Air Pilot Training Centers Named for Midwest Colleges
Chicago dispatch reports Col Frank Knox announces summer training for 2925 young air pilots at 90 colleges and universities across the Midwest. Centers include Illinois Armour Institute De Paul University Northwestern Loyola University and Oshkosh State Teachers College among others.
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Chicago
Midwest
Frank Knox
Nationel
Knox
Knotts
Howard C. Knotts
Springfield
Llinois
Armour Institute
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Peoria
de Paul University
Knox College
Milwaukee
State Teachers College
Oshkosh
Whitewater
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Minnesota
Duluth
Hibbing
Rochester Junior College
Rochester
St. Mary's College
Winona
Mankato
St. Cloud
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Virginia Junior College
Virginia
Fond du Lac Man Denies Knowledge Of Sales Tactics
George Hutter, president of Hutter Construction and Home Improvement Company in Fond du Lac, testified he was unaware of high pressure selling methods by his crews. He denied knowledge of flashlight house measurements, commissions to customers, or guarantees of federal insurance for missed payments. The hearing before Wisconsin fair trades practices division aims to investigate alleged abuses in insulation sales spreading across the state.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
U.P
George Hutter
Hutter Construction Company
Home Improvement Company
Fond du Ac
Hutter
State Department of Agriculture
Fair Trades Practice Division
William Marriott
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Marriott
Annenberg Tax Evasion Case Delayed to Next Week
Sentencing of M. L. Annenberg and chief bookkeeper Joseph Hafner for admitting a $1,217,296 tax evasion in 1936 was postponed to next week. Judge Wilkerson recessed the weekend after defense argued no criminal intent. The case centers on alleged subterfuge in distributing dividends from the Cecelia Company among Annenberg family members amid broader charges of evading taxes from 1932 to 1938.
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Chicago
U.P
M. L. Annenberg
Joseph E. Hafner
Philadelphia
James H. Willkerson
Cecella Company
Annenberg Holding Company
Annenberg
Weymouth Kirkland
Cecelia Company
Kirkland
Hafner
Wilkerson
Women Voters Seek Expanded Civil Service Use in Wisconsin
Milwaukee dispatch reports Mrs. Frank Clapp of Madison outlining Wisconsin League of Women Voters aims for 1941 legislative program. Proposed: study county government, remove constitutional uniformity clause, reclassify civil service, establish service ratings, and create retirement and pension plans for state employees. Daugs amendment support remains, with emphasis on counties choosing their own government form.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Board of Education
Frank Clapp
Madison
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
League
Daugs
Carpenter bee damages rose canes and pruning tips
The carpenter bee, Cerapina Dulpa, bores into rose canes creating tunnels that kill the cane by destroying the soft pith. Remove dead cane to green living tissue, burn dead sections to destroy eggs, then apply pruning compound to fresh cuts to deter further infestation.
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Central Press Association
Election committee names submitted to Hartland directors
Proved by the league's elections committee and will be submitted to its directors at Hartland June 11. Committee members include Mrs. Clapp, chairman, Mrs. Edward Bennett and Mrs. John Hicks, Madison, Mrs. John A. Becker, Monroe, Mrs. Vincent Collins, Waukesha, Mrs. Andrew J. Biemiller, and Mrs. H. V. Schwalbach, Milwaukee, Mrs. Henry G. Meigs, West Allis.
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League
Hartland
Clapp
Edward Bennett
John Hicks
Madison
John A. Becker
Monroe
Vincent Collins
Waukesha
Andrew J. Biemiller
H. V. Schwalbach
Milwaukee
Henry G. Meigs
West Allis
Retired Wisconsin Game Warden withdraws reinstatement bid
Madison Wisconsin John Egan a Manitowoc game warden retired February 15 has withdrawn his request for reinstatement and will accept a pension at half pay. The board had recommended reinstatement for him and Edward Fess of Madison, but the department refused. Fess sued to compel reinstatement. the department demurred. Meanwhile J W Moore cheese inspector dismissed May 5 1939 remains on civil service eligibility list as appeal sits in abeyance.
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Madison
John Egan
Manitowoc
Conservation Department
H. W. MacKenzie
Egan
Edward Fess
Fess
Dane County
MacKenzie
Department of Agriculture
Civil Service
Moore
Reckless Motorboat Driver Fined in Milwaukee Federal Court
Walter Jahr, 47, of Milwaukee, was fined $100 in federal court today on a charge related to reckless motorboating. The plea or specifics were not provided in the fragment.
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Milwaukee
Walter Jahr
Administration plans barter swap of farm produce for war materials
Washington reports disclose plans to use surplus American farm goods to pay for strategic war materials such as rubber and tin via a barter system. Senator Wagner cited a letter from Joan Jones stating the RFC could buy defense supplies abroad and pay with farm commodities, while Townsend warned of a possible loophole allowing Britain to obtain cash for equipment with delayed delivery. The aim is to move surplus crops into markets closed by the European war and boost domestic consumption.
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Washington
Wagner
New York
Jesse Jones
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
RFC
Townsend
Delaware
Great Britain
Coast Guard cites new law in motorboat recklessness case
Coast Guard Lieut Ralph R Curry charged that Jahr drove a 28 foot cabin cruiser past a motor boat, upsetting it and its owner James Gleason. It was the first fine under the new federal law making reckless operation of a motorboat a misdemeanor.
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Coast Guard
Ralph R. Curry
Jahr
James Gleason
Californian Will Address Baptists Convention
A portion of the First Baptist temple congregation is expected to attend the annual state Baptist convention to be held June 11 12 and 13 at Stevens Point. The Oshkosh delegation will be led by Rev John R Sie.
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First Baptist Temple
City
State Baptist Convention
Stevens Point
Oshkosh
John R. Sie
Convention program to feature Baptist leaders and delegates
A local pastor will host a convention with delegates and visitors. Dr BE A Fridell of Berkeley Calif national president of the Baptist association will appear, previously pastor in Seattle and chair of practical theology at Berkeley Divinity School. Dr E V Pierce of Minneapolis, past national president, will also participate in discussions. Indications point to large attendance and adequate provisions.
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BE. A Fridell
Berkeley
Calif
The
Baptist Association
Seattle
Wash
Berkeley Divinity School
E. V. Pierce
Minneapolis
Convention Open House at Stevens Point Dormitories
Visitors at the convention are to use the dormitory facilities of Stevens Point State Teachers College and see homes of Stevens Point residents opened to guests. The program aims to showcase local housing and campus amenities to attendees.
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Stevens Point
German Movie Producer Shot By French As Spy
Paris says Fritz Erner a 34 year old German film producer was executed for espionage. His Swiss accomplice Carmen Mory, also 34, was spared by a presidential pardon after a Paris military tribunal sentenced Emer and Mile Mory on April 29. They were seized in October 1938 by French counter espionage agents.
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Paris
Fritz Erner
Carmen Mory
Mile
Mory
France
Emer
Promotion of Officers Approved by Governor
Madison Milwaukee officers receive promotions as Governor Heil approves four promotions in the national guard. First Lieut Wilmer H Christiansen is raised to captain in the medical corps Company G 135th medical regiment. First Lieut Lawrence W Gabbert is promoted to captain in the dental corps.
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Madison
Milwaukee National Guard
Heil
Wilmer H. Christiansen
135Th Medical Regiment
Lawrence W. Gabbert
Dental Corps
Officers Promoted Across Units In War Service
First Lieut Stanley W Hollenbeck promoted to captain medical corps detachment in 135th regiment. Herbert B Shields commissioned first lieutenant medical corps in 127th infantry. 105th cavalry also notes promotions.
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135Th Medical Regiment
Stanley W. Hollenbeck
105Th Cavalry
Herbert B. Shields
Leutenant Medical Corps
127Th Infantry
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Enece Park
Tonite
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