19 Sep 1945
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1945
Page
1
President Truman pledged no padding in the armed forces and that the discharge rate will rise to not less than 22 000 per day by January 1946. He noted MacArthur revised troop estimates and that demobilization speed depends on future needs, not occupation force size.
The article reports OPA measures to limit costs entering new home construction opening Oct 15, while price ceilings on final homes remain unresolved. It notes moves to curb wartime cost pass-through, a new surplus property administrator appointment, the abolition of the Office of Economic Stabilization, and inflation concerns from Brookings about wage growth. Builders foresee 500,000 homes started next year, rising to 1 million by 1948 with continued price controls on building materials and services.
President Truman awaits Senate votes on three key appointments as Harold R. Burton becomes associate justice of the Supreme Court and secretary of war, while W Stuart Symington takes over surplus property duties. Reactions mix party lines and regional shifts in power. Burton’s move opens Ohio for a new Democrat appointee, and Patterson’s party status remains debated amid bipartisan praise and criticism.
AP bulletins report U S and a joint statement urging Greece to hold elections for a provisional assembly at the earliest opportunity. In Buenos Aires two Argentine lawyers charged rifles were distributed to members of the nationalistic youth alliance ahead of a march for liberty and the constitution. Kenosha sees Nash-Kelvinator plant closed by management calling the action a wildcat strike, affecting 2600 workers and prompting a return of the U S employment service to the states.
Lord Haw Haw of the German radio was convicted of treason in Old Bailey and sentenced to hang after a 25 minute jury verdict. Justice Tucker ruled he left Britain in 1939 under a Union Jack to propagate German propaganda, noting Joyce owed allegiance to the British crown despite American birth and later German citizenship. Joyce will appeal, while he saluted as he was led to his cell.
Three B 29 Superfortresses flying nonstop from Japan to Washington reported progress toward a record flight. At 8 am Lt Gen Barney M Giles said the bombers were 120 miles south of Watson Lake, Yukon, well past halfway and near the midpoint of their 6500 mile journey. The planes are expected to land in Washington around 5 pm with possible earlier arrival due to lighter fuel load.
In a regular semi monthly session the Monroe City Council heard that state blueprints for an airport project nearing culmination, with federal funds possible to aid financing. The proposed facility would span about two thirds of a square mile, housing runways for most commercial airliners, as plans proceed.
A crowd of nearly 100 watched as an 11 ton Mosler safe from the Commercial and Savings bank was hauled through the northwest window to a Madison company truck. The safe, shipped 41 years ago, could not be torched apart and had only 2 cubic feet storage. The bank is remodeling with a new vestibule door, cashier cages, and expanded offices as plans move forward. A Public Service Commission hearing on telephone priorities in Wisconsin is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct 3.
Tokyo headquarters says a new long list of suspected Japanese war criminals will be issued soon. Reports indicate a cabinet purge may occur under Premier Higashi-kuni with Konoye and two other ministers possibly resigning. Demobilization plans involve a large carrier force under Admiral Kendall to move 200,000 troops home, with routes via Pearl Harbor and possibly the Panama Canal.
Sister Mary Agnes of Fond du Lac heads the first foreign mission of the Sisters of St. Agnes to Bluefields Nicaragua. She is joined by Sister M Frances Borgia Sister Paulette and Sister M Agnes Rita of Michigan. Mary Agnes served 24 years at St. Agnes Fond du Lac and six years as superintendent at St. Clare Monroe.
A 6-year-old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Schroeder of Monroe route 1 in the Clarno area, was taken to Wisconsin General Hospital with a very light attack of poliomyelitis. He is a third grade pupil at East Clarno school and is the first local case recently, and the first in the county since partial reopening of businesses and amusements began Sept 6. The polio influx in Stephenson county after a brief lull may trigger school and business closures again.
Washington reports that most high school boys will not be drafted until graduation. Postponement requires entering high school before 18 and pursuing studies continuously and satisfactorily. Draft boards may extend postponement until graduation or age 20. College students who enrolled before 18 may delay induction to finish the current quarter or semester.
John H. Kraft, president, announced the Kraft Cheese company will be renamed Kraft Foods company of Wisconsin. The write up notes postwar plans to expand cheese operations and add to consumer and industrial food lines. He stresses policy remains unchanged with half the business still cheese.
Wisconsin crops in a race toward maturity with fall frosts were slowed in the past week as temperatures ran 4 to 8 degrees below normal and freezing temps hit northern areas. Rain varied, soil moisture is good, and mild sun will help finish corn as alfalfa and soybeans advance. pastures are healthy and livestock in good condition. Harris Cramer, 63, a Walworth County farmer, died after falling onto a conveyor line at a local plant.
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