Counties push for three million highway bond plan
Montana counties file quota petitions to trigger a three million dollar highway bond series. Secretary of State Sam Mitchell reports 5 208 signatures short of qualifying with 23 counties needed to reach 18 138 signatures. Silver Bow over-filing by 732 names. several counties fail eight percent thresholds.
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Montana
Sam Mitchell
Tlm
Genere
Silver Bow
Sanders
Dayson
Blaine
Broadwater
Carter
Custex
Fergus
Garfield
Glacinr
Hil
Lewis and Clark
Liberty
Lincoln
Madison
Mineral
Missoula
Petroleum
Phillips
Powder River
Prairie
Rosebud
Teton
Toole
Wibaux
Mining Picnic Set For July Fourteenth By Local Association
The Last Chance Mining association will hold its annual picnic July 14 at the Golden Messenger mine camp near York. The event honors Helena area gold discoveries. Stanley Moore, president, announced the gathering and named committees for grounds and transportation J G Archibald Don Hoizbram and Lee Ives refreshments Eddy Gallivan Charles N Kessler and W Bars ton musical entertainment Oliver Johnson. Further program details will follow.
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Last Chance Mining Association
Golden Messenger
W. (. Barston
Oliver Johnson
Order of Ahepa convention selects Billings site
Great Falls June 27. Billings chosen as the 1939 convention site for the Order of Ahepa. George Geranious of Great Falls named district governor succeeding Peter Sargen of Butte. Other officers: George Bouras Sheridan Wy, lieutenant district governor. Marinos Fundopoulos Billings secretary treasurer. Theodore Kostas Butte district marshal. CE Athas of Salt Lake City installing officer. Banquet speaker P K Marthakis Salt Lake City past supreme vice president and former Utah House floor leader.
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Great Falls
Billings
Order of Ahepa
George Geranious
Peter Sargen
Butte
Montana
Wyoming
George Bouras
Sheridan
Wye
Leutenant
Marinos Fundopoulos
Theodore Kostas
Athas
Salt Lake
WELTU OF STATE MEETS IN CORVALLIS
Corvallis June 28 Montana state convention of the WCTU opened with Corvallis and Hamilton unions hosting. Mrs H B Chappell of Laurel state president led sessions. Speakers included Martha Murray president of the Gastero Washington union and Mrs Mary E Kidder of Whitefish. Found in tropical swamps, balsa is the world's lightest wood.
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Corvallis
Montana
WCTU
Hamilton
H. B. Chappell
Laurel
Martha Murray
Gastero Washington Union
Mary E. Kidder
Whitefish
E. B. Pease
Glangaw
State Primary Law Spored By Graham
Montana labor leader James Graham criticizes federal and state unemployment systems, argues payroll taxes burden small contractors, and urges amendments to broaden teacher retirement and oppose sales taxes. He warns building costs rise from social security taxes and calls for labor reforms at the Montana state convention in Missoula.
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Montana
Graham
Labor Provident
National Treasury
Labor
General Contractors Association
Vital Statistics Marriage Licenses and Births
Paul Devene and Vivian Fannett of Helena obtain a marriage license. Perrin Dejanals and spouse of 47 South Rodney Street welcome a son Tuesday morning at St. John’s hospital. Mrs Jessie C. Fletcher dies Tuesday night at St. John’s hospital. Note mentions successful vaccinations against disease performed on all subjects.
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Paul Devene
Vivian Fannett
Helena
Mra. Perrin Dejanals
South Trodney Street
St. John's Hospital
Jessie C. Fietcher
I Fa
All Star Baseball Talk and Golf Gossip From 1938
New York reports mixed optimism for the upcoming All Star baseball games in Cincinnati with Yankee stars prominent and veterans like Rogers Hornsby taking managerial roles in Chattanooga. Golf revolved around Hal Guldaeh challenging Donny Shute for US championship in a high stakes dual match as Benny Lynch meets Johnny Jurich in boxing tonight.
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Branch Rickey
Rickey
Judge Kenesaw M. Lanis
Chattanooga
Bete
Relpbh Guldahi
Denver
Donny Shute
Heston
Lawrin and Dauber to race for 50800 added American yearling title
Inglewood California June 28 AP two of the nations great 1 year olds Lawrin and Dauber were named to run in the 50800 added American year old championship at Hollywood Park joining Wing and Wing Rommy. Lawrin the Kentucky derby champion and Dauber second in the derby and Preakness winner loom as favorites. Eddie Arcaro rides Lawrin while Maurice Moose Peters teams with Dauber in this not a true match race but a high stakes clash with other top colts left in the East.
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Calif
Jime
Lawrin
Dauber
Hollywood Park
Wing
Rommy
Herbert M Woolf
Willam Uu Pont
Hollywood
Maxwell Howard
Eddie Arcaro
Tauber
Maurice
Moose) Petere
Dirk Mandlen
Traiper
Felt Sends Good Faith Filing for Chief Justice Post
Stanley E Felt of Billings mailed a nominating petition to Secretary of State Sam Mitchell as evidence of good faith to the electors of the state for the Montana Supreme Court chief justice race. He acknowledged the filing period was closed and offered to pay the filing fee if nominated.
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Stanley E Felt
Billings
Sam Mitchell
State Supreme Court
Ten killed in Spanish bombing at Alicante and coast
Madrid reports ten Derbons killed and 20 injured in an insurgent air raid on Alicante. 13 houses wrecked on city outskirts. Insurgents then bombed Perello near Valencia and coastal villages. Valencia port attacked with no initial casualties or ship strikes.
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Alicante
Mediterranean
Spain
Perello
Valencia
Rookie George Washington Case Stars For Senators Amid Booing
Washington June 28. Rookie George Washington Case, the fleet center fielder from Trenton, silenced boos to become a regular in the Washington Senators lineup. Thrown into headlines after a misplayed fly ball, he kept battling, earning praise from owner Clark Griffith and manager Buck Harris as his batting average surged with nine doubles, two triples, a home run, and 16 RBIs as lead-off.
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George Washington
Capital
Senators
Trenton
Jimmy Foxx
George
Clark Griffith
Buck Harris
Bucky
Case
Harris
Roberts Man Killed by Lightning Blast
Roberts Montana June 28 a 22 year old local tank cashier Oscar Pentilla was killed instantly by a lightning bolt on Main street. He and two companions Martin Patterson and Eugene Stein were walking with a bass drum and metal music stand when the bolt struck. Patterson and Stein were knocked back about ten feet but suffered no serious injuries. Pentilla a native of the country had worked at Roberts State Bank for ten years and had studied at local schools and Montana State College Bozeman. He is survived by his wife and two brothers William a Bozeman firefighter and Reino a government farm expert at Lander Wyoming.
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Roberts State Bank
Montana State College
Bozeman
William Pentilla
Bozeman Fire Department
Reino Pentilla
Lander
Wyo
Bremerton Mayor Knabb resigns amid political row
Bremerton Washington June 28 Mayor Knabb announced his resignation effective August 1. He had faced mixed charges and a dismissed blackmail count in superior court after a probe by Prosecutor Ralph E Purves. He claimed the move aims to end political controversy and focus on civic welfare.
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Waah
Jenses Knabbin
Navy Yard
Ralph E Purves
Edward Bremer
Knabb
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf Ill in Philadelphia Memorial Ceremony
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, ill aboard the Kungsholm, dedicated a Philadelphia memorial to Swedish colonists of three centuries ago and opened the Swedish American Historical Museum by telephone from his stateroom. He then traveled to New York for observation after a kidney ailment. The report also notes U. S. Attorney Hardy planning to visit Europe to pursue a ring alleged to seek US military secrets and weather data.
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Gustaf Adolf
Sweden
Kungsholm
Thrace
New York
U. S
Lamar Hardy
Europe
Ring
United States
DoJ Moves to Present Oil Industry Evidence to Grand Jury
The Department of Justice seeks to present evidence from midwestern oil investigations to a federal grand jury in Madison. Subpoenas issued for 30 witnesses to appear July 12. names withheld. Earlier 1936 indictments and a 1935 36 trial saw 30 individuals and 16 companies convicted of conspiring to raise tank car gasoline prices. Judge Stone has ordered those convicted to appear July 18 for rulings on motions.
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Madison
Department of Justice
Washington
Patrick T. Stone
Coal Commission Announces Hearings In Denver August
Washington June 28 The Bituminous Coal Commission will hold hearings in Denver in August to receive soft coal producers proposals for minimum prices in the Rocky Mountain area. Dates not definite but expected to start mid month. Coverage applies to Colorado New Mexico Arizona Wyoming Idaho Utah Montana and Washington.
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Bituminous Coal Commission
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Rocky Mountain
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
Montana
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