Deputies Fire At Ray Olson Near Hayward Wisconsin
Deputies fired at a man believed to be Ray Olson as he fled across a bridge near Hayward. Bloodhounds hunted the area after Olson, a fugitive killer of two officers, evaded capture amid a large posse.
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Hayward
Wis
Ray
Olson
Phil Hall
Jim Girard
Sawyer County
Hall
Carl Johnson
Fred Scott
George Schueiter
John Blue Sky
Lake
Wood
Moose Lake
Minneapolis
Ray Olson
Wisconsin
Ladysmith
M. H. Malone
Malone
Park Falls
Townsendites Won't Revolt Cheer Leader
The Townsend old age pension clubs held a packed 10,000 seat convention in Indianapolis. Delegates cheered Dr. Francis E Townsend as Harvey J Smith of Covington, Kentucky was booed for his plan to lead a revolt. Weir asked for reaction and the hall exclaimed with support for Townsend, rejecting Smith and his planned convention. The crowd expressed unity with Townsend and opposed any split in leadership.
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Toby Wiant
Indianapolis
Townsend Old Age Pension Clubs
Francis E. Townsend
Smith
Harvey J. Smith
Covington
John Weir
Los Angeles
Calif
Harvey
Weir
Kentucky
Sakaneenee Ward
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Townsend
Ind
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
Francis Townsend
Earthquake Jolts San Diego Prominent Tremor Felt Across City
A sharp 8 27 am quake in San Diego caused clocks to stop and buildings to sway with little damage reported. Amateur seismologist Fred Robinson noted a north south movement and said epicenter was undetermined. Two minor aftershocks on the same axis were recorded, not centered in San Diego.
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San Diego
Calif
Long Beach
Fred Robinson
Robinson
Extensive German troop movements reported in Paris
Paris dispatches describe major German troop concentrations along the French frontier in preparation for summer maneuvers and intensified fortifications near the Basel region. Observers note positions between Trier and Saarbrucken opposite Bitche and Wissembourg, with reinforcements around Colmar Mulhouse Erstein along the Rhine and refortifications near Belfort. A Tageblatt map shows East Prussian fortifications extended from Memel to Danzig, making an assault on Koenigsberg areas highly challenging.
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Paris
France
Germany
Switzerland
Trier
Saarbruck
Bitche
Wissembourg
Baden
Colmar
Mulhouse
Erstein
Rhine
Istein-Krotz
Belfort
Europe
Berlin
Tageblait
Hamburg
Memel
Danzig
Lithuania
Poland
Merrill Wins 1940 Eagles Convention in Marinette
The Wisconsin Eagles annual meeting ended in Marinette with a parade and convention hall ceremonies. Michael Gaffney of Fond du Lac was installed president and James Murphy of Superior as vice president, along with eight other officers. Merrill defeated Oshkosh 120 to 56 to host the 1940 meeting.
Yankee Clipper Makes Northern Transatlantic Preview
The Yankee Clipper, en route to Europe, began a northern great circle test flight from Port Washington with 33 aboard including 21 officials. Capt. Harold Gray led stops at Shediac and Botwood before Foynes and Southampton, following Lindbergh’s historic North Atlantic trail. Observers included Stephen Early and several U.S. lawmakers.
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Pan-American Airways
Long Island
Great Circle
Europe
Port Washington
S. T
New England
Harold E
New Brunswick
Botwood
Newfoundland
Foynes
Ireland
Southampton
Charles E. Lindberga
Paris
Clarence H. Seidhauer
Atlantic Division
Long Island Sound
Lisbon
Portugal
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
NBC
United States
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Ernest Lundeen
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Carl £. Mapes
Michigan
China and Soviet sign commercial pact in Moscow
Chungking reports a commercial treaty with Soviet Russia was signed June 16 in Russia. Sun Fo, president of the Chinese legislative body, signed for China aided by a special envoy. Earlier, March 29, Sun Fo flew to Moscow to confer on further Soviet support for China.
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Chungking
Russia
Sun Fo
Come
China
Kuomin
Sun Yai- Sen
Moscow
Japs Claim Shoot Down Of Twelve Mongol Planes
Japanese sources report 12 Outer Mongolia planes shot down north of Lake Buir after crossing the frontier. They alleged 49 of 150 Mongol planes had previously crossed the border. Japan said it lost four aircraft.
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Outer Mongolia Plance
Lake Buir
Speechmaking on money bill ends as Senate sets vote
Western senators agreed to end delays on the administration monetary bill by voting Monday on a Pittman sponsored silver price fix amendment. The plan would set treasury purchases at 1.27 per ounce for domestic silver, replacing the existing 65.64 cent price under the silver purchase program as the two year stabilization and devaluation powers loom.
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Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Pittman
Nevada
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Congress
Fox River Stocked With Fish After Sewage Cleanout
In De Pere Wisconsin sportsmen smiled as the state conservation department prepared to plant rearloads of fish in the upper Fox River. Fred M Smith of the De Pere Chamber of Commerce said the river was stocked for the first time after sewage elimination made it practical.
Endurance Flyers Hoarse Asks For Cough Medicine
Springfield Wisconsin and Decatur men Moody and Parrish near end of a long endurance flight attempt. They reported hoarseness from fatigue but no cold while continuing the world record bid for sustained flight in a small plane. They hit supplies by rope and read the servicing truck without difficulty despite sleep deprivation.
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Springfield
Raroline Wieit
Hunter Moody
Wilbur Parrish
Moody
Wilbur
Decatur
Signs Multiply Highway Fund Will Bolster State Revenues
Madison reports legislative focus shifts to boosting state finances via the highway fund. A finance panel backs a Substitute bill with higher wine and liquor taxes, new tobacco levies, and $7.5 million drawn from highway funds. Opposition warns of political risk and broader tax impact.
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Madison
Joint Finance Committee
Cighers
President Roosevelt at Hyde Park for work and recreation
President Roosevelt returns to Hyde Park for a five day stay of work and recreation. Bishop Oldham visits during a reception after the wedding of his second cousin Margaret Delano to Drexel Pal of Philadelphia. He arrived by overnight train at Highland and proceeds to the family home after stepping from a White House car.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Hudson River
G. Ashton Oldham
Albany
Bishop Oldham
Margaret Delano
Drexel ‘Pal
Philadelphia
Highland
N. Y
President Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Wisconsin Weather Summary and Outlook
Mostly cloudy skies with showers in the western and central areas tonight and Sunday. Cooler temperatures expected in the west and central tonight and Sunday. Milwaukee readings show the day’s highs and lows, with a northwest wind and a fair afternoon. The week’s outlook for the Great Lakes region calls for light showers and thunder throughout, with temperatures near normal.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Jas
Phetnix
Yellowstone
Great Lakes
Veterans of Foreign Wars elect Wisconsin state leaders
E A Lewis of Plymouth is named state commander at the 18th annual Wisconsin VFW encampment in Racine. Maj Edward Schmidt of Manitowoc is chosen quartermaster and adjutant, with Lyall Beggs and Augus tus Gearhardt also holding top posts as senior vice commander and chaplain. The parade day drew 10 000 spectators with 20 bands and 14 war planes, as Maj Chester L Fordney of Great Lakes spoke on patriotism and the lessons of World War I.
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Armin Schearle
Appleton
Lyall T. Beggs
Madison
Edward 4. Schmidt
Manitowoc
Augustus F. Gearhardt
Millwauker
George L. Holmes
George H. Reddick
Wabeno
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wisconsin
Milncic
la Crosse Drug and Bugle Corps
Sixth Street
Cootie Club
V. F. W. Fun Organization
Garner backs higher taxes amid deficit pressure
Washington report by William B. Ardery notes Vice President Garner favors drastic cuts in income tax exemptions next session. Married exemptions from 2500 to 1200 and single from 1000 to 500. He argues broadening the base would curb the deficit and educate citizens on spending. Senate had rejected lower exemptions earlier. Congress completed action on the 1.6 billion tax revision bill and sent it to the White House for signature, with a new 18 percent tax on corporate income above 25,000 and two-year continuation of nuisance taxes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jending
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
White House
William B. Ardery
I. Washington
Garner
Congess
Og Garner
Little Fellows
Senate
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Landers
House
Body of Missing Child Found in Delavan Lake
The body of 4-year-old Robert Ludwig, who vanished Thursday from his Oak Park, Illinois parents summer home, was retrieved from Delavan Lake at noon. The case ends with the child's death confirmed by authorities.
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Delavan Lake
Elkhorn
Wit
Robert Ludwig
C. Ludwig
Oak Park
Chamberlain Denounces Japanese Actions In Tientsin
Prime Minister Chamberlain described Japanese conduct in Tientsin as high-handed and intolerably insulting in a talk advising Tokyo. He stated no British government could submit to dictation from another power in foreign policy in an open address.
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England
Vytents
Cardiff
Wates
Chamberlain
Tientsin
Tokio
House of Commons
Asahi Road
Umbrella Man Cardiff Rally and Tientsin Tensions
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain spoke in Cardiff amid heavy rain, defending policy and urging negotiation over the Tientsin dispute with Japan. The rally highlighted British concerns as tensions rose with martial law efforts and traffic blocks near the Japanese and French concessions.
Lebrun Bans Foreign Tracts In France Border Provinces
President Lebrun signed a decree aimed at stopping German propaganda in France by banning distribution of tracts from abroad. Police have seized several pamphlets printed in Germany and scattered in Alsace Lorraine and northern French departments.
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Pans
Lebrun
France
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
British Ambassador May Leave Shanghai
A Tokyo based paper, Kokurma, reported Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, Britain’s ambassador to China, was to be recalled to London after Japanese outlets criticized him as pro Chinese. He remains under heavy guard in Shanghai amid life threat rumors.
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Tokio
Kokurma
Sir Archibald Clark Kerr
China
London
Japan
Clark Kerr
Shanghai
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