House Stands Pat on CCC Reforms Vote
The House rejected President Roosevelt’s plan to make the Civilian Conservation Corps permanent. A 232 to 146 roll call favored extending the CCC two years with a fixed strength of 100000 youths and veterans and 50000 other enrollees. An amendment removing civil service for foremen passed. The session also reshaped education and training requirements for enrollees.
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Roosevelt
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CCC
Merrill Lambie Ready to Return Home
London to New York pilots Henry Ferril and Jack Lambie flew from Crondon to Liverpool to begin the return air journey to the United States. Flying Officer David Llewellyn planned a second London Cape Town leg at 2 am to attempt a new London Cape record. Additional film runs departed Croydon and cities across Europe including Paris Brussels Berlin Amsterdam Copenhagen Stockholm and Belfast.
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Henry T
Dick) Ferril
Jack Lambie
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Carnation Pictures
United States
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Southport
Tomorow
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Wisconsin Outlook Drying Then Showers Likely
The forecast notes mostly cloudy conditions in Wisconsin with tonight and Thursday showers possible in the northern part and a much cooler air mass. Milwaukee area shows variable cloudiness with temperatures from the prior day, and observatory data report a maximum around 67 and a minimum near 48 with light precipitation.
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Associated Press
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Phoenix
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Dodge
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Buckstaff Observatory
Milwaukee Truck and Laundry Strikes End in Settlement
A week long truck drivers strike in Milwaukee ends after talks with the Milwaukee Produce and Fruit Exchange and state labor board official Father Haas lead to a settlement. About 170 laundry workers and 125 union members sought closed shop terms. Store stocks in Milwaukee begin replenishing as local plants resume work.
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WUP— Commission
American Federation of Labor Unions
Campbell
National
Ia FF
Milwaukee Produce and Fruit Exchange
Francis J. Haas
State Labor Board
I. E. Goldberg
Dust in the Air Sweeps Across Wisconsin After Rain
Sections of Wisconsin reported dusty air today following overnight rain. Antigo La Crosse Wausau Green Bay Marshfield Chippewa Falls Madison Rhinelander and other areas saw haze as a west wind blew. Rain totals ranged from 0.5 to 1.0 inches with cooler weather anticipated tonight. Farmers face five week crop delays due to heavy April rains.
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Wisconsin
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la Crosse
Wausau
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Marshfield
Chippewa Falls
Madison
Rhinelander
Weather Bureau
Frank H Coleman
Louis F Swift 76 Meat Packer Dies in Chicago
Louis F Swift former president and chairman of Swift & Co. packers died after several weeks illness in a Chicago hospital. He began in meat packing at age 10 and held nearly every company position, retiring in 1933 after resigning as director. Survivors include a son and a daughter Mrs May Swift Minotto.
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Louis Swift
Swift & Co
Swift
Cape Cod
Gustavus F. Swift
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Louis Jars
Dh May Swift Minotto
Wisconsin development authority bill gains solid legislative support
In Madison the Assembly backed the administration plan with large margins 59 to 30 and 54 to 42, defeating amendments critics called socialist. A substitute by Vernon Thomson aimed to strip the WDA of its scope, but the House upheld the original direction and proceeded toward a final vote while sparing rural electrification in state drive.
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Cavanaugh
Andrew J. Biemiller
Progressive
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WDA
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Richland Center
Alfonsi
Thomson
Biemuller
Picket Lines Recruit in Movie Strike
Hollywood strikers recruit from two major waterfront unions in a boycott aimed at broader studios. The Federated Motion Picture Crafts seeks support from the Maritime Federation of the Pacific and the International Longshoremen's Association to win union recognition and a closed shop. If complied with, maritime unions will refuse to load Elevation bound ships with film crew and equipment.
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Hollywood
Calif
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Maritime Federation of the Pacific
International Longshoremen’s Association
J. R Robinson
F M P. Co
Wedding of Duke and Wallis Delayed to June
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield will postpone their wedding to early June due to differences between the royal family and the British government. An associate cited tensions over whether the marriage should be public or private and noted King George and Queen Mary favor fair treatment for Edward. George sent a request to postpone until disputes are settled. Windsor agreed, delaying the plans.
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Evidence of Sabotage Sought in Hindenburg Wreckage
New York City police bomb squad members and anti sabotage experts search the Hindenburg crash site in Lakehurst New Jersey as investigators weigh sabotage theories. Detectives James Poke Christopher Kelly George McCartney and George Ballenstadt join officials including Harry Campbell and Arthur Johnson in examining twisted remains of the airship.
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Lakehurst
N. J
New York City
Albert St Chitpress
Department of Commerce
New York
Hugo Eckener
Anton Heinen
St Clair Sid
James Poke
Christopher Kelly
George McCartney
Shen
George Ballenstadt
Harry Campbell
Bureau of Explosives
Commerce Commis Ton
Arthur Johnson
Draw New Jury in Waupaca Case Heads to Trial
In Waupaca Wisconsin Judge Byron B Park orders a new jury after dismissing the prior panel. He called the previous verdict in the accident suit against C I Tesch Weyauwega against Raymond Regal Weyauwega the result of stupidity and disregard for the law and evidence. A new trial date was set for June 7 at Stevens Point and the panel is to be reassembled.
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Byron B. Park
Park
Juro
Raymond Regal
Weyauweya
C. Lw. Tesch
Weyauweba
Stevens Point
Two Die as Car Plunges From Milwaukee Locust Street Bridge
Milwaukee men Henry Gorski and Henry Nass Jr. died after an auto fell through a guard rail on Locust Street Bridge and plunged about 30 feet into the river. Walter Beckman, 26, survived with cuts from the crash and shock. Beckman said they met at a tavern and later drove home.
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Locust Street
Milwaukee My
Henry Gorski
Henry Nass Jr
Walter Beckman
Beckman
Gorska
Bickman
Harry Crones
Sheldon Dons
Gorski
Nass
Honorary Degree to Be Conferred on T N Barrows
Ripon Wisconsin reports an honorary Doctor of Letters degree will be conferred tomorrow by Ripon College on Thomas N Barrows president of Lawrence College. The degree will be presented by J Le Harwood of Appleton.
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Ripon, Wis
Ripon College
Thomas N. Barrows
Lawrence College
le Harwood
Appleton
Coronation of George VI Crowned King in Westminster Abbey
London reports the coronation of George VI with Cosmo crowned St Edward’s crown placed on his head. Thousands cheer as guns boom and bells ring. Elizabeth is crowned in a separate ceremony. Edward VIII is noted as abdicated.
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Elizabeth
Scone
Buckingham
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Wallis Warfield
al Nist
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Viud
Hs Brothers
Victoria
King George VI Coronation Broadcast Reaches World Wide
King George VI addressed the empire from Buckingham Palace via a vast radio network after his coronation. He spoke with a full heart of the ceremony’s global significance and the unity of dominions and people with the crown.
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George VI
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Westminester Abbey
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