Post Dispatch Endorses Wheeler as Strong Presidential Timber
Montana Democrat Burton Wheeler is portrayed as a potential president in a St Louis Post Dispatch profile. The piece traces his long political fight from early clashes with Anaconda Copper to his 1912 and 1918 campaigns, resignations, and resilience amid mob violence and hostile interests. It argues his presence and persistence could carry him to the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond P. Brandt
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
R. J. Grady
St. Louis
Mr. Smith Goes
Washington
Man From
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Will Hays
Burt Wheeler
Frank Capra
Wheeler
Butte
Card Sharps
Senate
Anaconda Copper Co
Helena
Anaconda
Thomas J. Walsh
United States Senate
Walsh
Wilson
Kelley resigns Anaconda presidency after 22 years
Cornelius F. Kelley ends a 22 year term as president of Anaconda Copper Mining Co and moves to chairman of the board. James R. Hobbins becomes executive vice president, with Robert E. Dwyer elevated to the new role. Hobbins 57, a Madison, Wisconsin native, rises from assistant to president in 1922 and remains in New York.
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New York
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
James R. Hobbins
Kelley
John D. Ryan
Robert E. Dwyer
Hobbins
Madison
Wis
University of Michigan
Anaconda
Keeley
Butte
Fourteen Killed in Storms Across the South
Fourteen people died Tuesday as storms ravaged six states from southern Illinois to Texas. Six perished in a Benton Arkansas tornado, with three others including a baby killed in Texas. fatalities occurred in Cairo Illinois Missouri Kentucky and Louisiana. Tornadoes struck southern Illinois and southeast Missouri, injuring others while wrecking farms. lines went down near Sikeston and Cape Girardeau Missouri where guardsmen stood by.
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Illinois
Texas
Benton
Ark
Cairo
Ill
Missouri
Kentucky
Louisiana
Ilinois
Sikeston
Cape Girardeau
French Liner Ile de France Sails From New York Harbor
The 34500 ton Ile de France will leave New York Harbor on Wednesday for an undisclosed port. Shipping men say it will carry 12000 tons of copper to Halifax for shipment to England and France before heading to Australia for troop transport service. The ship has been idle since September 8. Queen Elizabeth and Normandie remain at the harbor.
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New York
Ile de France
Halifax
England
France
Australia
Dewey Takes Rest at Colorado Springs
Thomas E. Dewey, ordered to bed for two days due to illness, postponed his departure for Wichita. A spokesman said the New York district attorney is sick with an upset fever while on his Republican presidential campaign tour.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Thomas E. Dewey
Wichita
Kan
New York
Dewey
Marshalltown
Iowa
State Supreme Court Rules Bank Night Illegal Theater Lottery
The Montana Supreme Court ruled 3 to 2 that bank nights held by Montana theaters violate lottery statutes. The decision upheld a Missoula County injunction against the Missoula Theater Corp prohibiting bank night drawings. Justice Ralph L. Arnold wrote the majority. Chief Justice Howard A. Johnson dissented.
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Helena
State Supreme Court
Montana
District Court of
Missoula County
Albert Besancon
Missoula Theater Corporation
Ralph L. Arnold
A. H. Angstman
Leif Erickson
Howard A. Johnson
Claude F. Morris
Johnson
Fugitive Douthett Held in Billings Jail Facing Federal Case
Edward B Douthett, fugitive from Alaska, arrives in Billings to face rape charges in Grey Cliff and possible federal prosecution for flight to avoid prosecution. He used aliases Edward Beasley and Jim King, and had prior assault conviction in Wrangell. US Attorney Tansil in Great Falls. decision on federal or county charge pending.
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Edward B. Douthett
Billings
United States
Douthett
L. Pucce
Alaska
Don Geiger
Grey Cliff
Geigers
Edward Beasley
Jim King
Wrangell
Tansil of
Great Falls
Sweet Grass
Funeral of Mrs. A. A. Holbeck at Ray N D
Big Timber friends traveled to Ray North Dakota for the funeral of Mrs. A A Holbeck who died peacefully in sleep after two weeks home from hospital She had expressed wish to resume church work and was buried at Ray with Rev Nelson of Epping and seven other ministers officiating Relatives and friends from Big Timber included Mrs Jennie Esp Mrs A Grande and others and a larger group from the area attended the service
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Big Timber
A. A. Holbeck
Ray, N. D
Ray
N. D
Nelson
Epping
Ray Church
Holbeck
Jennie Esp
A. Grande
Sivert Breck
I. I. Brendsel
F. R. Hickman
Chas. C. Nicholson
Harold Roe
Edwin Grosfield
Columbus
Shepperd
Billings
Future Farmers Place Second At Bozeman
The Big Timber Future Farmer livestock judging team, with Hans Sylling Wayne Osterhout George Clayton and Claude Fahlgren as alternates, placed second among 57 schools at the state contest in Bozeman. Sylling was high scorer second overall, also placing second in beef cattle and sheen and first in Rambouillet duck judging. The team earned third in beef cattle judging.
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Big Timber
Future Farmer
Hans Sylling
Wayne Osterhout
George Clayton
Claude Fahlgren
Bozeman
Sheen
Ben Slanger
Smith-Hughes
Montana
Kenneth Rook
Adolph Tronrud
Robert Ward
Large High School Class To Graduate In May Commencement
The high school will graduate a large class at commencement in the auditorium on Wednesday May 22 at 8 p m. Rev Charles Johnson of Billings will be principal speaker. Baccalaureate services occur Sunday May 19 at the Lutheran church with Rev Axel Anderson officiating. Readout lists the graduating names including Lillian Berland Elaine Boyd Jene Carl Annalie Clark Bob Clark Roland Clark George Clayton Harold Clouse Beth Covington Bill Cremer Bud Deegan Raymond Dodge Kathryn Doore Ed Duffey Hubert Ellison Charlotte Esp Claude Fahleren Marjorie Franklin Raymond Grande Donna Halverson Marie Hanson Kenneth Haugstad Olga Langhus Edna Lavold Elizabeth Moers Lee Noe Dan Officer Kenneth Rook Margaret Rostad Echo Smith Reynold Shunk Hans Sylling Mildred Wagner Ellen Ward Bill Watson Jim Woolsey Clayton Van Moschelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Johnson
Billings
Lutheran Church
Axel Anderson
Lillian Berland
Elaine Boyd
Jene Carl
Annalie Clark
Bob Clark
Roland Clark
George Clayton
Harold Clouse
Beth Covington
Bill Cremer
Literature advertises Montana travel facilities nationwide
Helena April 26 Maps and booklets to advertise Montana travel are mailed by the state highway department. Engineer R W Fletcher says 50 000 copies of Montana High Wide and Handsome have half sent out. Forty thousand of 150 000 road maps have been dispatched to travel bureaus chambers of commerce clubs and hotels. US travel bureau chief W Bruce MacNamee calls the booklet outstanding.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Department
R. W. Fletcher
Chambers of Commerce
W. Bruce MacNamee
United States Travel Bureau
Alarming Increase in Traffic Deaths Warned
Chicago report notes 7 200 fatalities in the first quarter of 1940 450 more than 1939 2 440 deaths in March up 11 percent over last year March marks the sixth straight month of higher deaths The National Safety Council urges motorists to apply the brakes amid summer travel ahead.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
John Stilwell
Council
America
O'Connor Seeks Reclamation Funds Boost for West
Congressman James F. O'Connor of Livingston Montana reports definite encouragement in securing about 5.0 million dollars extra for the reclamation bureau. The additonal allotment would fund small water conservation projects in Montana and other western states to aid farmers and livestock producers as the interior department bill moves through the senate.
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Washington
James F. O'Connor
Livingston
Montana
Reclamation Bureau
Interior Department
House
Senate
O’connor
Babs Hutton Returns to America Amid Jewel Insurance Moves
Bar bare Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow, heiress to a 5 and 10 cent store fortune, moved jewel insurance from England to an American firm as she reenters the United States. William N. Martin of Bayly Martin Fay said coverage was written earlier, likely due to her move back. The countess recently filed for divorce in Denmark from Count Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow and travels from San Francisco toward Honolulu while seeking American citizenship.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
England
William N. Martin
Bayly, Martin & Fay
New York
Hollywood
United States
Denmark
Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow
San Francisco
Honolulu
Private enterprise takes over million WPA workers
Washington reports more than 1.25 million workers left WPA rolls in the last year to seek private jobs. Secretary Hopkins notes March income payments rose 4 percent from a year earlier, aided by higher dividends and interest. WPA officials warn unemployment to workers over 40 remains highest, fueling calls for a permanent works program.
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Washington
WPA
F. C. Harriman
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Commerce Department
Harrington
Carrington Gill
Edsel Ford
Motor Car Company
Thorkelson Denies Links to Seditious Conspiracy Group
Rep Thorkelson of Montana rejected a court record claim he joined an action committee tied to a sedition trial. He said the statements by defendants Bishop and Boettger are pure fabrication and that he knows neither man. He asserts only U S Naval Reserve and the Association of Anatomists as affiliations.
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Washington
Thorkelson
Montana
New York
Action Committee
Macklin Boettger
William Gerald Bishop
Federal Court Term Set in Billings on May 7
A federal court term will convene in Billings May 7, announced United States District Judge Charles N. Pray. Plea and trial for Egbert Pandolfo, jailed on a mail fraud indictment, are slated for May 10, with co-defendants Samuel C. Pandolfo Jr., Joseph B. Chew, and O. M. Clink also set for May 10 after pleading not guilty.
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Great Falls
Billings
United States
Charles N. Pray
Egbert Pandolfo
Samuel C. Pandolfo
Z Jr
Joseph B. Chew
O. M. Clink
Pray
Roosevelt Says It Is Up To Voters For Third Term
Elliott Roosevelt told a radio audience that his father will not seek a third term unless the people demand it. He predicted Franklin D. Roosevelt would not announce intentions until near the Democratic convention in Chicago to maximize influence over the nomination and prevent anti third term forces from uniting.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Texas
Roosevelt
Chicago
Elliott
Former Big Timber butcher dies after illness and pneumonia
George H. Goering 60, Montana resident since 1910 and Crow Agency since 1930, died at a local hospital after several years of heart illness. Born Feb 15 1880 in New York, he lived in Nevada Butte Bozeman Timberline Missoula Darby Polson and ran meat markets with his brother before owning a Crow Agency shop for 10 years. He served in WWI and belonged to the Hardin Masonic lodge. Survived by two sons, a brother, a sister in Germany, and two grandchildren. body sent to Hardin.
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Billings
George H. Goering
Montana
Crow Agency
Mr. Goering
New York State
Nevada
Butte
Bozeman
Ric Timber
Missoula
Darby
Polson
John W. Goering
Hardin
Big Timber
Goering
Masonic Lodge
Henry Goering
Thermopolis
Woo
Kenneth Goering
Iowa State College
Long Island
N. Y
Doris Goering
Germany
Million Dollar Reward For Delivery of Hitler Alive
New York April 30 A group led by Samuel Harden Church offers 1,000,000 dollars cash for Adolf Hitler delivered alive unwounded to the league of nations for trial. The offer runs through May 1940 and cites a Pittsburgh sponsorship with about 50 backers including women.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
New York Times
High Court of Justice
Samuell Harden Church
Church
Europe
Hitler
Andrew Carnegie
Times
Duquesne Club
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Panama
Sena
Con F. Kelley
New York Harbor
Edward Douthett
U. S
Future Farmers
Babs Hutton
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