Hunt's Speech At Green Lake Is Cancelled
Green Lake Wisconsin state Senator Walter Hunt of River Falls had his invitation as commencement speaker canceled by the Green Lake school board. Dr George Baldwin said the board removed the invitation to avoid upsetting a few locals amid controversy over Hunt’s liberal views. Hunt lamented the cancellation, noting decades of commencement speeches without such controversy. He previously served as county superintendent of schools.
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Wis
Walter HW. Hunt
River Falls
Green Lake High School
George Baldwin
Baldwin
Joseph Thrasher
Hunt
Baldwan
Hall
Senator Hunt
Thrasher
Madison
Class Night in Lansing Seniors Program Highlights T
Lansing Ia Spenatj class night presented by high school seniors in the gymnasium Thursday evening with Jeanette Thompson as MC. Edythe Kelly Berla gave the class history, Clarence Long spoke the class will, and Dorothy Macaulay delivered the close prophecy.
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Lansing
Spenatj
Jeanette Thompson
Edythe Kelly-Berla
Clarence Long
Dorothy Macaulay
Bruce Reed
Kermit Severson
Marjorie Feuerhelm
Elsie Dahly
Beula Brush
San Verna Slada
Eunice Hanson
Merton Bailey
Frederick McDowell
Everett Mathis
Norman Oliver
Ralph McKee
le Vernie Stoda
Eva Kerr
Arlene Lands
Genevieve Thompson
Esther Noeding
Charlotte Ferris
Ruth Noeding
Lya Kehr
Arlee Laabs
Sylvia Tottrall
Mathrys Reeder
Esther Zimmerman
Clarence Lous
John Noble
Norman Olver
Lyle Ison
Ray Sweeney
Herman Olsen
Vernon Castle
Heinee Magenusson
Robert Feuerhebn
Mojave Mysteries: Skull Pierced By Bullet Near Mojave Valley
A bleached skull with a bullet hole in the back and a lone tooth, a pocket knife handle, and hobnailed boot soles are found near a little used road. Deputy Coroner E P Doyle says the body lay five years, fueling theories including Joseph M Price, a retired Pennsylvania businessman who vanished about Ave years ago.
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Mojave
Sian Bernardino
Cal
Mojave Valley
E. P. Doyle
Doyle
Josyph M. Price
Pennsylvania
Swastika Now Tops as Official Reich Flag in Berlin
Berlin authorities announce the swastika as Germanys national banner replacing the previous tricolor. Per interior minister Wilhelm Frick, public buildings must display the emblem and the swastika must be positioned higher when paired with the other flag.
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Berlin
Germany
Wilhelm Frick
Oddball convention yarns and odd questions amuse town
A local column recalls humorous convention tales from elsewhere. A man forgets his dancing date after chasing distractions and ends up with the same woman he picked on a card. Other sketches note La Crosse delegates and a parade in Appleton, plus street humor and quirky local queries.
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Carder
John
Boex
Radical Social Security plan faces sharp opposition debate
Article reviews Roosevelt administration social security legislation, detailing old age pensions and compulsory contributory insurance. It outlines state administration, federal funding, tax rates rising to 6 percent by 1945, and staged benefit starts with early provisions for aged workers and unemployment coverage. The piece notes constitutional challenges and political contention surrounding the plan.
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NEA Services
Med
Washington
American Congress
Bob Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Federal Treasury
National Social Security Board
Department of Labor
Treasury
England Upholds 30 Mile Speed Limit For Pregnant Mother
London reports Mrs Clementina Burns was fined $10 for speeding under England's new 30 mph limit while rushing to hospital. Magistrate says the offense was committed and not fully justified by urgent circumstances despite pleas.
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London
England
Clementina Burns
magist_ urote
World's Fair Faces Water Bill Suit
Chicago city council finance committee orders a suit against A Century of Progress unless the World’s Fair pays a water bill totaling 921,925 dollars. Roosevelt vetoes a bill authorizing a public health service inquiry into plumbing in federal buildings due to lack of funds and facilities. cost estimated at 6,000 dollars.
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Congress
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City Council Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Washington
Public Health Service
Wind shift saves three balloonists off St Nazaire
A sudden gust drove the stratosphere craft Belgica back to shore near St Nazaire after a valve failure prevented gas escape. Ernest de Muyter, a Belgian balloonist, and two companions were saved from a possible sea death when wind shifted and forced the balloon onto a swamp near the harbor.
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France
Ernest de Muyter
de Muyter
Old Danish grave found near Copenhagen site
A group of stones believed to mark a grave at least 3,500 years old has been found in the Copenhagen suburban district of Skodsburg.
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Copenhagen
Skodsburg
Congressmen Not Playing Hockey, O Malley Insists
Wisconsin Democrat Thomas O Malley argues visitors believe house members waste time on hockey. He proposes leaflets explaining the house functions to show that only a few members attend to business while committees meet or department heads confer. He urges doorkeepers to distribute the explanatory leaflets.
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Washington
Capitol
Thomas O'Malley
Wissconsin Democrat
O'Malley
House
Montana man confirmed as assistant secretary of agriculture
Milburn L. Wilson of Montana won Senate confirmation to serve as assistant secretary of agriculture, succeeding Rexford Guy Tugwell who was elevated to undersecretary. The report notes Tugwell's new role and mentions ongoing scientific work on ocean life classification.
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M. L. Wilson
Tugwell
POST
Washington
Milburn L. Wilson
Montana
Senate
Rexford
Guy Tugwell
Ae Science
Roumanian Minister to Moscow Seeks Warload Amity
Romanian Foreign Minister Titulescu plans to depart for Moscow shortly after June 8 to pursue improved relations with Soviet Russia, at odds since World War I. A note mentions colored silkworms producing dyed thread when fed colored food.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Titulescu
Moscow
Soviet Russia
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