House Committee Rejects Treasury Tax Plan in Shifted Budget Fight
The Ways and Means Committee rejected the treasury excess profits tax proposal and moved to consider income tax surtaxes. A 28 to 4 vote aimed to keep current optional methods, allow corporations to continue using past earnings for excess profits taxes, and reduce untaxed exemptions for individuals. The plan seeks a 11 percent surtax on the first dollar of taxable income with the present 4.4 percent baseline.
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Washington
Hiense
Treasury
Six Drowned in 4-H Outing Near Harrisburg Arkansas
Six people including five children drowned when an outboard boat capsized during a Jonesboro 4-H club outing on Craighead County’s forested lake five miles south of the city. Victims named as H R Mauay a Jonesboro plumber owner of the boat. Pred Taga Harris 12 Catherine Jones 14 Ruby Nell Bradeber near Whitehall Alene Turner 15 route 1 Harrisburg Lucilie Condra 8 route 1 Harrisburg.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Craighead County
Here
H. R. Mauay
Pred Taga Harriz
Whitehall
Harrisburg
Catherine Jones
Ruby Nell Bradeber
Alene Turner
Har Tsburg
Lucilie Condra
Herrisburg
Band for Draftees to Play in Chicago Station Concerts
Capt Leigh Johnson announced the first of a series of WPA concerts for draftees to be held in Chicago. The orchestra will perform swing and classical music to keep the soldiers in a cheerful state of mind as they pass through the station tomorrow.
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Chicago
Belecteas
Leigh Johnson
Martin Sukle Guilty of First Degree Murder
Colorado Springs June 4. Martin Sukle, 40, was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a district court jury which fixed the penalty at death in the state lethal gas chamber. Sukle was convicted of murdering Jack Russell, 35, whom he accused of illicit relations with Mrs. Sukle, late in 1939 in the Black Forest near here. The jury was out four hours.
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Colorado Springs
Cole
Martin Sule
Sukle
Jack Russell
Black Forest
Here
Mayor Kelly says women may drink at bars in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly defended a proposed ordinance to bar women from drinking in bars as discriminatory and illegal. He stated that if a woman wants to put her foot on the brass rail she can do so, marking a shift in public prerogatives for women.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Fatal Crash Near Sheridan Involves Mrs Parker
A fatal highway crash occurred on highway 14 near Sheridan. Mrs Nellie Parker of Minneapolis, aged 50, was killed instantly when her automobile left a hill and overturned. The incident occurred in mid June and is currently under Sheridan authorities' investigation.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Nellie Parker
Shout
Minneapolis
Townsend council approves sewer and traffic ordinances
Townsend June 4 special report notes the town council passed a public sewer connection ordinance requiring permits and town officer supervision, with inspections before connections. It enforces state and town traffic laws, stops signs, speed limits, parking, and police cooperation. Dog licensing deadlines were reiterated as 27 licenses issued, urging immediate renewal. Community events include Rotary dinner planning fair exhibits, Camp Fire Girls party with gifts, and 4-H club officer elections. A marriage license was issued for Ralph Kirscher and Lois Balliser, with extensive out of town attendees listed.
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Townsend
State Highway Patrol
Norman Bruce
Houston
Glerk
Morton Sperry
Ralph
Kirscher
Lois Balliser
Frank Balliser
Gritago
Bob Balliser
Great Falls
Angers
Ghbristofferson
John Schuh
Mya
D Martineau
Bislou
Olie Minten
Hast Ilelana
B. Halhiser
Drummond
Mra
Martin Juhl
Pum Henry
Andy Bach
Walter Redd
Charles Malden
Helena
William Zabel
Malta
Frieda Bull
Joseph Kirscher
Bozeman
Births Outnumber Deaths in May in Lewis and Clark
May records show 41 births and 26 deaths in Lewis and Clark county. Of the babies, 22 were girls and one birth occurred at home. Male deaths mostly stemmed from heart disease, pneumonia and other causes, while female deaths included heart disease and pneumonia. May immunizations and vaccinations were recorded, with Rocky Mountain offering fewer serum inoculations.
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Lewis and Clark County
Nell €. Sivan
L. FL Hall
City County
Counly
Hal’s Mayvenort
Rocky Mountain
Holstein-Friesian group elects leaders at Lansing meeting
Heads the Holstein-Friesian Association of America reelected A. Gosterhuls of Ocqnomonor Wis. as president for another term. L. T. Wloger of Trinidad Colo. named director. Visitors and locals from Oregon Montana and Colorado noted at the gathering with various residents and relatives mentioned in Helena Townsend and surrounding areas.
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Lansing
Mich
Gosterhuls
Ocqnomonor
Wis
Day
Holstein-Friesan Association of America
L. T. Wloger
Trinidad
Colo
New Magnesite Plant To Raise Northwest Output
Chewelah Washington June 4 The Northwest Magnesite company announced a new streamlined plant will begin operation tomorrow boosting output by 390 tons daily about 80 percent The plant five miles southwest of the main facility was built in secrecy and will produce relatively pure magnesium carbonate under plant manager Earl A Garber
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Chewelah
Wash
Northwest Magnesite Company
Earl A. Garber
Wit
Patterson Speaks To School of Mines Graduates
Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson addressed the Montana School of Mines graduation, urging national unity against Hitler. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws, criticizing isolationists and stressing the wartime need to bolster national defense amid global conflict.
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Patterson
School of Mines
Ulbtopia
Citizenship Theme at 4-H Meet in Bozeman
The 12th annual state 4-H club convention at Montana State College will feature a citizenship theme with four phases based on the pledge to the flag. Bozeman speakers include P H Pollock, A K Henne, H F Hollands, and Harry Reif. an out-of-state speaker Dr H N Wheeler of Washington will discuss conservation of forest resources.
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Bozeman
Dana
Montania State College
Allengiance
Fey
P. H. Pollock
A. RK. Henne
College
Chia Lee
Miuctoy
H. N. Wheeler
Washington
U. S. S Forest Service
Budd y Bauer and Husky Daughter in Sacramento Tribute
Sacramento June 4 a hospital report notes Sheila Elizebeth weighed in at seven pounds as Bud and Mrs. Jacob Henry Baer face a grave moment. The piece quotes leaders urging unity and national resolve while praising Montana’s resources and historic resilience during hard times.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sheila Elizebeth
Jacob Henry
Hiller
Three Die in Gas Explosion at Doveta Coal Mine
Three men were killed and 13 injured in a gas explosion at the Doveta coal mine, 13 miles west of Birmingham, Als. The mine, operated by Venhessee Coal, Tron and Railroad company, is among the district’s largest and supplies fuel for the area’s steel mills.
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Birmingham
Als
Doveta
Here
Ven
Hessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Company
W. §. Steel
Austrian found guilty of harbor map possession in Vancouver
Gottfried Schur, an Austrian, pleaded guilty in police court to possessing a detailed map of a British harbor. He received a six months' jail term.
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Vancouver
B.C
Candian Press
Gottfried Schur
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