05 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1939
Page
1
Americans prepare for hurried flight from Kaifeng amid Japanese anti American pressure. Telegraphed updates reach Chungking as telegraphic lines falter. U S officials protest anti Americanism and warn of broader danger to missions and property in Henan and nearby ports.
Milwaukee Gov Julius Heil in a radio address renews his push to reduce the state payroll. He cites payroll growth from 10 000 in May 1931 to 13 500 in December 1938 and salaries rising from 15 426 000 to 19 863 000. He claims joining federal ventures adds only a fraction of new jobs and argues population fell while adding 3 500 workers. He accuses department heads of hiring to spend all appropriations and warns against impairing services for residents paying higher taxes.
Milwaukee based Wisconsin Workers Alliance plans a homecoming protest after Congress adjourns. The action targets six Republican representatives and Senator Alexander Wiley with a picket at their homes. Frank Jones, the state organizer, set August 26 as the date.
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern reports that five men and a woman using Illinois plate 257-607 pose as former newspaper carriers to sell flavoring extracts and home remedies. They claim delivery work to win sympathy and operate on Oshkosh's north and west sides. One boy stated the name Khsh, not in the city directory. Out‑of‑town imitators use the carrier ruse to boost sales.
Little David Enlen, age two, was found alive in rain drenched Schoharie county woods after 33 hours missing from home. Fifteen of 150 Civil Defense corps workers searched through brush Thursday night and Friday, locating him about two miles from the farmhouse where he vanished.
London Paris and Warsaw clash over customs inspections at the East Prussian frontier. Poland demands Danzig withdraw its call for Polish inspectors removal by tonight. Danzig reportedly backs down after the ultimatum. The dispute centers on shipments of margarine and herring as Danzig seeks to divert trade toward the Reich.
Violence flared in central Mexico City as a political riot erupted near Independence Street. Two men were killed and one injured as Col Bolivar Sierra and allied leaders faced gunfire while police arrested several individuals including Gen Rafaelo Cardenas. The attack ties into opposition activity against Lazaro Cardenas’ revolutionist party.
A Glasgow to Ardrossan holiday excursion train plunged down an embankment injuring many. Initial reports spoke of three dead, with hours later five dead and 26 injured. Workmen and firemen conducted rescue efforts as cranes lifted the wreckage.
Washington DC G7 turmoil signals growing party split as Democratic factions divide over New Deal measures versus farm and WPA funding. Northern and southern wings clash on lynching, wage hour, and housing while fear of a third term trims declared candidates. Garner emerges as rallying point for opponents of Roosevelt.
Madison reports informal conferences among Republican leaders to placate allies as Democrats protest the killing of the Gold thorpe Shimek elections appointment bill. Adjournments followed with attempts at compromise, while a three party plan would allocate 21 000 precinct election booth workers.
Kentucky voters faced off in the first off year primaries with U S Senator Alben Barkley backing Brown and Keen Johnson opposing. John Young Brown sought governor against Keen Johnson while Lewis aimed to pull Kentucky Democratic delegates toward his C I O ally. Chandler and Garner figures added political edge in the race.
Weather report from Associated Press notes scattered showers and fair conditions across the Great Lakes region. Temperatures are expected to be near or slightly above normal through the remainder of the week with readings from Phoenix Chicago and Turley observatories indicating mild to warm days and cooler nights.
Leonard Nugent, 20, a Staten Island youth, confessed to a week of robberies in New York and killed Isadore Cohen, 42, and wounded his girlfriend Elizabeth Collins, 18, during a washroom holdup. He was captured after a pursuit. charged with homicide plus multiple felonies.
Washington report that President Roosevelt may not name a successor to the late Claude A. Swanson as Secretary of the Navy until fall. Senate naval affairs chair David Walsh says the president should have time to choose, with Charles Edison serving as acting secretary until the election of a Swanson replacement.
A 20 ton boulder ripped from the ceiling of the Laurel Hill tunnel near Somerset, Pennsylvania, killing four men and injuring another. Walter B. Daley, Ola Kenneth Schooling, and Leonard Anderson died instantly. William Leach died en route after his arm was amputated when trapped beneath the rock. The collapse halted work on a $60 million Pittsburgh to Harrisburg express highway under construction beneath the Allegheny mountains.
The annual air tour by the Wisconsin Department of National Aeronautics association shifts its start from August 14 to August 16. About 50 planes depart McDill airport Stevens Point and tour multiple cities, with a land at State Fairpark August 19 for the state fair opening. Governor Julius P Heil is expected to attend the arrival and an air show follows.
Connecticut aims to boost support for Senator Francis Maloney by forming county clubs to pledge the state's delegation to the 1940 Democratic National Convention. Litchfield County leads as clubs form in other counties, contingent on President Roosevelt declining to seek a second term.
Admiral Byrd has received over 1300 letters from hopeful applicants eager to accompany him on the next polar voyage. Excerpts reveal poems, pleas for warmth, and a 15 year old boy offering music and duties aboard the ship as his dream of adventure contrasts with the harsh winter hardship described by letter writers.
The Senate approved and sent to President Roosevelt amendments to social security pay roll taxes and finalizes benefits. The conference report on the 185 million dollar third deficiency bill nears final approval by both houses before adjournment. Leaders aim to end the session by nightfall as conferees trim four million from the senate version to produce a compromise acceptable to both chambers.
In Springfield a Moody brothers endurance flight nears its end after one magneto in their 55 horsepower plane fails. They announce no attempt to beat the big plane record and may stay aloft until magneto or vibration ends their flight. An offer of up to $3,000 was made for endorsements if they pass the record.
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