Roosevelt Birthday Broadcast Praises Fight Against Infantile Paralysis
President Roosevelt, age 55, spoke by radio from the White House to 5,000 birthday parties nationwide raising funds for infantile paralysis. The event, with stars and banners, emphasized a national effort to aid flood victims and noted a continued push to reduce future disasters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Navy Department
Louis McHenry Howe
New York City
Ohio
Mississippi
Red Cross
Autoists Warned to Get License Plates
Lou Boedecker of the state highway patrol warned motorists they must carry 1937 driver's permits and display current license plates or show receipts. State law requires compliance by February 1, with patrolmen to enforce but use discretion for those outside cities facing severe weather. He noted sales of 1937 permits and licenses are behind last year at this time.
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Lou Boedecker
State Highway Patrol
Chairman Doherty Gives Generous Donations
Henry L. Doherty, chairman of the national committee arranging balls for President Roosevelt, sent a letter to the President stating he would donate 100000 dollars to be split between flood relief and infantile paralysis funds. He said he wants to support the President in raising both relief funds.
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Washington
Henry L. Doherty
National Committee
Roosevelt Tomorow
Doherty
Stroke Fatal to W M Willman DAD
William Morgan Willman died at a Rural Montana home after a fourth paralytic stroke. Born July 3, 1860 in New Hampshire Pennsylvania he lived in New York and Montana before settling on a Boulder River ranch. Survived by daughter Beatrice Perley of Elizabeth New Jersey and grandsons in Chico California with two sons and brothers elsewhere.
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William Morgan
Dad) Willman
Charles Christensen
New Hampton
Penn
New York
Montana
Boulder River
Earl Wright
Livingston
Wilsall
Beatrice Perley
Elizabeth
N. J
Jacob Roger Willman
Ray N. Willman
Home Telephone Co
Chico
Calif
Civil Service Bill to Place Postmasters
Washington bill would place 14 000 first second and third class postmasters under civil service. The House defeated a recommitment attempt 270 to 109 and passed the measure, sending it to the Senate. It marked the first time this year the House stayed in session past six p m.
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Washington
House
Senate
Robert L. Bacon
New York
Civil Service Commission
National Woolgrowers End Seventy-Second Convention
The National Wool Growers association closed its seventy second annual meeting in Albuquerque New Mexico condemning the Argentine Sanitary convention and blaming the U S forest service for Pacific coast fires R C Rich was named to a second term as president with Sylvan J Pauly C B Wardlaw and T J Drumheller elected vice presidents Delegates backed keeping the Argentina meat embargo and urged controlled brush burning to protect grazing lands they supported the Taylor grazing act while opposing livestock excise taxes higher freight rates and new railroad charges for livestock handling.
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Albuquerque
N. M
National Wool Growers’ Association
United States Forest Service
Pacific Coast
R. C. Rich
Burley
Idaho
Sylvan J. Pauly
Deer Lodge
Mont
C. B. Wardlaw
del Rio
Texas
T. J. Drumheller
Walla Walla
Wash
Argentina
Senate
Association
F. R. Carpenter
Federal Division of Grazing
Flood Menace Dims Along Ohio to South as Levees Hold
The flood threat eased along the Ohio Mississippi corridor with Cairo IL at peak crest still protected by levees. The Mississippi rose toward New Orleans while officials predicted limited rain and approved a 136000 dollar emergency relief allotment for levee work and maintenance.
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Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Kidnapper Confesses, Dr. Davis Murdered Near Willow Springs
Robert Kenyon led federal agents and state troopers to the body of Dr. J. C. B. Davis, 67, who had been kidnapped and killed for a $5,000 ransom. The physician’s body was found in a thicket near U.S. Highway 63, 14 miles south of Willow Springs, with a check book clenched in his hand indicating he attempted to buy his life. Kenyon confessed after 18 hours of questioning. federal agents say he acted alone and left ransom notes and incriminating paper in his pocket. The kidnapper was jailed to prevent mob violence as word of the confession spread.
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Willow Springs
Robert Kenyon
J. C. B. Davis
U. S. Highway 63
Earl J. Connelley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Kenyon
Connelley
Dr. Davis
Congress Approves Bills for Over Two Billion Dollars
Senate passes a $950 million deficiency measure with $789 million for work relief and sends to conference. House approves a $1,046 million appropriation for independent offices including the Social Security Board and the Veterans Administration, with pensions and veteran care driving most funding. Social Security gets $254.6 million and Veterans Administration $585.8 million, up for Social Security and down slightly for veterans payments from last year.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Social Security Board
Veterans’ Administration
Supreme Court weighs boards dispute in Montana
Helena Feb 3 The Montana Supreme Court heard three hours of oral arguments and stacks of documentary evidence as it considers quo warranto proceedings to decide which opposing highway commissioners are legally entitled to office. The attorney general’s office seeks to determine whether the ousted commissioners or their successors hold the board seats.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Attorney General's Office
Congress Considers Flood Control Plan
Washington February 3 Congress opened to flood control ideas receiving a $5.011 billion public works package to curb river ram page and stimulate the economy. The national resources committee urged immediate study of Missouri river basin projects with an estimated near 40 million cost.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
National Resources Committee
Missouri River
Gov Ayers appoints two new state officials
Helena Mont Jan 30 Gov Roy E Ayers announced two appointmentsE A Dye Great Falls newspaperman to the state board of equalization and James Sparling Flaxville businessman to state agricultural commissioner.
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Helena
Mont
Roy E. Ayers
E. A. Dye
Great Falls
State Board of Equalization
James Sparling
Flaxville
Montana House Debates Broad Retail Liquor Overhaul
Rep. Lasby introduces HB 152 to create public houses with retail liquor and beer sales under the state board of equalization. Licenses range 200 to 1000 dollars annually with local taxes up to 50 percent of state rates. Brewers taxed 750 dollars. excise taxes 10 cents per pint whiskey and 2 cents per pint wine to fund enforcement. Estimated revenue 3 million dollars yearly, with distributions to counties, schools, and water conservation.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Montana House
W. D. Lasby
Broadwater
Starl Board of Equalization
Rep. Lasky
Public School General Fund
Water Conservation Board
Water Main Flood Destroys Businesses in Great Falls
A 12 inch main burst on Great Falls' main business street caused a flood amid 23 below zero. Water poured into shops, freezing basements and ice filled streets. Estimated losses reach $40,000 with no flood insurance. valves thawed within two hours, but merchandise and equipment were ruined.
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Great Falls
Mercury
Hauptmanns Defender Admitted After Nervous Breakown
Edward J. Reilly chief defense counsel for Bruno Richard Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial was committed to the Brooklyn State Hospital for the Insane after a nervous breakdown. Dr Mortimer Sherman said his worry over domestic difficulties and the Hauptmann case triggered the crisis.
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New York
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Brooklyn State Hospital For
Mortimer Sherman
Brooklyn
Reilly
Hauptmann
Bruno
Fined and jailed five defendants in Merrill Mortuaries case
Five Utah men were found guilty in federal court of using the mails for fraudulent Morton operations tied to Merrill Mortuaries. Charles S. Merrill and Clarence Merrill drew five year terms plus 2000 in fines. Rasmussen, Smith, Elliott faced varying penalties. Rasmussen and Smith saw consecutive fines. Elliott received probation and a single count conviction.
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Charles S. Merrill
Clarence Merrill
Soren Rasmussen
Wnslow Farr Smith
George O. Elliott
Elliott
Pray
Rasmussen
Merrills
Rasmussen, Smith and Elliott
Merrill Brothers
Clarence
Thomas Merrill
Removal Power Granted by Senate in Montana Bill
Helena January 30 The Montana Senate approved a bill granting the governor removal power over all employees in appointive state offices and boards. The final vote was 43 to 9 with three absent. The governor would receive a list of affected employees and his failure to approve within thirty days would trigger automatic removal.
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Helena
Mont
Senate
House
PWA Buys Bonds for Park County Canal Project
Montana water conservation revenue bonds totaling 68000 dollars issued to fund the Park Branch Canal project in Park county have been bought by the Public Works Administration through the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Gov. Roy E. Ayers said.
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Helena
Mont
Montana Water Conservation Revenue
State Water Conservation Board
Park Branch
Park County
Public Works Administration
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Roy E. Ayers
Supreme Court delays ruling on Social Security Act
The Supreme Court refused to pass on litigation involving the Social Security Act for a second time. The Howe Brothers of Boston appealed a challenge to Massachusetts unemployment insurance law and the federal act, arguing the state statute was inoperative due to constitutional issues with the federal law. The Massachusetts supreme judicial court had dismissed the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Howe Brothers Company
Boston
Mass
Howes Company
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Rites Held For Mrs. Mary Anderson Pioneer Resident
Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Anderson, longtime Melville County resident, was conducted at the Lutheran church by Rev. A. A. Holbeck. Grandsons Kermit, Leif, Thorval Anderson and Oscar, Norman, Clarence Ostenson served as pallbearers. burial followed at Mountain View cemetery beside Knut Anderson. She was the last Gold Star mother in the county, with two others interred earlier at Mountain View.
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Mary Anderson
Melville
Lutheran Church
A. A. Holbeck
Floyd Bailey
Ellen Rein
Ted C. Busha
C. D. Paulson
Clyde Fredrickson
Kermit
Leif
Thorval Anderson
Oscar
Norman
Clarence Ostenson
Mountain View Cemetery
Knut Anderson
John S. Solberg
Leroy J. Webb
Mountain View
Montana bill to tax caravaned cars five dollars
Rep George Monahan of Park introduced a proposal in Helena to impose a five dollar license tax on every motor vehicle caravaned into Montana. The state railroad commission would enforce the tax and revenue would go to the general fund after enforcement costs. Monahan had no estimate of the total yield.
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Helena
Mont
George Monahan
Park
Montana
State Railroad Commission
Monahan
OConnell Pushes Fort Peck Power Authority Plan
Congressman Jerry O Connell of Butte Montana asked Congress to authorize a Fort Peck power authority at the flood control project in northern Montana. He says the authority would fund and operate generating plants serving northern and eastern Montana, with preliminary power facilities built within 2 1 2 years and full plants after 1939. The move follows Senator Wheeler’s exploratory steps and echoes TVA and Bonneville models to curb high utility rates.
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Washington
Jerry O’connell
Butte
Montana
Congress
Fort Peck
O'Connell
War Department
Army Engineers
Sioux City
Iowa
O’connell
House
Montana Public Service Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knute Hill
Columbia River Valley
Public Service Commission
Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler
Senate Commerce Committee
Army
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W. M
Dad
Willman
Civil Service
National Woolgrowers Association
J.C. B. Davis
Willow Springs, Mo
Gov. Ayers
PWA
Park County Project
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