Wisconsin Assembly Debates State Tax Shift on Pensions
Wisconsin legislators battled over funding old age pensions and school aid without heavy estate and gift taxes. The Senate killed Nelson’s gift and estate tax plan while Carrell’s income surtax approach edged forward to provide funds, amid hours of filibuster and a charged choked session.
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Senate
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin
W. D. Carell
Prairie du Chien
Assembly
Philip Nelson
Maple
Carroll
Kelly
Nelson
Weather Notes For Uresse Viewmay And Wisconsin Districts
unsettled tonight and Friday with thundershowers at times. Minnesota and Wisconsin show higher temps Friday south and west areas warmer, northern portions cooler. Affected regions include Lacrosse Hastings Genoa and Winona with Mississippi rise up to 0.4 to 0.6 foot. eastward movement noted.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lawa
RIVE
Chi St Haslings
Sai Red Wing
Petde Ag Soltos
LA Crosse
Ubuane Ee Ds
Perenport
Hastings
Genoa
Ince
Winona
Italian consul shot in alleged forest accident in Ethiopia
Baron Muzzi Falconi Italian consul in Addis Ababa was shot twice while hunting in Surako Forest en route to Debre Marcos. Ethiopian officials say he shot himself. one bullet grazed the lungs. He was taken to the Italian hospital as doctors held hope for recovery.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Muzzi Falconi
London
Debre Marcos
Godjam
Baron
Italy
Ment
Baron Muzzi Falconi
Debre Martos
Col Twos
Labor groups attack Wisconsin Democrats and Republicans
The Wisconsin State Federation of Labor condemned the Democratic party in Wisconsin as unworthy, joining with Republicans in a harsh critique. It cited defeats of labor bills and questioned party integrity, urging workers to oppose a “comprising alliance” seen as oppressing labor.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Wisconsin
Henry Ohl
Senate
Milwaukee County
Democratic Party
Isconsin
British Cabinet Signals Sanctions Unity Over Ethiopian Crisis
In an emergency session London sources report the British cabinet backs a general joint sanctions policy including military and economic measures against the aggressor in the Itelo Ethiop crisis. Decisions await League of Nations guidance while Britain limits direct US contact for now.
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London
England
League of Nations
League
United States
Washington
Ala
Col
Tbrae
Neutrality Bill Faces House Committee Scrutiny
Washington D C The House Foreign Affairs Committee rejected the Senate neutrality resolution Thursday but ordered a sub committee to study acceptable amendments. The full panel planned another meeting to act on a sub committee report. Chairman McReynolds remained hopeful of passage this session after a talk with the president. A major hurdle is a Senate clause mandating a mandatory arms embargo. McReynolds favors giving the president discretion on embargo decisions.
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Washington, D. C
Nouse Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
McReynolds
Property Owners May Object To New Sewer
Property owners on Green Bay street between Sixteenth and East avenue or Twenty second street between Campbell and La Crosse may object to sewer construction. A hearing is scheduled Sept. 4 at 8 at city hall where assessments can be viewed beforehand.
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Green Bay Street
Sixteenth Street
East Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Campbell Road
la Crosse Street
City Hall
Bank Clearings For Week Ending Thursday
Bank clearings for the week ending Thursday totaled 1,722,860.08 dollars, compared with 1,554,338.30 dollars for the same period last year.
La Crosse Dam to Hire 200 Workers Next Week
The La Crosse dam project No 7 of the upper Mississippi nine foot channel program will begin early next week with 200 men, contracted by Roy Warner and arranged through Norman E Schulze at the state employment office. The works are under WPA rules restricting jobs to relief labor.
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Mississippi River
Norman E. Schulze
State Employment Office
State Streets
Roy Warner
Schulze
Congress Vexed by Windup Delays and Tax Debate
Washington officials feared a protracted adjournment as Congress wrestled with a $250,000,000 tax bill and a coal code measure. The Senate pushed a quick debate on the Guffey coal bill amid confidence of victory after a 44 to 29 rejection of a Tydings amendment. President Roosevelt urged compromise on the utilities holding company bill, signaling hope that a draft substitute from Barkley would reach the House.
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D.C
Congress
Firiday
House
Senate
Con
Tydings
D.-Md
Roosevelt
Rayburn
House Commerce Committee
Barkley
D.ky
Public Utility Holding Company
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
Securities Commission
New Leader For Nautical Queen
A 470 vote update moves Miss Fredaine Springer from third to first in the Junior Association of Commerce nautical queen contest at Riverside Park Sunday. Miss Hortense Prinz stays second and Miss Frances Burgess drops to third as final standings show Springer with 790 votes. The queen will receive a miss Minn-Wis Sippi title and a cut stone ring to be presented Monday evening at the Avalon ballroom by Anson Weeks. rings are on display at Crescent jewelry store.
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Fredaine Springer
Junior Association of Commerce
Riverside Park
Frances Burgess
Hortense Prinz
Betty Millard
Dorothy Valieus
Minn-Wis Sippi
Babe
Avalon Ballroom
Anson Weeks
Crescent Jewelry
College Girls Seek Work Placements for Room and Board
Applications from about 30 girls at the State Teachers College area seek room and board work placements. Residents able to host are asked to contact the college office at 49 or 3305 R. Several Wisconsin Business University attendees also seek placements via the WBU office at 2702 M.
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State Teachers College Area
Wisconsin Business University
W.bu
Oklahoma Bids Farewell To Post In Funeral Rites For Noted Flyer
Oklahoma City reports two stories. A stockholders suit seeks repayment by H Hopson John S Mange and eight officers of Associated Gas and Electric for over 1 million spent opposing the Wheeler Rayburn bill alleging improper use of funds and breach of duty. Oklahoma pays final respects to Wiley Post, the aviator who died with Will Rogers. Post lies in state at the capitol rotunda then funeral at First Baptist Church with military honors and salutes. Arlington or Oklahoma City burial undecided. Roosevelt orders military representation.
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Oklahoma
New York
N. Y
P)j
Hopson
John S. Mange
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Supreme Court
Murray Kanner
Simpson Lever
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wiley Post
E. W. Marland
Will Rogers
First Baptist Church
H. W. Butler
Aix
Threau
Utility Lobbyist Recounts Cocktail Party At Capitol
Washington utility lobbyist Bernard B. Robinson testified he hosted a cocktail party at the F Street club in honor of a engaged young woman attended by Marvin McIntyre White House secretary L W Robert assistant secretary of the treasury and Senator Tydings of Maryland The hearing explored social activities linked to the Wheeler Rayburn utility bill and cryptic telegrams between Hopson and Robinson Investigators pressed for identity of C If and C U with Robinson and Hopson naming Bruce Kremer former Montana Democratic national committeeman as a close associate The transcript notes Robinson said he learned presidents speech would avoid targeting individuals from multiple sources and references John Saure Jr a Washington newspaper writer.
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Washington, D. C
Bernard B. Robinson
Marvin McIntyre
White House
L. W. Robert
the Treasury
Senator Tydings
Maryland
Howard C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
Wheeler-Rayburn
Gibson
R.-Vt
Robinson
F Street Club
Tydings
Hopson
B. K
C. U
Kremer
Associated Gas and Electric
Senate
House
Black
Court grants injunction halting Horicon marsh flood control
A permanent injunction by Judge Charles M. Davison prevents the Wisconsin Conservation Commission from maintaining a flood level at Horicon marsh or operating a nearby private wild refuge. The ruling favors over 200 landowners, declaring the state has no title beyond navigational and incidental hunting rights. The decision follows a history of orders and appeals, with an immediate Supreme Court challenge anticipated.
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Waukesha
Wis
Horicon Marsh
Charles M. Davison
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Horseen Marsh
Horicon
State and Conservation Commission
Brunette
Davidson
Juneau
Horicon Dam
The
Conservation Commission
Supreme Court
Chester Fowler
Davison
Vote Upon Bonus Bill Sure At Next Session
Washington, D. C. Ai vote on the Patman 2 000 000 000 bonus bill was assured Thursday as backers finally obtained 217 signatures on a petition to bring the measure to the House floor. Under House rules a vote this session is unlikely unless Congress extends into September.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt Speaks On Constitution To Boy Scouts
President Roosevelt, in a radio address to Boy Scouts across the country, stressed that the constitution’s success depends on the attitude of mind and the spirit of unselfish cooperation in individuals. He lamented the cancellation of the international scout jamboree due to an infantile paralysis epidemic and avoided directly addressing amending the document. He is set to address the nation by radio again Saturday night.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Boy Scouts of America
Herbert Hoover
Hoasevelt
Congress
Relief Department Seeks More CGC Men
La Crosse county relief department aims to place additional youths with the Civilian Conservation Corps. Director Car J. Neess stated applications are open to men 18 to 29 from relief families, with the only restriction being family relief status.
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la Crosse
Private Rites For Humorist Held In West
Will Rogers, famed humorist, was honored with private funeral rites in California attended by about a hundred relatives and friends. Representatives of President Roosevelt, Admiral Tarrane and Commander Jones joined private tributes as public figures planned silent observances and theater programs across the country. The casket remained unopened at Forest Lawn while a brief service lasting just over 20 minutes concluded the private ceremonies.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Will Rogers
Roosevelt
William T. Tarrane
Herbert Aones
Hollywood Bowl
Pressbyterian
Beverly Hills
Rogers
Frank F. Merriam
California
Claremore
Olda
Chelsea
Argus J. Hamilton
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Variety Club
Minneapolis
SL Paul
Des Moines
Ames
Iowa
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
J. Whitcomb Brougher
Glendale Baptist Church
John Boles
George Jessel
Andriend
Twentieth Century-Fox
Lawrence Tibbett
John Masefield
Conrad Nagel
Rupert Tinghes
Pension Fund Plan Approved by Ways and Means
Washington, D. C. The house ways and means committee approved a tax measure to fund railroad workers pensions. The 18 to 4 vote raises total taxes to 7 percent, split between a payroll tax on carriers and an income tax on workers. Originally the bill set 4 percent for employers and 2 percent for workers.
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House
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
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