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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
1
Chaos surrounds the OPA food price controls with a stalemate in meat and dairy pricing as June 30 rules loom. Cafes in several cities defy posting price ceilings amid shifting interpretations by price and rationing boards.
The AP reports the Office of Price Administration moved in U S district court to stop seven Milwaukee dining establishments from charging prices above the June 30 ceiling. OPA enforcement officer L K Beznor said the venues named in the suits included the Green Room, Mader's Piccadilly, Harmony Grill, Toy's John Ermi's, and the Antler Hotel restaurant in downtown Milwaukee. License suspension warnings were issued to the Pfister Hotel's English Room.
June 30 rate and backing from local price boards trigger discussion as Monroe residents respond to new OPA rule. Mrs Caroline Duncherge declines to comment. Restaurant owners told by estate association to wait before actions while many display only compliance signs, implying uncertainty. Some threaten reductions.
The price decontrol board reopened evidence on whether OPA ceilings should be reapplied to dairy products. Written arguments and late arriving letters continued after the deadline as a quick decision seemed unlikely. Milk cheese butter and other dairy items have been unregulated since OPA lapsed in June.
The dairy industry presented its case to the de control board seeking price controls, hoping to end unprofitable terms and bolster the alliance with meat, while observers question how to temper public resentment and consider a ruling expected tomorrow.
John L. Lewis demanded lifting meat price controls citing a growing shortage turning to famine in coal fields. An official from the price decontrol board said no action could be taken now. Lewis warned grave unrest spreading across mining areas as miners struggle on cereals and vegetables in shutdown states Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky.
Eugene Davis, a Monroe high school senior, was elected president of the student council. In elections across classes multiple students won posts including Lois Speich and Jearme Brennan as rivals, and Ada Dobbs becoming treasurer with Martha Dobbs as vice president in the orchestra officers.
Edward Marlowe, 46, River Forest, was robbed at gunpoint by two men after he saw roadside flares. One man approached with a revolver and demanded cash, taking $187 and offering a single dollar in return before urging him to flee toward Freeport.
Reports from multiple sources say five to seven survivors were found near a Sabena trans Atlantic airliner wreck in Newfoundland. Coast guard planes and rescue teams faced rugged terrain as crews dropped survival kits and prepared landings for a rescue near Gander.
Monroe postal officials investigate a missing mail sack left on the porch of Emma Ruehle at 819 9th Street. Carrier notes the sack disappeared between 10 45 and 11 15 AM as heavy city shipments rely on porch drops. Neighbors and Postmaster J J Gurkhard canvassed the area for clues with no results.
CIO employees at the Alilis-Chalmers plant in Springfield voted to accept a 13 percent hourly pay increase and end a five month strike that kept 2,200 workers idle.
Washington reports reveal three sources hinting at terrifying new weapons. Secretary Wallace’s policy letter references radioactive poison gas. Dr. Gerald Wendt describes an “innocent looking” crystalline toxin that could wipe out millions. Gen. Alden H. Waitt notes toxic agents with power beyond prior warfare, rivaling the atomic bomb in defense impact.
In McCoy Virginia a blast at the Great Valley Anthracite Coal Corp mine trapped 80 workers. About an hour and a half after the explosion most men exited with gas masks from Blacksburg training. Two men suffered severe burns and one leg injury was reported.
Five touring House members on a six week eastern inspection urge a stronger military and political Pacific posture. They propose a defense line from Alaska to Hawaii with bases reaching to Australian territories, backed by long range bombers, while stressing not belligerence toward the Soviet Union.
Mt Olive Lutheran church, which bought the jet on 9th street from Frank Brennan and the former 9th street market at 1221 9th street, remains undecided on building. Rev. A Toepel said the congregation has not acted and will only do so at the regular meeting Tuesday Oct 8. Services are held at St Andrew Episcopal church 2019 10th street. The lot is 120 feet by 60 feet.
The 11th polio case in Green county is Billy Riese, 11, whose 6-year-old brother David is also ill. Billy fell sick Tuesday and was diagnosed at St. Clare hospital, currently hospitalized with no paralysis yet. Wisconsin reports 12 new polio cases, total 325 since Sept. 1, per the state health board via Associated Press.
The United States abandoned full reparations claims for wartime losses and, with France, softened repayment positions. In Paris the U S stance tied Trieste and frontier decisions together, insisting on a free state with guarantees. The discussion covered borders, Yugoslav claims, and international tribunals to ease frontier disputes.
Green county reported no traffic deaths for August 1946, keeping six counties in Wisconsin with zero fatalities for the year. Nationwide eight month toll reached 417 with Racine county showing the largest drop, while Green, Ashland, Buffalo, Florence, Richland and Taylor remained death free through eight months though last year they had fatalities.
Gordon Olson of Monroe reported his dog lost after leaving near Twin Grove southeast of Monroe. Fredrick Karlen Jr. of Winslow found the animal southwest of Monroe and returned it after reading Olson’s ad in The Times. The dog likely tripped a basement latch and wandered home misdirected toward Mlingis.
Democratic leaders privately weigh the impact of Secretary Wallace’s temporary silence after a long showdown with President Truman. The pact delays speeches until after the Paris peace conference, potentially influencing voters with less than seven weeks until elections on November 5. Republicans hail the move as a windfall as Wallace retains cabinet status and could still campaign if the Paris talks end by October 15.
A mass initiation for more than 100 veterans into the local VFW post will occur at 2 pm Sunday in Turner hall. Milwaukee’s ceremonial degree team will perform led by Captain Fred J. Koch, with O. C. Claus of Burlington assisting. Beloit and Janesville officers attend as the district convention nears in Janesville the next Sunday.
Edwin W. Webster and U S Senator Alexander Wiley spoke to Milwaukee audiences on Washington foreign policy debates. Webster argued Wallace and Byrnes share core aims while Wiley mocked Wallaces approach as meddling. Webster said Truman supports active U S role in Europe and Asia, while Wiley criticized press exaggeration of the rift.
A cold air mass moving down the Rockies scatters snow in Wyoming and western Nebraska. The cold front, coming from Canada, lowers temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below normal across parts of the Mississippi valley with rains expected in spots. Butte reports 11 inches of snow and Denver fell to 47 degrees.
A Monroe businesswoman insists on waking on time for her early shift. She set two alarm clocks and woke before they rang. A local businessman amplified his alarm by placing it on a tin pan to ensure loud alerts.
President Truman and Secretary Byrnes had a brief teletype exchange not disclosed to reporters. Secretary Wallace agreed to make no speeches until the Paris peace conference ends, with no deal involved, according to White House Secretary Charles G. Ross.
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