Dies committee hears 19 year old ex band member testimony
Helen Vooros, Brooklyn born, testifies before the Dies committee about nazi plans to conquer the United States. She describes Bund youth movement camps on Long Island with alleged immorality andGermany funded propaganda trips to Germany for American youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dies Committee
United States
Helen Voores
Brooklyn
Germany
Bund
Miss Vooros
Fritz Kuhn
America
Danzig
Schleswig-Holstein
Scandinavia
Long Island
N. Y
Three Children Die In Sacramento House Fire
A wood and tin shack on Sacramento’s north edge burned rapidly killing Rosie Lopez 11 Raymond Lopez 4 and Richard Lopez 2 who were in their beds. Their mother Josephine Lopez 36 and two siblings escaped with burns while deputies pursue possible arson by Stephen Lopez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Rosie Lopez
Raymond Lopez
Richard Lopez
Josephine Lopez
Frank
Lalia
A. S. Goodman
Stephen Lopez
Rich woman ends life by shooting in Cleveland
Mrs. Julia Morgan Marlatt, 66, left an estate valued at $1,024,000 including a $500,000 bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Childless widow of lawyer William H. Marlatt, she was found dead in her bedroom with a bullet wound and a revolver nearby. Coroner ruled death by own action amid ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Julia Morgan Marlatt
Cleveland Museum of Art
Marlatt
William H. Marlatt
Cleveland Corporation
Samuel R. Gerber
Reward Offered For Forest Fire Incendiaries
Forest Service posted a 500 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of incendiaries suspected in western Montana. Nine fires in Cabinet National Forest over the past two weeks are attributed to arsonists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Forest Service Today
Montana
Cabinet National Forest
Softballers Play Two Thrilling League Games
Two top games last Wednesday and Friday left Haas tied with Severance for the lead after Haas beat Keller 7 5 in darkness and Severance won 9 8 with a late D Strobel homer. The championship playoff is set for Sunday 1 45 PM at the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haas
Keller
Severance
D. Strobel
Fairgrounds
Grady
George Thompson
Billings Softball Association
R. Bieber
D. Lowry
A. McArthur
H. Haas
Wheeler praise for Hatch boosts presidential possibility
In Albuquerque Senator Wheeler of Montana says Hatch is an able lawyer and a potential presidential possibility. Wheeler aims to seek reelection in 1940 and expects Roosevelt unlikely to seek a third term, though he cautions a Roosevelt bid could face strong anti third-term sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Wheeler
Montana
White House
Hatch
New Mexico
Senate
Santa Fe
Pacific Coast
Washington
Roosevelt
Republicans May Await Democrats Nominating Date
Republicans may delay choosing a convention date to force Democrats to nominate first. Since the Civil War Democrats generally convene after Republicans, with 1888 as an exception. Republican leaders debate whether delaying benefits them or cedes minority status. Democrats plan early January arrangements and focus on FDR program regardless of GOP moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
John Hamilton
Republican Executive Committee
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
War Clouds Over Europe Deepen As Germany Invades Poland
At noon signs pointed to war as Germany pushes troops into Poland. Chamberlain warned Hitler the issue would be settled by force. France and England mobilize. Mussolini backs Germany. Americans urged to leave Germany France and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Poland
France
England
Chamberlain
Hitler
Mussolini
Blue Comet Derailed in Cranberry Bog
Chatsworth New Jersey August 19 Seventeen people were injured in a derailment of the Blue Comet Atlantic City New York flier during a heavy rainstorm. Three passengers were seriously hurt as the observation car and four other cars leaped the rails and slid 500 feet down the track. The crash occurred beside a cranberry bog drainage ditch with cars tilting but none overturning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatsworth
N. J
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Atlantic City
New York
Pine Wilderness
Thanksgiving Day Set For Nov 23 In Montana
Helena Aug 18 Montana will celebrate Thanksgiving on Nov 23 this year Gov Roy E Ayers said he would concur with President Roosevelt in changing the holiday from Nov 30 to the earlier date Plans to proclaim the Thanksgiving holiday a week earlier than usual were announced by President Roosevelt several days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Roy E. Ayers
Roosevelt
Whitefish Shooting Scrape Ends With Minor Injuries
In Whitefish on Aug 19 Jack Le Sur a 35 year old railroad worker was shot in the right wrist while resisting arrest for drunkenness. A bystander Mary Schumacher was grazed in the foot. both sustained non serious injuries and needed hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefish
Jack LeSur
C. M. Powell
LeSur
Mary Schumacher
Shutdown of Wells Triggers Gas Price Rise
Gasoline prices at refineries rose due to a six state crude production shutdown. Retail prices at stations held steady for now, with expectations of higher prices after the shutdown ends if refinery costs stay elevated. Market is tight as jobbers seek supplies to protect territories and smaller refineries hesitate to commit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
De Valera to Visit United States in 1936 Tour
Premier Eamon De Valera plans a cross country trip during his U.S. visit. He arrives September 28 aboard the Washington, will meet President Roosevelt in Washington, attend the New York and San Francisco fairs, address the Irish American congress in Chicago on November 2, and stop in Butte, Montana on October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trish Legation
Eamon de Valera
United States
Trish
New York
U. S
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Chicago
de Valera
Butte
Mont
July Rainfall in Montana Falls Below Normal
The weather bureau reports Montana July rainfall at 0.68 inches, less than half the normal. It is the driest July since 1919 and the seventh driest on record, with no heat records broken though 100 degree days occurred frequently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Weather Bureau
Tragedy Strikes Garnet Family Again In Montana
In Missoula Montana the R E McLees family endures another blow as Justina McLees a 48 year old widow of Russell Mc Lees who died in a train truck crash on July 3 succumbs to burns from a gasoline explosion at the Garnet home She was pouring gasoline from a large container into a small can when the liquid exploded engulfing her in flames
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
R. E McLees
Garnet
Justina McLees
Russell McLees
Bearmouth
AFL Suspends ITU Over Unpaid Special Assessment
Atlantic City N J August 18 William Green AFL president announced the executive council declared the International Typographical Union automatically suspended for failure to pay a 1937 special assessment for an organization fund The ITU can win automatic reinstatement by paying one cent per member per month The payment would restore ITU seats at the AFL national convention opening October 4 in Cincinnati
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
International
Green
ITU
Committee For Industrial Organization
Ambers Wins Lightweight Title Rematch At Yankee Stadium
Lou Ambers regains the world lightweight crown with a split decision over Henry Armstrong at Yankee Stadium. Referee Donovan penalized Armstrong five rounds for low punching, preventing a clear victory for Hank and setting up a third bout. A crowd of 29,088 produced a gross gate of 137,925.77 and a net of 116,396.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Stadium
New York
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Arthur Donovan
Armstrong
Hammerin
Henry
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Lou
Donovan
Hurricane Hank
Ambers
Althugh
Frankie Fullam
Jack Healey
Associated Press
Four Million Farmers See Crop Control Pay Reduced
Washington reports that over 4,000,000 farmers enrolled in the government crop control program will receive 10 percent smaller benefit checks this year. The cut funds the $500,000,000 soil conservation program through 1939, affecting about 2,000,000 cotton farmers and tens of thousands in rice and tobacco, with regional variation. Price adjustment payments from a separate $121,000,000 fund remain unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Congress
AAA
Motor fuel tax tops state revenue in 1937
The Commerce department calls motor fuel tax the principal state revenue source. In 1937 total state fuel tax revenue neared 627 million, while inheritance and gift taxes fell in importance, totaling 114.9 million and dropping to 2.8 percent of all state revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Oregon
Department
Census Bureau
Bureau
Tourist loses purse near Yellowstone grave in Billings
Edna Fayles of Greenville Michigan and three companions parked at a grave on the rimrocks Friday. Fayles forgot the unlocked car key purse containing 1050 dollars. A $200 reward was offered but the money was not recovered as peace officers continue investigations. Fayles and friends then left for Cody and Yellowstone National Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Edna Fayles
Greenville
Michigan
Yellowstone
Kelly
Rimrocks
Cody
Yellowstone National Park
Miss Fayles
Edwin Peterson
Lawrence Peterson
Fairgrounds
Eight Thirty Wins Travers Stakes Amid Muddy Track
At Saratoga on August 19, Eight Thirty owned by George D. Widener won the 70th Travers Stakes in a muddy race worth $16,575. Big John scratched after early rain, leaving Sun Lover and Sir Marlboro to contest the chase as Eight Thirty, winner in six of his last seven, strode clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
George D. Widener
Johnstown
Big John
Millsdale Stable
Sun Lover
Conn Smythe
Sir Marlboro
Billings to Host Montana Bar Association Convention
The fifty third annual Montana Bar association meeting will be held in Billings on September 1 and 2 with national figures like Charles A. Beardsley and Clyde Duffey headlining. Speakers Friday include Edson R. Sunderland David A. Simmons and Elias A. Wright, plus Montana officials and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
State Bar Association
Montana Bar Association
Arthur F. Lamey
Havre
Lamey
Charles A. Beardsley
Oakland
Calif
American Bar Association
Montana Association
Clyde Duffey
North Dakota Bar Association
Edson R. Sunderland
University of Michigan
United States Supreme Court
David A. Simmons
Houston
Tex
Texas Association
Elias A. Wright
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Lamey
Melvin N. Holness
Julius J. Wuerthner
Great Falls
Howard A Johnson
Claude F. Morris
Montana Supreme Court
B. E. Berg
Livingston
Guy C. Derry
John M. Kline
Glasgow
John D. Stafford
John W Chapman
Helena
Wesley Wertz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sen
Big Timber
Mayorange Council
Ee Nanvewee
Public Library
Cranberry Bog
Labor Federation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!