Stupidity Chief Ramps Up World Troubles Says Pitkin
United Press report quotes Walter Pitkin, Columbia psychologist, arguing that most global blunders arise from decidering minds over 50. He criticizes Wall Street, Washington leadership, and cites ten great stupidities including Prohibition and wars. notes Goethes and Jeffersons as rare exceptions.
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H. Allen Siith
United Press
New York
Walter B. Pittin
Columbia University
Pitkin
Wall Street
Washington
Mussolini
Italy
Lord Kitchener
Moscow
Plan to rate teachers in Wisconsin state colleges
A Madison talk by D. O. Frank of Oshkosh State Teachers College spurs a movement to assess teacher qualifications across state colleges. Ballots will seek support for forming a data driven rating system to guide salary adjustments, amid tenure law and staffing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Wisconsin State Teachers Colleges
Madison
D. O. Frank
Oshkosh State Teachers College
Association
Presidents and Board of Regents
Caucus Held in Town of Clayton
A town caucus was held in Clayton with attendees including Charice Hasse and Albert. The event focused on local governance and community issues with discussion and candidate considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Obituary notices recall local residents after loss
A late January obituary list honors residents including Mr and Mrs Ernest Brown and family, Mr and Mrs Charles Biken and family, Salas Sorensen of Junction City, and several others. The notice mentions relatives from Waupaca and Hortomtir, and references Mary Lan Dansen of Osakasha.
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Dale
Wis
Hortomtir
Mary Lan Dansen
Osakasha
Beame
van Giiswold
Rushford Notes Highlight Local Happenings
Rushford notes from Wisconsin summarize community items in brief form. Readers get quick updates on local events, residents, and happenings in town, with names and places implied by the clipped notes.
Village ceremony and illness cast on local page
Two university friends named William Bones attend a village ceremony. Ruth Steinke is seriously ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Paulina Hartman of Oshkosh spends Easter with relatives here. Mgr. and Mr Joseph Paulson of Berlin visit Mrs Paulson's mother Nettie Ray at the William Hess home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bones
Ruth Steinke
Paulina Hartman
Oshkosh
Mgr
Joseph Paulson
Berlin
Mr Paulson
Nettie Ray
William Hess
Men as Carriers of Infectious Diseases
The piece discusses how typhoid fever tuberculosis colds whooping cough and measles spread via carriers including travelers and caregivers. It argues public health hinges on prevention over cure and praises vaccination and public health workers for reducing disease and suffering.
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Madison
State Medial Society
Lfe
Nila
Lie
Jen
Denies He Will Wed Gov Watbur Cross of Cane
Unclear text mentions denial of a marriage between Catherine A. Turner and an unspecified governor figure. Content is garbled with missing names and details. Unable to determine reliable facts or context from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov Watbur
Catherine A. Turner
Old Insurance
Dlea
Oshkosh Council approves sewer project payrolls
The common council okayed a special payroll for last week’s sewer project workers in the northeastern city and Oshkosh. One final payroll remains. Preparatory work on South Park Avenue sewer project proceeds, with plans for city led work and bids for contractor sections. The project uses city emergency funds and a $250,000 bond issue to sustain financing. The council also granted a soft drink parlor license to James A. Smith at 180 West Almont Street.
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Oshkosh
Oaks
South Park Avenue
Hsp
James A. Smith
West Alvomt St
Madison hearing opens on Wisconsin Telephone rate probe
The Public Service Commission will open a statewide hearing Friday in Madison to investigate rates rules service and practices of the Wisconsin Telephone Company. Oshkosh officials and the Chamber of Commerce will not participate formally in the hearing noted officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Osh
Politician Blames Tax Evasion by War Profiteers
Port Washington Wisconsin reports Progressive candidate Tsha J Bhuns accuses wealthy financiers profiting from war of dodging a fair share of taxes to pay the national war debt. He argues government funded the war with alien dollars and alleges the same elites attempt to avoid duties now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Washington
Wis
Tsha J. Bhuns
Statart Hoover
D.charee
Program at Sanatorium Presented for Sunnyview Patients
Members of the First Evangelical Church of Neenah staged an entertaining program Wednesday night for Sunnyview patients. Rev J delivered a scriptural message as the audience enjoyed musical numbers and chimes led by Mrs Roberts and Willa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Evangelical Selarch
Neenah
Rev. J
Maewal
Roberts
Anhem
Willa Tsin
Mie Doty
County Council of Legion formed in Winnebago County
A county council of the American Legion was formed by five post delegates in Winnebago County at the Onieda Chamber of Commerce. Attending posts were Neenah Menasha Omro Winneconne and the city, with post commanders and officers named. The group discussed veterans relief and how to conserve funds while expanding aid reach, noting Fond du Lac and Outagamie counties as models.
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The
American Legion
Legion
Winnebago County
Oniech
Creme Mouren Nee
Neenah
Menasha
Omro
Winneconne
Read
Pratt
Daniel Nielsen
Clarence Smith
Paul C. Carver
Oshkosh_ i
Clarence Loescher
Winnebago
Earl E. Fuller
Oshkosh Post
Sud Waldo Friedland
Fond du Lac
Outagamie
Thomas Dunn
Legion Employment Office
R. M. Mackinnon
Oshkosh
Admiral Burrage Averse To Enter Lindbergh Case Without Warrant
Retired Rear Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage, described as cautious and detail oriented, would not enter the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case without thorough investigations. The Norfolk based officer, noted for seamanship expertise and wartime convoy service, is said to value discipline and precision.
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Burrage
Lindbergh
Washington
Charles Francis Adams
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Missouri
Guy Hamilton Burrage
Norfolk
Nis
Los
Vfaik
Brrrage
Boston Bull Adopts Kittens
A Boston bull dog adopts several kittens and feeds them, while caring for its own large family born on Washington's birthday. The dogs act amid a cheerful scene as the animal shelters imagine a service to animals and people.
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Washington
Dealers 10 Hold Exhibition Here In Oshkosh
Beginning Saturday afternoon an exhibition of General Motors products will run daily through April 9 in a tent on Main Street between Church and Polk. Admission is free with entertainment by an orchestra each evening. Local firms sponsoring include Domestic Utilities and Supco, Faust Motor, Ericksen Electric, Geary-Damon Chevrolet, Hathaway-Buick, and Gibson Cadillac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkos
General Motors
Oshkosh
Main Street
Church
Polk Streets
Buick
Oldsmobile
Frigidaire
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Pontiac
GMC
United Motors Service
Sup Company
Faust Motor Company
Ericksen Electric Company
Geary-Damon Chevrolet Company
Hathaway-Buick Company
Gibson CadiHac’ Company
Deaths Across Cities Highlight Noted Figures and Roles
Obituaries list Marion Ind and Des Moines Thorman 63 Philadelphia and Waterford notes folk like Alexander C C Smith designer of the first baseball glove and Frank A Branagan the first American treasurer in the Philippine islands. Also named are Rev Fowles former South missions treasurer and Thomas Buck Buckmen identifier. Names and roles span utilities ministries and philanthropy with diverse ages.
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Associated Press
Marion
Ind
W. Sweney
Des Moines
Thorman
Thompson Company
Los Angeles
Frank A. Branagan
Philippine Islands
Philadelphia
Robert EF. Haines
American Scripture Gift Mission
Waterford
Alexander CC. Smith
York
Rev. Fowles
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
Albert Eman
William Harnson
Union Carbide Company
London
William Robert Pryke
Lawrence Potter
Broadway Tabernacle
R. Buck
Buckmen
Subway Siding Flagged By Mayor Cermak
Mayor Anton Cermak urged halting the subway project amid costs of prosecutions and condemnation suits. He criticized plans as costly, noted funds are tied to tax bonds and municipal securities, and warned sensational lawsuits could delay the program.
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Cermak
Chicago
I.p
Anton Cermak
Warning Issued To Dog Owners As Roaming Ban Nears
The police announce a crackdown on stray dogs as the six month roaming period ends at midnight. Pet owners must keep animals chained or indoors by tomorrow morning or risk summary action to clear the streets. The chief cites damage to fans and flower beds as a major complaint.
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Ef Gabbert
Old Fashioned Sunday Breakfast at New York Hotel
New York hotel launches an all you can eat Sunday breakfast for 8 8 cents. At the inaugural feast a patron reportedly ate 73 items from the menu including strawberries and cream orange juice baked apple marmalade sweet rolls toast pancakes cereal and cream smoked haddock fried fish bacon and eggs small steak Calves liver and back broiled jam potatoes cheddar Swiss cheese three cups of coffee.
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New York
Funeral services held for Richard Callahan former Wautoma resident
Richard Callahan, a former Wautoma resident who died Tuesday after a heart attack, had funeral services in Wautoma. He leaves a widow and his parents Mr. and Mrs. David Callahan, plus two sisters and five brothers residing in nearby towns. Local relatives include Arlen Selsing and Mrs John Wagner of Wautoma and brothers Matt Tomahawk Waller Plainfield Allan Clarence Melvin. Dowain Knapp of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station is visiting, with other local visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wautoma
Wis
Richard Callahan
Nekoosa
Callahan
David Callahan
Arlen Selsing
John Wagner
Tathers
Matt
Tomahawk
Waller
Plainfield
Allan Clarence
Melvin
Two youths arrested in Racine bank robbery case
In Los Angeles detectives seized $10,000 in cash from Ralph Baughard and Hoyt Davis, both 19–26, suspects in a $37,000 Racine bank raid. Baughard admitted buying a car and claimed Charles Harvey, a bank teller, supplied the money, while Harvey vanished after the alleged theft and the trio traveled from Laredo to LA. Davis faced investigation. authorities pursued Harvey’s whereabouts.
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Los Angeles
Racine
Wis
Ralph Baughard
Hoyt Davis
Baughard
Davis
Charles Harvey
American Trade and Savings Bank of
Harvey
Laredo
Tex
Self-extinguishing cigarette idea linked to Edith Nourse Rogers
The Bureau of Standards tests a self-extinguishing cigarette stub to reduce fire hazards. Initiated four years ago by Representative Edith Nourse Rogers, the project finds it feasible but awaits a manufacturer. Dr. Leman Briggs reports progress and seeks small firms to adopt the concept despite industry inertia.
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Washingtona
iPj
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massacchusetts
Bureau of Standards
Leman Briggs
Bureau
Rogers
DeMolays Install Officers in Oshkosh Ceremony
Officers of the Oshkosh chapter of DeMolay will be installed at the Masonic temple on Friday evening at 8 o clock. Rolla Look retires as master councilor and Richard Hull is elected to succeed him. Harry Roley Sr becomes senior councilor and Arthur Ek is named junior councilor with other offices filled. A social program and dance follow.
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Oshkosh
M. Sonic Temple
Apulié
Lesson of Honor
Oshkesh
Rolla Look
Richard Hull
Receng
Harry Roley, Sr
Arthur Ek
Aprovitiie
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