Industry Leaders Rally to Curb New Deal in 1936 Campaign
New York officials and executives from more than 200 large industries moved to remove New Deal principles in the 1936 elections. Leaders like Alfred P. Sloan Jr. of General Motors and Bruce Barton urged industry to act in self defense, planning direct influence on stockholders and employees and broad advertising to sway public opinion.
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Fred Myers
United Press
New York
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
General Motors Corporation
Pres
Clinton L. Bardo
National Manufacturers Association
Robert L. Lund
Bruce Barton
Congress of Industry
Congress
Roosevelt
Sloan
Manufacturers’ Association
Washington
Bardo Oid
Governor La Follette Endorses Roosevelt over Hoover in Talk
Milwaukee governor Philip F. La Follette told business leaders that while he opposes some New Deal aspects he favors reelecting Franklin D Roosevelt if the choice is Roosevelt versus Herbert Hoover or a Hoover ally. He praised Roosevelt for guiding the nation from 1933 toward economic recovery and argued the country should support the New Deal as a temporary expediency and pursue utilization of expanded productive energy.
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Milwaukee
Philip F. la Follette
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Busiess
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Socialist Party Split in New York Over Dispute
The New York City Socialist faction split between old guard and militant wings after a central committee purge vote, with Norman Thomas aligning with militants. The rift disrupts the national party, heading toward potential reorganization by the national executive committee.
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Socialist Party
New York
R. H. Hippelhouser
Associated Press
New York City
Old Guard
Norman Thomas
Detroit
Central Committee
Controversy Over Repeal Rages On In Washington
The repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment marks its second anniversary as supporters praise repeal as a success while opponents dispute the results. The Associated Press reports a renewed national debate on prohibition policy and its social effects.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Appalling Youth Drunk-Drive Issue Revealed to Minnesota Solons
Minnesota lawmakers hear of a severe youth drinking and driving problem. Gil Carmichael, head of the drivers license bureau, reports 67 youths aged 15 to 20 had licenses revoked for drunken driving since January 1. He notes 74 licenses revoked for drivers with various disabilities, among 833 total revocations, eight involving women.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Gil Carmichael
State
Prohibition Crusade Reignites After Roosevelt Pledge
The Anti-Saloon League of America launches a new drive for prohibition while W H Slayton of repeal associates notes a drop in lawlessness. The league urges Roosevelt to condemn any violation of his pledge and calls for banning intoxicants at all White House and public events. No immediate White House comment available.
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W. H. Slayton
Repeal Associates
Anti-Saloon League of America
Roosevelt
League
St. Louis
White House
Ihde Reelected Head of Grange in Wisconsin
Marinette Wisconsin report states E IHe Ihde of Neenah was reelected president of the Grange at the state convention. Harold Ward of Avalon was elected overseer with other officers including Robert Green Milton Neal Peck Peshtigo Frank Pishke Fisk and Mrs Ethel Hawke Polar in the slate.
Orth Manufacturing to Relocate to Cedarburg for Labor Assurance
A. V. Orth, president of Orth Manufacturing, says the auto accessory company will move to Cedarburg where labor conditions are better and local commerce association will handle bargaining. The new plant will triple space, payroll will rise from 30 to about 35 workers, and annual payroll from $106,000 to a higher figure as sales exceed last year by 39 percent. The firm was organized two years ago.
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Milwaukee
A. V. Orth
Orth Manufacturing Company
Cedarburg
Association of Commerce
Orth
Readjustment of Wealth Tax Bill Predicted by Senator
Warm Springs Ga 4 Senator George of Georgia a finance committee member predicted a readjustment of the new wealth tax bill to correct injustices but he did not foresee a general tax revision at the coming session.
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Warm Springs
George
Georgia
Finance Cammittes
Report on State WPA Inquiry Clears Political Influence Claims
Federal inquiry into Wisconsin works progress administration found no substantiation for charges that WPA employment was subject to Progressive political influence. The report notes many administrators share Progressive sympathies but were chosen for qualifications. It also found no nepotism or Milwaukee discrimination, while Milwaukee projects spurred higher WPA employment totals.
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Madison
Wisconsin Works Progress Administration
Ralph M. Immelt
Immelt
Howard O. Hunter
WPA
Chicago
Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
U.S
Ryan Duffy
Fond du Lac
State Senate
Hopkins
Progressive Party
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Emergency Relief Administration
Hunter
Milwaukee County
Immecil
Milwaukee
Baby Ward Case Judge Rules on Parentage in St Louis
Special commissioner Limbaugh ruled the infant in the gift of God case is the child of Anna Ware, an unwed servant, not Mrs Nellie Tipton Mudrith. The decision was reported to the St Louis court of appeals, which will decide later whether to return the baby to Miss Ware.
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St. Louis
Rush HH
Limbaugh
Anna Ware
Nellie Tipton"Mudrith
St. Louis ‘Society
St. Louis Court of Appeals
Miss Ware
British warning to Japan and appeal to Italy amid China and Ethiopia tensions
Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Weare urged Japan to clarify its stance in North China to avoid harming its prestige and urged Italy to end aggression in Ethiopia. He noted Britain supports an oil embargo in principle and discussed the impact of nonmember actions. Warships were withdrawn from the Mediterranean as part of the shifting stance.
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Ben Robertson
Associated Press
London
Japan
China
Italy
Ethiopia
Samuel Weare
Mediterranean
Samuel
House of Commons
Great Britain
League of Nations
Record Christmas Trade Boost Expected This Year
Analysts forecast Christmas trade will rise 10 to 25 percent over last year, lifting total retail and holiday spending to around 4.4 to 4.5 billion dollars in December and potentially creating about 300 000 new jobs. New York and other cities show notable gains in semiluxury goods and durable goods as shoppers place orders for gifts.
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Washington
Commerce Seer
Tony
Commerce Department
New York
Philadelphia
Angeles
Sin Lous
China Clipper Nears Finishing Leg of Pacific Mail Flight
The China Clipper nears Alameda as it completes history’s first round trip in airmail service. Edwin C. Muick prepared to depart with a seven crew and three tons of mail at 3 pm local time, after arriving yesterday from Midway with 24 aboard.
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Patihe
Ward
Jay
Alameda
Cali
Cant
Edwin C. Mucick
Midway
EXTRA COUNTY TAX TOTAL IS BOOSTED
Winnebago county 1936 budget requires $535,946.38 in total tax raise after a $50,000 emergency fund addition. Estimated expenses total $546,246.38 with revenues at $60,300, leaving $485,946.38 to be raised by taxation. The 1936 levy rises by $38,506.67 from 1935, but tax rates on communities are expected to remain largely unchanged.
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Winnebago County
Fox River Valley Liquor Syndicate Case Nearing Jury
Milwaukee assistant district attorney E. J. Koelzer told a federal court jury that the Warner liquor syndicate ran the largest wholesale liquor business in Wisconsin from 1925 to 1934. Fourteen defendants including Louis and Hyman Warner face charges connected to illicit operations around New London from 1930 to 1932. Testimony concluded as the trial continued.
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Milwaukee
E. J. Koelzer
Fox River Valley “Warner Liquor Syndicate
Wisconsin
Louis
Hyman Warner
New London
Governor Studies Hauptmann Case Visit
New Jersey Governor Harold G Hoffman disclosed that he visited Bruno Richard Hauptmann in his death cell in Trenton as part of ongoing inquiries into the Lindbergh baby case. The governor described the visit as casual and said the court of pardons should hear Hauptmann's side firsthand.
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New York
Iarold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Trenton
W. J
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
Court of Mercs
Pinal Tribunal
Tac
New Jersey Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Hes
Highel
U.S. Supreme Court
Aoverner
Parker
Lindbergh
Val
Willem S. Conklin
Te Court of Pardons
Viet Hauptmann
Land
Court of Pardons
Isit Hauptmann
Conkhbn
Council backs alderman representation on city boards
Mayor C A Wiechering defended common council aims to gain representation on municipal boards. He said one alderman per board could be appointed yearly to ensure accountability for city spending and administration, while preserving board stability and voter control.
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Wiechering
C. A. Wiechering
Organized Labor
Progressives to Name County Chairman at Oshkosh Meeting
About 70 Progressive party members from Oshkosh and Winnebago County gather at Hotel Raulf Oshkosh for a business meeting. The session may name Gaylord Lochning Neenah attorney as county chairman succeeding Frank Durham who resigned. Discussions include county constitution revision rally plans and a membership drive. May attend rally Governor Follette or Senator Robert M Follette may visit for the day with other state Progressive leaders. The meeting starts around 3 PM in the hotel dining room.
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Oshkosh
Winnebago County
Raulf
Gaylord Lochning
Neenah
Frank Durham
Menasha
Lochning
Philip F
Robert M. A Foliette
Oranizaion
Lue
Three Die In Farmhouse Fire Near Wakonda
A fire at the Nels Chris Jacobsen farm home near Wakonda South Dakota burned the farmer his wife and their son to death. The blaze caused by an unknown cause left the residence destroyed and the victims identified as Jacobsen age 21 his wife and their son.
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Wakonda, S$. D
Nels Chris Jacobsen
Vietns
Jacobsen
Nels
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Madden New York
Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Congress of American Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
Solons
Ihde
Grange
Badger State
Curtis
Landon
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
Kas
Charles Curtis
ART Word OF London
Rome
Pack of Santa
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Department of Commerce
Fox River Valley
Council
ATO
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City
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