Rural Middle America Rapidly Getting Off Relief
An Associated Press survey shows rural midwest families leaving relief as better weather and prices aid self-support. States report thousands off relief. Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and others note declines, while Utah Nevada Idaho show mixed trends and ongoing resettlement efforts.
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Kansas City
Middle America
Associated Press
Kansas
Carl Howard
Federal Resettlement Administration
Howard
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Herman Somers
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
North Dakota
Drouth
FERA
F. C. Hauser
Utah
Nevada
C. O. Stott
Idaho
Iowa farm women join harvest effort across counties
Iowa farm women wear overalls and work in fields to help harvests as labor shortages persist. Des Moines area, White Oak, and Clarion report wives and daughters operating binders and shocking grain while relief workers curtail aid to able bodied men. Some injuries occur, but many prefer outdoor labor to kitchen work.
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Des Moines
Iowa
White Oak
Clarion
Typhoon renders ten thousand homeless in Manchukuo
Antung Manchukuo July 30 Ten thousand refugees fled flood swept areas as the severest typhoon in years drove seven foot waters through streets. About 720 rescuers worked while Mukden Antung rail service resumed after suspension. other lines remained closed. The storm injured many and damaged native housing and plantations.
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Antung
Manchoukuo
Mukden-Antung
Better Times Evident in Car Sales Figures
In Great Falls on July 31 1935 new automobile sales in Montana for the first half rose to 9 881 from 4 941 a year earlier. A J Breitenstein Montana Motor Trades secretary said the six month total nearly doubled the 1934 pace and surpassed that year by 92. The totals cover passenger cars commercial vehicles and trucks.
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Great Falls
Montana
A. J. Breitenstein
Montana Motor Trades Association
Strange Disease Turns Woman to Stone in Nebraska Hospital
Mrs Wilda Jaeger 54 of Columbus Nebraska is slowly turning to stone at the University of Nebraska Hospital in Omaha. Doctors describe a rare calcium buildup causing muscle hardening the mouth and jaw and leaving her rigid from neck down. She is nearly two years ill and cannot eat or drink easily.
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Omaha
Neb
Wilda Jaeger
Columbus
University of Nebraska
Francis Beas
Uncle Sam Plans Aid for Needy Students and Teachers
The Works Progress Administration outlined a twofold program. First, Harry L. Hopkins will set up summer schools for 1,200 teachers who taught literacy to 500,000 illiterates last year. Second, Audrey Williams announced that 125,000 college students will receive jobs in the coming school year, with boy and girl leaders backing a $50 million plan. Dr. L. R. Alderman said 25 summer schools will be held, sessions lasting six weeks, with teachers paid $15 to $18 weekly in work relief wages.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Audrey Williams
National Youth Administration
L. R. Alderman
Alderman
New York Uni
Ohio State University
Purdue University
Olivet College
Mich
University of Chicago
University of California
Relief Administration
Williams Today
James E. West
Boy Scouts of America
Holger Cahill
Roosevelt
County Wide 4 H Club Picnic Set At City Camp Grounds
Sweet Grass county 4 H members leaders and families are invited to a picnic at the Boulder river bridge east of Big Timber on Saturday August 3. Montana State college livestock specialist I M Anderson will host livestock fitting showing and judging demos. An experienced home economics team will assist girls. Schedule includes lunch at noon, demonstrations at 11 a m and 1 1 2 and 1 30 p m games and prizes. Swimming available bring cups spoons and dishes for lunch.
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Boulder River Bridge
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Anderson
I. M. C. Anderson
Montana State College
Plastered House Pioneer from Big Timber Visits Here
Judson Adams, who erected Big Timber’s first plastered residence in 1889, visits the town with his daughter and family. He recalls organizing the Congregational church, fundraising with seven saloon men, and the remove of graves for a city park, reflecting on the town’s growth.
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Judson Adams
Big Timber
S. A. Perrine
Perrine
Adams
Babcock-Miles Company
Oregon
Great Falls
Burt Gillis
Rev. Branch
Krieger Bros . Livingston
Rev. Fowler
Mountain View
Park County Budget Briefly Reduces Expenses
Livingston reports Park County plans a fiscal year 1935 36 budget of about 145 822 dollars with 122 000 to be raised by taxation. General fund 73 324 85, road fund 36 000, poor 59 500, bridge 36 000, bond sinking 12 000. Last year costs totaled 178 071 52, with final approval set for August 2 and mill levies on August 6.
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Park County
Murray Drops Opposition to Hart Appointment
Senator Murray of Montana announced he would not block Ray Hart's confirmation as state Works Progress administrator. He cited new recognition of labor in Montana appointments and urged that opposition would harm labor and the state’s welfare. He described the dispute as unfortunate and said he would not stand in the way.
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Washington
Montana
Ray Hart
Works Progress
Murray
Work Progress Administration
Labor
Hart
Wisconsin Senate kills progressive power program amendment
In Madison Wisconsin the progressive power program seeking a constitutional amendment to allow state entry into the public utility business and a law change to facilitate municipal ownership was defeated in the senate.
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Madison
Wis
Progressive Power
Isconsin Senate
Stateites Spend Lots of Money in Canada and Mexico
Commerce Department figures show in the first year of repeal United States tourists increased expenditures in Canada and Mexico. Total 1934 foreign tourism outlay estimated at 314 million dollars, up from 292 million in 1933, with Canada and Mexico receipts rising by 19 and 13 million respectively. Foreign visitors to the U.S. spent 11 million more than in 1933, aided by more Canadian cars and more aliens admitted for business and pleasure.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Canada
Mexico
Amos E. Taylor
Three Chicago Women Injured In Collision
Three Chicago tourist women, Celia McNamara and her daughters Marjorie and Mabel, were hospitalized with shock and bruises after their car plunged into a ditch ten miles east of Livingston. They were treated at Park hospital by Dr. G A Windsor. all injuries non life threatening with no bone damage.
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Livingston Enterprise
Chicago
the Park Hospital
Here
G. A. Windsor
The
Park Hospital
Windsor
Hall
Augusta Hall
Halgren
Livingston
Billings Oil Tank Blast Kills Four in Refinery Fire
A Friday explosion at Yale Oil's refinery east of Billings killed four workers and injured five others as flames engulfed tank No. 59. Victims named were Jake Walker, Ralph McDermott, Elsie Hiber, and Leon B. Smith. Firefighters and volunteers fought the blaze for over three hours, with eleven explosions reported and two buildings destroyed.
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Billings
Yale Oil Corporation
Jake Walker
Twenty-ninth Street
Ralph McDermott
Thirty-fourth Street
Elsie Hiber
Third Avenue
Leon B. Smith
Thirtieth Street
Don A. Robertson
Howard Sanders
Phil Fortin
J. B. Ricketts
Harold Montee
Fortin
Walker
McDermott
Smith
Hiter
H. M
Spot) Roth
Dewey Farrell
William Girdwood
Paul Carling
Norman Chamberlain
Farrell
Bozeman Doctor E A Tunnicliff Heads Montana Vets
Helena Mont July 26 Dr E A Tunnicliff of Bozeman was elected president of the Montana Veterinary Medical association at the close of the 27th annual meeting succeeding Dr A B Baldwin of Miles City Other officers elected include Dr H M Schultz of Missoula first vice president Dr Hadleigh Marsh of Bozeman secretary treasurer Delegates chose Kalispell as the 1936 convention city
Butte Man Appointed to WPA Western Advisory Board
Harry L. Hopkins named Dr. T. J. Shanley of Butte Montana as chair of a regional Works Progress Administration advisory board for the western states. The panel, three to five members, will observe WPA operations and advise the administration from an outside perspective. Members will be paid 25 dollars daily on government business.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress adminpanetOn
T. J. Shanley
Butte
Mont
Chaiman
Works Progress Administration Advisory Board
Works Progress Administration
Ater
Western Regional Advisory Board
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
California
Nevada
Detroit Housewives Fight For Cheaper Meat
July 27 report of a Detroit Hamtramck protest by housewives against high meat prices. Police rushed between butcher shops as militant pickets, 500 strong, targeted men leaving stores. Casualties reported among husbands allied with the action, with confrontations over bundled meat orders.
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Detroit
Women’s Committee For Action Against
Eld
Wheat Pries Surge on Adverse Crop Report
Wheat prices rose to the five cent limit on the nation's markets as reports of widespread black rust in the northwest and Canada spurred aggressive trading. Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis saw gains with corn and oats also up, while traders warned 1935 could be the worst rust year on record and no relief was seen in the forecast.
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Chicago
Northwest
Canada
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
U. S
Christian Yegen Dies in Minnesota Merchant and Billings Pioneer
Christian Yegen a longtime Billings merchant banker and philanthropist died Monday afternoon at Star of Bethlehem hospital in Minneapolis after three months of treatment for dropsy. Born in Switzerland in 1857 he helped build Billings from its birth with Yegen Brothers. He came to the U S in 1879 and joined his siblings in forming a business partnership that grew into a regional enterprise with ventures from Glen dive to Billings and beyond.
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Billings
Christian Yegen
Star of Bethlehem Hospital
Minneapolis
Yegen
Montana
Yegen Brothers
Cut Bank
Christian
United States
John
Dorothea
Peter
Switzerland
Glendive
Northern Pacific Railway
Bismarck
Terry Station
Dora
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Uncle Sam
City Camp Grounds
Sen
Bozeman
Montana Vets
WPA
Billings Mercantile
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