Senate Passes Utility Holding Companies Bill
Senate moves to abolish certain utility holding firms or regulate them, with amendment battles and party split ahead of House action. Administration aims to restore anti trust vigor and NRA relevance. passage hinges on late week votes as amendments and confirmations draw out.
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Washington
Senate
House
Didevich
D-Il
Long
Gore
D.-Olla
Beecause
Roose~velt
Louisiana
Securitas, and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Strators la Follette
P.-Wis
Duffs
D.-Wis
Kidnaping Suspect Believed Hiding Near Butte, Montana
A suspect in the 200000 Weyerhaeuser kidnaping was arrested abroad a freight and returned to Baker Montana for questioning. Federal agents and police believed the scar faced William Mahan remained in or near Butte with officers maintaining a tight net.
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Butte, Montana
Morridge
Weyerhaeuser
Werner Hanni
Baker
Mont
William Mahan
Butte
George Weyerhaeuser
Jere Murphy
Chie
Widing
Murphy
Jack Duggan
Mahan
Tacoma, Wash
Duggan
Ceny
Mehen
Crime Radio Network Bill Defeated in Wisconsin Assembly
A plan to create a state wide network of short wave radio stations to aid in crime apprehension failed 3 to 19 in the Wisconsin Assembly. Sponsored by Assemblyman B M Vaughan the proposal would have built a university lab, five to seven transmitting stations and 1000 receiving sets for police and sheriffs with a 250000 dollar appropriation and a statewide director based in Wausau. Concurrence also passed on a separate bill to stiffen penalties under state liquor laws.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
B. M. Vaughan
Wisconsin Rapids
Progressive
University of Wisconsin
Wausau
Meissner
Milwaukee
Gile Jewelry Store Robbed in Broad Window Cut
A thief used a glass cutter to break a plate glass window at Gile Jewelry Store, 118 Fifth Avenue South, stealing four watches valued around 565. A window hole over a foot long and ten inches wide was found by Officer Hutzenbuehler at 1 a.m. Wednesday as police pursued the thief.
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Gile
Fifth Avenue South
Clark-Bracken Company
Alfred Hutzenbuehler
Body of Cuban detective found in highway near Havana
The body of Secret Policeman Julian Guerrero, who tracked kidnapers of Antonio San Miguel, was found Wednesday on a highway near Caimito in Havana province. An unconfirmed report said another policeman's body was found in the same area. Sources said at least one suspect confessed naming 10 alleged associates.
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Havana
Julian Guerrero
Antonio San Miguel
Caimito
Army Intelligence Service
Finland Announces Readiness To Pay Debt Installment
Finland officially notified the state department it will pay its semi annual net debt in installments of 165,453 dollars on June 15. The notice confirms Finland’s willingness to meet its financial obligation on the specified date.
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Washington
Finland
Deepartment
Dr. Charles Bardeen Dies in Madison at 1907 Dean
Charles A. Bardeen, dean of the University of Wisconsin medical school since 1907 and a nationally known anatomist, died at his Madison home on Wednesday. The longtime Wisconsin figure shaped medical education and research, leaving a significant gap in the field.
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Madison
Wis
Charles A. Bardeen
University of Wisconsin Medical School
State Magnates Condemn Phil La Follette Work Plan
Milwaukee authorities report Wisconsin Manufacturers Association votes condemn Governor Philip F La Follette s work relief program and attack New Deal social legislation. They re elect Whyte and McCarty and urge private re employment as the only solution while opposing Wagner and Wegner style measures and defending labor rights.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
George S.whyte
Kenosha
Karl H. McCarty
Whyte
MacWhyte Wire Rope Company
McCarty
Nash Motors Company
la Follette Plan
Wisconsin
Wegner
Severson
G. L. Bardo
National Association of Manufacturers
NRA
Supreme Court
China Council Rejects Jap Demands on Peiping Tientsin
The central political council of the Nanking regime rejected Japanese demands for the Peiping Tientsin area in urgent session. Premier Wang to Chengtu to consult Chiang Kai Shek as tensions rise. Japanese troops move toward Tientsin as observers warn of possible invasion amid North China crisis.
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Associated Press
North China
Central Political Council
Nanking
Peiping-Tientsin
Political Council
Wang Cheng- Wei
Chengtu
Chiang Kai~Shek
Tokyo
China
Shanghai
Tientsin
Kwantung Army
Chahar
Inflation Warning From Roger Babson At Boston Luncheon
Roger W. Babson warned business leaders to prepare for inflation, urging focus on real property as a hedge. He said the dollar’s global value has fallen to about 60 cents and will drop further, advising against Washington and emphasizing practical steps to safeguard wealth.
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Boston
Roger W. Babson
Wednessay
Washington
Boston Chamber of Commerce
United States
Nations Sign Pact To End War In Chaco
Paraguay and Bolivia signed a peace protocol to end the Chaco War. A neutral military commission led by Capt. Frederick Sharp will survey the region by air to establish a 12 day truce. Demobilization and demilitarization of the jungle zone follow as talks begin, with arbitration possible at The Hague if negotiations fail.
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Buenos Aires
Para-guay
Bolivia
Chaco
United States
Frederick Sharp
Hague Tribunal For Arbitration
La Crosse County Pig Club Picnic Hosts 300 Plus Attendees
The La Crosse County Pig Club Picnic at Myrick Park drew over 300 attendees including boys, girls, and parents from rural areas. E W Messenger Mindoro high school urged focus on youth development and civic responsibility, praising the club as essential for character and opportunity. Anita Allen and Lloyd Hoff recounted their Chicago Livestock Show trip, highlighting club-backed youth achievement.
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la Crosse County
Myrick Park
Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse Pig Club
Messenger
Commercis Pig Club
Fig Club
George Krause
Pig Club
Anita Allen
Lloyd Hoff
Chicago
Dafoe Predicts Quinis Return To Mother
Atlantic City, N J Dr A R Dafoe famed physician to the Dionne quintuplets predicted that the five little girls would soon be returned to their mother and the family reunited under one roof He spoke during the American Medical Association convention addressing wives of physicians who asked how the babies would receive normal mother influence He said the mother would have full charge of the quintuplets.
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Atlantic City
N. J
A. R. Dafoe
Dafoe
American Medical Association
Senate approves wage garnishment exemption bill
The Wisconsin Senate approved a bill to exempt wages under 100 dollars per month from garnishment. Introduced by Senator Harry Bolens of Port Washington, the measure sets disbarment as the penalty for lawyers who initiate garnishment against those earning under 100 dollars monthly. The prior law provided an exemption of 60 dollars plus 19 dollars per child.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Harry Bolens
Port Washington
Interstate Commerce Committee Extends Rail Co-ordinator Post
The House of Representatives committee on interstate commerce approved a one year extension of the federal transportation co ordinator position held by Joseph B Eastman. They removed a Senate approved provision imposing a $2 per mile assessment on class one railroads to fund the coordinating office.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Transportation Co
Joseaph B. Eastman
G CO P Winds Up Conference At Springfield
The G O P closes a ten state conference in Springfield with a Save the Constitution theme. Midwest Republicans attack Roosevelt and the New Deal while stressing constitutional defense and cautioning against centralization. Former Gov Lowden urges NRA amendment, Democrats shown as possible partners in the campaign strategy.
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Springfield
Til
America
Roosevelt
Harrison E. Spangler
Grass Rooters
Midwest
Lincoln Shrine
Abraham Lincoln
Lowden
Cus
Frank
Shenois
John D. M. Hamilton
Kansas
Alfred E. Smith
Rural School Bill Advances in Wisconsin Assembly
A bill advancing through the Wisconsin Assembly would force consolidations of small districts, closing about 600 one room rural schools unless transportation costs justify keeping them open. It requires town boards to close schools with under 10 pupils in the prior three years unless 15 daily attendees can be shown for the next year, with disputes escalated to the state superintendent.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Senate
Common School District Board
State Superintendents of Public Instruction
Boxing Bout Measure Approved By Senate
Madison Wisconsin. The Shen ners bill revising the state law governing boxing matches passed the senate and goes to the assembly. It cuts boxing commission fees for promoters and clubs: cities 5,000 from 20 to 3. 50,000 from 50 to 10. 75,000 from 100 to 25. 100,000 or more from 300 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Shenners
Senate
Assembly
Boxing Commission
Wisconsin Senate Approves Potatoes Advertising Fund
The Wisconsin state senate approved a bill to automate six thousand nine dollars for advertising native potatoes to compete with Idaho. Senator Erle Ingram spoke in support as the measure advanced amid debates over promoting local produce and menu variety.
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Senate
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Idaho
State Senate
Sena-Erle Ingram
Wisconsin Progressive Urges Cooperative Common Wealth
Urges change representative Thomas Amlie of Wisconsin envisions a cooperative common wealth of America and calls for sweeping constitutional revision to permit government control of all industry.
Amlie Advocates Sweeping Change In Constitution
Wisconsin progressive representative Thomas Amlie envisions a constitutional rewrite to empower the government to take over all industry and run it for use rather than profit. He promotes a national third party and constitutional convention to reshape the economy and achieve universal abundance through planned resource use.
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Washington
Operative Commonwealth of America
United States Corporation
Congress
Thomas Amie
Wisconsin
Springfield
Amlie
Associated Press
United States
Ame
Amplie
Park Service Seeks 3 Million for Recreation Needs Survey
The National Park Service requests 3,444,132 from the work relief fund to hire 4,896 workers for a nationwide recreation survey. The plan coordinates land use with CCC and Public Works programs and aims to expand recreational land from 15 million to 60 million acres. State allocations include Michigan 236,447 and Wisconsin 81,141 among others.
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Washington—(P
Work Relief Fund
National Park Service
National Resources Board
Civilian Conservation Corps
Public Works Administration
The
Resources Board
Park Service
Towa
Kansas
Michigan
Mennesota
Nebraska
North Ds
South
Dakota
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Urges Permanent Peace At West Point Address
President Roosevelt spoke to graduates at the United States Military Academy at West Point urging an assurance of permanent peace based on mutual understanding. He announced support for increasing the armed forces and cited the duties of officers to promote friendship, discourage suspicion, and respect others rights.
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West Point
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States Military Academy
Battle Monument
Hudson River
Washington
Hyde Park
Raleigh
N. C
John
Naval Academy
Pugs and Grass Roots Arguing in Politics
A reader letter from Beverly Hills mocks the so called grass roots group and praise for name calling in politics. The writer notes both sides use heated rhetoric and compares it to prize fights demonstrating a classless tone in public discourse.
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Beverly Hills
Catifi
Hoover
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Senator Long
D-La
Walt Hartdon
Nuluetin
Harmon M. Watley
Margaret
George Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Tacoma
Wash
Salt Lake City
W. H. Shenners
James Callan
Illiam Mahan
Washington K
Deaderick
Department of Justice
Robert Elinsborn
Pine Street
Elgin
Slam
Cuba
Charles Bardeen
Phil
China Council
Roger Babson
County Pig Club
Quinis
Save the Constitution
Grass Roots’ Convention
Thomas Amlie
T Am
Schneider
Lundeen
Minnesota
Marcantonio
New York
Eug Rogers
McNeughh
Inek
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