Germans Proclaim Blockade of Britain
Berlin reports a total blockade of Britain as Germany warns neutral nations to keep ships out of the war zone. The communique claims British sea aggression and states Germany will use its air and sea power from the Bay of Biscay to Norway to enforce the blockade. It names all neutrals except Argentina and the United States, which are excluded due to prior neutrality laws.
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Argentina
United States
Berlin
Britain
Germany
British
Bay of Biscay
North Cape
Norway
England
Teich
High Command
Colt 89
Judge Gehrz Rules Barber Code Prices Unconstitutional
Milwaukee Circuit Judge Gustave G Gehrz struck down the 1939 barbering code as unconstitutional denying a bid to enforce minimum prices. The ruling voids codes under the act and holds the 8 cent haircut rate inconsistent with cost variation across communities. Defendants Edgar Neveau and William C Fritz Milwaukee barbers faced code fees paid under protest.
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Milwaukee
Gustave G. Gehrz
Wisconsin
Fred M. Wylie
State Department of Agriculture
State Supreme Court
Gehrz
Mdgar Neveau
William C. Fritz
State Board of Health
Milwaukee County
Nazis Fire Wide Attacks On German Targets
British aircrews hit the Messerschmitt plant at Augsburg and the Junkers works at Bernberg plus rail lines in the Ruhr and Zeiss plants at Jena. Three planes did not return. Delayed-action bombs exploded in a southwest London suburb near the Thames estuary as more blasts hit homes and a factory. Night raids on Wales produced casualties including one death.
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London
Germany
Messerschmitt
Augusburg
Junker
Bernberg
Air Ministry
Ruhr
Zeiss
Jena
Stavanger Fjord
Norway
Britain
Thames Estuary
Wales
Plans to Enlarge Panama Canal Nearly Complete
Bernard L. Burdick, Panama canal chief, said preparations are almost finished for a 277,000,000 canal expansion. Dredges are active and bids will be invited for dry land excavation and new locks aimed at defense and Navy use. Engineers expect six years, but aim to shorten it. Paragraphs note German parachutes found in the midlands with no evidence of landings.
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Washingston
Bernard L. Burdick
Panama Canal
Uncle Sam
Atlantic
Pacific
U. S. Navy
Lendes
Midlands
Oshkosh Cubs Rally Toward State Title With Win
Oshkosh 8500 Cubs of the Fox River Valley league beat Sheron Aces 4 to 1 in a nine inning morning game at Borchert field. They were set to meet Gays Mills of Crawford Monroe Vernon league at 4 pm with a finals appearance possible on Sunday for the state championship.
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Miwaukee
Cubs
Oshkosh
Fox River Valley Baseball League
Borchert Field
Sheron Aces
Gays Mills
Attacks Over German Cities Are Ported
German high command said British bombing raids last night caused moderate damage and two civilian deaths. Nazi sources claimed raids hit Weimar near Goethe park and a Red Cross station, with no military targets. British attacks followed fierce German blows on East London and Britain’s key harbors and industries.
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High Command
Weimar
Shrine of
Goethe Park
Red Cross Station
Joseph W. Grigg Jr
United Press Staff
Berlin
U.P
Germany
London
Red Cross
Goethe
Schiller
Richard Wagner
Britain
Midlands
Cardiff
Newport
Bristol
England
Wisconsin State Fair Opens With Bright Prospects
Gates swing open as the 1940 Wisconsin state fair begins a nine day run. Fair Manager Ralph Ammon forecasts a great fair with rich crops, rising prices, and strong crowds. Entries include 1,032 cattle, 772 twine, 660 sheep, 297 horses, and 1,800 junior farm crop entries. Butter and cheese sweepstakes names were announced with Perry McHenry, Exhardt Brandt, and Nick Willi among winners.
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Milwaukee
Ralph A. Ammon
Wis
Wisconsin
Perry I. McHenry
Viroqua
Exhardt Brandt
Kewaunee
Nick Willi
Italian Drive Captures Berbera as Somaliland Falls
Italian high command said British Somaliland was encircled by two Italian wings, with hundreds dead and many prisoners taken. Berbera, capital of British Somaliland, was reportedly occupied as Rome declared the battle won and warned Greece over Albanian claims. Also, British ships bombarded Bardia and Fort Capuzzo in Libya with no losses.
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Rome
Somaliland
High Command
Land Army
Italy
East Africa
Greece
Albania
Mussolini
Il Popolo d'Italia
Berbera
British Somaliland
Aden
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Near East
Admiralty
Bardia
Fort Capuzzo
Italian Libya
South Park Schools To Be Dedicated At Ceremonies Sunday
Oshkosh residents will tour the new South Park school complex in two units. A Sunday dedication at 2:30 pm features a program and open house with music by the Oshkosh High School band and a dedicatory address by Rep. Frank B. Keefe.
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Oshkosh
New South Park
South Park
Junior Highland
Federal Orchestra
William Novotny
C. C. Bishop
Frank. B. Keefe
Rom
Washington
Oshkosh High School
Charles Stroud
F. H. Jebe
James Hart
Weather Wisconsin forecast and data summary
Partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers or thunderstorms possible Sunday and tonight in the extreme west and extreme south. Cooler temperatures expected in the extreme east tonight and in the southwest Sunday. Reported observations show a 73 degree reading in the morning with cloud cover. no precipitation recorded in the latest Beckstaff Observatory data. winds from the northwest, barometer 29.35 inches. Maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation data are listed for Phoenix Yellowstone and other stations with no significant rainfall reported.
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Wisconsin
Phoenix
Yellowstone
Beckstaff
Willkie Nominated By National GOP Leader Martin
Elwood Indiana reports Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. notified Wendell L. Willkie of his presidential nomination as the result of nationwide demand. Martin, chairman of the convention and head of the Republican National Committee, addressed Willkie and cheering crowds in the former Philadelphia standard bearer’s hometown.
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Joseph W. Martin Jr
Elwood
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Martin
Willkie
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
House
Emergency general staff meetings eyed in Athens amid Balkan tension
Reports from Athens say emergency general staff talks among Russian Turkish and Greek high commands are expected soon though start times are unclear. Tension in southeast Europe rises after Greek cruiser torpedoed and destroyers bombed. Italy Greece friction grows as Greece calls up reserves and sailors hint at Italian air attack.
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Athens
U.P
Europe
Italy
Greece
Willkie Accepts Nomination in Elwood Speech Debates urged
Wendell Willkie accuses Roosevelt of courting war and calls for campaign debates on foreign and domestic policy in a Callaway park speech at Elwood Indiana. The Republican nominee endorses selective service and vows to beat Hitler on American terms, criticizing the administration’s handling of foreign affairs.
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Elwood
Ind
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Anme
Callaway Park
Europe
Hitler
Willkie
Oeos
Dies Promises Details On Plot To Cripple Defense
Rep. Martin Dies said he will reveal the details of a communist and Nazi led plot to cripple the defense program and slow aid to England by planning an industry wide strike in Southern California aircraft factories. He stated he would question several witnesses today and then disclose the alleged plot. The committee had definite information that the strike had been planned and Dies questioned seven factory employes for three hours.
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Los Angeles
Martin Dies
England
California
House Committee
Dies
Kenosh an Elected President of Elks Sheboygan 1941
Bert A. Thompson of Kenosha won the presidency of the Wisconsin Elks Association at its 1338th convention in Green Bay. Sheboygan was chosen as next year’s meeting site after Janesville and Marinette withdrew their bids. John O Berg of Superior and L A Peters of Waushara won district vice presidencies, Lou Uecker of Two Rivers was reelected secretary, and Fred Schroeder of Waupaca was named treasurer.
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Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin Elks Association
Bert A. Thompson
Kenosha
Sheboygan
Janesville
Marinette
C. O. Fillingsr
Andrew Parnell
Appie‘ton
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Joan Younger
United Press
Nassau
Duke of Windsor
Bahamas
Rawston’s Square
Bay Street
Bahaman
E. B. Daly
King George VI
Bahama Islands
W. K. Moore
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