Oshkosh Day Attendance May Break Record At Fair
Thronges attend the Oshkosh day events at the Winnebago county fair with 15 000 plus on grounds. Officials note heavy autos and rising box seat demand while weather remains hot and dry. A 3 30 p m harness race, 7 30 p m concert, and Ernie Young's revue are among acts. crowds expected to swell after noon. Attendance last year reached 24 000.
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Neenah-Menasha
AL KR. Ives
Menasha
Maasha
St. Mary’s
Ernie Young
Windago County
Army pilot swims to shore after plane crashes in Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City report says TM A reserve army pilot swam two miles to shore after his plane plunged into the Great Salt Lake at sundown last night. Henry Pearson, an army mechanic and plane passenger, remained aboard and is still missing. Lieut Lucian Powell, who reached shore at 1 am naked and salt crusted, described the crash as motor failure.
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Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Henry Pearson
Lucian Powell
D. W. Goodrich
Pearson
Goodrich
Fort Douglas
Utah
Powell
Oshkosh Hottest In State Tuesday
Weather roundup reports Oshkosh tied for the state’s high with 96 degrees yesterday as heat continued across Wisconsin. Campbellsport and Milwaukee faced fatalities and near collapses from the heat while Fond du Lac logged the day’s peak. City by city readings show highs in the 80s to mid-90s with a hot, humid pattern persisting.
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Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Duluth Superior
Manitowoc
Milwaukee
Mercury
Frank Coleman
Wisconsin
Stevens Point
Sheboygan
Rhinelander
Marshfield
Wisconsin Rapids
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Wausau
Manitowee
Midison
Antigo
TR. Superior
Elam
Upper Michigan
Marquette
Escanaba
Sault Ste. Marie
Lake Superior
Dykstra to keynote Wisconsin municipal league session
Madison announces that Clarence A. Dykstra president of the University of Wisconsin will deliver the principal address at the 39th annual convention of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities in Fond du Lac September 16 and 17. More than 800 officials from 412 communities are expected to attend with topics including public works financing trailer regulation and milk supply improvement.
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Madison
Clarence A. Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Fond Dau Tac
Dikstra
Cincinnati
Frederick N. MacMillan
League
Wisconsin
West Bend
Arnold Miles
American Municipal Association
A. A. Washburn
Clintonville
C. E. Hughes
Waukesha
Weather forecast and observations across regions
The report notes partly cloudy to cloudy skies with chances of local thunder showers especially in extreme north and central regions. Temperatures ranged from milder readings along Lake Superior to highs near 98 in Phoenix and 92 in Milwaukee with a low around 67 in Buckstaff Observatory data.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Spokane
Yellowstone
Buckstaff Observatory
Hartman death linked to unlit threshing outfit on highway
Coroner's jury ruled Peter Hartman 55 died after being struck by Ralph Hess's car on Highway 21 last Thursday. Contributing cause cited was gross negligence of the Lanning threshing outfit lacking rear lights or lanterns. Hartman died Monday after injury while guiding a threshing crew. Conflicting testimony covered speed and visibility before the inquest at Oshkosh courthouse.
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Peter Martman
Route 4
Ralph Hess
Lohrville
Dist. Atty
Lewis C. Magnusen
Hartman
J. W. Lanning
West Irving Street
Lanning
Edward Drager
Jefferson Avenue
Rasmussen Fruit
Oshkosh
Hess
Sheboygan Falls
Drager
Rasmussen
Magnusen
Hoss
Lobrville
U S Ships to Resume Calls in Shanghai
United States officials say existing naval vessels will evacuate Americans in danger areas as talks between President Roosevelt and Admiral Yarnell lead to a possible resumption of American merchant ship calls at Shanghai. Navy patrols may increase watchfulness but formal convoying is unlikely for now. About 2,000 Americans remain in the Shanghai danger zone and the government intends to ensure their escape by safe means.
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D. Harold Oliver
Hyde Park
White House
United States
Far East
Americato
Roosevelt
William D. Laady
Naval Occupations
Roosevelt Home
Washington
Shanghai
Hull
Navy
Oreer
Sis One
Orient
Far
Riet
Wwe
Tarry BE
Yarnell
Homer
Deficit Seen At 410 Million For 1938 Year
Washington treasury officers expressed confidence the current year's deficit will stay near 410 million despite a 357 million red ink balance for the first two months. They cite July August revenue gains of 34 percent over last year and increased federal loan repayments as relief plans, with ongoing budget work for a balanced 1939.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Unidentified Sub Fires Torpedo At British Destroyer
A unidentified submarine fired a torpedo at the British destroyer Havock off the eastern Spanish coast. The Havock was not hit, while British destroyers were dispatched to her aid as the Mediterranean patrols intensified.
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Great Britain
London
Admiralty
Alicante
Valencia
Barcelona
Britain
Paris
France
Santander
Havock
Mediterranean
Campeador
George W. McKnight
Spain
Hyperion
Hardy
Gibraltar
Hf. M
War Briefs From Shanghai to San Pedro
AP dispatches report fires worsening in Shanghai as Japanese naval and air strikes expand to all China. reinforcements land outside Shanghai while Woosung falls under Japanese control. Allied naval chiefs discuss convoys to aid refugees and warn foreign ships to avoid Shanghai. President Hoover liner victims count rises from air raids. Chinese resistance holds in Feiping as rains disrupt campaigns. London papers press for swift Japanese reply to ambassador incident. Three new US heavy cruisers poised to reinforce China forces.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Japan
Woosung
Kobe
Hoover
London
Daily Express
San Pedro
United States
New U S Vessels Head for Shanghai
Three new heavy cruisers the San Francisco Quincy and Tuscaloosa depart San Pedro loaded with emergency stores for Shanghai. Vice Admiral William T. Tarrant officials refused to confirm secret orders. The ships displace 16 000 tons carry nine and eight inch guns and 551 officers and men. They sail at 33 knots, fueling up with food fuel and military supplies.
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San Pedro
Calif
Pacific
U. S. Asiatic
Shanghai
William T. Tarrant
San Francisco
Quincy
Tuscaloosa
Oriental
Catries
Opening of Offensive by Japanese Forces in Shanghai
Shanghai sees fierce air and sea bombardment as Japanese destroyers and warplanes strike Chapei Kiangwan and Woosung. Chinese defenses hold then retreat under heavy shelling. American and British naval leaders weigh joining forces to aid refugees while Tokyo pushes into the international settlement with fresh artillery and reinforcements.
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Morris J. Harris
Shanghai
Japan
China
Soochow Creek
International Settlement
Chapei
Kiangwan
Whangpoo
Yangtze
Woosung
United States
Tungwhi University
Erene
Nippon
Yangtzepoo
Hongkew
International
Five Lose Lives In Collision Near Minco Oklahoma
A military leave tragedy near Mineo Oklahoma ends in a fiery crash killing three soldiers and three girl friends while one survivor, Private Odell Thomas, lies near death in an El Reno hospital. The collision occurred at the Highways 41 and 81 intersection one and a half miles north of Mineo. The dead include Bernice Branum Fern Brown an unidentified girl Private John V Hawkins and Private Russell B Hubbard Jr. O Mitchell the truck driver survived. The six had been granted leave to report back for reveille at Fort Sill.
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Minco
John V. Hawkins
Russell B. Hubbard Jr
Reveille
Fort Sill
Okla
O. Mitchell
Chickasha
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U. S
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