Roosevelt Defines Civil Support for Veterans at Legion Meet
President Roosevelt told World War I veterans at the Chicago American Legion convention that relief must be on par with other citizens. He laid out three points: government bears responsibility for those hurt or sick in defense, uniformed service does not guarantee postwar benefits, and communities should care for disabled veterans before federal hospitalization is provided. Additional coverage continued on page 8.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
American Legion Convention
Oval
Farmer Gunman Kills Three In Idaho Family Tragedy
Glenn Roger 45, a farmer from the Barrimore area, shot and killed his wife 30 and her 8 year old daughter in Jerome Idaho, then killed himself. An 8 year old stepson was wounded in the hand, and two other Jacobson children fled as the attack unfolded.
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Jerome
Idaho
Glenn Roger
Barrymore
Roger
August Jacobson
President Hindenburg Celebrated On 86th Birthday
In Neudeck Germany thousands cheered as Adolf Hitler arrived from Berlin to honor President Paul von Hindenburg on his eighty sixth birthday. Hindenburg spent the day at home receiving visits from estate workers school children and village dignitaries.
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Neudeck
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Oiler Fatally Crushed In Road Crusher Near Red Lodge
The body of 25 year old Waino Timonen was found wedged in a Morrison Knudson gravel crusher as he lubricated the gears. Death was instantaneous, and workers who found the oil can nearby reported the accident in Red Lodge on Monday morning.
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Red Lodge
Waino Timonen
Morrison-Knudson
Here
Sweet Grass Team Wins First Place at Huntley
The Sweet Grass county high school livestock judging team led by John Deegan Morley Lamp George Staples and Dean Curtis won first place at the district contest held at Huntley Proj ect on September 22 with a total score of 2175 Morley Lamp was high point man for the team and second high point in the contest Ryegate placed second Musselshell third The team won in Hampshire sheep Jersey cows Hereford cattle and placed fourth in Duroc Jersey hogs Mr Slanger praised their cool heads and aims for the state contest next spring.
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Sweet Grass County High School
John Deegan
Morley Lamp
George Staples
Dean Curtis
Agriculture Department
Huntley Project
Ryegate
Musselshell
Sweet Grass Boys
Hampshire
Jersey
Slanger
Silver Anniversary Celebrated by Friends
A silver wedding anniversary celebration was held for Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bartels at their home six miles north of Gibson on September 23. Attendees included Joe Smith and family, Eugene Tracy and family, James Coleman and family, Henry Berg and family, Frank Sargent and family, Albert Strand and family, Cornelious Moorse and family, Fred Sargent and daughter, John Brady, Sidney Ruggles, H. Bukosky and family, Theodore Moorse, Fred V. Olnhausen and twins, Emil Carlson and daughters, Melvin Bartz, Louis Norine, Bert Willard, Melvin Sillivan, Amanda Nelson, J. Minnemann and daughter, Margaret Opland, Doeering and family, Roy Olson, Linn Hanson and son, Floyd Lord, and John Munch.
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Gibson
H. A. Bartels
Joe Smith
Eugene Tracy
James Coleman
Henry Berg
Frank Sargent
Albert Strand
Cornelious Moorse
Fred Sargent
John Brady
Sidney Ruggles
H. Bukosky
Theodore Moorse
Fred V. Olnhausen
Emil Carlson
Melvin Bartz
Louis Norine
Bert Willard
Melvin Sillivan
Amanda Nelson
J. Minnemann
Margaret Opland
Doeering
Roy Olson
Linn Hanson
Floyd Lord
John Munch
Roosevelt Plans Relief for Unemployed This Winter
President Roosevelt arranged to provide food clothing and fuel for the unemployed as winter approaches. Relief administrator Harry Hopkins announced the plan will use coal and surplus staples and that $330 million of the $500 million appropriation will be needed. States and communities must contribute, and Hopkins vows to keep people warm while the relief program starts within a week. He noted cooperation from agencies and approved mine operators in the coal code.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Congress
Howkins
NRA
Iron and Steel Companies
Virginia Votes Repeal Of Prohibition Amendment
Virginia became the thirty second state to vote repeal of the eighteenth amendment. With about 1 190 precincts reported repeal led by 88 333 to 49 441 while prohibition supporters stood at 83 301 to 45 403. Urban areas favored repeal with Richmond and several cities showing strong majorities.
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Virginia
Richmond
Norfolk
Lynchburg
Newport News
Anoke
Stribling Dies in Macon After Long Ring Career
Georgia heavyweight W L Young Stribling dies at home in Macon from acute peritonitis after a motorcycle crash left him with severe injuries. He leaves parents, a brother and wife Clara. Public funeral set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at the auditorium with interment in Riverside cemetery.
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Macon
W. L
Young) Stribling
Georgia
Sevenwald
Ife
Stribling
Clara
Macon Municipal Hospital
J. E. Sammon
Vineville Baptist Church
Riverside Cemetery
Unemployed Register for Relief Work in Montana
The unemployment drive in Montana centralizes worker lists for relief projects. Attorney R R Purcell announces registration of unemployed with best suited work, to be used by authorized contractors via the National Reemployment Service, with no preference given to prior employment records.
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R. R. Purcell
Helena
Montana
Livingston
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
National
World Series Games Split As Washington Ties
New York led 4 to 2 and 6 to 1 in New York games one and two. Washington evened the series at home with a 4 to 0 victory.
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New York
Washington
Sideswiped car overturns in roadside ditch
In Butte on Oct 1 James Lynch 40 and his four year old niece Margaret Toomey were seriously injured when their car overturned into a deep ditch near Galen after being sideswiped by another vehicle. The Toomeys and a sister were shaken but not seriously hurt.
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Butte
James Lynch
Margaret Toomey
Galen
Hugh Toomey
McAdoo Says Moscow Visit Felt Russia Could Seek Recognition
Senator William G. McAdoo of California returned from Moscow reporting he did not discuss recognition with Soviet officials. He said he had two half day visits, spoke with Foreign Commissar Litvinoff, and gained the impression Russia would be pleased with recognition, while noting no official talks occurred.
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Paris
William G. McAdoo
California
Moscow
Litvinoff
Russia
Trainman Dies From Steam Scalding In Chinook Collision
Havre Mont Sept 30 A baggage man Frank Powell of Havre was killed and engineer J S Fraser of Havre seriously injured when Great Northern eastbound passenger train No 236 was sideswiped by a beet train entering the main line from the Chinook beet factory. Fraser jumped from the cab as the crash loomed. The freight locomotive sliced into the passenger engine during switching in Chinook yards.
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Havre
Mont
Chinook
Here
Great Northern
Frank Powell
J. S. Fraser
Fraser
Williston
N. C
Remnants Club Holds Annual Meet in Billings
Sixtyteen veterans of the 362nd infantry gathered in Billings for a Remnants club dinner honoring comrades lost in the Argonne action on September 26, 1918. Lyman Speery of Helena was elected president, succeeding M A Jones of Lewistown, with next dinner set near the anniversary of the jump off. Lieut Terry Williams of Sheridan Wyoming, wounded in the opening minutes, attended as a new member and later became a rancher.
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Billings
France
Remnants
362Nd Infantry
Lyman Speery
Helena
M. A. Jones
Lewistown
Terry Williams
Sheridan
Wyo
President Works On Aid To Closed Banks
President Roosevelt, back from Chicago, pushes enforcement and financing as the recovery campaign enters new phases. Secretary Woodin departs with the president carrying federal aid proposals to reopen closed banks, about four billion dollars of idle money involved, with an early presidential statement anticipated.
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New York
Roosevelt
Chicago
Woodin
Fire in underbrush kills many workers in canyon tragedy
In Griffith Park near Los Angeles a brush fire in Mineral Wells canyon trapped 35 relief workers and possibly 20 others who died or were fatally injured. About 150 to 200 more were injured as flames swept through the canyon during a high heat spell.
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Los Angeles
Frank Nance
Santa Monica Mountains
Griffith Park
Mineral Wells Canyon
Greatest Parade by American Legion in Chicago
The American Legion staged its fifteenth annual convention parade on Michigan Avenue. About 160,000 marchers and 500 bands and bugle corps filled the four mile route, with spectators lining both sides as officials called it unmatched in Chicago's history.
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Chicago
American Legion
Michigan Boulevard
Legion
Five Kidnapers Given Long Prison Terms in Luer Case
Five members of the kidnap gang in Edwardsville Illinois were convicted and sentenced to prison terms from life to five years for the July abduction of August Luer. Lillian Chessen Randol Norvell and Percy Fitzgerald received life terms. Charles Chessen and Christ Gitcho got five years, Mike Musiala twenty. Jury notes avoid comment. initial talks suggested Norvell and Fitzgerald face electrocution, but no hung jury occurred.
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Edwardsville
Ill
August Luer
Lillian Chessen
Randol Eugene Norvell
Percy Michael Fitzgerald
Illinois
Charles Chessen
Chessen
Christ Nicola Gitcho
Mike Musiala
Alton
Norvell
Fitzgerald
Rams Bring High Prices at Great Falls Ram Sale
At Great Falls a Rambouillet ram sold for 100 dollars, highest price among 604 animals grossing 12,941.50. Montana State College offered the ram, Deer Lodge Farms bought it, with prices up 50 percent from last year and the sale’s average topping state records. Corriedales and Columbias followed in auction order. five Columbia ram lambs brought 26 dollars each as the top lamb price.
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Great Falls
Montana State College
Montana State
Deer Lodge Farms Company
Deer Lodge
Murray E. Stebbins
Montana Wool Growers Association
Arizona will send woman to Congress
Isabella Selmes Greenway widow of a famed state leader leads in Arizona's race for Congress, filling the seat left by Lewis W. Douglas. Socialist candidate Dillworth Sumpter trails H. B. Wilkinson in a landslide, with Greenway and the Democratic ticket dominating the election night.
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Phoenix
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Arizona
Lewis W. Douglas
Dillworth Sumpter
H. B. Wilkinson
Supreme Court Affirms Bottle Beer Original Package Rule
The Montana Supreme Court ruled that a bottle of beer remains an original package and denied the Montana Retail Beer Dealers’ Protective Association’s petition for a rehearing. The suit sought to bar wholesalers from selling beer by the bottle for off premises consumption.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Montana Retail Beer Dealers’ Protective Association
Herders in Montana Draw 1.4 Million Yearly for Sheep
The Montana Woolgrowers' secretary Murray Stebbins says about 3,000 herders and 6,000 trained dogs care for roughly 4,000,000 sheep. Average monthly wage rose from 35 to 40 45 dollars, totaling about 1.44 million dollars annually, with winter movement to home camps and seasonal shifts in flock management.
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Helena
Montana
Murray
Stebbins
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
Association
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