Long Hunted Girl Slayer Is Captured
Detective Raymond Henshaw announced that Merton Ward Goodrich admitted slaying 11 year old Lillian Gallaher in Detroit last September. Goodrich was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge and later identified by fingerprints as the fugitive. He claimed he lured the girl to his apartment, attacked her, and in fright disposed of her body in a bathtub, then into a trunk at 61 Warren Street.
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New York
Raymond Henshaw
Merton Ward Goodrich
Lillian Gallaher
Detroit
Goodrich
Raymond Johnson
Henshaw
Gallaher
Central Park
Adolph Stern
Thomas Dalton
Criminal Identification Bureau
Johnson
Warren Street
Common Council to Advance 7000 for Veterans Convention
Milwaukee VP Practically assured of a 7000 grant by the common council toward expenses for the 1986 convention if held in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Delegates expect a strong turnout for last year's Disabled War Veterans meeting in New Haven Connecticut later this month. The council license committee and board of estimates plan to include the grant in the 1938 city budget as thousands of visitors are anticipated.
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Milwaukee
Common Council
Wisconsin
New Haven
Conn
Board of
Mexico City Official Signals Easing of Antichurch Laws
A high Mexican government official told the Associated Press that enforcement of antichurch laws would be relaxed and that there will be no religious persecution. The plan includes formal modifications to laws Catholic sources call persecution, contrasting with the stricter red spurt period.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Mexico
Legislature Reschedules Work Ahead of Holiday Break
Wisconsin assembly blocks resolution asking Governor to report on Roosevelt relief talks and speeds bills to senate. Measures include bar discipline plan, milk dealer licensing, blood test use in paternity cases, and adjusted election commissions. Door County fishing nets restrictions loom. Senate meets at dawn to adjourn for July 9 after brief session. 23 of 33 senators present at early roll call.
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Assembly
la Follette
Washington
Roosevelt
Wisconsin Bar Association
House
Milwaukee
City Election Commission
Senate
Door County
Carew
W.e
Hasic
Wisconsin Senate
Bolens
Brunette
Carroll
Coakley
Dempsey
Engebretson
Galasinski
Griswold
Groves
Hunt
Kannenberg
Kelly
Leverich
Three Drownings in Iowa Floods Reported Across State
Des Moines area reports three deaths from floods with property losses exceeding $100,000. Victims include Justin C. Johnson of Wittenberg Wisconsin and Everett Eppers of Keokuk. Johnson died when his car left a washed bridge approach into 12 feet of water near Madrid. Eppers drowned in the Mississippi River near Keokuk where the Des Moines flows into it. A prior victim, Edward Herrald, a Fort Dodge farm hand, drowned in Flood swollen Snidier Creek while swimming a week earlier.
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Des Moines—P
Justin C. Johnson
Wittenberg
Wis
Everett Eppers
Keokuk
Johnson
Madrid
Eppers
M Sippi
Des Moines
Kevelkuk
Edward Herrald
Fort /Dodec
Appointment of Immello party rebuff rattles Wisconsin Democrats
Wisconsin Democrats denounce President Roosevelt's choice of Adjt Gen Ralph Immell as works progress director, calling the appointment political and a concession toProgressives. The protest caucus urged Roosevelt to run the program nonpolitically, warning the move could blunt defeat of Gov La Follette's public works plan and strain party unity in the 1936 election.
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Madison
U.P
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Adjt
Ralph M. Immell
Wisconsin Democratic Party
Wisconsin National Guard
John J. Blaine
Philip F. la Follette
Senate
Assembly
U. S
F. Ryan Duffy
Fond du Lac
Immell
Charles E. Broughton
Sheboygan
la Follette
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Works Progress Administrator
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Senator Duffy
Ralph Emmelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank Walker
Harry Hopkins
James Cavanagh
Grorae Worrsleder
Eaucis
Trempsaleau County
161St Infantry
France
The
University of Virenico
Fed Sored Ag
Plans Completed in State For Celebrating the Fourth
Wisconsin communities announced Fourth of July plans with Milwaukee banning private fireworks and sponsoring civic displays. A $10,000 city grant will fund ice cream and flags for children in parks, while sheriffs and police outlined safety measures on highways. Janesville marks its centennial with a four day celebration, and other towns stage parades, carnivals, and sports events.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
North Woods
Lake
Janesville
Thomas O'Malley
Philip F. Folt
Lette
Dian
American Legion Post
Crownert
Donald Vonden Branden
Cloudburst Causes $100,000 Damage Near Irving Wisconsin
A cloudburst near Irving in Jackson County caused about $100,000 in damage Monday night. Ed Larkin, township chair, and a survey team led by Tom Reynolds and Tenis Overton found most harm to bridges and crops. The flood washed out sections of track near Avoca and submerged fields and pastures.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Irving
Jackson County
Ed Larkin
Irving Township
Tom Reynolds
la Crosse
Stuate
Tenis Overton
Rous
Avoca
U.P
Parkoad
Wisconsin faces help shortage. senator pushes relief agency action
Senator Joseph Clancy from Racine announced a joint resolution urging the Wisconsin legislature to ask the federal emergency relief administration to classify all relief recipients. He argued the state has a genuine labor shortage, with skilled workers scarce in Racine and the north. The measure seeks to return people to suitable occupations and restore employment.
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Madison
Joseph Clancy
Racine
Oennte
Basin
Caney
Wigconsin
Emergency Relief Administration
Ned Qubor
Ang
Legian
Six Robbers Escape With 1000 From Country Club Safe
Genoa City police report a bold daytime robbery at Country Club Inn where six men, armed, seized about 1000 dollars and forced clerk Francis Malet to hand over the safe key. They warned staff to lie on the floor for five minutes before fleeing, taking a single loot bag and leaving the scene. Local officers investigate leads and identify suspects as the town reels from the crime.
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Genoa City
Wis
Mipperaing
Bern
Angelo Kagerscun
Tee Hees
Francis Malet
Smaith
Malet
Ta Smith
Transfer of Peter Boncic to Milwaukee Detains Suspected Theft
An order transfers Peter Boncic, operator of a summer resort near Spider Wisconsin, from Madison to Milwaukee. He faces charges of theft of government property seized from a warehouse at Pineette Lane in the Eastern District. Benedicte was arrested at the resort, within Wisconsin federal jurisdiction.
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Madison
Peter Boncic
Spider
Wis
Madisen
Mileweaker
Pat Srith T. Stone
United States
Benedicte
Foneete Lae
Northwestern Will Not Publish Paper on Fourth of July
The Oshkosh Northwestern will not publish tomorrow in observance of Independence Day. Only local news staff will cover events. all other employees take a holiday to spend time with families at planned outings.
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Northwestern
Oshkosh Wins 1936 Wisconsin VFW Convention Bid
Oshkosh is chosen to host the 1936 Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment, winning over Madison and Superior by a large delegate majority. The Oshkosh post plans an early spring preparation, with a Friday meeting at Armory B to review reports and finalize plans.
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Florian Lampert
Madison
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marshfield
Chamber of Commerce
South Side Business Men's Club
Superior
Toons
Oshkosh Post
Armory B
Oshkash
Charles A. Wiechering
South Side
Les Meyers
Philip DB. Gampert
Orhleosh Yost
Neamed
Uke
Tate Craygere
Jesuace
HH. Gibbs
Walter Py Isrown
Bound Over In Eau Claire Counterfeiting Case
Albert Javis of near Pepin was bound over to federal court on a counterfeiting charge after pleading guilty before Commissioner A Sutherland. A $1,000 bond was not furnished and he was committed to Chippewa County Jail. Davis operated a riverbank nicking setup a mile from Pepin with simple equipment.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Albert Javis
Pepin
A. Sutherland
Chippewa County
Davis
Transfer to Be Finished by August 1
Madison reports transfer of more than 31 000 Wisconsin persons on work relief to the new federal program should be completed by August 1. WERA Director Alfred W Briggs says the move will raise the average relief from 35 to about 50 dollars monthly. The plan aims to expand employable relief, with wage ranges statewide from 52 to 83 dollars in Dane County and 55 dollars in Milwaukee for unskilled work.
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Wisconsin
WERA
Kenneth Russell
Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Alfred W. Briggs
Briggs
Central States Works Directors
Chicago
Dane County
Milwaukee
Washington
T A
Thomas F. Davlin
HW. W. Mackenz
Relin
Daylin
State Highway Commission
Slightly Warmer Outlook With Scattered Showers
The forecast calls for partly cloudy to cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with chances of scattered showers or thunderstorms. Temperatures rise slightly, with east and extreme north areas warmer. Upper Lakes region shows southeasterly winds and similar shower chances. Local observatory reports a high around 77 and a low near 66 with light to moderate winds.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Upper Lakes
Superior
Michigan
Waren
Northwestern
Bucksinil Observatory
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