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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1939
Page
1
Montana representatives rushed 117 new measures into the hopper on the final day for introductions. The session began yesterday afternoon and adjourned late last night with appropriations and welfare funding among key topics.
Report describes growing unity within the Republican Party as leaders plan events in New York and Washington. It notes calls for economic recovery and critiques Democratic policies under Roosevelt, highlighting a push to mobilize support.
An order calls 500 national guard troops to stand by at Mobizkiion camp tonight as 1,500 lumber workers prepare to strike tomorrow around the Red River Lumber Company plant in Westwood California.
A third major appropriation bill was laid before Montana’s House of Representatives, earmarking 2,011,186 for the biennium for appointive offices and commissions, up 22,663 from the current biennium’s 1,188,174. The first year receives 907, the second year 1, or similar, with minor changes and new provisions including a permanent basis for the state auditing fund.
Mrs. Hetts, an early Helena resident, died yesterday at St. Dom’s Hospital. Survivors include sons Walter Ress of Los Angeles and Oxene Relis of Gallatin Gateway, a granddaughter Shirley Roies, and grandson Walter Relis Sr. Funeral services set for 3:30 p.m. with burial at the Opp and Colvard chapel near the family plot. She helped found Local Women’s Benefit association and Montana Pioneers club.
Washington Feb 5 AY A new congressional drive aims to put federal unemployment relief on a permanent basis. Rep Woodrum of Virginia says he will submit a framework for a new program to the House, while noting no final plan is ready. He plans to coordinate with the House appropriations committee as Congress considers funding for the year starting July 1.
A Sunday house session produced a long list of bills in committees and introduced measures. Key items include state lands administration, dairy industry funding, beaver protection, and public works. Several proposals reference university and college appropriations, engineers, and municipal affairs with various sponsors and committee references.
Cordova and nearby Alaskan towns face acute food scarcity as freighter shipments halt after a Seattle strike disruption. Butter and eggs vanish from stores. limits imposed. Ketchikan and Duncan report shortages while Seattle supply lines falter due to wage dispute actions by Masters and Mates unions. The strike cancels shipping services across three companies, worsening conditions for residents dependent on sea transport.
Political parties in Tohys form a joint resolution urging the government to adopt a more aggressive policy toward Soviet Russia. The action, led by Group A, appears tied to a week of clashes on the Manchoukhng Siberia border amid sparse border updates.
The report details Senator Bridges arguing for candor on foreign policy and how robust democracy support could aid alliances. It notes Logan’s suggested help to democracies, discussions at a White House conference, and calls for a precise policy stance from Washington amid wartime tensions.
The article reports AF of L delegates backing the OES Committee with two main demands for Congress. They demand immediate action on Tas committee inquiries and a rapid appropriation to accelerate antiwar activities. A new investigation into the Ranlart movement is urged, alongside measures to promote antiwar information via state referenda.
Economists and lenders predicted new cooperation with utilities could spur heavy industry, though fresh quarrels and TVA disputes loom. The piece notes administration funds, private offers, and the pull of power projects, warning that real improvement hinges on policy and investment, with continued contention over the Tennessee Valley Authority.
London reports a bizarre conspiracy rivaling the gunpowder plot. Guards were tightened around Buckingham Palace and parliament after police uncovered plot details in a raid at Belfast in northern Ireland. Scotland Yard ties recent bombings to the outlawed Irish Republican Army and rushed 19,000 extra officers to the capital.
Virginio Gayda, a fascist editor, suggested Italian troops might stay in Spain after insurgents seize the country. The piece notes Francoist victory, critiques Allied diplomacy, and hints at continued Italian influence despite Republican resistance.
Floods threaten Kentucky West Virginia Ohio and Tennessee with rising rivers and inundated lowlands. Officials warn the Ohio River crest may worsen before easing later, as emergency crews and Red Cross respond from Pittsburgh to Wheeling. Public forecasts predict warmer weather may ease surges along Mt Sandy and Kentucky rivers while the overall death toll remains unconfirmed.
Rochester Ind Feb 5 Five cubs born to lions at a private menagerie were named after Dianne’s five children Yennie Marie Annette and Kmilie. Trainer Che Tralty announced the birth noting all five cubs are female and about six years from a previous litter.
Four children died when a blaze swept through a Springfield New Jersey home. The victims were Jack 12 Norbert 6 Donald 3 and Tatty 2. Parents Inmen and Catherine Perkin were hospitalized in Summit in shock. Sergeant William J Thompson reported the fatalities and injuries.
Four youths from nearby towns were killed when their auto plunged from a bridge into a swollen stream near Parma. Victims identified as Tepryt Urotter, Tins Alverson, Achold Averson, and Ward Col, all residents of local communities in Missouri and Massachusetts. The accident occurred early today as the vehicle left Likestom, Missouri.
Premier Juan Negrin of Spain arrived in France at 8:45 p m with four cabinet members in a convoy of eight cars. Paris reports a French military conference authorized crossing about 200000 defeated Spanish forces into France from Catalonia. Disarmament and concentration camps were considered as a possible disposition.
West Point Virginia reports a devastating fire in a frame dwelling where nine children perished. One newborn infant was saved as flames trapped residents on the stairway and windows. Sheriff Raffawatt could not confirm if deaths were by smoke or burns as doctors arrived and investigated.
New York reports Judge Manton will appear before a federal grand jury investigating extensive business affairs as his resignation from the bench is effected by President Roosevelt. Also summoned is Judge Edwin Thomas Conti and others connected to the McKesson and Robbins case as agents seek bank records and income tax returns.
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