Andrew Mellon Dies, Noted Financier and Statesman
Andrew William Mellon, former U.S. secretary of the treasury under three presidents and ambassador to Great Britain, died at 5:30 p.m. in the Bruce home in Southampton, at age 83. He left a vast fortune rooted in oil and aluminum, with a lifetime of public service and philanthropy. He passed quietly after three weeks under physician care, surrounded by family including son Paul Mellon, Bruce, and Mrs Bruce.
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Southampton
N. Y
Andrew Mellon
Treasury
United States
Great Britain
Bruce
Mellon
Washington
National Gallery of Art
Warren G. Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Alexander Hamilton
Senate
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
Pennsylvania
Paul Mellon
Pittsburgh
Bruce Home
Andrew William Mellon
Thomas and
Sarah Jane Megley Mellon
the Treasury
Court of St. James
Roosevelt questions minority threat to democracy at Mass conference
President Roosevelt in a letter to Dr. Everett McLindy warned of a small, powerful minority undermining democracy while praising a public forum in Williamstown New York to discuss public opinion in a democracy. He urged the press and media to uphold truth and fair play to foster unity among diverse groups.
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Williamstown
Mass
Roosevelt
Everett McLindy
Institute of Human Relations
National Conference of Jews and Christians
Van Devanter to Speak at Joint Bar Convention
Montana and Wyoming lawyers gather at Canyon Hotel Yellowstone Park for a two day joint bar association convention. Willis Van Devanter former Supreme Court justice will give the banquet address. Longtime lawyers O F Goddard F E Stranahan also attend along with Charles R Leonard W S Hartman local figures with 50 plus years in practice.
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Billings
Montana
Wyoming
Bar Associations
Montana Group
W. J. Jameson
Canyon Hotel
Yellowstone National Park
Willis van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
O. F. Goddard
F. E. Stranahan
Fort Benton
Goddard
Charles R. Leonard
Butte
W. S. Hartman
Bozeman
Leonard
Opposition Won't Block Reelection of Senators
Seattle and August 28 William Stern Republican national committeeman of North Dakota predicted here that Senator Burke would be reelected despite opposing Roosevelt's supreme court program. He also forecast reelection of Senators Wheeler and Nye who similarly opposed the administration measure.
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Seattle
William Stern
Republican National
North Dakota
Burke
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Wheeler
Nye
Stern
Jury Returns Verdict of Second Degree Murder
John Ernest Ellenburg a former carnival worker was tried in Carbon county district court for the July 5 slaying of Minor Moore in Belfry. State witnesses testified Ellenburg leaped from a carnival booth and attacked Moore though none saw the stabbing. Knife wounds were cited as the cause of death. a second degree murder verdict was returned Wednesday.
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Red Lodge
Mont
John Ernest Ellenburg
Carbon County
Moore
Belfry
Ellenburg
Peculiar Gallatin County Murder Baffles Sheriff
Bozeman Aug 30 An itinerant oil worker calling himself Ray Chapman of Waco Texas is sought as a key witness in the slaying of an unidentified man found in a dry gulch near Bozeman. Sheriff Lovitt I Westlake doubts the tale but suspects the hitchhiker may identify the victim. The coroner reports the man died about 48 hours earlier with a laundry mark reading B Evans B on his clothing.
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Bozeman
Ray Chapman
Waco
Texas
Gallatin County
Here
Lovitt I. Westlake
Chapman
Highway 10
Cut Bank
Mont
Wyoming
Toston
Bridger Club
Westlake
Oklahoma
Coulee
H. D. Nelson
B. Evans
Old Time Thresher Shows Strong Crop Yields This Year
Reports from threshing show large harvests with several farmers posting high bushel per acre figures. W D McKenzie 6 000 bushels oats 75 per acre, George O Campbell 53 bushels spring wheat per acre, A A Lamp 45 bushels wheat, John Brekke 1 033 bushels oats across 14 acres. Kent Lake and Otter Creek areas Also noted are notable crops at Gibson four corners and by Fred Boddy with thousands of bushels expected.
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W. D. McKenzie
George O. Campbell
Manley Walker
Lawrence P. Officer
A. A. Lamp
John Brekke
Simon Weidinger
Robert Neumayer
Otter Creek Bridge
Fred Boddy
Four Corners
Gibson
Kent Lake
Henry Schrader Dies in St Paul Hospital
Henry Schrader, a prominent eastern Montana stockman and former county official, died Tuesday at Bethesda Hospital in St Paul from an intestinal obstruction. Born August 14, 1869, in Missouri, he moved to the county in 1886 and built wealth as a stockman and rancher. His sister Mrs. Mattie Shaw accompanied the body home. Funeral plans were tentatively set for Saturday.
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Henry Schrader
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul
North Coast Limited
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Mattie Shaw
Williamstown
Clark County
Emma Schrader
Fred Bartels
Briggs-Ellis Co
al Harrison
Herman Utermohle
Livingston
Algeria
Shrine Lodge
Helena
al Bdoo Temple of
Billings
Old Citizens State Bank
Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Commercial Bank & Trust Co
Old
Citizens State
B. E. Berg
C. C. Nicholson
Donaldine
Leland Dawes
Ed Bartels
Henry Bartels
Byrnes bill creates first government count of unemployed
President Roosevelt signed the Byrnes bill directing a voluntary registration based census to count the unemployed by April 1. The enumeration will gauge jobless numbers, partial employment, and job opportunities without a nationwide canvass.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Small Reservoirs in Western States Authorized
The White House announced President Roosevelt signed a bill providing 600000 dollars for construction of small western reservoirs. Each project costs no more than 50000 dollars, mainly on small creeks to store irrigation water. Officials call the program experimental and say it may expand if successful.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Reclamation Bureau
Hamilton Asks For Cards On Table In Third Term Talk
Cincinnati August 28 Chairman John D Hamilton of the Republican National Committee said President Roosevelt sought to substitute paternalism for initiative and to tell the people his plans for a third term. He warned that a paternalistic government weakens initiative and risks economic ruin. Hamilton called the adjourned congress important for averting crises.
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Cincinnati
John D. Hamilton
Republicanational Committee
Roosevelt
Washington
Hamilton
Ohio
Victim Found in Blackfoot River After Sunday Crash
Missoula Aug 30 Deputies using grappling hooks recovered the body of Harry Perry 18 from 22 feet of water in the Blackfoot river near Milltown where Sunday morning's fatal auto crash sent two others to the hospital including Glen C Thompson and John Boyce. Perry was a companion in the car and apparently drowned on impact.
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Missoula
Blackfoot
Harry Perry
Perry
John Boyce
Glen C. Thompson
Boyce
Thompson
Milltown
Garner for President Sentiment Starts in Texas
Roy Miller of Corpus Christi, head of the Democratic National Campaign Committee in Texas, announces a strong 1940 campaign push for John Garner. Miller says Garner is the party’s best qualified man and has nationwide confidence, especially in the populous north and east.
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Dallas
John Garner
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Democratic National Campaign Committee
Miller
Garner
Unemployment fund accumulates rapidly in Montana
Over a million dollars had been paid into the Montana unemployment compensation fund by August end. Barclay Craighead, chair of the Montana Unemployment Compensation commission, said six months of employer payroll contributions support the fund. Payments came from 5,364 employers. many small employers remain unreported. The fund will be held for benefits to unemployed workers after July.
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Helena
Montana
Barclay Craighead
Unemployment Compensation Commission of
Craighead
Farr Worries Louis In 15 Round Heavyweight Thriller
Tonypandy Tommy Farr, the Welsh challenger, pushed Joe Louis to a 15 round decision at Yankee Stadium. Louis won the unanimous decision on points but Farr’s durable, aggressive fighting produced the fiercest test of Louis’s defense, with multiple cuts and a late rally that kept the crowd of 37,000 on edge. Continued on Page Four.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Tonypandy
Tommy Farr
Joe Louis
Louis
Arthur Donovan
Brown Bomber
Jimmy Braddock
Farr
Victin
Tommy
Joe
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Livingston Man Drowns in Park Stream
Fred William Gonder, 28, a Livingston resident, died after suffering a heart attack and falling into the Lamar river at Yellowstone National Park during a fishing trip with four companions. His body was found at the confluence of Soda Butte Creek and transported to Franzen's mortuary. funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Livingston Enterprise
Fred William Gonder
Livingston
Lamar River
Yellowstone National Park
W. E. Engler
Fred Morris
J. W. Furman
W. J. Elston
Helena
Gonder
Soda Butte Creek
Franzen
H. R. Norwood
First Baptist Church
Mountain View Cemeery
Freebourn Rules On Registration Records In Montana
Attorney General H J Freebourn rules that destruction of election records in some counties does not prevent verifying names on referendum petitions. Verification can be done legally by comparing petition names with whatever registration records exist.
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Helena
H. J. Freebourn
Montana
Judge Bourquin Sits in Water Right Case
Federal Judge George M. Bourquin returned from retirement to preside at a water right hearing in Missoula Montana. The case, a return from the court of appeals, was the only matter on the docket for the day as Bourquin conducted the session and then departed quietly.
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Bourquin
Missoula
Mont
George M. Bourquin
Court of Appeals
Bourqin
Citizens donate funds for oiling McLeod Street progress
A local drive reports 1084.15 raised from many citizens and businesses to oil McLeod Street from the station to the Ford garage. Notable contributors include McDonnell estate Golden Rule pool hall Grand hotel Staley Drug Co. and many others with varied donations. Collections pending from N P Railway Miles Implement Co Knights of Pythias and others.
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McLeod Street
Ford
McDonnell Estate
Golden Rule
Pool Hall
Grand Hotel
Staley Drug Co
Loftsgaarden
Patterson
Ole Motor Co
Knapps
Dorothy Barbour
R. A. Bray
R. A. Traver
Harvey Cort
Solberg’s
S. A. Perrine
C. E. Davis
Citizens Bank and Trust Co
Floyd L. Bailey
Churchill & Amery
Rodes Yager
Lydia Gates
A L. Schump
W. D. McKenzie
Montana Power Co
State Theatre
Leta Alsop
Tom Olson
A. W. Strickland
J. A. Lowry
H. E. Mjelde
J. J. Lacklen
R. D. Stroebel
R. S. Weller
Sawyer Stores, Inc
Earl Green
E. P. Fellows
Ryan Market
M. Whalen
Roquet
J. W. Davis
Dorman Kellogg
Citizens Bank
Roy Vaughn
Richard L. Mjelde
Wm. Greig
N. P. Railway
A. F. Rice
Miles Implement Co
C. A. Caulkins
Knights of Pythias
J. W. Bailey
Harold Hawks
S. Lavold
Masonic Hall
Maggie Irvine
Litening
Cook Hotel
Congressman James F. OConnor Returns Home to Montana
Congress member James F. O'Connor arrives home to Montana after a Washington session. He plans rest at his Meagher County ranch, questions whether Roosevelt will call an extraordinary session, and cites some successes but unmet aims in the last Congress. He will speak in Polson on September 1 to Montana Young Democrats.
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Livingston Enterprise
Montana
Washington, D. C
James F. O’connor
North Coast Limited
Meagher County
Washington
O’connor
Livingston
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Mr. O’connor
O'Connor
Judge O’connor
Polson
Young Democrats of
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Andrew W. Mellon
van Devanter
Freebourn
M’leod ST
Congressman James F. O’connor
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