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Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1937

Page

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Auto Strike Presses for Negotiations and GM Reopenings

In Washington officials hint that the government may urge General Motors and striking workers to open peace talks. Secretary Perkins considers issuing a formal invitation, while miss Perkins claims informal talks suggested P Sloan Jr and John Lewis to broker an accord. Detroit reports GM plans partial reopening of 18 plants with about 95,600 workers returning to work for a couple days weekly, boosting payroll by about 344000 dollars daily.

Washington General Motors Fersins Miss Perkin P. Sloan, Jr John N Detroit General Motors Corporation Derkins Federal Labor Department John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization General Motora United Automobile Workers of America A. C

Flood Refugees Near 300000 as Flood Spreads Across States

Domestic total of flood refugees nears 300,009 as waters spread in many states. Washington Roosevelt requests 2,000,000 flood relief fund. Detroit GM favours partial reopening of strike closed plants Tuesday. Foreign Moscow Seventeen plead guilty to charges of new plot against Soviet. Vatican City Pope remains fairly well as gangerene threatens.

Washington Roosevelt Detroit General Motors Moscow Vatican City Pope

Broadside of Bills Proposes Rigged Montana Election Reforms

A slate of election law bills aims to overhaul Montana process by forcing voter deregistration after June 1 1987 with county clerks burning records and voters re registering at courthouses. The measures, led by Senators Stevens and Waite, also seek new ballot forms and separate boards to count absent ballots, with penalties up to three years prison for improper registration. Continued on Page 3

Montana Senate J.anger Stevens Wheathunt W. T. Witte Towler River Committee On Elections and Privileges Stevens Waite Notaries Public Justices of the Peace

Ody of Lost Ranch Woman Discovered

The frozen body of Mrs. Louis Richardson, 27, who wandered from her Albion Montana home Tuesday night, was found by searchers seven miles from the ranch. She was traced by snow prints and found in a cut-bank sheltering from the storm. She leaves a husband and two children.

Belle Fourche Louis Richardson Albion Mont

California Nudist Colony Endures Cold Snap

Asia. Qalif, Jan 2%3-CAF. Fire at night and shorts by day aid colony time. Twenty regular members, over 100 weekend visitors, continue outdoor activity despite cold. Director George M. Spray reports no flu cases from exposure at Elysium. Members may wear abreta. recruits who haven't mated do so. Daily routine includes volleyball, swimming, tennis, hiking. Fire provides evenings for reading, letters, bridge and conversation.

Asia Qalif George M. Spray Elysium Spray

Artillery shells hit Madrid amid siege bombardment

Madrid reports heavy bombing as fascist shells drop into the water and widen the siege. A socialist air raid over Cadiz harbor sinks one of a concentration of insurgent vessels. Government claims socialist advances along the Madrid line.

Madrid Cadiz Air Ministry Iteds Madrid Line

Marie Prevost Found Dead in Hollywood Home

Marie Prevost, once a Mae Sennett bathing beauty and film actress, was found dead in her Hollywood apartment. Detectives said the death appeared from natural causes, with several empty liquor bottles found nearby.

Hollywood Calif Marie Prevost Mae Sennett LeRoy Sanderson Joseph Fillingald Aesth

Ohio flood patrols report heroic relief efforts in portsmouth

Lynn Black, Ohio highway patrol superintendent, describes the flood in the Ohio Valley from Portsmouth. He notes thousands homeless, many trapped, no deaths or new injuries, widespread rescue cooperation, and looming dangers from leaking gas and possible fires. He warns of shooting to deter theft as food supplies run low.

Lynn Black Ohioatte Highway Petrol Columbus Portsmouth Associated Press Fortamouth Ohio Ohio Valley

Ohio flood shows river back to hills from air viewing

AP photographer and writer flew above the Ohio River near Frankfort Kentucky on a flooded landscape. Dwellings farms and barns sit partly submerged as a cold wave compounds misery for flood refugees and clears the air enabling clearer views.

Dilinra Stokes Lewisville Associated Press Herey Harris Ohio Kirexs Salley Louisville Tadiana Kentucky

State College Project Approved for Union Building

Washington January 23 Senator Burton KK Wheeler said public works division approved Montana State College Bozeman for allocation to construct a 200000 student union building. The action places the project on the eligible list for a loan of 109795 and a grant of 30828.

Washington Burton KK. Wheeler Montana Public Works Administration Montana State College Bozeman

Flood aid appeal drives Red Cross collection rise

President Roosevelt appeals for 2 009 000 to aid flood sufferers as snow sleet and freezing weather worsen conditions. About 270 000 homeless in Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Red Cross chair Grayson later raises friended estimate to 288 000. Floods push Midwest towns into evacuation, illness, and hunger with millions in property losses and shortages of bread flour and potatoes.

Washington Red Cross Center Roosevelt Ohio Missix Cary T. Grayson Red Cross Chicago Knight Midwest

Red Cross drive seeks $1000 flood aid for county

Lewis and Clark county Red Cross chapter was asked to raise 1000 for a $2,000,000 nationwide flood relief fund. Helena Eagles contributed 25 toward the quota, with Cary T. Grayson pressing for rapid donations to aid nine flood states as relief officials urge broader support.

Middlewestern Lewis and Clark County Red Cross American Red Cross Helena Lodge of Eagles A. G. Wirszpatrick Eagles Quay L. Painter Red Cross Helena Painter Cary T. Grayson Red Cross Relief Organization United States Valntsi

Real rain blamed for Ohin Valley flood

Washington reports the official cause of the Ohin Valley Hood flood is heavy rain falling on saturated ground. Charles C. Clark, assistant chief for the weather bureau, said rain cannot be absorbed when the ground is full, so runoff occurred.

Washington Charles C. Clark Weather Borean

Just a Minute With Irvin Cobb 5 Cobb

The columnist Irvin S Cobb offers satirical notes on coronation week in London style, noting the high cost of renting a manor house and parade viewing spots, with quips about Broadway ticket speculation and practical business lessons.

Santa Monica Cal London Singer Irvin Cobb Qeorriant

House Solons Ready for Big Week After Winter Carnival Jaunt

Montana lawmakers return to Helena after the Anaconda Winter Carnival as the House of Representatives prepares a busy week. With one third of the session completed, six bills are set for debate on Monday including Townsend recovery plan and measures governing hiring and removal of state officers. Continuous adjournments on Fridays during carnival week aim to keep the calendar moving while accommodating legislative travel.

Georgetown House of Representatives Helena House Nes Congress Townsend Ernest Burns Flathead Judiciary Committee State

Pope Pius XI in danger as gangrene threatens life

Vatican City reports Pope Pius XI, 79, gravely ill with gangrene in a paralyzed left leg following a varicose vein rupture. He receives injections to curb infection while drowsiness and fragile nourishment mark his condition. Vatican physicians deem recovery unlikely but hope for delay if gangrene can be averted. The pope’s heart strain adds further risk. Farley notes offers to reenter private business as he weighs post‑cabinet future.

Vatican City Pius XI Holy Father Vatican Farley New York Jan James A. Farley Roosevelt Ufe Karl Joseph Sculerty Cologne Michael von Faiihaber Munich Maria Castellani Ethiopia Pius

Hunger and Despair in Flood Zone in Ohio

Ohio flood leaves up to 75,000 homeless in the Ohio valley from Martins Ferry to Cincinnati. Water reached 72.8 feet in Cincinnati as 54,500 residents in metro areas faced displacement. Fire chief warned of fires from gasoline stored in weakened tanks. Looting reported with a guard shooting a black looter at a grocery. Typhus vaccine sent by state health department as 48 hours of rescue ferries continued.

Cincinnati Ohio Martins Ferry Queen City Pulics State Health Department

Roosevelt relief request wins approval of subcommittee

Washington June 23 AP The Roosevelt administration secured approval from the Appropriations Subcommittee for a 730 million relief fund to sustain aid for five months. Some groups and lawmakers pressed for larger totals including a possible one billion dollars and a wage increase for restrained workers, with a fight anticipated in Congress.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Buchanan Texas

Milburn L Wilson Named Undersecretary of Agriculture

Washington January 28 The state agriculture committee approved Milburn L Wilson of Montana as undersecretary of agriculture to succeed Rexford Tugwell who resigned.

Washington Staate Agriculture Committee Milburn L. Wilson Montana Rexford G. Tugwell

Mrs Simpson Advised Not to Return to England

Cannes France January 23 Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson has been advised by Scotland Yard detectives guarding her to return to England. Officials say there is no chance of a popular demonstration as the British are phlegmatic and wish to forget the abdication affair. The stance does not reflect government policy, and resentment among some remains strong.

Cannes France Wallis Warfield Simpson Scotland England

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