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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1933
Page
1
The Recovery Administrator urged patience amid rising farm strike tensions in the Middle West. Protests intensified with road blockades and clashes near Blows City Iowa and Mannes. National guard was kept ready as authorities warned against violence and called for calm.
In a sweeping wave, Democrats lost control in New York City and Cleveland while gains flowed to Democrats in Buffalo Rochester Poughkeepsie and several upstate centers. Mayoral races shifted in Hartford Bridgeport and Albany with notable upsets and party switches across Connecticut and other states.
Quebec reports an 18 year old Nelson Phillips confessed to killing Maud Asch, 15, whose body and later Marguerite Asent were found in Gaspe bay area. Police say the confession describes walking with the girls, blackout, then placing bodies weighted with stones and dumping them offshore. A second youth with Phillips was released.
World news in gist reports tensions from New York Tammany Hall to a British withdrawal from tariffs and a Russian appeal over Goering. It notes election clashes in Kentucky, Roosevelt in the Blue Room, federal farm loan effects spreading, and various high level diplomatic moves including possible arms parleys and German-Roman relations.
Surplus Northwest wheat sent to foreign buyers under government supervision moved through Tacoma today aboard the Danish motor ship Nordfarer. About 2,400 tons of wheat destined for Dublin and Belfast in Ireland were loaded for export to foreign markets.
Judges Jom P. Egan and Elder W. Mar ordered every ballot box in Pittsburgh impounded on a Democratic party petition amid alleged night rolfers and intimidation of Democratic overseers and watchers during polling.
Mancon Colorado November 1 AP reports ore worth as high as 4100 per ton from the Red Arrow claim. Charlen Starr and partner Wilmore haul ore showing about 130 ounces per ton and a vein widening from 16 to 31 inches. John Clourter, state mine inspector, calls the find among the finest on the state. Starr and Gilmore anticipate richer ore about 70 feet below in a limestone seam.
Grace Brandon, a stenographer in San Antonio, cheers as Major Charles A. Mhoperd’s conviction for the murder of his wife is overturned and a new trial ordered by the U S Supreme Court. The prosecution argued he poisoned his wife to wed Mina Brandon. Brandon expresses hope for acquittal at the new trial.
Washington reports the Federal relief administrator takes full control of Kentucky relief efforts at the request of Governor Laffoon. President Roosevelt authorizes Harry Hopkins to oversee all relief administration in the state.
Fiorello LaGuardia, independent Republican, defeats Tammany Hall in New York mayoral race with a 254,000 vote plurality. He carries most principal running mates as voters reject Joseph V. McKee backed by James A. Farley. O'Brien also loses. Battle rages as LaGuardia sealed the result.
Milford borough and township, home of Gifford Pinchot, approved Sunday baseball and football and the sale of beer. Pinchot opposed Sabbath relaxation but signed the Schwarts bill enabling communities to vote today on licensing and related sports.
The Associated Press reports that Utah Pennsylvania and Ohio show majorities favoring repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Utah returns, from late precincts, edge toward repeal as North Carolina and South Carolina stand by prohibition. Ohio votes by about 600000 in favor. Pennsylvania by six to one. New York City sees Fiorello LaGuardia win the mayoralty. Ratification would occur if Kentucky also votes for repeal, potentially reaching 36 states.
President Roosevelt remained silent on the election night results as mayors in New York and other major cities faced defeat for Democratic candidates and the prohibition vote showed shifts. James A. Farley, party chairman, publicly aligned with Joseph V. McKee, who lost to Fiorello La Guardia in the three cornered New York City contest.
Washington welcomed Masim Litvinoff, Soviet Russia's foreign affairs chief, as President Roosevelt met him in the White House. The reception marked a preliminary step toward possible recognition, a milestone after 14 years without formal diplomatic ties. Litvinoff, met in New York by protocol chief James C. Dunn, arrived amid rain and a formal state department welcome plan.
In Monic, California and New York, chatter grows over repeal referendums and Al Smith’s long quest amid election turmoil. The piece notes Smith’s 12 years of campaigning, a presidential defeat, and critics arguing he moved too fast for the mob, with other political tidbits woven through the commentary.
A Soviet envoy arrives in Washington to discuss formal recognition of the USSR by the United States with President Roane valt. The talks focus on diplomatic relations and potential steps toward normalizing ties between the two powers.
New York results show broad voter weariness with city Democratic leadership as Fiorello LaGuardia wins. Postmaster General Farley, backing independent Democrat Joseph V. McKee, hailed upstate gains and noted his party’s national position while avoiding comment on repeal battles.
Havana police and Batista loyalists kept streets patrolled as rumors of communist demonstrations circulated on the Soviet Union anniversary. An incident at Pan American Airways docks involved a Cuban student leader accused of wiping hands on an American flag, prompting U S attention and resident anger in Miami. Labor unrest and sporadic violence reported with two bystanders wounded.
In Vienna a crowd of about 500 fascist supporters disrupted a rally by followers of former Vice Chancellor Winkler, shouting for 100 percent fascism. Rioting continued outside as police arrested 34. Schumy, ex-Interior Minister, was clubbed by home guard raiders.
Poughkeepsie New York November 7 Roosevelt home county seat voting turned Democratic as George L Spratt defeated incumbent Republican mayor Alexander Cayen by 1311 votes. Cayen served four years and the city backed Roosevelt as a Democrat last year.
San Antonio Nov 7 The arresting officer John F Murrell a former West Point football star faced a preliminary hearing in which Blanche Ralls 28 an Alabama divorcee testified about an alleged attack at a downtown hotel and a nightclub. Murrell's lawyers planned to seek bail tomorrow and a transcript of testimony would be prepared.
A chorus of show girls escort the body of Texas Guinan from Vancouver to New York after her death following surgery for an intestinal ailment. Her brother Tomay and manager Eddie Baker accompany the party traveling via Seattle and Chicago, fulfilling her wish to be buried in New York.
Rome reports Premier Mussolini received a letter from Chancellor Hitler. Observers say Hitler asked Mussolini to call on the international disarmament conference. The government communique described Goering’s Venezia palace visit and cordial talk on armament regulation but offered no further details.
A Washington sponsored notice promotes Receipts for Canned Foods a collection of more than 200 recipes for soups seafood dishes vegetables salads sandwiches and desserts. The ad urges readers to send for a copy via the Helena Independent Information Bureau directed by Frederic J Haskin with details on payment and delivery.
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