Easter programs at Big Timber churches announced
St Marks Episcopal St Joseph Catholic Congregational Church list Holy Week services for Easter. Rev W Roy Bennett 8 and 10 30 a m at St Marks. Mass 9 15 a m Easter Sunday at St Joseph. Congregational to hold Holy Week services nightly with cantata at 11 featuring 17 voice choir and solos. baptism and consecration for children at 3 p m Easter Sunday.
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ST. Mark’s Episcopal
W. Roy Bennett
ST. Joseph’s
Schuh
Hail Redeemer
Gethsemane
Clyde Fredrickson
Horace Haas
Bendine
Dick Strobel
Arlene Roush
Easter Concert at Lutheran Church to Be Held
Rev. Virgil T. Foss of Harlowton will preach at 11 p.m. An offering will be taken. The Lutheran church choir presents its annual Easter concert Sunday April 9 at 8 p.m. Prelude Mrs. Frank Chase Among the Roses Baritone Solo.
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Lutheran Church
Virgil T. Foss
Harlowton
Lutheran Church Choir
Frank Chase
Among the Roses
Orville Mehus
Jack Benny Admits Jewel Smuggling Charge in New York
Jack Benny pleaded guilty to a technical jewel smuggling charge in New York. He was fined 10 000 dollars and placed on probation for a year and a day with a suspended sentence. The case centered on two diamond-studded clips and a diamond bracelet, valued around 2131 dollars, imported from France via Albert Chapearau. The items were intended as a gift for his wife and radio partner Mary Livingstone.
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New York
Jack Benny
Albert N. Chapearau
United States
France
Benny
Mary Livingstone
Richardson backs Garner for next president in interview
New Orleans April 4. Former California governor W Richardson says in an interview Vice President Garner should be the next president. He warned it would be unfortunate if a Republican won in 1940, saying the party would bear odium and criticism as Washington is cleaned up.
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New Orleans
W. Richardson
California
John Garner
White House
Richardson
Washington
Easter Services and Pageant At Local Church
Rev. Claire L. Harris conducts Good Friday evening service and Easter programs. Easter Sunday begins with Sunrise at 6 am, Sunday School at 10 am, Easter sermon with choir at 11 am, E L C E service at 7:15 pm, and a choir and pastor pageant at 8 pm.
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Evangelical Church
Claire L. Harris
Usual Services at 11 A M in Daliman Hall
The notice lists regular worship at 11 o clock in the morning at Daliman Hall with services continuing on page 8 for further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Daliman Hall
February trade shows rise for Montana stores
Dollar sales of 350 independent Montana stores were 6 percent higher in February this year than in February last year per department of commerce data. Sales fell 8.7 percent from January, with three fewer trading days. Motor vehicle dealers led gains at 34.4 percent, followed by filling stations hardware stores and men’s clothing outlets.
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Washington
Montana
Department of Commerce
Freebourn Rules Favor Taxpayers in Montana Property Redemptions
Helena April 4 Attorney General H J Freebourn ruled that owners may redeem property sold for taxes by paying the original tax without penalty and interest if tax deed proceedings began before S B 12 1939 legislature approval. He also ruled that deeds taken after enactment allow repurchase by paying original tax with no penalties.
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Helena
H. J. Freebourn
Pension Checks Reduced 20 Percent in April and May
Helena officials announce old age assistance and aid to needy dependent children will drop 20 percent for April and May 1939 rather than one third. State board had ordered larger cuts but federal funds will match state payments to lessen the reduction.
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Helena
I. M. Brandford
Montana
State Public Welfare Board
Roy E. Ayers
Brandford
Social Security Board
Washington, D. C
Stabilization Fund Extended for Two Years Hope
The House coinage committee voted 9 to 5 to extend the $2 billion stabilization fund and related powers for two years. Secretary Morgenthau urged continuation due to ongoing international crises, saying devaluation is a reserve weapon to protect American interests and economy. The extension would also renew devaluation authority and unlimited silver purchases and coinage if needed.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
House Coinage Committee
Vance
Oe A
Coinage Committee
United States
Stabilization Fund
Pneumonia Claims W. W. Cheeley While Vacationing in Los Angeles
Great Falls Montana March 31 W W Cheeley 71 famed Montana newspaperman and state journalism advocate died of pneumonia Friday in Los Angeles where he vacationed with his wife He served as president of the Montana Newspaper Association and helped supply weekly papers with printing insights Cheeley witnessed Virginia City events before the century He began in Denver and Montana papers including the Anaconda Standard Butte Daily Miner Madisonian and Calgary Morning Albertan before heading the Montana publishing firm at his death
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Great Falls
W. W. Cheeley
Montana
Los Angeles
Cheeley
Montana Newspaper Association
Virginia City
Cenury
Denver
Anaconda Standard
Butte Daily Miner
Butte
Madisonian
Butte Intermountain
Butte Daily Post
Calgary
Canada
Calgary Morning Albertan
Percy Raban
O. F. Wadsworth
Buried Yesterday California Joe Fame figure Tom Newcombe
Thomas Newcombe a Montana native linked to California Joe Fame was buried in Livingston. The Livingston Enterprise reports his colorful life from Fort Russell to Gardiner and Miles City, noting his gambling days, scouting for Gen Miles, and famed argumentative temper.
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Tom Newcombe
California
Joe Fame
Livingston
Jerome Williams
Thomas Newcombe
Montana
Mont
Livingston Enterprise
Newcombe
Fort Russell
Wyo
Buffalo Bill
Wild Bill
California Joe
Joe
Montana Newspaper Association
Main Street
Frank White
Hefferlin Theatre
White
Faro Bank
Dave Kennedy
Nelson A. Miles
Fort Keough
Miles City
Billings
Gardiner
Streetcar in reverse run injures teens in Los Angeles
A streetcar in downtown Los Angeles reversed suddenly after jammed controls. Seven teens were injured and two cars demolished when the runaway crashed into a second trolley at Grand and Eleventh. Motorman Harry Morrow attempted to stop it and injured his hand while moving to the rear. About 100 people were aboard the two cars at the collision.
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Los Angeles
Harry Morrow
Grand
Eleventh Streets
Morrow
Douglas Confirmed for Associate Justice on Supreme Court
On April 4 the senate approved William O. Douglas as associate justice by a 62 to 4 vote. Senators Frazier Nye Lodge and Reed opposed, citing concerns over qualifications and agricultural sympathy. Douglas planned to take the oath next week.
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Washington
Senate
William Orville Douglas
Supreme Court
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Douglas
Frazier
Gerald P. Nye
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Lodge
Reed
Thorkelson Proposes Taxing Judge Salaries
Representative Thorkelson of Montana urged the house that judges in federal courts have their salaries taxed, arguing taxes are the fare of living and judges should not have a free pass. He warned of rapid credit exhaustion and national bankruptcy at the end of the New Deal road.
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Washington
Thorkelson
Mont
House
Thorkeison
Hull Blames Germany For Trade Troubles
Secretary of State Hull says Germany's barter system paralyzes world markets and that German trade obstacles in the United States stem from German policy and practices, not American laws. He rebutted Walther Funk's criticisms of U S trade policy in a Washington statement.
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Washington
Walther Funk
Reichsbank
Hull
Germany
Funk
United States
Montana to Add Five CCC Camps for 1939
Washington April 1. Montana will have five more CCC camps in the thirteenth enrollment period from April 1 to September 30 1939 director Robert Bernice announced. The 32 camps will employ about 6400 enrollees in conservation work with sites in national forests state lands national parks Medicine Lake Wildlife refuge and several federal projects including reclamation and public domain areas. New camps will be in Helena Red Lodge Stryker and Miles City with locations across various federal and state lands.
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Washington
Montana
Robert Bernice
Tony
Medicine Lake Wildlife Refuge
U. S. Range Livestock Experimental Station
Morrison Cave State Park
Helena
Red Lodge
Stryker
Miles City
Three Year Old Boy Becomes King of Iraq
An Iraqi throne passes to a three year old after King Ghazi I dies in an auto accident. The council of ministers announces the succession as thousands gather near the royal palace to witness the event and pay respects to the monarch who died in the crash at 12 40 a m.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Ghazi I
Council of Ministers
Hitler Delivers Nerve-Racking Reich Speech in Wilhelmshaven
Reichsfuehrer Hitler told 50 000 in Wilhelmshaven that Germany will not tolerate intimidation or encirclement and hinted at canceling the naval treaty with Britain. He praised the Rome Berlin axis, condemned Britain, warned Poland, and tied Germany to expansion without taking orders from other states.
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Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Britain
Hitler
England
Fuehrer
Poland
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Wilhelmshaven Rathaus
Rome-Berlin
Italy
Taxes and War Talk May Defeat Democrats
Washington April 1. Representative Martin J Kennedy of New York warned Democratic leaders that taxes must be cut and party leaders must stop talking about war or risk further losses in 1940. He warned Republicans could gain control of New York state unless Democrats overhaul patronage and curb ties with banks and capitalists.
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Washington
Martin J. Kennedy
N. Y
Drewry
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Kennedy
New York State
Explosion Kills Two in Home Cleaning Fluid Blast
A March 20 blast in a family basement killed Kenneth Brown, 3, and his mother died the next day. Edgar Warner remained critically ill with both hands possibly needing amputation after the cleaning fluid explosion as Mrs. Brown wrung clothes soaked in the fluid.
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Kenneth Brown
R. O. Brown
Edgar Warner
Lions Club Sets Rules for Easter Egg Hunt
The Lions Club invites Kiddies and youth from one day to 12 years in Big Timber and the county to an Easter egg hunt at Fireman's Island. The City band performs at 1 30 p m, the hunt begins at 2 p m with prize eggs and merchant prizes. Participants file with the committee to claim prizes after the hunt.
Missourian Sets Record Cross Continent Flight
Clare W. Bunch of Robertson Mo completed a transcontinental nonstop flight to Roosevelt Field New York setting a record for light planes. He departed Burbank Calif at 11 41 a m and landed at 11 07 10 a m M S T after 23 hours 26 minutes of air time.
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New York
Clare W. Bunch
Robertson
Roosevelt Field
Pittsburgh
Bunch
Burbank
Calif
E. W. Guthrie
M.S.T
John W. Jones
Jones
Lambert
Two Autoerotic? Auto Fatalities Drop in Montana March
Helena March 31 Only two aut oide deaths reported in March in Montana according to the state highway patrol. The February total had been higher and the next lowest month on record was April 1936 with three deaths.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Patrol
Kelley Defeats Green in Chicago Mayoral Victory
Edward J. Kelley, 62, Democrat and Chicago political boss, defeats Dwight H. Green, Republican challenger and former U S district attorney, in a high turnout mayoral race. With 3 400 of 3 648 precincts reporting Kelley leads 764 519 to 595 164 as 1 274 941 votes are tallied, a city record.
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Edward J. Kelley
D. K. Green
Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Dwight H. Green
Kelly
Green
Party
United States District Attorney
al Capone
Democratic
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