Menace of Floods I Now Over Brings Hope to Northeastern States
Rivers receded and the flood threat eased though damage runs into the hundreds of millions. Rhode Island suffered an estimated 199 million in property losses, with Connecticut’s Hartford area at risk as workers defend levees. The American Red Cross reported 12,000 New England and New York families in distress.
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Quinn
Rhode Island
American Red Cross
New England
New York State
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Hartford
Cty
Red Cross Seeks $500,000 for Northeast Flood Relief
The American Red Cross urged the public to donate at least $500,000 for relief of storm fire and flood sufferers in the northeast. Norman H W Davis, chairman, said the Red Cross is one of the beacons of hope as Europe’s crisis looms.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Europe
Norman HW Davis
Red Cross
Poland Warned To Keep Hands Off By Russia
Moscow warned Poland to keep hands off Czechoslovakia and threatened to cancel the non aggression pact if Polish troops crossed into the neighboring republic. Diplomatic observers debated whether it signaled a broader Soviet threat or a symbolic gesture of support for Czechoslovakia.
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Poland
Russia
Moscow
Soviet
Cachosloakia
Vladimir
P. Potemkin
Soviet Union
Ure
Republic
Czechoslovakia
Helena Exchange club Charter Banquet Celebrated
More than 80 Exchange club members from Butte Great Falls and Helena attended a charter day banquet at the Placer hotel. Governor Root presented the Helena charter and gifts from the Butte club. Mayor Albert Robers and civic leaders attended as speakers praising the new club and its civic mission.
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Exchange Club
Butte
Great Falls
Helena
Placer Hotel
Frea-F. Root
Helena Club
Joseph Hiemes
Butte Club
William Talbott
Helens Club
Albert Robers
Matt Staff
Helena Chamber of Commerce
Iks
Elmer Ward
Willam W. Talbott
Orr Pickering
Leotard LeRoux
Simpson Guilty in First Degree Murder and Death Penalty Set
Ryegate Sept 23 Leo Simpson a Garden Valley county rancher was found guilty of first degree murder in the gun battle that killed Deputy Sheriff Arthur Burford on April 14. The jury set the death penalty. Judge William T lord will pronunce formal sentence September 27. The case opened Sept 6 with the jury verdict returned about 4:30 this evening. The state sought death. defense contended insanity claiming paranoia. Doctors and neighbors split on mental condition. Simpson confessed to Burford slaying and earlier killings of Gerald and Robert McDonald.
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Ryegate
Leo Simpson
Garden Valley
Arthur Burford
Wiliam T. Lord
Simpson
Talesmen
Ford
Doctora
George K. Hurd
Grest Falls
Bimpéor
Simpxon
Guy Tullock
Lewistown
Fergus County
Burford
Alan
Gerald
Robert McDonald
4-H Club Achievement Day Draws Hundreds in Lewis and Clark
Crowds from the Towal and Valley areas fill the Helena fairgrounds for the 1938 annual 4-H Club Achievement Day. The Lewis and Clark county event features a Kiwanis trophy presentation, a noon picnic, a style show with 41 models, and sports and entertainment under the guidance of County Agent W. C. Zirnstein and Mrs Neva W. Magraw.
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Towal
Mark Farris
Lewis and Clark County
Helena Kowants Club
Jack Chivera
Chivers
Kiwanis Club
Hag J
Kiwaniians
Dick Tobin
W. C. Zirnstein
Neva W . Magraw
Chivera
Mrs. Magraw
Margaret Applegate
Louis Ann Mc
Lhaney
Joan Trummel
Cora Jean Applagate
Retty Wimpery
Floyd Synness
Lillian Paulsen
Marjorie Synness
Mary Synness
Agnes Hunter
Fay Winter
Dotty King
Leonime Garnett
Carol Smith
Marie Gunderson
Eleanor Chaiiffe
Dorothy Jean Atley
Patricia Schmidt
I Betty Jean Alley
Patsy Jester
Emily Stanich
Eleanor Marie Petek
Charlotta Nergaard
Eilean Nick
Joe Mitschke
Shirley Dalin
Virginia Ann Skoda
Dorothy Furdom
Chamberlain to press Prague on new Czechoslovakia demands
Godesberg Germany Sept 4 Prime Minister Chamberlain carried a new pressure bid to Prague aimed at averting war. He asked Prague to accept measures including canceling mobilization and allowing German troops or the Sudeten free corps to move near the border. Prague vowed resistance to any invasion. A new government has taken power in Prague after the talks nearly collapsed.
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Godesberg
Germany
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Ral
Mauntain-Top
Cuehret
London
Europe
Sudeten Free Corps
Hitler
Searchers Tackle Fort Peck Dam Disaster After Slide
Weary crews press on for missing seven workmen trapped when a massive dam face slide created a 20000 foot long dump. Albert Stoeger is the eighth recovered victim. others missing include Nelson Van Stone Douglas Moore Archie Moir Walter Libbings Dolphie Paulson and more. An official cause remains under investigation as Army engineers prepare repairs to the 100 million dollar structure.
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Fort Peck
Mont
Clark Kittrell
Army
Albert Stoeger
Park Grove
Montana
Nelson P. van Stone
Douglas J Moore
Fort Peek
Oliver Bucher
J I Johnson
Pack Grove
Archie R. Moir
Hinsdale
Walter Libbings
Dolphie Paulson
New Deal
Army Engineering Corps
Gl, Sturdevant
Kangay City
Missouri River Valley
Sturdevant
Army Engineers Say Fort Peck Dam Safe After Accident
Army engineers announced that the Fort Peck dam in Montana is perfectly safe after an accident that killed eight men and washed away a third of a mile of the upstream face. Major Clark Kittrell, in charge of construction, and Lt. Col. William Snow stated no revision of the initial report. the rest of the three mile structure remains unimpaired.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Fort Peck
Montana
Clark Kittrell
William A. Snow
Kittrell
Kittrelt
Snow
Mobilization Decree Drafted As Czech Entry Prompts Alarm
Paris reports Daladier’s staff say a general mobilization decree is on Daladier’s desk awaiting signatures to take effect at the first Czech German frontier gunshot. Czech radio proclaims mobilization, revoking civilian transport rights and requisitioning vehicles, with Paris seeking peace plans as Bonnet and Phipps discuss options.
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France
Czech
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Eduard Renea
Czechoslovakia
Daladier
Albert Lebrun
Democrats Launch Final Plans for Coming Election
Levis and Clark county Democratic candidates drafted campaign preparations at a courthouse meeting. County committee leaders expect Democrats to win offices in Lewis and Clark County government. The first rally is set for Lincoln on October 1 with an orchestra and platform outlines, followed by East Helena, Augusta, Marysville, and Canyon Creek on successive Saturdays.
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Levis and Clark
Democratic Central
Lewis and Clark County
Lincoln
East Helena
Augusta
Marysville
Canyon Creek
Czechoslovakia Mobilizes Army Amid Peace Talks
President Eduard Benes ordered general mobilization of the Czechoslovak army including first line reserves to defend against a feared Nazi invasion. Within hours, estimated armed strength rose toward 1.5 million, as officers and men hurried to duty and trains were opened nationwide.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Republic
Jac Syrovy
Fieet
Af Lauty
I Wag
Benes
French partial mobilization to defend Czechoslovakia
Paris bulletin reports the government ordered partial mobilization of armed forces to deter German attack. Reservists with white mobilization cards bearing number three must report immediately without individual notice. Order dated 4 a.m. Sept. 24.
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Paris
Czechoslovakia
Peace talks with Hitler collapse near Prague crisis ends
London reports say talks between Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler collapsed with final German demands on Czechoslovakia. Hitler reportedly seeks immediate demobilization of the Czechoslovak army and occupation of the Sudetenland. Prague’s response hinges on German assurances against a swift invasion. Continued on page 7.
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London
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Godesberg
Prague
Hitler
Budentenland
Germany
Swiss Patrol Roars Over Frontier For Disarmament Meeting
Geneva September 23 Swiss military planes patrolling the frontier near the League of Nations palace forced delegates to raise their voices to be heard as the army squadron shuttle back and forth overhead. Officers said the precautionary patrol covers all Swiss frontiers.
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Geneva
Palace of Nations
League of Nations Disarmament Committee
Chief executive to testify in bridge insured case today
The case involves a permanent injunction over a $12,000,000 insurance policy covering state highway bridges. Gov. Roy E Ayers and other officials are expected to testify as proceedings resume. Witnesses discussed competitive bids and conference rates affecting bid fairness.
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John M. Wheeler
State Highway Commission
Roy E Ayers
State Board of Examiners
Highway Commission
Booth
Wheeler
Ieen
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Governor Root
National Exchange Club
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W. H. Pemberton
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R. H. Reeves
Wellington D Mankin
NEW
Ft. Peck Dam
Eric Phipps
Georges Bonnet
Bonnet
Phipps
Fuehrer
Sudeten
Bulletin
Mitchell
Fresbourn
Danian
Gimmell
Ors Augest
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