Grain-Livestock Awards Made At Chicago International Show
Evelyn Asay, 18, Mount Carroll, won the grand champion steer title at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition with her Hereford named Sargo. J. Charles Yule of Carstairs, Canada, judged the steer, beating a University of Alberta calf. The show also named wheat and corn kings, with Canadian and Indiana winners highlighted. Canada's consistency continued with multiple grain titles as the exposition moved to the grain show.
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Chicago
Evelyn Asay
Mount Carroll
J. Charles Yule
Carstairs
Alberta
Canada
Joan Shorthorn
University of Alberta
Sargo
Yule
Francis Lloyd Risby
Wembley
Charles N Fischer
Shelbyville
Ind
Johnson County
George Hofman, Jr
Tiff
Colo
E. W. Doubet
Hanna City
Rigby
University of Alberta Agriculture
Herman Trelle
C. Edson Smith
Corvallis
Mont
Fischer
Indiana
Beverly Meal
Waldron
Reid
Wether
Defense work boosts U.S. employment outlook to 1941
The National Industrial Conference Board forecast that defense orders will directly employ 1,527,000 more workers by June 1941, with total defense employment near 4,000,000 and 2,449,000 in indirect roles. Unemployment across all industries fell to 6,453,000 in October, while October employment reached 48,638,000, the highest since 1929.
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New York
National Defense
National Industrial Conference Board
Hazelbaker Ranch Sold to Utah Firm
Dillon Montana November 28 The Bar B Cattle Company of Orden Utah has purchased the 8000 acre CD ranch from the Frank A Hazelbaker estate. The Orden firm already shipped 1200 head of cattle here for winter feeding on the place. The sale is said to include Hazelbaker s herd of elk deer and buffalo.
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Dillon
Bar-B Cattle Company
Orden
Utah
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Big Hole Basin
Hazelbaker
Germans Destroy 17 Merchantmen in One Convoy
Berlin reports German submarines sank 17 British merchant ships totaling over 131000 tons in a single convoy on December 2 while an auxiliary cruiser went down with her guns. Two more ships of 16000 tons were likely sunk, and another submarine helped sink two vessels. A daylight air strike also added to the toll southwest of Ireland.
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Berlin
High Command
Britain
Victor Ross
Ireand
Three Forks Man on Trial for Murder
Bozeman December report says District Judge Berg ordered a special 10 juror panel after the regular jury pool exhausted to try Clarence William Edwards age 52 of Three Forks on a first degree murder charge for the slaying of 72 year old Hiram Hankinson in Three Forks on August 30, 194?
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Bozeman
Benjamin E. Berg
Clarence William Edwards
Three Forks
Edwards
Hiram Hankinson
Logan Walter bill sent to President Roosevelt for veto
The House completed work on the Logan Walter bill and sent it to the White House. The measure, approved 176 to 51, would set uniform procedures for quasi judicial federal agencies and speed appeals of agency decisions. A key issue is whether the veto message reaches Congress in time for possible override votes before Christmas.
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Washington
House
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Labor Board
Congress
Roosevelt Embarks for Caribbean Cruise Aboard Tuscaloosa
President Roosevelt and his party left Miami aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa bound for the Caribbean on December 3. The president stated the voyage has a serious purpose and refused to reveal specific inspection plans for Caribbean bases or air and naval sites. Escorts Magrant and Trippe followed as guards watched for foreign ships with live shells and constant spotlights on the U.S. flag. The delegation includes Hopkins and Rear Admiral McIntyre.
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U. S. S. Mayrant
Caribbean
Roosevelt
Miami
Tuscaloosa
Caribbean Sea
England
Culebra Island
Puerto Rico
Harborcraft
Magrant
Trippe
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Panama
Pacific Ocean
Harry L. Hopkins
E. M. Watson
Ross T. McIntyre
White House
Daniel J. Gallaghan
Green predicts 30 hour week as future wage base
In New Orleans William Green, re elected A F L president, told the federation that after defense adjustments workers will shift to a 30 hour week and a six hour day. A F L endorsed the plan but urged no immediate change while a 40 hour week remains in use. Green cited productivity and urged equitable employment through shorter hours.
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Green
New Orleans
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Americas
State Canvassing Board Completes Official Count of November 5 Ballots
The Montana state canvassing board released final results with Roosevelt at 145,698 votes and Willkie at 99,579. Also reported were all statewide and congressional race tallies led by Wheeler for Senate and Rankin for First District, with many down ballot outcomes including Ford vs Ayers for Governor and other statewide offices.
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Helena
Roosevelt
Montana
Wendell L. Willkie
Norman Thomas
Roger W. Babson
Earl Browder
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
E. K. Cheadle
Jeanette Rankin
Jerry J. O'Connell
Jamesf. O'Connor
Melvin N. Holness
Laverne Hamilton
Sam C. Ford
Philadelphia shipyard restarts production with navy orders
The Cramp Shipbuilding company and related facilities receive 9.5 million dollars in new contracts to rebuild idle Philadelphia yard. Six cruisers valued at 113.8 million dollars are ordered, raising total cruisers on order to 54 while 37 remain in commission. Delivery dates are not disclosed.
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Washington
Navy
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Naval
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Toomeys Narrowly Escape Asphyxiation in Helena Home
Helena attorney E G Toomey and his wife escaped asphyxiation after detecting a sulphurous odor in their upstairs home. They wore coats over their heads to breathe outside as a gas mask repairman found a chemical cylinder had exploded in the kitchen refrigerator.
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Helena
Traffic toll forecast to pass last year’s total in 1940
The National Safety Council predicted the 1940 traffic toll may exceed 1939 by as much as 2 000 with 27 360 deaths by October and 3 560 in October alone. They warned reductions are unlikely without personal responsibility from drivers and pedestrians. December risk rises due to weather darkness and holiday drunkenness. July showed a rare decline.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
America
British appeal for more ships in World War II effort
London reports Britain appealing for 60 new freighters from U S shipyards to counter Nazi threats at sea. Ronald H. Cross says old U S vessels will be purchased for the British flag as opportunities arise while Food Minister Woolton urges urgency with the cry for speed and ships.
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London
United States
Ronald H. Cross
House of Commons
Maritime Commission
Britain
Lord Woolton
Tax collections show good increase in November
Montana tax receipts for November totaled 880 555 64 reflecting a rise from 740 000 the previous year. Gasoline taxes led with 582 274 13 while metal mines tax paid 234 793 05. other items included electricity 11 867 50 telephone 10 422 55 car lines 10 134 36 coal 9 185 85 and income 8 918 88.
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
Bridge Insurance Writer in Trouble
Hallett R. French an insurance agent and clubman formerly of Montana was arrested in Seattle on grand larceny charges for embezzling about 1 217 88 in premiums paid for Tacoma Narrows Bridge insurance. He allegedly wrote 800 000 in policies retaining premiums and failing to report to Merchants Fire Insurance Company of New York.
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Seattle
Hallett R. French
Montana
Tacoma Narrows
Charles C. Ralls
French
Merchants Fire Assurance Company of
New York
Planning Committee Pushes Forest Grazing Permits Debate
The Sweet Grass county planning committee met November 29 in the courthouse to draft a resolution opposing reduced forest livestock grazing. Claude C Gray will present to the Department of Agriculture. members included Lamp, McKenzie, Olmstead, Gow, Esn, Clark, Gray, Clayton, Moore, Lavold, and Halls.
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Agricultural Planning Committee
Department of Agriculture
Claude C Gray
A. A. Lamp
W. D. McKenzie
Leon Olmstead
Art Gow
Leo Esn
Ben Clark
Claude C. Gray
W. N. Clayton
Roy Moore
Sigurd Lavold
W. H. Halls
Forest Service
Ohio Mine Blast Claims Thirty Lives in Cadiz
A Nelms coal mine explosion in Cadiz Ohio killed 31 workers as rescue teams recovered 27 bodies Sunday and located three more. Officials from Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Co reported the toll rising with one body found Saturday and 23 identified by Sunday night.
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Cadiz
Ohio
Nelms
George A. Strain
Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company
Rock Falls
Kennedy resigns as ambassador to Great Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy announced he tendered his resignation to President Roosevelt on November 6 and will not return to London. He plans a brief holiday before devoting himself to aiding the president in keeping the United States out of war and preserving American democracy.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Roosevelt
London
White House
Court of St. James
United States
Freak Accident Saves Fireman
In Madera California a major blaze destroyed the Madera theater and five brick building businesses. Fireman Clyde Haymond age 21 died after falling with Swen Barr 28 as the roof collapsed. Fire Chief John Brammer estimated the damage at 150000 dollars. Barr was later found unhurt beneath debris.
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Madera
Calif
John Brammer
Clyde Haymond
Swen Barr
Barr
Yellowstone Park Roads Closed by Snow Except Gardiner–Cooke
Yellowstone National Park roads are closed by snow except Gardiner to Cooke. East-side routes have been blocked since Nov. 4, with Gardiner to West Yellowstone icy but passable through November. Plows will keep Gardiner to Mammoth to Tower Junction and northeast entrance open all winter.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner
Cooke
Park
Yellowstone
Mammoth
Tower Junction
J. W. Emmett
Ten Persons Marked for Passing in Jail Note
Sheriff Al McLeod said a jail note left by Harold Tf. Goff marked ten members of Clyde Downey’s family for passing. Downey, 20, was sentenced in Boulder for the kidnap slavery of George C. Kilmer, a Butte service station attendant, on October 12. The inscription described the Downey relatives as a serious case to beware.
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Butte
al McLeod
Silver Bow
Harold Tf. Goff
Clyde Downey
Goff
Boulder
George C. Kilmer
Avila Camacho Sworn Mexico President in Pan American pledge
General Manuel Avila Camacho took office in Mexico City pledging respect for enterprise and investments and a close defense alliance in the Americas. President-elect Wallace attended, with US Ambassador Daniels, as Camacho urged labor cooperation and Pan American solidarity. Wallace hailed the speech in a radio broadcast.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
United States
Mexico
Henry A. Wallace
Americas
Chamber of Deputies
Avila Camacho
America
Wallace
Josephus Daniels
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Paul T. Smith
Leonard Co. Young
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Catherine Nutterville
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A. T. Porter
J. Ward Crosby
Howard A. Johnson
C. F. Morris
Enor K. Matson
Albert Anderson
Ralph L. Arnold
Philadelphia Shipyard
Toomeys
Kennedy
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