City FURNISHES Further Information on New Plan
Under the National Industrial Recovery Act the city seeks Public Works funds to build a water works system. Grants cover 30 percent of labor and materials. bonds may be issued for the project cost or reduced by the federal grant. A consulting engineer prepared four construction plans. the most expensive estimates at 140000 dollars. The city may bond 140000 but need not spend all if cheaper options suffice. Turn to page eight, column one.
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Congress of the
United States
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
Public Works Administrator
Water Works
Lindberghs Reach Natal Brazil After 1875 Mile Flight
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Anne Morrow arrived in Natal Brazil at 3 10 p m Brazilian time after a 1875 mile flight from Bathurst Gambia in 16 hours 10 minutes the couple landed in the harbor amid fanfare on a Wednesday.
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Natal
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Bathurst
Gambia
Africa
Canadian wins first prize for wheat at fair
Saskachewan farmer Frank Isakson of Elfros was named wheat king of North America for the hard red spring variety at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Montana wheat took top premiums for white winter wheat. Victor, Montana entrants L. E. Peterson, F. L. Higbee, and Clarence Brown took first to third in their category.
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Chicago
Saskatchewan
North America
Frank Isakson
Elfros
Winnipeg
Montana Wheat
Victor
L. E. Peterson
F. L. Higbee
Clarence Brown
Bridge Construction Starts East of Livingston
Work on a 68 628 dollar bridge to route the Yellowstone trail via Park street and the Northern Pacific depot area in Livingston began Monday. Ernest McLaughlin leads 50 workers in two five hour shifts. four river piers will reach 30 feet below water with coffer dams planned to set foundations.
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Park Street
Northern Pacific
Depot Street
Livingston
Ernest McLaughlin
Angus McLaughlin
McLaughlin Construction Co
Yellowstone River
McLaughlin
City Starts Work on Street Improvement
Big Timber began street and alley improvements under a CWA allotment with 18 workers led by Fred W. Tucker and J. E. Bowman. The crew includes truck and grader men earning six dollars daily, while others earn three dollars. East side work is active as Fourth Avenue extends, Second Avenue nears the new highway crossing, and Third Avenue work continues. City park area and connecting streets between avenues are being prepared.
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CWA
Fred W. Tucker
J. E. Bowman
L. L. Buchanan
Friend Curtis
T. S. Lavold
G. W. Murphy
N. E. Oliver
Stanley Rand
John Satre
Maurice Traver
George Hauge
Nate Howe
Pete Jerome
Robert Lindsey
Paul Fischer
A. I. Berg
Sam Solberg, Jr
H. B. Yerkes
Fourth Avenue
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Death Claims Harvester Co President Alexander Legge
Alexander Legge 67 president of International Harvester and first federal farm board chairman died at his Hinsdale home. Death blamed on heart disease after brief illness. Legge was a widower with no immediate relatives and lived alone with his servants.
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Chicago
Alexander Legge
International Harvester Company
Federal Farm Board
Hinsdale
Mr. Legge
Hearst claims Roosevelt seeks to free nation from blood money
Hearst told a San Simeon broadcast that President Roosevelt is striving to move the country away from blood money and hard money, criticizing Alfred E. Smith as all wet for opposing the policy. He alleged bankers push hard money and accused Smith of pandering to Wall Street with the term baloney. He linked Smith to Morgan and the Bank of England in a broader critique.
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Hearst
Roosevelt
San Simeo
Calif
William Randolph Hearst
Alfred E. Smith
National Broadcasting Company
Mr. Roosevelt
Morgan
al Smith
Mr. Smith
Wall Street
Mr. Morgan
British Empire
Sprague
Bank of Ingand
Elmer Herrington Dies After Logging Accident
Elmer Herrington of Columbus Mont died from injuries after a wagon wheel broke his chest while hauling logs near the Miller saw mill on Bridger creek. The accident occurred when a fractious colt bolted throwing Herrington under a wheel. He left three small children who had moved to the mill last Sunday. Coroner Graff and Ray A. Travers went to the scene.
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Elmer Herrington
Columbus
Kieral Thompson
Theodore Thompson
Bridger Creek
Graff
Ray A. Traver
Forest Work Plan Cuts Idle Men in Montana
Region Forester Maj Evan W Kelley announced that nearly 12 000 men scheduled for winter forest work in Montana Idaho and eastern Washington would be dropped as work prospects rise locally The CWA allocation to forest region No 1 has been cut to 25 men and 72 regional forestry vacancies will not be filled due to retirements transfers and economy measures.
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Missoula
Montana
Evan W. Kelley
Kelley
Idaho
Washington
Civil Work Administration
Washingon
CWA
Forest Region No. 1
Regional Forestry Service
Angus M Laughlin Laid to Rest in Livingston Friday
Funeral services for Angus L. McLaughlin 72 were held Friday at St. Marys church in Livingston. Born April 1 1861 in Ontario Canada he moved to Montana in 1890 and built roads bridges and business blocks with McLaughlin ONeil before forming McLaughlin Construction. He died after a period of illness at his home last Tuesday.
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Livingston Enterprise
Angus L. McLaughlin
Montana
St. Mary’s Church
Fr. Sheehy
McLaughlin
Ontario
Canada
Livingston
D. J. O’neil
Judge Pray Dismisses Liquor Violation Cases
Judge Charles N. Pray of the U S district court in Great Falls dismissed about a score of national prohibition act cases on Wednesday saying the act is dead and suggesting new indictments under the revenue act if the government pursues prosecutions. Defendants had appeared for arraignment. some indictments were several months old.
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Great Falls
Charles N. Pray
United States District Court
Four Western States Demand Too Much National Funds
Secretary Ickes said four Rocky Mountain states Colorado New Mexico Wyoming and Montana have exceeded public works allotments based on population and need while applications still receive due consideration The per cent allotments were Montana 535 Wyoming 742 Colorado 169 and New Mexico 168 with Wyoming’s high share due to the Casper Alcora project and Montana to Fort Peck project He noted Colorado’s $10 million highway allocation may not be usable and stressed greater scrutiny on future proposals from states already funded heavily.
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Washington
Ickes
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Montana
Public Works Board
Casper-Alcora
Fort Peckham
Montana House Passes Four Relief Measures In Special Session
The Montana house of representatives approved four relief measures and sent them to the senate, bringing total acts in the special session to six. The acts include funding for student union buildings with federal recovery funds, legalizing past elections for indebtedness authorizations, enabling purchase of home owners loan corporation bonds, and reducing light automobile registration fees from ten to five dollars. Representative Fitzstephens of Gallatin county voted against.
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Helena
Montana House of Representatives
Senate
House
State Board of Education
Cooney
Fitzstephens
Gallatin County
Mayor Fred L. Tilton of Billings Dies of Heart Attack
Billings mayor Fred L. Tilton died of a heart attack at his home on Yellowstone Avenue shortly after a light lunch. He had left his office at noon and later suffered a sudden chill while preparing for bed. Mrs. Tilton assisted and summoned help but he passed away in his chair.
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Billings Gazette
Fred L. Tilton
Yellowstone Avenue
Helena Banker Samuel McKennan Dies After Illness
Samuel McKennan 61 president of Union Bank & Trust Co Helena died after a 10 day influenza illness at a Helena hospital. Born in Litchfield Mich 1872 he worked as a railroad telegraph operator before entering banking later serving as bank secretary and becoming president. Survived by widow, brother William in Michigan, and sons Dr Robert A McKennan of Dartmouth and Bruce of San Francisco.
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Helena
Samuel McKennan
Union Bank & Trust Co
Litchfield
Mich
McKennan
Marshall, Minn
Union Bank & Trust Company
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Montana
Federal Reserve Bank
RFC
Algeria
Shrine Temple
Conrad .Memorial
St. Peter's Hospital
William
Hamer
Robert A
Utah Ratified Tuesday Ends National Prohibition
Utah became the 36th state to ratify repeal ending national prohibition, with proclamations by the state department and President Roosevelt. Pennsylvania and Ohio followed, sealing repeal after 14 years of Eighteenth Amendment enforcement.
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Washington
Utah
Pennsylvania
Ohio
State Department
Roosevelt
Mass meeting on proposed water works system
Taxpayers attend a Friday mass meeting at the courthouse to discuss cost estimates for a new water works system. Mayor O Leary presided as City Attorney Campbell outlined current and proposed expenses and funding. Engineer B C Lillis reviewed the survey, with H B Foote from the state health board and A R McDonnell stressing fire protection and pressure needs. C W Haas warned insurance rate implications if fire protection remains inadequate. Discussion followed.
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Court House
O’leary
Campbell
B. C. Lillis
Billings
H. B. Foote
State Health Board
A. R. McDonnell
C. W. Haas
Second call for bids on north road work readvertised
A renewed bid invitation for highway work north of the Yellowstone bridge is published. The project spans 3.29 miles from First Avenue near the Stenberg home to beyond Swamp Creek, with wages set at 60 cents per hour for common labor and 75 cents per hour for the lowest skilled tier, bids due by December 15 at the next board meeting.
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Yellowstone Bridge
State Highway Commission
Pioneer
Stenberg
First Avenue
Boulder Bridge
Yellowstone River
Swamp Creek
Roosevelt condemns lynch law and calls for justice
President Roosevelt delivered a strong rebuke to lynching on Wednesday night. He urged public opinion to enforce a fairer justice system and predicted that the nation is beginning a period of significant progress and gains.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Tree cut down in St. Joseph after mob death reminder
In St. Joseph Missouri on December 2 the tree linked to a mob killing of Lloyd Warner a Black man was removed by order of Mayor John Schuder. He said the tree’s presence drew visitors and blocked traffic making it an unpleasant reminder of the Tuesday night incident.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Lloyd Warner
John Schuder
Funds Approved for Red Lodge to Cooke City Road
Secretary Ickes announced a $109,389 contract to surface about 48 miles of highway between Red Lodge and Cooke City Montana. The project on the northeast approach to Yellowstone National Park includes bituminous surfacing oiling wood guard rails and resurfacing of parking areas from prior work.
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Washington
Ickes
Red Lodge
Cooke City
Mont
Yellowstone National Park
Special taxes fade as repeal looms and liquor taxes rise
Washington notes that repealing certain taxes will end the special levies including gasoline and dividends while liquor taxes grow under consideration for fiscal 1935. Treasury reports show higher debt and a plan to balance the budget with an estimated shift of about 80 million dollars in revenue.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Gether
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Harvester Company
Angus M’laughlin
Pray
Sam M’kennan
Prohibition
International Reform Federation
District of Columbia Supreme Court
F. Dickinson Letts
Canon William. Sheafe Chase
Brooklyn
N. Y
Federal Alcohol Administration
New Jersey
Harry Moore
Georgia
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
North Road
ST. Joe
Red Lodge Road
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