Insurgent advances widen Catalonia push toward the sea
Insurgents penetrate Taragona and take Batea and Caseras as Lerida is surrounded. Navarrese forces reach Gandesa and Calceile while government troops retreat across the Pyrenees. Refugees flood toward France as border officials scramble to shelter 2000 plus, with 35 000 to 40 000 Catalan residents described as potential long term refugees.
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Hendaye
France
Catalonia
Tarragona
Batea
Gandesa
Calceile
Teruel
Caseras
Lerida
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Jaca
Boltana
Pyrenees
Hospice de France
Hoover urges US independence to avoid world war
Former President Herbert Hoover, addressing the Council on Foreign Relations after a 14-country European tour, urged absolute political independence and adequate preparedness to keep the United States out of future conflicts. He warned against joining two armed camps with Britain and France and noted Britain’s own imperial issues complicate any commitment.
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New York
Europe
Herbert Hoover
United States
Council On Foreign Relations
Hoover
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Railroads Seek Unified Control of All Transportation
Washington March 31 The nation's railroads through a spokesman called their situation precarious proposed unified control of rail, air, and highway transportation. Congress worked on bills to limit freight trains to 70 cars and to create an unemployment system for 1,000,000 railroad workers. R V Fletcher of the Association of American Railroads said IC C supervision should cover all transport.
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Washington
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Association of American Railroads
R. V. Fletcher
Bozeman Landmark Burned in Early Morning Fire
A large frame building in Bozeman's business district, built in 1868 by Rich and Willson, burned down early today. Once a livery stable, fire hall, city hall, and taxi stand, it later housed an auto shop and wrecking firm. Loss estimated at 3500 dollars. The Y M C A Red Triangle handicap concludes tonight with a gala dinner for 500 at the Y gymnasium at 6 o'clock.
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Bozeman
Montana
Rich and Willson
Gallatin Valley
Voters Urged To Pass District One Trustees
Fred Carlson appeals to Butte taxpayers urging turnout for tomorrow’s election to elect two trustees of school district No. 1. He stresses the district manages about three and a half million dollars in property and nearly one million in annual operations for about 6,000 pupils and calls for intelligence honesty and sound judgment in public service.
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District One
Butte
Fred Carlson
Peoples Party
Carlson
March Ends as Mercury Dips to 14 Below Zero
West Yellowstone reports 50 inches of snow on the ground and temperatures plunging to 14 degrees below zero this morning with another deep chill expected tonight according to the forest service.
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West Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Forest Service
Ranch Hand Missing Near Joplin in Montana Blizzard
A ranch hand, Ralph Fremo of the Joe McDonald ranch 18 miles north of Joplin Montana, disappeared Tuesday during a severe spring blizzard that claimed one life and buried roads in snow. A sheriff’s posse searched the area as residents called it the worst storm in 20 years.
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Helena
Joplin
Montana
Ralph Fremo
Joe McDonald
Fremo
Flood Menaces Missouri District as Tornado Toll Rises
Flood threats loom in southeast Missouri after deadly tornadoes killed seven. Black and St Francis rivers rise, Army engineers to reestablish offices at Kennett to defend levees. Neelyville lies within reach as continued flood danger prompts response.
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Poplar Bluff
Missouri
St. Francis
Bootheel
United States Army Engineers
Kennett
Neelyville
Mercy Flyer Learns Trip Nearly Meant Death for Him and His Passengers
Walter Quenton a Los Angeles stunt flyer led a perilous 200 mile coastal mercy flight to Mare Island Navy yard to save diver Jake Granter and a nurse Miss Kay Rumph but Granter died after the mission the oil line nearly snapped and the group faced plunge into the sea.
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Mercy Flyer
Trip
San Francisco
Walter Quenton
Los Angeles
Jake Granter
Quenton
Granter
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Luis Obispo
Kay Rumph
Roosevelt’s dictatorship charge seen as campaign tactic
Observers in Washington say Roosevelt’s anti dictatorship letter is a strategic move to bolster support for the executive reorganization bill amid charges of one man rule. The president reiterates his stance against dictatorship in public remarks and letters, aligning with his broader governance philosophy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Europe
Asia
White House
Montana Weather: Unsettled Friday and Saturday
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions across Montana on Friday and Saturday with a warming trend expected Friday. Rain or showers possible, cooler temperatures return afterward.
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Montana
Furious House Fight Opens on Reorganization
The House opened a heated debate over the Roosevelt backed reorganization bill as foes argued it would grant dictatorial powers. A 202 to 143 vote to take the measure up marked the first round, while President Roosevelt’s Warm Springs denial of dictatorship claims fueled the clash.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Lamneck
Ohio
Department of Public Welfare
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
United States
Congress
Bankhead
Capitol Hill
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Musselshell Valley Residents to Celebrate Irrigation Contract
Residents of Upper Musselshell country plan a April 2 fete at Harlowton to mark the water conservation project contract letting. Three counties Wheatland Meather and Golden Valley will attend as Governor Roy E. Ayers speaks at the banquet ending a 30 year reclamation fight.
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Helena
Musselshell
Harlowton
Roy E. Ayers
Water Conservation Board
Wheatland
Meather
Golden Valley
Hope fades for six Navy flyers in missing bomber
Honolulu officials said hope for the six Navy pilots aboard a missing bomber faded as rescue efforts in the Pacific continued. The strike involved a string of crashes during a six week war games, with five other airmen killed in a separate incident. Officials attributed most mishaps to storm conditions, with one case blamed on motor failure and another on possible weather-related factors.
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Honolulu
Naval
Pacific
Hawaii
Kauai Island
Oahu Island
Lexington
Saratoga
Ranger
Pearl Harbor
Funeral for T A Marlow in Helena Draws Western Leaders
Business and financial leaders from the Northwest attend the funeral of T A Marlow president of First National Bank and Trust Helena. The service at St Peter's Cathedral, burial at Forestvale, pallbearers include Fred Heinecke E A Phillips T O Hammond T B Weir M S Gunn and J E Woodard. A large Butte delegation includes Dan M Kelly W H Hoover W C Rae and John C Ryan.
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Helena
Northwest
T. A. Marlow
First Nation Bank and Trust Company
Marlow
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Dean H. H. Daniels
Forestvale
Fred Heinecke
E. A. Phillips
T. O. Hammond
T. B. Weir
M. S. Gunn
J. E. Woodard
Butte
Dan M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
W. H. Hoover
Anaconda Company
W. C. Rae
John C. Ryan
Montana Power Company
James E. Woodard
The
Metals Bank and Company
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