Governor Hoffmans reprieve spurs Hauptmann case actions
Hauptmann’s 30 day reprieve triggers a search for new evidence and possible questions for Dr. John Condon. Gov Hoff man considers questioning Condon about the Lindbergh ransom story while legal steps set a new execution date between March 16 and April 11.
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Associated Press
Jassie
Hoffman
Hauptmann
Dale Harrison
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
John F. Condon
Dr. Condon
New Soil Plan Presented by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt outlined the basic goals of a new soil conservation program aligned with the AAA aims. He reiterated no theory change and noted possible amendments to the 1935 law to implement conservation, with funds yet to be decided and emphasis on preventing soil fertility loss.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
AAA
Congress
Board Reconsiders Double 41 Plan Rejected
Kenosha county board votes 12 to 8 to revisit refi nancing plan for Route 41 four lane project between Chicago and Milwaukee. Board asks highway commissioner to submit a new report with a Feb 10 meeting slated to decide actions. Funds include $160000 bonded by county and $116000 gasoline tax credits. federal aid $246000. They also rejected tax relief provision.
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Kenosha
Wis
Kenosha County
Hoover urged in Lincoln on air time dispute
Former President Herbert Hoover and CBS faced mutual apologies after Hoover was cut off two minutes into a two minute overrun while outlining an AAA substitute. Hoover blamed himself. his secretary and CBS staff explained the timing confusion and promised more care in future broadcasts.
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Lincoln
Neb
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hoover
AAA
New York
Lawrence Richey
Columbia
Finssh
Richey
Hunt $20 Gold Piece In Beaver Dam Junk Yard
A $20 gold piece was the object of a city wide search in Beaver Dam Wisconsin after a housewife hid it in a tin coffee can in the basement. The can was hauled away with other tins by the ash man. The owner offers $20 in any money for its return.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Colonists Told to Work or Leave in Alaska Valley Ultimatum
In Matanuska valley Alaska colony manager Ross L Sheely with WPA approval ordered 166 families to clear 10 acres each for stump pulling by May 1 and to clean their homesteads in two days. He warned disobedient families would be deprived of household equipment and colony supplies.
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Palmer
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Matanuska Valley
Ross L. Sheely
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Sheely
Ellsworth and Kenyon Found Alive in Antarctic Rescue
British relief expedition reports Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick-Kenny found alive at Little America after a dramatic rescue. Discovery II located them after fuel ran out during a projected South Polar flight. Kenyon reached the ship and Ellsworth was brought aboard, with communications previously damaged.
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Frank H. King
Associated Press
London
Antarctic
Lincoln Ellsworth
Herbert Hollick
Kenyon
Little
America
Bay of Whales
Ellsworth
Hellick-Kenyon
South Polar
Discovery
Colonial Office
Discovery IL
Great Ice Barrier
Dundee Island
Cape Horn
Ross Sea
New Zealand
End nearing for Kipling as coma anchors fate
London Kipling in a coma with a hospital bulletin saying his condition unchanged and critical. A blood transfusion and oxygen were used after surgery for a perforated stomach ulcer. His wife and daughter, by his side, briefly recognized him as staff kept vigil.
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Burdette Johns
Associated Press
London
Rudyard Kipling
Fife
Bard
Kipling
Beeame
Middlesex Hospital
Woclavington
Caroline Balestier
New York
Soho
Alfred E. Webb-Johnson
Webb-Johnson
Hoipling
Senate Begins Baby Bond Bonus Debate With Measured Claims
Washington opening Senate debate on the baby bond bonus payment bill. Senator Harrison said the measure would become law whether or not President Roosevelt signs it, calling it the best way out of the situation and easier on the government. Roosevelt ducked a direct answer on his views amid questions from reporters.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Finance Committee
Bil
Judge Refuses Release of 15 Million in Escrow Taxes
Federal Judge James A. Wilkerson in Chicago refused to release about 15 million dollars in processing taxes held in escrow pending AAA program outcomes. He ordered a 25 day window for motions and stressed awaiting Supreme Court action before any release. Firms seeking funds include Armour & Co and Quaker Oats among six companies.
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Chicago
U.P
James A. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Supreme Court
John P. Barnes
TAAA
Tas
Washington
James Cooney
Ar-mour
AAA
Cooney
Walkerton
Barnes
Senate Furor Over Wilson Record Led by Nye and Connally
Senator Nye assailed Woodrow Wilson as having falsified the World War record, while Senator Connally defended Wilson and accused Nye of gutter language. Senator Glass called any man who degrades Wilson cowardly as the munitions debate drew a crowded gallery into an interruption filled session.
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Preston L. Grover
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Glass
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Nye
Senate Munitions Committee
Wilson
North Dakota
Connally
Texas
North
Senate
Cabbage Spray Suspected as Arsenic Poison Source
Superior Wisconsin reports a mother Matilda Helter and her two sons Clarence 23 and Harold 25 in serious condition from arsenic poisoning. Doctors and a chemistry professor visited the Helter farm near Bennett and suggested exposure from cabbage sprayed with arsenic. The family says symptoms appeared since November with multiple hospital visits and several pets dying.
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Superior
Wis
Matilda Helter
Thomas W. Foley
Clarence
Harold
Foley
Helter Farm
Bennett
Wisconsin Governor Urges Productive Public Works Plan
New York to Wisconsin governor Philip La Follette calls for a major public works program to curb unemployment not by relief but by providing real work. He argues for old age pensions and broad education while condemning idleness and proposing a pay-as-you-go funding method drawn from extra income taxes to finance the projects.
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New
York
Philip la Follette
Wisconsin
NBC
America
Foallette
Pallbearers Named for Monroe Banker Joseph O'Meara
Six friends selected more than a year ago served as pallbearers at the funeral of Joseph B. O'Meara 45 Monroe banker conducted in Monroe Wisconsin.
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Monroe, Wis
Joseph B. O'Meara
Monroe
Death by own action ruled in Mrs. Prouiy case
The Sauk county coroner yesterday attributed the death of Mrs. Sarah Prouiy at her Lime Ridge home to death by own action by poison.
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Lime Ridge
Sarah Prouiy
Sauk County
Italian Victory Claim Amid Ethiopian Front News
Italian Marshal Badoglio announced a southern Ethiopian battle ended in complete victory with Ras Desta Demtu's forces fleeing. Italian armor reportedly advanced 75 miles. Ethiopian officials doubted the engagement occurred amid scattered An Ttiali positions near Sudan. An Italian crew of four was interned in Switzerland under neutrality rules. Britain announced the internment.
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Associated Press
Africa
Fpieiro Badogno
Ethiopia
Ras Desta Demtu
Badoglio
Addis Ababa
Sudan
London
Italy
Geneva
Red Cross
League of Nations
Alexandria
Egypt
Mersamatruh
Libya
State Trunk Highways Rated Fair to Good for Travel
Wisconsin trunk routes are in fair to good condition for travel as thawing and freezing effects improve some surfaces. Many icy spots remain and drivers are urged to reduce speed and use caution. Detours in effect include routes through Ashland, Calumet, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Polk, Shawano, Trempealeau, and Waukesha counties and adjacent U.S. highways.
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Madison
State Highway Commission
Ashland
Ashlant
Washburn
Buffalo
Mondovi
Calumet County
Potter
Boi- Hon
Douglas County
Superior
Grant County
U. S&s
Dickerville
Lancaster
Jackson County
Hixton
Northfield
Juneau County
New Lisbon
Elroy
Monroe County
Nonmoraik
Polk County
Milltown
Frederic
Sank
Loganville
Wesit Shawano County
U. S
Birnamorood-Aniwa
Trempeshuu
Delair-Whitehall
Waukesha
Genesee Waukesha
King George Illness Sparks Queen Victoria Newsroom Rumors
King George III ill with a cold confined to his room at Sandringham. The Prince of Wales travels from London by train to Sandringham while the Duke of York is already there. Palace attendants say the condition is not serious.
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Sandringham, Enz
George
Prince of Wales
London
Sandringham
Duke of York
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