10 Feb 1934
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1934
Page
1
Air mail firms press opposition to government plan to fly mail routes starting February 19. Officials warn contracts and subsidy terms for private carriers may shift, while the War Department weighs readiness and pricing.
Chicago brokers Machir J. Dorsey and Edwin Hult were sentenced to one to five years for conspiracy to defraud Security Life Insurance and Northern States Life. Judge Fonten directed $1,000 fines. co-defendants Huttig and Johnson received four months to one year plus fines. Court costs shared. appeals not yet perfected.
Washington AP government plans to borrow another 1 billion dollars next week to finance the recovery program as part of a 10 billion dollar financing program for the first six months of the year. Treasury officials withheld comment on the prospective borrowing.
Oliver Bridge, a deep sea diver, will descend 80 feet in Lake Huron to locate the ship L and Griffin once commanded by La Salle which sank in 1679. He will be joined by John Osogwin, a Chippewa Indian, as they follow shoreline landmarks and plan to break the ice and recover artifacts from the wreck.
Antigo Wis UPI reported George Stever age 62 of Antigo an engineer on one of the wrecked trains died from injuries after being pinned under a locomotive for three hours. It marked the second death from the Monico Wisconsin collision near Ashland Milwaukee line.
Congressional action on stock market regulation and sugar quota legislation proceeds as President Roosevelt pushes to curb speculation. Ferdinand Peters coordinates New York hearings to shape the bill while brokers plan a vigorous campaign. Speaker Rainey warns Congress may stay in session past May 2 as focus shifts to securities measures.
Police cleared Communist bands from hot streets of Paris after a night of clashes. Reports spoke of fatalities, hundreds wounded, and about 1 000 rioters injured as fights raged across a mile square northeast of Paris.
An index style notice outlines chapters and topics including public deposits to firemen’s associations, liquidation and refinancing of districts, banking commission authority on receivers at delinquent banks, and a chapter on unadulterated materials with references to an elder and page notations. The fragmented text lists chapters 16 18 19 20 and mentions pages and misreads.
Senator Morley Selly of Fond du Lac, chair of the prison labor committee, announced hearings begin Tuesday at Winnebago with about sixty witnesses. The panel will meet in Oshkosh Monday to plan. Schrader death to be investigated first. probe may last over a week.
Boy Scouts of Sheboygan in the high school auditorium received President Roosevelt’s Peace Army awards for progress toward the ten year plan. Local troops and packs were listed as award recipients with Harold Whitfield praised for service. The event highlighted a national drive to train one in four boys by 1943 and engage Scouts in relief and community improvement efforts.
Fresh southerly winds shift over Lake Michigan with cloudy skies and some snow in the north portion tonight. Sunday shows continued snow risk with unsettled conditions across the lake and nearby shores.
Public Works Administrator Ickes halted submissions for new non-federal public works projects. He said over 3.5 billion dollars in projects remain on file with no allotments or immediate funds due to exhaustion of the 3.3 billion PWA fund. Applications had been received in anticipation of a new appropriation.
President Roosevelt, speaking to Boy Scouts of America in Washington, urges a national good turn during February. He commends progress, calls for collecting furniture bedding and clothing for those in need, and asks troops to coordinate with local offices and relief agencies.
State board of control rejects abuse of inmates in all state penal and charitable institutions. It watches probes into the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Winnebago and the Mara Hospital for the Insane at Waupun. The inquiry aims to determine broader improper treatment concerns and may involve public testimony next week.
Florida saw an unexpected cold snap as snow and sleet hinder travel from Madison to Jacksonville. Attorney General Orph D. Landa reported that wintry weather disrupted road travel while Miami enjoyed unusually warm temps and sunbathing continued.
In Philadelphia a ten year old girl with infantile paralysis died a heroine while protecting her young sister. Confined to an arm chair she watched over Sally as their mother was away. Sally lit a match and the blaze spread, the two sisters dying in the fire.
Washington reports indicate the U S Senate air mail committee faced delays as three airline executives faced contempt proceedings. William P MacCracken Jr remains at large with his chief clerk testifying about missing letters while Chesley Jurney refuses to arrest him on Hogan's terms.
A partial OCR report states a fire destroyed the Fern Valley school in Wisconsin. Mrs Doropean the teacher and five pupils escaped as bystanders warned them the roof was on fire. The exact location and details are unclear from the damaged text.
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