Plane Crash at Cheyenne Fatal to Big Timber Boy
A radio report announced the deaths of two army mail flyers near Cheyenne. One identified casualty was Lieut. Frank L. Howard, Big Timber native, West Point 1932 graduate, aviation officer. Funeral details followed with military honors and a large civic procession.
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Cheyenne
Big Timber Boy
Big Timber
Amelia Howard
Frank L. Howard
West Point
North Coast Limited
Wyo
Stars and Stripes
Lieut. Walsh
Salt Lake City
Ed F. Crossfield
Peter K. Peterson
Hans Omdal
Stuart H. Nicholson
Karl Bryan
William Greig
Floyd McAllister
D. E. Vanderhoff
Ted C. Bush
Frank Durant
Legion
Dick Mjelde
A. Ronald McDonnell
Frederick Coit
Tommy Weller
Forrest Keller
Yule Rees
Masonic Lodge
J. B. Hinds
Montana congressmen push copper for Great Falls Fort Peck line
The Billings Commercial club reports assurances from Senators Wheeler and Erickson and Congressmen Monaghan Ayers that copper wire will be used instead of aluminum in the Great Falls Fort Peck power line. The letters arrive in Washington on Tuesday in response to protests filed March 5.
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Billings Gazette
Montana
Great Falls
Fort Peck
Washington
Billings Commercial Club
B. K. Wheeler
J. E. Erickson
Joseph P. Monaghan
Roy E. Ayers
Beers May Be Served Curbside by Montana Parlors
Helena March 9 The state board of equalization ruled curb service is allowed for licensed beer vendors. The board said the revised beer act contains no prohibition on serving beer to patrons at the curb by the proprietor or an employee.
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Helena
Mont
State Board of Equalization
Earthquake Grips Salt Lake City Region
Salt Lake City and surrounding areas felt the strongest quake in north Utah and south Idaho. Officials reported cracked and condemned buildings and danger warnings. Shocks extended into southwestern Wyoming, Nevada and California. Separately, 125 CWA airport workers in Baker Oregon struck for 15 a week, after long hours at 50 cents an hour.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Nevada
California
Baker, Ore
CWA
Kidnaper Banghart Draws 99 Year Sentence in Chicago
Basil Hugh The Owl Banghart was convicted in the John Factor kidnapping case and sentenced to 99 years in prison. Jurors returned the verdict quickly after a one week trial in Chicago.
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Chicago
Basil Hugh
the Owl) Banghart
John Factor
Wheeler to Speak at New York St Patrick's Day Banquet
Senator Wheeler of Montana is slated to discuss The State of the Nation at a St. Patrick's Day banquet in New York hosted by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He will share speaking honors with former Gov Alfred E Smith of New York. Wheeler also plans to address The Rehabilitation of Silver before Chicago's Chamber of Commerce on March 24.
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Washington
Senator Wheeler
Montana
New York
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Alfred E. Smith
Wheeler
Chamber of Commerce of
Chicago
Farley Praises Roosevelt Achievements at Dinner
Postmaster General James A. Farley hailed Roosevelt’s year as marvelous and highlighted a new order of social justice. At the New York drug trade dinner he reviewed anti depression efforts and said the recovery job has progressed, noting sanity, conservatism, and practicality in the administration’s system.
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New York
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Montana to Obtain 5 Million Federal Funds for Irrigation
Governor Frank H. Cooney and State Engineer J. S. James move to file detailed applications for Montana water conservation and irrigation projects under a 5 million dollar PWA loan grant. Regional adviser Marshall N. Dana said Montana leads in land planning. preliminary surveys for projects near Dead Man's and Musselshell areas proceed as data collection continues.
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Helena
Marshall N. Dana
Portland
PWA
Frank H. Cooney
J. S. James
Dana
Montana
Cooney
James
House Democrats Pass Bonus Then Agree on Senate Conference
Washington March 12 House Democrats passed a $2.2 billion veterans bonus bill after promising a veto, then met in caucus to back sending the supply bill to conference with the Senate to seek a White House acceptable compromise. The chamber faced 295 to 125 final passage amid anticipation of a Senate outcome.
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HOUSE
Senate
Washington
Representative Burns
White House
Burns
Roosevelt
Robinson
Arkansas
Ways and Means Committee
Billings Will Not Have Big Fair This Year
The Midlana Empire fair board voted not to hold a fair this fall. This repeats last year’s decision when no 1933 exposition was held. Harry Snyder announced plans to hold a fair in 1935 and to seek county budget support.
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Billings
Midlana Empire Fair Board
Harry Snyder
Court House
Yellowstone County
Bandits Hit Mason City Bank In Machine Gun Raid
Seven gunmen raided the First National bank in Mason City Iowa on Tuesday escaping with about 52344 in cash. Vigilantes and police on rooftops traded fire with the raiders wounding bystander R L H James in the leg as hostages were released after the holdup. Patrolman James Buchanan said he believes he saw the chiefs chauffeur and thought he saw John Dillinger but was not certain.
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Mason City
Iowa
First National Bank
James Buchanan
John Dillinger
Indiana
Buchanan
Dillinger
R. L. H. James
Wyoming honors Senator John Kendrick in state capitol
In Cheyenne Wyoming a bronze plaque memorializes the late Senator John B Kendrick a pioneer patriot and statesman. The marker lists his offices state senator 1911 1913 governor 1914 1917 and United States senator 1917 until his death last November.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
John B. Kendrick
United States
Kendrick
Wyoming
Anaconda and Plevna Reach State Finals In Montana Tourney
Anaconda Copperheads defeat Butte Purples 32 to 21 to win Class A and secure a spot in the state finals in Bozeman. Plevna’s Lodge Grass squad falls 23 to 19 in Class B, with Billings and Red Lodge claiming consolation titles as Red Lodge beats Klein Bears 44 to 21.
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Billings
Mont
Anaconda
Plevna
Bozeman
Copperheads
Butte
Montana
Lodge
Red Lodge
Livingston
Klein Bears
Purples
Air Mail Routes Resume Under Army Service Plan
Washington March 12 Nine key air mail routes to be resumed by the army Tuesday weather permitting were announced amid political friction over restoration of private lines. Routes include Boston New York and New York San Francisco via Chicago and Salt Lake among others.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Army
Administration
House
Senate Post Office
Benjamin B. Foulis
Army Air Corps
Senate Appropriations
Farley
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Salt Lake
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Dallas
St. Louis
Kansas City
Salt Lake City
Seattle
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sheedne
Denver
St. Paul
Enforcement Officers Meet at Helena
Montana law enforcement officers gathered in Helena to discuss enforcing the state liquor control act and the automobile license deadline. Attorney General Raymond T. Nagle addressed the group on liquor law enforcement and urged county and city officials to shut down speakeasies and illegal rum vendors.
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Helena
Montana
Raymond T. Nagle
Bourquin to retire from federal bench on May 17
Helena Montana March 8 United States District Judge George M Bourquin announced his retirement on the 22nd anniversary of his Taft appointment set for May 17 He did not outline future plans but hinted at possible work at the bar He urged a quick selection of his successor to avoid delaying justice for Montanas Montana district and criticized proposed restrictions on federal court jurisdiction.
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Helena
Mont
Taft
United States
George M. Bourquin
United States Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Bourquin
Iam
Montana
Roosevelt
New Style in Identification Cards Found
Salt Lake City story reports W. L. a severely injured man in a hospital after a car crash. A tattoo on his right forearm reads in case of accident please notify Mrs. W. L. Turpin at Fairview Utah, providing a direct identification cue for responders.
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Salt Lake City
W. L. Turpin
Fairview
Utah
California convicts sentenced to death for kidnap robbery
In Los Angeles on March 8, Superior Judge Charles Fricke sentenced the second of two bandits, Harry Brooks, to be hanged at San Quentin on May 11 for the kidnap and torture robbery of lawyer Henry Bodkin last December. William Tanner received a similar death sentence last week. James J. Hill pleaded guilty, turned state's witness, and was sentenced to five years to life.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Henry Bodkin
Charles Fricke
Harry Brooks
Fricke
San Quentin Prison
William Tanner
Jtolen
James J. Hill
San Quentin
Indiana Senator Blames President For Army Plane Deaths
In Washington on March 13, Senator Robinson of Indiana charged the president with responsibility for ten army flyers’ deaths since air mail service began. Senator Robinson of Arkansas countered that denouncing the president as a murderer is unjust. The air mail issue saw calls to modify postal proposals and Secretary Dern seek Lindbergh’s help to study the army’s mail capacity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army Mail Service
Army
Dern
Army Air Corps
Secretary of Commerce
Charles A. Lindbergh
Army Air Service
Douglas ‘MacArthur
Army Air’ Corps
Foulois
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate
Robinson
Indiana
Arkansas
United States
Post Office Department
Upsprang Robinson
War Department
Post Office
Congress
Roper
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Anoth
Sen. Wheeler
Lieut
Senator John Kendrick
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