Oshkosh Day Opens With Crowds At County Fair
Oshkosh Day crowds fill Winnebago county fair grounds as a full program unfolds. Gov Julius Heil attends Thursday events with St Marys High school band Menasha and Eagies band led by Theodore Kitz performing tonight. Harness racing, mule derby, platform acts and grand finale fireworks mark a busy day expected to draw up to 25 000 attendees.
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Eagies
Theodore Kitz
Neenah-Menasha
Julius P. Heil
St. Mary’s High School Band
Menasha
Hoon
Winnebago County
Saids- Sef'sautomo
Aréng
Blaze wipes out Pennsylvania business block
Flames from an exploding gasoline truck swept through a Sharpsburg business block causing more than 120000 in damage. Two homes were destroyed and six other buildings were damaged as residents fled. A mother and her eight children escaped after she lowered them to ground from a second floor window and leaped out, injuring two legs. Dozens of responders were hurt lightly as the fire disrupted street service and utilities.
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Pittsburgh
Sharpsburg
Anthony Ferraro
Neilie Zygumnciak
W. A. Lieb
FB L. Plans Police School Here In Fall
A statewide police training program by the FBI will be held in Oshkosh among 17 Wisconsin cities. Sessions run Nov 13 to 24 daily 12 to 3 pm and 7 to 10 pm with experts in law enforcement. Director J Edgar Hoover offers cooperation, aiming to reach 108 cities, all counties, and at least 1150 officers statewide.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Oshkosh
William Golz
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association
Milwaukee
Joseph Kluchesky
Wales
Fst
J. Edgar Hoover
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed For November 21, 1940
Washington reports President Roosevelt will proclaim November 21 as Thanksgiving Day for 1940, the third Thursday instead of the usual fourth. The move shifts earlier from November 30 to November 23, prompting protests from governors and calendar makers who may still observe November 30. Officials say the change aims to boost wartime holiday shopping and give planners time to adjust schedules.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Warc
Wade
Othicals
Industry to Mobilize in War Emergency Plans Ready
Washington announces full readiness for industrial mobilization in a war emergency. Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson said this after a half hour conference with President Roosevelt and the new War Resources Board. Johnson, Edison, and the board chair the army navy munitions group with the board acting as advisory in a national crisis. Hull notes Hitler note on Britain with diplomat Lothian calling situation brighter. Roosevelt also sent thanks to Ecuador's Mosquera Narváez for endorsing peace appeals.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt
New War Resources Board
Johnson
Charles Edison
Edison
Army-Navy Munitions Board
Resources Group
Hull
United States
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Lord Lothian
President Roosevelt
Pres
Aurelio Mosquera Narvarez
Ecuador
Dies Committee Awaits Report On German Agent
Washington in cautious step the Dies committee plans to consult the state department before publishing a report on Dr Colin Ross an agent for German interests. Ross registered under protest and was said to have left for Japan now in Germany. He allegedly worked on a motion picture about American agriculture while also involved in other activities. Kuhn of the German American Bund acknowledged knowing Ross. The committee delayed hearings to finish preliminary work and asked New York authorities to ensure Kuhn does not depart the country.
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Washington
Dies
State Department
House
Democrat
Texas
Committee On un-American Activities
Colin Ross
Ross
Japan
Germany
Bund
New York
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Four Beverage Tax Division Employees Are Dismissed
Four state beverage tax division employees including Eddie Lenahan manager for the Madison Blues were dismissed by State Treasurer John M. Smith. Also discharged were Robert C. Ellis Henry Town of Madison and William Krause of La Crosse. They served six months probation after civil service status.
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Madison
State Beverage Tax Division
Eddie Lenahan
Madison Blues
John M. Smith
Robert C. Ellis
Henry Town
William Krause
la Crosse
Smith
Ail
la Follette
Wei
Senate OKs Thomson Bill Consolidates Welfare and Prisons
The Senate ended a months long deadlock by concurring in Thomson's bill to create a single department for welfare and prison works, led by a director and seven man advisory board, replacing the board of control and related agencies. The vote was 21 to 10 with Progressives mostly opposing. The measure goes back to the Assembly to approve a correctional amendment excluding schools for the blind and deaf.
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Madison
Senate
Thomson
Board of Control
Risser
Paulson
la Crosse
Gettelman
Milwaukee
Assembly
Richland Center
House
Progress credited to business heads in Wisconsin
Clarence T. Rice, president of the United States Building and Loan League, told the Wisconsin Building and Loan League opening session that business executives working together drove progress toward a higher standard of living. He noted savings and loan associations loaned 5.5 billion since the year start 1921 and paid back 6.95 billion to account holders and shareholders over nine years.
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Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Clarence T. Rice
United States Building and Loan League
America
Wisconsin Ewiding and Loan League
Kansas City
Kan
Savings, Building and Loan Associations
Rice
Wisconsin Senate Deliberates Pension Law Expansion
Compromise bill to liberalize Wisconsin old age pension was reported back to the senate with a committee recommendation for passage. The measure would raise the monthly maximum to 40 from 20, add 2.5 million for grants, and shift state and county cost shares to 35 and 15 percent respectively with the federal share at 50 percent. Pension advocates urged raising the maximum to 60 and age to 60, arguing the bill falls short. This item notes a Friday calendar placement and a hearing before a joint finance session seeking amendments.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
American Old Age Pension League
Citizens Pension and Recovery Plan
FOR PEACE Or WAR War developments reported by United Press
United Press reports mixed signals as nations weigh peace or war. Hitler offers direct talks with Poland while Britain plans reply, Mussolini presses for totalitarian aims, and Japan signals collaboration with other powers. Poland mobilizes, Soviet forces bolster Polish Baltic frontier as negotiations hinge on Danzig corridor surrender.
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United Press
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Great Briain
Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Berlin
Danzig
Nazi Fuehrer
Britain
France
Soviet
Russia
Baltic
Poland Again Looks Ahead To Mediation Crisis talks amid German troop movements
Poland signals openness to mediation offered by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and King Leopold of Belgium while warning against German troop concentrations in Slovakia on its southern frontier. Officials say Poland agreed in principle to mediation but refuses to discuss details further. A large Polish force could mobilize, with estimates of up to four million in reserve. Poland protests Slovak appeals to greet the German army as a defense against a Polish threat.
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Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Slovakia
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Leopold
Europe
Foreign Office
Pres
Ignace Mascicki
Roosevelt
Kurier Poranny
Oshkosh Man Escapes as Wrecked Soo Line Train Deliberate
An Oshkosh crewman survived a derailment of a 41 car Soo Line freight train near Lake Villa, Lake County, after a switch was sabotaged and signals altered. The engine and tender toppled. four hundred feet of track were torn up and oil cars scattered. Firemen fought a box fire while investigators traced a vehicle seen near the viaduct before the derailment. crew members Carl Giebel, M. Snyder, and Oscar Marquardi escaped unharmed.
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Waukegan
Soo Line
Lake Villa
Lake County
Fond du Lac
Wis
Schiller Park
Carl Giebel
M. Snyder
Oscar Marquardi
Oshkosh
Britain Hints Polands Return Danzig Talks After Hitler Note
London sent a reply to Hitler offering to negotiate with Poland on Danzig and the corridor to Germany. Paris said the note had cabinet approval and was sent to Berlin for delivery. Berlin prepared for further talks as Hitler’s proposals drew stern French and Polish responses.
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London
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Danzig
Germany
Britain
Paris
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Fuchrer
Hitler
Wisconsin Weather Summary For Monday Night To Tuesday Morning
Partly cloudy weather in Wisconsin with no precipitation. From Beckstaff Observatory period from Monday 8 pm to Tuesday 8 am reports a maximum temperature of 82 and a minimum temperature of unknown, with northeast wind and a barometer at 29.70. One year ago the maximum was 91 and the minimum 61.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Dodge City
Phoenix
Wichita
Yellowstone
Beckstaff Observatory
Secret note fuels push for direct talks with Poland
London officials say Britain plans a further communication to Hitler while reports hint Germany may seek direct talks with Poland. Disclosures note Berlin might nominate a Polish minister plenipotentiary, though details remain unconfirmed. Secrecy surrounds Hitler’s lengthy note as Britain seeks to extend negotiations and prolong the war of nerves.
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Germany
Berlin
James B. Reston
London
Fuehrer
Hitler
Poland
Danzig
Johnson Bilbo appear victors in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi early returns show Paul Burney Johnson leading with about 115139 votes to 95113 for Martin Sennett Conner in the Democratic governor nomination race and Theodore G Bilbo defeating Pat Harrison for the Senate seat. The result strengthens Bilbo and Johnson in 1940 party power while Republican votes remain scarce.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Paul Burney Johnson
Battiesburg
Theodore G. Bilbo
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Martin Sennett Conner
Johnson
Conner
Bilbo- Johnson
Bilbo
Roosevelt
Senate
Hugh White
White
Ice cream sale likely suspended as war precautions hit London
Ice cream manufacturers announced that cold storage depots are being used for war preparations, so sales may be halted within days. Large stocks of meat and other perishables are involved, reflecting wartime controls and rationing measures.
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Paris
Lewhen
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