Blum Government Totters as French Decree Powers Debate Deepens
Paris dispatch reports Premier Leon Blum faces a likely defeat in the senate and a fracturing labor crisis as 30 000 plus workers strike nationwide. Chausson and Rosengart plants faced occupation and walkouts amid demands for pay rises and a new contract. observers foresee a possible national unity government or a public safety committee, with Edouard Daladier named as possible leader. Blum still wields leverage through the chamber and ongoing strikes.
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Asnieres
Rosengart
France
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Committee of Public Safety
People’s Front
Edouard Daladier
National Defense
Chamber of Deputies
War Nears Breakout in Upper House Fracas
In a tense Senate clash over War Department appropriations Senator McKellar of Tennessee tried to confront Senator Copeland of New York. Colleagues intervened as McKellar accused Copeland of insult while Copeland denied the charge. Clark of Missouri separated the pair as McKellar declared Copeland a blankety blank and other sharp epithets before lawmaking paused.
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McKellar
Tennesee
Copeland
New York
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Senate
Clark
Missouri
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Senate Appropriations Committee
Montana Weather Forecast Promises Warmer Thursday
Partly cloudy Wednesday in Montana gives way to fair skies and warmer conditions on Thursday. The outlook calls for light winds and temperatures rising through the day.
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Montana
Reorganization Act target for bombardment
Washington news report on April 5 notes Republicans and Democrats lean against the government reorganization bill and resist limits on debate. Leaders expect further clashes as administration plans to seek closure with a roll call vote, while observers anticipate continued opposition.
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Snell
House
Lanham
Texas
Madame Jane Poore 91 Pioneer Matron Dies in Butte Home
Madame Jane T Poore 91 beloved Butte and Montana pioneer died at 7 15 last evening at the home of her son J A Poore 3 North Excelsior street Four children were at her bedside Her death follows months of poor health The long time resident of Butte since 1902 she attended Montana Society of Pioneers meetings since 1884 Born October 2 1846 in Stanford England she was known as Jane Taylor Baldwin before marriage and Madame Poore The obituary notes her early teaching career and marriage in 1877 with James Poore moving from Corrine Utah to Boulder Montana
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Butte
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Jane T. Poore
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Boulder
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Stanford
England
Jane Baldwin
America
Colorado
California
Corrine
Utah
County Hospital
Paul Benton
East Mercury Street
J. L. Mondloch
WPA
Jockeys Sweepstakes Raise $17,170 of $22,000 Goal
Jockeys in the Y M C A Red Triangle racing meet near Butte collected $17,170 toward a $22,000 goal in yesterday’s sweepstakes. The Derby dinner and final race are set for tomorrow night at the Y gymnasium.
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Community Center
Malcolm Gillis
Y.M.C. A
Peter Potter
Butte
Alex Blewett
Glen Rice
Winners in Home Safety Essay Contest Announced
The third annual Safety in the Home contest by the Butte AAUW chapter names one winner from each city school. Winners include Helenmar Christensen Webster George Shaffer Sherman Jean Symons Blaine Joseph Williams Holy Savior Anne Allman Harrison Margaret Williams McKinley Harry Blumkin Lincoln Jack Pearce St. Lawrence Emmett Lowney St. Marys Mark Kallas Sacred Heart Charles Gallagher Immaculate Conception Catherine Cook Emerson Vera Nelson Longfellow Jeanne OBrien Continued on Page 3 Col 3.
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Webster School
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Sherman
Jean Symons
Blaine
Joseph Williams
Holy Savior
Anne Allman
Harrison
Margaret Williams
McKinley
Harry Blumkin
Lincoln
Jack Pearce
St. Lawrence
Emmett Lowney
St. Mary's
Mark Kallas
Sacred Heart
Charles Gallagher
Immaculate Conception
Catherine Cook
Emerson
Vera Nelson
Longfellow
Jeanne O'Brien
Roosevelt Hints Pooling Plan For Railroads
President Roosevelt indicated that pooling railroad facilities may join his emergency aid program for carriers, noting wartime economies from consolidating ticket offices and pooling cars. He refused to preview the message to Congress, and said subsidies are excluded from any permanent plan. RFC head Jesse Jones signaled only emergency measures and possible loans rather than basic rail legislation this session. Congress moves to resolve differences on expanding RFC loan authority to include states and subdivisions.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
RFC
Industrial Loan Authority
Biéness
Republicans Push to Seat Bridges on TVA Investigation Panel
Senate Republicans plan a sit down to secure Senator Bridges of New Hampshire on a joint committee probing the TVA. Bridges clashes with TVA policy, while Democrats oppose his inclusion. Vice President Garner had named Borah and McNary to the two GOP seats, but both declined.
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Senate
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New Hampshire
TVA
Garner
Borah
Idaho
McNary
Oregon
Lowly House Fly Now Gets a Sporting Chance for Life
Chicago April 5 The National Inventors Congress features a fly popgun by J E Kahler of Kankakee Illinois allowing a hunter to fire at a fly on the wall. The device uses a rubber plunger and keeps the fly intact. Albert Lange of Buffalo New York designed a standard cane with flashlight and police ID for hikers.
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J. E. Kahler
Kankakee
Ill
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Mr. Fly
Papa
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Junior Inventors of
Buffalo
N. Y
Albert
Texas man held as clothing clue links Fromes murder inquiry
Jack Ferguson a Houston iron worker was held in McCamey Texas as investigators test a brown bag of clothes against lists tied to the Berkeley Calif tourists Mrs Weston G Frome and daughter Nancy. Authorities noted a handkerchief with initial I and a Los Angeles purchase tag on the clothing. Ferguson claimed ownership of the items but letters suggested years of separation from his wife.
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Texas
Jack Ferguson
Houston
McCamey
Weston G. Frome
Nancy
Albert Anderson
Berkeley
Calif
William Fowler
Rankin
Ferguson
Roy D. Jackson
Los Angeles
Frome
Richmond
Cal
el Paso
Chris Fox
Fowler
West Texas
Linda
New Government Is Formed in Spain
Madrid report says Spain reshuffles cabinet with Premier Juan Negrin expanding national defense duties. Defense Minister Indalecio Prieto is dismissed as Socialists take a more moderate line. Julio Alvarez Del Vayo returns as foreign minister. Negrin pledges no peace without victory.
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Barcelona
Indalecio Prieto
Juan Negrin
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Negrin
Guerrilla Bands Strike Near Shanghai Front
Chinese guerrilla units attacked Japanese positions near Sungkiang and 15 miles southwest of Shanghai with about 1000 raiders, killing and wounding Japanese officers and soldiers. Chinese forces recaptured Haiyen and Haining near Hangkow Bay as Japanese burned villages along a 10 mile stretch west of Shanghai.
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Hangkow Bay
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Haining
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Nanking
Senate tentatively approves 39.8 million irrigation plan
The Senate tentatively approves a 39.8 million irrigation program and backs a new revenue source for the reclamation fund. A final vote on the interior appropriations bill is postponed until tomorrow. An amendment funds a feasibility study for Dust Bowl irrigation from Canada to the Gulf.
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Gulf
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Democrat
Arizona
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Reclamation Bureau
Naval Oil Reserve
Roosevelt
Secretary of Interior
San Carlos
Fort Hall
Flathead
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Secretar Ickes
Better Than Bacon Original Russell Found at Kalispell
In Kalispell on April 5 a watercolor by Charles M Russell titled Better Than Bacon surfaced after 27 years hidden in an Indian dwelling. Judge Eugene McCarthy traced it to Michel Pablo, a Montana cattleman, who received the work in 1905. Pablo’s heirs inherited it after his 1911 death, and McCarthy later bought the piece from a relative.
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Charles M. Russell
Montana
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Pablo
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Insurgent Push Aims at Tortosa As Barcelona Battle Looms
A Spanish insurgent force under General Garcia Valino bombarded Tortosa as government militiamen resisted. The coastal road to Valencia was under fire and Catalonia was cut off, signaling a likely Franco drive toward Barcelona with a decisive battle anticipated within about 20 miles of the city.
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Mediterranean
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Catalona
Spain
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Loyalist government appeals for arms amid insurgent victories
The Spanish Loyalist government in London said it would be folly to ignore insurgent gains and issued an 11th hour plea to Britain and France for arms and munitions. It asked immediate abolition of the international noninvention accord. France and Britain refused to lift embargoes, citing hands off Spain pledges.
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British Italian friendship pact to withdraw troops
In Rome on April 5 sources say the proposed treaty would bind Italy to withdraw troops from Spain after the civil war ends but not before. Italy has agreed to retire forces from other strategic posts as part of the accord.
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Italy
Spain
Roosevelt Quezon Agree On Phili ppine Liberty Plan
Roosevelt and Quezon reach agreement to postpone Philippine economic independence until end of 1960. State Department releases outline for gradual elimination of trade preferences between the Philippines and the United States after a yearlong study by a joint preparatory committee led by John V. MacMurray.
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Roosevelt
Quezon
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State Department
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United States
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Turkey
Indian Death Toll From Tuberculosis Alarmingly High
Mrs. Henrietta Crockett of Helena, executive secretary of the Montana Tuberculosis Association, said last night that deaths from tuberculosis among Indians are 1114 times greater than among whites. She noted 567 Indian TB deaths in Montana from 1925 to 1930 and outlined an early diagnosis campaign to target Indian children.
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Henrietta Crockett
Helena
The
Montana Tuberculosis Association
Butte
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