Floods Peak Across Ohio Valley Drenching Cities
The Ohio River crest flooded dozens of towns in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana inundating Cincinnati by Tuesday night leaving 20 000 homeless. Total damages in the eastern states run to about 500 million with 175 dead and 400 000 homeless. States report varying recoveries as Pittsburgh and Hartford prepare for continued effects and flood control planning advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Cincinnati
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Portsmouth
Louisville
Maysville
Union Township
Vanderburgh County
Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
William M. Rooney
Daily Metal Trade
Johnstown
Tagarts Valley
Aroun Elkins
Wheeling
Wheeling Island
Huntington
Hartford
New England
Townsenders May Quit The Fold In Pension Inquiry
Washington March 25. A wave of resignations was heard as a House committee prepared public hearings into the Townsend old age pension movement. Robert E. Clements resigned as secretary of Old Age Revolving Pensions Ltd, citing policy differences with Dr. Townsend and objecting to political maneuvering. He said he was eager for an investigation and claimed no hidden agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Robert E. Celments
Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd
F. E. Townsend
Bell
Missouri
National
Clements
Herefords Bring Good Price at Billings Auction
Sixty two registered Hereford bulls from eastern Montana ranches sold for a total of 8355 dollars at Billings Livestock Commission. Top price 290 dollars paid by H N Hammond for a Selkirk bull from Fishtail. Bulls averaged 135 dollars. nine Hereford heifers averaged 73 dollars. overall 71 head averaged 127 dollars per animal. A Cardwell bull was bought by Vern Codger for 250 dollars.
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Billings
Montana
Billings Livestock Commission Company
First Avenue North
H. N. Hammond
Ralph Selkirk
Fishtail
Ben Cardwell
Vern Codger
Red Lodge
Townsend backs Borah for president in shift to Republican
Dr. Francis E Townsend announced support for Senator Borah of Idaho and changed his registration from independent to Republican. He cited Borah’s open stance on pension reform and a sympathetic, thoughtful approach to a large popular movement toward old age plans.
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Long Beach
Cal
Francis E. Townsend
Senator Borah
Idaho
Townsend
Borah
Senate
Washington
Stair Climbing Harsh on Heart Says City Health Chief
San Francisco health director Dr. J G Gieger warned that New York elevator strikes may harm heart patients for six months. He urged stair use only in small amounts and advocated walking downstairs as safer for the elderly while noting risks of upstairs climbing. He also referenced methylene blue as a recent antidote research attracting attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
New York City
J. G. Gieger
Gieger
Geiger
Dusty Dust Storms Sweep Across Western States
March winds caused brooming dust across California Oklahoma Texas Kansas New Mexico and Nebraska. Gusts reached 49 miles an hour creating a dusty haze in Los Angeles and sweeping silt clouds over the Imperial valley.
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Kansas City
California
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
New Mexico
Nebraska
Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
Two Die in Nevada Crash Fatal for Associates
Dr H D Kistler of Murray hospital and Walter Hansen of Butte remain critically injured after an automobile wreck 36 miles west of Lovelock. Two other men, including Frank Reardon, died. another, Howard Pierce, survived.
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H. D. Kistler
Murray Hospital
Butte Automobile
Alix Loiselle
Hansen
Frank Reardon
Butte
Listier
County Relief Officials Manage CCC Junior Enrollment in Montana
County relief officials across Montana act as enrollment agents for CCC Juniors. unmarried men aged 17 to 28 who are physically qualified and willing to allot pay to dependents may enroll. WPA ERA rural resettlement and county roll families are eligible. March 30 and 31 are enrollment dates at the courthouse and relief office. veterans’ CCC enrollment runs April 1 to 15.
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Montana
U. S. Department of Labor
CCC
Commissioners’ Room
County Relief Office
Tax receipts rise 25 percent in first 20 days of March
Treasury reports income tax collections totaling 389.7 million for the first 20 days of March, up 25 percent from a year earlier. Calendar year 1936 to March 20 shows 469.4 million, up 30 percent. Roosevelt tax program discussions continue in Congress with hearings planned on undistributed corporate income and possible windfall taxes.
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Washington
Treasury Saturda
Department
Treasury
Roosevelt
Gacen
Cernan Doughton
Exe
Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Samuel B. Hill
Democrat
Grain Producers Organize At Billings
Billings Gazette reports a temporary district setup completed Tuesday at the Billings Commercial club to form eight counties into district No 8 of the Montana Grain Producers association. F H Richardson of Columbus named chairman, E R Dengus vice chairman, A E Johnson secretary, C L Waring treasurer. Directors include Robert C Conover, Ed Torske, Harry Mackey, George Campbell, Otto Knoll.
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Billings Gazette
Montana Grain Producers Association
Billings Commercial Club
F. H. Richardson
Columbus
E. R. Dengus
Edgar
A. E. Johnson
C. L. Waring
Acton
Robert C. Conover
Broadview
Ed Torske
Hardin
Harry Mackey
Sanders
George Campbell
Big Timber
Otto Knoll
Musselshell
Big Horn
Carbon
Valley
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Treasure
Yellowstone
Association of Grain Producers
Great Falls
Senate Approves Record Breaking Army Bill In 53 to 12 Vote
The Senate passed a record breaking peace time army supply bill by a 53 to 12 vote sending the measure to conference with the House. The bill funds an army of 165000 for next fiscal year and adds 58000000 for rivers and harbors plus 30000000 for flood control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
House
Florida
War Department
Attorney General Nagle Says He Will Quit If Law Is Mocked
Helena Independent reports Attorney General Raymond T. Nagle warned he may quit if law enforcement becomes a joke. The state appeals a dismissed abatement case against Pete Antinoli and partners over the M and M Cigar store in Butte for alleged liquor sales and gambling.
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Nagle
Law
North Main Street
Antinoli
The
O’rourkes
Supreme Court
Butte
Desert
W. G. Shepherd
Colliers Weekly
M and M
Harlow Man Pays for Son's Prank in Chicago
Edward Gans 26 of Harlowton Montana faced charges after a February taxi spree in Chicago. Judge Joseph A Graber dismissed reckless driving and larceny charges while noting the boy's career matters more. Gans has DWI probation and faces a June 5 hearing before graduation from Loyola University medical school. His father paid 3100 to settle civil claims for the incident.
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Chicago
Joseph A. Graber
Edward Gans
Loyola University Medical School
Gans
West Side
Harlowton
Mont
Hope For Hauptmann Dwindles As Clemency Plea Denied
Trenton March 25 Governor Harold G Hoffman said he will not intervene again to spare Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Hauptmann asked the court of pardons to commute his death sentence to life for a second time. The eight jurors who will decide the appeal previously rejected his first clemency bid.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Terrible Tommy Must Serve Prison Sentence
Tom my Touhy, last of his criminal clan, was sentenced to 23 years in Leavenworth for mail robbery. Federal Judge Gunnar H Nordbye imposed 10 consecutive terms for the January 3 1933 looting of $78000, ending a Chicago underworld chapter.
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Minneapolis
Tommy Touhy
Leavenworth
Gunnar H. Nordbye
Chicago
Touhys
Tommy
D. A. R. Protests Spread of Communism
The Arizona Daughters of the American Revolution adopted a resolution accusing radio use in the interest of communism of menacing American government principles. The group urged protest against communist speakers gaining time on U S broadcasting systems.
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Tempe, Ariz
Arizona Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
Hitler Rejects Locarno Plan Before 20,000 in Berlin Hall
In Berlin on March 24 Adolf Hitler denounced the Locarno program and warned Europe that German strength will no longer be treated as a constant in international affairs. He spoke to about 20,000 at the Deutschlandhalle and asserted Germany would stand firm.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Great Falls and Dillon Capture Montana State Titles
Great Falls won the Montana state and class A title by defeating Anaconda 35 to 26 in Havre. Dillon pulled off a 21 to 20 victory over Wolf Point to claim class B basketball honors.
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Havre
Mont
Great Falls
Montana
Anaconda
Dillon
Wolf Point
Civil War Veteran Col. Henry C. Thompson Dies at 88 in Miles City
A Civil War veteran and veteran of frontier Indian campaigns and the Spanish-American War, Col. Henry C. Thompson, 88, died in Miles City Mont. He had resided in the Miles City area for more than fifty years.
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Miles City
Mont
Col
Henry C. Thompson
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H. E. Sullivan
William Netherly
Nuffziger
C. A. Chapman
Harlow
Son
James Rankin
Claude C. Gray
Sweet Grass County
South Dakota
Rankin
Hitler
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