Montana Highway Commission Sets Five Day Week for Butte Workmen
James H. Rowe announces new regulations guaranteeing a five day week and six hour days for Butte construction workers on Montana highway projects. Wages set at 50 cents an hour for common labor with higher rates for skilled work. Board and room limited to $1 daily. No more than three non residents per contract. contractors bonded to ensure compliance. Federal Public Roads Bureau reportedly approves program to maximize Montana jobs and protect workers.
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Butte
Montana Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
James H. Rowe
Commission
Rowe
Montana
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Labor Department Adopts Five Day Week Plan
Five thousand workers at the federal Department of Labor will work a five day week for 48 weeks. Secretary Doak announced unanimous division chief approval to phase out long compulsory furloughs. Each employee loses half a day weekly from a 24 day furlough tied to salary cuts, affecting 5,532 staff including 968 in Washington.
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Washington
Federal Department of Labor
Doak
Department
Congress
Montana Briefs Highlight Rail Threat and Local Advances
Montana briefs report a derail attempted on a passenger train between Alhambra and Jefferson City on the Butte Helena line. Dinosaur fossils about 60 million years old were found near Lander Wyoming by a Missouri University field party. Two Bozeman bank robbers were killed by posse in Gallatin Canyon after plotting emergency food theft. Dr. O P Davis of Lewistown elected Montana Veterinary Medical Association president at Helena convention. Kalispell to cut city salaries to save 8450. street oiling and boulevard costs reduced. Wyoming Air Service may extend from Billings to Great Falls via Casper publicity chief. Hoover funds to complete four interstate highway segments in Montana, per R D Rader. Stephen Rom of Roundup won Montana Rifle Association individual title at Bozeman with 271 of 300.
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Great Northern Railway
Alhambra
Jefferson City
Butte-Helena
Lander
Wyo
University of Missouri
Security Bank and Trust Company
Bozeman
Gallatin Canyon
O. P. Davis
Lewistown
Montana Veterinary Medical Association
Helena
Bruckhauser
Kalispell
Wyoming Air Service, Inc
Billings
Great Falls
J. Kirk Baldwin
Casper
Denver
Baldwin
Colorado
Montana
Hoover
R. D. Rader
State Highway Commission
United States
North Dakota
Belton
Yellowstone Park
Livingston
White Sulphur Springs
Browning
Glacier Park
Custer Battlefield
Hardin
Stephen Rom
Roundup
Montana Rifle Association
AL Or ‘Hoefert
World Gold Stacks Show Vast Global Wealth Picture
A National Geographic style explainer visualizes gold reserves and production. It leans on a hypothetical one hundred million dollar gold disk to compare world stock, noting the United States and other nations hold partial towers of gold. The piece traces 1492 to 1932 production, shifts in 1931 and 1932, and highlights South Africa’s role and Johannesburg’s gold origin.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D .C
WNU
Quebec
Canada
Egypt
Brest
France
World News
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian Ocean
America
United States
Great Britain
Spain
Japan
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
Soviet Union
Italy
Netherlands
Argentina
Andia
South Africa
Tower of Gold
Johannesburg
Iris feud ends as love blooms in Middle Valley
Linda Deering and Matt Damon clash over a boundary iris scene then secretly court each other. They confess love, plan to marry this fall, and reveal the feud to their aunts, who are stunned but ultimately accept the union and shared iris border.
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Inda
Deering
Mrs. Damon
Lily
Middle Valley
Damon
Linda
Tris
Matthew Damon
Sara
Iris
Linda Deering
Spitfire
Aunt Lily
Black
Matt
Sara Damon
Matt Damon
Lily Deering
Mra
Remains of 400 People Found by Expedition Leader
The expedition reports the opening of a grave site revealing the remains of 400 people some 4,000 years old. The racial origin is unknown, with a possible link between India and Mesopotamia. Doctor Schmidt, expedition leader, calls the sight awe inspiring.
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India
Doctor Schmidt
Eagle Brand Infant Formula Aids Growth Promptly
Mrs. Joel Buttgereit of Verona Pennsylvania shares a photo and testimony about her daughter Alice Ann showing dramatic weight gain from Eagle Brand. She notes the baby weighed 9 pounds at birth, nearly wasted, then reached 26 pounds at eight months with eight teeth after using the formula.
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Alice Ann
Joel Buttgereit
Arch St
Verona
Penn
Eagle Brand
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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