Three Million Dollar Match Sought For Montana Roads
A 12 member committee will study proposals to raise about 3 million dollars over the next three fiscal years to match federal highway funds for Montana. Governors Ayers and a state committee propose options from higher gas and license taxes to liquor taxes and new debentures, with potential use of refunds and sales taxes. Ray N. Shannon noted 1.7 million in debentures could be refunded, freeing 1.325 million for road construction.
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Helena
Montana
Roy E. Ayers
Ayers
H. J. Kelly
Kalispell
RFC
State General Fund
The
Highway Commission
Kelly
James D. Graham
State Federation of Labor
Rogers Pass
W. C. Husband
Harlowton
Ray N. Shannon
Dawson County Sheriff Helleland Dies at 57 in Glendive
Art Helleland long served as Dawson county sheriff from 1925 and died at his home in Glendive after a heart attack Tuesday night. He was born in Stavanger Norway on September 10, 1880 and emigrated to the United States in 1892.
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Glendive
Art Helleland
Dawson County
Helleland
Stavanger
Norway
United States
Cooperstown
N. D
Sheriff Holleland
Senator Borah Opposes Compromise Tax Bill
Senator Borah of Idaho voices opposition to a compromise tax bill for omitting his plan to repeal tax exemptions on future federal security issues. Despite objections, leaders expect congressional approval of the 5.33 billion dollar measure after a joint committee agreement. Clerks will delay action to next week to draft the legal language.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Rehearing Denied in Indian Relief Case
Montana supreme court refused a rehearing in the Williams v. Big Horn County suit seeking relief payments from county funds for ward Indians. The court earlier ruled payments must come from state funds with no county reimbursement, and clarified technical questions in an amended decision.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Herbert A. Williams
Big Horn County
Big Horn
Attorney General’s Office
Pershing Honored At Son Warren Richards Wedding
Gen John J Pershing watched his son Warren marry Muriel Bache Richards at St Thomas Church New York April 23 in a ceremony attended by a crowd over a thousand. The general stood in silence 190 minutes before rededicating in cheer as he assisted by Bishop James Freeman and Rev Roelif Brooks.
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New York
John J. Pershing
St. Thomas Church
Warren
Muriel Bache Richards
Jules S. Bache
Pershing
James HE
Freeman
Washington, D. C
Roelif H. Brooks
St. Thomas
Montana PWA identifies 29 projects for Montana
The Public Works Administration lists 29 Montana projects totaling 4.62 million dollars that could begin if Congress funds and applicable laws allow. No allocations are set yet. projects await final approval by Ickes and the president and must retain local sponsor interest.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Montana
PWA
Congress
Ickes
Dillon
Broadwater County
Joliet
Alzada Reservoir
Great Falls
Lewistown
Winifred
Kalispell
Bozeman Street
Gallatin County
Middle Creek
Belgrade High School
Cut Bank
Boulder
Whitehall
Libby
Lincoln County
Superior
Missoula University
Plentywood
Butte Streets
Chateau
Billings
Laurel
Evangelical Church Conference Names Coming Year Clergy
The Montana Evangelical conference closed at Big Timber with strong sermons by Bishop E W Praetorius and doctors W E Peffley Carl Heinmiller and A H Doescher. Growth exceeds one thousand in the state as resolutions oppose gambling, drinking and indecency. Pastoral appointments include Bott to Fallon Birdsall filling Rapelje pulpit with others listed for Big Timber Broadview Columbus Missoula Reed Point and Rudyard.
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Montana
The
Evangelical Church
Evangelical
E. W. Praetorius
D. D
St. Paul
Missoula
Livingston
Ravelje
Broadview
Billings
Columbus
Reed Point
Big Timber
E. J. Bott
Rapelje
Fallon
C. Lee Birdsall
Claire
L. Harris
H. S. Tool
W. C. Lasater
N. A. Eller
Plentywood
Lindley
Andrew Roukema
Rudyard
F. Everal Wines
Maury Wins First in Lively Fourteenth State Chess Tourney
Big Timber hosts the fourth annual state chess tournament at the American Legion Dugout. Sixty two players competed in three classes with H Lowndes Maury of Butte taking class A, Robert Stevens of Great Falls conquering class B, and W E Warren of Hardin winning class C. Stevens borrowed ten dollars for return fare but stayed to win. St Marks Guild provided a noon meal at Dallman Hall and Helena will host next year.
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Big Timber
American Legion
H. Lowndes Maury
Butte
Roy R. Frazier
Robert Stevens
Great Falls
Stevens
W. E. Warren
Hardin
Dr. B. Olness
I. Brendsel
St. Mark’s Guild
Dallman Hall
Billings
Livingston
Gardiner
Helena
J. Bowden
Montana Chess Association
Ted Miller
Faithful Servant Turns Gray With Worry
New York April 21 The long siege of General John J Pershing s illness aged his veteran orderly Master Sergeant Crawford C Schaeffer He said it was a tough siege and that what the general endured surpassed anything he faced at the border or in France Schaeffer accompanied the general to attend the wedding of Warren Pershing the general s son to Miss Muriel Bache Richards.
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New York
John J. Pershing
Crawford C. Schaeffer
Schaeffer
France
Shaeffer
Warren Pershing
Muriel Bache Richards
Mrs Henry M Robert Jr Elected DAR Leader
Mrs Henry M Robert Jr of Annapolis Md was chosen president of the Daughters of the American Revolution for three years at the forty seventh DAR congress. Cabinet members named by Mrs Robert also won national posts without opposition. only contests were for vice presidents general and honorary vice presidents general.
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Washington
Henry M. Robert, Jr
Annapolis
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert
DAR
Havre Faces Largest Fire in City History
Havre on April 23 confronted a blaze sparked by a mystery blast in the heart of the business district. Fire officials estimated the damage at about 150000, with the Stringfellow building housing three mercantile stores and the Havre Motor Company garage destroyed. Insurance covered losses for the owners. Debris removal began Saturday as investigators pursued the fire’s cause.
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Havre
George Dewar
Stringfellow
Havre Motor Company
Lou Stringfellow
Senators Split Over Navy Warship Expansion Plan
Opponents of the administrations naval expansion attacked the 45 000 ton super dreadnought proposal after blocking a vote rush. Senator Vandenberg Republican Michigan urged a new international arms conference and offered an amendment to limit the three battleships to 35 000 tons and delay construction until after December 31 1940.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Rowe Re elected Head of Montanans Inc
J H Rowe of Butte was re elected president of Montanans Inc state chamber of commerce at the annual convention in Helena. A T Hibbard of Helena was re elected vice president along with changes to the executive committee and board. The advisory board is abolished and directors increased from six to 17 with annual elections for directors.
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Helena
J. H. Rowe
Butte
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
A. T. Hibbard
Rowe
Hibbard
C. R. McClare
Great Falls
Montana to Get Fish Screens in Irrigation Canals
Washington April 21 The house adopted the conference committee report on the commerce department appropriation bill providing a $20 000 appropriation to install fish screens in Montana irrigation canals.
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Washington
Montana
House
Conference Committee
Commerce Department
Even Park Bears Not Free From Criticism
Dr Henry Bald win Ward president emeritus of the Izaak Walton League urged preservation at the Waltonians 16th annual convention criticizing Yellowstone bears as cheap entertainment. He warned commercialism endangers national parks and called for restoring primitive park values amid pressure from water mining and lumber interests.
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Chicago
Yellowstone National Park
Henry Baldwin Ward
Izaak Walton League of America
Ward
Zoology
University of Illinois
Two Filings for State Office Start Campaign
Helena April 23 Two Montanans filed petitions for nominations to state offices in the secretary of state's office. Winfield E Page of Missoula Republican filed for congressman from the first district. Ernest L Walton of Wolf Point entered the race for district judge of the 15th district on the nonpartisan ballot.
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Helena
Meyers Denied Special Session by Washington Court
The Washington state supreme court ruled against a special session of the legislature. It rejected Lieut. Gov. Victor A. Meyers petition for a writ of mandate against Secretary of State Belle Reeves to compel her to attest his proclamation.
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Olympia
Wash
State Supreme Court
Victor A. Meyers
Belle Reeves
Sweet Grass Dam project status questioned by Wheeler letters
Senator Wheeler and the Bureau of Reclamation exchange views on the Sweet Grass dam project in Montana. The Pioneer notes the Water Conservation Board’s delays and outlines required surveys and funding hurdles for PWA or Reclamation consideration.
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Sweet Grass
Burton K. Wheeler
Sweet Grass Dam
Water Conservation Board
Helena
Senator Wheeler
Bureau of Reclamao
Washington
Jerome Williams
Big Timber Pioneer
Big Timber
Montana
Jerome
Bureau of Reclamation
PWA
Commissioner of Reclamation
Willlams
Public Works Administration
Montana Water Conservation Board
BWA
United States Senate
Sweet Grass County
Sweet Grass Creek
Fish Creek
American Fork Creek
Bureau
R. S. Williams
Lewistown Chosen For 1939 Montana Grazing Conference
The Montana Grazing conference closes with Lewistown named the 1939 host city. Delegates from all thirty four state boards representing about 12 million acres participate. The Montana Grazing commission plans the coming season with chairman G R Milburn of Tyler presiding. James Grierson Hysham and John David Glasgow also present. Commissioners Howard Morse Dillon and Lee Williams Deer Lodge were absent.
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Lewistown
Montana
Montana Grazing Commission
G. R. Milburn
Tyler
James Grierson
Hysham
John David
Glasgow
Howard Morse
Dillon
Lee Williams
Deer Lodge
Frank B Noyes resigns AP presidency after 38 years
Frank B Noyes resigns as president of the Associated Press after a 38 year tenure. In a moving address at the 38th annual meeting in New York he called on colleagues to renew commitment to a news service controlled by newspapers.
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New York
Associated Press
Frank B. Noyes
Flint Auto Workers May Arbitrate Trouble
Homer Martin president of the United Automobile Workers said that despite CIO unions at Buick and Chevrolet plants of General Motors voted to strike there would be no strikes or stonevages of work until grievance procedure had been exhausted.
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Flint, Mich
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
CIO
Buick
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Forty Five Miners Die In Keen Mountain Mine Blast
Forty five charred and broken bodies were recovered from Keen mountain mine of Red Jacket Coal company after a night shift explosion. Rescue squads worked in 30 minute relays in a furnace like atmosphere to remove all victims and two rescuers collapsed from bad air.
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Grundy
Keen Mountain
Red Jacket Coal Company
United States Bureau of Mines
Earle fires Margiotti amid Pennsylvania primary turmoil
Gov. George H. Earle removed Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti from his cabinet in Harrisburg as the latest clash in Pennsylvania Democratic primary battles. Margiotti, who called certain legislation “pought,” had positioned himself as a middle of the road gubernatorial hopeful and named several prominent Democrats.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Charles J. Margiotti
Pennsylvania
Margiotti
State Supreme Court Rules Liquor Law Referred to Voters
The Montana Supreme Court ruled that the 1937 retail liquor law must be referred to a general election vote this November. The decision concerns House Bill No. 196 on licensing and retail sale of liquor and whether petitions for referendum were sufficient to require reference and suspension. The dispute began with petitions and a district court restraining order. the court noted the act’s emergency nature and appropriation links.
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State Supreme Court
Helena
Montana
Blanche T. Haynes
Lucy T. McLemore
Lewis and Clark County
Secretary of State
Jack Higgins
Blanche Haynes
Lucy McLemore
State Liquor Control Board
Supreme Court
Lucy Mc
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