Montana House Elects Rolph Speaker In Democratic Victory
The Montana House organized on a Democratic ticket with J D Rolph of Joplin chosen as speaker after a close vote against Joe Metlen and Herbert Haight. Republicans floated Metlen as a backup, while a Progressive coalition favored Rolph, and internal disputes led to walkouts during caucus. The session opens at noon with sworn-in members and an address by Governor-elect Roy Asera scheduled for 7:45 p.m.
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Roy KE. Asera
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Joplin
Montana Farmers’ Union
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Beaverhead County
Herbert Haight
Fergus
Méllen
Haight
Ralph
Piacer
Medlen
House
Metlen
Holph
Thomas4. Stimatz
Butte
World News In Gist From An Uneven Clip
Domestic Fin Mich Motora managers and workers from 18 titles are facing a strike threat with talk of a general walkout. Washington Mexico pledge planes bought in the U S will not be sent to Spain. Federal agents in Tacoma Washington probe a kidnapping case. Paris Spain socialists push a Nazi offer to halt firing in exchange for the return of a seized German ship cargo. Valencia government vows resistance with all means to any German marine aggression. London Italy guarantees keeping hands off Spanish territory. Rome reports the ailing pope blessing an American cardinal.
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General Wallout
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Valencia
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Governor Takes Command in Kidnapping Hunt
Governor Clarence Martin personally directed the state patrol to mobilize a manhunt for Charles Mattson after reports linked two men near Shelton to the abduction. Seattle patrols searched Puget Sound, ferries, and roads from Olympia to Grays Harbor as authorities warned of possible sightings and advised caution.
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Puget Sound
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W. W. Mattson
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Olympic City
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Fheltai
Grays Harbor
Hremerton
Montesano
Mason County
Aberdeen
Centralia
Ian
C. M. Benson
Bothell
Charles Mattson
Hothell
Benson
Pope Blesses Dougherty at Manila Congress
Valluan City January 3 AP Pope Thus XI gave his special blessing to Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia papal legate to the International Eucharistic congress at Manila and bade him godspeed. The pontiff slept fitfully and talked with the cardinal for half an hour, propped with pillows due to leg pain, as a sedative was given to ease a sudden attack. Continued on Page 2.
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Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Manila
Livingston Snowstorm Delays Travel With Wind Gusts
A windstorm struck Livingston on January with winds near 60 miles per hour piling snow on streets and disrupting electric service. At least 15 cars were ditched along the highway to Bozeman, wreckers rushed to assist motorists as temperatures hovered around 20 below zero.
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Bozeman Hill
Marooned Navajo Harvesters Rescued After Snowbound Ordeal
Gallup New Mexico January 3. More than 200 Navajo onion harvesters were rescued from the Zuni mountain area south of Gallup after being snowbound for nearly a week. U S Indian Service trucks followed a snow plow breaking through to the main group after two days of rugged travel along the Tone mountain trail.
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Cold snap moves east as western warmth falters
A winter pattern shift sees a cold spell push east from the Midwest while Western states report warmer air. Travel disruptions occur along the Atlantic coast as fog, drizzle, and sleet slow traffic. Snow and freezing rain threaten New England and the Mid-Atlantic with a new wave, and a major snowstorm lashes the Great Plains with up to a foot in the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Temperatures plunge to subzero levels in the Northwest, with Pembina minus 24, Fargo minus 16, Alexandria minus 14, and Huron minus 2. The Plains expect a moderation and clearer skies ahead.
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Democrats Organize Senate Amid Coalition Uncertainty
The Montana senate held a noon session to be sworn in by a Montana Supreme Court member. Democrats, outnumbering Republicans by one, organized in a pre session caucus while a conservative coalition of Democrats and Republicans could veto nominations. Progressive dominance led to L. M. Wass as committee chair and key posts. H. C. Groff, G. H. Montgomery named to coalition group. Harry Meyer named majority floor leader. Leonard Plank chosen president pro tem. John B. R. Page presided as former senior Democrat.
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Fergus
H. ¢. Groff
Ravalli
G. H. Montgomery
Beaverhead
Harry Meyer
Silver Bow
Leonard Plank
Liberty
Hugh Adair
John BR. Page
Granite
Harry Harlen
Blaine
Chinese addicts shot under new anti drug laws in Tientsin
In Tientsin China on January 3 authorities executed about 130 individuals in the village of Wuchinghsien under new anti drug and morality codes. Conflicting reports said victims were shot under anti-drug laws or for other counts. Public agitation grows for postponement of further executions.
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Wuchinghsien
Here
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Polping
Unions Form Strategy Board for General Motors Strikes
Flint Michigan January 3 delegates from General Motors plants in 13 cities backed UAW leaders in a dispute that could trigger a general strike. A “board of strategy” was created to manage sit down acts and eight core demands, with CIO and C T O backing Homer Martin.
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General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors
John A. Brophy
Committee For Industrial Organization
Flint
Automobile Company
Board of Strategy
Brophy
Hrophy
United Auto Workers Union
Homer Martin
Daytona Beach wife mayor faces image concerns
Middle aged housewife mayor Armtront of Daytona Beach says she fears being seen as a mean old woman more than Governor Sholtz's bid to remove her. She defended defying a removal order on New Year's Day and filling city hall with police to protect the administration and city property from an alleged illegal invasion.
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Daytona Beech
Jan
Daytona Beach
Dave Sholtz
Rene Armstrong
Chinese Communists Rapidly Organizing in Nanking
Reports from Nanking say Chinese communist troops about 100,000 strong are rapidly forming a unified, formidable fighting force. They backed Marshal Chang Hsueh-tang in Shensi revolt and have achieved tighter organization and closer alliance than in the past three years, according to north China advices.
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Nanking
China
Chang Msueh-Taang
Shensi Province
North China
Death by own action threat haunts Chicago hotel scene
A switchboard operator at an Atlantic hotel heard a warning then found a man crushed after he leapt from a window five stories high. Police identified the victim as 34 year old Harry Levitan of Passaic New Jersey, who had threatened suicide due to an incurable disease in a six page letter. Officials sought Levitan at another hotel after a Passaic police telegram alerted them to the threat.
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Dervihy Eichman
Atlantic
Harry Levitan
Passaic
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Jack Smith
Charlen Clark
Tne Morrison
Levitan
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Reds to Stand Their Ground in Spanish War Tactics
Berlin reports Germany offering to end attacks on Spanish socialist ships if restitution is made for seizure of the Nazi freighter Palos, including cargo and a passenger. The Aragon would be released upon acceptance. Spanish responses at Bilbao and Valencia reject ceasefire terms amid continued threats and new captures.
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Valencia
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Franco
Bay of Biscay
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Mexico Assures U S War Materials Won’t Reexport
Mexico tells Washington that airplanes and war materials bought in the United States will not be reexported to Spain. The foreign office states no intermediary role for Mexico in transfers of foreign origin materials and Mexico will block U S war goods passing through its territory toward Spain. Acting Secretary Moore notes the move aligns with U S noninterference policy and not a protest.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Spain
Measito City
Ities
R. Walton Moore
Moore
State Department
Fascists Resume Shelling Madrid Amid New Attacks
Shrapnel and artillery hit central Madrid as a fresh wave of fighting erupts. Heavy shelling duels occur at Ville Verde on the western front with fascist planes overhead. Government reports claim advances near Guadalajara while planning a bold offensive with international volunteers to break the siege. Madrid vows to speed mechanization and militarize wet industries amid the crisis.
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Madrid
Cordoba
Valencia
Francisco Largo Caballero
Young Fiancee of Gov Curley Revealed in Announcement
Brookline widow Mrs Gertrude Dennis, an accomplished pianist and singer, was to wed Massachusetts Governor James M. Curley before his term ends on January 7. The Boston notice identifies her as the governor’s fiancée, noting she is nearly 20 years his junior and mother of two.
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Gertrude
Brookline
Massachusetts
James M. Curley
Boston
Dennis
Spain Crisis Sparks New War Spread Fears Across Europe
London reports a renewed danger of the Spanish civil war spreading as German and Spanish ship seizures heighten tensions. Observers worry the Anglo Italian agreement may be tested, though Britain secured a hands off pledge on Spanish territory. The Rome accord is seen as easing Italy’s sanctions dispute, while church voices warn of escalating peril off Spain’s coast.
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Mussolini
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Koenigsberg halts Spanish vessel Mata Janquera near Cape Alto
Madrid reports a German cruiser Koenigsberg stopped the Spanish merchant Mata Janquera Sunday near Cape Alto east of Santander in the Bay of Biscay. The ship, from Bilbao at 8:00 a.m., carried 808 tons to Santander and Gijon. Earlier New Year’s Day actions included grounding of Sotou and capture of Aragon.
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Koenigsberg
Mata Janquera
Cape Alo
Sentander
Bay of Biscay
Bilbao
Saltander
Gijon
Sotou
Aragon
Explosion Kills 37 Workers in Mexican Highway Blast
Relief crews report 37 highway workers dead after a dynamite explosion near Santo Domingo on the Bar mejilla El Palmito highway. Three others were gravely injured while dining about 600 yards away as the blast was heard up to 40 kilometers distant.
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Santo Domingo
Barmejilla-El Palmito
Elte
Girl loses leg in leap and hangs from drain pipe rescue
New York January reports a 25 year old woman, Marle her clothing, plunged from the eighth floor roof of a Madison Square hotel. She became entangled, hanging head downward after catching a drain pipe at the tenth ledge. Hotel staff member Frank Loftus attempted rescue as she screamed for help.
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Roepitel
Frank Loftus
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