Montana crop outlook revised after rains
Rain improved Montana moisture but many areas remain drought affected. June 1 conditions show winter wheat 47 percent of normal with production near 5.024 million bushels, spring wheat at 46 percent, oats 54 percent, barley 57 percent, alfalfa 69 percent, timothy 72 percent, and pasture 47 percent. Apple and cherry crops look brighter in western Montana, with cherry production about 85 percent of normal.
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Mooana
Cherries and Apples Weather Report for 1937 Crop
Frost damage in the Pluthead area in 1935 will shift the 1937 crop toward sour cherries. Production estimates for apples will be released next month. The 1937 crop is forecast at 429 tons, versus 532 tons as the five year average and L1 tons in 1936.
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State Insurance Bid Rejected for Four Contracts
The state rejected bids for insurance covering public liability property damage fire and theft. The lowest successful bid came from William R Davis Co of Great Falls at 17 091 86 for the four contracts. Other bidders included A B Levisen Walcot and Co E B Cogswell and US Fidelity and Guaranty. A 45 day hotel strike in San Francisco was rejected by employers as still unresolved.
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Unhappy Diva of Films Unable to Get Privacy
The Hollywood star Jeanette MacDonald, set to marry Gene Raymond, fights for a private wedding. She resists studio handling to avoid publicity, but public interest and 100 officers can’t keep the event secret. Police estimate 10,000 onlookers. the studio now manages the wedding.
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Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
M-G-M
Hollywood
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Philadelphia Law
Wheeler proposes Fort Peck power bill in Montana
Senator Burton K Wheeler introduces a provisional administration plan for selling Fort Peck dam power. An interior secretary appointed administrator would oversee sale of electricity with a $10 000 salary, advised by a four member board from War Interior Agriculture and the Federal Power Commission. Also reports boxing upset and Browns ex-president death in Kansas City.
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Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Fort Prek
Secretary of Interior
Secretaries of War, Interior and Agriculture
Federal Power Commission
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Missouri River Basin
Great Strike May Spread Across Seven States
The unrest expands as state troopers and volunteers edge into picket lines amid a nationwide steel strike. Bethlehem Steel workers guard homes with firearms while vigilante groups form and a Detroit stand by to halt steel and auto output. Union leaders vow synchronized action in Detroit and Cleveland as Republic Steel denounces picketing as terrorism and demands a signed contract.
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Newton Steel
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America
Tom Giidter
United States
Antlers Today Escape Prom Boat Sinks After Explosion
In Olimpia Washington a 10-man crew aboard the Puget Sound freighter Capital escaped a fire and sinking after a boiler explosion aboard the freighter near the harbor. The vessel was involved in a maritime incident late last night with crews reported safe. Detroit releases Babe Herman after waiver trade from Cincinnati in April. Herman, once a regular outfielder, had been used mainly as a platoon hitter.
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Rehabilitation of Billings Flood Damaged Irrigation Systems
Civilian Conservation Corps and WPA workers will move to Billings Montana from surrounding areas to repair irrigation systems ruined by last weekend’s flood. Regional WPA Rural Resettlement and RF C officials framed plans with farm credit and insurance assessors estimating flood damage at $2 million. City officials led by Mayor C T Trott said local needs are met and outside aid not required.
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General Joanson on Trend of Day
General Joanson warned that democratic protections are being eroded by executive control and a move toward centralized power. He cited court reorganizations, wage and hour and farm bills, and national planning schemes as risks to local government and to checks on authority.
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Flood Control Bill Advances in House for Public Works
The House approved a 194 million dollar appropriation for flood control river and harbor improvements and related public works amid criticism of administration flood policy. The measure, carrying 62.696 million for flood control and 128 million for river and harbor work, passed without a record vote and moves to the Senate. No specific flood control projects were named in the bill. Oak trees face over 300 insect pests threatening sturdiness.
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Senate
Kid Galahad shines with rising star Wayne Morris
GONGLUDES TODAY previews the film with Bette Davis Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart delivering strong performances while newcomer Wayne Morris draws attention to potential stardom. The page also notes Ittle Miss Bryan and Woman Chases Man featuring Miriam Sop hina and Joel McCrea.
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Paul Szakash Tops Montana State Baseball Prospects
Paul Szakash, Montana catcher and Montana State football returner, emerges as the state league’s top prospect drawing major league interest. Cincinnati Reds scout Hank McDonald expects his club to out-bid rivals next summer, while Szakash again defers pro offers to finish his college degree. McDonald also scouted East Helena vs Butte after a Butte stop.
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Butte
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Hutte
Pacific Coast League Scores and Reports From West Coast Cities
In Oakland, Portland and Seattle areas, game results feature 1B 3 Sacramento 5 at Pickrelmith. Los Angeles hosts San Diego with scores 4 to 11. San Francisco Mission noted 9 10 and 8 10 final after rain halted play in the fifth inning. A Maryland note reports a fatal gridline explosion in Cambridge, and Osage elder White Horse Eagle, claimed to be 118, died in Sunland California.
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Bids for Mail Route Rejected by Post Office
Postal service rejected bids to carry mail between Butte and Great Falls and signed a temporary contract with Tahtermountain Transportation of Anaconda for star route service May 1 1937 to June 30 1938 at 3285 dollars yearly. Intermountain Company currently handles the route. The plan delays weekly round trips on the 112 mile route with limited movements for first and third class mail.
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Creat Falls
Postal Service
Tahtermountain Transportation Company
Anaconda
Harry Hendricks
Post Office Department
Intermountain Company
Great Falls
Roosevelt orders sugar lobbyists out of Washington
Washington June 18. President Roosevelt told reporters he regarded sugar lobbyists as the most pernicious group trying to influence Congress and said the administration's sugar bill could pass without trouble if the lobbyists left Washington. The incident underscores tensions over sugar policy during the period.
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