High Court tosses two issues in power loan case
The Supreme Court sent back the Duke Power Company test of the PWA power loan policy for retrial, delaying final ruling on the constitutional merits and delaying about 52 similar PWA loans. It also refused on technical grounds to rule on the AP KVOS piracy case, ending the injunction as if the suit had never been brought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reichmann
United Press
Washington
New Deal
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Associated Press
KVOS
Supreme Court
Duke Power
Charred Body Found in Shawano Barn Ruins
In Shawano Wisconsin a charred body was located in a barn on the Julius Utke farm in Belle Plaine. Authorities identify suspected victim as Herman Utke 65 missing since December 2. State and county officials including Coroner’s jury and Fire Marshal investigate fire cause and possible homicide.
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Shawano
Wis
U.P
Dist
Atty
Louis W. Cattan
Herman Utke
Julius Utke
Belle Plaine
Albert Utke
Cattan
Utke
Everett Breitrick
William Finnegan
Madison
Shawanotel
France Gives Mrs Simpson Extra Guard
In Cannes France Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson received added protection with a Surete Nationale detective assigned as a special guard for all trips from Villa Lou Vici Her household noted no direct threats from crank letters though the incident followed Edward the Duke of Windsor's abdication due to his liaison with her Scotland Yard detectives were ordered home leaving French guards on site Mrs Simpson emerged from seclusion and enjoyed the villa garden available in bright sun with Mr and Mrs Herman Rogers and a detective nearby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward
England
Surete Nationale
Villa
Lou Vici
Scotland Yard
London
Duke of Windsor
Wallis
Herman Rogers
Russell B. Harrison Dies in Indianapolis at 82
Russell B. Harrison, 82, son of a president and great grandson of another, died in his Indianapolis apartment apparently of a heart ailment. Deputy coroner Dr. Ethelbert Wilson ruled natural causes with no inquest. Born in Oxford, Ohio in 1854, he lived largely in retirement after a 1927 court martial by a veterans group, from which he was absolved. Harrison had been active in Indiana Republican politics, published The Helena Daily Journal, and served in the Spanish American War era military staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Russell B. Harrison
Harrison
Ethelbert Wilson
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Indiana
National
Oxford
Pennsylvania Military Academy
Chester
Lafayette College
Easton
United States Assay Office
Helena
Mont
Montana
Secretary of the Treasury
John Sheran
Federal Mint Service
Duke of Windsor Seeks Privacy in Enzesfeld Castle
The Duke of Windsor, unsettled since abdication, appeals for privacy and receives comfort from Mrs Wallis Simpson as nerve and ear specialists are summoned to Enzesfeld Austria. He plans to stay through Christmas at Baron Rothschild's castle, breakfasting alone and reading telegrams, while awaiting medical care from Prof Heinrich von Neumann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enzesfeld
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Great Britain
Wallis Simpson
Kurt Dosmar
United Press
Edward VIII
Heinrich von Neumann
Vienna
French
Edward
Baron Eugene Rothschild
Danube
Wisnerwald
Wisconsin to decide Frank ouster at December 16 meet
The University of Wisconsin faces a high stakes meeting on December 16 as regents weigh Glenn Frank’s future. A showdown is anticipated when Regent Harold Wilkie leads a budget statement to the governor, signaling a split with Frank on university needs amid a year of upheaval including Frank’s earlier dismissal of Dean Chester D. Snell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ouster
Regents
Madison
U.P
University of Wisconsin
Glenn Frank
Harold Wilkie
Frank
Wilkie
Chester D. Snell
Starvation siege held as Madrid braces for winter
Madrid front mainly quiet as socialist defense junta reorganizes militia into “perfect” units for a long siege. Civilians evacuated amid lull while observers question fascist aims. Government cites 47 dead from C-3 torpedo attack off Malaga and reports Maj Ramon Franco’s plane shot down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Socialist Defense Junta
Francisco Franco
Malaga
Franco
Milk Pool President Walter Singler Resigns
Walter M Singler resigns as president of the Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool amid a wider leadership shakeup. Harry Jack becomes interim president while Jay Nichols is named vice president and George Dufenhorst fills a vacancy on the executive committee. Singler had led a dairy price campaign and the pool’s activities since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jack
Hortonville
Man
Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool
Walter M. Singler
Pool
Oshkosh
Singler
Board of
Jack
Wisconsin
Jay Nichols
Oconte
George Dufenhorst
Producers-Consumers Cooperative
Jackson
Wis
C. E. Woody
King George VI Birthday Observed Amid Quiet Celebrations
London reports the 41st birthday of George VI observed with gun salutes and flags. Queen Elizabeth ill with influenza stayed at 145 Piccadilly as Lords and Commons met to complete oaths, Baldwin to present the king’s first message pledging to uphold the realm.
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H. L. Percy
United Press
London
U.P
Great Britain
George VI
Elizabeth
Piccadilly
Margaret Rose
Hyde Park
Tower of London
Old City
George
Buckingham Palace
House of Lords
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Commons
Buckingiam Palace
Highway Accidents Fatal to Six
Six people died in Wisconsin traffic accidents over the weekend. John Decker Jr and Corbin Stenz were fishing on Lake Winnebago when the car broke through the ice. Decker drowned. Mrs. Clifford McNamier died after a farm truck struck her and children near Rewey. Robert Ward died while en route to Platteville hospital. his brother is hospitalized. Barbara Lesler and Ray Gaudette died when a car hit an icy spot near Darien and overturned. Richard Nehn died in a Reedsburg hospital from a skull fracture after a collision on Highway 33. Sheriff said no inquest.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lake Winnebago
John Decker Jr
New Holstein
Robert Ward
Rewey
Clifford McNamier
Ray L. Gaudetto
Saunemin
Barbara Lesler
Pontiac
Richard Nehn
Hartford
Decker
la S. Highway 14
Darien
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Gaudette
University of Wisconsin
Nehn
Reedsburg
Highway 33
Reeds
Wisconsin Democrats push Corcoran resignation in purge bid
Milwaukee Democrats formed a secret Wisconsin Democratic organization to purge the party anti-Roosevelt faction. They demanded James Corcoran of Webster resign by January 10 and planned a statewide meeting in Madison. Dr Charles L Newberry was chosen chairman with Mary Kryszak Lewis G Brown and Paul Stiehm as officers.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
James Corcoran
Webster
Democratic Voluntary Organization of
Madison
Hundrd
Corcoran
Charles L. Newberry
Mary O. Kryszak
Lewis G. Brown
Lake Geneva
Paul H. Stiehm
Dissenters Refuse Oath of Allegiance to King
London reports communist MP William Gallagher and several others refused to take the oath of allegiance to the new king. They substituted an affirmation of good faith but declined the Bible oath. Parliamentary circles see the substitution as binding as the traditional oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wiliam Gallacher
House of Commons
Weather Summary and Temperature Readings
The forecast notes fair conditions tonight and Tuesday in Wisconsin and Minnesota with colder air, especially in the east and extreme northwest. Temperature readings show Miami at 30 and Los Angeles at 72 with Yellowstone at 4 and Winnemucca at 18.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Pfair
Minnesota
Northwest
Northwestern
Fair Milwaukee
Miami
Los Angeles
Yellowstone
Winnemucca
Convict Frankfurter of Slaying Gustloff
David Frankfurter, a Jewish medical student, was convicted of murdering Wilhelm Gustloff, the Nazi organizer in Switzerland, and sentenced to 18 years in prison. He will be expelled from Swiss territory after serving his term, with eight months credited for time already served.
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Chor
Switzerland
David Frankfurter
Wilhelm Gustloff
Frankfurter
Germany
Government 13 Massing Its Forces
Shanghai reports central government air sorties over Sianfu in Shenst to drop leaflets demanding Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek be moved to a safe neutral place. Nanking announces massing troops on Shensi to secure Chiang’s release, with 25 000 soldiers marching west toward the Shensi border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Government of
China
Shensi Province
Chang Hsiaoaiang
Selzed
Chian Kai-Shek
Nanking
Gome
Marshal Chang
Manchuria
Japan
Associated Press
Shanghai
Levant
Sianfu
Shenst
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
Chang Hsueh Liang
Shensi
Barren Shensi
Lunghai
Yu Yu Jen
Loyang
Lian
Henan
Chang
Colunm
Court Sentences Wcaitis to Term in State Prison
Zenon Jucaitis, 49, of Cudahy, Wis., pleads guilty to uttering a false paper tied to stolen Rail way Express travelers' checks. Judge sentences him to one to two years in state prison at Waupun after admitting cashing 10 checks for $100 and attempting more at multiple banks. Compan ion Victor Kazaites faces pending charges. preliminary hearing set for Friday, Dec. 1.
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Cudahy
Waupun
Zenon Jucaitis
Wis
Fnday
Jucailis
Milwaukee
Dist
Laus
Jucaitis
New American Bank
Oshkosh National Bank
Neenah
Attoreney
New York
Madison
Kona du Lac
Beaver Dam
Atttorney
Joseph Z. Dempsey
Victor Kazaites
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High Court
of Rothschild
Mf. Simpson
Abrel Pla
Irving B. Pilaum
Ramon Franco
Spain
War Office
Dingler
Milk Pool
Winnebago
Waushara
Fond du Lac
American Legion Hall
Ohro
Walter Simms
Waltr M
Sandringham
Norfolk
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Edward VII
Parliament
Lord Cromer
Lord Halifax
Democrats
Gustloff
Government
Wcaitis
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