Oshkosh Trunk Firm Sold to Chicago Investors
Chicago capital bought the Oshkosh Trunks plant and equipment in a last night deal. Oscar Plotkin, Samuel Plotkin, and Joseph Plotkin will run the Oshkosh operation as part of a larger hand luggage firm, adding trunk production and expanded travel equipment lines while boosting Oshkosh payrolls. The Oshkosh plant employs about 100 workers and will shift toward faster production once materials and personnel are secured. The sale follows a prior transfer in August to a Toronto led group.
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Chicago Capital
Oshkosh Trunks Corporation
Oshkosh Trunk
Oscar H. Plotkin
Joseph H. Plotkin
Samuel H. Plotkin
Chicago
S. Dresner & Son
Oshkosh
Oscar Plotkin
Samuel Plotkin
Joseph Plotkin
Jay Kasler
Toronto
Canada
Plotkin Group
High Street
Oshkosh Trunk Company
Belcher Company of
Philadelphia
Oshkosh Trunks, Inc
Senate weighs bill to bar State Farm from Wisconsin
Madison reports the senate will vote on a bill to compel State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of Bloomington to stop doing business in Wisconsin. Testimony from H J Mortenson, former insurance commissioner, and John Lang, examiner, centers on reserves for life membership fees. Opponents warn the move could force a withdrawal. a suit in Neillsville seeks license revocation.
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Madison
Senate
Assembly
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington
Wisconsin
H. J. Mortenson
John Lang
Emory W. Crosby
Neillsville
Setks
Senate bloc forms to press arms embargo ban and cash and carry
A Senate bloc led by 73 year old Hiram Johnson of California forms to oppose repeal of the arms embargo and back a cash and carry system under international law. Senator La Follette for the group vows to fight the embargo repeal, while Roosevelt supporters expect victory with cross party help. Strategy conferences at the White House and Capitol aim to confine debate to neutrality revision and wrap up within weeks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
California
United States
la Follette
Wisconsin
Congress
White House
Capitol
Senate
House
League of Nations
Assembly passes measure to curb cigarette tax evasion
Madison reports a bill to tighten loopholes in the cigarette tax law was passed by the assembly under suspension of the rules and sent to the senate. It allows one tax free carton of cigarettes and 50 cigarettes to be brought in, with heavy penalties for excess untaxed imports. Authorities could search properties and seize contraband shipments, with broader rules applied to untaxed wine.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Treasury Department
House
Biddle Makes Paris Trip Amid Greek Quake Toll Fear
U S ambassador to Poland Biddle Jr sailing to Paris today in a special car attached to the Simp Jon express. He was joined by staff and Leon Noel the French ambassador to Poland. An earthquake rocked Smyrna and nearby regions causing fears of heavy casualties as many houses collapsed in Fotcha Ketchik and Pergame.
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Biddle
Paris
Greece
Bucharest
Anthony ( Drexe) Biddle Jr
U.S
Poland
Leon Noel
Tsiantcal
Smyrna
Fotcha
Ketchik
Pergame
Submarines Sighted Near U S Coasts
President Roosevelt disclosed that unidentified submarines had been sighted off southern Alaska and near Boston. He said sources were reliable and that the neutrality patrol covered Eastport to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. The submarines’ nationality remained unconfirmed with jokes about possible Swiss, Canadian, Bolivian, or Afghan origins.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alaska
Boston
Maritime Commission
Pacific
Canadian
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Nantucket Shoals
Eastport
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Many ships sunk unseen says radio operator from Schodack
Hoboken N J American ship radio operator J A Quinlan arrived with 64 war refugees after a 13 day voyage from Europe. He reports German submarines are sinking many ships unseen, noting SOS calls vanish as crews struggle to escape shelling while others perish at sea. Three Northwestern University students aboard joined summer jobs as musicians before returning due to the war.
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Hoboken
N. J
J. A. Quinlan
Schodack
Europe
Ss Ssss
The
Schedack
Northwestern University
RB. W. Savage
Jack Smothers
Edward Doucet
Former Platteville student vanishes in Madison
Carron Black, 24, a former Platteville student now in Lancaster, disappeared after arriving in Madison to register as a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin. He was last seen Monday at lunch at Mrs. Charlotte Hubanks’s home, leaving his clothing and $40 there while carrying $30. Police search ongoing.
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Madison
Carron Black
Lancaster
University of Wisconsin
Charlotte Hubanks
Black
Hubanks
Platteville
State Teachers College
Americans Remaining in England Plight Sparks Return Urgency
The United States embassy reports 5,042 Americans still in the United Kingdom. About half wish to return home at once, while the remainder plan to depart when possible.
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England
London
United States
United Kingdom
Two new tax plans handed to state senate amid adjournment
Two new tax proposals approved by the assembly were placed before the state senate as it adjourned until Monday. The measures aim to balance the budget with seven million seven hundred sixty‑one thousand dollars, including a five million dollar relief aid for counties. An attached rider to the old age pension bill would boost revenue by about nine million seven hundred fifty‑six thousand, with state retention around five million eight hundred seventy‑one thousand and local sharing about three million eight hundred eighty‑five thousand. The house also passed a separate relief measure to raise one million eight hundred thousand, though short of the appropriated amount. The senate planned a Friday session to discuss revenue, but an insurance bill fight pushed adjournment.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
House
Germany and Russia Divide Poland Across Demarcation Line
War-torn Europe sees Germany withdraw west of the demarcation line from the Vistula to the Narew as Russia occupies eastern Poland up to that boundary. Warsaw remains German, while cities like Lublin Lwow Brest-Litovsk Bialystok and Wilno fall under Soviet control. Negotiations in Moscow continue on postwar borders and Polish fate. US arms embargo debate divides opinion as officials weigh impact on Germany and Britain. Roosevelt seeks congressional action while keeping the US out of war.
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Melvin K. Whitefeather
Berlin
Germany
Poland
Warsaw
Vistula
Lublin
Luck
Lwow
Brezesc
Brest- Litovsk
Bialystok
Wilno
Wilna
Russia
Moscow
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
Hovever
United Sts
U S Trails Major Spy Syndicate in New York Yorkville Duchess Charged
Federal agents pursue one of the largest spy rings in the United States uncovered by wartime FBI staff. A key figure in Yorkville known as Doc or The Duchess leads coordinating efforts linked to Dr Ignatz Grich, who fled to Germany. Reports say Gestapo operatives and informants were aboard the Bremen, though no passengers aboard.
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New York
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Yorkville
Doc
Duchess
Ignatz T. Grich
Germany
Aftense
New York City
Bremen
Heil names seven on body superseding board of control
Governor Heil sent to the senate for confirmation today his seven member part time advisory board to supervise policies of the new state welfare department. Appointees include Charles H. Liehe Chippewa Falls two years William L Coffey Milwaukee county institutions two years Mrs Exma Stoddart Beaver Dam four years William Daughtery Jonesville four years R J Everhard Whitewater five years Hermin A Knoppmann Crivitz six years Frank W Wacbuszwski Milwaukee six years. The board will replace the full time board and oversee welfare, prisons reformatories hospitals pension relief and child welfare. Members receive ten dollars per diem and will select a full time director at seven hundred fifty dollars a year. The department will have five divisions created by a bill sponsored by Vernon Thomson Republican of Richland Center and backed by civic groups.
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Madison
Heil
Senate
State Welfare Department
Charles H. Liehe
Chippewa Falls
William L. Coffey
Milwaukee County
Exma Stoddart
Beaver Dam
U. S
William Daughtery
Jonesville
R. J. Everhard
Whitewater
Siy
Hermin A. Knoppmann
Crivitz
Frank W. Wacbuszwski
Milwaukee
Board of Control
Pension and Relief Administration
Vernon Thomson
Richland Center
Assembly
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and National Observations
The report notes considerable cloudiness in Wisconsin with likely showers in the far north and cooler temperatures especially in the extreme northwest. Milwaukee reports a high around the mid seventies with cooler readings overnight, and statewide stations show no precipitation. National figures include Los Angeles at 106 degrees, Park Falls and Wausau near 42, with a Wednesday to Thursday observation window and a southwest wind.
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Associated Press
Northwest
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Park Falls
Wausau
Blackstaff
Warsaw Still Hold by Poles
United Press report from London notes Warsaw radio claims German shells and bombs killed 700 civilians, destroyed embassies, and wounded Soviet staff. Berlin reports 178 foreign diplomats and 120 others evacuated by train to Koenigsberg. churches and four hospitals bombed including a Red Cross site. Continued coverage on page 12.
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Henry T. Gorrell
United Press
London
Warsaw
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
United States
Europe
Red Cross
INTERNATIONAL AT GLANCE ASSORTED WAR BULLETIN
Washington twenty four senators organize bloc to prevent night sale of arms to warring nations from hell to breakfast. Roosevelt supporters map conferences on strategy as pars big guns break dull on western front. Berlin studies Roosevelts message as army reports victory near Tomaszow and Warsaw resists. German Russian demarcation talks shift in Poland as thousands flee to Copenhagen. Bucharest reports new government campaigns after premier assassination. London reports destroyer Bremen denied. Arkl sid e ship misdated. French units occupy German towns as refugees pour from Poland and Hungary. Panama discusses neutrality conference preparations for the Americas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Berlin
Congress
Tomiszaw
Poland
Warsaw
Polana
Pissa
Narew
Tula
San Rivers
Koempberg
Bucharest
George Argeseanu
Armand Calinescu
London
Ests
Admiralty
Bremen
Ravel
Ververke —Hungariens
Panama
Iron Guards Pay Dearly For Slaying
Thousands of Iron Guard members were reported executed across Romania in retaliation for Premier Armand Calinescu's assassination. Official dispatches cited 44 executions at Merkuren-Cluk and 32 at Prahova, with mass arrests and broader purges reported in 72 districts as the antinazi crackdown intensified.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Bucharest
Rumania
Pranazi Iron Guard
Armand Calinescu
Iron Guard
Iron
Merkuren-Cluk
Prahova
Romania
Edward W. Beattie Jr
United Press
Assembly OKs Police and Firemen Pension Measure
Madison is the scene as the assembly votes 79 to on a senate pension measure liberalizing benefits for police and firemen. The bill, drafted by Speaker Thomson, raises employer contributions and sets 22 years service for retirement with age provisions, includes dependent child benefits, and allows adjustments by future legislatures.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Thomson
Republican
Richland Center
Alfieafatn
Coud Melire
Miremen
Wind
Nazi Prisoners Arrive at British Camp in England
A ministry communique states that a number of German officers arrived at a prison camp in England yesterday and other prisoners were sent to another camp. No exact figures were given. The note recalls Chamberlain’s Sept 15 Commons remark that some prisoners were taken in British submarine successes.
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London
Ministry of Information
England
Minisster Chamberlain
House of Commons
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U.S. Coasts
Calinescu
Supreme War
Daladier
Allied Supreme War Council
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Lord Chatfield
Maurice
Gustave Gamelin
Jean Darlan
France
BIG Spy Syndicate
International
Iron Guards
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