Durand dies after bank holdup near Powell Wyoming
Earl Durand, 26, ambushed during a nine day spree of killings and kidnappings along the Montana Wyoming border. He robbed the Powell First National Bank, killed deputy sheriffs and a bank teller before a self inflicted gunshot wound ended the siege. Durand had escaped Cody jail on March 16 and moved toward Powell with a posse in pursuit.
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Powell
Wyo
Earl Durand
Tarzan
Montana-Wyoming
Cody
John Gawthrop
First National Bank of
Gawthrop
Durand
Harry ‘More
John Simpson
P. O. Simpson
Borah Calls England Hitler’s Friend in Radio Address
Senator Borah of Idaho charging Great Britain with encouraging Germany to absorb Austria and condone the dismemberment of Czecho Slovakia says Hitler has England as “no better friend.” He warns the U S should not aid European democracies as the democracies pursue imperialistic aims, not the destruction of Nazism.
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Washington
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Borah
Idaho
Hitler
England
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
More Montana Works Projects Are Signed
Montana congress members were advised the president approved three Works Progress Administration projects. Beaverhead County stock pens improvements cost 3275 dollars Havre classification and land ownership books revision costs 2923 dollars Lewis and Clark County roads construction and improvement priced at 93657 dollars.
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Washington
Montana
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Beaverhead County
Havre
Lewis and Clark Cunty
Reorganization Bill Restored to Life
Washington news reports Congress finally passed the measure granting President Roosevelt authority to reorganize executive agencies. Officials expect the president to wait until 1940 to avoid controversy, noting a clause that 60 days are allowed for congressional review before any order becomes effective unless both houses disapprove.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Widow of Engineer Dad Ackley Passes
Mrs Caroline Ackley age 99 a Livingston resident and Orient chapter No 6 Eastern Star matron in 1893 died March 18 in Spokane after a brief illness. Survived by sons Lester W Ackley Leon D Ackley. daughters Lillian Brown and H L Pelan. eleven grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
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Livingston Enterprise
Caroline Ackley
Livingston
Orient Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Lillian Brown
Spokane
Ackley
Orient Chapter of the
Eastern Star
Butte Fire Destroys Three Warehouses in City Wide Blaze
A March 26 blaze in Butte destroyed three warehouses and damaged at least four others. Firefighters from city and suburban volunteer brigades fought winds and a blizzard as flames from the F. E. Buck Sales warehouse near the Milwaukee yard razed furniture and damaged Montana Power and Westinghouse Electric buildings. The blaze, origin undetermined, endangered a used car garage and several hundred second hand autos. Estimated losses run between 75 000 and 100 000 dollars.
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Butte
F. E. Buck Sales Company
Milwaukee Railroad
Buck Company
Montana Power Company
Westinghouse Electric Company
Green Calls Allied Labor Boycott of German Goods
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged a broad nationwide boycott of German made products in protest of Nazi and Austrian aggression and the dismemberment of Czecho Slovakia. He argued the move would strike at autocratic forces without war and renew support for democracy.
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Green
Labor Federation
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United States
Paganda
Adolf Hitler
Czecho-Slovakia
Germany
Austria
States Tax of Federal Employees Upheld by High Court
The Supreme Court ruled that states may tax the salaries of federal officials and instrumentalities. The decision involved New York and Utah attempting to tax federal employees and aligns with Roosevelt's tax reciprocity idea. Justice Stone authored the New York ruling. Justice Black announced the Utah opinion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Utah
Roosevelt
Congress
Justice Stone
Justice Black
Utah Supreme Court
England Expands Territorial Army to 340000 Against Hitler
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced a doubling of Britain's territorial army to 340000 and declared it would be wartime on a voluntary basis with no conscription. He also said 38 divisions would be ready to fight in Europe, up from 19. The move aims to deter aggression and maintains opposition support for recruiting campaigns.
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London
Chamberlain
Britain
House of Commons
United States’ National Guard
War Office
Experts Guess on Cricket Control Effectiveness
Government expert credits Mormon cricket control for saving at least 1,375,564 acres of crops across 10 states last year. Despite the program crickets damaged 12,935 acres. 18,919,340 acres were infested overall with 809,884 acres of range affected in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
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Salt Lake City
Claud Wakeland
Department of Agriculture
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Colorado
Nevada
North Dakota
South Dakota
California Auto Smash Kills Eight In Los Angeles
Eight people, many from one family, died when a sedan plunged into an oncoming phenoren bus on a rain slick highway in Los Angeles. Six died instantly, two died later in hospital. 11 bus passengers were treated for injuries. Witnesses cited slick road or brake issues as causes.
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Los Angeles
Saren
Parity Payments on Crops Meets Death
Washington reports House economy advocates win two key votes to strip 250 million dollars for parity payments from the agriculture bill and also reject a 60 million plan on cotton surplus. They back Roosevelt’s request for 150 million dollars for work relief through July 1, with city district and Republican defections noted.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Water supplies in flood area disinfected in Montana
Helena March 29 All private water supplies in the northern Montana flood area will be disinfected by CCC enrollees. C W Brunck sanitary engineer said he was sent to the Milk river flood sector to study drinking water sources with the aid of CCC and the Red Cross under H B Foote.
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Helena
Montana
CCC
State Board of Health
C. W. Bruiick
Brunck
Milk River
H. B. Foote
Water and Sewage
Brinck
Red Cross
Ray McDonald DieS After Train Collision Near Billings
The body of 32 year old Ray McDonald, once with Billings Sash and Door, is identified after an eastbound Northern Pacific train struck him nine miles west of Billings late Friday. The corpse was identified by friends A. E. Fox after a Gazette report aided recognition from a wrist watch engraved to Ray from his mother.
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Billings
Northern Pacific
Ray McDonald
Billings Sash and Door Company
McDonald
A. E. Fox
Ray
Eight Die As Braniff Plane Crashes at Oklahoma City
Eight persons perish when a Braniff Airways twin motor transport plane crashes after takeoff from Oklahoma City Municipal Airport. Four others, including the pilot and co pilot, suffer serious injuries from burns and broken bones as witnesses report the left motor tore away before the aircraft plunged and exploded.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Braniff Airways
Chicago
Dallas
Officer absolved of blame in Fort Benton shooting
City Marshal E C Fuller was cleared by a coroner's jury of fault in the fatal shooting of Eddie Cox, 23, during an attempted arrest for auto theft. Cox fired a tear gas bullet and advanced as Fuller, shielded by a gun, fired four times. a bullet hit the car and fragments killed Cox, with the jugular severed.
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Fort Benton
E. C. Fuller
Eddie Cox
Geraldine
Fuller
Cox
Ewistown
H. J. Preshinger
Marshal Fuller
New York Holds Stop Hitler Demonstration
New York held a stop Hitler demonstration led by Mayor F H La Guardia who condemned Germanys invasion of Czecho Slovakia as a latest international outrage. About 20 000 people joined a parade through 36 blocks including unions of AFL CIO foreign nationality groups and peace organizations.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Nationalists Capture Madrid Ending Spain Civil War
Madrid fell to Nationalist Generalissimo Francisco Franco after a bloodless advance. Franco troops entered mid day as republican leaders fled the city, surrender orders issued, 18,000 prisoners released, and celebrations erupted with the crowd shouting Arriba Espana.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Jose Miaja
National Defense Council
Segismundo Salado
Julian Besteiro
Fifth Column
Gan
Vila Franco
Adolfo Prada
Casado
Central Army
Arriba
Espana
Toledo
President approves new battleship plans to boost naval power
President Roosevelt authorized the construction of two 45,000 ton battleships, claiming they would be the world’s mightiest to maintain U S naval supremacy over Japan. The White House announced the move under last year’s fleet expansion act as two ships begin this year with funding sought in the Navy’s $758 million budget amid a House subcommittee hearing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
White House
Navy
House
War Appropriation Bill Cleared With Easy Senate Passage
The Senate approved a peace-time war department appropriation of 513 million dollars for the coming fiscal year and funding for 784 new army aircraft. It returns to the House for concurrence after minor amendments, as debate was notably restrained. Senator King voiced caution about overreacting to European conflicts despite no invasion risk.
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Washington
Senate
House
War Department
Congress
William H. King
Utah
Europe
United States
Wool loan program approved by president
Senator O'Mahoney said the president signed the wool loan program authorization for the coming year. The program mirrors last year with 14.9 million dollars loaned on 2.5 million pounds of wool and expected loan rates averaging 17 to 18 cents per grease pound.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Man Swallows Nails Pins and a Watch in Newark Tale
Thomas McGuire 35 swallowed a three inch nail two pocketknives a penny and two safety pins in a night. An X ray at City hospital revealed needles spoons a skeleton key and a wrist watch. Doctors say he is coming along and surgery not needed.
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Newark
WN. J
Thomas McGuire
City Hospital
William Leff
Dr. W R Ames Elected Montana Education Association Head
Dr W R Ames a professor at Montana State University Missoula was chosen president of the Montana Education Association at the annual delegate assembly in Billings. He succeeds Harry Ross who is now pursuing graduate studies at the State university.
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Billings
W. R. Ames
Montana State University
Missoula
Montana Education Association
Harry Ross
The
State University
Congress orders thorough probe into Works Progress Administration
The House, with both parties backing the resolution, votes 352 to 27 to authorize a wide inquiry into the Works Progress Administration amid charges of maladministration and political activity. The debate precedes votes on farm parity payments and Roosevelt's $150 million WPA request.
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Washington
House
Works Progress Administration
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
WPA
Appropriations
Cox
Georgia
Appropriations Committee
Rayburn
Texas
Martin
Massachusetts
Marcantonio
American Labor
New York
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Powell Bank
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Denver
Nelson
Bob Nelson
James Danton
Ralston
Dad” Ackley
California
DR. Ames
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