Groundhog Monax Predicts Weather Friday Forecast
AP reports Groundhog Monax known as Marmota Monax will emerge Friday to forecast spring. Tradition holds if he sees his shadow, winter lingers. if not, an early spring is expected.
01 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
1
AP reports Groundhog Monax known as Marmota Monax will emerge Friday to forecast spring. Tradition holds if he sees his shadow, winter lingers. if not, an early spring is expected.
Wrelfugion Jun 31 reports the sugar lobby fights to preserve a $47.975 million sugar loan and producer payments amid resistance from Congress. Illinois Rep Dickson warns of potential cuts as administration plans and court rulings affect farm aid. Leaders debate restoring funds and matching other program aid while seeking a political compromise.
Railroads in Weld County face 1939 general tax bills totaling 437,950.01 with delinquent claims of 7152,784.98. H Witwer and county officials weigh enforcement steps to collect unpaid portions while protests over a 20 percent rise by the state board of reallocation are cited. Some railroads have paid the rest from prior years. funds on protest remain unsettled as legal actions loom in Denver district court and related suits.
Denver reports hint of oil discovery near Greasewood Flats in Colorado with local oil men predicting potential development in spring. An early well is expected to be drilled, while field tests from the Shanetal base are noted.
Secretary Hull met with Soviet Ambassador Constantin Ponomaryov for a 31 minute discussion on Soviet policies toward Finland and US aid. A separate note said Ambassador Bullitt was recalled from Paris for consultation, signaling potential shifts in European diplomacy. German sources reported the German escort ship Anhalt followed the pocket battleship Graf Spee, potentially breaching the British blockade.
A weather notice reports temperatures in Colorado with snow and cold conditions. The 24 hour period ends Thursday at 9 p.m. forecast shows a high of 43 and a low of 26.
A Denver man 54, identified as Carter, is killed when a coupe skids on lay pavement near Muomper Witt. The bride, Mrs Willand Carter, age 24, was present. The crash leaves a smeared head and shattered hood as Patrolman Gordon Lockett notes the scene. Photo by Dave Clark for the Tribune.
Western senators met with Ickes in Wellington to press for federal funds to back reclamation and irrigation. They support a 9,000,000 appropriation for small reservoirs while contesting water rights and navigability in intermountain basins, citing court actions and state sovereignty issues.
The conference chaired by C. S. Warden of Great Falls Montana discussed a national reclamation agenda. John C. Page outlined proposed projects and funding needs, with estimates ranging from 59 to 85 million dollars and a total program around 44 to 61 million in initial and final stages.
President Roosevelt renominated Marriner S. Eccles, current chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, for a further four year term. The action signals continued leadership in monetary policy as Eccles faces confirmation.
Dr McCain a Greeley physician of 42d Swelftl avenue was rushed to Greeley hospital after an auto struck him at Cleveland avenue and Fifteenth street. Driver Frank Foster of 1027 Twentyeth street was cited. He was crossing a crosswalk when he paused for two youths and ate and apparently failed to observe the northbound car.
Members are invited to bring their cameras for a meeting at 7 30 p m this Thursday at Nash Paint and Glass. The gathering encourages reviewing and sharing work to explore life through photography.
Two Denver individuals Merry Hizaon and Tiorola G Dover were fined six dollars each and faced spending charges in Weld County justice courts, according to a courtesy patrol report.
Weather warnings stretch across Colorado Wyoming and Montana as freezing mist and snow disrupt travel. Roads turn slick with ice while freezing rain and wind chill tighten conditions. Air travel faces delays from Denver to Santa Fe as northern mountains see light snowfall. Highways along the eastern Stockies corridor slow traffic and drivers practice caution.
Three men were rounded up Thursday in the Ltn West area for investigation into the theft of about one ton of copper from the Great Western Sugar facility in Greeley. Those held are Jose Castle 24 of Peckhant, Alduara Guerrera 29, and Georges Guerrrero 19 of Greeley.
A fatal accident on U.S. Highway 25 near Mumper Hill, Kitsball Newr, killed William Jon Carlee, 25, of 2149 Champa Street. Coroner Wilnioth Bildthee Carter died instantly from a fractured skull. His wife Trene Lydia Carter, 24, suffered facial wounds and is expected to require hospital care for a severe heart issue. The crash occurred when a coupe driven by Mrs Dunne appeared to brake on a slick road, colliding with a truck driven by Loyd Key of Dallas. Several passengers were injured. no other fatalities were immediately reported.
In a London session the War Office row over a centralized economic dictatorship ends without change to the prime minister’s position. Critics claim the economics drive of the war lags, while ministers debate who would oversee all economic departments if such a figure existed.
Governor Raich L. Curr appoints Alfred G. Brown to the Colorado Welfare Board, describing him as the best man for the job. Brown succeeds Herbert Pate, who resigned the chairmanship amid welfare board turmoil. The appointment expands the board’s social agency oversight as state welfare efforts continue.
National Safety Council reports 93 000 deaths in 1939 in the United States with estimated 3 300 million dollars in costs and 800 009 in insured losses. Auto accidents led with about 32 000 deaths, 1 160 000 nonfatal injuries, while overall accident rate reached a low since 1900.
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