Milwau Strike Looms Over City Transit Start
Milwau workers plan a 4 am walkout threatening to paralyze transit as electricians and engineers press for reinstatement of discharged personnel and ignition demands. Union leaders say the plan seeks wage and job protections with the electric company preparing for wide disruptions across plants and services.
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unon
Milwauga Werte ginderwiry
Carior Electrical Workers
wera
John D. Moore
federal
8 union
Hay Vote For Heng Of All Lake Shipping
Fragmentary text mentions weather notes and lake conditions from the Duluth district, with winds from the southeast to south and possible showers. Mentions Wayne Greek and empathy walkout phrases, but meaning is unclear.
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Huron
Lakes Michigan
Duluth
Norma Millen Denies Helping Bank Robbers
Norma Brighton Millen testified in her murder accessory trial denying the state's charge that she aided her husband and two confederates in burning the stolen Packard used in the Needham holdup murders. She said she did not know it had been burned until reading of it in newspapers.
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Dedham
Mass
Norma Brighton Millen
Needham
Asphyxiated by Gas Sunday in Plymouth
Plymouth Wisconsin special report: 76 year old man Becker living alone was found dead at 4:30 p m Sunday from gas escaping a gas plate left on likely due to an accidental turn on while he planned to make coffee. Coffee pot on plate, broom nearby. Coroner Sonnenburg and former Plymouth police chief Martin Koebel aided. Funeral services Tuesday. burial in Lutheran cemetery Sheboygan. Survived by two sons Hugo and Alvin, plus thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial at Wittkopp Funeral Home arrangements by Rev. Martin Schmidt. Born May 11, 1859 in Wilson town. Plymouth resident for thirty years. wife and daughter died seven years ago.
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Plymouth
Wis
Herman Becker
Martin Koebel
C. N. Sonnenburg
Rescue Four Oshkosh Men After Storm
Exhausted after 17 hours clinging to their overturned cabin sailboat on Lake Winnebago, four Oshkosh men were rescued. Orrin Hollander, 27, was knocked unconscious when a squall struck. Continued on page 2.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Lake Winnebago
Orrin Hollander
Kiddies Camp Fund Nears Goal With One Week Left
The Press reports the Kiddies camp fund target of 1200 dollars has been reached and another chance to help remains this week. A final announcement will be made next Saturday. The fund to date lists B. A. Fessler and Schulta Bros. among contributors.
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B. A. Fessler
Schulta Bros
Heavy Storm Damage Strikes Sheboygan County Farm
A severe electrical and wind storm caused extensive damage across Sheboygan county Saturday night. The Hopeman farm near Hingham suffered major losses as a high tension line fell, sparking a fire that endangered Mr and Mrs Hopeman. Mrs Hopeman was shocked trying to cut the wire, and both residents were knocked over by the current. The fire department fought the blaze while utility crews repaired the downed line. Widespread outages hit Wisconsin Gas and Electric, Wisconsin Power and Light, and Wisconsin Telephone customers in Herman Moses and Sheboygan, with about 700 at the Hopeman home. A roof torn from a garage near Club Arabia caused further damage and traffic delays from downed wires and poles. A tree blocked trolley wires on Michigan avenue. (Continued On Page 2.)
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Erdman
William Wagner
Sheboygan
Sheboygan county
George Hopeman
Hingham
Wisconsin Gas & Electric company
Hopeman
Wisconsin Power and Light company
Herman, Moses
Club Arabia
Wisconsin Telephone company
Governor Schmedeman Seeks Re Election Endorsed at Wausau
Governor Albert G. Schmedeman announces he will seek another term as Wisconsin’s governor and will align with President Roosevelt on national recovery and farm relief. He endorses cooperative marketing and opposes harmful milk price instability while noting mortgage foreclosure action and 1933 milk laws.
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Schmedeman
Wisconsin
Inquest Held Into Death After Auto Crash Near Waldo
Elmer G Wagenknecht of Kiel died from loss of blood and shock after an automobile driven by Andrew Miller struck him while he hailed a passerby on Highway 28 between Sheboygan Falls and Waldo. Wagenknecht, 30, was riding with Mr and Mrs Lee Greisch when their car hit a stray cow. The accident left Mrs Greisch severely cut by windshield glass. Miller claimed he did not see Wagenknecht as he passed between parked cars. Wagenknecht’s left leg was amputated and he died at St Nicholas hospital. His parents were at his bedside at the time of death. Authorities investigated at the scene.
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Andrew Miller
Random Lake
Sheboygan Falls
Waldo
Elmer G. Wagenknecht
Kiel
St. Nicholas hospital
Mr. Wagenknecht
Lee Greisch
Mr. Greisch
Mike Mikalowsky
Sheboygan
Greisch
Miller
Ernst Zehms
Roland Gilligan
Harlan Case
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Milwuakee fight to oust state control board continues
Assemblyman Thomas Caffrey leads a push to remove three members of the state board of control after investigations in Madison. A legislative panel voted 4 to 3 against removal despite a committee majority urging it. Governor Schmedeman faces pressure to replace the board or face legislative action.
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Milwaukee
Thomas Caffrey
citizens’ committee
state board of control
Madison
A. G. Schmedeman
W. F. Lorenz
Hubert ©. Wolfe
Caffrey
Schmedeman
Mendota
Fate Of Board Rested In Governor's Hands
The joint committee did not recommend removing the state board of control after a three day probe into lax supervision of state institutions. A majority and minority report will go to Gov. Schmedeman on July 3, citing abuses at Winnebago Mendota and Janesville sites, and call for possible removal to restore public confidence. The panel spent four and a half hours in executive session weighing dismissal versus reprimand.
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W. J. BOLLENBECK
Madison
Wis
state board of control
Schmedeman
citizens’ committee
board of control
Winnebago and
Mendola
Oscar Schrader
Sheboygan
H. ©. Wolfe
Tom Caffery
Frank W. Cosgrove
Fond du Lac
Central hospital
Waupun
state senate
capitol
Missing Agnes Turverson Search Intensified in Boston
The hunt for Agnes Turverson widens as two photos of a woman with a cleaned dress on May 15 and June 1 to 10 are identified as her. Boston police, aided by a cleansing employee, confirm likeness but remain cautious about leads. Duxbury rumors about her hiding there prompt police inquiries with no definite targets. Vienna police prepare a third report with photos linking Capt. Ivan Poderjay and Susanne Ferrand to Turverson’s property as extradition questions loom.
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Boston
Agnes Tufverson
New York
Ruth Hall
Mrs. Hall
Miss Turverson
Duxbury
Vienna
Ivan Poderjay
Misagnes Turverson
United Press
Milo
Susanne Ferrand
Mins Tulverton
iso
Poderjay
Mile
Ferrand
criminal court
Plane Crash Near Black River Leaves Two Men Injured
Loyal E. Jansen piloted the airplane that nose dived into the woods at Black River while attempting a climbing turn. Passenger Frank Glazer suffered a fractured Adam’s apple gash on the chin and bruises, with hospital reports noting a fair night and expected recovery. Eyewitnesses said Jansen had been flying low and stunting, prompting Kohler airport manager Anton Brotz Jr to say the craft left the airport without permission and was not piloted by an authorized employee.
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Frank Glazer
Norbert Schmidtz
Black River
Loyal Jansen
Mr. Glazer
Al Zelle
Loyal E. Jansen
North avenue
St. Nicholas hospital
Jansen
Anton Brotz, Jr
Kohler
Glazer
Milwaukee
Wedell Killed In Airplane Crash, Noted Flier Dies
Patterson La. UP reports James Robert Wedell, famed speed pilot and aircraft designer, died in a crash while giving a first lesson in a half completed speed plane. Student Frank Sneeringer survived with minor injuries. Wedell held world speed records for land planes and his designs held transcontinental records. The accident left a radical unfinished plane in his hangar.
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Patterson
James Robert
Jimmy) Wedell
Wedell
Frank Sneeringer
pirote
Milk Pool Meeting Scheduled for Kiel City Hall
A milk pool group will convene at Kiel City Hall on Wednesday to discuss the pool's cereal program and related details. The agenda includes a briefing on participation and budget considerations for the coming period.
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Kiel
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