Governor Warns Delays Endanger Emergency Work Camps Plan
Governor Frank H. Cooney warns eastern Montana drought counties that delaying project preparation for Emergency Conservation Works camps could cost Montana its quota of camps. He dispatches telegrams to county planning basins directing rapid coordination with Oklahoma City officials as 10 counties are picked for initial demonstrations. Public works with lasting benefits may proceed under the ECW program once camps are ready.
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Helena
Montana
Meir
CCC
Frank H Cooney
ECW
Stana
Ty Herbert Mater
Oklahoma City
Evecutive
Big Horn
Garter
Powder River
Sheridan
Dandels
Garferd
Custer McCons
Dawson
Musselshell
Muer
Montanas
Tke Monang
Pecora Not Considered For Commission Chairmanship
In New York a discussion linked Jay Pecora, counsel for the senate stock exchange inquiry, to a possible one year chairmanship of the new commission. Friends say Pecora was never a candidate, though he indicated willingness to head the commission. Kennedy, a former Harvard baseball player, was not offered a spot. The White House drafted Pecora for the panel, but doubt remained on accepting any role beyond the chair.
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New York
Jay Bettreen
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate
Frank Shaughnessy
San Francisco
Friends
White House
Pecora
Uncle Sam’s Wordy Note On Paying Debts And Kick In
A satirical look at how the U S government writes notes to England over debts and aid. The piece recalls a 1209 word reply claiming England cannot pay now and jokes about bureaucratic language and long formal phrases. It notes the irony of asking for cash while officials quibble over wording and timing.
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England
FD G Olpburne
M G Muyster
Ronald Ladsay
Kenight
Bath
Order of St Michael and St George
Ambssagor
Penipe
Hs Majeotus
State Department
Federal
Treasury
Leavenworth
Rome
France
Thay
Today and Tomorrow: U.S. Recovery Tied to Construction Push
The piece argues that European deflation slows world trade and American revival, urging strong growth in U.S. construction. It calls for lower material costs, cheaper money, and wage restraint to align demand, labor, and finance, proposing a cross‑stake pact among producers, lenders, and workers to revive employment.
Mines Building Plans Speeded at City Council Meeting
The council approved street closures and land donations to the state, extended oiling funds on several streets, and endorsed a large list of projected improvements for federal funding. Other actions included police reserve placement, June receipts of building permits, payrolls, and transferring funds to ease bonded debt.
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Anaoer Watters
Hugh Quint
Henry
Emmett
Porphyr Street
Washington
Montana
City Planning Board
Pera Board
Judiciary
Parks and Playgrounds
Anselmo
Wyoming and
Woolman
Silver Bow Truckjens Association
North Dakota votes against liquor in dry state election
Fargo reports North Dakota voters reject liquor sales and local option in the June primary. With 926 of 2,442 precincts counted, 50,022 oppose intoxicating liquor while 36,408 support sales. local option also fails with 49,847 against and 46,296 for.
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Fargo
North Dakota
Five Die As Warships Crash Off Quelport Korea
Tokyo reports two Japanese destroyers the Inazuma and the Miyki collided during maneuvers off Quelport Korea Friday. Five men were killed and many seriously injured as both vessels sank and tipped open in the collision.
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Tokyo
Quelport
Korea
Rise in Labor Policy Boosts Construction Pace
Intimations from Washington suggest administration plans to ease labor costs by raising earnings faster than the hourly rate falls. If correct, private construction would gain and the shore public works program would progress swiftly, aiding reemployment and stimulating local public works as emergency spending winds down. Plate glass makers in Belgium have agreed to marshal price controls.
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Washington
New York Tribune
Belgium
City Glimpses Hell Divers In Private Seattle Tour
Butte Chamber of Commerce hosted visiting Marine Corps Reserve airmen from Seattle. Lieutenant Adams explained the goal to complete cross country flying within the fiscal year, with at least 30 hours annual air time. The bi plane ships carried 100 pound bombs beneath the wing for shrapnel bursts, flown straight down at 400 mph from about 800 feet, not for heavy bombing. The Seattle to Butte crossing used about 11 hours of the quota. the crew traveled via Spokane and Missoula, arriving after a 60 mph cruise. The formation and ship details, altitude, and personnel round out the visit: Lieut Joseph P Adams, Lieuts Gep hart, Mangrum, Cram, Nelson, plus Sergeants Sparling, Graves, and Laidlaw.
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Seattle
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Marine Corps Reserve
Adams
Marine Corps Reserves
Maine
Air Service
Army
Navy
Spokane
Missoula
Immelman
Butte Sa Eta
Joseph P Adams
Valentino Gephart
Richard C Mangrum
Jack Cram
Carl W Nelson
Fred Sparling
Jack Graves
Charles Laidlaw
Roosevelt set for longest sea voyage amid delayed start
President Roosevelt announced he acted on the Fragler Lemke moratorium bill but withheld a formal decision. Officials suggested approval but some remained doubtful as the White House prepared a memorandum to accompany the disposal of the measure. The president also planned upcoming appointments to stock exchange and communications commissions and a study on aviation. He prepared to board the cruiser Houston to sail down Chesapeake Bay before sundown, with exact dates for a Puerto Rico visit undisclosed.
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Chesapeake Bay
White House
Puerto Rico
Colombia
Panama Canal
Hawaii
Stock Exchange and Communications Commissions
Washington
Roosevelt
Presdant
Reprieve for Doomed Woman Extended Until July Ninth
New York report details Governor Lehman delaying execution of Anna Antonio and two male co-defendants to July 9 after Saetta supplied new statements. Antonio, mother of three, maintained innocence while Saetta described a plan to kill her husband for life insurance. A last minute statement followed hours of deliberation at Sing Sing.
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New York
Anna Antonio
Herbert H. Lehman
Aer Cane
Lehman
Antonio
Vincent Saetta
Samuel Feraci
Szetta
Wiiling
Salvatore
Suly
Saetta
Three Escape Serious Injury In Roosevelt Dane Car Crash
Three youths escaped serious injury when a car overturned near Roosevelt Dane on Bask Creek reservoir road just before the Bask Creek intersection. Deputies Boric and Weir found the car against a seven foot embankment. back and side were damaged. Motorists pulled Dickman and companions from the wreck and they were taken to Murray hospital. Dr McPherson said Dickman had superficial abrasions. X rays taken. All three were dismissed after treatment.
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Bask Creek Reservoir
Doe Boric
Tom Weir
Sheria
Iocal
Dickman
Murray Hospital
G T McPherson
Roosevelt backs pending relief bill for debt troubled farmers
The president signaled support for a measure allowing a five year grace period on debt for farmers unable to reach agreements with creditors. He noted the Justice Department and Tuam credit administration would study the proposal while western congress members learned of the favorable stance.
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Roosevelt
Department of Justce
Tuam Credit Administration
Congress
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