WISCONSIN RAPIDS SCENE OF BIRTHDAY PARTY
Wisconsin Rapids Scene of Birthday Party Progressive Forces To Rally There For May 19 Celebration City's Fieldhouse Capable of Handling Tremendous Crowd—Varied Program Being Planned w/ISCONSIN...
...Sen...
...Kyle said...
...The Wisconsin Progressive's discussion came during debate on the amendment to increase the CCC allotment by $25,000,000...
...it appears likely that Wisconsin's Progressive delegation in congress...
...warned the U. S. senate last week that continued utilization of the nation's timber resources at the present rate would leave the United States without marketable timber within 125 years...
...If the United States were a corporation, if it were owned lock, stock, and barrel as a corporation, and if the board of directors reported the constant loss of capital assets which is taking place in the nation today, I feel satisfied that the stockholders would demand a new board of directors...
...The amendment was adopted by a vote of 43 to 14...
...The statement wa* returned to Bacon lor correction...
...Kyle said...
...The club's official expense statement showed a total of $30,577 but the secretary of state's office was advised later this included an inadvertent du> plication of figures...
...25,884 Spent In State On Dewey Drive Edward A. Bacon, Milwaukee, president of the Dcwey-for-Presidcnt club, reported to the .secretary of state last week the club spent $25,884.05 m the primary campaign which resulted in election of 24 Wisconsin delegates to the Republican national convention pledged to Thomas E. Dewey of New York...
...The senate's action was taken immediately after Bob La Follette had urged that the then pending proposal to limit the appropriation to $255.-000.000 be defeated because "our wasteful processes" have greatly diminished timber resources...
...Kyle said that the program, which will include a wide variety of activities, is rapidly taking final form and will be announced within a week...
...Merlin Hull, Black River Falls, and Bernard J. Gehrmann, Mellen, will return to participate in the program...
...The May 19 birthday party celebration will not be in the form of a convention," Kyle explained, "and admission will be open to all Progressives...
...Wisconsin Rapids Scene of Birthday Party Progressive Forces To Rally There For May 19 Celebration City's Fieldhouse Capable of Handling Tremendous Crowd—Varied Program Being Planned w/ISCONSIN RAPIDS will be the scene of the huge birth-W day celebration at which the Progressive forces of Wisconsin will rally Sunday, May 19, Jack K. Kyle, chairman of the Progressive state central committee, announced this week...
...Some counties are planning to have their own banners and arm-bands...
...Bob Wins Fight To Boost Grant For CCC Work WASHINGTON, D. C—Sen...
...In my opinion we are not appropriating sufficient money for conservation purposes...
...Sen.- Robert M. La Follette Jr., and Reps...
...Definite announcement on this preliminary conference will be made soon...
...Robert M. La Follette Jr...
...Wisconsin Rapids is ideally located in central Wisconsin and its splendid fieldhouse is equipped to handle comfortably a tremendous crowd...
...Plans are being considered for a smaller preliminary conference at Wisconsin Rapids the day before the May 19th celebration...
...Among the contributions to the cant* paign was $10,000 donated by th...
...The committee selected Wisconsin Rapids after studying the facilities of a number of Wisconsin communities," Kyle reported...
...Reports reaching the committee indicate that we shall have one of the largest gatherings in our history, with every county In Wisconsin well represented...
...County and local organizations will not elect delegates but will attend in a body...
...Reports from various county organizations throughout the state indicate motorcades are being organized to permit a county delegation to travel to the birthday celebration May 19 in a unit...
...The enthusiastic response shows the rank and file of the Progressive party are eager to roll up their sleeves and enlist for the fight of their lives in the 1940 campaign...
...If the arrangements are completed along the lines now contemplated, the preliminary conference on Saturday will be for members of the state central committee, county chairmen, and legislators...
...Bob declared...
...La Follette said the CCC was working to conserve and restore Ihe nation's capital assets and also was being directed toward conserving one of its "greatest natural assets—namely its youth, the oncoming generation...
Vol. 10 • May 1940 • No. 18
