Barkley Proposes $2.8 Billion Lending Bill for U S
Senate Democratic leader Barkley of Kentucky unveils a $2.8 billion lending program to be financed mainly through the RFC. Funds would go to nonfederal public works, express roads, rail equipment, rural electrification, farm tenancy, and export loans with costs recoverable by the government. The plan calls for self liquidating projects and a maximum seven year span with hearings due Wednesday.
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Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States Housing Authority
Roosevelt
Commissioner of Public Works
Commissioner of Public Roads
RFC
Rural Electrification Administration
Agriculture Department
Senate Banking Committee
County Game and Fish Committees Meet Statewide
Madison four county game and fish committees meet to discuss hunting and fishing regulations before Conservation Department officials. Director J. MacKenzie will hear recommendations on deer season and opening dates to accommodate workers. Reports indicate increases in rabbit and partridge abridgments and aim to ease weekend access for farmers.
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Madison
Conservation Department
Tomor
J1. MacKenzie
Conservation Congress
Sould
Roosevelt weighs McNutt to head federal security post
Washington reports say Paul V. McNutt, high commissioner to the Philippines, could be named federal security administrator to influence the 1940 race. McNutt and President Roosevelt met at the White House, with officials hinting he may join the administration.
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Federal Security Administration
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Philippines
Stephen Early
Early
Navy
Torso Slayer to Undergo Test by Cleveland Police
Sheriff O Donnell presses case against Frank Dolezal 52 for the Polillo torso murder and plans lie detector and psychiatric tests. He notes Dolezal knew three identified victims among twelve victims tied to the Kingsbury Run case as investigators seek airtight proof before pursuing remaining suspects.
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Cleveland
Martin L. O'Donnell
Frank Dolezai
Florence Polillo
Dolezal
Polillo
Kingsbury Run
Cuyahoga County
Edward Andrassy
Rose Wallace
O'Donnell
Adax
Circus workers hospitalized after food poisoning outbreak
Fifty nine Ringling Brothers Damum and Bailey circus employees were rushed to 70 hospitals in Montreal with food poisoning as they arrived for a two day engagement. None were in serious condition. The group included both performers and workers.
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Montreal
Ringling Brothers- Damum and Bailey Circus
Farm hand kills farmer wife wounded ends own life
Sparta Wisconsin report says Robert Williams, 56, was killed with a baseball bat by his hired man Henry Stark, 36, who then shot himself with the same gun after wounding Mrs. Williams, 54, and Bernice Williams, 19. Twin Bernice’s sister escaped. Sheriff Jenkins noted Stark had been drinking and threatened the family before the attack. The couple’s son Donald was away at Yellowstone with relatives. No inquest planned.
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Sparta
Wis
H. T. Jenkins
Robert Williams
Henry Stark
Eunice
Bernice
Jenkins
Stark
Williams
Jenking
Engman
Atty
Glen Roberts
Madison
Fond du Lac Hotel to be Razed for Gasoline Station
Otto Dobe, longtime Union hotel operator in Fond du Lac Wisconsin, announced the three story Civil War era hotel will be razed and replaced by a gasoline service station.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Otto Dobe
Union Hotel
Burgess Named Publisher of La Crosse Tribune Leader Press
E P Adler, president of the Lee Syndicate, announced William T Burgess will succeed his late father F H Burgess as publisher of The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press. Burgess, formerly business manager, graduated from the University of Wisconsin ten years ago and joined the Tribune advertising department. Funeral services for the late publisher were held yesterday.
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la Crosse
Wis
E. P. Adler
Lee Syndicate
William T. Burgess
F. H. Burgess
la Crosse Trbune
Leader Press
William Burgess
University of Wisconsin
Tribune Advertising Department
WPA 120 Hour Work Month Proposal Spurs WPA Debate
White House drafted 120 hour per month work rules for WPA projects to curb payrolls and aid relief efforts. Col F C Herrington testified the amendment was written at the White House as Congress pressed for monthly pay reporting and broader oversight.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Reisef
Congress
White House
House
WPA
Col
F.C Herrington
Harrington
IWPA
Pittsburgh
Death Warrington
Advte Etic
Met
Chota
WPA Work Schedules Return to Normal in Wisconsin
Madison reported nearly all WPA workers returned after a passive strike over a 730 hour month. Fond du Lac saw partial resumption while about 20 000 statewide remained out. Workers failing to return within five days risked losing WPA benefits as days rather than dates counted. Milwaukee police and sheriff assured protection for workers choosing to resume duties.
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Madison
Works Projects Administration
Fox River Valley
Phil D. Flanner
WPA
Fond du Lac
Planner
Harrington
Fanner
Milwaukee
Joseph T. Kluchesky
Carl Pawinski
Milwaukee District
Widow refuses to intercede for son in kidnapping charges
Stockton California report: Eliza MiddlecottEm fery, 67, declines to intervene as her son Hubbard Middlecoff, 36, and seven others face kidnapping charges after she alleges abduction from Mrs Olga Chadd. Seven suspects jailed on 50000 bond. one released on recognizance. Middlecoff says he acted to protect his mother. others deny involvement.
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Stockton
Calif
Eliza Middlecott
Emfery
Martin ‘Ansbro
Emery
Hubbard Middlecoff
Olga Chadd
San Francisco
Manteca
Leo
Jess Quinlan
William Bergman
Fred Addalah
Ainsworth
Quinlan Brothers
Bergmar
Middlecoff
Heat Waves Break as Cooling Winds Move In
The nation reels from record heat with temperatures over 100 in many communities and two heat deaths in Detroit. Cooling winds spread from the north, expected to reach other regions tonight, as heat toll tops 50 across several states and Phoenix notes July’s hottest. A Phoenix weather bureau note recalls a 44 year old record rainfall event in Knoxville causing extensive pavement damage.
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Bz Associated Press
Detroit
Yuma
Phoenix
Arizo
Iny Weather Bureau
Knoxville
Tenn
Nation pays final respects to Claude Swanson in Senate funeral
The state funeral for Navy Secretary Claude A. Swanson in the Senate chamber drew President Roosevelt, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, and foreign diplomats. The 77 year old Virginian, who led a peacetime naval expansion, was laid to rest aboard a train to Richmond after military honors and episcopal services.
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Washington
Claude A. Swanson
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Seven Seas
Swanson
America
Rapidan
Virginia
Supreme Court
John N. Garner
Samuel Rayburn
Carter Glass
Varry F. Byrd
Episcopal
E Barney Phillips
James Shera Montgomery
House
Capitol
Navy
Union Station
Richmond
Spain powder blast devastates town. casualties rising
A powder magazine explosion near Penaranda de Aracamonte Spain destroyed most houses and caused at least 86 deaths and 220 injuries. Authorities evacuated the village, arm y aid stations set up, and General Franco pledged a relief fund as debris cleared and fire crews fought remaining blazes.
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Penaranda de Hracamonte
Spain
Amanca
Francisco Franco
Foreign silver price reduced to 25 cents per ounce
Washington reports the treasury cut the foreign silver price to 25 cents, down 1.75 cents from Friday. The new price stays above the London market at 33.64 cents to allow ships to move metal across the Atlantic for about two weeks.
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Washington
Treasury
London
Atlantic
Milwaukee sergeant charged with DUI in Wisconsin crash
A Madison court heard charges against Sergeant Philip Hartley 26 Milwaukee for driving while intoxicated in a wreck that burned a U S Army truck near Oregon Wisconsin. Walter Trush 29 Beloit a private in Company L 128th infantry died and three others injured. Coroner Wayne Fisher noted Hartley had been drinking. A military board will hold a hearing at Camp Douglas Friday.
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Madison
Philip Martley
Milwaukee
National
Sergi
F. Larson
Dane County
Walter H. Trush
Beloit
128Th Infantry
Camp Douglas
Highway 13
Oregon
Wayne Fisher
Frank Kozelka
Hartley
Fisher
T. Theodore Florey
Marguerite Porterfield
Roscoe, II
Madison General Hospital
Ralph al. Immoell
Immell
Larson
Miss Porterfield
Camp Doumins
First Field Artillery
Minneapolis Hold Up Nets About $7 000 In Cash And Checks
Three men armed with a sawed off shotgun and a pistol robbed the Silman Grocery Company offices in Minneapolis. They escaped with about $7,000 in cash and checks after proprietor George N L Stillman had just received weekend receipts from branch managers.
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Minneapolis
Silman Grocery Company
Wisconsin Weather Summary For Monday Night
The bulletin reports fair conditions in Milwaukee and Phoenix with rising temperatures. It notes a warmer trend in the north and northwest regions through Tuesday, with maximums around the mid thirties and no precipitation. Observations from Tackstaff Observatory record a high of 37 and low of 64, with a northwest wind and a 29.45 in barometer.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Anz
Wit
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Tackstaff Observatory
Britain backs Poland pledges over Danzig future
Prime Minister Chamberlain warned that any unilateral action to settle Danzigs future would threaten Polish independence and Britain's obligation to defend Poland. He said improvements may be discussed in a clearer atmosphere and stressed Britain will aid Poland against a clear threat, with approval from Poland and France.
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London
Chamberlain
Danzig
Poland
Britain
France
Germany
Lord Halifax
Serlin
House of Commons
Deutsche Alige
Meinezeitung
Europe
Thaly
Besteiro Receives Term of 30 Years
Former Spanish socialist leader and philosophy professor Besteiro, last head of the Republican regime, is sentenced by a military tribunal to 30 years in prison for aiding a rebellion. He headed Madrid defense council which surrendered the city to Franco’s forces in March. The court of four generals and two colonels handed down the term.
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Madrid
Julian Ebeste
Besteiro
Addo Cotunga
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