22 Oct 1946
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1946
Page
1
General election preparations roll forward in Green county with 27 precincts staffed and notices due to local papers. Officials report low public interest and minimal campaigning from both parties as registration closes in Monroe and past election figures are cited for context.
The junior livestock show lists 432 exhibitors with 407 beef calves 133 lambs and 369 hogs, all awaiting the outcome of the event known as the little International.
Emil Hinz 65 an attendant at the Sauk county home and hospital died after an incident with a patient identified as a mental patient in Reedsburg. Authorities investigating motive and exact circumstances of the death.
The South Wisconsin Synodical Women s Guild met at St John s Evangelical and Reformed Church with about 400 delegates and visitors. Mrs Arthur R Achtemeier Monticello was elected president and Miss Florence Wartenweiler Monroe became secretary.
Moscow announces new council for collective farm affairs with sweeping duties to overhaul the system. State papers publish a statute detailing powers, aiming to reshape agriculture across multiple hundred million hectares of land and related structures.
Maj. Gen. W. H. Easton announces a shortage of proper size envelopes holding 5-year treasury bonds delivering 2.7 billion dollars in war veterans terminal leave pay. Distribution is likely to be postponed to next month until envelopes are available.
Governor Walter S. Goodland argues for continuance of his independent, economical administration and warns voters against the New Deal and its disciples. He accuses New Dealers of spending and taxation excess while touting his four years of balanced budgets and cash reserves.
Sandra Jean Austin a 3 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ames Austin of Belleville route 2 sustained head and face injuries when she fell to the highway from the back seat of the car this morning. Mrs Austin had placed Sandra in the back seat and drove off before the accident. She was taken to St Clare hospital for X rays to determine further injuries.
Monroe high school outlines a weekend homecoming with a queen crowning at the Monroe Fort Atkinson game Friday night. A pep band will play for the hobo parade and festivities, with committees led by Ruth Van Wagenen and Lois Speich and assisted by faculty members.
Local hunters enjoyed a calm second day of upland game season with minimal enforcement. Three men faced hunting violations in Monroe courts on technicalities, while sheriff records noted few complaints, mostly trespassing. a farmer’s pig rumor remained unconfirmed.
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin opened a two day Commons debate on Germany and world peace. He said Potsdam must be observed in full or a new agreement is needed and urged political conditions to prevent a German dictatorship. He urged respect for others’ interests and a shared path to lasting peace.
Cecil Jones post Veterans of Foreign Wars holds a 2 30 Sunday dedication in Turner hall for the new American flag and post colors with guest veterans from Racine Janesville Kenosha Beloit and other districts. Monroe high school band performs. post commander Louis R Wolleson presides.
Mrs Harold Snyder of 821 14th Street picked a medium bowl of red raspberries this morning from a patch behind their home. She said the berries were large and fully ripened.
Livestock receipts in Monroe and Green counties were steady with little change from Monday. Chicago shipments faced reduced quotas due to a shortage of livestock handlers and car space, with hogs up a fraction while cattle and sheep eased.
The Milwaukee stockyards imposed an embargo on all truck shipments after 3 PM and on rail shipments not in transit by 6 PM. Manager J E McGillivray announced the move amid heavy receipts since OPA meat controls were lifted. Hog receipts last Thursday totaled 4 953 head, 142 more than September’s total.
St Andrew's Episcopal Mission will host a Eucharist celebration Saturday at 11 with priests and altar boys from Beloit Freeport Janesville Platteville Whitewater Lancaster Prairie du Chien and Mineral Point attending. Rev Darwin Bowers of Platteville will be assisted by Rev Johnson and Rev Jones with the vicar as celebrant. The women's auxiliary will serve luncheon at noon.
The Associated Press reports broad buyer resistance to meat at $1.50 a pound after one week of price controls. In 39 of 48 cities meat is plentiful, while 9 remain scarce or unavailable. Some cities saw prices fall as housewives held out against high costs, with New York and St Louis cutting porterhouse to 95 cents from $1.25 and $1.10 respectively. Butter also fell in three cities due to buyer pressure. Retailers in nine cities resisted or cautioned customers, adding to the nationwide price dynamic.
Daniel Up thegrove longtime executive of the Cotton Belt line died at St Luke's Hospital after a stroke. He retired Sept 15 after a 50 year career with the St Louis Southwestern Railway in St Louis.
Washington AP Senator Green urges amplifying equipment for the Senate orations to improve hearing and reduce wasted talk while most colleagues resist. He envisions a quieter chamber after a remodeling next summer and dismisses broadcasting proceedings as undesirable. Prices for milk meat butter and eggs hold steady with hopes for relief later. dairymen expect normal deliveries to resume and rationing to ease.
The government raised grain allowances for whisky, beer and ale producers as OPA price controls loom. Distillers gain about 3 million bushels monthly, brewers about 17 million per quarter, while breakfast foods face lifted wheat use restrictions and flour distribution stays steady amid a improving domestic supply.
A centenarian who was 106 when the Civil War began died here today. The obituary notes his long life and landmark age at the era’s outset.
Washington announces a 2 to 3 cent per can increase for canned pork and beans and baked beans due to higher labor costs. Price ceilings are lifted for processed beans and several industrial ingredients including syrups from flours and starches, corn steep liquor, and related supplies used by bakers, candy makers, and the penicillin industry without affecting penicillin prices.
Prices for cotton and wheat futures rose while New York stocks and hogs declined. Milk, butter, cattle, soybeans and related oils showed strength amid flat overall market sentiment and commentary on wages and purchasing power.
G Kimball soil conservation agent and E Q O Baker county agricultural agent will fly to Platteville this afternoon for an airplane dusting demonstration on corn borer control and a plowing contest at Bell program includes Green Lafayette Grant Iowa Richland Sauk and Vernon counties.
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