American Help Pledged British to Feed Hungry
London reports the United States will aid Britain in feeding India and ensure ration parity between the British and American zones in Germany. Herbert Morison said no starving persons would exist in either zone as talks from Washington concluded. Government agencies discussed dairy price increases to spur production, including limits on butter fat and ceiling prices on cream and resale of farm cream.
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London
A.P— Commons
United States
Britain
India
Germany
Herbert Morison
Morrison
Washington
Washinginn
N0w
OPA
Office of Economic Stabilization
Agriculture Department
OPA Checks Reports of Bread Profiteers
Washington authorities report OPA investigators are probing possible bread black market sales amid shortages. OPA lumber enforcement chief Sidney Feinberg predicts a crack on illegal lumber deals within 30 days as 400 new inspectors are trained. No evidence yet of bread trades. concern remains over price regulation violations by small and some large lumber operators.
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Washington
UPA
Feinberg
OPA
PTA Delegates Urge Rationing and Food Aid
At the 4th annual National Congress of Parents and Teachers convention in Denver, about 1000 delegates from 48 states and Hawaii urged President Truman to implement consumer rationing in the famine emergency program and to double food shipments to hungry nations.
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Denver
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Truman
PTA
Hawaii
Eight in CAP to Get Instructors' Awards at Meeting Tonight
Waukesha CAP members will receive National Rifle Association instructor certificates at a Thursday night meeting. Recipients include Lt. Dale Crites, Lt. Lloyd Peffer, Lt. Sally Lathrop, Lt. Walfred Brethorst, Lt. Ruth Olsen, Set. Jane Banks, Sgt. Marilyn Brandt and Sgt. Walter Leamy. Lt. Col. Harry Schaefer of the Wisconsin wing will speak on CAP plans. Dr. D. H. Bruns will lecture on The Prological Aspects of Flying.
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Waukesha
CAP
National Rifle Association
Warren O’brien
Dale Crites
Lloyd Peffer
Sally Lathrop
Walfred Brethorst
Ruth Olsen
Jane Banks
Marilyn Brandt
Walter Leamy
Harry Schaefer
Wisconsin
GAP
D. H. Bruns
Milwaukee
O'Brien
Truck Drivers Dance to Be Held Saturday
Members of the Truck Drivers and Condensery Employee union local 695 in Waukesha sponsor a May ball at the Labor temple this Saturday May 25. Open house starts at 2 p.m. and dancing runs from 8 30 p.m. to 1 30 a.m. Music by Dave Southard and his Merrymakers orchestra. J B Steves is union president.
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Waukesha
Labor Temple
Dave Southard
Merrymakers Orchestra
J. B
Steves
FDR Blamed by Konoye Memoirs for Pearl Harbor War
Konoye memoirs to Congress reveal Roosevelt warned of Japan’s war plans before Pearl Harbor and distrusted Tokyo denials. Hull and Stimson questionnaires supplement evidence on 1941 diplomacy. Memoirs cover October 1941 to March 1942, with Konoye noting Matsuoka and the tripartite axis.
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Washington
ALR
Roosevelt
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Congress
Hull
Stimson
Cordell Hull
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Konoye
U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey
FDR
Kichisaburo) Nomura
Yosuke Matsuoka
Matsuoka
Germany
Italy
Konove
War
Navy
China
Rain Forecast Lifts Drought Stricken Region Tonight
A spring drought relief is forecast with scattered showers across the state tonight and cooler temperatures. Rain fell in the Chippewa Valley and Red Cedar river areas, with Eau Claire reporting 1.10 inches and nearby towns noting 1.36 to 1.80 inches. Thundershowers were recorded in Prairie du Chien Blair Reedsburg Hillsboro and Green Bay as temperatures rose to 75 degrees after a low of 41 and a high of 73 the day before.
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Chippewa Valley
Red Cedar
Eau Claire
Ensworth
Navy Releases Three for Trial in Wisconsin Slaying
The United Press says three Great Lakes sailors were authorized to be turned over to Waukesha county for the April 28 murder of Kenneth Eirner, 21, near West Allis. The trio admit involvement, face first degree murder warrants, and will be confined in the county jail to await municipal court. Names are Jack L. Braddock, Wayne R. Payton, and Charles L. Coop.
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United Press
Washington
Navy Department
Great Lakes
Waukesha County
Kenneth Eirner
West Allis
Dist
Leon L. Brenner
Navy
Gov. Welter &. Goldland
Waukeshe
Scott Lowry
Brenner
Kirner
Highway
Dousman
Jack L. Braddock
Toledo
Wayne R. Payton
Fort Wayne
Charles L. Coop
Findlay
Ohio
Braddock
Waukesha Motor Co declares quarterly dividend
The Waukesha Motor Co board declared a 25 cent per share quarterly dividend. Stockholders of record as of June 1, 1946 will be paid on July 1. The amount is subject to a 2.92 percent Wisconsin dividend privilege tax on income from property located and business transacted in the state.
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Freeman
Waukesha Motor Co
Wisconsin
Mud Houses Suggested as Relief from Big Shortage
A Milwaukee man proposes rammed earth homes to ease housing shortages blamed on scarce lumber and stone. Rudolph A Jaeger asks for permits in Waukesha county to build mud houses using rammed earth, noting long lasting, fireproof walls formed by compacted soil and a clay sand mix.
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Milwaukee
Waukesha County
R. T. Jones
Rudolph A. Jaeger
Jaeger
United States
Rome
Russia
Southwest
Central America
Mexico
Jones
Washington, D. C
Italian Premier Appeals to UN in Trieste Case
Rome Premier Alcide De Gasperi urged the United Nations to back Italy's claim to Trieste if bilateral talks fail. In a United Press interview he warned a failure to resolve Venezia Giulia would risk war, and proposed international discussion or a court, stressing Trieste is a national issue in Italy and future peace hinges on a just border settlement.
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J. Edward Murray
Rome
Alcida de Gasper
United Nations
Italy
Trieste
United Press
de Gasperi
Venezia Giulia
Yugoslavia
Danzig
Palazzo Chigi
Paris
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Big Four
Germany
Byrnes
Gorizia
Com Tounists
Fights Eviction by His Own Son at Pewaukee Lake Cottage
Rudolph Teschendorf, a carpenter, accuses his son Walter of trying to evict him and his wife from a Pewaukee lake cottage by cutting the water supply. The elder says they signed a three year lease last summer, were promised a drinking water system, and moved in May 10 with water access expected. He alleges the owner refused to restore lake water, while disputes over work on weekend carpentry and rent payments fuel tension.
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Genisj
Pewaukee Lake
OPA
Rudolph Teschendorf
Walter
Riviera Resort
Reese’s Resort
Teschendorf
Board of Health
Teschendorfs
Milwaukee
Kiwanians Mark 24th Anniversary In Waukesha
Waukesha Kiwanis club celebrated its 24th anniversary at the Avalon hotel with a candied cake and gardenias. The club began in 1898? wait: charter meeting listed April 22 1922 at the YMCA on South Street. 113 members now attend weekly meetings. Veterans from WWI were honored, receiving leather wallets engraved KK and their names. Of original 49 members, 12 still attend weekly. Names include I. A. Bemman Frank Fox J. K. Lowry John L. Martin H. Mayfield Warren O'Brien R. A. Tassell R. F. Thomann J. F. Thomas L. F. Thurwachter F. J. Woodhead J. E. Worthington.
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Waukesha Kiwanis Club
Avalon Hotel
YMCA
South St
Martin
Glenn Davis
Navy
Don van Ness
Gwilym Davies
Richard Wilbur
Army
A. Wood
Army Medical Corp
John Breen
Herb Blackstone
Art Burkhart
John Blackstone
John Buckstone
Burkhart
California
L. F. Thurwachter
Thurwachter
Fellowes
I. A. Bemman
Frank Fox, Sr
J. K. Lowry
John L. Martin
H. Mayfield
Warren O'Brien
R. A. Tassell
R. F. Thomann
J. F. Thomas
F. J. Woodhead
J. E. Worthington
Death Car Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide
Francis Shields of Oconomowoc was charged in western Municipal court with negligent homicide for the April 21 intersection crash that killed 83 year old Mary McAteer. A coroner’s inquest found him responsible. bail set at $1,000. preliminary hearing scheduled for June 4.
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Francis Shields Oconomowoc
Western Municipal
Mary McAteer
Oconomowoc
Shields
Alvin J. Brendemueht
University of Wisconsin
Brendemueht
West Allisman
Merton Village
Lloyd William Joseph
West Allis
Wisconsin Weather Forecast Mixed Showers Through Friday
Occasional showers and thunderstorms expected tonight and Friday in Wisconsin with cooler temperatures. Overnight low around 41, high near 70 in the past year, with the latest reading showing a high of 15 and a low of 41 in midnight to 7 tomorrow.
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Wisconsin
Lewis and Krug renew studies on coal contracts
Washington officials Thursday studied John L. Lewis proposal for wage terms not yet presented to operators while seeking a swift agreement to avert another soft coal strike. Krug planned to recall Lewis for further talks as government officials weighed union positions outlined after more than six hours of bargaining. If no deal is reached by Saturday night, another industry wide strike looms, threatening 490000 miners and 243 mines closed under government operation.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Truman
J. A. Krug
Krug
Solid Fuels Administration
Senate
Congress
Nyc
Grand Central Terminal
Atlanta
Southern
Rail
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
White House
Mr. Truman
Whitney and
Johnston
Brotherhoods
Office of Defense Transportation
Association of American Railroads
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
William E. B. Chase
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Chase
Trains Fail to Leave Eastern Stations Amid Nationwide Strike
Eastern railroad engineers and trainmen began a 4 p m EST strike crippling service as transportation offices moved to govern essential traffic. Lines canceled departures from Detroit to Grand Central and stations across the East halted trains after the deadline.
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Washington
U P
Eastern Railroad
Waukesha
Office of Defense Transportation
White House
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Montreal
Washington Union Station
J. Mellroy
Detroit
New York Central Railroad
Columbus
New York Central
Truman Pleads for OPA Action
President Truman urged the Senate to renew price controls for one year in effective form. He warned against an OPA extension bill shaped by the House and pressed Senator Wagner to move promptly. The appeal followed the Banking Committee’s approval of ending food subsidies on May 3, raising fears of earlier consumer price hikes in meat, dairy, and flour.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Robert F. Wagner
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
Congress
OPA
Banking
Immell and Hoan to Speak at Labor Temple Opening
Immell the Republican gubernatorial hopeful and Dan Hoan the Democratic former Milwaukee mayor will headline the Labor temple open house in Waukesha June 7 to 9. Maj. Gen. Ralph Immell, former Wisconsin National Guard head, will speak June 8 at 8 p.m. Hoan speaks June 9 at 8 p.m. The Labor temple, owned by the Machinists union, underwent an $18,000 interior remodel with plans for exterior work later.
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Waukesha
Labor Temple
Patrick J. Walsh
Machinists’ Union
Ralph M. Immrell
Wisconsin
National Guard
Immeli
Immell
Waukesha County
WPA
State
Dan Hoan
Milwaukee
Atucco
Transport Trains Not Affected by Trouble
Commuters in Chicago and other cities worried about Friday suburban service, but Waukeshans faced no concerns as Transport Co officials said their Milwaukee to Waukesha buses and electric line would operate normally despite the day’s unrest.
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Chicago
New York
Waukeshans
The
Transport Co
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Supreme Court to Pass on Vote Plea for Redistricting
Atty. Gen. John Martin said he will seek leave from the state supreme court to file a suit to halt the fall election of state legislators unless legislative districts are reapportioned per the 1946 census. Veterans Ervin Bruner and Gaylord Nelson demand redistricting, with Gov. Goodland likely to call a special session if successful.
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Madison
John Martin
Martin
State Supreme Court
Fred R. Zimmerman
Supreme Court
Ervin Bruner
Gaylord Nelson
Clear Lake
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America
Ben Morecl
Interior
Akos
Lewis and Krug
Immell and
Hoan
Immel
Walsh
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