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Vol. 004 Issue 005 (February 3 1940)
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Vol. 004 Issue 006 (February 10 1940)
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Vol. 004 Issue 008 (February 24 1940)
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BICKERING GOP APPLAUDS 'WRECKING GANG'
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Bickering GOP Applaudse Wrecking Gang' Hymns of Hate Are Keynote as Orators Rake Liberal Laws Rep. Hawks Booed During Speech— Heil, Henry Reported Eyeing Agreement on Oil ices LACROSSE, Wis.—In a...
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THE WEEK IN THE CAPITOL
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Rubin, Morris H.
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The Week in The Capitol (BY MORRIS U RUBIN] GOV. JULIUS P. HEIL hasn't been backward about smashing a tradition or two when he felt in the mood. Right now he's on the verge of breaking an...
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LABOR BOARD CRACKS DOWN ON WORKERS
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Labor Board Cracks Down On Workers Over 200 Lose Jobs as Board Applies Harsh Rule IN a 32-page order which it admitted itself was "harsh,'' the Heil administration's employment relations board...
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GUNDERSON HITS G. O. P. BETRAYAL OF PENSIONERS
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Gimdersoii Hits G.O.P. Betrayal of Pensioners Denounces Destruction of Progressive Tax * Principles HENRY A. GUNDERSON, Portage, candidate for the Progressive gubernatorial nomination, ...
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STATE TO CARRY DIVIDEND CASE TO HIGH COURT
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State to Carry Dividend Case to High Court Martin Moves in Spite of Indifference of Heil, Barlow WHILE Gov. Heil and his $7,000 a year tax commissioner, Elmer Barlow, dwaddled without making up...
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THIRD PARTY--1940 STYLE
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Thornton, Willis
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ThirdParty~1940Style *** **# Phil La Follette's Group Ccaiccnlrales On Congress By WILLIS THORNTON N'F.A Service Staff Correspondent TyrOBODY lor president. What kind of a political party is...
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BOB PLEASED AS U. S. MOVES TO PROTECT CHEESE MART FROM CANADIAN SUBSIDY
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BobPleased as U.S. Moves to Protect Cheese Mart From Canadian Subsidy Federal Action Serves1 to Prevent Drop in Prices WASHINGTON, D. C—Sen. Robert M. LeFolette Jr., Wisconsin Progressive,...
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RECORD BUDGET PUTS STATE NEAR SALES TAX-GROVES
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Record Budget Puts State IS ear Sales Tax—Groves * Adequate Leader s h i p' Could Avoid Sales Levy, View THE chaoti c condition of state finances is a direct result of the action of the 1939...
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STAFFORD SLAPS GOP ATTACKS ON FARM AGENCIES
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Stafford Slaps GOP Attacks on Farm Agencies 'Ruthless Slaughter' Is Target of Attack in Speeches HAROLD E. STAFFORD, Chippt- 1 wa Falls, prospective candidate for the Progressive gubernatorial...
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HONES BLASTS HEIL BETRAYAL IN OLEO ROW
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Hones Blasts Heil Betrayal in Oleo Row 'Boss' Is Now Peddling Fruits of South's 'Cotton Cow' KENNETH~w7hONES, Colfax, president of the Wisconsin Farmers Equity Union, lashed out last week at the...
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JUDGE ORDERS GOP COMMITTEE PAY EX-OFFICIAL
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Judge Orders GOP Committee Pay Ex-Official GUSTAF A. READING, Milwaukee, former Republican research director who made several sensational charges against Republican leaders last year, won a default...
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GOP 'BUSINESS EFFICIENCY' DEMORALIZES PAROLE BODY
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GOP'BusinessEfficiency' Demoralizes Parole Body Confusion, Delays, and Expense Result From Move THE Republican administration's "business efficiency methods" have been applied to the state bureau...
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MILK MONOPOLY QUIZ FIGHT LED BY MERLIN HULL
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Milk Monopoly Quiz Fight Led bv Merlin Hull House Beats Proposal Baeked by Dairy Delegation WASHINGTON, D. C—Rep Merlin Hull, Wisconsin Progressive, fought an unsuccessful fight in the national...
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FEW PAMPHLETS NOW AVAILABLE, KYLE DISCLOSES
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Few Pamphlets Now Available, Kyle Discloses THE newest supply of Progressive party pamphlets is being ex-' hausted rapidly, but some copies ! are still available and can be secured ': by writing...
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CARL DALEY A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO JUDGE FOLEY
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Evjue, William T.
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Carl Daley a Worthy Successor to Judge Foley LAN EDITORIAL by WILLIAM T. KVJUK|WHEN Judge William R. Foley died recently. Gov. Heil promptly appointed Charles H. Taylor of Barron to take his...
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FARMERS' UNION CHAPTER ORGANIZED AT UNIVERSITY
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Farmers Union Chapter Organized at University Off iters A re C h osen; Constitution and By-Laics Also Approved Permanent organisation of a "college local" of the Farmers' Union at the University...
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VOTERS' LEAGUE BOOSTS TRADE PACT PROGRAM
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Voters' League Boosts Trade Pact Program Contending that Pres. Roosevelt's j reciprocal trade agreements program j has resulted in "increasing national prosperity," the National League of Women...
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ROOSEVELT APPROVES $289,596 GRANT FOR U. W. RESEARCH
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Roosevelt Approves $289,596 (Want (or IJ. W. Research Money to Keep Several Hundred Employed, Dykstra Says Pres. Roosevelt has approved a $289,898 grant to the University of Wisconsin for WPA...
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INVESTIGATION REVEALS GRAFT CHARGES AGAINST FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY
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Parker, Cedric
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investigation just completed by The Capital Times has ^ revealed sensational evidence of the .selling of protection to slot machine owners and Illicit dealers by a former district attorney in a...
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FIRPO FREY (180) THREATENS TO 'RICK THE STUFFING' OUT OF KID REVELL (130)
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Firpo Frey (ISO) Threatens To 'Jwcfc The Slutting Out of Kid Revell (130) T ADIES AND GENTLEMEN! Announcing the Battle of the Century between Firpo Frey and *-J Kkl Revell—a fight to the finish!...
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D. A. V. APPLIES FOR $4,000 OF CONVO MONEY
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D. A. V. Applies For $4,000 of Convo Money Seek Portion of Cash Appropriated by Solons For Convention Joseph Deuster, Green Bay, repre-senling Hie Disabled American Veterans Corp., applied to...
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DECLARES JURY SHOULD DECIDE BINGO LEGALITY
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Declares Jury Should Decide Bingo Legality Raskin Questions Jurisdiction of High Court In Brief Atty. Max Raskin, Milwaukee, filed a brief with the state supreme court last week asking a rehearing...
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REGULATIONS WILL GO INTO EFFECT MAR. 1
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Regulations Will Go Into Effect Mar. 1 Beauty Parlor, Shoe Rr> pairing Codes Due By Mar. 15 Completed codes governing wage», hours and minimum prices for tht barber and dry cleaning trades,...
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RULE MAY END GAME PERMIT DEPOTS IN STATE
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Rule May End Game Permit Depots in State Hunting and fishing licenses in Wisconsin will be issued hereafter only by county clerks or tJiebr authorised deputies. Conservation Commissioner H. W....
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WISCONSIN'S SHARE OF EXPORTS TELL SHARPLY UNDER SMOOT-HAWLEY TARIFF
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Mobley, Radford
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Radford Mobley Writes On Trade Treaties Wisconsin's Share of Exports Fell Sharply Under Smoot-Hawley Tariff GOP Policy Cost State Huge Sum; Drop Was $87,000,000 By RADFORD MOBLEY WASHINGTON, D....
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STUDENTS FORM NEW LIBERAL CAMPUS GROUP
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Students Form New Liberal' Campus Group 'Campus Liberal Assn.' j to Stick to Local ¦ Problems A new liberal student organization, devoted to working for the solution of campus problems such as...
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POLITICS
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Potitics Notes from Here and There About Solons and Citizens By OBSERVER' IAST week every taxpayer iji Monlclair, N. J., received a welcome letter in the mail. It was addressed to him personally...
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STATE OWNED BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA IN $323,000 ANNUAL PROFIT-16 PER CENT
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State Owned Bank of North Dakota in $323,000 Annual Profit—16 Per Cent Public Institution Is Praised for Making Fine Record BISMARK, N. D.—The Bank of North Dakota earned a net profit of...
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PENNSY LABOR UNIONS DEMAND EXTENSIVE HOUSING PROJECTS
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Pennsy Labor Unions Demand Extensive Housing Projects Get Behind Plan for Low Cost Housing in Quaker State PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Public housing rill bring thousands of new homes and ens of millions in...
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COLORADO'S QUANDARY ON THE PENSION ISSUE
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Colorado's Quandary on the Pension Issue [AN EDITORIAL]' HPHE state of Colorado has a "ham-¦*• and-eggy" pension plan of sorts. The state of Colorado is frankly in a mess. As a matter of fact,...
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MUNICIPALLY OWNED WISCONSIN POWER PLANTS REPORT PROFITS FOR LAST YEAR
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Municipally Owned Wisconsin Power Plants Report Profits for Last Year Data Filed tcith Public Service Body Shows Year's Progress REPORTS being filed with the Wisconsin state pub- { lie service...
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CENTRALIA CITY GETS BONNEVILLE DAM CURRENT
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Centralia City Gets Bonneville Dam Current Is First Municipal Plant in Washington to Sign Contract PORTLAND, Ore.—Centralia City Light, became the first municipally-owned plant in the state of...
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LET PEOPLE OF DARLINGTON VOTE ON PLANT
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Let Peonle of Darlington Vote on Plant — |AN EDITORIAL J THE city council of Darlington last . week voted 3 to 1 against allowing the people of that city to vote on the question of whether the...
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COUNCIL DENIES PLEA FOR M. O. POLL AT DARLINGTON
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Council Denies Plea For M. O. Poll at Darlington triends of Project will Circulate Petitions for Referendum DARLINGTON, Wis.—Turned down by a 3 to 1 vote of the city council last week on a move...
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UNION CO-OP HAS BUSINESS BOOST OF 27%
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Union Co-op Has Business Boost of 27% BROOKLYN, Wis.—The Union Cooperative association, which operates gasoline and oil stations here and at Evansville. did an annual gross business of $94,888 last...
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DETROIT'S CITY CAR SYSTEM IN $331,000 NET
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Detroit's City i ^# Car System in $331,000 Net Report Big Profit for Six Months; Buses Are Popular DETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Street Railways, municipally owned, made a net profit of $331,000...
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UTILITY'S PLAN TO SCUTTLE REA PROGRAM BARED
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Utility's Plan to Scuttle REA Program Bared Northern States Power Co. Named in Letter to Co-operatives WASHINGTON, D. C—Attempts of .the Northern States Power Co, to cripple rural electrical...
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THE PEOPLE'S FORUM
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THE PEOPLE'S FORUM-A Full Page of Letters from Progressive Readers GIVE ME THE LIBERTY TO KNOW, TO UTTER, AND TO ARGUE FREELY ACCORDING TO CONSCIENCE, ABOVE ALL LUIERTIES.-mLTOH. is etc Voorhis...
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A ROOM OF OUR OWN
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Follette, Isabel Bacon La
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A Room of Our Own A Tribute to "Z" His Love of Outdoors In the Executive Office By ISABEL BACON LA FOLLETTE 1r WOULD be hard to Imagine my joy the first time "Z" said to me at the executive...
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HEYWOOD BROUN PAID TRIBUTE AT HUGE RALLY
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Hey woodB roun Paid Tribute at Huge Rally 10,000 Gather to Honor Late Journalist in New York NEW YORK CITY—Ten thousand people here gave Hcywood Broun the rarest tribute that New Yorkers can...
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NO VINDICATION OF TELEPHONE CO.
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No Vindication of Telephone Co. -LEditorial from the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL WILLIAM R. McGOVERN, president of the Wisconsin Telephone Co., says: "The decision of the United States supreme court...
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MANY INDIGENTS ON CHARITY ROLL
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Many Indigents On Charity Roll WASHINGTON, D. C—Despite government assistance to the indigent aged, there still exist? a considerable number of adults in every center of population who are...
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WOULD BAR AFL-CIO SCRAPS ON BOARD
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WouldBarAFL-ClO Scraps on Board | WASHINGTON, D. C—Amendment of the National Labor Relations act to ; remove from the board's jurisdiction rases In which there is "a substantial conflict." as lo...
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LONERGAN SAYS "REDS" SEIZED YOUTH CONGRESS
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Lonergan Says "Reds" Seized Youth Congress 'Labor' Writer Deplores Meet; Says It's Not Representative (The following article was written by Raymond Lonergan, member of the editorial staff of...
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NEWS VIEWS AND REVIEWS
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News Views and Reviews Editorial Opinions from the Press of the Nation The Cigaret Sales Tax [From the Milwaukee Journal] THE SUCCESS of certain "luxury" or "penalty" taxes is absolutely...
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THE CORDS CASE-WHAT IS LEFT OF THE LOBBY LAWS?
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The Cords Case—What Is Left Of The Lobby Laws? TS IT possible to deal" effectively with the problems arising out of lobbying evils at every session of the legislature by recourse to the law? Are...
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AS THE CROW FLIES
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Meyer, Ernest L.
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As the Crow Flies By ERISEST L. MEYER BRICKBATS, some merited and some undeserved, have been heaved at the American Youth Congress v.'hirh has just wound up its conference in Washington. Besides...
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WISCONSIN IN THE CAPITAL
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Mobley, Radford E.
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Wisconsin in the Capital [By RADFORD E. MOBLEY] \Y/ASII,NGT0N' C- — Fc'T anolher week at W least, Wisconsin and the rest, of the nation will not know officially how the president regards the...
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