Old Guard Hit With Call to Reestablish Labor Ties
National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton urged the Republican Party to reestablish close contact with labor at the 16th annual luncheon of the Women’s National Republican Club in New York. Ohio figure Bricker and Grace Bernolds described leadership changes as needed as the party faces an “old guard” postmortem.
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John D. M. Hamilton
John W. Bricker
Hamilton
Bricker
Grace B .Bernolds
Republican National Committee
National Republican Club
Old Guard
Pontife In Critical Condition Again In Vatican
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII remains in critical condition after night pain and breathing difficulties. Dr Aminta Milani visited at 5 am and stayed in papal chambers to guard against possible sinking spell amid fragile health.
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Fope Fins
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Temperance Commission proposed to curb excess drinking
Senator John L. Campbell of Missoula announced a bill to create an unpaid temperance commission aimed at educating Montanans about the harms of excessive alcohol use. The plan envisions statewide advertising and lectures, focusing on youth, with no drink restrictions and funding from liquor profits.
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Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
A Great Program From Roosevelt Faces Tough Winter
Walter Lipmann analyzes Roosevelt’s bold plan to strip patronage from the executive and Congress. The program seeks to shift civil service control, boost planning, and reduce pork, aiming to free lawmakers for general policy and elevate serious public issues.
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Congress
Detroit Officials Seek Talks as Strike Looms
Detroit officials push for talks as workers fail to reach a factory settlement. Toledo negotiator agrees government intervention to aid gas workers. Floodwaters threaten lowlands across Indiana Illinois Arkansas Missouri. Washington buys goods to steady prices. In Spain fascist bomb damages American consulate in Madrid. Rome considers reviving the 1933 peace pact with Britain France and Germany.
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Toledo
Ohio
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Auto Strike Peace Parley Opens Amid Detroit Labor Turmoil
AP reports that over 270000 striking workers hold a payless Saturday as UAW leader Homer Martin and GM official Knudsen plan peace talks in Detroit tomorrow. Cadillacs and Fleetwood plants sit idle while Fisher bodies in Flint face sit downs. 2300 National Guardsmen remain in Flint after a street clash. four union leaders are arraigned on inciting riot charges, released on bond pending January 21 hearings. West coast maritime talks offer cautious hope as owners prepare a new peace proposal to Longshoremen. In San Francisco, Don C Read of Butte was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison for narcotics sales, with a prior Montana burglary conviction.
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Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of American
William 8. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Detroi
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Anderson
Fisher Body
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National
Diary Ties Celebrities to North Harper Slavery Ring
Los Angeles reporting on a raid at a North Harper Avenue apartment, Captain Contreras said officers will subpoena 22 young women listed in a diary. The book names patrons and describes ages and appearances, alleging a high‑level “white slavers” network. Several listed girls have vanished from their apartments.
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George Contreras
Harper Avenue
Contreras
U Wollswood
March 4 date for Democrat dinners
Washington says the Democratic National Committee sets March 4 for nationwide dinners to wipe out a half million dollar deficit. Dinners start at 10 dollars per plate in some cities with 100 dollars for a Washington event attended by President Roosevelt via radio. Last year Jackson Day dinners raised about 350 thousand dollars.
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Democratic National Committee
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James A Farley
W. Forbes Morgan
Duiners
New York
Just a Minute With Train 8 Cobb
Santa Monica California January 16 The government says surviving Indians are increasing in number The Navajos remain independent nomadic and hold their own in beliefs and possessions The piece questions white civilization’s assumptions and notes World War II as its crowning achievement
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Host of Men Build Levees Amid Midwest Floods
A large force of workers reinforced levees along the St Francis and other rivers as floodwaters surged through Indiana Illinois Missouri and Tennessee. Drownings occurred after a road washout on the White River. Ohio River levels rose near record highs while many residents evacuated and later returned as waters receded.
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Roy Dugan
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Ohio
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Mississippi
Tennessee
Bill to photograph Montana voters to curb fraud
State lawmakers move to re register electors by photographing all Montana voters. Rep Thomas Stimatz proposes county clerks record a photo of each elector, with copies for judges and public display. The measure aims to curb ballot stuffing and graveyard voting. aims to qualify election judges via a new diploma system.
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Thomas G. Stimntz
Thutte
Montana
Sttmatz
Silver Bow County
Butte
Bttoatz
Stimatz
Tom, Mek
Harry Elections
Oklahoma Governor Threatened Over Extortion Note
Oklahoma Governor E W Marland reported receiving a $5000 extortion note threatening him and his wife. He said he would act as his own guard, boasting of pistol skills. FBI and state agents were assigned to investigate the case as the note demanded unmarked bills and an ad in the Oklahoma City News.
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E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Huk
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Dwight Brantley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Erime
Oklahoma City News
Sim
Roosevelt to take oath again Wednesday in Capitol crowd
President Roosevelt will renew his oath of office at noon next Wednesday in front of the Capitol in Washington. A huge crowd is assembling for the second Roosevel inauguration with seating in stands priced from 3.60 to 10. Delegates and bands will parade down Pennsylvania Avenue after the ceremony. The Rev Zebarney Phillips will give the invocation and Senator Robinson will administer the oath to Vice President Garner.
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Capitol
Miles
Thia
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Zebarney Phillips
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WPA to hire 1600 Montana workers in near future
Washington Jan 16. Montana senators said WPA chief Hopkins informed them 1600 persons will be placed on WPA jobs in Montana within the next few weeks. Hopkins said January 9 state employment reached 9371, 1600 short of quota. funds were dispatched to meet full January quota. He noted the influenza outbreak had little effect on state unemployment and that later months may allow up to 1000 man months for drouth relief work. Jobs would focus on completing reservoirs to prevent run-off hazards. drouth clients would be employed. pay about 72.5 a month.
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Montana
Works Progress
Harry Hopkins
WEA
Burton K. Wheeler
James BE. Murray
Hopkins
Montena
Hopking
Drouth
Resettlement Administration
WPA
Great Northern Granted Bond Issue Permit
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted Great Northern Railway permission to issue 50 million dollars in bonds for refunding. The 3 percent bonds mature January 1, 19 7.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Northern Railway Company
Western Senators Confer on Relief
A group of western senators met in Washington on January 16 to push increasing the proposed 790 million dollar relief appropriation for the next five months to at least one billion dollars. Senator Nye called the present program inadequate, with LaFollette Murray Brown Fragnet Dusty and Bulow among the participants who supported a larger package.
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Nye
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Murray
Montana
Brown
Michigan
Fragnet
North Dakota
Dusty
Bulow
South Dakota
Barrymore Refuses Comment on Divorce Suit
Hollywood reports John Barrymore, 54, silent on a divorce suit filed by his young wife Artel. The actor, on set amid rumors of romance and a collapsing marriage, offered no statements regarding the allegations or the alleged incidents cited by the filing.
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