Democrats Hold Chicago Rally to Name Presidential Candidate
In Chicago at Chicago Stadium on July 15 Speaker William B. Bankhead urged an aggressive campaign built on the eight years of Democratic record. Chairman James Farley attacked Republicans for labeling the party as a war party and urged unity behind Roosevelt’s third-term bid.
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Chicago Stadium
William B. Bankhead
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Wendell L. Willkie
Farley
Roosevelt
Edward J. Kelly
Democratic Party
National Party
Bankhead
Auto fatalities reach 65 in Montana this year
In Missoula a 15 month old child, Margaret Elizabeth Thompson, died after being crushed by her family's car as it backed from their Orchard Homes home. The parents, James and Mrs Thompson, were in the vehicle. the child reportedly followed her mother outside and wandered into the driveway.
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Missoula
Montana
Margaret Elizabeth Thompson
Thompsons
James Thompson
Orchard Homes
Wong Sun Charged With Practicing Medicine Without License
Helena report says County Attorney Harold K. Anderson filed information in district court charging Wong Sun of Billings with practicing medicine without a license. The charge stems from information by Dr. B. A. Cooney, secretary of Montana state board of medical examiners.
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Helena
Harold K. Anderson
Wong Sun
Billings
Anderson
Wong
A. Cooney
Montana State Board of Medical Examiners
Pendergast Named in Indictments Over Fire Insurance Pact
Federal grand jury indicts Tom Pendergast R Emmett O Malley and A L McCormack for conspiring to obstruct justice in the Missouri fire insurance settlement of 1936. McCormack testified. Pendergast and O Malley previously served prison terms for tax violations linked to the payoff. Indictments allege the 9 million settlement split 80 percent to insurers and 20 percent to policyholders.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
R. Emmett O’malley
A. L. McCormack
Pendergast
O'Malley
McCormack
St. Louis
Tallest Human in Medical History Dies
The 22 year old Robert Pershing Wadlow, the world’s tallest man at 8 feet 10.3 inches and 491 pounds, died from complications after a foot infection from an ankle brace. A special casket was prepared in Manister Michigan for burial in Oakwood Cemetery Alton Illinois. Wadlow’s death ends a noted medical anomaly tied to an overactive pituitary gland.
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Manister
Mich
Robert Pershing Wadlow
Oakwood Cemetery
Alton
Ill
Wadlow
St. Louis
Harold F. Wadlow
Kidnaping Pulled On Harlem Beet Worker
Anthony Aguiler a 50 year old foreman on the Jake Marker beet field crew west of Harlem was bound and beaten by three intoxicated men who robbed him of 85 dollars and dumped him by the roadside after about three hours. He walked to a nearby farmhouse for help and showed police rope marks and swollen limbs from the attack.
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Anthony Aguiler
Jake Marker
Harlem
Here
Aguilar
Boy Drowns at Bozeman Pool Amid Busy Day
In Bozeman, Dickie Wing, seven, died at the municipal pool where about 315 children were swimming. Lifeguards Howard Hess and Don Skarie were on duty. resuscitation lasted over two hours but failed. Dickie’s body was found at 4:30 pm near the pool edge. the cause remains undetermined. He recently celebrated his seventh birthday.
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Bozeman Courier
Dickie Wing
Lennate
Dickie
Little Dickie
Betty Ree
Lyle Whitney
Fire Department
Harry Kensmoe
Bill Pentilla
E. J. Kearns
Pentilla
Dokken Funeral
Howard Hess
Don Skarie
Myrl Garver
Hess
Two mules die within 24 hours on Maitland sheep trek
The Maitland family mule Jenny, 25 years old, was struck by a car and killed while near the Melville road. The next day Jack, also aged and worn, collapsed dead after taking a few steps on the return to the mountain trail with the sheep. Jonas Maitland buried both animals.
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Ogether
Jack
Jenny
Maitland
Svend
Jonas
Cooke City
Melville Road
Oden Maitland
Don Farthing
Independence
Ayers Wins Montana Governor Nomination Over Lamey
In Montana Democrats nominate Governor Roy E. Ayers over Arthur Lamey and A. E. Kathan by about 1,319 votes with 1,100 of 1,195 precincts in. Nationwide, Jerry J. O Connell and Jeanette Rankin appear to win seats in their primaries. Wheeler leads Freebourn for the Democratic U S Senate nomination in a landslide.
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Helena
Roy E. Ayers
Montana
Arthur F. Lamey
Havre
A. E. Kathan
Brady Farmer
Ayers
Lamey
Kathan
Jerry J. O'Connell
Jeanette Rankin
O'Connell
Adair
M. Mansfield
Missoula
Ruth Reardon
Anaconda
Rankin
Thorkelson
W. R. Allen
Wise River
Winfield Page
Sam C. Ford
Charles A. Hauswirth
Ford
Hauswirth
M. P. Moe
T. S. Stockdale
Billings
J. J. Wuerthner
Great Falls
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Harrison J. Freebourn
E. K. Cheadle
Shelby
Wheeler
Charles R. Leonard Dies in Butte at 79
Charles R. Leonard age 79 longtime figure in Butte and Montana mining history died after three years of poor health. A native of Iowa City he moved to Montana in 1890 and served as state senator from Silver Bow county led the Heinze interests as chief counsel and chaired the Montana Bar Association while later practicing in probate law.
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Butte
Charles R. Leonard
Montana
Leonard
F. Augustus Heinze
Iowa City
Iowa
Heinze
Silver Bow County
Montana Bar Association
State Board of Education
Attractive Wisconsin teacher shot in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a 21 year old Wisconsin school teacher Gertrude Hertzing was found shot to death on a sofa in her apartment. The body of Arthur Slater a 54 year old post office rail road clerk lay at her feet with a pistol nearby. Detectives labeled the scene murder and suicide and said it occurred early Thursday as she prepared to leave for a nearby coast.
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Los Angeles
Gertrude Hertzing
Arthur Slater
Slater
Gene Bechtel
S. R. Lopez
Miss Hertting
Ach
Montana Emloyes Protected in Growth as Unemployment Falls
Montana industries under the unemployment compensation law will pay workers over 8.5 million this month. 79,300 Montanans are in protected employment, up 3,000 since July 1939, with housing projects in Butte Great Falls and Helena and better crop and mining activity boosting outlook. Since Jan 1 employment placement has added 10,500 jobs despite 30,000+ claims filed.
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Helena
Montana
Commission
War zone children may come to states
Washington officials cleared a path for war zone children under 16 to enter the United States on visitors visas without immigration quota limits. They must return home after hostilities, with an affidavit from a charitable group ensuring they will not become public charges and a $50 trust per child, plus assurances the children will have proper care.
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Washington
United States
Justice and State Departments
Willkie Campaign Establishes Chicago Headquarters
Chicago will house Wendell Willkie's national campaign office with a large suite of offices rented in the Loop. John D. M. Hamilton will supervise the Chicago office, while New York remains the eastern hub to cover about 16 states.
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Chicago
Wendell L. Willkie
Charles B. Goodspeed
GOP
National Committee
Loop
Washinton
John D. M. Hamilton
New York
Wool Buying Slows in Montana as Boston Market Drags
Wool trading in Montana stagnates amid a sluggish Boston market and west wide indifference. Montana has shipped about two thirds of its 1940 clip, with 18 million pounds already out of state as sales tighten and shipments slow. In Billings and Miles City 3 million pounds wait in warehouses, while confirmed sales reach 33 000 pounds at Miles City and reports say 550 000 pounds more sold locally.
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Helena
Montana
Symanny
Boston
Billings
Miles City
Roosevelt Nominated Unanimously by Democratic Convention
Franklin D. Roosevelt secures the Democratic nomination for a third term at the Chicago Stadium convention amid a roaring, largely unanimous vote of 946 to 13 with Farley and Garner switching support. The crowd roars as Carter Glass denounces the move while Roosevelt’s decision rests in Washington awaiting his address.
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Roosevelt
Farley
Garner
Tydings
Hull
Carter Glass
Virginia
Glass
Washington
White House
Lister Hill
Alabama
British Hope To Rout German Troops
London reports that A. V. Alexander voiced Britain's aim to fight on and destroy Germany from the island homeland. He cited Allied air losses saying up to 130 invading German planes may have been shot down in eight days, with official figures above 90. He urged America with Paul Jones words, asserting surrender is not yet discussed.
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London
John Paul Jones
Britain
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Germany
America
Paul Jones
Jones
Mrs. Dill Acquitted Of Cruelty Charge In Goat Death
Rosa lie Jones former wife of Senator Clarence Dill of Spokane was acquitted on cruelty to animals charges over the death of a goat on her Long Island property. Prosecutors said the goat hanged itself after being left tied in an empty house. two employees testified they forgot to free the animal.
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New York
Rosalie Jones
United States
Clarence Dill
Spokane
Wash
California Citizens Seek Olson Recall With Signatures
A recall petition against Governor Culbert L Olson was filed in Los Angeles with 256,246 signatures, far short of the 318,000 needed to trigger a ballot measure, though organizers expected more from other counties. County Registrar William M. Kerr will verify validity in 3,476 sections.
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Los Angeles
Culbert L Olson
Southern California
Olson
California
C. C. C. Tatum
William M. Kerr
Mother Kills Three Children and Self in Oregon
A young mother, Mrs. Ray Bressler, 30, stabbed her three children Carolyn 6 Paula 16 months and Robert 6 months to death with a kitchen knife and then inhaled gas fumes to take her own life. Sheriff James White said a note stated she was tired of living and could not stand to work any longer. Her husband, a foundry worker, could offer no reason for the act.
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Oregon, I
Ray Bressles
Carolyn
Paula
Robert
Bressler
James White
Three Game Wardens Die While On Duty in Minnesota
Waterville Minnesota July 12 Three state game wardens Marcus Whipps Bud Brady and Melvin Holt were killed late today by a man who killed himself The fourth dead man Brandt Daumgartner of Waterville died earlier The wardens enforcing state laws on rough fish in area lakes.
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Waterville
Minn
Joseph A. Lingle
Marcus Whipps
Bud Brady
Melvin Holt
J. J. Kolars
le Sueur
Brandt Daumgartner
Legion Convention OKs Compulsory Military Training
The Montana American Legion convention at Glasgow endorses compulsory military training for preparedness and defense. Officials elected include Frank E. Flaherty as department commander and Red Lodge named 1941 convention city. Resolutions back anti treason measures and continued Congress, praise the Dies Committee, and urge a new Montana battleship name.
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Glasgow
Mont
Montana Department of the American Legion
Frank E. Flaherty
Great Falls
George Gosman
Dijon
Red Lodge
Frank E. McDonnell
Legion Fun Organization
Richard Hardie
Kalispell
A. J. Rasmussen
Harlem
A. F. Milham
Livingston
Chauncey F. Biffle
Miles City
Julius Hilgard
S. L. Glick
Art Bacon
Butte
Eugene Kine
D. Gay Stivers
Paul Dickover
Helena
la Porte
Harry Peterson
Comis Voyageur
Legion
Dies Committee
Congress
Warm Springs
Montana State College
Mill University
Montana
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
F.B.I
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Wisconsin
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Willkie
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Bree Ny Lee
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