Local Band and Church News Highlight Community Events
The City band performed a lively program at the high school auditorium drawing a large audience despite some youth misconduct. The Congregational church held its annual supper and elected officers led by Rev. C E Tate with Mrs. W A Conwell as secretary and other church leaders. O D Olsen traveled to Missoula for his brother-in-law Peter Hanson's funeral in Lewistown. Geraldine Alexander of Bridger Creek sues G A Windsor and Ebert Sheep Co. for 3000 dollars over 872 head of sheep. The Con gregational Woman's Union will honor Mrs. Ross Williams at a special meeting at the parish house as the Williams family prepares to move to Big Timber.
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Congregational Church
C. E. Tate
W. A. Conwell
C. W. Haas
B. F. Henry
Tate
James Elliot
W. K. Amery
L. J. Wilder
Mervin Sell
O. D. Olsen
Missoula
Peter Hanson
Lewistown
Hanson
Roy
University
Olsen
Lloyd D. Severance
Browns and Davis
Billings
Germaine Alexander
Bridger Creek
Guardian Ad Litem
G. A. Windsor
Livingston
The
Ebert Sheep Co
Williams Livingston
Congregational Woman’s Union
Order
Ross Williams
Big Timber
Williams
Roosevelt asks 4.8 billion for work relief plan
President Roosevelt outlines a national resources board plan and asks for 4.8 billion dollars to place 3.5 million men on work relief. Senator Couzens denounces the bill’s authors while Congress considers a Bulwinkle amendment for detailed expenditure reporting.
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Ickes
Senate
Couzens
Mich
Roosevelt
National Resources Board
Congress
Dole
House
Bulwinkle
N.C
Annual meeting and banquet of Big Timber Rod and Gun club
The Big Timber Rod and Gun club will hold its annual meeting and banquet at the Big Timber cafe on the evening of February 8. Dinner guests and bridge players were entertained at the Paulsons' and Schumps' gatherings, with several large dinners and cards noted. Very Low Ole Birkeland, a longtime area rancher, was hospitalized in Big Timber in critical condition after illness, at age 66. The morning paper notes a President's Ball fundraiser with significant local involvement and charitable allocations, and reports obituaries and a death notice for Elmer Clizbe, husband of local resident Jeanette Clizbe Browning, with funeral details and survivor lists.
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Big Timber Rod and Gun Club
Big Timber Cafe
C. D. Paulson
A. L. Schump
Paulsons
Ole Birkeland
Grey Cliff
Norway
United States
Orthopedic Hospital
Billings
Roosevelt Foundation
Warm Springs
O'Leary
Morning Press
Santa Barbara
Calif
Elmer Clizbe
Jeanette Clizbe
Jeanette Browning
Eppel & Kurtz
Tom B. Clark
First Christian Church
Quincy
Michigan
Clizbe
California
Harry
Detroit
Hulda Murray
Elkhart
Indiana
Masonic Lodge
Knights Templar
Sturgis
Eastern Star
Mrs Grace Coolidge May Wed Everett Sanders Next Spring
A Washington dispatch reports Mrs Grace Coolidge is to marry Everett Sanders in spring. After the wedding she would move to the Sanders estate in Maryland. Sanders once chaired the national Republican committee. Mrs Coolidge has denied prior marriage reports and is currently at Slick Rock North Carolina.
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New York
Washington Dispatch
New York Daily News
Grace Coolidge
Everett Sanders
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Caldwell of Billings Dies After Illness
Verne D. Caldwell age 47 of 811 North 29th Street Billings an insurance and real estate man and Yellowstone county representative to the state legislature died Wednesday in a local hospital after a battle with septicemia stemming from a mastoid infection.
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Billings
Verne D. Caldwell
North Twentyninth Street
Yellowstone County
Ocean Steamers Collide Sparks Rescue Efforts At Sea
Early today about 8,000 spectators watched a sea battle from the shore as rescue vessels aided survivors. Searchlights illuminated the choppy waters while first aid stations operated, and nearby ships hastened to the scene to assist in the emergency.
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Wreck of S S Mohawk Triggers Coast Guard Distress Signals
Coast guard reports a Mohawk lifeboat signaling distress flares several miles off Spring Lake New Jersey after a collision with the freighter Talisman. Earlier, all passengers and crew of the Mexico-bound liner were reported rescued, with Mohawk captain Joseph E. Wood and one other person unaccounted for.
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New York
Ward Line
Coast Guard
S. S
Sweet Grass County forms grazing association
A three member committee from the Sweet Grass County Wool Growers and a three member panel from the Sweet Grass County Cattle Association organized the Sweet Grass Cooperative Grazing Association on January 7. Officers were Leo Cremer president, Martin Opland vice president, Leo J Esp secretary treasurer.
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Sweet Grass County
Sigurd T. Lavold
Martin Opland
Leo Cremer
Sweet Grass County Cattle Association
C. C. Nicholson
Paul L. van Cleve, Jr
Leo J. Esp
Sweet Grass Cooperative Grazing Association
Grazing Association
F. H. Rose
Helena
Gerrit Scholten
Leonard J. Esp
Roy S. Moore
Lars Fotland
Roberts Bros
Ronald Halverson
Henry Schrader
Scholten Bros
Sven Thompson
W. N. Clayton
Harry Hart & Son
A. C. Boyles
Ole Birkeland & Son
Ben Lavold & Sons
Long claims Standard Oil plots to kill Huey Long in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge on January 28 Huey Long alleged Standard Oil of Louisiana aims to murder him as National Guardsmen guard the capital and martial law remains in effect. Ernest Bourgeois of the Square Deal association is missing while his wife says she knows his location.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Standard Oil Company
Louisiana
Ernest Bourgeois
Square Deal Association
Iberville
West Baton Rouge
East
West Feliciana
National
Lieut
L. C. Cave
New Orleans
Long
Parish
District of Columbia
Liberty Leaguelaunches clash over Roosevelt relief powers
The American Liberty League denounces the $4.88 billion relief bill as abdication of Congress. It warns the measure grants unrestricted funds to the president, risks a European style dictatorship, expands a new bureaucracy, and leaves civil service protections and government structure uncertain. Jouett Shouse leads the league's critique.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Liberty League
League
House
Jouett Shouse
Flood Flooded Zone Leaves Eighteen Thousand Homeless
Memphis Tenn Jan 24 An estimated eighteen thousand lowlanders are homeless or trapped in the north Mississippi flood area as the rising overflow forces casualties. Ten deaths are in Mississippi, four in Tennessee, and one in Arkansas. The danger line advances southward through Sledge, Darling, Marks and nearby points.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Darling
Marks
Mohawk Disaster Arises From Broken Steering System
Five minutes before the liner Mohawk veered into the course of the Norwegian freighter Talisman surviving crew members testified Monday that the ship’s automatic steering apparatus broke down completely forcing an emergency switch to hand steering gear.
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New York
Letter From State Capitol Describes Session Dynamics
Representative Claude C. Gray writes from the state capitol on January 26 outlining party divisions in the House. He describes 33 Republicans with six noisy sugar teat Republicans, a mix of Democrats and progressives, and a lack of party responsibility under a managerial system. He notes past bills on cigarettes and taxes were symbolic and signals possible follow-up, with the Carey Resolution facing Judiciary referral and an investigating committee to be appointed.
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Claude C. Gray
State
House
New York
Illinois
Carey
Representative Fowler
Yellowstone
Appropriations Committee
Penwell Group
Committee On Judiciary
Fowler
Judiciary Committee
Slick Thief Takes $1.456 Million in Wall Street Heist
A leather wallet with bonds and securities worth 1.456 million dollars vanished Monday from a Wall Street messenger, Morris Blanfield of the Bank of Manhattan, as he prepared deposits at C. J. Divine and Co. An armed guard and another bank's messengers were present. District Attorney Martin Conboy and DOJ agents questioned Blanfield and guards Winkleman and McCarthy Monday night.
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New York
Wall Street
Morris Blanfield
Bank of Manhattan Company
C. J. Divine and Company
Bank of Manhattan
United States
Martin Conboy
Department of Justice
Blanfield
Winkleman
McCarthy
Bus marooned atop divide for 21 hours in blizzard
Mrs. Alonzo Shook of Bridger canyon recounted a 21 hour ordeal on Monida pass at the Continental divide between Montana and Idaho. The bus, halted by a snow drift, faced subzero wind chills and a dwindling fuel supply as a rescue car finally reached the four passengers and driver after dawn.
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Bozeman
Monida Pass
Alonzo Shook
Bridger Cayon
California
Continental Divide
Montana
Idaho
Dillon
Shook
Highlights of Monday's Message by President
Washington dispatch reports excerpts from the presidents Monday address noting a long history of white settlement in America and the mutual harm caused by efforts to mold nature. The speaker contends civilization has come at a cost to both environment and people over centuries.
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Washington
American
Stranded Citizens Plead Over Livelihood Erosion
A nation faces widespread rural hardship as millions of villagers and farmers find themselves stranded due to nature failing to sustain their livelihoods. The quote reflects deep concern over the impact on rural communities and the need for support.
Population centers draw millions as economics break down
A quoted remark notes that vast urban centers attract millions, creating a situation where natural economic laws no longer apply. The statement emphasizes the strain on resources and the altered dynamics of supply and demand in large populations.
National Asset Inventory Marks New Historic Step
A statement proclaims the nation has completed its first full inventory of assets and the related problems, highlighting a milestone in national recordkeeping and policy assessment.
Interwoven natural resources guide regional development
A public statement argues for using natural resources in harmony with industry, labor, finance, taxation, agriculture, housing, recreation, and good citizenship to shape regional progress. The quote emphasizes integrated planning over viewing resources in isolation.
Administration plans alter course after gold clause ruling
Washington January 29 The Morgenthau and Cummings proposals aim to limit chaos if the Supreme Court strikes down the gold payment clause. Officials warn a ruling against the government could trigger a massive bond devaluation and threaten monetary stability. The court is to decide if Congress has authority to invalidate the gold clause.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Cummings
Roosevelt
Congress
Grand Jury to Probe PWA Graft in Texas Project
A special grand jury will convene February 6 to investigate graft in a $4,000,000 Texas Public Works Administration project. Secretary Ickes ordered the inquiry. US Attorney Garnett said the jury will examine one Texas project while officials decline to identify it. Louis Glagis has recently visited Texas related to the graft case.
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Washington
Texas Public Works Administration
Ickes
PWA
United States
Leslie G. Garnett
Garnett
Texas
Louis Glagis
Carter Glass Leads Democratic Push Against Relief Bill
Washington January 28. Carter Glass Virginia at 77 rebels against the broad language of Roosevelt's 4.8 billion work relief bill in an executive session. He warns no secrecy about committee hearings and testimony will be published. Republicans cheered the stance hoping for revisions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Virginia
House
Glass
Montana House considers $1 license plate fee bill
Rep. W. M. Cusick of Flathead introduced a bill in the Montana House yesterday proposing a reduced automobile license plate fee of one dollar instead of the usual five or ten dollars.
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Helena
Montana
House of Representatives
W. M. Cusick
Flathead
Relief Funds at Risk as February 10 Deadline Looms
Relief officials warned funds to feed the needy would be exhausted by February 10 while a $4.8 billion Works Progress Administration bill to extend aid faces lengthy Senate debate. Secretary Milford cited carryover funds and harsh winter as factors, as White House and Senator Glass clash over consultation before action.
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Washington
Relief Administration
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Morton M. Milford
Milford
Congress
Glass
Virginia
White House
Roosevelt
Minnesota District Reports December Business Gain
The ninth federal reserve district covering Minnesota and nearby states shows December business activity at a three year peak. Seasonally adjusted indices rise from November though country check clearings dip from the November five year high. Bank debits across 17 cities rise 17 percent year over year and country clearings up 20 percent.
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Minneapolis
Federal Reserve District
Minnesota
Montana
North
South Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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House Democrats
Mrs. Coolidge
Rep. Caldwell
Grazing Association Organization
Standard Oil
Liberty League
Rep
Gray
State Capitol
Divide
Grand Jury
Professional Directory
J. A. Lowry Real Estate, Insurance Bonds and Abstracts Undertaking
M. W. Barr
Big Timber, Montana
DR. D. Claiborn
J. D. Herries
Masonic
A. P. O'Leary, M. B
Commercial Bank
Bidg
E.,c. Overland
Law County Court House
L. W. Baskett
Montana Power Co
Block Big Timber, Montana
L. H. Townsend
Osteopathic
Res
O. J. Ellingson
Motor Inn
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