Oshkosh Day highlighted by large 1939 fair turnout
Crowds at the Winnebago county fair grounds grew rapidly with 19 000 to 20 000 attendees by 1 30 pm across gates as organizers predicted the 1939 fair would be the biggest and best yet. The opening day featured livestock judging platform acts harness racing and a fireworks display with officials optimistic about a record attendance exceeding last year.
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George F. Oaks
Mornhing
Winnebago County Fair
Sec
Taylor G. Brown
T. G. Brown
Association
Assembly Osoeys Police Firemen Pension System
Madison lawmakers tentatively approved a measure liberalizing police and fire pension systems but a parliamentary maneuver blocked final action. The bill would raise employee contributions from 1 to 3 percent, shift firemen onto the same basis as police, and increase widow and dependent benefits, with communities covering the balance.
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Madison
Senate
Assembly
House
Shimek
Algoma
Adams confirmed to state conservation commission post
Governor Heil’s appointment of Wally Adams of Conover to the state conservation commission was confirmed by the senate. The vote was 19 to 11 with 10 opponents listed from Republican, Democrat, and Progressive parties. Adams succeeds Robert B. Goodman for a term ending July 27, 1943. he previously chaired Vilas county board.
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Wally Adams
Madison
Heil
Conover
State Conservation Commission
Senate
Adams
Robert B. Goodman
Marmmette
Vilas County
Ratification Delay Of Nazi Soviet Pact In Parliament
The Soviet parliament delayed ratification of the Soviet German nonaggression pact to at least September 1. The council of nationalities voted to meet August 31 with the Union council to discuss a military service measure, delaying any ratification and giving Molotov time to frame explanations amid the European war crisis. London reports say Russian sources warn the delay could permit scrapping the pact if Germany attacks Poland.
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Europe
Council of Nationalities
Soviet Union Council
Germany
Viacheslav Molotov
Molotov
London
Soviet Union
Poland
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Oshkosh Nan Skilled I Neenah Plant Fatal Accident
Neenah Wisconsin special report: Allie Holm a 54 year old molder at Neenah Foundry Company on Winneconne avenue died after an accident at the plant this noon. Holm toppled while holding an electric extension line his head struck a casting and a shock is suspected though cause of death uncertain. He had worked four years at the company. The body was sent to Sorenson funeral home after over an hour of artificial respiration. Biographical details were not available at press time.
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Allie Holm
Neenah
Wis
Bowen Street
Oshkosh
Neenah Foundry Company
Winneconne Avenue
Holm
Sorensen Funeral Home
Northwestern
Oshkosh Driver Hurt in Rage at Fair Today
Oshkosh sports man Eugene R. Flagg was injured at the start of the first heat of the Bite pace at Winnebago county fair. Dalewyn owned by Old Glory farms threw Flagg under a sulky, causing a fractured right arm and other injuries. Police took him to Mercy hospital. William Faucett was thrown but uninjured. Dalewyn later won the second heat in 2 10 with Clark driving.
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Eugene R. Flagg
Oshkosh
Aftennoon
Winnebago County
Dalewyn
Old Glory Farms
Flags
Flagg
Mercy Hospital
William Faucett
Sir Abbe
Faucett
Ed Radke
Milwaukee
Jackson Drive
Canewyn
Clark
Milwaukee Storm Strikes With Severe Wind and Hail
A severe wind and hail storm hit Milwaukee this afternoon. The federal weather bureau reported 11.6 inches of rainfall in 25 minutes.
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Milwaukee
Federal Weather Bureau
Skies Glow As U S Steel Mills Signal Optimism
In a period of gray European war clouds, the glow from American steel mills brightens skies as executives from United States Steel, Jones & Laughlin, National Steel and others express cautious optimism. Orders rise, prices firm, production nears highs unseen since 1937, and recalls expand despite overall employment uncertainty. The auto industry orders loom as the next major driver of demand.
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Marthen Graham
Europe
America
Disciples of Mars
United States Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin
National Steel
Pittsburgh Steel
Cracidle Steel
Ernest T. Weir
Nati Fet
Steel
American Institute of Iron and Steel
Oine
Strel
Chamberlain Says War Danger Not Receded
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons in emergency session that danger remains. He affirmed the government will stand by Poland and urged restraint in press coverage. He said the final answer was handed to Hitler last night and that the nation awaits Hitler’s reply as the policy line is held.
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J. C. Stark
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Poland
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Sovereigns Offer to Mediate Crisis in Europe
Belgium’s King Leopold II and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands offered their good offices to mediate the German Polish dispute. Paris described France as likely to accept the mediation proposal and ambassadors from France Britain Germany Italy and Poland were convened to decide on acceptance while Belgium and Holland maintained neutrality and sought assurances of independence.
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Brussels
Leopold II
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Germany
Poland
Paris
Britain
France
Italy
Frante
Leopold
Wilihelmina
Holland
Iialy
Belgium
Weather Summary from Associated Press Dispatch
The day brings generally fair weather with showers in some regions. Temperatures range from a high of 80 to a low of 58 as data from observatories including Phoenix and Winnemucca show light precipitation and a steady barometer around 29.70.
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Associated
Miwaskee
Staeee
Phornix
Joe Winnemucca
Fron
Reckstaff Observatory
Senate Resumes Battle On Diversion of Road Funds
Madison reports the Wisconsin Senate reopened the fight over the Peters amendment to divert 7.5 million dollars from the state highway fund to balance the budget. Debate centered on federal road money implications, with Senators Yindra and Nelson trading views on impacts and alternative funding. The body adjourned without action as they seek clearer information on possible shortfalls and borrowing options.
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Senate
Madison
Wisconsin
Bhatt
Harry Bolens
Port Washington
Attorney General's Office
Francis Yindra
Manitowoc
Edward J. Boethe
Fennimore
Yindra
Philip Nelson
Jess Peters
Hartford
Nelson
Mike Mack
Shipdon
Heil
Campus killer of Russian dancer nabbed by police
Los Angeles authorities report De Witt Clinton Cook, 20, arrested as a prowler, confessed to slaying dancer Anya Sosoyeva and attacking two other women on the Los Angeles City College campus. He also admitted 40 burglaries as investigators note gloves worn in each assault. His wife and mother were jailed on grand theft suspicions.
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Los Angeles
A. A. Bia~lock
de Witt Clinton Cook
Anya Sosoyeva
Cook
Los Angeles City College
Delia Bogard
Myrtle Wagner
Lorraine Cook
Ruby Cook
E. L. Berger
Public Enemy No 4 Caught in Chicago
Chicago FBI chief D M Ladd said post ponement of the removal hearing for Joseph Paul Cretzer and his wife Edna Mae followed new questioning of the suspect and the man of 20 aliases. Alibis are being checked after changed stories.
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Chicago
U.P
D. M. Ladd
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Joseph Paul Cretzer
Edna Mae
Jewelry and cash stolen from Hotel Baulf rooms
Police report a theft at Hotel Baulf where items valued over $2,500 vanished from two rooms Monday night. Mrs E H Carson of Chicago lost a $900 diamond ring and a $1,500 platinum pin with many diamonds plus about $95 cash. Thomas L Lemon of Bloomington said $50 in five dollar bids was taken from his purse. J D Aldrich’s coat and vest were stolen from a closet and left in a nearby vacant room, with $6.40 missing from his vest.
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Baulf
E. H. Carson
Chicago
Thomas L. Lemon
Bloomington
Ind
J. D. Aldrich
Poland protests as Germany strengthens hold in Slovakia
Warsaw reports Germany occupies Slovakia provoking Polish security fears as reserve calls rise and Foreign Minister Beck protests Slovak troop admissions. Rome urges Italians in big cities to evacuate while Swiss frontier tightens and Britain bans export of aircraft engines.
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Warsaw
U2—Arr
Slovakia
Poland
Josef Beck
Rome
Rome Radio Tonight
Italy
Hitler hands British ambassador note as Berlin pauses
Hitler receives Sir Nevile Henderson at the chancellery to deliver a British note on Poland demands including Danzig and the Polish corridor. The ambassador’s visit lasts about 25 minutes as Berlin officials deny any imminent peace moves while Britain counsel prepares for possible continued talks. London plane returns with three passengers. one English, two Germans. Sir George Ogilvie-Forbes later found not aboard.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Hitler
Poland
Germany
Dansig
London
Foreign Office
Fuehrer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Sir Nevile
Nevile
Lane
Sir George Ogilvie-Forbes
Sir George
New British Envoy Reaches New York
Lord Lothian, new British ambassador to the United States, arrived aboard the Aquitania with a pledge of united resolve to resist aggression. He succeeds Sir Ronald Lindsay in Washington and is among 1412 passengers as wartime precautions include blacked windows and blue-lit bulbs on the ship. Captain George Gibbons notes these safety orders come from the Admiralty.
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New York
Britain
United States
Lord Lothian
Aquitania
Ronald Lindsay
Washington
George Gibbons
Admiralty
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Oshkosh Nan Skilled I Neenah Plant
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United Press
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New State Securities Division
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New Securities Division
Public Service and Banking Commission
Vernon G. Zeller
Reorganized Securities Division
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State Banking Commission
Public Enemy
Une
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