Montana Supreme Court Validates State Income Tax
The Montana Supreme Court upheld the 1933 law creating a state graduated income tax, denying Brian D. O Connell of Helena an injunction against its enforcement. The majority ruled the tax is an excise levied on income, with rates at 1 percent for the first 2000 dollars of net income, while dissents disputed its characterization as a tax on property and questioned the corporation exemption.
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Helena
Montana
Idaho Supreme Court
Callaway
Angstman
Three Die in Collision With Train at Rural Crossing
Three people died and one was injured when a car collided with a Butte Anaconda and Pacific passenger train at a railway crossing near Gregson Springs between Butte and Anaconda. Victims were Carmel Orino 28 Miss Mary Knez 23 Miss Mary Braddick East Helena and passenger Guy DiRe 25 Anaconda. Engineer Michael Campbell said he saw the car about 40 feet from the crossing and attempted to brake but could not stop in time.
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Butte, Anaconda
Dates Not Set For Taking Over Offices
Senator B K Wheeler announced Friday that Billings Gazette list of recommended candidates for Montana U S district attorney and U S marshal includes H S Baldwin of Butte and Sid A Willis of Great Falls. Wheeler said turnover dates depend on the Roosevelt administration, which may delay patronage moves until economic conditions clarify. He noted the attorney general may seek resignations or allow incumbents to serve their terms.
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Billings
United States
Montana
B. K. Wheeler
Congressional Corps
Huntley Project
Osborn Experimen Farm
Roosevelt
Wheeler
S.sdames H. Baldwin
Butte
Sid A. Willis
Great Falls
Many New Workers Will Get Jobs Soon
Industrial administrator Hugh S. Johnson predicted 5 to 6 million new workers would be employed before Labor Day. He based the estimate on telegram responses to President Roosevelt’s call for immediate enforcement of the national industrial code. Johnson highlighted smaller employers as key to the back-to-work effort and noted the overwhelming volume of replies.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
Marvin H. McIntyre
White House
Roundup Girl Killed Attending Fair
Miss Ella Clausen a 20 year old Roundup Montana school teacher was struck by a car near the Century of Progress grounds and died at St Luke's hospital. The driver Vincent Chorsch 19 is held for an inquest.
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Chicago
Century of Progress
Ella Clausen
Roundup
Mont
Frieda
Clausen Ste
W. Cc. A
Aneshunt
Michigan Boulevard
St. Luke's Hospital
Vincent
Chorsch
Oregon votes repeal amendment by surprise two to one
Oregon voters repealed the eighteenth amendment and erased state prohibition by a two to one margin in a Friday special election. Returns showed 122,589 in favor and 64,289 against with only Benton and Linn counties solidly dry. A two percent state sales tax proposed to cut property taxes was defeated nearly four to one.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Benton
Corvallis
Oregon State College
Linn
Douglas County
Wallowa
Roosevelt Starts Back to the Land Movement Funds
President Roosevelt set up an organization to use 25 million dollars of public works funds to finance a back to the land movement placing urban unemployed on small farms. He also approved most recommendations for regional and state advisers to speed remaining funds and set aside 20 million for forest lands mainly in the south for CCC winter quarters. He directed Ickes to administer 25 million for subsistence homesteads aiding population redistribution in industrial centers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ickes
Public Works Fund
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
Wheeler speaks at Huntley Project Picnic on dollar stabilization
United States Senator B. Wheeler addressed farmers at the 26th annual Huntley Project picnic in Osborn experimental station park. He urged restoring rural buying power and described Roosevelt administration plans to stabilize the dollar against Asiatic industrial competition, warning that silver prices and gold-standard shifts hurt American farmers and jobs overseas. He cited global currency actions by Britain and France and defended the U.S. move off the gold standard.
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Billings
Roosevelt
United States
B. Wheeler
Montana
Osborn Experimental Station Park
Wheeler
Orient
Bombay
Hong Kong
Great Britain
France
England
Woolgrowers to Meet At Billings in January
The Montana Woolgrowers association will hold its 1934 convention at Billings in January. Secretary Murray Stebbins announced after an executive committee meeting. Dates for Salt Lake City and the convention were deferred pending further announcement. A ram sale committee proposed sales at Great Falls on October 4 and at Billings on a later date.
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Helena
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
Billings
Murray
Stebbins
Salt Lake City
National Association
Great Falls
Wheeler Strongly Urges Remonetization in West Vote
Sen. B. K. Wheeler reiterated his push for remonetization in Helena. He said western senators must stand up for the silver cause to secure passage in the Senate and likely the House. He met with Montana officials and received many interested individuals in his room.
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Helena
Mont
Juy
Stock Exchange Announces Shortened Trading Hours
The New York stock exchange will trim its daily trading session from five hours to three starting Monday with hours noon to 3 p m. The curb exchange follows with noon opening and until further notice for full sessions. The Saturday open status and next Saturday decision remain unsettled.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange
Post Makes Record In Round World Trip
New York July 22 Wiley Post landed at Floyd Bennett field at 10 59 30 p m EST completing the fastest solo round the world flight. He flew last leg 2200 miles in about 13 hours bringing total time to 186 hours 49 1 2 minutes. He beat the prior globe circumnavigation record by over 21 hours set in 1931 with Harold Gatty.
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New York
Wiley Post
Floyd Bennett Field
Canada
United States
Edmonton
Alta
Post
Harold Gatty
Montana Highway Commission Completes Tentative Program
The Montana highway commission finished its tentative project list funded by a $7.4 million federal grant. The plan heads to Washington for approval, then to Portland for the bureau of public roads review. Bids on the 1933 debentures worth $1.5 million and oiling contracts will be opened Wednesday.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Washington, D. C
Portland
Bureau of Public Roads
Postal Employes Pray For Increased Business
Washington July 24 The rate of 12 000 postoffice employes swept by government economy measures hinges on the prospect of greater postal business Officials plan a new mail volume tally and sales expansion to steer large volumes of communications away from rival systems by offering swifter service
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Washington
Box Car Traveler Walks in His Sleep
Townsend July 23 Lloyd Gilham 23 of Grand Island Nebraska walked in his sleep from a fast moving freight train and suffered serious head injuries. His two companions reported he arose while asleep and left through an open box car door. At a hospital he was diagnosed with concussion and a skull fracture.
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Townsend
Lloyd Gilham
Grand Island
Neb
Berenne
Gilham
Great Northern Will Reduce State Rates
Helena July 24 The Montana railroad commission traffic department announced a state only passenger fare cut on the Great Northern railroad from 3.6 cents a mile to 2 cents effective August 4 for coach and tourist sleeping cars across the western territory to St. Paul. The Helena to Great Falls fare drops from 3.54 to 2 dollars and no interstate applicability has been announced yet. The cut aims to meet bus and automobile competition.
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Helena
Traffic Department of the
Montana Railroad Commission
Great Northern Railroad
St. Paul
Great Falls
Secretary Ickes announces $139 million public works allotments
Secretary Ickes unveils a $139,851,648 public works distribution adding to the $3.3 billion program. Funds go to 14 post offices in nine states and 6 million for 23 War Department ordnance establishments retaining 7,122 jobs.
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Washington
Ickes
War Department Ordnance
Agriculture Department
Winsooka River
Vermont
Panama Canal Zone
Cabinet Board
Milwaukee Roadman Killed Trying to Halt Train
Ed Mathiason a 55 year old roadmaster from Three Forks Montana was killed when his speeder was struck by a passenger train in Harlowton. He was hurled 165 feet from the track as the train collided. Milwaukee officials began an investigation.
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Harlowton
Mont
Ed Mathiason
Three Forks
Milwaukee Railway
Milwaukee
Committee Agreement Will Advance Silver
London reports a signed solemn agreement by silver producing and holding nations at the world economic conference. The accord aims to raise the price of silver used as money by about half the globe. Senator Key Pittman of Nevada led persistent efforts for market rehabilitation.
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London
Globe
Key Pittman
Nevada
Magner Wins State Golf Championship
Charles Agner Jr of Malta captured the Montana men’s amateur golf title in a tight final against George Sarsfield of Butte, halving the last hole by a margin of a half inch. Mrs. F B Ross of Kalispell defeated Miss Virginia Bode of Butte 8 and 6 for the ladies’ amateur crown. Ralph Olson of Missoula Country Club led the open championship with record par across four 18 hole rounds. The state tournament crowned a new champion in each event amid keen competition.
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Helena
Charles Agner, Jr
Malta
Montana
George Sarsfield
Butte
Magner
Sarsfield
F B. Ross
Kal- Il
Virginia Bode
Ralph Olson
Missoula
Orr III of Dillon Dies From Auto Injuries
William C. Orr III 25, a member of a prominent Dillon family, died from injuries after his car left the highway four miles north of Dillon. Edith Orr, a cousin, Captain Benedict of a CCC camp on the Wise River, and Rolin Thibadeau were with him. others escaped serious harm.
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Dillon
William C. Orr, III
Edith Orr
Benedict
Civilian Conservation Corps
Wise River
Rolin Thibadeau
State Shoe Bill Shows Slight Increase
Helena July 24 The state's shoe bill for the coming year will be more than 7 000 dollars. State Purchasing Agent J E Murphy awarded contracts for 1 575 pairs of men s shoes and 1 477 pairs of women s to be sent to the state hospital prison school for the deaf and blind and orphans home.
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Helena
J. E. Murphy
School For the Deaf and Blind and
Orphan’s Home
Regional advisers named for public works funds
President Roosevelt named 10 regional advisers to the public works administration and set region headquarters for the 3.3 billion dollar program. The Marshalls of Portland will head the Northwest region covering Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon with officials to coordinate project lists from state boards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
Panurphy
Wheaton
Minn
Omaha
North Dakota
Tos Pac
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wyoming
Marshall
Portland
Trortlane
Moritana
Idaho
Oregon
Portland journalist named regional adviser for public works
Portland newspaperman N Marshall Dana, appointed by President Roosevelt, becomes regional adviser for the Public Works Administration covering Oregon Washington Montana and Idaho. Dana has 24 years at the Oregon Journal and has pushed hydro electric development and Columbia River navigation improvements.
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Portland
Ore
N. Marshall Dana
Seceldent
Roosevelt
Public Works
Administration
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Associat
Ed‘stor
Oregon Journal
Columbia River
Montana wheat growers set for 13 million bonus over three years
Montana has an estimated allotment of 13 550 150 dollars annually for three years under the agricultural adjustment act. The payment hinges on 30 cents per bushel and a 906 200 acre reduction from the 1928 32 average. County figures will determine allotment and required acreage cuts.
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Helena
Warren W. Moses
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Moses
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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U. K
Senator Wheeler
Woolgrowers
Sen. Wheeler Strong
Stock Exchange
Box
Great Northern
Ikes
Construction Finance Corporation
Orr, III
Marshall of
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