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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1946
Page
2
Fragmented OCR of Monroe Evening Times shows masthead boilerplate with date October 18 1508 plus billing rates for subscriptions and Associated Press copyright notice. It contains no clear news event, only publishing and subscription details.
The piece argues UNRRA aid should not be cut despite Yugoslav claims to deserve support for WWII efforts. It warns US aid tie politics and domestic reform conflict with alliance goals, opposing appeasement of Russia and urging clear US policy to stabilize Europe while prioritizing American welfare.
An alleged source claims Russia will withdraw from the United Nations within six months and form a rival body behind the iron curtain. The piece argues such stories aim to frighten Americans into aiding communism and warns against cooperating with the movement.
Opinion argues against appeasement of communism and criticizes Stalin and Britain for imperial ambitions. It calls for concrete action in the United Nations, warns that Russia and others exploit concessions, and predicts Russia’s expulsion if the world revolution plan fails. The piece frames Paris and Lake Success as decisive stages.
The article cites President Truman at a press conference calling the canal project a well examined issue and argues Pearl Harbor is similarly used to mislead. It contends Admiral King pushed the project and faced scrutiny for favors, urging the nation to learn from Pearl Harbor and Canal and stay vigilant against future war threats.
Wartime sugar scarcities push moonshining back into prominence across seaboard states. Molasses becomes key to a new liquor with strong punch as federal agents clash with illicit stills. In 1945 agents seized 7 521 stills and arrested 9 492 people, confiscating property worth 2 million dollars, yet overall output remains large and growing.
On June 13 1944 E H Peach of Dallas reported a bicycle stolen. Police recovered it and the 89 year old boy who had it returned the bike with his parents. The boy said he bought it from a man for 20 dollars and was proud to own it.
In a continuing scene, Trent and a companion discuss working plans and a proposed evening outing. She worries about staying in while he may be required to produce stories nightly. The exchange ends with an impulsive agreement to try going out, leaving the situation unresolved.
Charie and Trent clash after Charie learns Trent’s paper reports expose a realty scam. She buys a new apartment on Fairview Avenue and envisions a life beyond their current home while Trent insists they wait and fund it together. Mother’s money becomes a point of contention as the couple argues about independence and support.
In Front Royal Virginia a mother and her son face a stray dog that bears puppies. The boy saves birthday and chores money seven dollars fifty cents to cover a needed operation and licenses for the mother dog named Cooky. The Humane Society arranges homes for the puppies.
In Hayward California City Councilman Jack Holland is ticketed for a U turn and fined three dollars after loudly demanding stronger police enforcement. Oklahoma sheriff complies with a court order to return liquor from a raid while testifying the rum was for personal use. Aged lovers mark their 70th wedding anniversary and a 93 year old joins his wife after a kissing game tale. In Springfield Illinois a missing dog named Spotty is tied to a stolen wooden replica image.
A boy named Marvie helps saw a tree that falls revealing a dead squirrel named Jitter. After a brief captivity in a cage, illness keeps Marvie from outdoors, but he releases Jitter, embracing the squirrel's newfound freedom as a blue jay cries out in triumph.
Ten years ago The Evening Times reported a major blaze leveling the historic Turner hall. Plans emerged to rebuild as “Swiss Home” while detailed incidents included Ralph Melland of Argyle wounded by an accidental shotgun discharge and fourteen fans injured when bleachers collapsed at a Legion sponsored game in Brooklyn. Robert Graham Pyle, 75, was reported dead in a separate notice. Clifford Isely and Werner Unter saw their car hit by a falling tree but escaped serious injury.
A snapping turtle weighing 15 pounds wandered from the Ohio river to the First State bank area in Elizabethtown, attracting attention as Harley Sisco lassoed a leg and took the animal home.
The Evening Times Club publishes a weekly birthday list featuring children across multiple towns. Names include Mildred Stauffer Linda Kay Foulker Nada Zettle Yolanda Sweetwood Raymond Voegels Jean Babler Janet Rusch Joyce Salzwedel Nathan Isely Donnabell Rosheisen Donna Marty Robert Hare Fredricka Steuri Dixie Lewis Ann June Dianne Burgy Fern Holloway William Gerber Jerrold Zuhlke Virginia Studer with ages 2 to 13 and street addresses or route details.
Ruth Anne Tschanz of Monroe route 3 and Diane Kay Hartwig of Monroe route 4 are listed as new members with birth dates noted as September 5 and September 13 for Tschanz, and September 2 and September 21 for Hartwig, respectively.
The Coventry Evening Telegram, stalled by the 1941 blitz and printed from Nuneaton since, resumes publication in Coventry with editorial offices in prefabricated huts.
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