Armed Alaska Fishermen Ready to Confront Japanese Boats
Angry Alaskan fishermen prepared to arm today to defend Bristol Bay in the Bering Sea. The Pacific Coast Codfish Company will dispatch 24 rifles and ammunition to two ships, Sophie Christensen and Charles R Wilson, amid tense waterfront reports of 15 Japanese boats nearby. Fishermen say they will act if necessary to drive Japanese vessels from Alaskan waters beyond the three mile limit.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast Codfish Company
Bristol Bay
Bering Sea
Alaskan Fishermen’s Union
Mt. McKinley
la Merced
Alaska
William Hicker
The
Union
Japan
U.S
Alaskan
Sophie Christenson
Charles R. Wilson
J. E. Shields
Sophie Christensen
Black Hills
Coast Guard
Wilson
U. S
Shields
Dammann Awaits Governor La Follette Plans
Madison reports Secretary of State Theodore Dammann will defer any announcement on his governor candidacy until Governor La Follette reveals his plans. Dammann, endorsed by the Farmer-Labor-Progressive federation, says he shares the desire for La Follette to seek reelection and will not speak until a decision is made. He thanks delegates for their support and votes.
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Madison
Theodore Dammann
la Follette
Dammann
Farmer-Labor-Progressive Federation
Farmer - Labor
Progressive Federation
Hyde warns of deeper depression under Roosevelt at Emporia rally
Arthur M. Hyde, secretary of agriculture under Hoover, told a Republican rally in Emporia Kansas that the United States faces another, possibly more devastating depression under the Roosevelt administration. He said the coming depression was manufactured in America by false philosophy and inner hatreds of the president and warned the party stands voiceless amid national peril.
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Emporia
Kan
Arthur M. Hyde
Herbert Hoover
United States
Roosevelt
Hyde
TVA Directors Attacked by Ousted Chairman in Probe
Washington reports describe Arthur E. Morgan charging that TVA directors H. A. Morgan and David E. Lilienthal helped falsify a report on negotiations to buy properties owned by Commonwealth and Southern. Morgan testified before a congressional inquiry about alleged collusion and mismanagement, claiming Lilienthal pushed a misleading public impression after Willkie met TVA board to discuss sales.
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Arthur E. Morgan
H. A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
A. E. Morgan
Congressional Inquiry
Lilienthal
Commonwealth and Southern
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and
Southern
Morgan
Willkie
Lewis Urges Unions Back Barkley in Senate Race
Washington reports C I O chief John L. Lewis urged organized labor to back Sen Alben Barkley of Kentucky in his renomination battle against Gov A B Chandler. The endorsement, issued as Lewis met labor leaders in Kentucky, signals backing after he sought to place Democratic nominees in Pennsylvania and Gaza.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Organized Labor
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Lewis
Labor
Nonpartisan League
Lexington
Pennsylvania
Barkley
Art Times
United States
Sam Caddy
Nonpetrtisan League
Chandler
Iowa
WPA
Harry Hopkins
EET
Towa
Otha Wearin
Wearin
Gillette
White House
Gillete
Attendants at filling stations to be armed in Antige area
Molzberger Oil Company announced armed attendants at 10 filling stations in Antige Wisconsin after three burglaries and a recent hold up. The latest robbery occurred at Tomahawk where the station manager was held up and slugged. sixty three dollars was taken.
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Antige
Wis
Molzberger Oil Company
Tomahawk
Yestay
Sudeten Nazis Honor Two Fellows In German Ceremony
Fifty thousand Sudeten Germans lined Eger streets for a funeral procession of Georg Hoffman and Nikolas Boehm shot near a German frontier. Hitler wreaths accompanied the coffins as Henlein praised sacrifice, while German officials extended condolences from Berlin.
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Eger
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Praha
Konrad Henlein
Henlein
Georg Hoffman
Nikolas Boehm
Hitler
Germany
Sudeten Party
Third Party Split Refuted by Wisconsin Progressives
Milwaukee Labor and legislative spokesmen endorsed a statement criticizing Gov. Philip La Follette for starting a National Progressive party. The release says the move does not reflect Wisconsin Progressives or the New Deal labor and progressive unity, aiming to avoid division.
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Milwaukee
Philip F. la Foliette
Wisconsin
National Progressive Party
Labor
la Follette
Kenneth Gelf
Delevan
Paul R. Alfonsi
Pence
Harold Prebe
Oshkosh
Howard Aker
Milwauker
Worden Roberts
Thomas £. Casey
Hartley Hutchison
Meyer Adelman
Melvin J. Hemritz
Arthur Ludwigsen
Goff
Emil Costello
Kenosha
Wisconsin C. I. C
Oshkosh Man Elected Society Head at Green Bay Meeting
Dr A G Koehler of Oshkosh elected president of the Sixth Councilor Medical Society with Oshkosh chosen for the 1939 meeting. Dr Ben Williams of Oshkosh named secretary and Dr C W Leonard of Fond du Lac named vice president. About 150 doctors attended Green Bay session. Oshkosh expected to host next year with similar attendance. Dr Koehler to form committees for 1939 gathering and May convention is anticipated. Dr Jamey C Sargent of Milwaukee spoke at banquet on medical care progress and Europe study. Neenah man Dr L J McCrary elected president of Fox River Valley Dental Society. others named were Dr R L Kiseser and Dr W W Landskron.
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A. G. Koehler
Oshkosh
Koehler
Green Bay
P. R. Minahan
Northland
Jamey ,Csargent
Milwaukee
State Medical Society
Europe
Neenah
Fond du Lac
Wis
L. J. McCrary
Fox
British freighter Thorpehall sunk by Spanish rebels near Valencia
The 1,251-ton Thorpehall was sunk by insurgent air raiders off Valencia as Seaplanes from Mallorca bombed the anchored freighter two bombs hit. One officer and one seaman wounded, crew saved. Owned by Westcliff Shipping of London, previously interned at Amsterdam in 1937 for alleged insurgent money and jewel trafficking.
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Madrid
Valencia
Mallorca
Westcliff Shipping Company, Ltd
London
Menasha Wins Permit to Screen Raw River Water
The Public Service Commission granted Menasha permission to install equipment at its water plant to screen raw river water from the intake. The improvement will cost about $15,000. A hearing on Kaukauna’s electric plant project for Fox River water power rights is set for May 27 in Madison.
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Madison
Public Service Commission
Menasha
Raukauna Municipal Electric
Fox River
Senate confirms Mathews for Sec term
The senate confirmed yesterday the nomination of George C. Mathews of Wisconsin for another term as a member of the securities and exchange commission.
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Senate
Mathews
SEC
Washington
George C. Mathews
Wisconsin
Airliner Crashes At Cleveland Ten Occupants Killed
United Air Lines sleeper plane crashed near Cleveland airport while making a left turn toward a field. Ten people aboard including two pilots and a stewardess died. bodies were removed after rains cooled the scene. Pilot and control tower witnesses indicated engines were off at impact and the fire followed the crash.
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Henry B. Henson
United Press
Cleveland
W. A. Patterson
United Air Lines
Los An
Locomotive Plunges. Two Die in Wreck Near Freeport
A Great Western passenger train plunged into a ditch four miles west of Freeport, killing engineer Barney Gosnell 60 and fireman E G Zaleske 40. Two express cars day coach and a Pullman car derailed. remaining crew and 10 passengers escaped unharmed. Cause of wreck undetermined.
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Freeport
Great Western
Here
iCar
Mijarty
Barney Gosnell
E. G. Zaleske
Keith Will Direct New State Bureau
George M. Keith named state pensions supervisor to lead a new state inspection and enforcement bureau. The five department chiefs approved the $4890 yearly post as part of a consolidation slated to take effect by July 1. The bureau will merge duties from the Public Service and Tax Commissions, Agriculture and Markets, and State Inspection Bureau, covering motor vehicle, beverage tax, oil and gas, weights and measures, licenses for pedlars, circuses, and carnivals.
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Madison
George M. Keith
State Inspection
Keith
Public Service and Tax Commissions
Department of Agriculture, and Markets
State Inspection Bureau
Civil Service
Beverage Tax Division
Ei! Service
Consolidated Bureau
Hopkins Denounced By Wheeler on Primary Interference
Washington senator Wheeler Democrat Montana denounced WPA head Hopkins on the senate floor for conduct in the Iowa senatorial primaries. Wheeler said Hopkins suggested he would vote for Wearin in Iowa, raising fears that relief funds could be used to influence the race. He urged Iowa people to resent government spending officials meddling in Democratic primary politics.
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Truman
Missour
Wheeler
Washington
Montana
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Senate
Iowa
Hopkins
Wearin
Gillette
Montanan
Pope
Idaho
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Wallace
Weather Summary From Wisconsin And National Readouts
Wisconsin remains cloudy with parity cloud cover through tonight and Thursday while a lighter west breeze cools the state. Northwestern observations note 7:26 and 15:18 times, with Milwaukee reporting high and low temperatures from the past 24 hours. Phoenix hit 102 and Sault Ste. Marie 36 headlights. The report tracks temperatures, precipitation none, and barometer at 23.72 inches, comparing with last year’s values.
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San
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Thumdau West
Chandy
Milwaukee
Phornix
Sault Ste. Marie
Prom Beckstadl
Taesden
Santene
Wage Hour Bill Heads For Conference After House Victory
Senate leaders move toward a conference after the Wage Hour bill passed the House 314 to 87. Republican Charles McNary backs quick final action while southern senators oppose flexible provisions. The measure would set a graduated minimum wage for interstate industry starting at 25 cents an hour, with a long Senate fight ahead.
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Washington
Senate
Charles L. Mc
Nary
Oregon
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate Labor Committee
Thomas
Utah
South
Congress
Rules Committee
Alcatraz escape leads to federal murder charges
San Francisco prison guards and inmates from Alcatraz faced federal murder charges after a failed escape plot left guard RC Cline dead from a hammer attack. Warden Johnston mourned the loss as inmates Thomas Limerick Rufus Franklin and James Lucas died or were wounded during the attempt. U S Attorney A J Zirpoli said charges would be pursued before a federal grand jury.
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San Francisco
California
Alcatraz
RC Cline
United States
A. J. Zirpoli
Cline
Marine Hospital
Thomas R. Limerick
Rufus Franklin
James C. Lucas
James A. Johnston
Fical
Zirpoli
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Sen. Barkley
Hitler—Henlein
Wade Werner
Ernst Eisenlohr
Kamil Krofta
Foreign Office
Eisenlohr
Krofta
Eisenrohr
NEW Third Party
Progressives
Councilor Medical Organization
Ben Williams
Flaming
United Airlines
Goveland
New York
Chicago
BR. F.C
Rai
National Mediation Board
Lcier
R. F.C
Brotherhoods
Ude
F.C
NEW State Bureau
Labor Committee
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