Roosevelt warns of foreign influence in fireside broadcast
President Roosevelt urged vigilance against undiluted foreign influence aiming to disunite Americans and disrupt preparedness. He backed mass production, promised possible defense funds, urged Red Cross support, and warned against Fifth Column tactics and domestic discord in a wide ranging radio address.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Red Cross
Belgium
France
Air Corps
White House
Southern District Names Ward President
The Southern Montana district of the Montana Press association elected Fred Ward of White Sulphur Springs as president. O. H. P. Shelley of Red Lodge was named first vice president, Karl Martinson of Whitehall second vice president, L. M. Prill of Billings secretary treasurer, and John Lyman of Bozeman fifth member of the executive board. About 20 weekly publishers attended the meeting.
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Bozeman
Montana
Montana Press Association
Fred Ward
White Stipe Springs
Distict
O. H. P. Shelley
Red Lodge
Karl Martinson
Whitehall
L. M. Prill
Billings
John Lyman
Mrs. Nancy C. Russell Dies in California
The widow of Montana cowboy artist Charles M. Russell died in Pasadena at age 61 after a long illness. She lived in Great Falls earlier, helped edit her husband’s correspondence and nearly finished his biography. Survived by her son Jack of Altadena and her father J A Cooper of Pasadena.
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Great Falls
Nancy C. Russell
Charles M. Russell
Pasadena
Calif
Russell
Russells
Montana-Wyoming National Cowboys’ Association
Jack
Altadena
Roush-Fredrickson Wedding Held at Lutheran Church
Arlene Roush and Clyde S. Fredrickson wed Sunday at 4 pm in the city Lutheran church. Rev. Axel Anderson officiated with close relatives present. Attendants were Mrs. Dick Strobel and Ben Fredrickson. A reception followed in Parish hall with about 70 guests. The couple planned a weeklong motor trip to Calgary after the ceremony.
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Arlene Roush
Clyde S. Fredrickson
Axel Anderson
Dick Strobel
Ben Fredrickson
Lieberstraum
O. A. Sippel
Ed Cole
John N. MacFarlane
J. D. Herries
L. H. Townsend
Chauncey T. Ervine
Fredrickson
Davis Grocery
Carl Fredrickson
Olson
Anderson Street
Sheridan Cannot Hold Helena Police Chief Post
Helena May 24 Attorney General H J Freebourn ruled Col Charles A Sheridan cannot serve as Helena police chief because he resided in Great Falls on Nov 7 and did not meet the two year residency requirement. The opinion, requested by council member A M Shellady, notes Sheridan voted in Cascade county in November 1938 and was not a qualified applicant at appointment nor now.
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Helena
H. J. Freebourn
Charles A Sheridan
Great Falls
Sheridan
Cascade County
A. M.shellady
Farm Security Association Boosts Montana Ranchers Incomes
Bayard Taylor reports a survey showing Sweet Grass county Farm Security Administration borrowers gained in 1939 with average family income rising to 1188.26 dollars after costs from 736.86 prior. Each family also owned assets averaging 2286.62 dollars above debts, up five percent, with 96 families receiving 258442 dollars in loans since 1935 and 61170 repaid by April 1940.
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Sweet Grass County
FSA
Bayard Taylor
Montana
Farm Security Administration
Taylor
Group Seven of Montana Bankers Hold Annual Meet
Group Seven of the Montana Bankers Association gathered Sunday at the Lazy DA Ranch on the Boulder for their annual convention with 83 attendees. Dr. D. Claiborn welcomed guests. talks covered competition of government agencies. officers elected include J. D. Street as president, Gene Woods as vice president, and J. E. Vogel as secretary treasurer.
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Group Seven
Montana Bankers
Lazy DA Ranch
D. Claiborn
Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Group 7
Montana Bankers Association
Boulder
J. W. Frey
Yellowstone Bank of Laurel
O. M. Jorgenson
The
Mon
Tana Bankers Association
Ben R. Draper
Helena
Errol F. Galt
Great Falls
Frank T. Merrill
Midland National Bank of
Billings
J. D. Street
Security Bank & Trust Company of
Bozeman
Gene Woods
Forsyth State Bank
J.E. Vogel
Montana National Bank
Roy O Traver Dies in Billings Hospital
Big Timber mourns Roy O Traver who died Tuesday morning at Deaconess Hospital Billings from a ruptured appendix. Born October 10 1885 in Manchester Iowa he lived in Big Timber since 1918 with his wife Myra Natus and four children. He worked as grain elevator operator contractor and Public Works Administration inspector on Montana projects. Funeral at home with Rev Axel Anderson officiating. burial Mountain View.
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Big Timber
Roy O. Traver
Billings
Fourth Avenue East
Axel Anderson
Mountain View
Manchester
Iowa
Myra Natus
Seneca
S. D
Amity
Oreg
Public Works Administration
Martinsdale
Alder
Mont
Bozeman
Libby
Chester
Wibaux
Cutbank
Montana
Rhea MacFarlane
Edna Boe
Grace Smith
Edgar, Mont
Maxine Traver
Helena
Royal Traver
Depew
Oklahoma
Elga Robinson
Masonville
Wool Meeting Called at Warehouse in Big Timber
A county wide wool meeting is set for Monday June 3 at 1 p m at the N P wool warehouse in Big Timber. The program includes a wool grading demonstration by Mr Orcutt and Mr Hughes of Montana State College, a talk on treating common sheep diseases by Dr Nelson of the State livestock sanitary board, and a wool marketing talk by a local wool buyer. The Sweet Grass County wool pool is now closed to new signers for this year.
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N. P
Big Timber
Orcutt
Hughes
Montana State College
Nelson
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Sweet Grass County
Fluent of Butte Seeks Montana U S Senate Nomination
Floyd C Fluent city attorney of Butte filed for the republican nomination for United States senator from Montana. Fluent pledged to oppose foreign wars and entanglements, to treat aged infirm blind and sick as a government duty not charity, and to oppose reciprocal trade agreements.
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Helena
Floyd C Fluent
Butte
Montana
Fluent
United States
Montanans Warned Against Imposters
Helena May 27 The better business division of Montanans Inc warned Montanans to beware imposters claiming to represent the British and French purchasing agencies. W G Ferguson said unauthorized Anglo French purchasing board representatives operate in the county and that agents deal only with manufacturers or their agents, not intermediaries.
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Helena
Better Business Division
Montanans, ,Inc
Montanans
W. G. Ferguson
Montanans, Inc
Western states show retail gains in May survey
A U S Census trade survey shows retail business up in 11 western states from April, with California independent retailers up 2.5 percent in April and 4.5 percent for four months. Nevada leads April gain at 7.5 percent, while Utah and Wyoming show declines in April but gains for the four months. Auto sales boost figures across several states and furniture leads New Mexico gains.
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San Francisco
California
Nevada
Arizona
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Washington
Idaho
O Connors bill to restore wages fails in Congress
Representative O Connor of Montana fails to pass an amendment to the 1941 work relief appropriation bill aimed at undoing wage cuts for WPA workers. The amendment was defeated 76 to 46. It would have directed rescinding all cuts since July 1 1939 and raising the national average labor cost per person accordingly.
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Washington
O'Connor
Montana
WPA
Work Relief Projects
Uncle Sam's Debt Limit May Be Increased
Roosevelt eyed a $5 billion increase in the public debt limit to assure uninterrupted financing of defense. Congressional leaders noted there is little push for new taxes now and White House discussions considered raising the treasury borrowing power from its $45 billion statutory ceiling.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Treasury
Socialists Endorse Norman Thomas for President in Montana
May 24 Montana Socialist party delegates endorse Norman Thomas for president at their state convention in Helena. Maynard Krueger of the University of Chicago is named for vice president. Electors named include E. S. McKean Circle William J. Patterson Great Falls Mrs. Phyllis Porter and Harry C. Schneider Whitefish.
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Helena
Montana Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
Maynard Krueger
University of Chicago
E. S. McKean
Circle
William J. Patterson
Great Falls
Phyllis Porter
Harry C. Schneider
Whitefish
Civil War veteran William De Vaul dies in Washington
William W. De Vaul age 100 longtime Billings resident and Civil War veteran died Tuesday at his daughter Irene McMurray's home in Yakima Washington He served in many battles and claimed to be the oldest Shiloh survivor He married Melissa Es in Missouri in 1865 and moved to Billings in 1902 Survived by daughter Mrs McMurray another daughter Mrs Harry Brooks and two sons Al DeVaul and Ed DeVaul with addresses unavailable.
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Billings
William W. DeVaul
Irene McMurray
Yakima
Wash
DeVaul
McKinley
Shiloh
Mr. DeVaul
Marietta
Ohio
Martin van Buren
United States
Melissa E. Es
Missouri
G. A. R. Here
McMurray
Harry Brooks
Corona, Gal
al DeVaul
Missoula
Ed DeVaul
Leopold III Orders Belgian Army Surrender
Paris May 28 The Belgian army capitulated before the German advance on orders of King Leopold III after 18 days of fighting Premier Reynaud announced that Leopold acted without consulting the French or British governments Belgium will continue to oppose the invasion with a new army while Belgian Premier Pierrot said Belgium will stay in the war. Mussolini tightens war measures as Italy moves toward entry promising to strike back at Britain and France.
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Paris
Leopold III
Reynaud
Leopold
Belgium
Hubert Pierrot
Georges Blanchard
Dunkerque
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Supreme Defense Council
Trieste
Britain
France
Mediterranean
Morocco
Allies Withdraw Troops From Flanders As Dunkerque Port Holds
Paris reports the Allies abandoned the Flanders battle, beginning a large retreat to guard Dunkerque. German forces near France's north preside while a southern front along the Somme and Aisne is formed. Vice Admiral Abrial commands Dunkerque as Belgian units resist.
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Paris
Flanders
Dunkerque
France
England
Somme
Aisne
Leopold
Jean Marie Abrial
Peru Earthquakes Leave Lima Hit Hard Of May 24
Lima and Callao suffer heavy losses as a series of violent earthquakes claim 249 deaths and over 3,000 injured. Seventy perish in Lima, Callao endures near 150 deaths and 1,100 injuries. Chorrillos reports 90 percent building collapse with 15 killed.
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Lima
Peru
Callao
Chorrillos
Transfer Authorized To Sanders Poor Fund
Governor Roy B. Ayers proclaimed an emergency in Sanders county and allowed its commissioners to move 3700 from county fair and bridge funds to the poor fund. The action follows a resolution declaring the emergency and specifies 1500 from the fair fund and 2200 from the bridge outlay fund.
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Helena
Roy B. Ayers
Sanders County
Board of
Germany Building 36000 Airplanes Annually
Washington May 26 Germany is producing airplanes at the rate of 36000 annually and in all the history of American aviation only 46000 have been manufactured John Jouett president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce told the National Aviation Forum Sunday night In the next twelve months the United States is expected to produce 135000 bombing and fighting planes and the figure may go as high as 9
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Washington
Germany
John Jouett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
National Aviation Forum
United States
Stockgrowers Reelect Officers at 56th Annual Convention
The Montana Stockgrowers association reelected president John Arnold Birney first vice president C K Malone Choteau and second vice president G M Mungas at its fifty sixth annual convention in Butte May 25 E A Phillips Helena said the 1941 convention site would be chosen later The group adopted resolutions urging continued Senate ratification of trade agreements and praised the Montana delegation for support of the sanitary pact embargo to curb hoof and mouth disease Additional actions urged funding for livestock departments via future legislatures and urged restoring Farm Credit Administration to independence among other measures supported wildlife aid and forest service fund use for ranges and water development.
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Butte
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
John Arnold
Birney
C. K. Malone
Choteau
G. M. Mungas
E. A. Phillips
Helena
Senate
Montana
R. F. Clary
Livestock Sanitary Board
Pittman - Robertson
Farm Credit Administration
Bureau of the Budget
Forest Service
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Billings Hospital
O’connor
Uncle Sam
Thomas Tor
Sanders Poor
Julian Terrett
Tom Ross
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