Cooney outlines flood control allotments for Montana
Governor Frank H. Cooney and State Engineer J. S. James detailed federal aid plans totaling about 11.9 million for Montana flood control, water supply improvements, drainage and construction. Projects include Musselshell flood irrigation and Boulder river works, with 80 plus initiatives across eastern Montana and other counties.
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Helena
Montana
Frank
H. Cooney
Cooney
J. S. James
Washington
Boulder River
Butte
Wibaux County
Sunday Creek
Custer County
Bainville
Roosevelt County
Poplar River
Brockway
McCone
Beaver
Phillips County
Tongue River
Rosebud
Rosebud Creek
Rosebud County
Rock Creek
Garfield
Porcupine Creek
Fallon
Daniels
West Gallatin
Gallatin County
Carbon County
Mountain
Judith Basin
Flat Willow
Fergus County
Musselshell
Wheatland
Meagher
Shields River
Park County
Badger Creek
Glacier County
Lakes
Ravalli
Same
Chain of Lakes
Hill County
Glass Valley
Missoula County
Mungus Ditch
Granite County
Ruby
Madison County
Brackett
East Rosebud
Prohibition Bureau Cuts End 1600 Jobs
Washington reports 1500 to 1700 employees of the Prohibition Bureau will be dismissed or furloughed on June 30 as part of a plan to save about 4 million dollars of the bureau’s 8.3 million dollar next fiscal year appropriation. Attorney General Homer Cummings said Letters were sent to workers of all grades signaling the layoff. Budget Director Douglas ordered the savings to cut annual expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibtion Bureau
Homer S. Cummings
Douglas
Kerr Is New President Of Montana Power Co
Butte June 28 Frank M Kerr of Butte was elected president of the Montana Power company by the board of directors to succeed the late John D Ryan founder and first president. Kerr has served as vice president and general manager since 1915. James R Thomas of Butte was named treasurer. The company declared a quarterly dividend of 1.50 per share on its preferred stock payable August 1 to stockholders of record July 10.
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Butte
Frank M. Kerr
Montana Power Company
John D. Ryan
Kerr
Max Hebgen
James R. Thomas
Thomas
Unemployment Falls as 1.2 Million Return to Work
William Green of the AFL reports over 1.2 million men have gone back to work since March. He cites April at 735,000 reemployed and May at 495,000, with unemployment totals dropping from 13.77 million in March to 12.54 million in May.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Green
Pardons Granted In Six Penitentiary Cases
The Montana Pardon Board approved Governor Coxney’s commuting six prison sentences. Each offender moves to parole eligibility. Ed Douthett of Columbus sees 10 years cut to 214. Frank Harrison of Missoula 10 to 114. John Taber of East Helena 6 to 5. Wallace and Theodore Kaidahl of Sweet Grass County 5 to 1 1 2. Lester Munter of Polson 9 to 5.
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Helena
State Board of Pardons
Frank H. Cooney
Ed Douthett
Columbus
Frank Harrison
Missoula
John Taber
East Helena
Administrators Outline Plan to Cut Farm Price Spread
George N. Peek announces options to trim producer consumer price gaps. Proposals include price caps, surplus disposal abroad, acreage cuts, and higher processing taxes. He aims to halt chain-store price cutting in talks with distributors as London confirms possible acreage reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George N. Peek
Peek
Chicago
Wallace
Record-breaking Wheat Rally News in Chicago Markets
Wheat prices surged to over $1 a bushel on the May and December contracts as heat eroded crops. Traders crowded the grain pits, a marker collapsed from exhaustion, and sweeping gains followed sharp daily advances. Bailey posted an 8 cent gain in December delivery.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Bailey
Memorial funds set for Gen. Custer legacy in Billings
Billings Montana June 23 Twenty thousand four hundred nine dollars from public works funds earmarked for an early memorial to General George A Custer and his Seventh Cavalry at the Little Big Horn battlefield The allocation aligns with a broader 135 million construction program and follows renewed civic calls in southeastern Montana near the battle anniversary.
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Gen. A. Custer
Billings
Mont
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn
Congress
Montana
Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Sitting Bull
Pene the
Retired Montana Teachers Get Q2 Pension Payment
Helena Independent reports that 183 public school teachers in Montana will receive $100 each for the next quarter, issued around July 1. Miss Jessie McKenna notes the annual total reaches $300 via monthly $1 contributions from state teachers.
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Helena
Montana
Jessie McKenna
Idaho Truck Dealer Fined for No License
In Montana's first wholesale produce dealer license case M. W. Campbell of Pocatello Idaho was fined 50 and sentenced to 30 days in jail the sentence suspended Campbell was charged with wholesale trucking without the required license The action was pursued by local authorities at the urging of George L Knight chief of the horticultural bureau.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
M. W. Campbell
Pocatello
Idaho
Campbell
George L. Knight
Horticultural Bureau
Ross Wins Narrow Decision To Take Lightweight Title
In Chicago Ross defeats Tony Canzoneri in a savage 10 round title bout. Referee Gilmore scored a draw while the two judges favored Ross by the slimmest margin as 11,204 fans booed the decision.
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Chicago
Barney Ross
Edward Hintz
William A. Battye
Ross
Railroad Commission Stands Pat on Decision
Helena Montana June 22 The Montana railroad commission announced it would not modify limitations prohibiting truckers from operating lines parallel to railroads or other motor carriers. The Montana Transfermen's Association had sought liberalization. After a hearing in Helena railway representatives moved to dismiss the transfermen, and the commission granted the rail carriers motion.
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Helena
Mont
Montana Railroad Commission
Montana Transfermen’s Association
State Wool Clip Goes Little Bit Over 1932
Montana's 1933 wool clip is seen at about 32,000,000 pounds, up 3 to 5 percent from 1932, according to Montana Wool Growers secretary Murray Stebbins. Harsh weather left lighter wool, with 4,000,000 sheep contributing. Pelts rose from 25 cents to one dollar. The January 1 sheep tally stood at 4,200,000 head.
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Helena
Montana
Murray Stebbins
Montana Wool Growers Association
Stebbins
Middlewest States Still Suffer From Heat
Heat waves grip mid-America from the Great Lakes to the Rockies and from the Canadian line to the Mexican border. The sun’s relentless rays boost suffering for people and animals and threaten crops with little relief forecast in the coming days.
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Kansas City
mid-America
Great Lakes
Rockies
Dollar Wheat Back on American Markets
Dollar wheat returned to the United States after three years abroad. Ten cars sold in Fort Worth Texas at 1.14 dollars per bushel. Wheat for May delivery rose to 99.14 cents as grain demand surged. Early 1933 prices slumped to about 47 cents amid drought and heat damaging crops nationwide.
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Chicago
United States
Fort Worth
Texas
Board of Trade
Rev Ralph Hayes Named Bishop of Helena Diocese
The National Catholic Welfare Conference announced from Rome that Rev Ralph Hayes of Pittsburgh has been appointed bishop of Helena Montana, succeeding the late Bishop George Finnegan. Hayes, born in Pittsburgh in 1884, led St Catherine's Church since 1925 after studies at Duquesne and the North American College in Rome and ordination in 1909.
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Washington
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Rome
Ralph Hayes
Pittsburgh
Helena, Mont
George Finnegan
Hayes
St. Catherine’s
That City
Duquesne University
North American College
Are Finnegan
Four Hundred Million for Road Work Allocated by Public Works Board
Washington reports the Public Works Board allocated 400 million dollars for highway construction to employ workers and reviewed a 135 million housing program request from the army. Regulations require a 30 hour week where feasible and emphasize use of American products and maximum human labor. The army plans 40.88 million in new construction and 10.15 million in repairs, plus about 85 million for non military projects.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Public Works Board
States
Army
State Highway Department
United States Railroad
Livingston Whiskered Men Welcome Visitors
The whiskered end of the Livingston rodeo halted in town for 15 minutes Friday afternoon. A special train carried 197 passengers headed by a four wheel wagon band wagon gray mare and E M Murray. They visited the Oie garage then the station before spending the evening in Billings.
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Livingston
E M. Murray
Oie
Billings
Two More States Join Those Favoring Repeal
West Virginia and California joined fourteen states in favoring repeal of the eighteenth amendment. West Virginia led repeal by over 70,000 with two thirds of precincts reporting, while California showed opponents ahead about 3 to 1 in several thousand precincts as results came in.
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Chicago
West Virginia
California
Headon Collision on Highway Injures Four
A Chevrolet truck owned by Nolan Bros and a Pontiac from Duluth collided near the Elton water tank on a two mile straight stretch. Glenn Stimson and Homer Sell were injured and taken to Livingston hospital along with Pontiac occupants Mrs Heitman and her husband. The truck driver cited possible steering wheel lock and speeds of 50 and 70 mph.
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Nolan Bros
Livingston
Duluth
Minn
Elton
Glenn Stimson
Dillon
Homer Sell
Great Falls Broker H B Lake Held In Tacoma
Sheriff Ed Shields said H B Lake a Great Falls broker wanted on a charge of larceny as bailee was in custody in Tacoma Wash Police there telegraphed Shields that Lake was held pending instructions A deputy would be sent if extradition is started Officials say Lake left town with Mrs Lake Thursday the county attorney filed a complaint alleging misappropriation of a $500 liberty bond and a warrant set bond at $2000
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Great Falls
Ed Shields
H. B. Lake
Tacoma
Wash
Shields
Lake
Justice Court
Home Owners Loan Corp to Aid Mortgage Burdened Across Nation
The Home Owners Loan Corporation aims to start within 30 days to relieve mortgage burdens. It can issue 18-year bonds guaranteed by the government and offer up to 80 percent of property value in exchange for foreclosed mortgages, with cash options if loans fall below 80 percent. The plan covers homes up to 20 000 dollars value and allocates funds for taxes and repairs as needed.
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Washington
Home Loan Bank Board
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Home Loan Board
Kinney Self-Destructs Amid Finances Probe
Garrett de Forest Kinney, 64, former director of state finances in Illinois, ended an inquiry into a $526,000 shortage by shooting himself in the head. He died at his Peoria home where the act occurred after the June 23 report.
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Peoria, Ill
Garrett de Forest Kinney
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Dearborn
Lewis and Clark County
Boulder
Jefferson County
Miles City
Glendive
Montana Power CO
Pardon Board
Geo. N. Peek
London
Mordecai J. Ezekiel
Charles J. Brand
Tony Canzoneri
Railroad Commission
Middlewest
Headon
Home Loan Corporation
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