September Bond Election Details for High School Remodel
The county plans a bond issue to fund remodeling of the high school including a new gymnasium and auditorium plus alterations to the 1922 addition. The project totals 80000 dollars with 36000 from federal PWA and 44000 from local bonds. The new gym will be 42 by 80 feet with a 26 foot ceiling and seating for about 1500 in tournament play.
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Montana
Home Economics
PWA
Sweet Grass County
Milwaukee Line Cleared of Blame in Mont Derailment
The Interstate Commerce Commission absolved the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad of fault for the June 19 Olympian wreck near Saugus Montana. Forty seven people died when floodwaters undermined bridge piers after three heavy rains including a cloudburst.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Olympian
Saugus
Mont
Custer Creek
ICC
Georgia RFC aide resigns at request of senatorial clash
Edgar B. Dunlap campaign aide to Senator Walter F. George resigned as Georgia attorney for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation at the request of RFC general counsel Claude E. Hamilton Jr. He said the resignation preserves his independence and integrity as a Georgia citizen. The move follows President Roosevelt criticism of George and endorsement of Lawrence S. Camp. George said the resignation shows the ballot of Georgians cannot be controlled from Washington.
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Atlanta
Edgar B. Dunlap
Walter F. George
Georgia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Claude E. Hamilton, Jr
RFC
Mounlap
Hamilton
Washington
Roosevelt
Barnesville
Sen. George
Lawrence S. Camp
George
Dunlap
Montana Highway Board Blocks Bridge Insurance Plan
The Montana highway commission halted a proposed 12 million dollar insurance contract for state highway bridges. Commissioner Wheeler secured a court injunction against paying the premium, while the commission authorized legal action to seek permission to intervene as a party plaintiff. The resolution noted no prior consultation with the governor or commission members and no legislative appropriation for the expenditure.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Board of Examiners
Highway Commission
Lloyd Hague
Missoula
Prospect
John M. Wheeler
Billings
Lewis and Clark County
Wheeler
E. A. Peterson
District Court
Highway Department
Montana Pioneers Open Meet in Helena Today
Helena Mont Aug 23 Early arrivals for the fifty fourth annual convention of the Society of Montana Pioneers reach Helena for the three day meeting opening Thursday Howard W Bohm of Patchogue New York son of a pioneer who opened Helena s first men s clothing establishment in 1861 Gov and Mrs Roy E Avers will entertain at a reception Thursday evening Governor Avers is the first native born governor and Mrs Avers is the daughter of Joseph Simpson of Gallatin county a pioneer of 1862
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Helena
Mont
The
Society of Montana Pioneers
Howard W. Bohm
Patchogue
N. Y
Roy E. Avers
Governor Avers
Avers
Joseph Simpson
Gallatin County
Democratic State Convention Planned in Billings September 10
Chairman Grover C. Cisel of Billings announced Montana Democrats will hold their annual state convention in Billings on September 10 to formulate the party platform for the November election elect a 1938 state central committee chairman and conduct other business. United States Senators Wheeler and Murray and Representatives O Connor and O Connell will head the delegation. The 10 a.m. gathering will take place at the Billings Commercial Club building.
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Montana
Billings
Grover C. Cisel
Democratic State Central Committee
State Central Committee
United States Senate
Congress
Legislative Assembly
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
James E. Murray
Butte
James F. O’connor
Livingston
Jerry J. O’connell
State Points
Cisel
Billings Commercial Club
Treasury studies single transfer tax to curb gift and estate avoidance
The treasury analyzes a plan to merge gift and two federal estate taxes into a single transfer tax. Gifts and estates would be taxed equally, with successive gifts taxed in the same bracket, potentially raising overall tax in many cases. Credits for inheritance taxes and lifetime exemptions face changes, with a proposed elimination of one exemption and a reduced annual gift exemption next year.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Republicans Urge backing for Senator Walter George in Georgia
The Herald Tribune reports James W. Arnold of Georgia asks Republicans to back Democratic Senator Walter F. George in the September 14 Georgia Democratic primary. George faces Lawrence Camp and former Gov Eugene Talmadge amid Roosevelt opposition, marking a rare GOP push for a coalition. Arnold says he did not discuss the matter with George. no Republican candidate exists for the Georgia Senate nomination.
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New York
The
Herald Tribune
Washington
James W. Arnold
Georgia
Walter F. George
Roosevelt
George
United States
Lawrence Camp
Eugene Talmadge
Arnold
Holmes Reports Gas Tax Refunds Totaling $74,915 in July
Helena reports state paid out $74,915.05 in gasoline tax refunds in July. State Auditor John J. Holmes said refunds go to purchasers who did not use fuel on state highways. Records show 3,180 warrants drawn and an average refund of $23.56, up from $18.13 in 1933.
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Helena
John J. Holmes
Four Prisoners Die in Steam Bath Punishment
Philadelphia record reports four hunger striking convicts died after being placed in steam filled punishment cells at Philadelphia County Prison. A prison official ordered the steam conversion into an air tight cell block triggering the fatalities amid a prison rebellion over meals.
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Philadelphia
Charles H. Hersch
Philadelphia Record
Nationa
Canada and U S pledge aid if Canada faces invasion
At Thousand Islands Bridge on August 18 President Franklin D Roosevelt, receiving an honorary degree at Queen's University, declared that the United States will not stand idly by if Canadian soil is threatened, calling Canada part of the British empire sisterhood.
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Thousand Islands Bridge
U. S
Canada
United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
Ancient Queens University
Dominion of Canada
New York
O’connor
Amerca
O’'Connor
Mrs Minnie Danskin New Head of Eastern Star
Montana grand charter sessions in Billings concluded with the installation of new officers for the coming year. Mrs Minnie Danskin of Glendive, wife of M G Danskin, was elected worthy grand matron, succeeding Mrs Ruth C Hattersly of Conrad.
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Minnie Danskin
Eastern Star
Billings
Montana
Order of Eastern Star
Glendive
M. G. Danskin
Ruth C. Hattersly
Conrad
Girl Killed in Accident Near Sidney
Glendive Montana August 22 Viola Yule 16 daughter of Archie Yule of Glendive was killed instantly and three others were critically injured in a north of Sidney crash Saturday night A car driven by Howard Yule 20 brother of the dead girl crashed into the rear of another car Injured were Floyd Berg 18 of Glendive another woman in the car and Howard Yule all sent to Sidney hospital for treatment
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Glendive
Viola Yule
Archie Yule
Sidney
Howard Yule
Gir
Yule
Floyd Berg
Sidney Hospital
President Roosevelt decries primaries interference
President Roosevelt denounces cross party meddling in primaries as eroding a core American principle. He pointed to Idaho where Senator James Pope, the administration choice, failed to secure renomination in the Democratic primary to D Worth.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Idaho
James P. Pope
D. Worth
Frank Hawks Dies in Safety Plane Crash in New York
East Aurora New York August 23 Commander Frank Hawks noted aviator and his companion socialite were killed in a flaming Gwynn Airecar crash near the E H Rogers estate. J Hazhard Campbell a stock broker died of injuries in Buffalo hospital after being dragged from the wreckage. The accident followed a demonstration flight as Hawks promoted safety and comfort flying.
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East Aurora
N. Y
Frank Hawks
Hawks
Buffalo
J. Hazhard Campbell
Campbell
Seymour Knox
Gwynn Airecar
Rogers Party
Roosevelt to Seek Changes in Wagner Labor Act
President Roosevelt plans reforms to the Wagner labor act after a lengthy talk with AFL president William Green in Hyde Park. Green urged a more judicial board and discussed pruning the National Labor Relations Board’s powers, noting complaints about administration and possible law clarifications.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Green
National Labor Relations Board
Mr. Roosevelt
Donald W. Smith
Smith
Milwaukee
Joseph A. Padway
A. F. of L. Counsel
Labor Aw
Power Line Worker Killed Contacting Live Line
Tony Keller 38 of East Helena was killed instantly near Marysville while connecting two power lines on poles. He worked for the Penobscott mine. Survivors include his widow and five children.
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Helena
Mont
Tony Keller
East Helena
Marysville
Keller
Penobscott
Montana professor killed in Illinois crash
Dr Raymond Campbell 29 of Galesburg Illinois, a Montana State University professor, died in a hospital after a truck auto crash near Anna on the highway to Viola. Ruth Stephenson 25 of Carbondale, a Harrisburg teacher, died Thursday. Rachel Graves of Herrin was not seriously hurt.
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Anna, Il
Raymond Campbell
Galesburg
Til
Montana State University
Ruth Stephenson
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Ill
Rachel Graves
Herrin
Campbell
Anna
Viola
Young Democrats Close Meeting at Roundup
C H Perry of Great Falls elected president of the Young Democratic Club of Montana at its annual meeting Roundup Montana August 22 convention closed Sunday The group passed resolutions opposing repeal of the direct primary law endorsing national administration principles to restore prosperity supporting Senator Wheeler on wheat loan origin parity prices and opposing involvement in foreign conflicts Speakers included Congressman James F O Connor of Livingston and Leif Erickson of Sidney
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Mont
C. H. Perry
Great Falls
Young Democratic Club of
Montana
Young Democrats
National Administration
B. K. Wheeler
United States
Banqnet
James F. O’connor
Livingston
Leif Erickson
Sidney
O'Connor Joins Fight Over Presidency and Democracy
New York Representative John J. O'Connor denounces the Roosevelt administration as pushing toward dictatorship. He tells CBS radio the nation must choose democracy over monarchy and vows to speak out despite being labeled on the purge list. The address signals a partisan clash over executive power and press attacks.
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New York
John J. O’connor
N. Y
Congress
Roosevelt
CBS
United States
America
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