Improve Highway 33 At Small Cost declares Russell
A Tribune summarizing Fred Bussell of Superior asserts low cost highway improvements can open new trade territory. He cites connecting La Crosse to Prairie du Chien on Highway 35 and upgrading abandoned rights of way for potential routes toward Iowa with an estimated expense of about 40,140 dollars. He notes recent bridge work and predictions of limited additional costs, emphasizing a network of concrete improvements along key sections to boost commerce and regional connectivity.
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la Crosse
Fred Bussell
Superior
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Tribune
Aafternoon
Atall Central
Kmr
Bussell
Weil
National Affairs Reflect on New Deal Power Struggles
A crowded, garbled review of Roosevelt era policy debates details Tugwell’s shift into Agricultural Adjustment, friction between Hull and Park, and court challenges to New Deal authority. It notes disbanding AAA, funding concerns, and presidential maneuvering amid NRA doubts.
Wisconsin Families Sail to Alaska Under FERA Plan
Seventy families from Oconto, Mountain, Lena, Plymouth, Abrams and nearby towns gathered Saturday to begin a government sponsored move to Virgin Alaska. About 67 families of 124 adults and 183 children will depart Monday for St Paul and board boats to Alaska, seeking homesteads in the Matanuska Valley amid stories of hardship and renewed hope.
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Wisconsin
Alaska
FERA
Earl Barry
Barrys
Harry Campbells
Af Abrams
Campbell
Oconto
Paul Nelson
Mountain
Nelson
Matanustka
Lena
Plymouth
Abrams
Tipler
Roosevelt Faces Court Rulings on New Deal Power
The article surveys how Supreme Court decisions limited federal reach in economic programs. It traces agencies like TVA NRA AAA and NLRB, noting conflicts over cross state regulation, marketing control, pension schemes, and social insurance. It questions federation versus a unitary nation and hints at constitutional change or New Deal collapse. The piece also discusses potential money printing to fund veterans bonuses and farm relief.
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Supreme Court
TVA
Tennessee Valley
Joss
Supreme Ey
AAA
NLRB
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
Hal Nirrady
Confeess
Legad
Solr
J A Bigley Buried At Soldiers Grove
Funeral services for Joan A. Bigley, civil war veteran, were held at St. Phillips church Soldiers Grove Wisconsin. The body was met by McCormick Base post 308 American Legion and a military service led by Commander J J McKenna.
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St. Phillips
Soldiers Grove
Wis
McCormick Base Post
American Legion of Gays
J. J. McKenna
Stromberg
Mr. Biglew
George
James
Philip
Peat Bighey
la Crosse
Francis
Arthur McCormick
Gays Mills
Bigkey
Department
Wilson Colwell
Tocal
Patrick Bigley
Song of Union Veterans
Ellis
Thomas Rooney
Bonus politics swirl over Patman veto and Senate votes
President Roosevelt hosts leaders in the Blue Ridge for a frank session on the cash bonus bill as Patmanites press for overrides. Jesse Jones and Marriner Eccles signal support, while Chavez's appointment could tilt a crucial vote. Garner Burns Robinson and Farley join the White House circle for broad talks on legislative strategy.
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White House
Jesse Jones
RFC
Marringer Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Patmanites
O'Mishoney
Senator Tydings
Dmd
Dennis Chavez
Senator Cutting
New Mexico
Chavez
Hancock
Washington
Roosevelt
Hiue Hidge
Vendmont
Garner
Burns
Robinson
Harrison
Farley
Annual meeting of the Crosse Business Men's Club program highlights
JA G Mentinues trempage Ona and Frank Grover lead the evening with six Ferris school of dancing acts featuring Miss Phyllis Ferris and vocal solos by Miss Anita Pitcher. John H Bryce and Samuel N Beery head ticket sales and general chair duties. New gold shield membership pins from the National design are distributed by Paul Qonsrud Sam Horwitz and Russell J Gile and sold at cost. Ballots for officers go to members Monday morning and will be counted during the meeting after the national charter is presented by Toastmaster Willson. Guests may attend by reservation by Wednesday and an improvised rathskeiler will follow the banquet at the hotel.
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Mentinues Trempage Ona
Crosse Business Men's Club
Frank Grover
Chamber of Commerce
Ferris School of Dancing
Phyllis Ferris
Anita Pitcher
John H. Bryce
Samuel N. Beery
Paul Qoonsrud
Sam Horwitz
Russell J. Gile
J. A.C
Willson
Hotal
Democrats plan statewide 1936 campaign council
A Wisconsin Democratic banquet outlined a 1936 campaign program with a statewide council structure. Speakers urged precinct and county involvement, a five member patronage committee, and active partisan work year round. They criticized opponents and emphasized support for Roosevelt era policies and woman voters.
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Page
Corcoran
Schmedeman
Wisconsin
United States
Washington
la Follette
Philip la Follette
Campaiem
Milwaukee
Jhairman
Albert C. Wolfe
la Crosse
U. S
Joan J. Boyle
Darlington
Mal Fragsteim
J. Donald Webber
Normen Beck
Alfred Modahl
Danny Liebakken
Richard Fredrickson
Love
Wolfe
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Fragstein
Laura Bullock
Clara Doherty
Edith Jost
Victora
William Victora
Muscoda
Witte
R M
Sauk County
A. E. van Wold
Sauk City
Juneau
Mineral Point
Richland
Ellis A. Lee
Rienlang Center
Barabvou
Logan High to Stage Hold Everything Comedy
Logan High School will present Hold Everything a three act comedy by Austin Goetz in the school auditorium on May 21 22. The play set in a tourist home living room features Caroline Carruthers as proprietor Ade linne Johnson Niobe, and a large cast including Mary Schulze Bee Williams Connie’s friend Elsie Lohmueller Courtney Barrett Jr and notable roles by George Hauser Christopher Morgan Lemire Potts Edith Hauser Daisy Gibbs Arvilla Langer Steve a crook Robert Olson Andy another crook Kenneth Cindley Tom Macauley detective Donald Instenes and milkman Howard Pendleton.
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Logan High School
Austin Goetz
Caroline Carruthers
Adelinne Johnson
Niobe
Lurs Sapp
Connie Morgan
Mary Schulze
Bee Williams
Connie
Elsie Lohmueller
Courtney Barrett, Jr
George Hauser
Christopher Morgan
William Wartinbee
Julia Gibbs
Lemire Potts
Lottie Gibbs
Iane Hendrickson
Wands Gibbs
Edith Hauser
Daisy Gibbs
Arvilla Langer
Steve
Robert Olson
Andy
Kenneth Cindley
Tom Macauley
Donald Instenes
Howard Pendleton
Fog Awful Witnesses At Crash Inquiry In Macon
In Macon Missouri witnesses report fog described as awful at the crash inquiry into the TWA Sky Chief wreck last Monday. Pilot Harvey Bolton said he was out of gas as the liner went down killing five people including Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico. Government investigations focus on flying too low without lights and by week’s end debates over coroners’ costs emerged.
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Macon
Harvey Bolton
TWA
Sky Chief
Bolton
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Department of Commerce
Diver Nearly Overcome In Salvage Effort
Kenosha Wisconsin diver Frank Hefling, hired to salvage the cargo of the steamer Wisconsin wrecked five miles off Lake Michigan in 1929, reported a near-suffocation incident from gas while diving at the wreck site.
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Kenosha
Wis
Frank Hefling
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Oldest Mothers in La Crosse Named by Tribune Readers
The Tribune lists ten elderly La Crosse mothers including Mrs Mettie Johnson age tops the group at near a hundred. Other long-lived figures include Mrs George Atkinson born 1648 and aged 66, Mrs Aurelia Viets 95, Mrs Mary Chandler 95, Mrs Julia Ronkowski 95, Mrs Elizabeth Rutz 90s, Mrs Martha Larsen born 1844 with nine children, Mrs Rena Stephan born 1844, Mrs Caroline Olson 89 born in Norway and living at 1806 Wood Street with daughter Mrs Mary Johnsen.
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Tribune
la Crosse
Mettie Johnson
the Tribune
George Atkinson
Ferry Street
Aurelia Viets
South Eighth Street
Jessie Leissring
Frank Viets
Mary, Chandler
South Teeth Street
Julia Ronkowski
Liberty Street
L. M. Carter
Charles Street
Elizabeth Rutz
Denton Street
Martha Larsen
A. W. Larsen
Madison Street
Rena Stephan
Albert Norby
Jackson
Mattie Johnson
Caroline Olson
City truck strike pits owners against public works rules
Truckers protest city clean up policy demanding regular permits and contract carrier fees while the public works board and City Attorney Swennes refuse negotiation. Independent Dump Truck Owners say their trucks join the effort unless members vote otherwise, and some trucks operate under current rules amid dispute. A London book by Ernest Main critiques Lawrence of Arabia and Iraqi views on Middle East issues.
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Public Service Commission
Board of Public Works
Swennese
Joseph de Muth
Independent
Progressive Meeting Developments Noted
Fond du Lac Wisconsin observers marked the first anniversary of Wisconsin s progressive party with three notable developments. Representative Thomas R Amie announced that while national left wing supporters favored a third party such a move would be discussed at a Midwest conference likely in Chicago in June or July. State leaders said the event would be a strictly state observance. Invitations to nationally known liberals drew slow responses.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Wisconsin
Thomas R. Amie
Chicago
Mae West Faces Husband Claim In Supreme Court
Frank Wallace a vaudeville actor declared humiliated by Mae West and asked the New York Supreme Court for a declaratory judgment affirming his status as her husband. He obtained service notice via Justice Ernst Hammer. West responded in Hollywood saying he will have to see her lawyer.
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New York
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Supreme Court
Wallace
Ernest E. L. Hammer
Miss West
Wallace Gets Cheers At Louisiana Meeting
Alexandria Louisiana Secretary of Agriculture Wallace faced applause at a luncheon speech as he urged farmers to stand behind the president. Louisiana congressmen who spoke also defended the national administration against Senator Huey Long's criticism. Five of eight Louisiana congressmen attended with Wallace and praised the president and his secretary of agriculture.
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Alexandria
Wallace
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long
French Officers Arrest Nazi Storm Trooper in Metz
French General Jarmes ordered the withdrawal of pistols and arrested a German Nazi storm trooper Saturday night after nazis crossed the border near Freyming to reach a cafe in French territory. The officer in charge, named Haslingen, was detained prompting companions to force a release. Gendarmes drew pistols and the Nazis retreated, leaving the operation in French hands.
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Metz
France
Jarmes
Freyming
Haslingen
Alarmist Reports Rise in Philippines Amid Plebiscite Fears
Manila reports emphasize rising alarm as preparations for the Borenevrealth constitution plebiscite intensify. Police guard newspaper plants while rumors of violence spread. Telegraph lines cut between Malolos and San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan province, the scene of a Sakdalista battle on May 2, with 60 lives lost. constabulary rush to the area.
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Manila
Bulcan
Malolos
San Jose del Monte
Coroner Blames Poison For Death Of Student
Madison coroner Edward A. Fischer ruled the death of University of Wisconsin medical student Urban T. Fay a poisoning case. Fay died at his home after drinking poison bought at a Madison drug store on February 18. The verdict follows post mortem toxicology tests and pharmacist records.
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Madison
Wis
Edward A. Fischer
Urban T. Fay
University of Wisconsin
Fay
Church Robbers Busy in Oklahoma City
Loot worth 3050 dollars stolen from a Catholic church on Saturday. Alter equipment five chalices two ciboriums and sacramental vessels taken. Silverware and glasses also stolen from Temple Baptist church a block away.
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Oklahoma City
Temple Baptist Church
Schumann-Heink kin in Wis baby fights for life
In Stevens Point Wisconsin a 14 month old, Hans Hirzy, great grandson of Madame Ernestine Schumann- Heink, battles a strep tococcic infection after two weeks of illness. Father Ferdinand A. Hirzy reports two blood transfusions and slim odds of recovery as doctors warn there is little hope.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Ferdinand A. Hirzy
Hans
Ernestine Schumann- Heink
Four Die in Chinese Train Wreck Near Shihtouhottu
A Japanese dispatch from Harbin via Rengo reports four killed and 21 injured when two Chinese Eastern railway trains collided near Shihtouhottu, about 120 miles southeast of Harbin. Confused signals allegedly caused the wreck as a passenger train plowed into a standing freight.
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Fokio
Rengo
Harbin
Shihtouhottu
Breakfast and weddings and a coat sale in town
A jumble of small town notes recounts Archie Birnbaum breakfasting with fellow travelers and delaying a plane trip from Chicago to Detroit, Walter Anderson’s ring mishap at his wedding, a donated coat sold for 35 cents after a rummage sale, a doorway ad of a paint store, and family ties of Robert Reed and his aviator brothers amidst local nostalgia and humor.
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Chicaes
Detroit
Chicago
Archie
Our Fair Town
Robert Reed
Reed
Cargill Grain Elevator Company
Albaty
San Prancisco
Westcoaer
C. W. Reed
Vine
Lilah Larson
Osseo
Ken Reed
Puerto Rico WRA Case Seeks Restraining Order
Federal Judge Robert A. Cooper presides over a case in San Juan Puerto Rico involving Luis and Maria Verela a husband and wife. The action seeks to restrain alleged violations of the fair competition code in the needlework industry.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Robert A. Cooper
Luis
Maria Verela
Orchesis Society Presents Another Dancing Program
The Orchesis Society of La Crosse State Teachers College staged a Saturday evening dance recital sponsored by the American Association of University Women. The three part program featured a Birthday of the Infant scene with a court miniature and dancers, plus highlights like La Cucharacha and Witches Three. Directors and performers included Elizabeth Schon, Olive Hagen, and Dr Milford Cawhey with a large roster of members.
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American Association of University Women
Orchesis Society
la Crosse
Herbert
Macbeth
Grainger
Li-Pe
la Forge
Delf
Grieg
Lindsay
Gournod
Ghys
Elizabeth A. Schon
Olive Hagen
Helen Dyson
Milford Cawhey
Orchosis
Clara Sugsberger
Helen Charlton
Muar- Sarel Mschriek
Elizabeth Feller
Virginia Gaulseh
Ruth Gearman
Grace Clare
Ruby Greiling
Switz Couple Lose Passports in France Case
The state department cancelled the passports of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gorton Switz, American citizens recently discharged by a French court after trial on charges of involvement in an international espionage ring. The action followed their confession that they acted as paid spies for a foreign power. They have affidavits certifying their American citizenship and may return to the United States if released.
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Washington
State Department
Robert Gorton Switz
Rial
France
Coreigan
Switz
United States
Mrs Howard Green Named To Scout Office
Mrs Howard Green of Genoa Depot Wisconsin was elected head of the Girl Scouts Great Lakes regional division at the Gay conference in Chicago Illinois. A nomination from the conference floor was endorsed with her election, highlighting involvement from Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana in the regional leadership.
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Chicago
Clarence NM
Jackson
Mich
Girl Scouts Great Lakes
Ihe
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Howard Green
Gensee Depot
Wis
New Yorker Charged With Murdering Five
Frederick Grogs a 49 year old bookkeeper appeared in Bridge Plaza court Brooklyn after a night of police questioning charged with the murder of his wife and four children by poisoning He was held without bail for examination in homicide court Monday
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New York
Frederick Grogs
Bridge Plaza Court
Brooklyn
Former Archbishop Dios Buenos Aires Dies After Long Illness
Jose Mari Bottura, 76, former archbishop of Buenos Aires, died Saturday after a prolonged illness that led to his resignation in 1932. He was a member of the Franciscan Order and served as inspector in Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Mexico.
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Buenos Aires
VPI
Jose Mari
Bottura
Franciscan Order
Peru
Chile
Ecuador
Mexico
Kansas Churchgoers To Contribute Eggs
Ottawa Kansas first Methodist church members plan to place eggs on collection plates this Sunday. The eggs will be sent to a missionary training school in Marcus City. A collection of 500 eggs is expected.
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Ottawa
Kas
First Methodist Church
Marcus City
Obituary for Lydia Bergholz of Wauwatosa Wisconsin
Mrs Lydia Bergholz 54 widow of Rev J Bergholz longtime pastor in this city and Lutheran church dies at home in Wauwatosa Wis funeral services are Monday at noon at Helmwee Morris Funeral chapel Rev A M Voss officiating Interment Woods Town cemetery Surviving son Dr Eugene Bergholz and three daughters Margaret Adelia Barbara at home one brother of Wa usau Wis
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Lydia Bergholz
Lydia Berghaulz
Wauwatosa
Wis
Helmwee Morris
A. M. Voss
Woodstawn
Bergholz
J. Bergholz
Emanuel Dathersy
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