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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1939

Page

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Wisconsin Governor urges work program for northern counties

Governor Julius Heil told a northern Wisconsin relief conference that the aim is to provide work for all able bodied men and women. He urged a long range plan including reforestation and improved resorts while avoiding worthless projects. The gathering, with 300 attendees from 23 counties, focused on restoring resources, utilizing farmable land, and creating new industries amid tax delinquencies and WPA reductions.

Rhinelander Wis Julius P. Heil Wisconsin Martin W. Torkelson State Planning Board Lake States Rehabilitation Board Torkelson Marathon County H. E Muehl Suring Oconto County Oneida Vilas Wood Florence Forest Marinette Iron Langsede Lincoln Oconto Price Ashland Bayfield Douglas Washburn Sawyer Burnett Polk Barron Rusk Taylor Shawano Chippewa Marathon Dunn St Croix

Former U S congressman George J. Schneider dies at 61

George J. Schneider, 61, a former U S congressman from Wisconsin’s Eighth District, died early Sunday in Toledo after a night session of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers where he was second vice president. He collapsed in a Waldorf hotel room and died at 12:30 a m. A paper maker by trade, he served 1923 to 1933 and again elected in 1934 before losing in a Republican landslide. Burial set for Appleton, Wisconsin with services planned at Lawrence College Memorial Chapel Wednesday afternoon.

Toledo George J. Schneider Appleton Wis U. S Schneider International Brotherhood of Paper Makers Waldorf Hotel Fire Department Brotherhood Wisconsin State Federation of Labor Wisconsin Joshua L. Johns Algoma Grand Chute Outagamie County Incon Ohio

Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Sail to America

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown PrincessMargrethe sail from Southampton on the liner Canada for San Francisco on their first U S visit. They travel Panama Canal route to favor sun and plan to reach the West Coast early April and Washington D C by month end to visit Danish expatriates and open the Danish pavilion at the New York World’s Fair.

London Crown Prince Frederik Crown Princess In- Frid Denmark Southampton Canada San Francisco United States Panama Canal New York Washington D. C Prince Frederik

Dalton fuel and lumber firm safe robbed third time

Dalton Wis Green Lake county officials today sought cracksmen who obtained an undetermined amount of cash and checks from the Dalton Fuel and Lumber Company safe. Saturday night it was the third time in four years the office had been burglarized.

Dalton Wis Green Lake County Dalton Fuel and‘ Lumber Company

Envoy Guests Attend Pontiffs Coronation at Castel Gandolfo

U S envoy Mrs Kennedy and eight children met Pope Pius XII after his coronation staged with pomp. Delegates from England Peru China Hungary Yugoslavia Luxembourg attended, with 250000 watchers across St Peter's. Cardin als Seredi Van Roey Fossati and Lows granted audiences.

Richard G. Masseck Vatican City Pius XII Alban Hills St Peter's Joseph Pienna United States London Kennedy Cardinal Maglione Papal Estate Castel Gandolfo Summer Palace Pope England Peru China Hungary Yugoslavia Luxembourg Justin George Cardinal Seredi Stringonia Joseph Ernest Cardinal van Roey Malres Maurice Cardinal Fossati Turin James Lows

Technicality Holds Up Reorganization Action

Washington reports a Senate battle over a government reorganization bill centers on a procedural technicality rather than policy. Senator Byrd favors the Wheeler plan for prompt approval while filibuster risks loom in the Senate, leaving action unlikely before the Byrnes committee advances the measure.

W. B. Ragsdale Washington Senate Byrd Virginia House Congress Wheeler Montana Jangy Byrnes South Carolina

Masonic Rites To Mark Judge Belden Obsequies

Funeral services for Circuit Judge Ellsworth B. Belden age 73 will be held tomorrow afternoon with Masonic rites at the graveside. Bar members from Racine Walworth and Kenosha counties in his circuit will serve as pallbearers. The courthouse will close during services and municipal flags fly at half mast. He died Saturday from a heart ailment.

Racine Wis Ellsworth B. Belden Graysside Walworth Kenosha

Weather summary from Wisconsin and surrounding regions

Weather notes report cloudy conditions in Wisconsin with snow in the northwest. Tonight and Tuesday will be colder in the Green Bay vicinity with temperature readings around 38 in Tama at 7 p.m. Milwaukee shows recent high and low temperatures, and the bulletin mentions Devils Lake and San Antonio context.

Lenz Associated Press Wisconsin Green Bay Northwestern Milwaukee Ralewh San Antimoe Devils Lake

Skipper Hurt As Ice Yacht Lands In Lake Winnebago

The Northwestern Ice Yacht association regatta on Lake Winnebago ended Sunday with two accidents. Skipper Albert Bartels, 26, of 427 Fifteenth Street, suffered severe back and possible internal injuries after his Duchess toppled on ice, trapping him. Four nearby skippers aided, an ambulance was summoned, and Bartels was hospitalized at Mercy.

Northwestern Ice Yacht Association Lake Winnebago Albert Bartels Fifteenth Street Mercy Hospital Duchess Joe Meyer Oshkosh Bartels Ety Jim Kimberly Neenah Frank “Strep” Kuehl Kimberly Snowshoes Evans Chip” Lenz Little Willie Aly Ziebell

Dionne Quins to Meet King and Queen in Toronto

Oliva Dionne said the Ontario government invited his quintuplets to Toronto to meet King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on May 22. The plan includes two special railway cars, a royal visit during the provincial assembly, and marks the quints first trip away from Callander since their birth on May 23, 1934.

Callander Ontario Oliva Dionne Quinta Piefs Toronto George VI Elizabeth Ottawa le Droit Ola Dionne Ontaro Queen Elizabeth Dionne Harry Nixon Callender

Franco Pushing on to Madrid Offense

Burgos, Spain. Train loads of artillery and munitions moved to the front as Gen Franco pressed preparations for a nationalist offensive against Madrid and Valencia. Deserters put Republican casualties at about 2,000 last week while rebel losses were estimated around 4,000.

Burgos Spain Arillers Francases Franco Intenene Madrid Valencia Aad Stone

Roosevelt to Make Relief Plea Tuesday

President Roosevelt conferred with Democratic leaders in Washington on required WPA funding through July 1. He plans to send a congressional message tomorrow, with the amount uncertain after Republican cuts. Other topics included Japanese treaty status and social security substitutes, with measures approved and sent to the White House.

Roosevelt Washington Congress WPA Bankhead Garner Barkley Rayburn House Capital Hall State Department Senate Naval Committee Paceific Islands Japan N.C Williamson American Cotton Cooperative Association Jayon Williamson Ways and Means Committee T. Y Priestly Jr Philadelphia Priestly Senate White House Tennessee Valley Authority

Oshkosh voters urged to cast ballots in spring primary

In Oshkosh 16 wards will vote Tuesday from 6 am to 8 pm for the spring primary. The revived slogan Vote! Vote as you please, but vote aims to spur civic duty and select the best candidates for the April 4 election. Returns will be reported by Northwestern with ward totals posted at the newspaper office after 9 pm.

Oshkosh The Northwestern

Suit ay steel firms voided by judge ruling

Washington U S District Judge Jennings Bailey today dismissed a suit by seven small steel firms seeking to set aside minimum wages for government contract bids. The judge held the plaintiffs failed to prove the Labor Secretary acted arbitrarily. The 45 to 62.5 cent per hour minima, effective March 1, were developed by a Labor Department board as the prevailing wage in the steel industry. The firms named include Lukens Steel Coatesville Alan Wood Steel Conshohocken South Chester Tube Chester Central Iron and Steel Harrisburg Harrisburg Steel Eastern Rolling Mill Culgate and Atlantic Wire Bradford Conn.

Washington U.S United States Jennings Bailey Bailey Frances Perkins Bailey- Bailey Labor Department Lukens Steel Coatesville Alan Wood Steel Conshohocken South Chester Tube Corporation Chester Central Iron and Steel Harrisburg Harrisburg Steel Eastern Rolling Mill Culgate Atlantic Wire Bradford

Einstein Claims New Solution to Gravitation Riddle

Prof Albert Einstein announced a new solution to gravitation, tying gravity to electron flow and matter. He kept details secret pending experiments, saying the breakthrough could reveal a single law governing the universe and all matter and radiation.

Albert Einstein New York Albert Einstein Einsten L. E. Levick National Association of Science Writers Te Association Levick New York Journal American and International

Doctor Attacked at Hartford Hospital

Milwaukee authorities sought three men allegedly beating physician Dr F L W Lehman at Hartford hospital after they had picked up three injured in a Highway 41 crash near Nemo. Dr Lehman suffered facial and head bruises while attempting to quiet the unruly group.

Milwaukee Hartford Wis Hartford Hospital Highway 41 Nemo FL W. Lehman Lehman

Blizzard Roars Across East With Deep Snow and Ice

United Press reports a major blizzard sweeping from the Midwest to the Atlantic. Winding cold, high seas, and heavy snowfall cripple transportation from Washington to Canada. Nine deaths in New England accompany 11 inches in Boston and 12 to 24 inches elsewhere. Snow crews struggle but roads stay open amid warming temperatures. The Gro freighter loses its rudder 525 miles east of Halifax as ships seek shelter.

Middle West Atlantic Washington Canada New England Boston Delaware Pbaine Gro Halifax N. S

Zimmerman Act Illegal Says Board Yet Farris Remains Out

Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman said he will not act on the state personnel board ruling that he acted illegally in discharging Donald M. Farris as director of the state motor vehicle division. The board found Zimmerman violated the secrecy rule and required compliance, stating demotion or firing of a junior employee was permitted but not the discharge of Farris.

Milwaukee Fred R. Zimmerman State Personnel Board Donald M. Farris Don Farris Fred Zimmerman United Press Zimmerman Farris

Willis Asks Senate to Probe Indiana Election

Raymond F. Willis asks the Senate to investigate Indiana’s November election. Final returns show Republican Willis defeated by Democrat Frederick Van Nuys, 783,226 to 723,903. The 359 page petition alleges election fraud and urges remedies. accompanied by Republican state central committee affidavits and materials.

Washington Raymond Willis Senate Indiana Wills van Nuyn Wallis Pautbliches House Frederick van Nuys Republlican State Central Committee

Germany Demands Split of Czechoslovakia into Three States

Berlin dispatch reports without official confirmation that Germany sent a note to the Czechoslovak government demanding division of the republic into three independent states and reorganization of Prague’s central regime. Hitler then intervened in the crisis by backing Nazi influence in the turmoil.

Berlin Germany Prague Edward W. Beattie Jr United Press Staff U.P Fuehrer Adolf Hitler Czechoslovakia

Goering Goes Home From Italy After Short Visit

Marshal Hermann Goering, Hitler's aide, cut short his Italian vacation and left for Berlin with his wife after a week at a health resort on the Riviera. The abrupt move comes amid talks of stronger Slovak demands and pressure on Prague. Bratislava reports of Czech and communist violence add to the tense backdrop.

San Remo Haly Marshal Kermann Wilhelm Goering Hitler Italy Berlin Goering Geremany Italian Riviera Rome Libya Field Reatshal

Japan violated treaty claim disputed by U S senate panel

Washington says it has no knowledge of Japan fortifying former German islands under a mandate. Rumors prompted questions about US access to the islands and Guam naval facility proposals. The 1922 treaty limited fortifications and guaranteed free passage to U S citizens.

Washington State Department Senate Japan Pacific Pruc Guam Tokio House

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