Bundles For Britain Drive Organized In Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County forms aBundles For Britain branch of Bun Ea for Britain Inc to aid bomb torn England. Officers elected and committees appointed as sewing and clothing projects begin. Fund drive led by M C Andersen at Citizens State Bank with local cooperation from The Sheboygan Press. Banks and public buildings to host donations next week. Mrs Carl Kohler and Mya Kans lead local efforts with Nanny Garton as secretary. The campaign aims to supply clothing knitted garments survival and medical supplies and mobile canteens under the slogan A Gift For Every Bomb.
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Sheboygin county
Bunea for Britain, Inc
tir
bomb-torny
England
oC. Andersen
Citizens’ State bank
Sheboygan Press
tits atfire
M. Andersen
financial cams Pusa
Sheboy county
wion-wite
Costinos Fage
Germans Attack Glasgow and Ruhr Targets In Night Raids
German raiders bomb Glasgow Clydeside ship district as British planes strike back at German industrial centers including Gelsenkirchen Duesseldorf and Rotterdam. Night raids also hit a north midland village killing 11 and destroying six houses while another English city faced heavy overnight bombardment. Allied air activity targeted German bases and Ruhr area, with RAF patrols and attacks across Norway to Brest.
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London
Clydeside
Glasgow
west Germany
Gelsenkirchen
Duesseldorf
Rotterdam
Ingland
north midland
Bohr Industries
Ruhr valley
Rhine
Norway
Brest
R. A. FI
Britain
Ruhr
bomber command
Deadline For Tax Payments Is At Hand
Taxpayers rushed to mail offices and post offices as the deadline for tax payments neared midnight. Treasury officials projected large final totals, with millions sending returns and some estimates counting toward a possible record collection.
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ines
ton
Soma
at treasury
Near Zero Cold Wave to Hit Midwest Monday Morning
Forecaster H A Downs predicted a near zero cold wave starting in the Dakotas tonight and spreading to Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michigan by Monday morning. A high pressure air mass from Canada will bring lows around zero in the Dakotas and about 10 F in Chicago with light snow flurries likely before temperatures fall.
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Chicago
Dakotas
H. A. Downs
Canada
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
tolinois
Indiana
Michigan
Mechanized British Army Moves to Aid Greece in Balkan Crisis
Reports from Athens via Belgrade say nearly 100,000 mechanized British troops have landed in southern Greece as the Balkan crisis grows. German comment calls reports unconfirmed and premature to gauge reaction. British sources suggest Hitler may bluff in the Balkans while RAF intensifies attacks on Germany and occupied territories.
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Associated Press
Greece
Belgrade
Athens
Germany
Deutschland
Adolf Hitler
Balkans
Britain
Berlin
Tangier
Morocco
Portugal
Azores
Hitler
Hundreds of Italian Bombers Hit Greek Lines Near Tepeleni
Dispatches from the Albanian front say hundreds of Italian planes bomb Greek positions along a seven mile wide front northeast of Tepeleni. Aerial assaults dump tons of explosives on Greek troops in the Tepeleni area and along the road north of Premeti as local land operations are reported.
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Rome
Tepeleni
Premeti
Plan Inventory Of Industries In Entire State Wisconsin
Milwaukee reports regional plans under the state defense industries council to inventory Wisconsin manufacturing facilities for defense use. Council Chairman Ralph Kingsley announces organizers for 12 regional contract promotion boards to boost sales of agricultural and canned goods and manufactured articles. Regional appointees include John Borgenson of Racine, Racine and Kenosha, with Oscar Nelson assigned to Beloit.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
state defense industries council
Council
Ralph & Kingsley
Kenosha
Kingsley
John Borgenson
Racine
Oscar Nelson
Beloit
Track Removal Project Is Approved in Washington
A city sponsored WPA project to remove street car tracks and pave the track zone along eighth street has been approved in Washington. The project costs 76214 with the city paying 35686 and the federal government covering the rest. After completion all street car tracks in the city will be removed. Mayor Runge and C Fred Calhoun noted relief for residents from Pennsylvani a venue to the south city limits and plans to start when weather permits. The Chicago and North Western Railway company has accepted the ordinance transferring rights from Wisconsin Power and Light, enabling the railway to take over the spur track on the north bank of the Sheboygan river. Service by the North Western to start Monday.
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WPA
eighth street
Washington
Range
Frank B. Keefe
C. Fred Calhoun
board of public works
Highth street
Pennsylvania avenue
Runge
Chicago and North Western Railway company
Wisconsin Power and Light company
Sheboygan river
North Western ja
Newsman Is Arrested By Gestapo
Berlin report states Richard C. Ho t telet of New York City a United Press Berlin staff member was arrested on suspicion of espionage for an enemy power. Officials said the action was not in reprisal for Manfred Zapp’s New York arrest and that it relates to private activities, not journalistic work.
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JOSEPH W. GRIGG
United Press
Berlin
Richard C. Hottelet
New York City
United Press Berlin
New York
Manfred Zapp
Trans-Ocean News Service
Guenther Town
Roosevelt orders probe into Hotteler arrest in Berlin
President Roosevelt instructed the state department to conduct an immediate thorough investigation of the arrest of Richard C. Hotteler, United Press staffer in Berlin. Secretary Early relayed the order after meeting with the president, directing the U S Embassy in Berlin to ascertain all details and report findings. Zapp and Tonn faced a federal indictment for failing to register as agents of foreign powers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
state department
Richard C. Hotteret
United Press
Berlin
White House
Stephen T. Early
Hotteler
iter Harly
U. S
Zapp
Tonn
Two WPA Officials Killed in Shawano Highway Crash
WPA forest and conservation director Basil Swan age 47 and WPA area engineer George Steed age 40 were killed when their car collided with a truck west of Shawano Wisconsin. Donald Miller 23 was injured and hospitalised. his wife Catherine escaped unharmed. Sheriff Brown said the car sideswiped the eastbound truck and the car was crushed as the truck burst into flames. Coroner Stavenwoll said no inquest.
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Shawano
Wis
Antiga
WPA
Basil
Swan
WPA forest and conservation
Langlade
George Steed
Donald Miller
Morrow street
Green Bay
Richter Vinegar company
Mani~towoc
Subcommittee Approves Defense Job Registration Plan
In Washington a conference features William S Knudsen head of the Office of Production Management Sidney Hillman associate director OPM and Paul McNutt federal security administrator as they discuss a plan to register unemployed workers for defense jobs. The aim is to avert a threatened shortage of workers in vital defense industries.
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William S.Knudsen
Office’ of Production Management
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Paul McNutt
federal security
Washington
Frey Charges To Be Answered In Senate
Madison Wis Special The conservation department controversy widens as the Wisconsin Senate votes to hear charges against top officials. Gov Heil's administration faced a push to oust 16 officials across conservation highway purchasing and beverage tax divisions. A committee of the whole will hear accused commissioners and department heads after a past AP report claimed threats of a housecleaning. The session also saw a plan to appoint a committee to allow responses to Frey’s charges.
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W.i J. BOLLENBECK
Madison
Wis
conservation department
senate
Jong pa
Associated Press
Mark Catlin
Appleton
A. H. Pettigrew
Oconto
H. W. MacKenzie
Catlin
Anthony Wirry
capitol
Cornelius T. Young
Milwaukee
Gov. Heil
August Frey
department of governmental research
Frey
conservation
purchasing and beverage tax division
state treasury
Two Rivers Man Dies In Automobile Crash
George A. Rathsack, 34, of Two Rivers, an aluminum worker, was killed when his car skidded on a slippery street and struck a hard-packed snow bank. It marked the first automobile fatality there in nearly three years.
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Two Rivers
Wis
George A. Rathsack
Corcoran Letter Seeks Hearing on Conservation Commission
Madison Wis Special Chairman Corcoran of the state conservation commission asks the Wisconsin Senate to hear officials of the commission regarding charges filed against them by the department of governmental research. The Senate promptly scheduled a meeting of the committee of the whole to consider the matter.
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Madison
Wis
Corcoran
state conservation’ commission
senate
the
conservation commission
department of governmental research
senate of the
state of Wisconsin
bureau of research
Wisconsin Conservation commission
Rule Dykstra Is Entitled To Back Salary
Madison Wisconsin attorney general ruled Clarence A. Dykstra, president of the University of Wisconsin, was entitled to back salary of 4937.50 held up by Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman due to Dykstra's federal draft administrator role. Martin said whether he was an employee or officer determined his pay. if an officer, vacancy did not exist and he should be paid as though the presidency continued.
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Madison
Wis
John E. Martin
Clarence A. Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
Fred R. Zimmerman
Dykstra
Zimmerman
Martin
Seven Billion Dollar War Aid Outlay Heads to House
A House appropriations subcommittee approved President Roosevelt s 7 000 000 000 war aid request after two and a half days of secret hearings The full committee is to back the measure Tuesday with debate beginning the same day Passage is expected Wednesday Senators hinted at possible cuts or pay as you go tax provisions The plan would be the largest peacetime cash outlay in US history and leads to Senate action after House approval with further discussion set for March 24
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Washington
house
Roosevelt
Britain
appropriations
White House
senate deficiency appropriations committee
George W. Norris
Congress
President to call for greater speed in war effort
President Roosevelt plans a radio address to pledge no naval pullback under the lend lease program and to urge faster ship production. He will stress unity behind defense, reject weakening the fleet, and call for continued United States naval strength while addressing White House Correspondents. The speech follows the White House banquet with Hull, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, Lord Halifax, and Wendell Willkie in attendance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
White House
Hull
supreme court
Lord Halifax
Wendell L. Willkie
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Hixton
Kenneth Manz
Hrickson
Alvin C. Gillett
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Hottelet
secret police
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Lawrence Lynch
Arthur Lieffrig
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