Floods Force Thousands To Flee In Mid Continent Area
Forecasts of more rain heighten fears of rising rivers in Ohio Missouri and Illinois. Levees fail as waters flood highways and farms, isolating communities. The Ohio River may crest near 60 feet at Portsmouth and Cincinnati with 58 feet at Maysville, while New Orleans expects a 1 1/2 foot rise. Floyd Sharp aids relief with funds and tents.
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Mississippi
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Maysville
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Ohio River
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St. Francis
W. C. McDonald
New Orleans
Floyd Sharp
Works Progress
Arkansas
National Guard
Poe
Shawneetown
Atro
Tll
Tennessee
Mistour
Pope Pius XIIs Condition Deteriorates at Vatican
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII, aged 79, suffered a bad day with partial paralysis linked to age. Sources say he was weaker, with the pope’s right arm failing and indications of angina as he remained under care in Rome.
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Vatican City
Jal
Pius XL
Vatican
Why Pilots and Police of the Skies Rule Safety
The record argues aviation accidents chiefly come from human error, not machines or weather. Experts cite pilots and ground crews as the decisive factors, with instruments and weather playing secondary roles.
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Department of Commerce
Newark
Los Angeles
Senate investigates Montana highway practices for state inquiry
A senate resolution orders a five member committee to probe the Montana highway commission. The panel will examine contracts maintenance and administration, with witnesses under oath and power to demand books and testimony. Findings due by the legislative day to enable possible corrective legislation.
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Highway Commission
Senate
Montana Highway Commission
Hugh Adair
Prank Leiss
Rosebud
Leonard Plank
Liberty
Harry Meyer
Silver Bow
O'Day
Cascade
New Highway Commission
H. A. Simmons
Carbon
B. D. Hollenbaelk
Judith Basin
W. P. Sillivan
Chouteau
Alfred BR. Anderson
Richland J and Meyer
Thms
Washington swears in amid sleet and flood warnings
Domestic reports say President takes second oath of office under sleet and snow forecasts for inaugural ceremonies while rains pull Mississippi and Ohio water levels. Perkins peace talks fail after nine hours. Detroit strikes settle after trotting pickets despite gas attack. Howard Hughes flies coast to coast in seven hours 28 minutes 26 seconds. Vatican notes worsening papal condition as war half-year begins.
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Domestie
Washington
Mississippi
Ohio Hood
Perkins
Peace Committee
General Motors
Detroit
Briggs
New York
Howard Hughes
Heavy snowstorm grips northwestern U S in January
A severe snowstorm raged across western North Dakota and parts of South Dakota and eastern Montana with high winds and heavy drifts blocking roads. In Minnesota, Bemidji saw a dramatic warm rise from 42 below this morning, with temperatures climbing up to 40 degrees in 14 hours.
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St. Paul
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Minnesota
Bemidji
Roosevelt Begins Second Term Inauguration Day
Washington crowds gather for Roosevelt's second term ceremony as about 260000 people expected to watch parades and events. Officials forecast rain or sleet tomorrow while the president plans quiet preparations and private devotions at St. John's church before taking the oath administered by Chief Justice Hughes.
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Old St. John’s Episcopal Church
la Fayette Square
Capitol
Robinson
Arkansas
Garner
Hughes
Court of Honor
Executive Mansion
Inaugural Program Schedules on WA Radio
Washington notes a detailed inaugural day radio schedule. WEAF NBC WIZ and WABC CBS plan interviews and description from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with NBC continuing, 11:15 a.m. segment covers parade details and WABC CBS slot 1:80 to 2:15 p.m. for parade description.
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Washington
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Weaf-Wiz
NBC
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CBS
WEAF
WIZ
Wor-Mbs
Wmcambs
Wabc-Cbs
Bill to outlaw auto radios in Idaho legislature
Boive Idaho January 19. A bill to outlaw automobile radios was introduced in the Idaho legislature by ex-Bostonian who once sought a U S senate seat. The measure drawn by Senator Ralph Whitten would make it a misdemeanor to install or operate a radio in any motor vehicle with one exception police cars.
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Boive
Idaho
William E. Borah
United States
Senate
Ralph ¥. Whitten
Just a Minute With Irvin Cobb Cabinet Expansion Debate
Irvine Cobb reports from Santa Monica on January 19 about a controversial plan to enlarge the cabinet to twelve, a move seen as expanding an already unfamiliar lineup. The piece notes the difficulty for a new president to assemble a dozen unfamiliar appointees.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Efforts to End GM Walkouts Across Regions
Federal state and private conciliators pressed to settle strikes from Maine to California and Minnesota to the Gulf. Detroit Briggs plant to rehire 1,800. 200,000 others on picket lines. Gov Murphy in Washington to push negotiations with GM and UAW as 115,600 auto workers idle.
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Associated Press
United States
Maine
California
North Woods
Minnesota
Gulf Coast
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Murphy
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Washington
John JL. Lewis
Perkins
General Motors
GMC
United Automobile Workers of America
Briggs
Cleveland
Chevrolet
Bloomfield
N. I
John A. Foley
Elmer A. Benson
Somerset Shoe Company
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
House Moves Fast To Save Bill On State Time And Money
Debates in the Montana House narrowly saved H. B. 40, a bill by Rep. Miller and Rep. Toomey to force state employees to resign 30 days before seeking elective office. Rep. Toomey warned that public time and funds had become misused as campaigns began from official posts amid heated opposition to amendments. Continued on pages 10.
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House of Representatives
Assembly
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Big Horn
BE. G. Toomey
Lewis and Clark County
Rep. Lasby
Broadwater
U. S
Broadwater County
N. A. Peterson
Pondera
Rep. Toomey
Lewis and Clark
Montana
Ren. Toomey
Inaugural Plans Keep Him Busy By Grayson
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson oversees the preparations for the $237 edition of Washington's inaugural ceremonies and parade for President Roosevelt. This year the parade is limited to military and naval units, making the event simpler though still colorful and prominent in national pageantry.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cary T. Grayson
Tens Presidents Inducted Inaugurated Twice
Washington January 19 Franklin J Roosevelt will be the 10th president to be inaugurated twice. The others were Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe Jackson Lincoln Grant Cleveland McKinley and Wilson.
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Franklin J. Roosevelt
Tefferson
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Lincoln
Grant
Cleveland
McKinley
Wilson
Montana Trickle Into Washington for Inauguration Parade
In Washington on January 18 AP reports Governor Hoy E Ayers of Montana notified inaugural committeemen that his son Roy Pon Ayers of Washington will be his personal representative at the ceremonies tomorrow. Roy, an employee in the Reconstruction corporation, will lead the Montana segment in the parade by the governor's car. Senators Wheeler and Murray were invited to join Ayers in the Treasure State section but weather may halt their attendance. Montanans arrive solo to witness the inauguration and include O G Warden of Great Falls. A Montana inaugural ball and reception will be hosted Friday night by the Montana state society.
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Washington
Hoy E. Ayers
Montana
Roy Pon
Washingtot
Young Ayers
Reconstruction Corporation
Burton I. Wheeler
James J. Murray
Ayers
Treasue
Great Falls
Montana State Society
Stabilizing bill passed by Congress quells monetary fears
Rush Washington January 19 Congress rushed a two fold measure to back President Roosevelt with renewed powers over currency. The treasury stabilization fund is extended to June 30 1935 and the presidents power to cut the gold content of the dollar is extended to the same date. The bill passed both chambers without a record vote, hailed as a stabilizing influence amid global monetary unrest.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Congress
Troonevelt
Rates of payment for soil building programs in 1947 Montana
Bozeman January 19 AP The Montana Extension Service announced the 1947 agricultural conservation program payments for soil building and range building. The plan, developed in Washington with state leaders Henry Sheffels Ti M Ehrmann truat P L Svold and J Taylor, covers planting legumes and grasses restoration of cropland to native grasses weed control and various soil conservation practices. No practices will be eligible for consideration at this time.
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Bozeman
Montana
J. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Washington
Washington, D. C
Henry Sheffels
Great Falls
Ti. M. Ehrmanntraut
Plentywood
State Agricultural Conservation
Militia Regroups After Recapturing Cerro de los Angelen
Madrid reports government militiamen seized the strategic Cerro de los Angelen hill in a surprise move then evacuated to a safer position to reduce exposure to enemy artillery. The action followed a brief recapture of the summit on January 19.
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Madrid
Cerro de Los Angelen
Hughes Sets New Plane Dart Across Nation
New York Jan 19 A fearless amateur pilot Hughes sets a new airspeed record by flying from New York to Newark in seven hours and twenty eight minutes, averaging about 534 miles per hour with a bullet shaped craft. He completed the retro rocket flight in a time that shatters the prior cross country mark.
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Newark
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Amd
Htughis
Erea
Loviat
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