Roosevelt Faces Opposition In Lower House Over Relief Fund
Washington May 5 A House subcommittee heard Harry L Hopkins defend President Roosevelt’s 1.5 billion dollar relief request as a split party line formed over cuts and alternative funding. Woodrum leads a push to trim 500 million while progressives seek up to 2.5 billion. senate and other committees weigh budget authority and old age pension provisions.
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Roosevelt
House
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Woodrum
Adams
Senate Appropriations
Budget Bureau
Congress
Senate
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Treasury
Post Office Departments
Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson Reunite at Castle de Cande
In Monts France on May 4 Edward Duke of Windsor is united with Wallis Warfield Simpson after five months apart. The former king traveled from St. Wolfgang Austria to the moss covered chateau where Simpson awaits. They had not seen each other since December 3 when he left the abdication crisis. Simpson greets him on the château doorstep.
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France
Wallis Simpson
Senator Wheeler to speak at Montana School of Mines
United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana will deliver the commencement address at Montana School of Mines in Butte on June 4. President Francis A. Thomson said the topic is undecided but Wheeler may discuss controversial issues if he wishes without embarrassment to the school.
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Butte
Mont
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Montana School of Mines
Francis A. Thomson
Montana Mines
Wheeler
Wheeler of Billings Named on Highway Board
John M. Wheeler a Billings real estate dealer was named to the Montana highway commission replacing Grover C. Cisel of Billings. Cisel had been appointed April 8 to succeed D. L. O'Hern for a term ending April 1, 1939 but resigned due to personal business demands.
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Helena
John M. Wheeler
Billings
Montana Highway Commission
Grover C. Cisel
Roy E. Ayers
Governors’ Office
Cisel
D. L. O’hern
May compromise on Roosevelt court plan discussed in senate
In Washington on May 4 the senate judiciary committee explored overtures for a compromise to the Roosevelt court bill. Several members discussed Hatch's idea to add one new supreme court justice per year in addition to existing vacancies, signaling a gradual return to nine justices.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hatch
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Grain Prices Hit 17 Year High in Montana Report
Montana grain prices rose to the highest level in 17 years for the month ended April 15 with corn at 1.24 per bushel and wheat at 1.36. Oats 60 cents rye 81 cents barley 86 cents. Hay and egg prices fell with grass growth. Livestock demand improved and wool prices remained strong.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Gov Hoffman Tied to Lindbergh Kidnapping Probe
In Newark May 3 evidence promised that Governor Harold G Hoffman knew of Paul Wendel’s seizure before his confession in the Lindbergh case. U S Attorney John J Quinn said Parker and son aimed to gain Hoffman’s favor and possibly a vice presidency. Three Parker co defendants changed pleas during jury selection.
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Newark
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Paul H. Wendel
Lindbergh
Wendel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Ellis H. Parker
Ellis, Jr
Hoffman
United States
John J. Quinn
Parkers
Quinn
Parker
Burlington County
Bleefeld
Martin Schlossman
Harry Weiss
Brooklyn
New York State
Schlossman
Weiss
Montana State President Resigns to Lead Arizona University
Dr. Alfred Atkinson, president of Montana State College at Bozeman since 1919, accepts the presidency of the University of Arizona in Tucson. He will succeed Dr. Paul Steere Burgess, who has served temporarily since last October. Atkinson, a 30 year veteran of Montana State, will assume duties around September 1.
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State College
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Montana State College
Bozeman
University of Arizona At
Tucson
Paul Steere Burgess
Burgess
College of Agriculture
Atkinson
Seaforth
Ont
Canada
Iowa State College
Cornell University
Montana
Jack Martin
Board of
Regents
Washington
Association of Land Grant Colleges
Leo Cremer Signs Salt Lake City to Complete Rodeo Plans
Leo J. Cremer of Montana signed a contract with Salt Lake City's Covered Wagon Days committee to stage the rodeo July 22 23 and 24 featuring his bucking horses Highland cattle Brahma bulls and 150 riders. The signing occurred with Kingsley E Clawson Norman Sims and other officials praising the show as the wildest and fastest on earth and guaranteeing Utah a top rodeo rivaling Pendleton and Cheyenne.
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Salt Lake Daily Tribune
Leo J. Cremer
Melville
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Big Timber
Mont
Kingsley E. Clawson
Norman Sims
Cremer
Salt
Sims
Montana Farm Lands Rise in Value Since 1933
Montana farm lands have steadily increased in value since 1933, says J. G. Diamond of the federal bureau of agricultural economics. Using 1912-14 as a base, values rose to 126 points in 1926, fell to 48 in 1933, and stood at 54 points for the year ended March 1, up one point from the prior year.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
J. G. Diamond
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Forest Clearing Must Be Done Under Permit
Misso ula Mont April 29 All persons must obtain permits for burning brush debris or other material in Montana forests after April 30 State Forester Rutledge Parker warned today Loggers fuelwood and other operators farmers and summer home residents are required under a state law to remove fire hazards by burning but such work must be done after obtaining a permit and under the advice and direction of a forest office representative
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Missoula
Mont
Montana
Rutledge Parker
Forest Office
Ford Invited to Run for President in 1940
Henry Ford was offered the George Washington party nomination for president in 1940 by Savannah attorney E. S. Fuller. The party proposes $60 monthly old age pensions and opposes the president’s court-packing plan. Fuller said the group has 100 Savannah members and aims to expand nationwide across the 48 states.
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Savannah
Henry Ford
George Washington
Detroit
George Washington Party
E. S. Fuller
G. W
Supreme Court
Fuller
London Bus Strike Paralyzes City Traffic on May Day
Twenty five thousand London bus workers walked out at midnight Saturday delaying transit and raising the risk of sub way and streetcar action. The demand is a seven and a half hour day with slower schedules and a union claims near total effectiveness in the London area. Many residents rode bicycles to their jobs as red buses vanished from streets for the first time since 1926.
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London
George
Theatre tax law held constitutional by Montana court
Montana's 1 percent tax on theatre receipts above 3000 per quarter was upheld as constitutional by the Montana supreme court. The 1937 law, challenged by John E. Griffin of Chinook, was supported in an opinion by Associate Justice A H Angst man, with all five justices concurring.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Montana Supreme Court
John E. Griffin
Chinook
A. H. Angstman
Small Boy Drowns in Canal Near Billings
Harvey Krumm four year old son of Mr and Mrs Peter Krumm beet farmers near Billings Montana drowned when he fell into an irrigation canal while playing along the bank. The canal had just started carrying water that day and his body was found several hours later in a deep pool downstream after water receded.
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Billings
Mont
Harvey Krumm
Peter Krumm
Trapper Ends 52 Day Fast After Lord’s Call
Hollow-cheeked trapper Jackson Whitlow from Stoop ing Oak Tennessee ended a 52 day fast by eating squirrel soup and beef broth after a purported divine message that milk would curdle on his stomach. He said the Lord did not reveal future plans. The widow reportedly had a small amount of grape juice as her first nourishment since March 10.
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Stooping Oak
Tenn
Jackson Witlow
Cumberland Mountains
Whitlow
Congress May Hold Over Until Late Autumn
Washington May 5 The seventy fifth congress began its fifth month amid controversies unseen at convening in January. Leaders question whether adjournment will come in July or October with some senators predicting an early wind up. The administration shows no willingness to compromise on the court issue or to trim the legislative program. President Roosevelt’s decisions upon his return next week will influence whether lawmakers head home before autumn. The senate judiciary committee concluded a week of private talks on court bill compromises.
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Washington
Seventy-Fifth Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Judiciary Committee
John D. M. Hamilton Opens Republican Reunited Party Move
John D. M. Hamilton, Republican National Chairman, delivers a radio address calling for a constructive opposition to the administration. He warns against a centralized plan and argues for a foundation of 17,000,000 citizens and 50,000 party officials to sustain any new political structure. He contrasts pro and anti centralization views and emphasizes defeating bad policies while cooperating with good ones.
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Washington
John Hamilton
Republican Party
Hamilton
Europe
Petitions Filed To Suspend Montana Liquor Law
Referendum petitions to inoperative the Montana retail liquor licensing law were filed in Helena on May 4. Ballots with 15 percent of voters signatures from 33 counties meet the threshold, surpassing the 29 counties needed to suspend the law. Governor to issue proclamation placing law inoperative until the 1938 referendum. The action does not affect state wholesale liquor monopoly or package stores. The open saloon law took effect April 5, ending prohibition-era restrictions.
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Helena
Montana
Secretary of State
Roy E. Ayers
President Signs Neutrality Bill Limiting War Trade
Washington May 1 The President signed a new neutrality law granting discretionary power to restrict war trade. The act, pending since final congressional approval Thursday, includes cash and carry provisions and export import licensing for arms and munitions. Two proclamations cover arms manufacturers and licenses and export limits to Spain.
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Washington
State Department
Roosevelt
Moffett
Port Aransas
Texas
Spain
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks Raise Reserve Requirements
Federal reserve system member banks completed plans to meet higher reserve requirements set by the board of governors, effective Monday. The action under the sterilization program leaves about 850 million dollars in excess reserves, viewed by economists as a potential base for credit expansion ranging from 7 to 8.5 billion dollars.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve Board
New York Moves to Clean Up Burlesque Staging
License Commissioner Paul Moss declined to renew licenses for 14 burlesque theaters after religious leaders objections. Cardinal Hayes joined the clergy in condemning the shows as disgraceful and pernicious, prompting the city action with renewed enforcement.
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New York
Paul Moss
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Warden Warns Economy May Limit Western Water Allotments
Warden of the National Reclamation Association in Great Falls Montana warns that economy moves may cut federal allotments for western water programs from about 60 million to around 40 million dollars next fiscal year. He cites 60,000 to 100,000 farm families on relief and urges completing six Montana projects with 3.5 million in federal funds before new rules shift burdens to states.
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Great Falls
Mont
National Reclamation Association
Warden
Montana
Sidney
Richland County
Little Missouri
Carter County
Wyoming
Columbus
Stillwater County
Nevada Creek
Powell County
Meagher
Wheatland
West Fork
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