Thomson highway bill engrossed by Wisconsin assembly
The Thomson bill for seven years of state highway construction was engrossed 45 to 37 amid cross party debate. Endorsed by Gov Heil, it includes amendments extending the program and about 125 additional miles, with an estimated cost near 58 million dollars.
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Thomson
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Richland Center
Highway Commission
Wisconsin
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Delavan
Albert D. Shimek
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Paul Alfonsi
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Reuben W. Peterson
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Winneconne Library Books Missing Report
A Winneconne Wisconsin library inventory shows several books missing with no fines or penalties issued. The edition also notes local civic updates including a maternal and child health center event at Poygan Community Club under county nurse Katherine Weinman and other local notices and travel updates.
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Winneconne
Wis
Willi Larson
Bette
Alpheus
Dean
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Poygan Community Club
County Trenk D
Katherine Weinman
O. Tim Hover
Shower at Allenville Given for Hills Fahley
Miss Phyllis Jones entertained at bridge and shower for Miss Eleanor Fahley in Allenville Wisconsin with three tables in play and prizes awarded to Miss Fahley. An evening luncheon followed by a pressure hunt and a corn and weiner roast. about 25 guests attended. The Ladies Aid group enjoyed a picnic hosted by Mrs Ruth Schultz at Lake Winnebago with bunco played.
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Allenville
Wis
Phyllis Jones
Bridge
Eleanor Fahley
Fahey
Ladies Aid Society
Ruth Schultz
Lake Winnebago
Roosevelt War Resources Board Formed to Speed Mobilization
President Roosevelt announces a six member advisory War Resources Board for wartime mobilization. Edward R. Stettinius Jr. chairs US Steel. others include General Robert E. Wood Sears Roebuck Harold Moulton Brookings MIT's Karl Compton and Walter Gifford AT&T.
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Advisory War Resources Board
Army and Navy
Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States Steel Cor
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Harold G. Moulton
Brookings Institute
John Lee Pratt
General Motors Corporation
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Walter 8. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph
The Human Side of the News in Germany
A former journalist in Germany reports weariness with Nazi propaganda, noting thinner crowds at rallies and crammed venues with children, contrasted by relentless, aggressive messaging. He cites distorted enemy caricatures and mentions Roosevelt as a target, reflecting psychological fatigue amid six years of blitzing media.
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Germany
Goebbel
Coney Island
Yaroslav
Local Meeting Recap and Upcoming Event
A luncheon and prize awards marked the latest meeting with prizes awarded. The next gathering is scheduled for September 14. Visitors included Miss Betty Eckstein visiting sister Mrs. Merle Lee of Oshkosh. Guests Abraham Eckstein home and others. Donald Smith of Larsen visited aunt Mrs. H W Jones. Miss Ruby Merris and Miss Stargaret Andems visited Miss Esther Fiolei in Waupaca.
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Betty Eckstein
Merle Lee
Oshkosh
Sirs
Anna Brown
Robert Compion
Omro
Abraham Eckstein
Donald Smith
Larsen
H. W. Jones
Ruby Merris
Stargaret Andems
Esther Fiolei
Waupaca
Four-H Club Plans Sunday Fair and Picnic in Fremont
The Wonder Workers Four-H club will host a picnic and local fair Sunday at the farm home of Mrs. Laura Lautenbach in Wolf River township. County agent C. Heffernan will attend and poultry displays are planned.
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Fremont
Wis
Wonder Workers Four-H Club
Laura Lautenbach
Wolf River
C. Heffernan
Water carnival success prompts plan for next year
A chamber of commerce meeting at the village hall reported the recent water carnival was a complete success and suggested organizing another similar event next year. Herman Kiedemann was injured at Appleton when a ladder fell on him during strong winds, rendering him briefly unconscious. Miss Amelia Stange of Chicago visited the Ray Brooks home, and Miss Freda Zucilke was visiting Plainfield.
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Chamber of Commerce
Herman Kiedemann
Appleton
Amelia Stange
Chicago
Ray Brooks
Freda Zucilke
Plainfield
Arraignment Delayed as Slayer Confesses in Florida Case
West Palm Beach officials delayed arraignments for Charles Jefferson amid mob tension after he confessed to abducting two Miami high school girls. One victim Ruth Dunn was found dead near Palmetto. Jean Bolton, 19, was released unharmed. Jefferson described abducting them for sympathy from a former sweetheart and said he did not shoot Dunn, claiming a butcher knife caused the stab wounds.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Charles Jefferson
Miami
Jefferson
W. E. Roebuck
Ruth Frances Dunn
Jean Bollon
Boca Raton
Miss Bolton
Dunn
Palmetto
W. H. Lawrence
W. C. Fuller
United States Department of Justice
Roebuck
Miss Dunn
Jefferson Sug
Missing Woman and Suspect Arrested After Escape Stop
Miss Bolton urged to flee with another man in a boat to California after Miss Dunn disappeared. An aunt alerted Boca Raton detectives who pursued, while Jefferson fled into a swamp and was later arrested walking along the highway.
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Miss Bolton
Redgranite Man Victim of Carbon Monoxide Gas
Wautoma Wisconsin special report William Frazier of Redgranite on bond for immorality was found unconscious in the family garage from carbon monoxide poisoning taken to Berlin Memorial hospital. August Manske convicted of drunken driving fined fifty dollars and costs. Sheriff Boyson probes the robbery at Louis Lloyd farm near Berlin where about one hundred Leghorn pullets were stolen. Charles Nelson home from Fort Snelling training camp awarded American Legion auxiliary scholarship.
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Wautoma
Wis
William Frazier
Redgranite
Liberty
Berlin Memorial Hospital
August Manske
Fried
Justice Taylor’s Court
Robert Boyson
Louis Lloyd Farm
Berlin
Charles Nelson
Citizens Military Training
Fort Snelling
American Legion Auxiliary
Students Dive Safely in Home-Made Helmets
Kent State sophomores Jack Harris and Joseph Michaels built air helmets from two oil cans a water boiler garden hose and two tire pumps and submerged 35 feet under water. Their improvised diving gear worked successfully and they completed the dive without incident.
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Kent
U.P
Jack Harris
Joseph Michaels
Kent State University
Letter Delivered After Ten Years in Juda Wisconsin
A letter mailed ten years ago by a sister who has since died was received by Mrs. L. S. Brown in Juda Wisconsin. The note, bearing $2.20, was torn and aged and was found caught in a mailbox door outside the Mineral Point post office.
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Juda
Wis
L. S. Brown
Mineral Point
Forger Confesses in Cross-State Check Scheme
Kenosha police report Charles Phillips of Benton Harbor Michigan confessed to financing travel across four states by cashing bad checks. He admitted passing small checks in Kenosha Milwaukee West Allis and Racine as well as in Indiana Michigan and Ohio cities while claiming he was seeking work.
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Kenosha
Wis
WUP
Charles Phillips
Benton Harbor
Mich
Phillips
Milwaukee
West Allis
Racine
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Typewriters Stolen in Wisconsin County Courthouse Burglary
Sheriff Hans Rodd reports six typewriters and a calculating machine worth 500 dollars stolen from the Oneida county courthouse offices in Rhinelander during the night. The burglary mirrors a similar theft at the Lincoln county courthouse in Merrill recently.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Hans Rodd
Oneida County
Lincoln County
Merrill
Two Slightly Injured When Truck Tips Over
Berlin Wis Special Joe Gosch of this city and Carl Humbright of Ripon sustained minor injuries when a truck left the road east of Neshkoro on the Berlin highway. Humbright received cuts and bruises and was taken to Berlin Memorial hospital. Gosch suffered a small cut on the hand and minor bruises. The truck rolled onto its top after rear wheels sank into a soft shoulder. The Berlin church hosts the district Methodists meeting this evening with Rev John W Perry presiding. Reports promise progress across activities. The annual St Michael's picnic is set for Sunday with a chicken dinner at 11 30 and supper at 5 o'clock on church and school grounds.
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Berlin
Wis
Joe Goseh
Carl Humbright
Ripon
Neshkoro
Humbright
Berlin Memorial Hospital
Gosch
John W. Perry
Watertown
St. Michael’s
Auto Thief No Angler and Owner's Thankful
Cleveland police officer Patrolman James Fausek missed a fishing trip when his car was stolen after he parked to make a store purchase. The vehicle was found two days later by a zone car with the $50 worth fishing equipment still inside.
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Cleveland
C. U.P
James Fausek
Stolen Auto Recovered in Fire After Crash near Marquette
Marquette police recovered the automobile of Herbert Koepp, Seymour Wis., salesman, 35 minutes after he reported it stolen. The thief crashed the car into a tree and the wreckage was afire when found.
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Marquette
Mich
Herbert Koepp
Seymour
Wis
Koepp
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