Senator Bronson Cutting Killed in Airplane Crash
In a foggy Missouri crash, United States Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico died when a TWA Sky Chief plummeted near Atlanta in a fuel starved descent. Also dead were a woman, two pilots, and one Hollywood producer. many others were injured.
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Sen. Cutting
New Mexico
Macon
United States
Bronson Cutting
TWA
Sky Chief
Atlanta
Harry Bolton
Roy Nuhn
Paul Richeter
Kirksville
Nuhn
Senator Cutting
Washington
Hollywood Film
Annapolis
Jeanne Anne Hillias
Kansas City
Boston
Kansas
Iy. K. H. Greeson
Richard Wallace
Hollywood
Paul Wing
Toby Wing
C. G. Drew
Santa Monica
Cal
Paramount Studios
Wiliam Kaplan
West Los Angeles
William Kaplan
Henry Sharpe
Los Angeles
Ee Bees
Dora Metzer
Port Washington
Long Island N. Y
Metzger
D. L. Mesker
Cutting
Roosevelt
Senate
Sheep Killed by Car at Hanson Ranch East of Town
Deputy Flynn from Billings to Helena hit a flock of four sheep at Hanson and Orange place four miles east of town. Sheriff Bartels detained him briefly over 1934 plates but allowed him to proceed after he claimed to be en route to Bozeman to serve papers. Hanson to be compensated for the losses. license dispute unresolved.
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United States
Flynn
Billings
Helena
Hanson & Orange Place
Bartels
Big Timber
Mr. Bartels
Bozeman
Hanson
Sheriff’s Office
Legion District Meet Planned in Big Timber
Big Timber hosts the Legion and Auxiliary district convention on Friday May 18 with events including a 1 p.m tea a 5 30 joint parade a 7 30 banquet and a dance at Masonic hall Legionnaires meet at 3 30 at the Dugout then join the parade banquet and dance Six districts listed Manhattan West Yellowstone White Sulphur Springs Livingston Bozeman Big Timber.
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Big Timber American Legion and Auxiliary
Masonic Hall
Manhattan
West Yellowstone
White Sulphur Springs
Livingston
Bozeman
Big Timber
Earthquakes Strike Turkey Death Toll Rises
Turkiye reports violent quakes near Mount Ararat trigger widespread destruction. Dead and injured estimated at 2000 as 1600 houses collapse and 25 villages are wiped out. Stricken Digor district residents shelter in tents amid cold while relief squads battle for aid.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ararat
Digor
Earhart Completes Mexico City to Newark Nonstop Flight
Amelia Earhart lands at Newark after a 14 hour 22 minute and 50 second nonstop flight from Mexico City D. F. Her dirty hands and tired grin reflect the arduous crossing as crowds cheer amid police crowd control.
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Newark
N. J
Amelia Earhart
Mexico
D. F
New York
Travel Over Red Lodge-Cooke Road Not Encouraged
Billings Gazette reports the Cooke City entrance to Yellowstone National Park will not be ready for an increased travel season until 1936. Park and Forest Service leaders warn promoter schemes mislead the public, urging no travel promotion until 1936 and noting road work and funding delays.
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Red Lodge-Cooke Road
Billings
Cooke City
Yellowstone National Park
Custer Battlefield Hiway Association
National Park and Forest
Bureau of Public Roads
Park
Toll
Red Lodge
Cooke City Ranger Station
Soda Butte
Tower Falls
PWA. Con
Yellowstone Bridge
Billings Commercial Club
Parks Service
Forest Service
Department of Interior
Supreme Court Rules Against Railroad Pension Act
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, held the railroad pension act unconstitutional. Justice Owen J. Roberts joined conservatives to void the law, denying Congress the power to enact pension legislation and complicating the Roosevelt administration's social security efforts. Senator William E Borah praised the ruling as preserving business and commerce.
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Supreme Court
Washington
New Deal
Owen J. Roberts
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
William E. Borah
Idaho
Rural School Exhibit Showcases County Talent At Annual Meet
Countywide rural schools gathered in this city last Saturday for the annual county exhibit and scholarship contest. County Superintendent Rein noted standout entries including a furnished doll house from Melville Tronrud School and a health house by Deer Creek students. Winners across districts and grade levels were announced, with multiple firsts and seconds in language and arithmetic for grades four through eight.
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Court House
Rein
Tronrud
Melville
Hazel Olson
Deer Creek
Gilma Grosfield
Tick Fever Reported in County
Sam Frederickson of the Ellison ranch on the Boulder with a tick born spotted fever is improving after illness from a bite at the Chris Bee ranch on Duck creek. It marks the county s second known case after a Glasston Nevin girl two years ago. Doctors advise removing embedded ticks with a steady pull and emphasize tick serum as a preventive.
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Sam Frederickson
Carl Frederickson
Ellison Ranch
Boulder
Chris Bee
Duck Creek
Glasston
May 13 19 Declared Safety Week in Montana
Gov. Frank H. Cooney proclaimed May 13 to 19 as Safety Week in Montana aligning with the Montana highway patrol launch. He urged every motorist to study driving rules, carry license credentials, and observe safe road conduct to aid the patrol and reduce accidents.
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Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
Frank H. Cooney
Montana
Patman Bonus Bill Cleared by Senate in Three Roll Calls
In direct defiance of White House wishes Senate backers pushed the Patman bonus bill through three roll call votes to authorize paying the bonus with 2.2019 billion dollars in new currency. The swift action completed congressional action on the controversial proposal.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Patman
Four Die In Coogan Car Crash Near San Diego
In the mountains 55 miles east of San Diego four people were killed when the Coogan car plunged from a roadside embankment. Jackie Coogan was injured but not seriously. the deceased include John Coogan Sr and actor Junior Durkin, plus Robert Horner and Charles Jones. Jackie told the driver that a passing car forced them off the road.
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San Diego
Cal
Jackie Coogan
Coogan
Here
John Coogan
Jackie
Junior Durkin
Robert Horner
Los Angeles
Charles Jones
Pine Valley
the Kid
Charlie Chaplin
M. E. Magee
Baumgartner Again Named on Commission in Montana
Governor Frank H. Cooney announced the appointment of A. C. Baumgartner of Great Falls as a member of the state fish and game commission with a term to expire April 15, 1939. Baumgartner previously faced a court ruling that backed W. P. Sullivan, former chairman, in the earlier contest over the seat.
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Helena
Frank H. Cooney
A. C
Andy) Baumgartner
Great Falls
State Fish and Game Commission
W. P. Sullivan
Square Butte
Baumgartner
State Supreme Court
Nagle
Baumpartner
Sullivan
Pulitzer Prize Winners Are Announced 1934
New York May 6 Pulitzer prizes for 1934 were announced Monday night. The Old Maid dramatized by Zoe Akins from a story by Edith Wharton won the drama prize. Now in November by Josephine Winslow Johnson won the novel prize. The Colonial Period of American History by Charles McLean Andrews won best history. Arthur Krock of the New York Times received a prize for distinguished service as a foreign or Washington correspondent.
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New York
Zoe Akins
Edith Wharton
Josephine Winslow Johnson
Charles McLean Andrews
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Washington
Bozeman Lad Rides Omaha To Derby Victory
Gallant son of Gallant Daddy Omaha won the 61st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in a rain soaked finish. Final order: Omaha, Roman Soldier, Whiskole. Nellie Flag faded to fourth. crowds of about 50,000 watched as Omaha paid $10 win. Wee Willie Saunders rode the winning colt for William Woodward’s Belair Stud.
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Bozeman Lad
Omaha
Churchill Downs
Louisville
William Woodward
Downs Oval
Nellie Flag
Gallant Fox
New York Banker
Roman Soldier
Whiskolo
Whiskole
Blackbird
Plateye
Commonwealth
C. V. Whitney
Col. E. F. Bradley
St. Bernard
Weston
Belair Stud
Earl Sande
Willie” Saunders
Bozeman, Mont
Old Kentucky
Halma
Alan-a- Dale
Bradley
Bubbling Over
Buckaroo King
Horsford Named Montana Relief Administrator
O B Horsford of Wolf Point was appointed Montana relief administrator to replace Dr W J Butler. The appointment awaits approval from Harry L Hopkins and follows earlier rejections by John E Erickson and Ray M Hart. Horsford active in Montana farm groups and favored by farmers and labor gatherings.
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Helena
O. B. Horsford
Wolf Point
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Montana
W. J. Butler
Montana Relief Commission
Harry L. Hopkins
Horsford
Commission
John E. Erickson
United States
Ray M. Hart
Billings
Public officers must pay state income tax
Montana supreme court rulings state that public officers and employees of federal agencies are not immune from paying the state income tax. Associate Justice J. A. Matthews wrote the decisions, with the full court concurring except Chief Justice W. B. Sands who did not participate due to illness.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
J. A. Matthews
W. B. Sands
Busy three weeks ahead for local high school
Beginning with the Junior Prom tomorrow evening the school schedules three weeks of events. An invitational track meet is set for Saturday at Livingston. Rural pupils will take seventh and eighth grade exams May 15 16. Sport day May 17. The operetta Oh Doctor May 20 21. Senior class exercises May 23. Tap dance May 24. Baccalaureate May 26 in the Lutheran church. Examinations May 27 28. Commencement May 28 with President Atkinson of State College Bozeman. Thirty eight graduates.
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Livingston
Lutheran Church
C. E. Tate
Atkinson
State College
Bozeman
Future Farmers Contest Drives to Rid Predatory Animals
Fifty Future Farmers teams led by captains Donald Clegg and Alva Ewan run a county drive from May 3 to May 24, modeled on the Big Timber Rod and Gun club. So far results include 231 magpie eggs 10 crow eggs 38 crows and magpies 7 woodchucks 41 jackrabbits 1 owl 3 hawks 4 rattlesnakes. John Peterson leads with 88 magpie eggs.
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Big Timber Rod and Gun Club
Donald Clegg
Alva Ewan
John Peterson
Patrolmen Get Special Instructions In Dealing With Drunken Drivers
Helena May 2 patrolmen will enforce Montana new motor patrol law after May 22 with a series of sobriety tests. Capt Rudy Schmoke describes tests including breath odor, speech, balance, Romberg balance, finger to ear with a ruler, and pulse checks to determine intoxication.
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Helena
Montana
Rudy Schmoke
California
Sible
Methodist
Episcopal
Schmoke
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Legion District
Rosalie Walker
Glasston School
Inga Versland
Dry Creek
Robert Tronrud
Basin Creek
Shirley McKenzie
Ardell Holland
Howie
Betty Jean Olin
Jerry Thompson
Leasby
Joseph Holland
Ellen Fincher
Charlotte Esp
Ellen Ward
Brannin
Toinette Alexander
Alexander School
Annalie Clark
George Clayton
May Clark
Telmar Terland
Kent
Mary Utermohle
Greg Cliff
Blanche Jones
Carothers Alexander
Alexander
Ivan Krone
Beulah Plaggemeyer
Wheeler Butte
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