Ayers Maiden Address Urges Farm Focus in Policy
Congressman Roy E. Ayers of Montana voices support for farm relief in the House debate on Bill No. 3835. He denounces Civil Service control of agriculture, calls for practical agricultural leadership, cites neglect of farmers as the nation pursues postwar growth, and warns foreign trade policy undervalues agriculture. He notes the high direct and indirect dependence on farming and the need to balance industrial and agricultural interests.
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Roy E. Ayers
Montana
House of Representatives
House
Speaker
Civil Service Commission
Agriculture Department
America
Department of Commerce
Jury Ponders Over Sanity Of Mrs Judd
Winnie Ruth Judd received a one week reprieve from execution as alienists testified the fear of death ruined her sanity. The state parole board delayed the hanging to April 28 awaiting a sanity verdict in Phoenix while Gov. Moeur signed the order.
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Florence
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Parole Board
Phoenix
B. B. Moeur
Production Cost Plan Clears Senate Amid Farm Relief Debate
Senators voted 47 to 41 for the Simpson Norris production cost plan intended to set farm production costs and a reasonable profit. The move followed independents defeating Democratic leaders as the Roosevelt program faced Senate action while the House passed the mortgage refinancing plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt Farm
Senate
House
Wallace
Kansas City Housewives Seek Jobs for Unemployed
About 1000 women joined a door to door canvass in Kansas City on April 17 to seek repair and remodeling work. Trained by house to house salespeople, they targeted 75,000 residences to boost business and ease unemployment.
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Kansas City
Washington D C Gets Lower Letter Postage
House leaders and Postmaster General Farley reach accord with President Roosevelt to cut local drop letter postage to 2 cents with authority to adjust rates generally. Doughton and Farley lead the delegation and legislation is to be introduced immediately. The 3 cent rate remains for letters sent outside the city of origin.
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Washington
House
Post Office
Roosevelt
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Farley
Wool Marketing Plan Aims at Wool and Mohair Sales
Washington April 14 a joint plan by cooperative and independent wool associations and Henry Morgenthau Jr outlines marketing for about 25 percent of the nations wool and mohair production secured by loans from regional agricultural credit corporations. An advisory committee led by H M Embach will set sale terms and eligible consignors while ensuring ratable sale of pledged wool and mohair with no stabilization funds or price pegging.
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Board
Reconstruction Corporation
H. M. Embach
Arizona
National Wool Marketing Corporation
F. R. Marshall
Utah
National Wool Growers’ Association
Robert L. Turnbull
Boston Wool Trade Association
Farm Credit Administration
Morgenthau
National Wool Marketing Association
Wheat Prices Surge in Chicago Market Rally
Wheat jumped about 60 percent from year end as inflation fears in Washington spurred buying. July futures surged to 68 1?4 cents while September hit 70 cents, the highest since 1932. May closed around 65 1?4 cents. corn rose modestly, and No 2 red wheat sold cash at 69 3/4 cents a bushel.
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Chicago
Washington
Wheeler Bill To Restore Silver Dollar Loses In Senate
President Roosevelt opposed the Wheeler amendment to the farm relief bill seeking coinage at 16 to 1 with gold. The Senate defeated the proposal 43 to 33 as Robinson confirmed the president’s opposition and the currency inflation bloc lost its bid to revive Bryan era silver coinage.
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Wheeler
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Montana
Robinson
Borah
Idaho
William Jennings Bryan
Roosevelt moves to gain power to lift prices and reform currency
Roosevelt seeks plenary congress power to raise prices and credit, withdraws gold support in foreign exchange, signaling a temporary abandonment of the gold standard. Stocks jumped while bonds and the dollar weakened. inflation advocates praise the plan. Senator Thomas crafts a bill for broad presidential authority amid currency and credit concerns. Federal Reserve governors critique domestic handling of idle funds and bank deposits.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Woodin
Thomas
Oklahoma
Federal Reserve Bank
Memorial proposed for Senator Walsh in Billings
Darwin Harbicht of Ingomar urged a natural museum in Billings as a memorial to the late Senator Thomas J. Walsh at a Commercial club luncheon. He argued the tribute fits a Montanan who served four Senate terms and could help persuade Congress to set aside 250000 acres of public domain to partly fund the museum.
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Billings
Thomas J. Walsh
Darwin Harbicht
Ingomar
Montana
Senate
Congress
Return of Beer Puts Many Men to Work
Reestablishment of beer as a legal beverage has employed 300 men in Montana hotels and spurred $68,000 in remodeling and reconditioning dispensaries. A J Breitenstein, secretary treasurer of the Montana Hotelmen's association, announced today.
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Great Falls
Mont
A J. Breitenstein
Montana Hotelmen’s Association
Martinsdale Man Home After Unpleasant Time
W H Terrell returned from Tacoma Washington after being wounded five times by a freight traveling companion who attacked him over money. Terrell said the assailant opened fire and was thrown from the train two miles from Tacoma. The wounded bandit was later found and hospitalized. no trace of him has been located.
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Martinsdale
W. H. Terrell
Tacoma
Wash
Kelley Becomes Chicago Mayor in Ceremonial Inauguration
Edward J. Kelly was formally inaugurated as mayor of Chicago to fill the unexpired term of the late Anton J. Cermak.
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Kelley
Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Anton J. Cermak
Bill Proposes Year’s Pay to Walsh’s Widow
A bill introduced by Senator Pittman requests the senate pay $9000 to Senora Nieves Perez Chaumont widow of the Montana senator. The measure continues the long standing practice of awarding a year’s salary to a senator’s widow. Walsh died unexpectedly while en route to Washington from Florida and was married in Cuba shortly before his death.
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Washington
Senate
Senora Nieves Perez Chaumont
Montana
Pittman
Nevada
Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt Nominates Key National Officials
President Roosevelt filled two top posts by nominating James Crawford Biggs to represent the government before the Supreme Court and John Collier of California to manage the nations Indian wards. He also named James A. Donohoe federal judge for Nebraska Clifton Mathews federal attorney for Arizona and Rear Admiral Christian J. Peoples paymaster general of the navy. The ambassadorial nomination of Major James M Curley to Poland was withdrawn.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
James Crawford Biggs
North Carolina
Supreme Court
John Collier
California
James A. Donohoe
Nebraska
Clifton Mathews
Arizona
Christian J. Peoples
Brooklyn Navy Yard
James M Curley
Boston
Poland
Curley
Faithful Dog Delivers Help Saves Rancher From Snow
In Hugo Colorado a dog carries a note on cigarette paper with a burnt match to summon aid after rancher Ed Briezel fractured his leg in a storm. The dog led Mrs. Briezel to the injured man, who was rescued and taken to a hospital in Eads.
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Hugo
Colo
Ed Briezel
Briezel
Eads
Gasoline Freight Rates Set at Lewistown
Montana's public service commission moved toward declaring gasoline a public utility. Acting under a Senate bill, the commission named Lewistown as the differential basal rate point for the state.
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Helena
Montana
State Public Service Commission
Senate
Lewistown
Montana Looks to Sell 4.5 Million in Refunding Bonds
Montana announces May 1 sale of 4.5 million dollars in refunding securities. Two million funds go to permanent school trust. 2.5 million open to private investors. Bonds carry 4 percent interest, payable semiannually, with 18 year maturities beginning 1936. Subscriptions available at par in $500 or $1,000 denominations through county treasurers and state officials.
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Helena
Mont
Supreme Court
State Board of Examiners
State Board of Land Commissioners
F. H. Cooney
Two MT Officials Appointed to Take Effect May First
Helena April 13. Appointment of R. S. Zahniser as chief engineer for the Montana railroad commission to succeed Fred Buck and J. M. Bresnahan of Billings as supervisor of motor transportation to succeed D. H. Lewis were announced today. Both appointments become effective May first.
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Helena
R. S. Zahniser
State Highway Department
Montana Railroad Commission
Fred Buck
J. M. Bresnahan
Billings
D. H. Lewis
Bids for Forest Work Overrun Missoula Office
Applications for enrollment in the forest conservation corps pour into Missoula as recruiting shifts to the labor department and welfare agencies. Fort Missoula and regional Forest Service offices await instructions while 80 camps planned for Montana and northern Idaho seek Washington approval.
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Missoula
Forest Conservation Corps
United States Forest Service
Labor Department
Relef
Fort Missoula
Army
Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Charity benefits by inaugural celebration in Washington
President Roosevelt learns his inauguration celebration will net about 60 000 dollars for charity. Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the inaugural committee, reports a 40 000 dollar check turned over to the Community Chest and expects the final report to total 60 000 dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cary T. Grayson
Jimmy Walker Weds Betty Compton in Cannes
Former Mayor James J. Walker and American actress Betty Compton were married in Cannes city hall on Tuesday. The couple, insisting on complete seclusion, departed by car for Lake Como soon after the ceremony.
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Cannes
France
James J. Walker
Betty Compton
Lake Omo
E L Houston Dies at Home in Bozeman
Elizabeth Lina Houston 73 a pioneer and 25 year reporter for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle died after a ten day illness. She sent her last copy four hours before death. Daughter of Major W W Alderson a founder and editor. She arrived in Bozeman in 1866 with family, married in 1884, widowed six years later.
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Bozeman
Mont
Elizabeth Lina Houston
Montana
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Huston
The
Chronicle
Avant Courier
Major Alderson
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Plan for Public Works Jobs Aims Thirty Hour Week
At the White House a broad plan to aid American labor focuses on public works for new jobs and a federal wage board system to govern shorter hours and wage protection. Discussion included a possible two to three billion dollar program, with proposals for wage boards per industry and adjustments to the 30 hour week. The aim is rapid action within four to five months and to extend work through federal, state, county, and city projects.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Wagner
New York
la Follette
Wisconsin
Cutting
New Mexico
Costigan
Colorado
LaFollette
Perkins
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K. C
Washington, D. C
Wool Marketing Association
Walsh
Bill
Collier
Joe
Jimmy Walker
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