Industrial leaders foresee gradual gains in 1939
Nine top U S industries spoke from various cities predicting a mild uptick in business for 1939 while cautioning that full recovery would be gradual. Automakers expect nearly a quarter million more jobs as they foresee improved relations with government amid a hopeful but restrained tone.
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New York
Motor Car and Allied Industries
N.b.c.plus Network
Alvin Macauley
American Newspaper Publishers Associations
John F. Anderson
American Drug Manufacturers Association
Philip A. Benson
American Bankers Association
Tost
Sonja Henie Named Defendant in $3 Million Damage Suit
The blonde skating star Sonja Henie was named co defendant in a $3 000 000 damage suit filed today against Twentieth Century Fox and four subsidiaries alleging piracy of the motion picture plot for Thin Ice The suit claims Walton a former vaudeville actor wrote the story and that it was rejected by a motion picture agent years before Kin Ice was produced The case was entered by Federal Judge Charles B Woodward in Mead County Nebraska with Henie appearing in an ice carnival.
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Omeagco
Nec
Na Henie
Twentieth Century Film Corporation
Ovier
Miss Henie
Charles B. Woodward
Vounse
Fred Walton
Walton
Mystery Man Montague and Mrs Plunkett’s Hollywood Marriage
Hollywood chronicles the marriage of Esther Plunkett and ex fugitive golfer John Montague once jailed for a New York state holdup. Plunkett supported the transient star through trials and ahead to social prominence at Lakeside Club.
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NEA
Hollywood
Kgllywood
Mather ‘Plunkett
John Montague
Laverne Moore
Syracuse
New Cooperation Between Science and Religion Urged
Richmond report notes Sir Richard Gregory calls for a liaison between science and religion at the AAAS meeting. He argues that exalted spiritual ideals must blend with scientific progress, tracing the split to ancient Hebraic and Greek thought and praising evolution and Newtonian science as shaping ethics and understanding.
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Richmond
Richard Gregory
American Association of the Advancement of Science
Nature
London Magazine of Science
Sir Richard
Newton
Darwin
Hicchard
Courinoead
Wurlingame Services to Be Held Saturday
Funeral services will be held at the Masonic temple at 2 o clock Saturday for James M Burlingame 71 a pioneer businessman and leader in state fraternal circles who shot himself Wednesday evening after an extended illness Cascade lodge No 34 A F and A M will be in charge with other Masonic bodies assisting Burial will be in Highland Cemetery Burlingame a 223rd degree Mason had held the highest state offices bestowed by fraternal orders and by the Wks
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Great, Falls
Masonic Temple
James M. Burlingame
Illnes Cascade Lodge
A. F
A. M
Highland Cemetery
Burlingame
Wks
Senators Predict Murphy Likely for Attorney General
Washington delegates foresee Governor Frank Murphy of Michigan named to head the Justice Department. Senators anticipate questioning over sit-down strikes but expect Senate confirmation. Some lawmakers praise Murphy as a skilled organizer while others criticize his policies yet support a favorable vote if nominated.
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Murphy
Washington
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Iitiwately
Senate
Cimmings
White House
Ional Labor Relations Act
Department of ‘Justice
Burke
Vandenberg
Mich
Five Mothers Offer Their Lives for Sons at Sing Sing
In New York on December 29, five grieving mothers with 27 children between them pledged to exchange their own lives for the five sentenced to die in the electric chair for a detective’s holdup slaying. They blamed slum conditions and formed a joint committee of about 250 groups seeking clemency, aiming to present a 309000-name petition to Governor Lehman for a January 11 hearing.
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New York
Sing Sing Prison
Arthur Friedman
Philip Chalef
Dominick Guarigua
Isidore Zimmerman
Joseph O'Langhdin
Lower East Side
Lehman
Albany
Gov Ayers to Deliver Address to Montana Legislature
Governor Roy KE Ayers announced he will deliver his message to the 24th Montana legislative assembly at 7 30 o clock Tuesday evening January 3. The 60 day session opens January 2 at noon with broadcasts planned on Butte Missoula Helena radio stations and other outlets. Secretary of State Sam W Mitchell will call the house to order Monday noon and Lt Governor Hugh R Adair will call the senate to order.
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Roy KE. Ayers
Montana Legislative Assembly
Butte
Missoula
Helena
Billings
Kalispell
Wolf
Sam W. Mitchell
Hugh R. Adair
Senate
House
How to Pronounce Italo-French Tiff Terms
The Associated Press guide explains pronunciation of place names and terms in an Italo French context. It notes signaling accents for Djibouti French Somaliland and Somaliland, Addis Ababa, and Libya with emphasis on syllable stress.
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Associated Press
Chiles
Gtd
Trench
French Somaliland
Somaliland
Addis Ababa
Chinook Brings Warm Respite From Cold Snap
A sudden chinook wind yesterday brought Helena relief from the Christmas cold. Temperatures rose dramatically with 37 degrees above zero by daybreak and a 47-degree jump from the prior night. The weather inversion, due to a Pacific warm air current, eased conditions though some sleet traces appeared and downtown streets thawed with minor slipperiness. Western Air Express pilots reported 38 to 50 degrees above zero at high altitudes, while ground readings hovered near 46. Across Montana, many towns remained much colder with several below zero readings, others modestly warm. Peak readings varied by location as forecasters described a warming trend followed by unsettled but milder weather.
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Helena
Union
Western Air Ezpreys
Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Glendive
Fort Peck
Cut Bank
Lewiatown
Great Falla
Havre
Miles City
Billings
Home Owners Asked to List Rooms for Use by Legislators
Secretary Matt Staff announced that home owners with rooms to rent during the regis tre should list them with the Chamber of Commerce. The chamber aims to assist arriving legislators and job seekers to settle quickly as possible with several rooms already listed, and more demand expected tonight and tomorrow.
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Chamber of Commerce
Matt Staff
Government hits hard body blow at Irish sweeps
New York December 29 government scored a major hit in a two year postal inspection led probe across 12 states. Indictments were returned against eight men described as heads of a large Irish sweepstakes ticket ring. Charges include conspiracy to smuggle tickets and use of express carriers to ship altered merchandise. The case marks a new angle in countering foreign lottery operations.
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New York
United States
U. S
John
Spanish Loyalists Lose In Sea Fight Off Gibraltar
Spanish government destroyer Jose Luis Diez ran aground near Gibraltar after attempting a dash for freedom through insurgent warships. It sank the insurgent minelayer Jupiter before grounding, with 32 men killed. British destroyer surveyed the scene as the Jose Luis Diez aimed for Cartagena, coast of Spain.
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Gibraltar
Priday
Tose Luis Diex
Here
Jupiter
Ceuta
Canarlad
Strais
Europa Point
Joge Luis Diez
Cartagena
Falmouth
England
Cold Wave Again Hits West Area
A second cold wave from Canada sweeps the region with subzero temps and heavy readings in Minnesota and North Dakota. Forecasters expect the cold to spread to the Midwest and East with light snow later, while tragic exposure deaths reach at least 20 across several states. Power and telegraph services suffer disruption in parts of Washington state and British Columbia as lines are restored gradually.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Plains States
Minnesot
Warroad
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
International
Washington State
Vancouver
B. C
Port Coquitlam
Mission
Victim of Fiend x AS SHE SOUGHT JOB
Kingston Pa December 29 police report a young Margaret Martin vanished after being lured with a job offer. Bits of clothing found along a mountain sawmill track indicate she was assaulted and possibly killed, with women's and a man’s footprints leading to a joint then diverging. Her nude body was found submerged nearby four days after she left home.
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Kingston
Margaret Martin
William A. Clark
Business College
Clark
Wyoming County
Forkston
Keelerburg
Welfare Board Urges Counties to Pay Welfare Reimbursements
The state welfare board urged Montana counties to take steps to release $243,150.20 in overdue reimbursements. Administrator T. M. Bradford noted funds were tied up by county delays, hindering general assistance and related welfare programs, though sufficient money remains for certain services through March 1.
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Welfare Board
State Welfare Board
Montana
State Department
Tmne
Yebet Granta
Public Welfare Act
Modern Matador Uses Flash Light Bulbs But Loses
Salt Lake City December 29 A photographer Roe Welser covering a fire at Iogle Gardens entered the pen to get a shot. He used flash bulbs while an angry bull charged him injuring him and damaging gear. Welser escaped through the gate as fire crews battled flames. The fire caused about $200 in damage and he did not get his pictures.
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Salt Lake City
Roe Welser
Iogle Gardens
Vania
Welser
Fir
Cowd
Aguada
Custau
Weiser
Daladier open to Italian colonial concessions to avert war
Paris reports a government source says France would grant some colonial concessions to Italy to maintain peace in Europe without ceding territory. Daladier’s regime backs diplomacy while strengthening military and naval presence toward Djibouti and Tunis. Discussions reportedly include Italians in Tunisia, railway access Addis Ababa to Djibouti, and Suez Canal influence. Bonnet faces criticism over Italy pact denunciation.
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Paris
Franca
Italy
Europe
Daladier
Djibouti
Rome
Tunisia
Addis Ababa-Djibouti
Suez Canal
Ebe
Chamber of Deputies
Georges Bonnet
Bonnet
New York Taxi Drivers Threaten Citywide Strike
Two thousand day drivers and over four thousand night associates authorized leaders to walk out at any time, possibly on New Year’s Eve. The Transport Workers union, led by Warren G. Horne, said fleet owners may resist renewal as contracts expire at midnight Saturday. The union seeks higher commissions from about 42 1/4 to 45 percent.
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New York
Warren G. Horne
Transport Workers Union
Italians say Chamberlain will be forced to act as mediator
Italians insist Chamberlain must mediate between France and Italy during his January visit to Mussolini. They flag Paris’s 1935 and 1936 colonial accords as ongoing obstacles, with Mussolini likely to press for changes in Tunisia and French influence in the Mediterranean.
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Chamberlain
Rowe
Wenater
France
Italy
Mussolini
Traly
Africa
Maly
Britain
Germany
Proyosar
Maesonn
Tunisia
Paris
Mediterranean
rJning
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