Tornado Rips Through Texas Town Killing Several
A tornado struck a west Texas town of about 700, killing at least five and possibly more, injuring 30 to 40. About 25 homes were destroyed as ambulances, nurses, and fire crews rushed from Abilene and nearby towns. The dead include Mrs Marian Graham and J Emmet Graham. the storm damaged a high school and disrupted a freight train.
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Cyde
Texas
Jume
West Texas
Abilene
Marian Graham
J. Emmet Graham
Ullivar
7. B. Easterlin
J .B. Bonfer
Reilet
Texas and Pacific
Ralph Short
Wheeler Urges 195-Bed Increase for Helena VA Hospital
Sen Wheeler D Ment i urged the federal board to expand the Helena Montana Veterans Administration hospital by 195 beds to reach 300 total, noting the 1985 earthquake had reduced capacity and distant Montana towns justify the need, with American Legion representatives endorsing the plan.
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Washington
Wheeler D. Ment i
Federal Board For
Veterans’ Administration
Helena
Mont
Wheeler
Montana
American Legion 1
Eight Die As Bomber Crashes In Farm Field
An army Douglas 8-18 bomber, returning from a routine flight, exploded in a rain soaked prairie farm field. The crash killed eight crew members including Captain Richard B. Reeve and Lieutenants Norman Ives and Thomas Tangben, with other officers and enlisted men among the dead. The disaster occurred near Delavan, Wisconsin, scattering debris over miles as witnesses recounted the fiery impact and wreckage.
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Delavan
Carey Youle
Army
Richard B. Reeve
Achakee
Wis
Hirst
Norman R. Ives
Los Angeles
Thomas Tangben
Galveston
Texas
Edward F. Murah
Denver Corp
William H. Housley
Istinwater
Ohio
Philip J
Eeeab
Air Corps Technical Chao
Lowry Field
Denver
Montana WPA quota to rise by 300 workers in Silver Bow
Senator Wheeler said Aubrey Williams notified him the Montana Works Progress Administration quota will be increased by 300 immediately. The extra workers are to be allotted to Silver Bow county to address a serious situation from a shutdown of mines at Butte.
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Washington
Senator Wheeler
D. Mont
Aubrey Williams
Works Progress
Montana
Silver Bow County
Butte
Wheeler
Notable New York Rats: A Parade of Self-Advertisement
A gossip piece in Town and Country catalogs New York society’s self-promoters. It names restaurant theatrics, camera flaunting, lavish lunches, and staged encounters as ways to earn attention, from socialites to minor reporters, all critiqued with a sharp, era-tinged tone.
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Alice Leone Montes
Manhattan
the Plaza
Mak Ing & ReAne
Paine
National Guardsmen Move On Fort Harrison Camp
About 1,200 Montana National Guardsmen from the 163rd Infantry will move by troop train and trucks to Camp Roy Ayers at Fort Harrison for a two week field training period. Service Company Bozeman has prepared kitchens and camp facilities. regimental HQ remains in Helena.
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Montana National Guanismesi
163Rd Infantry
Roy Ayers
Ade
Jacent
Fort Harrison
Service Company
Bozeman
Canvo3
Roveman
Great Falls
Lewistown
Gwarters
Helena
Great Northern
Northwest
Camp Lewis
Washington
Wedding News Stirs Nahant Police Chief's Quiet Life
Thomas H. Larkin, Nahant Massachusetts police chief, is drawn into high profile duties as John Roosevelt and Misa Anns Lindsay Clark choose Nahant for their June 18 wedding. He plans a protective guard and coordination for numerous distinguished guests.
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Thomas H. Larkin
John Roosevelt
Misa Anns Lindsay Clark
Nahant
Maas
Larkin
Chief Justice Sands Hurt In Bus Accident
Chief Justice W J Sands of the Montana Supreme Court suffered an impacted fracture of the left femur after being knocked to the pavement while backing from a curb near Litly and Main streets. He was treated at Dr Minnia R Lees office then moved to St Peters hospital where he remained under Dr S A Cooneys care with a fair overall condition.
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W. J. Sands
Montana Supreme Court
Sembre Transit Company
Litly
Main
Minnia R. Lee
St. Peter's Hospital
S A. Cooney
Spanish Raids Press Spain to End Sea Attacks
Madrid reports insurgent air raids target four Mediterranean ports and sink British and French ships including Thorpehaven and Isadora. Attacks continue on Gandia Alicante Denia Castellon while a Castellon de la Plana bombing injures and kills. British hesitate at new steps as diplomatic pressure mounts.
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Madrid
Mediterranean
Thorpehaven
Alicante
Metchantman Brisbane
Denia
Spain
Gandia
Castellon de la Plana
Isadora
Hendaye
France
Luceng del Cid
Castellon
London
Wevilé Chamberlain
Kentucky telegram urges Roosevelt not to visit. Chandler backs Barkley opposition
Shelby County Manager William J. Baker said 50 Shelby residents wired President Roosevelt urging him not to come to Kentucky. The message praised Gov. Chandler and opponent Sen. Barkley as strong supporters of the national program, urging no entanglement and preserving prestige. Richmond We-Generals! Willan H. Cocke, 64, Virginia military substitute from 1924 to 1929, died.
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Shelbyville
William J. Baker
Shelby County
Gay
A. B
Happy
Chandler
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
Baker
Richmond
Willan H. Cocke
Virginia
Roosevelt rejects dole based relief stance for farmers
Washington reports a conference group debated differences between senate and house over a 3 million dollar lending bill with parity payments for farmers as a chief dispute. President Roosevelt in a letter to the United States conference of mayors said the federal government will not return to direct relief or dole. states must handle direct relief while the federal government funds work programs for able bodied persons.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
United States Conference of Mayor
President Roosevelt to Tour Widely Across States
President Roosevelt announced a planned transcontinental tour with formal address and rear platform appearances from Washington to San Francisco. The trip covers West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah, Nevada, California and more, aligning with renomination contests of several administration supporters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas Corcoran
Corcoran
RFC
Democratic Party
San Franisiaco
Barkley
Kentucky
Thomas
Oklahoma
Utah
McAdoo
California
Roose+velt
West Virginia
Ohio
Tennessee
Missouri
Olahoma
Tears
Colorado
Nevada
Marietta
Swanstrom Reelected State Nurses Leader at Montana Meet
Mrs Florence Swanstrom of Great Falls was reelected president of the Montana State Nurses Association and Bozeman was chosen as the 1989 convention site at the close of the 26th annual convention held yesterday at Hawthorne school. Miss Dorothy Brony of Helena did not seek reelection as secretary. Elected to the board for two year terms were Sister Mary Linus Butte Louise Langohr Bozeman and Lydia Fonsek Great Falls. Morning session opened with a parliamentary drill and question box led by Mrs Mary Mussigrod.
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Florence Swanstrom
Great Falls
Montana State Nurses' Association
Bozeman
Hawthorne School
Hozeman
Livingstolk
Swanstrom
Marguerite U Wubert
Butte
Margaret Carolus
Butta
Antic Zimmarman
Helepa
State Jones
Havre
Ednn Moolman
Kallapell
Zimmerman
Gertrude Buckles
Billings
Miss Houlton
Anna T. Beckwith
Velena
Fdlth Brony
Helena
Mary Linus
Louise Langohr
Lydia Fonsek
E Auguste Ariss
Mouta Bane
Hazel Joyce
Mary English
Uredt Falls
Agnesars
Hazeman
Dorothy Peterson
Kplena
Join Marie
Anna Pearl Sherrick
Great Walls
Regita Witte
Lilly Morris
Agnes Pauline
Boulder
Ruth Peffrey
Barbara Reba
Veda Gill
Rose Kreuzberger
Missoula
Mary Mussigdrod
The
Montana
Five Workers Alliance Leaders Face Grand Larceny Trial
Trial ended in a jury disagreement in Great Falls as five Workers Alliance leaders were charged with grand larceny over a December seizure of commodities from the Montana Department of Public Welfare office. Plaintiffs named William Davy Henry Murray Reymond Richardson A J Richardson and Lloyd Taylor as ringleaders in the welfare office demonstration.
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Great Falls
Tune
Workers Alliance
Phil Greenan
Montana Department of Public Welfare
William Davy
Henry Murray
Reymond J. Richardson
A. J. Richardson
Lloyd Taylor
Alliance
Welfare of
Ofice
Roosevelt and Wheeler discuss emergency railroad reorganization plan
Washington June 10 President Roosevelt and Senator Wheeler met at the White House to weigh emergency legislation to hasten railroad reorganizations at this session. Wheeler, head of the Senate coalition, and J E Jones of the RFC accompanied him. The plan would grant the circuit court of appeals original jurisdiction in reorganizations and shift some ICC powers to the courts, but Wheeler warned it might be too late to enact any comprehensive measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wheeler D
Con
Wheeler
Senate
White House
Senate Interstate Commeree
Jease Jones
Reconstruction Finnance Corporation
R.F.C
Cireute Courte of Appeal
Hunten
Circuit
Interstate Commerce Commission
Canton Bombed as Japanese Air Raid Strikes Canton and Chengchow
Canton reports four Japanese bomber squadrons dropped bombs on Saichuen’s electric and waterworks after a moonlit pass, terrorizing residents amid two weeks of bombardments. Chengchow is described as ruined with rail junctions severed, while conflicting reports on battles around Hankow persist. Chinese forces hold Langhai and Peiping-Hankow routes as Japanese naval moves target Yangtze access.
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Canton
China
Saichuen
Shanghai
Chengchow
Langhai
Peiping-Hankow
Hankow
Wage Hour Bill Faces Looming Lapse and Filibuster
Washington on June 16 reports a tense struggle over the wages hour bill as lawmakers doubt enactment this year. A Senate-House conference committee dropped the minimum wage question to cool tensions and will push smaller provisions, while critics warn a filibuster could derail even a compromise.
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Washington
Senate-House
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Lucius Beebe
Towleht Fiske
Dwight
Farley
Mies Moater
Shriners
Impérial Council
Hollywood
National Guardsmen
FT. Harrison
W.B. Sands
Otto
Garner
John N. Garner
State Nurses’ Association
Anhwei
Yangtse
Pepper
Enikers
Pramute
Agha
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