McKesson Boss Identified as Coster Linked to theft case
New York December 15 F Donald Coster indicted president of McKesson and Robbins was named as Philip Musica a man who hid a grand larceny conviction to head the 87 million dollar drug firm now under federal and state probe Four inquiries into overstated figures are under way Coster Musica had a prior grand larceny conviction and a suspended sentence from twenty five years ago in the United States Hairdressing collapse.
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New York
Donald Coster
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Philip Musica
McKesson
Robbus Edgets
Cosler
Jal
Coster
U. S
Brien McMahon
Washington
Justice Department
George Dietrich
di Archesson
Robbins
George Wernard
New York Stock Exchange
Bray elected master of Helena Scottish Rite bodies
Archie C. Bray was elected master of Kadowh of the Helena consistory Scottish Rite at the annual meeting held at the Consistory temple on Jackson Street. Installations were deferred to the next meeting on the third Monday in January. Rae Q. Smith, Carl Nyman, Joseph Bossler, Percy Dodds, Harry Pickett, W. E. Gonyerse and J. Scott Harrison named as officers with the latter three reelected. A Helena Lodge of Perfection session announced plans for a slow class in Scottish Rite degree work in January and February. Also, officers for six Masonic Blue lodges to be installed at a joint ceremony this evening at the Consistory temple.
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Archie C. Bray
Helena
Jackson Street
Mr. Bray
Joseph E. ‘Houle
Rae Q. Smith
Carl Nyman
Missoula
Jozeph
Percy F. Dodds
Harry G. Pickett
W. E. Gonyerse
J. Scott Harrison
Helena Lodge of Perfection
Blue Lodge
Roosevelt Breaks Ground for Jefferson Memorial in Washington
President Roosevelt presided as a gilded shovel broke the ground for a white marble Jefferson Memorial in a ceremony at the site by the tidal basin. He lauded Jefferson's role in drafting the Declaration and founding American democracy. The project, slated at 3 million dollars, drew an audience near 200 amid security and criticism over tree removals. The date marked the 147th anniversary of the Bill of Rights.
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Weebington
Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Tdal Basin
White House
Lincoln’ Memorial
Washington Monument
Stuart G. Gibboney
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission
Resignation of Commerce Secretary Calhoun Roper Anticipated Change
Washington dispatch reports Daniel Calhoun Roper resigning as secretary of commerce citing personal reasons. He defended his record amid New Dealer criticism and his business advisory council work to ease tensions with industry. The move follows Attorney General Cummings’s resignation and signals possible cabinet shifts.
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Washington
Daniel Calhoun Roper
Capitol Hill
Harry L. Hopkins
W.P.A
Hoper
Home
S. Cummings
Reper
Depar
Icy Streets Spark Minor Traffic Crashes in Helena
An afternoon snowstorm froze streets into glare laden lanes in Helena causing several minor crashes. State highway crews spread sand, roads remained passable and chains were not required. A U S mail truck rolled over on Neils Avenue near the Great Northern depot. Other skids damaged cars at Sixth and Tiwing, Park Avenue, and 55 North Davis. No injuries reported.
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Helena
Montana Highway Department
Muan- Donald Pass
Wall Creek Canyon
U. S. Mail
Neils Avenue
Great Northern Depot
St. Edwin Meyers
Sixth
E. H. Bekkedahl
Park Avenues
Sixth Avenue
Davis
Eleventh
North
How Uncle Sam Found It Out After All These Years
Centrally Washington December 16. Rhodes puzzled over Uncle Sam’s knowledge after years. He received a medal and citation for gallantry in action against insurgents near Santa Ana Luzon Philippines February 5, 1899. Rhodes an attorney, was first sergeant in Company M first Washington Volunteer Infantry and led his men to safety before routing the enemy.
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Centrally
Wash
Rhodes
Uncle Sam
Santa Ana
Iuzon
Philippine Islands
Washington Volunteer Infantry
Court Enthralled By Hints Of Scandal In Snyder Testimony
Los Angeles December 15 APJ In long rambling testimony Colonel Martin Snyder enthralled jurors with his account of shooting Myrl Alderman 30 at Alderman s North Hollywood home on October 15 Snyder said he fired only toward Alderman not at him fearing he would be killed Alderman s daughter Edith 21 and Etting s secretary were present Snyder denied threats and kidnapping allegations in the Hollywood firearm case and said he went to resolve reports of a possible marriage between Etting and Alderman and to discuss property matters from a prior divorce case
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Los Angeles
APJ
Martin Snyder
Myrl Alderman
Snyder
Ruth Etting
Alderman
North Hollywood
Miss Etting
Edith Snyder
California
Jon Cver
Miss Elling
Jerry Givsler
Mr. Alierma
Miss Etring
Snyder-Ritting @fiorce
Committee votes to buy Gilpatrick cabin for Pioneer Museum
City citizens at the Chamber of Commerce meeting decide to purchase the Gilpatrick cabin built in 1865 at the head of South Main Street and transform it into a Pioneer Museum, with plans to auction the land and raise about 450 dollars for the 865 dollar purchase. The project would create nearly two blocks of public park space and preserve local relics. The sale on December 22 will include nine realty lots, and organizers urge public subscriptions at the Chamber or A A Garage. Attendees include Mrs. John Erickson and Walter G. Samson among others.
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Pubiic
Walter G. Samson
Chamber of Commerce
A. A
Theseus
Main Street
John Erickson
George A. Willett
C. H. Reisenrath
R. E. Towle
A.T. Hibbard
Clara Kennett
James Scott
Jack Haytin
Matt Statf
T. N. Southworth
Walter ¢. Samson
J. H. Miller
Bessie Whitecomb
Rae Q. Smith
Macintosh
Funeral Seances Planned for WA Campbell Saturday
Will A. Campbell 57 longtime editor of The Independent will receive last rites at 2 PM Saturday at the Opp and Conrad chapel with Rev M J McPike presiding. Burial in Forestvale cemetery. He died in Kirkland Washington after a long heart illness. He is survived by his widow Maude L Carter a son William C and two grandchildren in Helena and five sisters in Los Angeles. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of several clubs and lodges. He recently served on the state textbook commission.
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Will A. Campbell
The
Independent
Opp and
Conrad Chapel
M. J. McPike
Baptist Church
Forestvale Ceretery
Kirkland
Wash
Campbell
Washington City
Maude L. Carter
William C
Helena
Fivo
Walter Rasmussen
Ben Ulrich
Los Angeles
B.P.C. Ellis and
Wagles
Clucier Club
Union Club
New York City
Montana Club
State Textbook Commission
United States Plans Pan American Peace Constitution
Lima Peru December 15 The United States abandoned hope of a continental defensive pact and presented to the Pan American conference a proposal to unify existing peace agreements among the 21 American republics. The plan would form a Pan American peace constitution in a 12 page document encompassing past accords resolutions and declarations on peace conciliation and arbitration. Argentina's stance contributed to the shift in strategy.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Argentina
Father Sets Course in Daughter’s Sick Case
A distraught New York father, William Tess, widower, chose to risk his eight year old daughter Monde’s life by avoiding a cancer surgery that might cure her, insisting he would rather she not be crippled by an operation. The child, Dorothy Tess, remains unaware of the grim decision as she plays with toys and hopes for Christmas and return to school. He said, I will live or die on both legs.
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New York
Fapia
Monde
Dorothy Tess
William
Davis urges Congress to free business from restrictions
Chicago, Dae 15. George H. Davis, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, urged Congress to move promptly to relieve business from restric tions that hinder growth. He called for repealing laws that let bureaus and courts rule business, reforming grain and labor acts, stopping wasteful spending, and restoring confidence in industry to spur employment and new enterprise.
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Davis
Congress
Chicago
George H. Davis
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Basteness
Elbe
Treasury debt hits new high amid bond sales and payments
Washington reports the U S Treasury debt at a new peak of 329.4 billion as investors purchase 730 million in new bonds. Only Hungary sent a partial payment on a postwar debt. Czechoslovakia defaults on 19.68 million loan obligations. Debts due from 43 nations total 160.2 million today, with 1.89 billion unpaid previously. Hungary sends 9,808.16 toward a 51,755.18 installment.
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Washington
Iapj
Treasury
Fin Jani
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Big Dry project near Jordan to be finished today
The 8120000 Big Dry reclamation project near Jordan in Cascade County will be completed today. Gov. Roy E. Ayers, Robert J. Kelly, water board manager, and engineer B. Donohue left Helena for Jordan to witness the formal completion. Built by J. L. McLaughlin Construction of Great Falls with Public Works Administration help, it will provide 3800 acre feet of water to irrigate 2100 acres.
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Diordale
Car
Held County
State Water Conservation Board
Roy E. Ayers
Robert J. Kelly
Water Conservation Board
B. Donohue
Helena
Jordan
Ble
The
Water Board
Public Works Administration
Donohue
J. L. McLaughlin Constructon Company of
Great Falls
Theater stars questioned in smuggling inquiry
In New York federal court a roster of Broadway figures appeared for questioning in an alleged international smuggling case involving Albert M. Chaperay and others. Jack Henry Kenny Baker Jack Pearl Sophie Tucker Coletta d Arville Sally Bilers Baker Pearl Miss Tucker and Miss d Arville testified before the grand jury.
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New York
Federal Court
Albert M. Chaperau
Jack Henry
Kenny Baker
Jack Pearl
Solphie Tucker
Coletta d'Arville
Blondeé
Sally Bil
Britain Likens War to Test of Finances and Armaments
Prime Minister Chamberlain told a London luncheon that Britain’s vast financial resources could prove decisive in a long war with Germany. He warned German leaders that a prolonged conflict would weigh on their calculations beyond armaments. Financier Hjalmar Schacht, head of the Reichsbank, was in London reportedly to avert a trade war and discuss Jewish emigration, though he did not attend the private gathering hosted by Lord Bicester.
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London
Chamberlain
Germany
Britain
House of Commons
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Abd Schacht
Lord Bicester
Vivian Hugh Smith
Montana Youth Recovers From Strange Attack
Mrs Bev Mallory of Corvallis Montana reports surgeons said her son Carlisle Marta paralyzed after being found shot in Montana, with a bullet in the head and another in the abdomen. Found beside a road during a cold night, he survived over six hours before discovery and is now able to speak and may spend Christmas at home.
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Seattle
Bev Mallory
Corvallis
Mont
Carlisle Marta
Montana
Hamilton
Ob & Seattle Hospital
Old-Age Pension Tax Plan Hit By Vandenberg
Washington D C 15 IP Senator Vandenberg R Mich demanded congress cancel scheduled increases in old age pension taxes arguing the rises would remove 40 million dollars from pay envelopes through 1980. He said 1 percent payroll taxes on employers and workers suffice to cover pensions with a contingent reserve and urged government funding of a third of ultimate costs.
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Vandenberg
Washington
Ter
Congress
Mich
America
Social Security Advisory Council
Norway
Wick
Advisory Council
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Patricia Dull
St. Joseph, Mich
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Pres. Roosevelt
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Roper Uts
Hopkins
Samuel
Gilpatrick
Pioneer Museum
WA Campbell
Commedian
George Burns
Princeton
N. J
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