Big Timber Loses 70000 Post Office By Bill Reductions
A revised Garner bill reduces post office allocations and drops Big Timber Montana from the list. The Ways and Means Committee schedule shows a broad public works program funded by bonds with loans to states and private industry. The plan proposes new construction, highway and harbor projects, and calls for relief payments while opposing executive branches.
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Big Timber
Ways and
Washington
Garner
Reconstruction Corporation
Hoover
Texan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rainey
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Arizona
Holbrook
Montana
Baker
Chinook
Conrad
Fort Benton
Hardin
Harlowton
Malta
Prentywood
Polson
Beobey
Wyoming
Gillette
Powell
House
Inter-Departmental Board
Aa Rivers Harbors
Banat
Washngton
Mills
Treasury
John Barton Payne
The
Red Cross
Farm ‘Board
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Representative Lonergan
Connecticut
Lonergan
James C. Stone
Farm Board
Congress
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Prohibition Planks Considered By Both Parties
Washington May 27 An effort to have Republicans and Democrats adopt identical planks on prohibition progresses. Reed and Robinson back the idea to frame the campaign on economic issues. Dill also supports the plan while Borah’s stance creates GOP uncertainty. No decision on presidential candidates.
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Washington
New York
Reed
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Arkansas
Dill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Congress
Chicago
Edward F Swift Falls Six Stories to Death
Chicago May 28 Edward F Swift head of one of Chicago s leading families and chairman of Swift and Company fell six stories to his death from a Gold Coast apartment window. Coroner ruled accidental death at 68. His brother Charles and son Theodore swift rushed to the scene as Swift securities fluctuated amid news of a dividend cut and leadership changes at the packing house.
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Chicago
Edward F. Swift
Gold Coast
Gustavus Franklin Swift
Massachusetts
Swift and Company
Louis
North State Street
Charlies H. Swift
LaSalle Street
Swifts
Theodore Phillip Swift
Packer
Mr. Swift
Philip
Swift Securities
Chicago Stock Exchange
Swift International
Edward Swift
Bridger Creek Community News Roundup
Bridger Creek residents host guests and visits as locals attend meetings and events. Notables include Bessie Jane Hooker at Walter Cartwright residence and several Big Timber visitors like Mrs. Chester Fraser and J A Johnson. Wildlife notes mention cold weather with fears for gardens.
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Bessie Jane Hooker
Walter Cartwright
Bridger Creek
Chester Fraser
Sidney Fraser
J. A. Johnson
Mayor Walker Profit From Joint Brokerage Account Details
Publisher Paul Block testified before the Hofstadter committee about a joint brokerage account that yielded the mayor $246 000 in profit with no personal investment. Seabury linked Walker to Sherwood, the missing accountant, and described intertwined finances and checks drawn for the mayor. Block recounted the Sunday drive setup with Walker and his son Billy, noting Walker’s skeptical reaction to the idea while confirming ongoing profits from the account.
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New York
Walker
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Samuel Seabury
Russel T. Sherwood
Sherwood
Seabury
Paul Block
Billy
Block
Walter R. Herrick
Herrick
J. Allen Smith
Equitable Coach Company
Equitable
Fifth Avenue
Jimmy
Paul
Jimmy Walker
Black
Hoover Borah Confer On Prohibition Plank For Campaign
President Hoover and Senator Borah of Idaho held breakfast talks on the prohibition plank for the Republican platform. Borah plans to skip the national convention, while pressure grows for a real referendum via Congress. A third party option is also being discussed at the Capitol.
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Washington
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Chicago
House
Senate
Mr. Hoover
Woman buys back her possessions at sheriff sale
In Frederic Maryland on May 27 Mrs. Thomas Hargrave repurchased her home goods and car at a sheriff's sale to satisfy two rent judgments. The crowded auction saw no bids from others as she bought back items one by one, including the car for a nickel and the carpet for two cents.
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Frederic, Md
Thomas Hargrave
Indictment Probable For John H Curtis In Lindbergh Hoax
In Flemington Hunterdon County grand jury eyed an indictment against John Hughes Curtis for obstructing justice and furnishing false information in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Proceedings followed two hours of witness testimony and a quiet scene in the 104-year-old courthouse.
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Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curtis
Hunterdon County
Norfolk
Court House
Curtis
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
John F
Jassie) Condon
Lindbergh
Becket
Mass
Seach
J. J. Lamb
New Jersey State Police
Sourland Mountain
Harry Walsh
Jersey City
Flemington Jail Holds Curtis After Lindbergh Hoax Charge
John Hughes Curtis of Norfolk Virginia sits in Hunterdon jail awaiting an attorney as he faces obstructing New Jersey justice. Prosecutor Hauck says he is in good spirits and being treated as a prisoner with no special privileges. Meanwhile Nedwin Bruce fled Princeton toward Elmira after rushing to Flemington in a speeding car to see him.
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Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk, Va
New Jersey
Hunterdon
Curtis
Anthony Hauck
Bruce
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Fred Hausserman
Elma Greene
Jacob Hausserman
Rev. Walker
Presley Sanders
Herman
McLean
O. P. Terland
Peter
Douglas Palmer
Borah Bamp
Prohibition
John H. Curtis
Hopewell
Anthony M. Hauck
Grand Jury
W. C. Pender
Pender
Hauck
John F. Condon
New England
Jassie
John
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