Coldest Weather of Year Hits Wisconsin and Midwest
A severe cold wave grips Wisconsin and upper Michigan with Park Falls at 26 below zero and numerous towns in double digits below zero. Snowfalls of 2 to 5 inches paralyze travel as ice forms on southern Wisconsin roads. Government meteorologists expect the cold to last until tomorrow morning. A traffic accident in Kenosha and drifting snow in Michigan's upper peninsula add to the hazards as plow crews work to keep routes open.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Midwest
Plains
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Weather Bureau
Milwaukee Motor Club
Park Falls
Motor Club
Milwaukee
Badger
Wis
Antigo
Rhinelander
Wausau
Superior
Stevens Point
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Marshfield
Oshkosha
la Crosse
Madison
Kenosha
Janes- Ville
Frank Coleman
Rockies
Theodore Dubinsky
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Ishpeming
Munising
Mich
Au ‘Train
Lake Superior
State Commission Would Speed Work On Utilities Cases
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin issued new procedures to prevent hearing delays. Rules limit postponements to sufficient written requests and require notice to all parties. Daily sessions hear routine matters, with major issues in afternoon. free calendars and testimony copies are cut, calendars to be published in The Sheboygan Press.
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Madison
Wis
Public Service Commission
Commission
Star Chamber
Sheboygan Press
Chinese slay 1000 Japs latest in Orwe reporting
Reports from the Tientsin Pukow front claim about 1000 Japanese soldiers were killed in heavy fighting that repulsed Japanese advances. Chinese pilots in Loyang reportedly shot down several Japanese planes during bombing attempts. Battles raged along the railway south of Suchow toward Mingkwang and Pengpu, with Chinese forces gaining ground in multiple sectors. continuous dispatches indicate renewed Japanese reinforcements after failed river crossings.
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Shanghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Lunghhai
Suchow
Mingkwang
Loyang
Henan
Pengpu
Suchew
Nanking
Columm
Shantung Province
Little Rubber Boat Saves Lives Of Five Navy Flyers
Five Navy flyers survived after their giant seaplane crash landed on shoals off Goose Island 300 miles north of Vancouver. The crew, led by Lieut J A Horton, used a rubber life craft to endure pounding waves until a fishing smack rescued them unhurt. Crew included Aviation Cadet L E Mattraw J W Robinson G W West and D P Reighard.
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Seattle
Navy
Sitka
Goose Island
Vancouver
B.C
Navy chief urges bigger fleet as Britain and Japan expand
Admiral William D. Leahy told the House Naval Committee that British and Japanese naval buildup makes immediate U S expansion essential. He cited the 1930 London treaty expiry, anti communism pacts, and threats to national security, urging an $800 million program to defend shores and deter war.
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Congress
Great Britain
Japan
United Sates
William D. Leahy
House Naval Committee
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Leahy
United States
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Bouwce Naval Committee
Rooxevelt
Naval Operations
United States Navy
Seadlund Indicted on Kidnap Charges in Ross Killing
A federal grand jury indicted John Henry Seadlund on two counts kidnapping and causing bodily harm in the death of Charles S. Ross. The death-penalty option awaits trial jury recommendation. Seadlund, who allegedly abducted Ross on a suburban highway last September, may be arraigned soon in Chicago.
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John Henry Seadlund
Charles S. Ross
Philip L. Sullivan
G. S. Dist
Michael L. Igoe
Chicago
Seadlund
Igoe
Ross
Spooner
Wis
Legal Wire Tapping Ruled Legal by U.S. Court
The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2 to 1 decision ruled that tapping telephone wires within a state was legal and not covered by the recent Supreme Court ruling outlawing interstate wire tapping.
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Towton
U. S. Circuit Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Weather Summary From Wisconsin Observations
The report notes cold tonight with increasing clouds tomorrow and milder afternoon temperatures. It lists Park Falls at minus twenty six and Miami at seventy four, with a Saturday to Sunday window showing a maximum of twenty three and a minimum of two.
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Leneth Dan
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Turuaum
Democratic feuding shapes senatorial campaign committee choice
Backstage factionalism surfaces as Majority Leader Barkley may name a chairman within a week or ten days. Senators dispute picks between Gerry of Rhode Island and moderates Green Hutch and Neely. Farley insists the national committee stays hands off primaries while business trends influence campaign dynamics.
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Barkley
Gerry
Rhode Island
Green
Hatci
Neely
Roosevelt
Hutch
New Mexico
West Virginia
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Senate
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Parley
Farley
National Committee
Governor Confers on Reorganization Talks in Madison
Gov. Philip F. La Follette met with officials of the board of control and three new boards created under the 1987 reorganization act. They discussed policy and appointment of directors for the new agency as the interim committee on reorganization plans to consider further department changes in Madison tomorrow.
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Uvur
Philip F.la Follette
Board of Control F
Board of Agriculture and Markets
Boards of Mental Hygiene and Corrections
Board of Control
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la Follete
Gazette Raises Paper Price In Haverhill
The Haverhill Evening Gazette announces a price increase from 2 to 3 cents effective today citing rising costs of producing a newspaper.
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Haverhill
Mass
Haverhill Evening Gazette
Glenn Frank warns of fascistic trends in Kansas speech
Glenn Frank, former president of the University of Wisconsin and head of the Republican program committee, warned in Topeka that the New Deal threatens democratic self government. He urged the GOP to be more expressive of American spirit and attack what he called fascist tendencies in recent legislation and executive reform efforts.
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Topeka
Kan
Glenn] Frank
Republican Program Committee
Frank
University of Wisconsin
Ezine
Congress
Senate Considers Housing Measure in League Session
The Geneva session of the League of Nations hears Swiss neutrality demand to avoid sanctions, with Switzerland delaying until May. Sweden and the Netherlands question collective security, while China seeks a council resolution inviting joint action to aid China in its war with Japan. A four power push to back China and curb Japan is reported, as a broad aid resolution is postponed to Tuesday.
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Little
Switzerland
League of Nations
Camille Gorge
Gorge
V. T. Unden
Sweden
Council
League
China
Japan
Keo
Viscount Cranborne
Joseph Paul Borcour
Maxim Litvinoff
Great Britain
France
United States
Forvtn
London
Paris
League of Nations Council
Antilynching Bill Temporarily Laid Aside Sparks Senate Controversy
Washington reports the Senate temporarily laid aside the antilynching measure to proceed with housing legislation. The housing bill, involving the prevailing wage amendment and FHA provisions, was expected to trigger dispute. Navy expansion, judicial nominations, and district appropriations also occupied Capitol debate.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
FHA
WPA TG INCREASE ROLLS BY 82500 IN FEBRUARY
The Works Progress Administration announced a planned rise of 82500 on its rolls in February due to seasonal layoffs and private employment drops. If all tentative qualifications are filed, WPA employment would total 1914461, against 1221961 on Jan 22, with funds insufficient for sustained heavy relief.
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Washington
Works I Progress Administration
Air
Wisconti
Labor leader attacks CIO influence on AFL league
Miami reports President Green urges AFL to withdraw from Labor’s Nonpartisan League asserting it is now controlled by the CIO. He says the league has become a tool for CIO leadership and radicals, aimed at mobilizing farm and labor votes for a new party.
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Miami
Fla
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Labor
Green
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
L. Green
Lewis
League
George S. Berry
United States
A. F. of L
United Mine Warke
Aluch le
Tim
Ase
Levas
Fas
Thomas Kennedy
Structural failures blamed for Northwest crash near Bozeman
The investigation board of the Bureau of Air Commerce says structural failures of the upper vertical fin and rudders caused the Northwest Airlines crash near Bozeman on June identification, killing 10 people.
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Washington
The
Bureau of Air Commerce
Northwest Airlines
Bozeman
Yoni
Supreme Court Upholds NLRB Hearings in Unfair Labor Practices
The Supreme Court rules the national labor relations board may conduct hearings to determine if Bethlehem Shipbuilding and Newport News Shipbuilding violated Wagner Act protections. Justice Brandeis, delivering the opinion, holds district courts lack power to enjoin hearings and affirms exclusive NLRB jurisdiction with circuit court review for enforcement.
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Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Brandeis
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd
Newport News Shipbuilding, and Dry Dock Company
Cardozo
District Court
Congress
Board
Circuit Court of Appeals
Bethlehem Corporation
Newport News Company
Pace
Retailers Seek Federal Small Business Loan Agency
A national conference of 366 retailers from six national, seven state and 122 city groups urged creation of a federal agency to grant loans to small business. They defined small business as firms employing capital up to 100 600 dollars and formed a steering committee of 100 to promote a national retailers organization.
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New York
Tupi
Roosevelt
Washington
U. S. House of Representatives
Missing Wardens Found Alive After Harsh Lake Trek
Wardens E. H. Frank and Ed Pohric, missing since last Friday near Oak Island, were found alive on Cax Island in Lake of the Woods by a ski plane team. They had stranded after their snow sled motor failed, braving 41 degree wind chill near zero to reach shelter with local settlers.
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Minn
Cax Island
Lake of the Woods
Lake Fale
Oak Island
E. H. Frank
Ed Pohric
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