production by 40 to 50 percent. He announced a program to boost leather imports while limiting exports, warning that without quick supply gains hundreds of tanneries and shoe factories may have to curb operations.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Meat production under federal inspection falls 69 percent from year ago
The Agriculture Department reported last week that 88 million pounds of meat were produced under federal inspection. This is 5 percent above the prior week’s 80 million pounds but 69 percent below the 286 million pounds processed in the same week last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Marshall Reveals Communist Forces Reject Truce in Kalgan
General Marshall announced that Communist leaders rejected a 10 day truce offer to allow talks. The statement notes the refusal came from party headquarters at Yenan and follows intensified attacks on Paoting to sever government lines to Peiping. The exchange marks a rare verbatim release by Marshall as peace hopes fade.
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Nanking
Marshall
Kalgan
U. S
Chiang Kai-Shek
Paoting
Peiping
Shih-chiachung
Associated Press
Tom Masterson
Yenan
Calf Brings 10500 At Curtiss Guernsey Sale
A 6 month old Guernsey calf named Curtiss Candy Noble Deborah sold for 10500 at the Curtiss Candy Co. Guernsey sale. President Otto Schnering said the price set a new record for its class. the calf was bred and consigned by Curtiss and bought by Mrs. F L Weyenberg of Thiensville Wisconsin.
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Cary, al
Guernsey
Curtiss Candy Co
Otto Schnering
Curtiss Candy Noble
Curtiss Company
F. L. Weyenberg
Thiensville
Wis
Inflation Warning From Washington by Eccles
Marriner Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, warned that prosperity hinges on wage price trends and cautioned against a second round of wage disputes, consumer goods withholding, real estate speculation, and rising living costs. He spoke at the agriculture department outlook conference, echoing warnings from President Truman and Steelman of potential economic collapse if inflation continues.
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Washington
Marriner E. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Federal Reserve
Agriculture Department
Truman
John R. Steelman
Von Papen Still May Face Trial In Germany
In Stuttgart the German council of states said Franz von Papen would be tried for high treason if Allied control council allowed restoration of prewar treason laws. Meier said Papen Schacht and Fritsche would be tried by denazification courts. Schacht arrested in Stuttgart while others await Oct 16 hangings.
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Nuernberg
German Council of States
Stuttgart
Franz von Papen
Allied Control Council
Germany
Reinhold Meier
Wuerttemberg-Baden
International Military Tribunal
Hjalmar Schacht
Richard Schmid
Schacht
Wuerttemberg- Baden
Allied Control Council For
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Albert Speer
Baldur von Schirach
Meier
von Papen
Fritsche
Army
von Pappen
Palace of Justice
Decontrol Petition for Beef Draws Narrow Vote
A beef advisory committee authorized filing a petition to remove price ceilings from cattle beef and veal. The 11 to 1 vote named Robert G. Thomas and Roscoe G. Haynie to sign the appeal as they argue ample supply justifies decontrol.
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Washington
Beef Advisory Committee
Robert G. Thomas
Lima, O., Packing Co
Roscoe G. Haynie
Wilson & Co
Chicago
Haynie
OPA
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Indendent Decontrol Board
Fatal Wreck Claims Tomah Couple Near Wyeville
Mrs. Victor Hanson died instantly when a car driven by her husband overturned near Wyeville. Deputy Sheriff William Wirth said 22 year old son was killed and Mrs Hanson suffered a broken neck while her husband sustained a shoulder injury. The couple had married recently.
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Tomah
Victor Hanson
Wyeville
William Wirth
Air stunt crash in the Netherlands claims 19 youths
A Dutch naval air crash at a school gymnasium left 19 schoolboys dead and seven more injured as the Firefly aircraft went down during stunts. Pilot Max Christern, 21, also died and his mother died of heart trouble while watching.
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Apeldoorn
Holland
Max Christern
Representative Metrow files bill to repeal price controls
Washington AP report says Rep Metrow R NH filed a bill for immediate repeal of price control and stabilization acts. Merrow hopes the measure prompts a presidential call for a special session of Congress to address meat and other food shortages.
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Washington
House
Metrow
R-Nh
Merrow
Congress
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