Ickes Discusses Wisconsin Works Plan and Milwaukee Project
Secretary Ickes described Governor La Follette's 206 million works program as sound but warned legislative rejection would not bar federal funds for unemployment relief. He spoke during a Milwaukee ceremony for a 2.4 million housing project, noting Wisconsin could receive federal aid based on needs rather than per capita distribution.
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L. Ickes Satuday
Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin
Interiewers
Milwaukee
Tara
Watts
Dundee
Washinton
da Falielle
Sir Fellette
Washington
Haive
Uel
Crpipelis
Adda
Munrecipalj
Lo Folledie
Mayer
Tom
Chicago
Vane
Binfo
Klenry P. Fletcher
Nye
North Dakota
la Follette
Upton Sinclair
California
Epic Foxes
Hoosevelt
Trail of Jewel Thieves Detained Near Madison
Police report a Jewel theft case near Madison with details of a suspects’ capture. Chief Lea Kinney states the recovered items and location support prior belief that Chicago perpetrators are involved in the robbery and resale of jewelry along the riverbanks.
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Madison
New Deal Plans Faced With Dramatic Shifts in Recovery Efforts
National Affairs reports on evolving New Deal strategies as President Roosevelt moves away from earlier models. Recovery appears less centralized, with changes in securities regulation and farm experiments under debate. Critics warn some elements may be scrapped or altered while others proceed, signaling a cautious pivot in national policy.
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Scott
The
Tribune
Vonsulldmved
Fey New Deal
Laura Ingalls Forced To Land In Indianapolis During Speed Hop
Indianapolis dispatch reports Laura Ingalls diverted to municipal airport after an oil line leak while attempting a record flight from California to New York. She descended at 5 45 pm after flying Los Angeles to Wichita in about 5 45, saying oil trouble slowed speed and forced the stop. She plans another attempt, noting no woman has yet set an East to West transcontinental record.
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Laura Ingalls
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
California
New York
Miss Ingalls
Wichits, Kas
Kansas City
Wichita
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Calif
Amelia Earhart
Emergency Pay Scale Explained by Administration Officials
Washington officials and labor leaders discussed the new emergency wage scale for work relief funds. They said the 19 to 94 dollar monthly scale would apply only to real emergency projects like parks and playgrounds with safeguards, including a complaints board and adherence to Bacon-Davis prevailing wage rules for building and highway work.
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Washington —P
Perkins
Bacon-Davis
Cook County Seeks Return of Four Hundred Fourteen Thousand
Cook County officials argued that an audit shows $414,129 not turned over by former County Clerk Robert M. Sweitzer. Under State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney's guidance, Sweitzer's successor Michael J. Flynn served formal notice to a fellow Democratic reader to pay the missing funds at a meeting of the county finance committee.
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Chicago
Cook County
Robert MM. Sweitzer
Thomas J. Courtney
Michael J. Flynn
Sweitzer
Flynn
300 Bandits Reported Slain By Japanese
Tokyo dispatch from Renao News Agency says Japanese headquarters announced that Sun Yung Chin, leader of the bandits, and about 300 followers were killed during an operation after an expedition crossed the Great Wall into northern China.
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Tokyo
Renao
Msinking
Great Wall
China
Sun Yung Chin
Itis
Disabled War Veterans Elect Mainus As Chief
J A Malnus of Racine was elected state commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War at the state encampment. Lammont Ewart of Green Bay was chosen senior vice commander and Robert Baldwin of Green Bay treasurer. Green Bay won the 1936 convention.
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Racine
Wis
J. A. Malnus
Lammont Ewart
Green Bay
Robert Baldwin
Missing Woman's Body Recovered From Chicago River
Police identified the recovered body as Miss Bobbie Lee, 23, a missing loop tavern hostess. Her body was found Saturday night in the Chicago river, over two miles from the bridge where she reportedly jumped or was thrown on May 1.
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Chicago
Bobbie Lee
Voted Triplets Celebrate Birthday in Wisconsin
The Schlegel triplets born in Melrose now observe their birthday together at Black River Falls Wisconsin. Helen Sholes lives in the Welrose area while the others are Mrs Mary Sichler and Miss Julia Schlegel of Black River Falls vicinity. The trio are over 30 years old.
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Melrose
Dionne
Middle Road F. R. Garner ticket seen in 1936
Washington observers see a growing middle of the road stance for a Roosevelt Garner ticket in 1936 with factions in both parties weighing a conservative coalition. Key factors include GOP unity efforts, farm policy splits, and potential third party pressures, while labor policy and New Deal opposition influence the outlook.
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Washington
Nazis Demand Colonial Rights and Armament Parity
Britain and Germany opened talks to probe Hitler's peace proposals after his Reichstag address. Germany asked allies to recognize its claim to colonies while seeking military parity with Russia and air power alignment. Baron von Neurath said Germany would not discuss armaments pacts until equal status with Russia is reached.
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London
Germany
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Eric Phipps
Berlin
Foreign Office
Hitler
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Phipps
Reich
League of Nations
Russia
von Neurath
Red Army
Europe
Boy Drowns While Wading in Hemlock Creek Near Vesper
Frank Radetzki twelve year old boy drowned after stepping into a deep hole while wading in Hemlock Creek near Vesper Wisconsin on Saturday. The tragedy underscores dangers of open water hazards in rural areas.
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Vesper
Wis
Hemlock Creek
Here
Frank Radetzki
First Returns Of Referendum Support For AAA
Early returns from 19 states in Saturdays referendum show strong backing for continuing the AAA wheat relief program in 1936. Initial tallies favor continuance by wide margins with 34 000 voting yes to 3 000 no, led by Kansas at about 11 000 to 1 000. Some states have weaker support among non signers of AAA contracts.
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Associated Press
AAS
East
Midwest
Kansas
Washington
AAA
Navy Airplanes Complete Mass Flight To Hawaii
A squadron of 10 fighting planes arrived at Pearl Harbor at 3 20 p m after a seven hour flight from French Frigate Shoals part of a large Pacific operation begun May 9 with a mass flight to Midway Island The fleet tested Pearl Harbor anchorage with an air review of 225 planes under Admiral Reeves and Vice Admiral Butler amid surprise plans and rapid deployment toward Oahu
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mid-Pacific
French Frigate Shoals
Biers
R. D. Lyon
Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Pacific
VP-10
Reeves
Henry VV. Butler
Oahu Island
Lexington
Saratoga
Ranger
Knockout Blow Claim Frames Roosevelts Work Relief
Philadelphia report quotes General Farley calling the president’s work relief program the knockout blow to the nation’s low mood. The remark underscores wartime morale efforts and domestic policy during Roosevelt’s era.
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Philadelphia
Farley
Roosevelt
Leaders Hope To Push NRA Plans Through
Washington leaders held a secret two hour conference to map an NRA strategy aimed at passing a two year extension through the House and into the Senate. Key participants included Donald Richberg WRA chief Speaker Burns Senator Robinson and others. Plans favored a two year NRA extension with code application to firms substantially affecting interstate commerce and a price fixing section to curb monopolies. The group viewed these as the administration’s minimum program though House leaders warned against expanding beyond the 96 month extension.
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Congressional
NRA
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Richberg
Donald R. Richberg
WRA
Burns
Robinson
Arkansas
Doughton
Samuel B. Hill
D-Wash
Vinson
D-Ky
Cooher
D-Tenn
Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
Theate Finance Committee
France Faces Crisis as Bank Hikes Rate and Premier Seeks Powers
Paris battles to stop franc flight as Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin readies to seek emergency budget powers. The Bank of France raises its discount rate to 4 percent to curb speculating against the franc after gold drainage nears 200 million dollars in seven weeks. A political fight in the chamber looms as deputies warn of government overthrow if deflation policies continue.
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Paris
France
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Chamber of Deputies
Bank of France
Raymond Poincare
Flandin
Dionne Quintuplets Birthday Set As Ordinary Day
Ontario story notes the Dionne quintuplets will celebrate their first birthday with a government presence, though the babies will keep routines simple. Ministers David Croll and Duncan Marshall, Red Cross doctor Routley, guardians Dafoe and Valin, and the parents may attend. the event at the nursery will be broadcast at 6 45 p m EST, emphasizing normalcy over pomp.
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Dale Harrison Callander
David Croll
Duncan Marshall
Agriculture
F. C. Routley
The
Red Cross
Allan R. Dafoe
J. A. Valin
Tne Noar
Frank assails news racketeers for red charges at Wisconsin
Dr. Frank, president of the University of Wisconsin, denied radicalism charges in a campus address to more than 600 parents. He criticized journalists and political activists for promoting a nation wide attack on universities, naming Chicago and Columbia as others under fire. He cited three small radical student groups within a 4650 student body, arguing the university upholds constitutional rights and traditional American beliefs.
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Madison
Wis
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Benques
Frank
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Dr. Frank
Italy Ready to Assume All Responsibility Says Mussolini
Mussolini told the chamber of deputies that Italy is ready to accept all responsibilities including the supreme one. East Africa reports a mobilization could affect about 20,000 trained subalterns and technicians of the class of 1912. He noted Austria remains the main obstacle between Italy and Germany and dismissed reparations disputes as useless.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
East Africa
Austria
Germany
Abduction Case Nears Monday Ransom Return
George Weyerhaeuser nine year old heir to a lumber fortune remains missing after disappearance Friday. Family offers $200000 ransom and fronts a newspaper ad signaling readiness to pay. Authorities mobilize a large force as negotiations semble to hinge on a Monday deadline.
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Wealt Iy
George Weyerhaenger
Alop
Classifea
Seattle
Percy Minnie
John Philip Weyerhaeuser, Jr
George
Missing Boy Described From Tazoma Washington
Nine year old George Philip Weyerhaeuser is described as about 4 feet 9 inches tall with a slender build, brown curly hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing brown corduroy trousers, tennis shoes, and a white sweat shirt with green stripes.
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Tazoma
George Philip Weyerhaeuser
Ransom Demand Tied to Weyerhaeuser Heir Kidnapping Mystery
Investigators pursue a $200000 ransom amid a kidnapping case involving George Weyerhaeuser. The note signed The Egoist demanded unmarked currency and warned of death if authorities intervened. Police search for a sedan after two men and a boy were seen near the missing boy’s route home from school. The Weyerhaeuser family and Tacoma Seattle authorities coordinate with federal agents while the family is advised to avoid public ad copy and public solutions. The case unsettles a nation, centering on clues linking to Hauptmann-era ransom methods as officials race for a lead.
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Percy Minnie
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Litle George
Hoy
Tacoma
Walter Deneh
Seattle
United States
A. J. Chitty
Chitty
Little George
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