Equalization Board Battles Golden Valley Over Levies
Montana Supreme Court action targets Golden Valley County Clerk H C Jacobson to compel compliance with state board orders on land assessments. The board seeks to correct county books after McQuitty Brothers land parcels faced disputed reassessment actions dating to 1937 and 1938, with the board claiming improper county actions and lack of notice.
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
Montana Supreme Court
Golden Valley
Supreme Court
H.C. Jacobson
Golden Valley County
Equalization Board
State Board
I. S
E. F. McQuitty
Harlowton
McQuitty Brothers
County Board of Equalization
Montana High Court Rules County Must Pay Welfare Board
The Montana supreme court denied Broadwater county commissioners relief to have the state public welfare board pay half their compensation when meeting as the county public welfare board. The decision states the county must cover the compensation under the welfare act as when serving as the board of county commissioners.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Broadwater
State Public Welfare Board
Willis Smith
Peter J. Meloy
Olaf Kallerang
Welfare Board
Supreme Court
County ‘Welfare Board
County Welfare Board
Board of County Commissioners
State Public Welfare
Board of County Public Welfare
Average Motorist Portrait From Petroleum Institute Quiz
The American Petroleum Institute outlines a typical motorist in Chicago with a 43 year old father of two, weekly earnings between 20 and 30 dollars, and a second hand car valued at 238 dollars. He drives 8 500 miles yearly in a car four or five years old, uses 600 gallons of gas and 35 quarts of oil, and pays 52.99 dollars in annual auto taxes.
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Chicago
American Petroleum Institute
Baird H. Markham
New York
Institute
State budget request reviewed by Montana board of examiners
The Montana state board of examiners began studying the next biennium budget with State Auditor William Hosking submitting the total requests. The board aims for a balanced proposal to the legislature, noting requests exceed anticipated revenue by about 1.5 million dollars due to construction at state institutions and hospitals.
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Helena
Mont
State Board of Examiners
William Hosking
W. L. Fitzsimmons
Examiners’board
Fitzsimmons
Board of Examiners
October Far Exceeded Normal Rainfall Across Montana
The federal weather bureau reports October as the third wettest on record in Montana with 170 percent of normal precipitation and a state average of 1.75 inches. The month was warmer than usual at 47.5 degrees, with localized deficits in the southeast and parts of the northwest. Snow fell during a four day stretch starting October 15 causing tree damage, and one woman died near Butte in the storm.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Weather Bureau
Butte
Rockefeller Estate Totals Over Twenty Six Million
John D. Rockefeller Sr died in Florida on May 23 1937 leaving a net estate of 26410837 principally in securities. A transfer tax appraisal filed shows a gross estate of 26905182 with over 17 million in U S treasury notes. The bulk is left in trust for granddaughter Margaret Strong de Cuevas and her children and the Rockefeller Institute for medical research. The only other beneficiary is John D Rockefeller Jr who received personal effects valued at 33678. The appraisal lists securities at 26273845 along with notes cash and other property. Deducts funeral expenses legal fees and executor fees total 396 1000. Debts include 133348. The report notes 187000 in gifts made in the two years before death. Continued on page 8.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Florida
United States Treasury
Margaret Strong de Cuevas
Rockefeller Institute For Medical
Ish Marquis
Lakewood
N. J
James J. Fleming
Westchester County
Rockefeller
Stock Exchange
Rockefeller, Jr
Young Bride Electrocuted Curling Hair in Bathtub
In Butte Montana on November 19 Mrs Dorothy Thompson 20 a four month bride died when a curling iron in the bathtub delivered a fatal shock. Her sister-in-law Doris Ann Thompson tried to free her but grasped the cord and fled for help until neighbor Mrs Fischer cut the current. Coroner Mike Duff said death was instantaneous. The bride had married John Thompson 22, a Montana Power Company clerk.
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Butte
Mont
Dorothy Thompson
Walkerville
John Thompson
Doris Ann Thompson
Dalhover of Al Brady Gang Executed in Michigan City
James Dalhover, 32, described as the tiny red haired trigger man of the Al Brady gang, died in the electric chair at Michigan City state prison after being sentenced for the slaying of a state policeman. He was strapped into the chair at two minutes past midnight and pronounced dead at 12 11 by federal physicians.
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Michigan City
Ind
James Dalhover
al Brady
Michigan City State Prison
Dalhover
Six Army Fliers Die in Georgia Plane Crash
Six Army airmen were killed and another seriously injured when a twin engine bomber crashed in woods near Lagrange Georgia during a routine flight from Mitchell Field New York to Maxwell Field Alabama. Maj W O Maxwell said the bomber had clearance for eight when it left New York and only survivors remained aboard after the crash.
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Lagrange
W. O. Maxwell
Maxwell Field
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell
Contracts Set for Three Battleships
The Navy awarded contracts for three battleships at an estimated cost well over 150 million dollars. One will be built in Newport News Virginia, another in Quincy Massachusetts, both in private yards, and the third at the Norfolk Virginia navy yard. A fourth battleship contract was not awarded pending further bid review.
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Washington
Navy Department
Newport News
Quincy
Mass
Norfolk, Va
Navy Yard
Life Sentence May Not Be So Long After All
William Heaston Sr. was found guilty of first degree murder in the Wise River killing of Joseph Potts on July 24. A jury in Dillon district court sentenced him to life in prison. Heaston, 78, said he fired three shots to protect his son during a confrontation over property rights. Potts, 60, was killed. Potts’s daughter testified to the shooting.
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Potts
Heaston
Easton
President May Ask For Large Army Air Force
Louis Johnson, assistant secretary of war, predicted Roosevelt would ask Congress for an army air force of more than 9,280 fighting planes. He outlined parts of the administration’s defense program at a New England council conference, warning that air supremacy is threatened by Europe’s advances.
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Boston
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt
Congress
Johnson
New England
New England Council
Europe
John L Lewis elected first president of CIO
Pittsburgh, Nov. 18. John L. Lewis was elected first president of the congress of industrial organizations after a 28 minute demonstration by 500 delegates. The body represents about 3,800,000 workers in more than 40 unions. Philip Murray and Sidney Hillman were elected vice presidents and James B. Carey was chosen secretary-treasurer.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
James B. Carey
Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Billings chef Lyle Kelly ends life in hotel room
Lyle Kelly a 26 year old chef at a local club in Billings killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun. The coroner said he set the weapon on a table tied to the trigger and fired while seated on his bed in pajamas, the blast tearing through the left temple.
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Billings
Lyle Kelly
Yellowstone County
Geo. E. Lettergren
Kelly
Borah Opposes Expanded Refugee Immigration Plan
Senator Borah of Idaho said revising immigration laws to take in more refugees from Germany would meet tremendous opposition in Congress. He urged against any change at this time deeming it inadequate for real relief. President Roosevelt said he had no plan to liberalize quotas restricting German and Austrian immigration.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Germany
Congress
Roosevelt
Austria
German ambassador recalled as U S attitude on Jews queried
Berlin recalls Hans Dieckhoff to explain American views on the Jewish crisis as the Nazi drive abroad harms German trade. The action follows Hugh R. Wilson's summons to Berlin and comes amid mounting German propaganda and new sanctions against Jews, with Allied reactions outlined.
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U. S
Berlin
Germany
Washington
Hans Dieckhoff
United States
Dieckhoff
Hugh R. Wilson
Agen
Ainsworth Denied Recount in Montana Senate Race
District Judge Albert Besancon dismissed A. S. Ainsworth’s petition for a recount in Sanders county's state senatorial election. Ainsworth, a Republican, trailed Democrat A. A. Alvord by two votes and planned an appeal to the state supreme court. Attorney E. S. Booth argued the senate decides its own qualifications and election disputes.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
Albert Besancon
A. S. Ainsworth
Sanders County
Ainsworth
State Senate
A. A. Alvord
Besancon
State Supreme Court
E. S. Booth
Helena
Alvoord
Harvard Defeats Yale 7 to 0 in Big Three Title Clash
Harvard wins the Big Three championship by a late touchdown to defeat Yale 7 to 0 in New Haven. The 57th rivalry game drew about 62,000 amid a soggy field and intermittent showers.
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New Haven
Conn
Harvard
Yale
Government starts $10 million airport project near Washington
The government began construction on a $10,000,000 airport on the Potomac shore between Washington and Alexandria. Plans include filling marshes on the Virginia side to create a facility meant for commercial flying and as a key defense link for the capital.
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Washinton
Potomac River
Virginia
Washington
Alexandria
Eleven Montanans Die in Hunting Accidents
Helena dispatch reports eleven Montanans died in hunting accidents this fall. Four fatalities followed disappearances and exhaustion. seven were killed by gunfire. Names of the dead include John J. Marshall and George Pace, among others, with several others injured or missing.
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Helena
Mont
Forest Smurf
Polson
George Pace
Sunburst
Howard V. Little
Stevensville
William Hoskina
Belt
Clarence Dorey
Missoula
Hoskina
Corey
George McLeslie
Dick Powell
Bozeman
Wagner Labor Act May Get Attention
A House leader warned that if the administration fails to sponsor amendments next session, Republicans and independent Democrats may repeal the Wagner Act. He said strong opposition nationwide could push for changes allowing both employers and workers to request a collective bargaining election. The National Labor Relations Board may act before Congress convenes to address opposing views from unions and the AFL.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Billings Junior Stock Show Tops Prices in First Regional Event
The first annual regional junior stock show at Billings November 14–16 featured 625 animals. Top price for Big Timber calves reached 14 1 4 cents per pound. grand showman was Carl Barrich of Moccasin. Lambs and fat barrows also posted strong returns as four youths earned trips to Chicago.
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F. F
Billings
Ben Slanger
Big Timber
George Clayton
Mary Stanford
Bridger
D. Uhl
Livingston
Dave Drummond
Deer Lodge
Frank Mackey
Barrow
Paul. Borgiani
Laurel
Chicago
Marie
Helen Monforton
Gallatin Gateway
Arthur Jacobsen
Clyde Park
Carl Barrich
Herbert Tjaaland
Slanger
Northwest
Montana
Wyoming
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Angriff
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