U S Chamber Urges Tax Cuts to Fight Recession
Washington reports the U S Chamber of Commerce led by President George H Davis asks Congress to repeal the undistributed profits tax ease capital gains taxes and free markets to restore business confidence and curb unemployment. The Senate subcommittee reviews hearings and will prepare a year ahead relief plan and long range unemployment policy analysis with continued coverage on page 4.
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Washington
Senate
George H. Davis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Davis
Congress
Senate Sidetracks Housing Bill to Push Antilynching Debate
Washington report shows Democratic Leader Barkley derailing the housing bill conference in the Senate to push the antilynching measure. Filibuster concerns rise as McKellar and Bilbo pursue continued debate while John Milton is seated amid protests. New conflicts emerge over a home construction aid bill and prevailing wages on insured projects.
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Senate
J. Cerl Holderman
New Jersey
Labor
Teague
John Milton
A. Harry Moore
Lodge Republican
Massachusetts
TQ Wague
Milton
Frank Hague
Jersey City
John L. Lewis
Reed Nomination Cleared By Senate Judiciary Panel
The senate judiciary committee unanimously approved Stanley F Reed's nomination to the supreme court. The quick executive session saw no objections as the favorable report was sent to the full senate, with Reed expected to be confirmed in time to join the court next week. Reed, 53, of Kentucky, would succeed Justice Sutherland who retired after 15 years on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
Senate
Reed
Sutherland
Governor NAMES 17 OF ADVISORY BOARD 1937
Madison reports Governor Philip F. La Follette announced the appointment of 17 of the 23 members to the advisory council of the new state department of commerce. Appointees include Dr C E Albright of Milwaukee life insurance A Colz of Madison meat packer Joseph Conway of Green Bay paper maker and ex head of the state chamber Herman L Ekoin of Madison insurance counsel D C Everest of Wausau paper maker Theodore Fredlander of Milwaukee bowery maker E M Haile of Eau Claire book publisher Herbert F Johnson Jr of Racine paints and wax maker Ralph Kingsley of Kenosha news business manager William Mauthe of Fond du Lac manufacturer Oli Moeser of Port Washington furniture maker H L Nunn of Milwaukee shot maker Kenneth S Parker of Janesville pen and pencil maker Frank Pierce of Medford highway contractor T J Roth of Superior department store executive Frank Sisson of La Crosse wholesaler George S Whyte of Kenosha manufacturer.
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Madison
Department of Commerce
Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin
C. £. Albright
Milwaukee
A. Colz
Joseph Conway
Green Bay
State Chamber of Commerce
Herman L. Ekoin
D. C. Everest
Wausau
Theodore Fredlander
E. M. Haile
Eau Claire
Herbert F. Johnson Jr
Racine
Ralph Kingsley
Kenosha
News
William Mauthe
Fond du Lac
Olio Moecer
Port Washington
H. L. Nunn
Kenneth S. Parker
Janssville
Frank Pierce
Medford
T. J. Roth
Superior
Frank Sisson
la Crosse
George S. Whyte
Florence County graft charges to be probed
Madison, 7, Ally. Gen. Loomis announced he will name a staff member to investigate graft and corruption in Florence county. He received a letter from Ray Rapp, state beverage tax inspector, alleging protectors in the county and urging a prompt, thorough probe and report of findings.
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Madison
O. S. Loomis
Florence County
Loomis
la Foreuile
Ray Rapp
Last Legal Hope for Brockelhurst Ended
Little Rock Ark attorneys for Lester Brockelhurst convicted crime tourist were denied a writ of error coram nobis which would have forced a new sanity trial. The denial ends the last legal hope of Brockelhurst to be saved from the electric chair. Execution date will be set by Gov Cat Bailey within 30 days.
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Little Rock
Ark
Lester Brockelhurst
Crme
Rockford
Kidnap Slay Case Linked to Lindbergh Law Indictment
John Henry Seadlund known as Peter Anders sat in a Chicago federal cell as prosecutors prepared to seek an indictment under the Lindbergh law for the kidnapping and murder of Charles St. Ross and accomplice James Atwood Gray. Hoover confirmed a full confession and led agents to the bodies in a Wisconsin forest cave. A guilty plea was anticipated to avoid the death penalty while facing a federal trial.
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Chicago
John Henry Seadlund
Charles St. Ross
Tumberjack
Scodland
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Seadlund
Peter Anders
Ross
James Atwood Gray
Wisconsin North Woods
Seadjlund
Hoover
Tommy Carroll
Dillinger
Federal Bureau of Investige
Coalitionists Adopt 4 Point Plan At Meet
Stevens Paint Wisconsin report notes a Republican Democrat state coalition adopts a four point program endorsing independent branches, lower costs, local power, labor rights, and better living standards. They pledge to back candidates for five top offices currently held by Progressives and set county plebiscites before July 1.
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Stevens Paint
Wis
State Coalition Committee
Pick Seftenberg
Joseph Seftenberg
Oshkosh
James J. Kerwin
Milwaukee Democrat
J. F. Walsh
Potosi
Union Party
Wisconsin governor seeks more relief funds and jail reform
Sheriff Jay Blakney said Barry county pair Lawrence Sargent and Fred May confessed to participating in the Port Washington tavern holdup that left a bartender dead. Governor La Follette seeks expanded WPA relief funds and unveils reorganization plans moving penal management to new state boards including mental hygiene corrections and agriculture and markets.
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Blakness
Ben F. Runkle
Wisconsin
Sargent
May
Port Washington
Madison
la Follette
Washington
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Sfarry Hopkins
WPA
Uwn
Milwaukee
Ea. Claire
Kenosha
State Boards of Mental Hygiene, Corrections
Agriculture and Markets
Boards of
Mental Hygiene and Corrections
Board of Control
Board of Agriculture and Markets
Harriet Marion
William Lorenz
S. C. Peabody
Ripon
Benjamin Poss
Weather forecast shows cold wave and snow in Wisconsin
Wisconsin expects cloudy skies with snow tonight and Tuesday, a severe cold wave, and strong northwesterly winds. Record low temps around minus 14 last year, with today's highs near 58 and a 24 degree low, plus southwest winds and measurable precipitation.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Tascay
Northurstern
Backstaff Observatory
South West
Wisconsin Storm Floods Hit South Region Hard
Heavy wet snow and rain crippled northern Wisconsin while the south faced near flood levels in Janesville. Beloit rescue crews saved about 50 families as rivers rose. Snow disrupted northeast networks and roads, with power lines and trees down across the state. Track and air routes slowed, and Northwest Airlines grounded planes on the Chicago to Minneapolis leg.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Beloit
Rock River
Turtle Creek
Race
Third Streets
Bell
Rhinelander
Antigo
Green Bay
Fox River Valley
Sheboygan
Janesville
North
Northwest Airlines
Milwaukee
Chicago-Minneapolis
Spring Brook
Ore Department
Boys drown when car breaks through ice during fishing trip
Two Chicago boys Albert Nelton Jr nine and John Adam Peyton six were drowned after an auto drove through thin ice into 16 feet of water at Fox Jake during a Sunday fishing expedition. Driver Floyd Armidad escaped with others as rescuers pulled the vehicle and victims from the submerged car.
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Fox Take
Fox Jake
Ater
Albert Nelton Jr
John Adam Peyton
Chicago
Elton
Jess Lynn
Floyd Armidad
Laibertyville
Armistad
Shanghai region to shed U S troops in coming weeks
United States and British authorities plan a major drawdown of forces in the Shanghai area within a month. About 3,200 Marines from the Fourth Regiment and the Sixth Regiment’s transport will depart as replacements arrive, with troop transfers likely to other postings. Guards reported gains by Chinese forces at Ming-kwang and Lianghsuan as new northern armies form under Pang Tei Huai and Sun Lien Chuang.
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Marines
Edward W. Beattie
United Press Stair Sentaapenceng
Shanghai
United States
Aoldie
Chaumont
U.S. Marines
Great Britain
Ming- Kwang
Hsuchow
Henan Province
Lianghsuan
Yenchow
Hankow
Anhwei
Chekisas
Pang Tei Huai
Sun Lien Chuang
Daughter of Pinchot Found Dead in Car
Rosamond Pinchot, daughter of Amos Pinchot and former Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot, was found dead in an automobile at the estate of Harry Alexander on Long Island. Police cited automobile exhaust as the likely cause, identified by Alexander estate servants. Deputy Medical Examiner Lewis F. Elmore filed the official Nassau County report.
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New York
Nassau
Rosamond Pinchot
Amos Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Harry Alexander
Brookville
Long Island
Miss Pinchot
Alexander
Nassau County Police
Lewis 'F. Elmore
Milton Takes Seat Despite Protests in New Jersey
John Milton took the oath as senator from New Jersey amid protests by the Nonpartisan League. Vice President Garner referred protest files to the elections committee, and Milton was sworn in before a gallery crowd to succeed Henry A. Moore. The league charged graft and a corrupt political machine influenced the appointment.
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Washington
John Ailton
New Jersey
Labor
Democratic
Senate Register
Garner
Elections Committee
Milton
Nonpartisan League
Nenpartisan League
George Democrat
Georgia
Thiy
Senate
Molton
League
Ahlton
Heaviest Fall Of Year Hits Oshkosh and County
Oshkosh and Winnebago County faced the season’s worst storm as city and rural crews battled heavy snow. Main streets faced deep slush, wires and branches fell, and outages occurred despite constant vigilance. Equipment operated from early morning with V plow trucks patrolling paved roads. officials hoped colder weather would lessen snowfall by night.
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Oshkosh
Wiancbago County
County Highway Department
Zee
Highway
E. M. Bird
Farm Bill Change to Dairy Livestock Provision
Washington reports 711 conferees agreed to rewrite the dairy livestock amendment to allow normal dairy production. The original would have barred farm program payments or loans for using land removed from major crops for dairy or livestock output. The compromise lets the agriculture secretary issue rules on diverted acres if found to disadvantage livestock and poultry producers. Both conferees said the change avoids floor fights in other chambers.
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Washington
Boileau
Wisconsin
House
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Pope
Idaho
Secretary of Agriculture
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Barkley
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
TVA
Bridges
New Hampshire
Bilbo
Mississippi
McKellar
Stanley Reed
Senate Judiciary For Justice of the Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Body
Brockelhurst
Scadlund
John Scadlund
Providence, Ky
Seftenberg
Kerwin
State of Five
Ige
J. Bonovan
Bammond Chaffery
U. S
Memphis
Venn
Tsrah Harding Noe
St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
Nat Buchanan
Earth
Royden Keith Yerkes
University of the South, Sewanee
James M. Maxon
Mr. Noe
Nan Fui Chu
China
Shantung Province
Chiang Kai Shek
Pinchot
Gar
Wisconsin Public “Service
V<. Corporation
Wisconsin’. Telephone Company
Bternoon Ag
Upper
Michigan
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