Cement Stadium for Oshkosh Approved by WPA
WPA officials approved plans for a concrete stadium at Oshkosh Wight school field with 3 000 to 4 000 seats. Work to begin next spring after Roosevelt approval and April 1 1938 start date. city and federal funds to cover cement lumber iron work and labor for about four months.
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Oshkosh Wight School
Jackson Drive
WPA
Wiechering
Board of Education
Roosevelt
Harvey Lenz
Frank Likely to Lead Policy Committee Move
Chicago reports Dr. Glenn Frank is chosen as chairman of the Republican policy committee. If he accepts the post it would mark his first active participation in party affairs and shape future leadership directions.
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Chicago
Glenn Frank
Republican Policy Committee
U S Says Admiral Sees Far East Ship Strength Complete
Admiral William D. Leahy announced the United States has all ships needed in the Far East for the moment, after meetings with President Roosevelt. The White House said no naval demonstration was planned regarding the Panay incident, and maneuvers were arranged before the sinking.
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U.S
Far East
Washington
United States
William D. Leahy
Leahy
Naval Operations
White House
Roosevelt
Panay
Stephen T. Early
Pacific
Early
Hawaiian Islands
Baker Recurs Heart Condition Treatment at Home
Former secretary of war and corporate lawyer Lloyd C. Baker was treated at home for a recurrence of heart trouble. A physician and nurse were summoned, and Mrs. Baker said he suffered another slight thrombosis after recent cerebral events. Baker, 66, had relinquished trusteeships at Ohio State and Western Reserve universities. Clarence Mackay, 63, head of Postal Telegraph, underwent an emergency appendectomy at Roosevelt Hospital.
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Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Baker
Ohio State
Western Reserve
New York
Clarence Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Roosevelt Hospital
Lambertson backs Dr Glenn Frank for GOP policy post
Washington rep Lambertson Republican Kansas endorses Glenn Frank former Wisconsin president and 1936 Republican nominee talk of chairing a policy committee. Frank would lead a 135 to 140 member group to draft principles and advise on a midterm convention. He is praised for a constructive attitude toward national affairs and his status in the party.
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Washington
Lambertson
Kansas
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Kansan
la Follette Boys” College
la Follettes
John D. M. Hamilton
Jong
Frank
Green Bay executive to lead Wisconsin Manufacturers' Association
Joseph AL Conway of Green Bay was elected president of the Wisconsin Manufacturers' Association at the annual convention. He heads Hoberg Paper and Fibre Co. D. C. Everest of Wausau was succeeded as president by Conway. W. D. James of Fort Atkinson became vice president. S. Gayn Scanlan of Madison named treasurer. George F. Kull of Milwaukee re elected secretary and manager. New directors include C. E. Reynolds Eau Claire C. Ziegler West Bend and C. J. Anderson Racine. Reelectees to the board are W. A. Holt Oconto George S. Whyte Kenosha Frank R. Bacon and A. J. Kicketfer Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Joseph AL Conway
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
C. Ziegler
West Bend
C. 3. Anderson
Racine
W. A. Holt
Oconto
George S
Whyte
Kenosha
Frank R. Bacon
A. J. Kiecktefer
Milsravkee
Quezon Party Roars to Clean Sweep in Elections
Manila reports the interior department returns show Manuel L. Quezon's nationalist party winning every gubernatorial post in Tuesday's election. Provinces elected 31 new governors and reelected 13.
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Manila
Interior Department
Commonwealth
Manuel L. Quezon
Nacioalista Party
Cashier's wife foils bank robbery at Brill Bank
Rice Lake Wisconsin police report an attempted early morning robbery of Brill State Bank ended when the cashier's wife heard the vault explosion and sounded the alarm. The two robbers fled in a car, leaving behind crude charges and no loot. This marks the bank's third heist history with prior robberies in 1935 and 1936.
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Brill Bank
Rice Lake
Wis
Brill State Bank
B. C. Leonard
Brill
Teruel Besieged as Loyalist Forces Tighten Grip
Government troops ring Teruel and push to cut insurgent lines around the Aragon city. Snowbound combat rages in and around Teruel as the area, 135 miles east of Madrid, remains a key Franco stronghold.
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Madrid
Teruel
Francisco Franco
Aragon
Franco
Republic
Ternel
Stice
Spain
Madrid-Valencia
Death sentence for Indiana gangster from Brady gang
James Dashover, alias Wammeond, a Indiana farm youth turned machine gunner, was sentenced by Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick to die in the electric chair on April 8 for the murder of State Policeman Paul Minnes. Dashover, who boasted the Brady gang would make John Dillinger look tame, showed little emotion as the judge pronounced the sentence after a jury verdict.
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Wammeond
Ind
U. S
al Hosinski
Dalhover
Former Madison Publisher Isaac Sears Dies in Miami
Isaac Une derhal Sears, 67, former publisher of The Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, Wisconsin, died in a Miami hospital. Sears moved to Miami about five years ago after his long newspaper career in Wisconsin.
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Miami
Fiz
Isaac Unederhal Sears
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison
Wis
Sears
Crop Control Bill Approved by the Senate Faces Conference
Washington The Senate passed the ever normal granary farm bill 59 to 29 as a House Senate conference faces reconciling key differences before final enactment. A joint committee will begin work December 28 or 29, delaying enactment until January. The bill tightens farmer controls and penalties, with quotas and contracts differing from the House version. Cotton provisions loom large as talks proceed.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Senate
Congress
Senators
Representatives
House
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Capper
Kansas
Frazier
Nyé
North Dakota
la Follette
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Lee
Oklahoma
Wallace
Conference Committee
Counties Blameless In Boosting Tax Bill Says Thelen
A J Thelen of the Wisconsin County Broads association told members that counties are unfairly blamed for rising 1938 property taxes. He argued the new tax bill breakdown obscures state obligations and that counties are required to fund state tasks. Thelen noted large state relief allocations are too small to ease real estate tax burdens.
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Madison
A. J. Thelen
Telary
Wisconsin
Thelen
Rele Thelen
Trials Close in Coal Strike Bombing Case
A U S district court convicted 36 men of bombing and interfering with interstate commerce during a rivalry between unions over coal mining. Most defendants belonged to the Progressive Miners of America, linked to John L. Lewis. The verdict ends a five week trial. maximum penalties total 20 000 in fines and four years in prison.
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Springfield. NL
U. S
U.S
Progressive Miners of America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Himois
Tiots
National Guard
Severile Foe
Charles G. Bragic
Pentuby Coal Company
United Ming Workers
Lewis’ Neme
PY M.A
US M. W
Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
P.M. A
American Federation of Labor
Weather summary from Great Lakes region forecast
Weather note from Associated Press outlining mostly cloudy conditions across Wisconsin and Great Lakes area. Mentions possible snow or rain tonight into Sunday, cold temperatures, and variable readings from Milwaukee and Chicago. Observations show near normal temperatures with precipitation noted as trace at times and southwest winds.
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Associated Press
Verconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Jacksonville
Baron
Chicago
Great Lakes
Tenchstaff Observatory
Federal Jury Dismissed Over Antitrust Probe in Auto Financing
A federal grand jury investigating antitrust charges against Ford Chrysler and General Motors and their auto finance units was dismissed by Judge F A Geiger after improper Justice Department conduct in discussing a consent decree. Prosecutor Russell Hardy said the panel had voted indictments, but the judge ruled the inquiry invalid and denied a motion to set aside the ruling.
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Milwaukee
F. A. Geiger
Inter
Russell Hardy
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Geiger
Department of Justice
Hardy
Atty
Homer S. Cummings
River Tiber Recedes After Violent Flood in Rome
After almost a week of rain the Tiber fell from the top of flood barriers as Rome awaited sunny weather. Officials warned of possible further rises though tempers eased, with damage estimated at 3 to 4 million dollars. Thousands displaced, temporary shelters opened, and two bridges closed as the river swelled to 55 feet 7 inches, the highest in 67 years.
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Rome
Tiber
Omsals
Barher
Tibet
Ethiopia
Wages-Hours Bill Returned To Committee
Washington reports a tense session as the house sent the wage hour bill back to the labor committee after a 216 to 198 vote against its advancement. Senate approval of the farm grain measure offset the setback, with White House silent on the defeat and Speaker Bankhead touting spadework for adjournment by April 15 and housing bill progress anticipated tonight.
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Reg Ingraham
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Labor Committee
Rayburn
Texas
Senate
White House
Bankhead
Congress
MclAdoo
California
Rising Allegheny Nears Pittsburgh Flood Crest
Western Pennsylvania rainfall and rising streams push the Allegheny toward a crest near 27 feet in Pittsburgh within 24 hours. Stoney Creek at Johnstown rose past seven feet as colder air is forecast to slow further growth. Monongahela and Allegheny converge near the Ohio River with water levels climbing steadily.
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Pittshurch
Allegheny River
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Stoney Creek
Robert Tross
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
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