Flood Sweeps Lancaster Area Killing Two Men
In Platteville Wisconsin the Platte River flood swept a hearse and an undertaker's car off a road near Lancaster. Ian Curshin 98 and Cremer 38 died in the attempt to reach safety as rescuers used snowplows and a tow chain to pull vehicles from the powerful current.
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Lancaster
Wis
Ian Curshin
Platteville cretiger
par. Cremer
Platte
Hehway 14
Ellenboro
here
tan
asrt
s Bartell
rcr
Highways Closed By Flood Waters In Southwestern Wisconsin
Heavy rains and swollen streams flood several state trunk highways in southwestern Wisconsin. Highway 14 closes east of Darlington and between Lancaster and Platteville. Highway 62 closes north of Darlington. Highway 20 likely closes in LaFayette County by noon. Highway 11 remains risky south of Richland Center while open this morning. The floods stem from rivers overflowing and rapid snowmelt.
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Madison
Wisconsin
state highway commission
Darlington
LaFayette county
Lancaster
Platteville
Richland Center
Pecatonica
South
Wayne
Dayton
Brodhead
Beth Green county
Flood Destroys Roads Forcing Families From Darlington
In Darlington Wisconsin three families fled by boat as flood waters from the Pecatonica Sugar and Platte rivers surged through streets. Rural areas saw travelers and farmers using boats while highways across Lafayette and surrounding counties were inundated and some routes closed.
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Darlington
Wis
Pecatonica
Sugar and Platte
Woman Drowns After Car Crashes Into Flooded River Near Paoli
Three Monroe women attempting to reach higher ground drove into four foot deep water on a flooded Sugar River stretch south of Paoli. Mayme Steiner Mac Roberts 28 of Monroe drowned, Marian Blumer 23 and Sally Holcomb 28 escaped by climbing to higher ground after their car stopped as water rose. They reached the home of Alfred son a mile south of the bridge after wandering for about an hour.
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Madison
Wis
Paoli
Mayme Steiner MacRoberts
Monroe
Marian Blumer
Fred Blumer
Monroe brewer
Sally Holcomb
Jackson bridge
Alfredson
Administration creates $300 million unemployment relief fund
The Senate passed a bill to establish a $300 million unemployment relief fund for states. It accompanies a prior program that put 250,000 men to work on forest projects and now moves to the House for action.
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Washington
senate
messare
House
White House
Miss Jarvis Hurt In Car Crash At City Intersection
Miss Mary Jarvis of 528 Superior avenue was seriously injured when a car she rode in collided with a vehicle driven by Alfred Gottsacker at Michigan avenue and N Fifth street. She was taken to St Nicholas hospital for X rays. Her brother Dick Jarvis rode in the other car. Gottsacker and he were uninjured.
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Mary Jarvis
Superior avenue
Alfred Gottsacker
Geele avenue
Michigan avenue
N Fifth street
N. Fifth street
Mr. Gattsacker
Mr. Jarvis
One Lever Votes on Repeal in April Election
Voters will pull only one lever to choose repeal or retention of the Eighteenth Amendment at the April 4 election. All other levers are covered to prevent mistakes. Candidates favoring repeal appear under 1 C and those against under 1 D. Splitting tickets is possible but unnecessary.
Senate Debates Executive Budget Changes In Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Senate began work on the executive budget bill with a $15 million cut in appropriations likely to be accepted, despite La Follette bloc objections. A conservative Democratic majority resisted major changes, approving no increases in committee proposals and planning to resume at 7:30 p.m. after a brief recess.
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KENNETH HOPPING
Associated Press
Madison
Wis
senate
joint finance committee
La Follette
assembly
state compensation insurance board
Proposed Beer Bill Substitute Hits At Chains
Madison reports a substitute beer regulation bill aims to bar chain stores from selling beer in Wisconsin if approved by both chambers and the governor. The substitute tightens licenses, raises class A fees from 5 to 100 dollars and lets communities set class B fees up to 100 dollars, targeting small retailers and cross roads stores.
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Madison
Wisconsin
assembly
Laws Lembiger
Merril
cross roads
engina
Bomb at Father Coughlin home jolts Detroit area
In Royal Oak Michigan Father Charles E Coughlin a Catholic priest and noted banking critic escaped serious harm when a crude bomb exploded under his bed as he slept with two assistants in the home Windows shattered and canned goods ruined Neighbors alerted police and Mayor Frank Murphy, who spoke with the priest as investigators sought clues Police pursued a car but released the driver no immediate suspects or conclusions were announced.
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Royal Oak
Midh
Charles E. Coughlin
Detfoit
John Tully
Coughlin
Wiliams
Father Coughlin
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Congress Gives Final Green Light to Reforestation Bill
Washington AP Congress approved the administration reforestation bill to recruit 250000 jobless men for public domain work. The Senate paused the Wagner unemployment relief measure to pass the reforestation amendments yesterday. Immediate enactment was seen as providing work for thousands of unemployed as President Roosevelt sought quick relief.
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Washington
Congress
senate
house
Roosevelt
Charge Cheese Exchange With Unfair Actions
Madison is seeing a resolution introduced by Assemblyman Grimes to charge the Plymouth Cheese Exchange with unfair price fixing methods. It argues farmers in Milwaukee receive 1.60 per hundred pounds of milk due to a price fixing order while cheese milk sells for 0.75 per hundred pounds. The measure cites a 1931 Fond du Lac meeting note by the agriculture secretary about an unfair price making system.
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Madison
Wis
Plymouth Cheese Exchange
department of agriculture and markets
assembly
Grimes
Neenah
Milwaukee
cheese exchange
department of agriculture
fia
Fond du Lac
Extras! Critical condition after mishap on Calumet drive
William Rix, 69, of 1709 Calumet drive, is in critical condition at St. Nicholas hospital after being struck by Hudson sedan driven by Frank Bersch of 1007 N Twenty-first street. Rix suffered severe facial injuries and a severed head artery. he was walking with a basket of eggs when hit. Bersch reported the accident, saying he sounded his horn and attempted to avoid him by driving onto the sidewalk.
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William Rix
Calumet drive
St. Nicholas hospital
Frank Bersch
Twenty-first street
Rix
Investigation Of Morgan Is Next In Line
The senate banking committee seeks an inquiry into the House of Morgan, a titan of American finance, as it also gains jurisdiction over the Roosevelt bill.
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Morgan
Washington
House of Morgan
American finance
senate banking committee
Jews Turn To Hitler To Call Off Boycott
Jews turn to Hitler and President von Hindenburg in a last bid to stop the nationwide boycott set for Saturday. Premature anti Jewish clashes occur in several cities with damage to Jewish businesses as the Nazi party’s ban proceeds. The appeal seeks aid from conservative Nazi leaders and von Hindenburg to veto government actions, a power he reportedly still holds technically.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Von Hindenburg
National Socialist party
Wilhelm Frick
Hermann Goering
Joseph Goebaerg
General Council of Jews
Nas
Index to Laws Chapters on Recall Delinquent Taxes and More
The index lists Chapter 44 recall of elective officers Chapter 45 temporary funding by municipalities for delinquent taxes Chapter 46 long jaw fishing in Lake Superior Chapter 47 towns acquiring woodlands to supply unemployed with wood Chapter 48 attendance of nonresident witnesses in criminal actions in courts of record Chapter 49 reimburse Hot Salomon Levitan. Law index appears on page 17.
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long jaw
Lake Superior
Salomon Levitan
Rioting Threats Foiled as Wisconsin Farmers Halt Jail Assault
In Wausau Marathon county area, more than 600 farmers halted a mortgage foreclosure sale and threatened to storm the jail to free Jake Wasniewski. After tense hours led by Farm Holiday association leaders, a collection for a lawyer was set up, and the crowd dispersed.
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Wausau
Wis
Farm Holiday association
Marathon county
cty
Jake Wasniewski
William Klemme
Holiday association
Horace Wheeler
Klemme
Wasniewski
Jake
Wheeler
Kremme
Walter Graunke
Borkenhagen
Atty
A. H. Prebn
Otto Knorr
Prebn
Work Relief Program Will Be Extensive
Madison Wisconsin conference between the industries commission and state agencies outlined an integrated work relief plan. State Chief Engineer Charles A Halbert and Paul D Kelleter joined John T Donaghey to set a program to let able bodied men on relief earn the cost of relief. Public works for those not yet on relief depend on federal appropriations and data available suggest enough projects to absorb all on relief, with continuation on page 8.
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Madison
Wis
industries commission
Charles A. Halbert
Paul D. Kelleter
John T. Donaghey
highway commission
industrial commission
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