WERA Extension Effort Amid Wisconsin Relief Uncertainty
Governor La Follette travels to Washington to urge continued work relief funding as 20,000 WPA projects are suspended with September funds不足. Wisconsin seeks $42,909,060 in new works plans while WPA approvals lag and relief recipients face grocery orders and layoffs. Uncertainty Across 31 States in timing and transfers to WPA prompts potential special session actions.
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Madison
la Follette
Washington
WEEA
Wisconsin
Alfred W. Briggs
WERA
Ralph Mimmell
Harry L. Hopkins
Howard O. Hunter
Chicago
WPA
District of Columbia
Siriuaily
Ghio
FERA
Nevada
Colorado
Georgia
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Wisconsin State Fair Sets Attendance Record
Officials report four day attendance at the Wisconsin State Fair reached 212,883, surpassing the 162,841 for the same period last year and breaking prior records.
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Wisconsin Fair
Milwaukee
Moffett to Quit FHA After President Roosevelt Hails Record
James A. Moffett resigns as federal housing administrator effective Sept 1 per Roosevelt. Stewart McDonald may become acting head as housing loans routinely reach 60 million monthly. July permits up 21.4 percent from 1934, nonresidential up 18.4 percent and alterations 33.9 percent. Moffett long linked to Standard Oil, elected vice president of Standard Oil Company of Canada in 1924 before appointment.
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Washington
James A. Moffett
Roosevelt
Moffett
Stewart McDonald
Housing Administration
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rou
Moffett Long
Standard Oul Company
Zandard O
Canforma
Glipper Ship Completes 2460 Mile Pacific Flight
The flying boat arrives in Alameda from Honolulu marking its first Honolulu mainland crossing. The 2460 mile leg took 17 hours 26 minutes, with the craft covering about 2400 miles in the Pacific area during the flight.
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Pacific
Alameda
Calif
Hornolulu
Honolulu
Banker Dead in Madison Hospital Quietly
Word comes from Whitewater that T. M. Blackrman 64 president of the First Citizens States Bank of Whitewater died in a Madison hospital yesterday. Funeral plans await release as the community mourns the banker’s passing.
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Whitewater
Wis
T. M. Blackrman
First Citizens States Bank of Whitewater
Madison Hospital
Wisconsin Industry Up 56 Percent Says La Follette in Tax Defense
Governor Philip F. La Follette argued that Wisconsin manufacturing income rose 56 percent from 1923 to 1928, outpacing neighboring states and four times the U.S. average. He cited tax burden comparisons, noting Wisconsin’s property share fell and overall taxes declined from 1930 to 1934 as proof of tax policy success.
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la Follette
Badger
Madison
Wisconsin
Philip F. la Follette
Indiana
Minnesota
Michigan
Ilinois
Ohio
New York
United States
O. E. Maeser
Wisconsin Chair Company
Port Washington
Oho
Illinois
Ahinesota
Desert ordeal ends as Backerts saved after 80 hours
Mrs. John Backert Sr and her 12 year old daughter Agnes wander in Death Valley for more than 80 hours after their car breaks down during a desert trip. An army air squadron from March Field rescues them near Red Mountain guiding by a waving blanket and a note. They survived on a stale loaf of bread.
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Randsburg
Calif
Death Valley
Mober
John Backert
Agnes Backert
Backert
March Field
Red Mountain
John F. Beckett
Ernestine
Backerts
Granite Wells
Granie Wells
Army Aviation
Rirstoof
Renewed push for overhead crossing to end danger zone
Wisconsin Rapids civic leaders pressed a campaign to replace the dangerous Highway 54 crossing after a fatal crash. Three men died when a Green Bay and Western train struck their car, bringing the toll to seven in three months. Daly led the Daly Ice and Coal firm. Love was a father of six.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Green Bay
Wes
Wiliam Kenton
Daly
Daly Ice and Coal Company
Love
Obgney
Guards Placed As Firebugs Target Muskegon Factory
Police doubled efforts to catch a firebug blamed for three arson fires in 36 hours in Muskegon Michigan with a loss estimate of 170000. Hackley Piano company plant was set afire last night as kerosene was used. sprinkler system averted total destruction.
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Muskegon
Mich
Hackley Piano Company
Midwest Braces for Unseasonably Cold Spell
Temperatures drop below freezing in several Midwest cities as a strong Alaska origin tropopause wave pushes air southward. Dr. Irving Frick cites the mechanism while lists show Des Moines 46 and Milwaukee 48 among readings. many locales hover near freezing with record chill potential for the season.
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Chicago
Irving P Frick
Forscaster
Alaska
Midwest
Ds Moines
Minneapolis
Madison
Milwaukee
Omaha
Indianapolis
Detreat
Columbus
Davenport
Huron
Themarek
N. D
Minot
Roosevelt Signs Bill Limiting Gold Claim Suits
President Roosevelt signed a measure barring lawsuits against the government over gold payment clauses. Officials fear a flood of future claims and estimate potential damages at millions as the act curbs cases tied to gold bonds and currency surrender.
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Bill
Washington
Roosevelt
Osy
Congress
Supreme Court
Milwaukee Coast Guard Rescues 14 From Lake
A Milwaukee coast guard crew rescued 14 people from the lake near Milwaukee Station. The picket boat, commanded by Bo ton and crew Frank and Wesley Helge, aided by Robert Grieve and ward members, plucked passengers from a dangerous situation after a portion of the group was caught in rough water. Residents reported the dramatic night as a daring rescue by local seamen.
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Eert Gaard Milwaukee
Coast Aardsm
Rucoen J. Leake
Milsaukee Station
Textile leader James Soci dies in Fall River
James Soci, prominent New England textile figure and president of the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers association, died suddenly at his summer home in Westport, Massachusetts, last night. He was a leading trader in the regional textile industry and well known in civic circles.
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Fall River
Mass
James Soci
New England Textile
Ndustry
Fall Riser Cotton Manufacturers Association
Weatport
Four Wisconsin bills die in quick Assembly vote
Several wide ranging measures were killed in quick order by the Assembly. They included a plan for a state crime detection agency, licensing auto dealers, a study of penal and charitable systems, and a proposal to shift auto licenses to county clerks. The body will study state institutions instead of acting this session, and revival prospects remain uncertain.
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Assembly
Sena
Guto Mechane
Acs
Tae Kelly
Sigman
Reg
la Follette
Ard
Y Au
Lanier
Senate
Tri-Parti Committee On Taxation
Harry Griswold
West Salem
Federal official dies of injuries in Boston
A federal official died from injuries in Boston after being struck during a Haymarket era incident. The official, identified as Charles D. McKee, chief of the federal bureau, collapsed and was found near a street curb. An autopsy was ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
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Boston
Baston
Fran Om
Harter
Ayet Gore
Tees
Clence
D. MeKesr
Ferter
New England
Huriey Reigat
Hurley
Haymaker
George Burgess Magrath
Relations Strain as Roosevelt Pursues Soviet Note
President Roosevelt faces strained U S Russian ties over Moscow’s note and U S protest against communist activities. He plans a conference with Secretary Hull after brief talks by telephone and considers possible responses while not predicting immediate actions.
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Joseph Stalin
Georgia
Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Hull
Moscow
Third International
World Organization of Communists
N. Krestinsky
Wilma Bullitt
Russia
Madison Wis Electric Rate Cut Approved for 1934
The commission approved reduced rates for Madison’s municipal electric service based on assessed profit in 1934. The decision also authorizes higher charges for increased home usage starting with the next meter readings.
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Madison
Wis
Pho
sAftenipessett
Eiknora Municipal Electric
Rhinelander Merchant Peterson Dies at 67 in Sweden
Gus tave F Peterson of Rhinwender Wisconsin formerly Rhinelander merchant dies at age 67 after living in Sweden yesterday. He is survived by his widow two sons and three daughters.
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Rhinwender
Wis
Gustave F Peterson
Borna
Sweden
Peterson
End of FERA Job Losses Hit Oshkosh Area Workers
The FERA program ends August 29 affecting about 439 workers in Winnebago County and Oshkosh. Pay totaling around 1300 dollars weekly will be suspended as projects shut down tonight. Remaining workers face direct relief burdens and potential funding shortfalls as public works end.
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FERA
CWA
Winnebago County
Oshkosh
WPA
William F. McNamara Jr
President approves compact on reclaiming Indian lands in Rua Grande
The document notes approval by President aw ne tiv Franes or, with staff writer credits, detailing authority for the secretary of the interior to arrange maintenance and operation on reclaimed Indian lands in Rua Grande. It mentions interstate compacts and a 1900s era agreement drafted in Dallas Texas, February 16, by governors and commissioners from Texas and Oklahoma under Governor DLW Mallind.
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Munnesota
Inter-Or
Purhio
Rua Grande
D&aig Loccenserse Oi
Das
Mio Roosevelt
Dratsn
Dallas
Tex
Guy
Vo Allred
Texas
Gov
Dlw
Mallind
Oklahoma
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