Withrow Holds Conference On Bridge Project
Madison Wisconsin Congressman G dner Withrow arrives from Washington for talks with progressive leaders on the La Crosse bridge collapse and to discuss financing for social security and other programs under deficiency funds. He notes Huey Long’s filibuster won’t harm the country and says funds will be found until January.
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Madison
Wis
G Dner Withrow
le Crosse
Senate of the
United States
Withrow
Washington
The
Highway Commission
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Huey Long
Congress
Congressman Withrow
Chicago
Hugh Harper
Lancaster
Progressive Party
Harper
Major Emil Fey Seriously Hurt in Auto Crash
Information from Vienna General Hospital indicates Major Emil Fey minister of the interior may have more serious injuries after a Tuesday night automobile crash on the Vienna Linz highway. Fey suffered a brain concussion and a broken nose when his chauffeur swerved to avoid a cyclist and crashed into a tree.
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Vienna
Vienna General Hospital
Emil Fey
May Tur
Fey
Vienna-Linz
Marked Fall In State Toll From Diptheria
Wisconsin health officials report seven diphtheria deaths in the first six months of 1935, compared with a six year average of 26. The board notes this is the second time in state history the midyear toll has been so low. Several deaths occurred in the first half of 1933.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Board of Health
State Fair Cattle Wins and Home Economics Teams
Rock county led with three first prizes in pure bred Jersey Brown Swiss and dual purpose groups while Hereford top prize went to Harold Robinson of Zvansville. Shorthorns split prizes between Griswold Livingston and Blotz of Dodgeville, with Blotz earning junior bulls and Griswold junior cows. Allyn Hurst farm Delavan won Lancaster College Bay and junior brown Swiss. Voegell brothers Monticello took senior grand cows as Alyn Hurst also claimed junior championship. Borg farms Delavan swept dual purpose and milking short horns with Baden Duke as senior grand champion. Winnebago county won home economics four H, Elaine Peterson and Lucille Radloft team in clothing. Rock county Ruth Allen Shirley Hackbarth in canning. Eau Claire Bernice Preach Vivian Redman in baking. Wisconsin national contest hopefuls chosen from top teams. Governor La Follette canceled state fair speaking engagement and left for Washington to seek continuation of WEHA Work Relief as plan shifts. 20,000 workers affected by suspensions. The piece ends with an odd note about Hawaiian alphabet letters.
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Erwin Travis
Elkhorn
Robert Arnold
Janesville
Lucille Verpagel
Burlington
Rock County
Jersey Club
Harold Robinson
Zvansville
Delavan
Lancaster College Bay
Voegell Brothers
Monticello
Alynhurst Farm
Borg Farms
Baden Duke
Winnebago County
Elaine Peterson
Lucille Radloft
Ruth Allen
Shirley Hackbarth
Eau Claire County
Bernice Preah
Vivian Redman
Wisconsin
Chicago
Flying Clipper Ends First Round Trip
Alameda California reports the flying Clipper arriving from Honolulu at 10 55 am PST Wednesday completing its first round trip exploratory commercial flight of about 10000 miles to Wake Island. The aircraft, on its first Honolulu to mainland leg, finished the final 2400 mile segment in 17 hours 26 minutes.
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Alameda
Cal
Honolulu
Wake Island
Pacific
Measure Barring Suit For Losses On Dollar Signed
President Roosevelt signed away the right of citizens to sue the government after January 1 for damages tied to gold payment clauses. The compromise law bars suits on gold clause securities after next year and allows exchange of gold clauses for currency up to July 1, 1936. Estimated potential claims reach 7 billion dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
iCall Score Before Lobby Investigators
Madison Wis The investigating committee questioned about 20 witnesses at its session Tuesday and summoned an equal number to appear Wednesday. The session featured a dispute between Prof H H Sommer of the University of Wisconsin college of agriculture and Assemblyman Alfred R Ludvigsen over the butterfat content bill for ice cream.
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Madison
Wis
Hitt
Wisconsin
H. H. Sommer
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Alfred R. Ludvigsen
Waukesha
Sommer
Assembly
College of Agriculture
Senate
General Coxey Campaign Stop In Wisconsin Dells
General Jacob Coxey, famed as the leader of Coxey's Army, visited Wisconsin Dells on Tuesday to promote his presidential bid. He criticized the census bureau project as wasteful and announced plans to campaign nationwide before November 1936, while Roosevelt opposes the census rollout and demands faster progress in the works program and census preparations.
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Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Jacob Coxey
Roosevelt
Census Bureau
Attorneys Quiz Chief Editor In Theaters Case
The Hokah Chief editor Wheaton testifies in a libel case accusing Gordon Straub of authoring a Jan 31 1935 article. Damages sought total 10000 with ongoing examination and demand for the letters and newspaper files.
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Attorneys Quiz
Gordon Straub
Teachers College
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Hokah, Minn
Herbert E. Wheaton
Roy V. Ahlstrom
la Crosse Theaters Company
Frank L. Koppelberger
City Council action and licenses in brief
City Council approved licenses for Carl Tofte and others on North Third and West Avenue South. Exemptions were noted for Louis J. Luchts and Otto J. Crawford. A WPA protest backed library repairs while school repair projects were referred to committees. A resolution protested state income tax sharing terms and high school aid shifts. Committees considered asphalt funds, bridge signage, and a sewer project. CAND OF THANKS expresses sympathy for the De Lap family.
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North Third Street
North Third
Carl Tofte
West Avenue
Louis J. Luchts
State Street
Otto J. Crawford
South Third Street
Harry Griswold
Harry Schilling
John Mulder
Philip F. la Follette
Mississippi River Bridge
Board of Health
South Fourteenth Street
Cop Forgets Law To Bring City Business
A San Francisco observer recounts a traffic stop where a police officer in a restricted zone told a motorist to remove himself, then joked about eating elsewhere. The exchange highlights a casual attitude toward enforcement and local business in casual dialogue.
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San Francisco
San Franciscan
Norma Wants Romeo So She Can Juliet
Norma Shearer arrived from Hollywood lamenting difficulty finding a Romeo for her upcoming Romeo and Juliet production in New York. She plans a two week stay before returning to Hollywood to begin work on the Shakespeare play, accompanied by her husband Irving Thalberg.
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New York
Norma Shearer
Hollywood
Irving Thalberg
Saturday Deadline For Obtaining Licenses
The deadline for securing truck licenses is midnight Saturday. County Clerk Esther Domke noted her office closes at noon Saturday and will be closed all day Monday for Labor Day. Ernestine Schumann-Heink was born in 1861 at Sichen gear Probe.
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Esther Domke
Mma
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Sichen
Gear Probe
Chabolt Held on Murder Charge in Wisconsin Inquest
Eau Claire Wisconsin 22 year old Minnesota farm youth Elze Chabolt faced a coroner s jury charge that he wilfully and feloniously killed 59 year old James Dan Cattanach Fairchild a filling station proprietor After the jury verdict the coroner directed the district attorney to hold as a material witness Marie Corbin 26 of St Paul who with her two children accompanied Chabolt in a car at the time of the killing A preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge was set for today
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Eau Claire
Wis
Elze Chabolt
Minnesota
James Dan Cattanach
Fairchild
R. H. H Stokes
Marie Corbin
St. Paul
Daabolt
Two Farm Youths Admit Robberies
Eldon Haydon aged 12 and Lawrence Niles aged 24, youths from Sterling near Bristol, were arrested by Sheriff Fowell and Deputy Hicox for four De Soto business robberies. They pleaded guilty in county court and were bound over to circuit court on $1,000 bonds. Evidence included merchandise remains, a tobacco shed, a pocketbook in a car, and items found in a boy’s room and coat pocket.
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Vironia
Wis
Eldon Haydon
Lawrence Niles
Sterling
Bristol
de Soto
W. C. Fowell
Frank
Hicox
Three Hurt In Chipmunk Coulee Auto Crash At Intersections
At the intersection of highway 35 and county trunks in Chipmunk Coulee, a collision between Carl Schlict's Ford truck and Lawrence Pennel's 1926 Buick sedan left three hurt. Mrs. Grant Williams and Mr. Pennel sustained cuts, Schlict had head and hand injuries, a baby and Miss Laverna Stoda were uninjured. Both vehicles were badly damaged.
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Chipmunk Coulee
Grant Williams
de Soto
F Lawrence Pennel
Victory
Carl Schlict
Mormon Coulee
Route 1
Laverna Stoda
Dardell Stoda
Wis
Schlict
Pennel
Urges Extension of Nine Foot Channel
Minneapolis officials and river transportation leaders urged extending the Mississippi River nine foot channel above St. Anthony falls to boost shipping. They cited a 1935 figure of about 200000 tons moved through the municipal terminal and estimated harbor extension into North Minneapolis could lift coal shipments to 3000000 tons annually, excluding grain.
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Minneapolis
St. Anthony Falls
Dwight F. Johns
Army District
St. Paul
Theodore Brant
New Orleans
Assault and Battery Action Dismissed
An assault and battery case against Naif Abraham of 213 1-2 Pearl Street was dismissed by Judge R. Ahlstrom in county court after a defense motion following testimony. Selmer Ronken filed the action. Abraham has since relocated to La Crosse.
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Naif Abraham
Pearl Street
Selmer Ronken
Forma Vernon
Farner
la Crosse
R. ¥. Ahlstrom
Turkish tax delinquency workers build roads around Istanbul
About 100,000 Turks who failed to pay the annual road tax of 86 were ordered to work on highways by President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The government aims to build 81 miles of new roads in and around Istanbul using this conscript labor.
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Istanbul
Pres
Kamel Ataturk
Unemployment Falls in Sweden Amid World Crisis
Swedish jobless figures show 50,000 registered unemployed, the lowest since the start of the global crisis. Agriculture reports a shortage of workers as the economy adjusts to the downturn.
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Stockholm
Inspector Is Saved From Death In Sewer
Milwaukee Victor Miska, a sewer inspector, was swept into a storm sewer on West State Street during the storm. After a three hour struggle for life, he was rescued this afternoon and brought out conscious and in apparently good physical condition despite shock.
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Milwaukee
Victor Miska
West State Street
Miska
May Tap Relief Fund To Start New Deal Plans
Washington residents watch the administration tap the 4.8 billion relief fund to finance New Deal machinery amid filibuster battles. Senate and House leaders, joined by President Roosevelt, weigh legality and timing as plans to aid crippled children, widows, and the aged face constraints.
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Washington
Lang
Robinson
Senate
Long
House
McCarn
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
McCarl
Buchanan
D.-Tex
Tee
White House
Huey Long
Sack of Money Stolen From Lehmann Tire Shop
A daylight theft at Lehmann Tire Service 620 State Street saw a money sack with 223.43 stolen from the office safe between Tuesday morning and 6:30 Tuesday evening. The sack contained checks and cash including 28.38 drawn on Ban Gor Lumber. Also 35 gallons of gasoline disappeared from a barrel at Alpine Inn on Grandad Bluff with no clues reported.
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Lehmann’s Tire Service
State Street
Bangor Lumber Company
Orphans at Park Find Half Stick of Dynamite
In Tiffin Ohio boys at the Junior Order United American Mechanics orphan home park discovered a half stick of dynamite believed to have arrived through mysterious channels. No injuries reported. A typhoon later swept Kyushu and Shikoku in Japan delaying shipping but causing no immediate casualties. The note ends with a remark about trilobites once being highly organized.
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United American Mechanics
Japan
Tokyo
Kyushu
Shikoku Islands
Strum Park To Host Two Day State Fair Celebration
Strum Wisconsin hosts a two day gala with a state fair program headlined by air show stunts by Max Conrad of Notre Dame, a human torch act by Captain Payne, and a flying circus fleet. Morning parades, band performances by Arcadia German and Independence high, and a labor day baseball clash with Pigeon Falls and Tadmia fill the schedule.
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Strum
Wis
Max Conrad
Notre Dame University
Payne
Highdivers
Conrad
Flying Circus
Arcadia German
Independence High School
Axtadia
Rhythm Kings
Johnstads
Galesville Health Exhibition Draws Local Visitors
Galesville Wisconsin sees a traveling health exhibit by the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis association shown for two days. The display explains sources and prevention of tuberculosis through lectures moving pictures and displays. Local Boy Scouts and Galesville women aided in guiding visitors and a registry tracked attendance.
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Galesville
Wls
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
Gelesville
Employment Office Calls for 400 Men for River Dam Projects
The Wisconsin Employment service office here reports orders for 400 men from Schutt Construction and Webster Lumber to clear pools for the Dresbach and Genoa dams. Most hires will be axemen and sawyers. Manager N. B. Schulze says 202 men are needed this week or next for the Dresbach dam ponl area and a similar number for the Genoa dam pool.
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Wisconsin Employment Service Office
Genoa
Dreshach Gams
N. BE. Schulze
Schutt Construction Company
Dresbach
Webster Lumber Company
Fascist Councilman Alfredo Rocco Dies at 66
Rome reports the sudden death of Senator Alfredo Roc co at age 66. A member of the fascist council and rector of Rome University, he was a World War I veteran, publisher and jurist who served as minister of justice in 1832.
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Rome
Alfredo Rocco
Fascist Council
Rome University
Rocco
Real estate transfers and marriages in La Crosse area
Heirs of Hans H Mickelstad transfer Lot 10 Block 3 Spier and Canterbury addition La Crosse George street between Logan and Sill to Elizabeth Williams. Marriage licenses show F Kaulfuss and Helen Strauss wed Sept 5, Cyril Hedrick and Dorothy Woods wed Sept 1, Frank James and La Von Elder wed Sept a.
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Harry Mickelstad
Hilda Erickson
Marlin Mickelstad
Julia Gilbertson
Clara Vondrashek
Mabel Luedtke
Hans H. Mickelstad
Elizabeth Williams
Spier
Canterbury
City of la Crosse
George Street
Logan and
Sill Streets
Harvey
F. Kaulfuss
Winnebago Street
Helen Strauss
Market Street
Cyril Hedrick
King Street
Dorothy
State Agency To Combat Crime Dies In Assembly
Four senate bills to create a state crime detection agency were killed in the assembly. Proposals would shift auto license issuance, require driver tests, and study penal and charitable systems. The measure faced labor and referendum objections, while a bill to license auto mechanics failed. A committee to study state institutions was formed after Governor La Follette’s meeting. The senate recessed for Governor’s Day at the state fair.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Assembly
Sit Suipists
House
Kelly
Sigman
Two Rivers
Assemblyman Caffrey
Milwaukee
Dempsey
la Follette
Ab Jenkins Fails In Record Attempt At Salt Flats
Ab Jenkins and relief driver Tony Gullotta started at Booneville Salt Flats Utah aiming to beat John Cobb’s 24 hour endurance speed. After reaching 137.9 mph for 1965 miles in about 15 hours motor trouble stopped the run. Jenkins seeks Cobb’s 24 hour mark while Campbell pursues 300 mph next month.
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Booneville
Salt Flats
Utah
Ab Jenkins
Salt Lake City
John Cobb
London
Jenkins
Tony Gullotta
Kansas City
Malcolm Campbell
England
Sobek and Erickson Win Golf Honors at La Crosse CC
Mrs Sobek and Mrs Paul Sobek won the mother and son and mother and daughter golf competition over 19 holes in La Crosse Country Club weekly women's day play. They posted a net 76 to top the field. In 18-hole play, Mrs A A Jorris and Edna Schilpling finished second with a net 81. The 9-hole flight was won by Mrs John Padesky and Harold Padesky with a net 39, with Mrs Frank L Koppelberger and Dick Padesky second at net 40.
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Paul Sobek
Johnny Erickson
la Crosse Country Club
A. A. Jorris
Edna Schilpling
John Padesky
Harold Padesky
Frank L. Koppelberger
Dick Padesky
Fights Last Night Report From Regional Ring
Boxing results listed with several matches and outcomes. Salvatore outpoints Wille Bartia in El Paso. Bernice outpoints Patrick Henry in Chicago. Mickey Nolan is knocked out by Bernice in Fort Dodge. Bob Tinsley outpoints Terry Grifft in Sioux City. Bobby Iowa Cedar Rapids defeats Jim Salvadore. Billy Barter outpoints Mike Marshall in Philadelphia.
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Pangulated
Chicago
Geno Salvatore
Wille Bartia
el Paso Rex
Sailor Born
Atlante
Pali Bernice
Patrick Henry
Bternan
Ind
Mickey Nolan
Enteneo
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Bob Tinsley
Terry Grifft
Sioux City
Bobby
Vernon County Board Approves Works Projects
Vernon county supervisors discussed Old Age pension provisions and the WPA Farm to Market program. H J Kuelling outlined Vernon county projects including a swimming pool in Viroqua and road construction. estimated 400 workers would be employed, with wages set by skill level.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Vernon County Board of Supervisors
H. S. Halverson
Assembly
Senate
Balverson
Hal
Verson
iMx
Halverson
H. J. Kuelling
WPA
Kuelling
City of
Westby
Town of Franklin
Whitestown
fForest
Village of
Hillsboro
de Soto
Webster
Clinton
Viola Village
Readstown Village
D. O. Mahoney
State Board of Control
Viraque
Esofea
Straight Heat Wins In Fair Races at Wisconsin State Fair
Straight heat victories marked the Wisconsin state fair racing program on Tuesday. Walter Anderson driven by Ed Allen of Des Moines captured all three heats of the 2:15 pace with a best of 2 02 34 despite strong winds, while George E. owned by De Pas brothers of Green Bay finished second in each heat and Margaret Vonian of Tulsa took third. Eleanor Vole, driven by H. McNutt of Oxford, Wisconsin, swept all heats in the 2:15 trot with Greystone Ace chasing to the wire in all heats. Beau Geste owned by H Greer of Fargo, North Dakota won the three year old pace.
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Milwaukee
Walter Anderson
Ed Allen
Des Moines
George E
de Pas Brothers
Green Bay
Margaret Vonian
J. &. Crosbie
Tulsa
Olkia
Eleanor
Italian Wins $2,500 In 5 Mile Swim Championship
Gianni Gambi, an Italian army soldier bound for Ethiopia in October, won the world's professional five mile swim in Lake Ontario with a time of 8 hours 55 minutes 8 seconds. Frank Pritchard of Buffalo led early, then was passed by Gambi who finished first ahead of Bul Nolan of Chelsea, Mass, and 11 others.
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Toronto
Pritchard
Bull Nolan
Chelsea
Mass
Beer Label Bill Signed By Wisconsin Governor
MadisonWis Disclose beer brands on taps under a bill signed Tuesday by Governor La Follette. Orleans Massachusetts A famed church names Rev Ros and committees form to seek a charter, with Abbie Mitchell and Warren J Clark chairing.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
la Follette
Chaniel
Orleans
Ros
Abbie Mitchell
Warren J. Clark
Memphis adopts new pedestrian safety cane ordinance
Memphis officials enact a traffic rule requiring stopping at intersections for pedestrians with white canes. Only blind persons may carry white canes under the ordinance, which mandates motorists to stop until the cane and passerby cross.
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Memphis
Tenn
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