Roosevelt sets up machine to accept 20 billion in applications for 4 billion fund
President Roosevelt announces a seven point yardstick to evaluate projects for the 4 billion works relief fund. Nonfederal applications go to public works through state engineers while federal ones are prepared by agency heads for the advisory committee. The plan aims to create 7 million jobs by July 1, 1936 and move relief rolls into work quickly. The effort includes rural electrification to bring power to 1 million farm homes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
Public Works Administration
President
Walker
White House
DAT
Harry L. Hopkins
New Works Progress Division
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
ACA
Division of Rural Electrification
Morris L. Cooke
Philadel
Texans Rally to Show Support for AAA at Washington Visit
C H Day a Plainview Texas 320 acre AAA signer predicts about 3000 farmers will march to Washington Tuesday to back the agricultural adjustment act. He says the caravan originates in Texas and aims to express appreciation to the administration and to Congress for AAA measures and to pledge support for future programs.
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Washington
AAA
C. H. Day
Plainview
Texas
Congress
President Signs Bill For Post Office Funds
President Roosevelt signed the treasury post office department appropriation bill totaling 905 million dollars. He also approved a measure adding public domain land in Montana to the Rocky Boy Indian reservation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury-Post Office Department
Montana
Rocky Boy Indian Reservation
Price of durum seed wheat reduced to 1.40 a bushel
Bozeman Montana May 12 Effective immediately durum wheat held by the agricultural adjustment administration as seed conservation movement will be sold at 1.40 dollars per bushel. L C Webster procurement officer of the federal seed stocks committee notified J C Taylor director of extension at Montana State college. Original price list had durum at 1.60. No refunds on sales prior to this reduction. Supplies of the wheat are stored in elevators across Montana and neighboring states.
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Bozeman
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
L. C. Webster
Federal Seed Stocks Committee
J. C. Taylor
Montana State College
Women seek highest offices claim from Miss Rock
New York May 13 American lawyer Miss Lillian D Rock, president of the League for a Woman President and Vice President, told Women Democrats that American women are on course for the vice presidency and presidency. She predicted President Franklin D Roosevelt might demand a woman running mate in 1936.
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New York
Lillian D. Rock
Miss Rock
League For A Woman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
No End in Sight to Roosevelt Five-Point Program
Senator McNary predicts heated debate over Roosevelt five point program as he urges trimming by three-fifths to allow June 1 adjournment. He proposes action on NRA extension social security and appropriation bills, with public utility holding company abolition, omnibus banking and expanded transport regulation to be postponed. Democrats offered no share at their Friday conference.
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Washington
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Roosevelt
Long Defeats Bid for Senate Probe of Farley
In a 62 to 20 Senate vote Democrats rejected Senator Long's push for an investigation into Postmaster General Farley. Long accused Farley of manipulating contracts on the New York courthouse project and a post office annex, while Democratic leaders maneuvered to table the move.
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Farley
Senate Democrats
Senator Long
Louisiana
Long
New York Court House
Democratic National Committee
Wheeler
Montana
Robinson
McKellar
Tennessee
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Shipstead
Minnesota
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Work Starts on Two Million Dollars of Highway Projects
Montana contractors resume unfinished highway work valued at about two million dollars as warmer weather returns. R. D. Rader, chief engineer, says $2,000,000 in contracts remained unstarted after last fall and winter. After Saturday May 18 letting, the final federal appropriation will be distributed, guiding future work under the new public works bill.
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Helena
Montana
R. D. Rader
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Rader
Senate Backs 10-Month NRA Extension Amid War On Labor Bill
The Senate, by near unanimous consent, approved a 10 month extension of the NRA, opposing President Roosevelt. The chamber then moved to debate the Wagner labor relations bill while warning against changes to the NRA bill as it crossed to the House. Speaker Burns pledged quick action, with a two year recovery act extension likely sought. NRA employers were assured by Donald Richberg not to worry about continuance.
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Washington
Senate
NRA
Roosevelt
House
Burns
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol
Donald R. Richberg
Chevrolet Strikers Return to Work in Toledo
In Toledo on May 13, striking Chevrolet plant workers approved the company's compromise terms and voted 732 to 385 to return. The mass meeting began poorly for the A F of L organizer Francis I Dillon who urged acceptance, then left, later returning to speak on the proposals.
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Toledo
Ohio
Chevrolet
American Federation of Tabor
Francis I. Dillon
A. F. of L
Castle Eyes Bright Prospect of Silver Boom
Castle in Meagher county, once a silver camp of 1,500 people, shows signs of an early revival. Vernon Nelson, John Perrone and John Oliver from Shawmut have bought fourteen lots and several claims, with chatter of further acquisitions as the old mining district awakens again.
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Castle
Castle Mountains
Meagher County
Vern Nelson
John Perrone
John Oliver
Shawmut
Mock War Casualties Reported In Mid Pacific Exercises
Honolulu May 12 A destroyer collision killed one man and injured four while a plane plunged into the sea taking an aviator s life during the navy s secret mid Pacific maneuvers Admiral J M Reeves lifted censorship and announced 42 of 153 warships arrived at Pearl Harbor and 43 planes reached a distant destination 1200 miles westward simulating actual warfare The Lea damaged the Sicard before towing her to harbor as the exercise unfolded
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
J. M Reeves
Admiral Reeves
mid-Pacific
Lea
Sicard
Lee
House insists NRA extension or death by June 16
Democratic spokesmen warned the NRA would be extended two years or allowed to die on June 16. Representative Taylor of Colorado said the House would press for a two year extension, rejecting the Senate's 10 month bill as insufficient.
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Washington
House
Senate
NRA
Representative Taylor
Colorado
Shearing Begins Across Western Montana District
In Missoula on May 10 the western Montana sheep region started shearing a quarter of a million animals. Large outfits work in Bitter Root and Flathead valleys with about 40,000 head in Bitter Root and over 75,000 in Flathead and Sanders counties, plus around 100,000 between here and Deer Lodge. No contracts have yet been reported for the wool clip, with fleeces weighing about nine pounds.
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Montana
Bitter Root
Flathead
Here
Deer Lodge
Pattee Canyon
Sanders County
Montana seeks patents for 512000 acres of state land
Montana state board files patent applications for 512,480.75 acres of gas oil and mineral belt land from Toole and Glacier counties to Beaverhead and Madison. Applications were filed at Great Falls and Billings offices as costs limit ads to the more valuable land.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Land Commissioners
Toole
Glacier
Beaverhead
Madison
I. M. Brandford
State Lands and Investments
United States Land Offices
Great Falls
Billings
Secretary of the Interior
U. S
Thomas J. Walsh
John E. Erickson
Walsh
State Department
Brandford
Governors Call To Observe Highway Patrol Rules In May
Gov. Cooney urges Montanans to observe new highway patrol rules during Highway Safety Week starting May 20. Montana Highway Safety Council outlines 12 rules including speed limits on curves and towns, stopping before entering highways, parking restrictions, and reporting discourteous patrol behavior to the board in Helena.
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Gov. Cooney
Helena
Frank H. Cooney
State Highway Patrol
Montanans, Inc
Montana Highway Safety Council
Ellen Erickson Loble Divorced at Helena
Ellen Erickson Loble, daughter of former Governor and U S Senator John E. Erickson, was divorced Friday in district court here from Lester H. Loble Helena attorney and author of the state's first old age pension act. The couple were married last year. The complaint cited extreme cruelty. Loble’s demurrer was overruled and no further defense was offered.
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Helena
Ellen Erickson Loble
United States
John E. Erickson
Lester H. Loble
Ae Lobles
Loble
Private Industry Must Aid Relief Rolls
Washington May 12 A proposal would have private industries with orders from the four billion work fund fill extra jobs from relief rolls Sunday night. Officials are divided. some say it is the only way to create mining and related employment while others expect Roosevelt to focus direct employment on public works without adding material and equipment jobs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Will Okeh Veto Of Patman Bonus Bill
Senate leaders said they could sustain President Roosevelt against the Patman bonus bill despite reports Vice President Garner urged override. Garner denied commenting on issues before the Senate and would not discuss suggestions to pass the bill over the president’s veto.
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Senate
Will Okeh
Patman
Washington
Roosevelt
Garner
Texan
Three New Men Are On Game Commission
Helena May 13. Governor Frank H. Cooney announced the appointment of P. G. Gutensohn of Whitefish and J. J. Harper of Anaconda to Montana fish and game commission. They replace Flynn and Steinbrenner, with terms expiring in 1936 and 1937 respectively. The five-member panel now includes Lowe, Keil, Baumgartner, Gutensohn and Harper.
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Ray G. Lowe
Glendive
W. C. Keil
Billings
Baumgartner
Gutensohn
Harper
Baer Willing to Fight Schmeling at Wembley
London May 12 Max Baer world heavyweight champion is willing to fight Max Schmeling former champion at Wembley stadium August 17 according to a transatlantic telephone interview published Saturday by the Sunday Dispatch.
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London
Max Baer
Max Schmeling
Wembley Stadium
Sunday Dispatch
New Mexico Governor Names Dennis Chavez Senator to Succeed Cutting
Santa Fe May 11 Dennis Chavez 47 an ardent Roosevelt policy advocate was appointed by Governor Clyde Tingley to fill the late Senator Bronson Cutting seat Chavez will serve until 1936 and will drop his challenge to the Cutting election Chavez plans to vote for New Deal measures and expands Democratic Senate presence to 89 seats while cutting Republican ranks to 24. Chavez has long served in government from city engineering to congress.
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N. M
Dennis Chavez
Senate
Bronson Cutting
Chavez
Clyde Tingley
Cutting
Roosevelt
Washington
A. A. Jones
Georgetown University
Albuquerque
Congress
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