Governor Ayers Seeks Property Tax Elimination
Helena, Jan 3 Governor Roy Ayers told Montana lawmakers he will not approve measures raising real property taxes and aims for further reductions to abolish real estate levies. He urged exploring new revenue sources while preserving funds for essential needs and proposed directing public funds to the general fund subject to legislative appropriations.
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Helena
Roy B&. Ayers
Twenty
Montana Legislative Assembly
Public Welfare Commission
Ayers
Hnquor Control Board
State Board Reports December License Tax Revenues
Helena, Jan 3 The state board of equalization reports December license fees and taxes total $429 080 52 Most revenue came from gasoline taxes with 402 999 47 The month also yielded 9 115 64 electricity taxes 6 462 27 income taxes 2 659 98 metal mines taxes 2 546 88 corporation taxes 2 150 from contractors licenses and smaller amounts from store licenses oil and coal taxes telephone theatre and cigarette taxes plus car lines and other fees.
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
Treasury
Roosevelt seeks tax rise to maintain budget balance
President Roosevelt indicated in advance that his forthcoming budget will propose little if any cuts in federal spending and may include tax increases. The plan aims to raise national income to balance the budget, signaling potential another $9 billion in spending and a continued deficit.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Idaho Kidnap Suspect Nabbed in Great Falls
Great Falls Jan 4 Police and FBI agents announced the arrest of Stanley Conn 24 alias Stanley Chester Cameron for the December 22 kidnapping of John W Topham from Roberts Idaho Conn admitted forcing Topham at gunpoint to drive from Roberts to Armstead Montana where the victim was released Authorities identified Conn and said the arrest followed joint police and FBI work
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Great Falls
Stanley Conn
Stanley Chester Cameron
John W. Topham
Roberts
Idaho
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harold Mary
Conn
Topham
Armstead
Mont
Montana to showcase miniature ranch at Golden Gate Expo
Robert H. Fletcher announced plans for a Montana exhibit on Treasure Island for the 1939 Golden Gate International exposition. The 2000 square foot miniature ranch will include a ranch house and a diorama tracing Montana's history and will occupy the northeast corner of the Hall of States. Most of the exhibit is being built in Montana and shipped to San Francisco for erection.
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San Francisco
Montana
Treasure Island
Robert H. Fletcher
Montana State Highway Department
Helena
Townsend Says Best Chance Yet for Pension Plan
Dr Francis Townsend told reporters the chances for enacting his old age pension program were the best ever Senator Downey of California endorsed a 30 dollar weekly pension plan and said he would support Townsend proposal to fund payments to people over sixty with a two percent transactions tax
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Washington
Francis Townsend
Frank Murphy to Join Roosevelt Cabinet as Attorney General
Former Michigan Governor Frank Murphy, a staunch New Deal supporter who lost reelection in November, will be sworn in Monday at noon as attorney general. President Roosevelt picked him to succeed Homer S. Cummings, subject to Senate approval amid anticipated controversy.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Michigan
New Deal
Roosevelt
Homer S. Cummings
White House
Senate
Murphy
House
Seven Western Legislative Foci for Congress
Senator Wheeler highlights seven priority topics for the Rocky Mountain states before the coming session. WPA and PWA funding, railroad legislation, silver policy, sugar beets, road funding, and irrigation projects loom large as western needs. He also expects debates on currency remonetization and state acreage quotas for beets.
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Washington
Congress
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
New Mexico
B. K. Wheeler
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
WPA
PWA
Wheeler
Montana Public Welfare Mail Prompts January Payments
The Montana public welfare department mailed January checks totaling 322814.68 to 14887 residents under the social security program. Old-age assistance reached 12641 recipients with 259603.18 dollars, average 20.25. Needy blind distributed 2405 dollars to 113 residents, average 21.28. Aid to needy and dependent children went to 2133 families for 5006 children totaling 60806.50 dollars, average 12.14 per child.
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Helena
Montana Public Welfare Department
I. M. Brandford
Brandford
Mail carrying motor buses eyed for highways
Ambrose O Connell assistant postmaster general describes experimental motor buses that sort and distribute letters while traveling. If Congress approves a bill these buses would supplement rail service with potential government or private operation yet to be decided.
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St. Louis
Ambrose O'Connell
Congress
O'Connell
Garner May Swing New Deal to the Right
Vice President John Nance Garner emerges as a key figure aiming to steer the New Deal rightward. In his Senate suite, Garner and aides discuss curbing government spending and giving local communities more control of relief funds. Nearby, Senate Democratic Leader Barkley works on committee assignments amid party tensions.
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Washington
John Nance Garner
Congress
Senate
Garner
Sen
Barkley
Red Lodge Man dies days after marriage
Nelo William Kallio, 28, died of a heart attack Tuesday morning in Roberts shortly after marrying Miss Lillian Monahan, a Plainview school teacher. Born in Red Lodge on Sept. 20, 1910, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kallio and was survived by his widow, his parents, and sisters Sonia and Irene.
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Red Lodge
Nelo William Kallio
Roberts
Kallio
Lillian Monahan
Plainview
Thomas Kallio
Ross Martin
Sonia
Irene
Southern California Wins Rose Bowl in Last-MinutePass
In the Rose Bowl at Pasadena on January 2, Southern California defeated Duke 7 to 3 before 93,000. A late 61-yard drive culminated in a bench player Doyle Nave’s TD pass to Antelope Krueger, breaking Duke’s string of defenses and delivering USC’s fifth Rose Bowl win.
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Southern California
Trojans
Duke
Southern Californians
Doyle Nave
Antelope Krueger
Krueger
Bedlam
Arroyo Seco
Nave
California
Dukes
Iron Dukes
Blue Ridge Mountains
Durham
Eric
Tipton
Tony Ruffa
Bob O'Mara
Ruffa
North Carolina
Foreign nations wary but receptive to Roosevelt warning
Britain and France welcomed President Roosevelt's threat of economic sanctions against aggressors. Britain rebroadcast portions in German and Italian, and the speech was audible in England via semi official BBC facilities. Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Halifax reviewed advance copies at a government residence.
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London
Great Britain
France
Roosevelt
Britain
Congress
England
British Broadcasting Corporation
Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Montana to receive 191 CCC replacements in 1939 quota
Washington reports an invitation for 50,314 CCC replacements for the first quarter of 1939. Enlistment runs January 1 to January 20. State allotments include 191 for Montana in the ninth corps area, plus 567 for Colorado, 114 for Wyoming, 120 for New Mexico in the eighth corps area.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Eighth Corps
Montana
Ninth Corps
Army May Get Five Hundred Million More
Washington Jan 2 Chairman J Buell Snyder Democrat Pennsylvan ia of the house war department appropriations committee indicated Monday that his committee will favor giving the army more than 500000000 for the expanded national defense program Snyder said his committee will be inclined to appropriate some thing like 100000000 more this year for national defense equipment than we did last year Such an increase would bring war department defense appropriations over the halfbilliondollar mark The appropriations for the current fiscal year is 460201254
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Washington
J. Buell Snyder
Pennsylvania
House
War Department Appropriations Committee
Snyder
War Department Defense
Senator Borah Regrets Silver Price Fixing Extension
Washington January 2 Senator Borah Idaho Republican voiced disappointment that President Roosevelt extended the domestic silver price to June 30 instead of making it permanent. The price 6464 cents per ounce had been set to expire December 31 and was extended for six months. Senator O Mahoney Wyoming Democrat said he was satisfied with the action.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Great Falls Trucker Charged in Woman’s Slaying Over Jealousy
Ernest H. Luedke 37 is to be charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Mrs. Margaret Hokansen in Great Falls. He is hospitalised with a self inflicted facial wound and officers note he borrowed a shotgun to shoot rabbits on a fishing trip. An associate says Luedke was intoxicated earlier at a beer hall.
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Great Falls
Ernest H
Red) Luedke
Margaret Hokansen
Phil G. Greenan
Luedke
Twenty-Sixth Legislative Meet Organized For Montana
Helena officials report party caucuses nominate D. M. Manning and Melvin Holness for speaker. Manning leads Democrat slate 34 to 23 over Sam Spiegel. Holness chosen Republican speaker candidate. Democratic and Republican leaders named for floor, pro tem, clerk, sergeant at arms, chaplain, and seating committee as assembly preparations proceed.
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Helena
D. M. Manning
Treasure County
Melvin Holness
Yellowstone County
House
Twenty-Sixth
Montana Legislative Assembly
Manning
Sam Spiegel
Silver Bow County
Holness
Archie McLeod
Cascade
E. J. Byrne
Toole County
Ben B. Miles
Sweet Grass County
Jasper de Cobbeleer
Valley County
Charles Stevens
Cascade County
Fred Padbury
Lewis and Clark County
J P. Brennan
Sidney
E. N. Joffray
Boulder
Thomas Huxley
Lewistown
Hilda Richeson
Phil Goodwin
Silver Bow
Stevens
Henry R. Green
Dawson County
Goodwin
Green
Dawson
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