19 Oct 1946
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1946
Page
1
Hunters began pheasant season at 1 pm in Green county under ideal conditions. The day featured mild temperatures and clear skies, drawing many locals to byways and fowl-filled fields. Hotels and private homes reported crowded accommodations as visitors arrived for the hunt.
Monroe supporters filled Stoughton to cheer a grid game as they helped create a large traveling crowd in the venue. The multipart visit showcased strong fan turnout and local hospitality during the contest.
The Taegliche Rundschau argues the state bears blame for agricultural policy that limits production to keep prices high, reflecting Soviet Se government commentary on Berlin’s economic stance and the broader debate over state intervention and market effects.
Reports from Czechoslovakia claim possible government shifts to appease the United States after American credits were halted in a two year postwar reconstruction program worth 1.4 billion dollars. The note also accuses communist officials of using coercive repatriation of displaced Poles to coerce them back home.
E W Losberger of Monroe route 5 runs a turkey ranch with about 4 000 broad bred bronze gobblers for the holiday trade. Most will go to Milwaukee Racine Kenosha and Chicago with some sold locally. Toms are about 60 percent and weights reach 25 to 35 pounds as the flock is milk fed for a better finish. Turkeys are sent to Robert Jamieson’s Verona plant for dressing and shipment.
Pittsburgh Po wer strike near end as arbitration vote seems likely. Independent association of Duquesne Light Employees leader George L. Mueller says members may approve arbitration after talks with Labor Secretary Schwellenbach. Mueller departs for Washington to present the union case and will return for a 2:30 membership meeting. Sheriff Walter C. Monaghan serves as vote teller.
Shortly after the signing locals 282 and 807 of the AFL teamsters union reached an agreement ending a 49 day strike. Two of the three locals involved began rolling supplies and resumed deliveries between warehouses as talks progressed.
A terse note reports an executive move in Cleveland with a shift to the number two position and a page reference to Bac. The item preserves the terse agency tone and references a leadership change without further detail.
A small brown dog that attacked sheep owned by Phillip Brown on Monroe route 1 beside Greenwood cemetery was destroyed by city police yesterday. The dog, identified by Herbert T. Summerill, tore the neck and hind quarters of a sheep in broad daylight Thursday.
Two Woodford youths were injured when their model A Ford sedan crashed on county trunk MM near the Hanson cheese factory in La Fayette county. Marshall Field Jr. 16 suffered facial and hand lacerations. Dean B. Pickett 17 had facial lacerations and bruises. They were taken to St. Clare hospital by Walter Bahler Gratiot who found the overturned car at 1 30 a m. X rays were taken to assess further injuries. Green County highway police assisted.
Police reported a hayride party ended in two deaths among youths aged 12 and 13. The incident involved pupils from St. John's parochial school with named individuals among the riders.
The Federated Council of Churches of Christ in America urged the U S to lead in a formula of tolerance to secure lasting peace with the Soviet Union. It warned that continued arms race risks destroying both nations and called for accepting change as a law of life while rejecting religious intolerance in international conduct. The council, a federation of 25 denominations with 27 million members, cited Bishop G Bromley Oxnam as president and John Foster Bulles as commission chair.
Secretary of State Byrnes outlined a patient but firm U S approach to the Soviet Union, rejecting absolute concessions while stressing cooperation to defend United Nations principles. He defended freedom at home and abroad and urged unity with the U S S R to secure peace and European recovery.
The civilian production administration drops style controls on women and children's coats and dresses, allowing free designing and cutting this spring. Fall and winter styles are less affected as most have already been completed. The wartime order aimed to conserve materials and curb radical changes, with woolens now relatively abundant and cottons and rayons closer to demand.
The dairy sector shows mixed movement as butter slips on Chicago prices while remaining steady locally. Milk remains scarce with strong autumn demand. cheese faces seasonal strength and price negotiations. OPA status lingers with possible future decontrol. Swiss price ranges await dealer consensus.
Parents of a 20 year old ex marine learn their son was not the Arizona shooting victim. The body in Kingman matched neither the youth’s tattoos nor fingerprints. The son, held in Trona California, denied involvement and said a coworker may have stolen his wallet containing discharge papers.
The OPA estimates American housewives are shopping on a 90 percent free market, with thriftiness helping curb inflation. Prices showed a downward drift in most foods and commodities after a spike in costs, while retailers pledge price restraint within permit limits. The OPA advances its plan to end most wartime controls by November 1, except rents autos refrigerators and building materials.
Across the nation fresh meat supplies were scarce as prices surged beyond reach, spurring housewives to resist high costs. Reports from New York Chicago Minneapolis and more described buyers strikes and shopping shifts as packers warn of days needed to move meat to shelves.
More than 300 delegates from the South Wisconsin Synodical Women's guild will attend the St. John's church gathering Tuesday. Registration starts 9:30 am. morning meeting at 10. luncheon served in the vestry. afternoon session at 2. Notable speakers include Mrs. H. L. Shinn and Rev. Ellis Marshburn. local officials preside and committees arrange music selections.
Halifax Chronicle quotes a highly placed informant claiming Premier Stalin may visit the United States and possibly Canada in November. report notes a suite aboard the liner Aquitania prepared for the Russian premier and his possible westward voyage from Britain. Skepticism follows in London diplomatic circles.
Retail butter dropped to 90 cents in one store with further declines expected over the weekend while other shops held at 96 cents. Beef lamb and pork stocked thinly as many outlets ran low on selections. steak sold at 53 cents per pound and hamburger at 43 cents. Bacon reappeared at 55 cents unsliced and cheese varied with brick 70 cents and limburger 65 cents. Milk supplies rationed as cows go dry, dairymen limiting distribution due to few dependable farmers.
Washington reports Undersecretary William L. Clay to Governor Warren that UNRRA will cancel an order for 183 miles of steel pipe to Russia. The move follows Treasury findings that the six month old order had no priority, and the A O Smith Corp could not start before April, four months after UNRRA would end in Europe. Milwaukee company officials said they had no notice of cancellation.
Teodoro Erd mann Erich Lau a 44 year old German born Argentine citizen described by the FBI as the key figure in a notorious German spy ring was held by federal authorities on espionage charges ending a five year hunt on three continents The FBI said Lau was the paymaster of the Kurt Frederick Ludwig spy ring which the government says sent enough information to Germany before it was uncovered in 1941 to account for the sinking of at least 12 Allied vessels.
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