Extreme cold grips broad swath from Canada to Texas
Chicago reports a severe cold wave sweeping the East and South after sub zero readings in ten states. Michigan sees heavy snow and outages while Marquette and Manistique face isolation. Buffalo endures 61 mile per hour winds. Toledo fights water loss. Cleveland hospitals treat 13 as Lake Erie shipping halts.
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Michigan
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Manistique
Coast Guard
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Salt Ste. Marie
Petoskey
Straits of Mackinac
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Upper Peninsula
Hudson
Mich
Buffalo
N. Y
Toledo
Ohio
Maumee River
Lake Erie
Erie
Presque Isle State Park
Canada
Texas
Florida
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Tennessee
New England
New York
New York City
Maryland
Cumberland
North Dakota Sheriff and Aides Removed
Stark County Coroner A D Davis served removal papers on Sheriff I W Gerlich and three deputies Joe Garecht H E Brown and Alex Wolf after a hearing on charges of encouraging intimidation and deportation of labor organizers on September 15 Davis sworn in as acting sheriff and Sid Fitzroff named deputy sheriff. new sheriff unlikely before Gerlich begins a new term January 2 after November election.
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Board of County Commissioners
Gerlich
Careless Driver Blamed for Death of Old Man
Red Lodge December 27 A coroner s jury found Jake Kraft Jr 23 responsible in the death of Arthur Wiers 72 former Red Lodge tire shop operator fatally injured Saturday on the Clark Fork river bridge at Chance south of Belfry The truck driven by Kraft was deemed recklessly and carelessly driven at the time of the collision with Vier s on the approach to the bridge
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Jake Kraft, Jr
Arthur Wiers
Clark Fork River
Chance
Belfry
Kraft
Vier
Carbon County
R. G. Martin
Viers
Wheeler warns against wave of hysteria in war talk
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Chairman Wheeler of Montana warns amid calls for war against Germany. He notes a rising hysteria endangering peace while Senator King of Utah pushes breaking ties with Germany unless persecution of minorities ends. Wheeler also critiques Neville Miller on free speech and broadcasters who refuse Father Coughlin programs.
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Wheeler
Montana
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
United States
King
Utah
Germany
Neville Miller
National Association of Broadcasters
Miller
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Father Coughlin
Galen Gets In Clear On Contract Requirements
In Helena on December 24 the Cahill-Moonney Construction Co of Butte won a contract to insure the start of a $92 000 addition to a Galen state tuberculosis sanitarium unit. The state board of examiners awarded the $1380 barrier construction bid and said work would begin Wednesday. The board will open bids December 31 for the excavation contract.
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Helena
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Galen
BWA
Cahill-Mooney Construction Company
Butte
State Board of Examiners
Montana lawmakers face tight budget tie next week
The December Montana Taxpayer urges legislators to curb spending as 26th assembly seeks 8.95 million in new appropriations against 4.68 million projected revenue. It details 1937 38 appropriations and calls for careful budget planning to avoid higher taxes and impact on property, business, and living costs.
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Helena
Montana
Capitol
Montana Taxpayer
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
26Th Legislative Assembly
Janus
James M Burlingame 71 Leader in State Circles Shoots Self
James M Burlingame 71 a longtime leader in Montana state political and fraternal circles shot himself at his Great Falls home after a long illness. Coroner ruled death by self action. He held prominent roles in Masons Elks York Rite and Shrine and served as Montana state senator and acting governor in 1915-16.
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Great Falls
Burlingame
C. J. Gordon
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York Rite Masons
Royal Arch Masons of
Montana
Cascade Lodge No. 24
Algeria Shrine
Helena
Great Falls Elks Lodge
Montana Elks
Joe Barrow Named Boxer of the Year for 1938
Joseph Louis Barrow is cited as boxer of the year by Nat Fleischer editor of The Ring magazine. The 1938 ratings cover 2,964 fighters with 895 records eliminated after months of assessment in The Ring's February issue.
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New York
Joseph Louis Barrow
Nat Fleischer
Ring
Bus Auto Crash Near Kyle Injures Fourteen
A bus auto crash on the San Antonio highway four miles north of Kyle Texas injured fourteen people with at least two in serious condition. Mrs. W H Bennett of Falfurrias drove one of the cars involved and Henry M Bennett of Lamesa was a passenger. the bus overturned after skidding onto a soft shoulder while trying to avoid the wreck.
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Austin
Tex
San Antonio
Kyle
W. H. Bennett
Falfurrias
Henry M. Bennett
Lamesa
Merchants Gift Warmth as 3000 Await Aid in Dallas
In Dallas on December 26 I Rude, a local merchant, divvied Christmas clothing to about 3000 needy people. A dawn line stretched for blocks as shoppers received coats shoes and undergarments. Police helped by holding babies and guiding groups into the store. A stolen car earlier that night drew comments from a beat cop.
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Dallas
Texas
I. Rude
Rude
Denver
RFC Willing to Aid Stockmen Loans via 90 Percent Participation
Senator Wheeler said Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corp advised RFC ready to assist stockmen loans for borrowers with good records who cannot meet other lenders. RFC may participate up to 90 percent in bank loans and buy approved livestock loans from credit groups.
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Washington
Wheeler
Mont
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Regional Agriculture Credit Corporation
Montana
Jones
Billings Identifies Pauper as Wrong Man in WV Case
A pauper buried after burial was postponed was identified as Harry Pearson, older brother of James Pearson, not the WV murderer. West Virginia officials wired that the man pictured is the wrong person. The deceased, listed as John Henry Pierson, 66, died last Monday. funeral arrangements set for Riverside County Cemetery at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Billings
West Virginia
W. Dan Ferguson
New Cumberland
W. Va
Harry Pearson
James Joseph Pearson
Ledson
County Hospital
John Henry Pierson
Roy Ledson
Weirton
James Pearson
Pearson
Riverside County
Sheriff's
Omce
Carriers Need Even Break From Government, Says Committee
Roosevelt’s special committee urged a uniform federal framework to regulate all transport forms. It proposed the Interstate Commerce Commission fix rates and regulate service for rail, water, road, and air, with an independent board handling other regulation and a federal court for financial reorganizations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Special Committee of Railroad Management and Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Transportation Board
Hopkins Named Secretary of Commerce in Roosevelt Shuffle
Washington December 23 Harry L Hopkins longtime relief distributor and key New Deal advocate was elevated to secretary of commerce by President Roosevelt. Harrington was named administrator of the Works Progress Administration to replace Hopkins with Aubrey Williams stepping aside. Hopkins has faced Republican criticism over WPA PWA funds and political coercion charges while conservatives question his business qualifications.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
F. C. Harrington
Works Progress Administration
Hopkins
Harrington
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
WPA
Congress
PWA
Senate
Inner Council
Grinnell
New York City
Association For Improving
New York
Southern plane wreck kills seven near Uniontown
Uniontown Alabama December 24 officials confirmed seven dead from a army air corps plane explosion and crash near Uniontown. Maxwell Field officials identified three bodies and four more remains were taken to a Montgomery mortuary.
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Uniontown
Ala
Maxwell Field
Air Corps
Montgomery
Alabama
Three Crow Indians Die in 250 Foot Cliff Fall
Three Crow Indians, two men and a woman, died in a 250 foot fall near Hardin. Pete Charges Strong, Fred Old Horn, and Anna Door were found at the cliff base as sheriff Henry Ulrich investigated. Authorities said alcohol was involved but whether a fight caused the fall remains undetermined.
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Hardin
Here
Big Horn County
Henry H. Ulrich
Pete
Fred Old’ Horn
Anna Door
Big Horn
Ulrich
Charles Strong
Market Reporting Change Announced by Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington Dec 26 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics said that from January 2 livestock market news reports will include only salable supplies in the livestock receipt data. Shipments to packers and through billed shipments for feed rest or inspection will be omitted to reduce confusion across markets.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Sen Wheeler Opposes Crop Control Plan in Farm Legislation
Montana senator Wheeler, a Democrat, said he would back farm laws removing Washington dictation. He opposed paying farmers not to raise crops and criticized the current law as ineffective for Montana wheat growers. He cited absentee landlords and westwide support for a two price system balancing home and world markets.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
O Connor Cites Tax Plan During White House Visit
Congressman O Connor of Montana told President Roosevelt during a White House meeting that a tax plan taxing real property by earnings could work, a scheme he says already operates in England. He discussed farm issues, social security concerns, and consolidation of WPA and PWA into a unified public works program to boost employment.
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Roosevelt
White House
O’connor
Mont
England
Montana
Montanan
Wyoming
North Dakota
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PWA
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