Senate Approves One Man Tax Board Bill in Wisconsin
Madison legislators backed a bill to replace the three member tax commission with an administrative director and a three member board of review. The measure, sent to Governor Heil, would create six year terms for the director and board members with salaries of 7000 and 5000 dollars respectively. The bill covers general administration research municipal accounting and various taxes including income inheritance and gifts.
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Madison
Wis
Board of Appeals
Senate
Heil
Gettelman
Nelson
Maple
Connors
Barron
Ingram
Eau Claire
McDermid
Ladysmith
Paulson
la Crosse
White
River Falls
Judicial
Risser
Progressive
Appeal Board
Vernon Thomson
Republican
Richland Center
Wisconsin Senate OKs fishing and hunting license fees
The Wisconsin Senate approved a $1 annual resident fishing license fee and a $1 to $2 increase in the resident hunting license fee. Amendments limited funds’ use to leasing hunting grounds. debates covered administration, pauper’s oath, and impact on taxpayers. Sent to the assembly.
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Madison
Senate
Ingram
Eau Claire
Assembly
Conservation Department
Wisconsin
Roethe
Coller
White
Roeihe
Coakley
Beloit
Higgins retracts bribe charges against council members
Milwaukee U2 The Milwaukee common council behaved calmly as Alderman Martin Higgins withdrew his bribery accusations about a tavern license transfer. He called his remarks false and silly, saying his claims were based on dubious information and that he acted hastily. Higgins apologized to Aldermen Samuel Sorell and Clemens F Michalski for implying their involvement. The investigation by Dist Ally Herbert Z seffes followed a failed warrant request by Soref and Michalski, who withdrew their libel complaint.
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Milwaukee
Common Council
Ald
Martin Higgins
Samuel Sorell
Clemens F. Michalski
Dist
Herbert Z.seffes
Soref
Michalski
Higgins
Senate Concurs On High School Transportation Bill
Madison reports the Senate concurred in and sent to the Governor a bill empowering high schools to provide transportation for nonresident students living beyond two and a half miles. The measure was sponsored by Assemblyman Amenst. In Milwaukee John Kaczmarek, 30, died after a heat illness while working on a road project.
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Madison
Senate
Assemblyman Amenst
President's Last Bill Is Cut Deeply
The House appropriations committee trimmed the administration's final bill from 215,891,168 to 53,190,056, citing budget pressures. It eliminated 119,599,918 for the Commodity Credit Corporation and cut outlays for strategic war minerals, public buildings, SEC regulation, and other programs. Defense funding was reduced, with civilian pilot training slashed to 3,000,000, and navy yard improvements plus a Pearl Harbor drydock planned with 2,070,000 plus 24,328,500 in contractual authorizations.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ak Band
Flaly
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commission
London
Eng
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
State Firemen Carry On Despite Rain
Rain dampened the Wisconsin Paid Firemen’s convention but did not curb the mood of delegates and visitors at the 32nd annual gathering in Fond du Lac. About 500 attendees were present as 275 banquet tickets sold for the Hotel Raulf event. A parade and band demonstration drew crowds, indoors due to showers, while sessions featured R K Schulze of Shell Oil on fire prevention and a demonstration of volatile liquids.
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Wisconsin
Raulf
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Américan Legion
Joseph Schmitz
Oshkosh Fire Department
Legion Clubhouse
R. K. Schulze
Shell Oil Company
St. Louis
Air Corps Marks 20th Birthday With World Record Flight
Washington reports the Army Air Corps celebrated its 20th birthday with mass lights and a second world record this week. A Flying Fortress flew 625 miles at 259.398 mph with 11 022 pounds, while an altitude test reached 8 200 feet with 15 ½ tons payload. The program expands to nine air stations, with flights from Langley and other bases, as President Roosevelt signals deployment. A national demonstration included standard army combat aircraft trials and a reunion of aviation pioneers dating to 1912. Civilian observers on the west coast helped establish an aircraft warning net near the border, eight miles apart from the river and border.
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Army Air Corps
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Air Corps
Dayton
War Department
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Oriel Wright
Fort Myer
Potomac
Alexandria
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Smithsonian
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Roosevelt
Langley Field
Hampton
Mitchel Field
Selfridge Field
Clemens
Mich
Barks- Gale
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Scott
Pelleville
Lowry
Wright Field
At Cotpps
Ignal
Mer We
Chicago watchman gets 99 year sentence in watermelon murder
Athon Papas 53 faces 99 years after killing Muriel Campbell 12 at a fruit stand in Chicago. A criminal court jury deliberated two hours before convicting him for firing at two youths who cropped and smashed a watermelon during a game. Helen Frehch 6 witnessed the incident as the altercation over payment followed a fruit mishap.
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Chicago
Athon Papas
Muriel Campbell
Miss Campbell
Helen Frehch
Miss Frehch
Harry Fegenbaum
Papas
Campbell Papas
Gore admits killing in shooting of stepmother Nancy Gore
George W. Gore Jr., 32, son of a prominent physician, reportedly promised to lead officers to the pistol used to kill Nancy Gore, 45, in an early July sleep porch homicide. State’s Attorney Bea Jones said Gore fully admitted the shooting and agreed to disclose the weapon’s location after a nine day probe.
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Benton
George
Nancy Gore
George W. Gore
Gore
Katherine
Jones
Ship's Gambling Activity Curbed by Court Order
Los Angeles reports the gambling ship Rex halted roulette and games after a court ordered a stop. Atty Gen Earl Warren led a 250-officer “navy” off the Pacific coast as Rex’s attorney Arthur Verge delivered the restraining order on Tony Cornero. The ship’s crew and officers pledged to obey while the fleet remained on station to ensure compliance.
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Los Angeles
U.2
Rex
Earl Warren
Navy
Pacific
Thesionica
Tony Cornero
Ram Tunner
Cornero
Wareren
Aliy
Paul D. Mee Cormick
Arthur C. Verge
dcCormick
Warren
McCormik
Rexios
Cornera
Roosevelt housing bill killed as adjournment rush begins
The House stripped President Roosevelt’s $3 billion public housing plan of support, voting 193 to 166 to abandon the lending program. Adolph Sabath called for a third term for Roosevelt and warned that defeating the gains of eight years would empower reactionaries. The adjournment rush started as the final deficiency bill was approved, with fate of other measures uncertain amid party tensions.
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Roosevelt
Adolph J. Sabath
Illinois
Sabath
Williams B. Bankhead
Sam Rayburn
House
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Rayburn
Bil
U.S. Housing Authority
Austin
Warren R. Austin
Senate
Democratie
Sherman “Minton
Indiana
Parole Board in Senate Debate Over Prisoner Releases
Wisconsin Senate debated parole board actions with Senator Bernhard Gettelman accusing the board of releasing dangerous inmates from Waupun. Board chair Frank Klode defended parole decisions as thoroughly reviewed and urged postponing a vote on abolishing the board. The Thomson welfare department bill faced delay as tax bill talks dominated proceedings.
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Madison
Bernhard Gettelsman
Milwaukee
Senate
Thomson Welfare Department
GetteIman
Waupun
Geltelman
Frank Klode
Klode
Weather summary from Milwaukee area forecast brief
The forecast calls for mainly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers in the east this afternoon into night. Cooler tonight with fair conditions expected Thursday. Regional reports include Milwaukee cloudiness and cool readings, with temperatures and barometric data noted from observatories and stations.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Yellowstone
Roosevelt Signs Hatch Political Activity Regulation
President Roosevelt signed the Hatch act regulating political activity of federal jobholders and told Congress the measure, if administered in accord with its spirit, would serve the purpose intended. He noted constitutional questions resolved in favor of the bill and stressed the need to shield decency in campaigns while allowing free speech for government workers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hatch
Democrat
New Mexico
United States
Murphy
Assembly Approves Installment Tax Plan for Real Estate
The Wisconsin Assembly tentatively approved a bill to let real estate taxes be paid in installments, 39 to 35. It would require the first installment by January end and the second by July end starting 1940, with 60 percent paid initially and 49 percent for the second year, then 50 percent thereafter, and pro-rate receipts and delinquencies among towns, villages, cities, and the county. The measure, introduced by Republican Milwaukee member Double, faces passage votes. the House killed Dille.
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Assembly
Milwaukee
Dille
Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company
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