Italy Set to Seize Albania Sparks European Tension
Reports say Italy plans to occupy Albania as part of a fascist axis move to thwart anti Hitler efforts. Albania strengthens defenses to preserve its independence as Italians push for expanded oil interests. Talks in Innsbruck signal Germany Italy military coordination. London confirms Polish British defense pact now effective with Chamberlain to address the crisis.
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Associated Press
Europe
Italy
Adriatic
Albania
Innsbruck
Germany
Brindisi
London
Joseph Beck
Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
House of Commons
Johnson says manufacturers started work after Munich crisis
Acting Secretary of War Louis Johnson said American industry is substantially mobilized to meet wartime demands. He outlined a plan to stock enough to sustain 400000 troops for six months and to produce 7000 required items, all but 55 in six months. He cited immediate industry response after the Munich pact dismembered Czechoslovakia.
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New York
Louis Johnson
War Department
Johnson
United States
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Munich
Gasoline tax up nearly sixty thousand in first quarter
Helena reports a five cent gasoline tax brought in 881 261.42 for January to March 1939, up 58 022.81 from 1938. Total from 17 tax and license sources was 1 438 687.42 for the quarter, versus 1 462 002.75 in 1938. Officials note fluctuations may offset declines later in the year.
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
Economic plan for youth sharply scored
Rep. August H. Andresen denounces President Roosevelt in Congress for a one way economic ticket for the South. He claims the President urged the South to disengage from the North in dairying and other industries, and that New Deal policy has left milk trains silent while the North buys more Southern goods.
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Washington
August H. Andresen
R-Minn
House
Roosevelt
Minnesotan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Warm Springs
Florida
Nation
South
Andresen
Montana Forecast Looks Fair With Rising Temps
Montana enjoys generally fair weather Thursday and Friday as temperatures slowly rise. Highs near seasonal norms and minimal precipitation are anticipated across the state.
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Montana
Butte Anglers Reelect Officers At Annual Meet
The Butte Anglers club re elected all officers at its annual meeting in Judge Downey's chambers. President William Carpenter and others returned to office as the Maiden Rock plant now can raise about 3 000 000 fish yearly for streams around Butte. Carpenter cited progress and projected growth to about 700 Chinese fish in the coming year.
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Butte Anglers
Montana
Butte Anglers’ Club
T. E. Downey
Maiden Rock
Butte
Carpenter
Farm relief measures pushed by Washington lawmakers
Administration allies and economy advocates in the Senate backed a 100 million dollar emergency relief bill after cloak room talks. The House had already approved the measure and leaders expect quick Senate passage. debates over larger sums and financing continue.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Adams
D.-Colo
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Butte Student Wins District Extemporaneous Speaking Test
Charles Ruth of Butte high school won the district extemporaneous speaking contest held in the Butte high school music room under district chairman Miss Helen McGregor. He will represent the district at the state contest April 21-22 at Montana State College Bozeman. Sherman Lohn of Helena high was second.
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Charles Ruth
Butte High School
Helen McGregor
Sherman Lohn
Helena High School
Congress
Butte
Montana State College
Bozeman
Walter T. Scott
Montana School of Mines
J. L. Scott
Butte Business College
Kenneth Mulholland
Helena
Ennis
Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Pony
Whitehall
Melrose
Lima
Dillon
St. Peter's of Anaconda
Butte Central
Virginia City
Harrison and
Boulder
Stimson Calls for U S Neutrality Law Change to Allow Boycott
Former secretary of state Henry L. Stimson urged the United States to reserve the right to name and boycott aggressors in a foreign war for national safety. He said he would favor war if Russia aligned with France and England, and defended actions against potential threats amid Senate testimony. He disputed accusations of Britain and France propagandizing in the U S.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stimson
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Johnson
Calif
Russia
France
England
America
Reynolds
Italy seeks Albania for uninterrupted wartime supply and Balkans foothold
Italy aims to keep Albania under firm control to secure food and oil during war and to gain a strategic foothold in the Balkans and Adriatic. Albania, once Turkish ruled, became a republic under Ahmed Zog in 1925, then a monarchy in 1928.
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Italy
Albania
Associated Press
Il Duce
Balkans
Adriatic
Ahmed Zog
Constituent Assembly
Zog
Rome
Plaster Cast Incident Sends Student To Hospital
A Montana School of Mines ceramics class plastered a student’s face for a cast. Blewett’s plaster mask refused to come off, prompting hospital treatment at St. James. Authorities advised stopping human face casting until a safe removal method is found.
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Montana School of Mines
Bob Blewett
Blewett
St. James Hospital
School of Mines
City council canvasses Monday election with no changes
The Butte city council met to canvass the Monday general election returns and found no errors in any race. The canvassing board included Aldermen McKenzie Roach Morgan Strom and Lindquist. The new council will convene May 1 to receive the mayor's message and appoint a president.
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Charles A Hauswirth
George McKenzie
Johns. Roach
T. A. Morgan
Werner Strom
John Lindquist
Butte
Hauswirth
Bernard E. Holland
Louis A. Buckley
T. J. Sullivan
Joe Duffy
Pat A. Sullivan
Barry O'Leary
Arthur Mehrens
Emmett Malone
Fred B. Christy
Alex McDonald
Matt Trudgen
Peter Sodja
Phil J. Doherty
Frank Moran
Democrats, Sixth Ward
Thomas R. Morgan
E. J. Lowney
Seventh Ward
Fred Seubert
Eighth Ward
Inheritance Tax Clears Deficit for Florida
Florida’s estimated fiscal deficit was wiped out by the Alfred I. Du Pont estate inheritance tax payment of 2,927,338.62 dollars. Comptroller J. M. Lee said the sum, which includes 235,533.10 dollars interest and 29,273.38 dollars costs, plus a prior 3,635,791.38 dollar payment, completes the shortfall projected to reach 2,000,000 dollars by June 30.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Alfred I. du Pont
Florida
J. M. Lee
du Pont
Lee
Strength to parade nationwide on Army Day
On Army Day the War Department plans a nationwide display of 20 000 troops and patriotic groups in Washington and major cities. Tanks will roll and aircraft will shadow the parade as Secretary of War Louis Johnson urges a revived national defense. The Army seeks 75 000 minute man reserves within three years, after 5100 enrolled by January 1939.
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Washington
United States
War Department
America
Louis Johnson
Vatican May Act to Calm War Danger
Vatican discussions with Cardinal Maglione and French officials fuel talk of action to ease international tensions. Pope Pius plans an Easter declaration at St Peter's to renew a world peace appeal. Italian radio to broadcast the service for Italian listeners only. The Latin homily will be delivered after the gospel. Services run from 10 am to noon with the Papal benediction from the basilica balcony.
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Vatican City
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Vatican
Pope Pius
St. Peter's
St. Peter's Square
Princess Elizabeth makes debut at royal luncheon
London April 5. Princess Elizabeth heir presumptive to the throne, age 13 on April 21, attended a luncheon at Windsor Castle hosted by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for Polish Foreign Minister Joseph Beck. The court circular noted her first appearance at such an international royal social function.
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London
Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Joseph Beck
Padre of the Glaciers to Lead Alaska Expedition
The Rev Father Bernard Hubbard S J known as the Padre of the Glaciers announced a new Alaska expedition starting May 1. The mission aims to spend six to eight months near the Nonatak and Kobuk river basins studying Eskimo communities and local life.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
Father Bernard Hubbard
S. J
Alaska
Father Hubbard
Nonatak
Kobuk
Holy Thursday Services Held Across Butte Churches
Holy Thursday events are planned in Butte churches with Catholic Masses followed by a Blessed Sacrament procession and Stations of the Cross. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed on altars, and Holy Communion is set for 10 AM at St. John Episcopal. Protestant services are also noted.
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Butte
St. John Episcopal Church
Christ
Gethsemani
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