FAMILIES TO BE MOVED
The rural rehabilitation program of the FERA in Montana aims to loan stock wheat and seeds to farmers with repayment in produce at harvest. Helena reports President Alfred Atkinson of Montana State College says the plan is a first relief move with funds to advance Montana farmers. The rural rehabilitation board, chaired by Atkinson, held its first meeting and will meet again, with a long-term plan to rebuild rural areas and shift families from dry submarginal lands to irrigated regions.
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Helena
FERA
Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
Montana
State Rural Rehabilitation Board
Robert Clarkson
Fort Benton
Clarkson
Chouteau County
Efficient Army His Aim
Secretary Dern urged a compact, highly mechanized U S Army of about 127000 men at a Military Order of the World War event. He argued for 100 percent efficiency and modern equipment, saying horses and mules are fading as the gasoline age transforms warfare.
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Washington
Dern
Greece
Portugal
Protesting Pardoning State Bank Robbers and Tax Rise Looms
Washington reports that Senate leaders would accept a flat 10 percent increase in all income taxes for one year as part of the tax bill. The plan, alongside an inheritance and estate tax increase, could push revenue to about 475 million dollars, with Senator James Couzens expected to propose the emergency levy.
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Washington
Senate
James Couzens
Michigan
New Deal for Teachers Prompts Talk by Mrs Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, urged a "new deal for teachers" at a capital conference on education. She called for cooperation, real reforms, and avoiding cuts to salaries, books, or equipment while stressing proper light, air, and health in schools. Idealistic goals drew 4000 attendees with many outside.
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Columbus
Citizens’ Conference
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Todhunter School
New York City
Memorial Hall
Knights of Columbus Father Son Breakfast Set at Sacred Heart
About 400 attendees expected at the annual father and son communion breakfast by Butte Council Knights of Columbus at Sacred Heart parish hall. Funds go to Sacred Heart school sisters. Mass follows at 8 15 with Father Joyce celebrant and Father Gilmore delivering the sermon. James Roe
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Sacred Heart Parish Hall
Butte Council
The
Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart School
K. C. Hall
Knights
W. P. Joyce
Sacred Heart
James M. Gilmore
Helena
James Roe
Boy Hermit Jack Morgan Vanishes After Civilized Life
SAN JOSE April 6 UP A 17 year old Canadian hermit known for never seeing a woman or train tore off his necktie and shoes and disappeared. After four months trying to master civilization he left a note saying he did not understand people and longed for his dogs. He had lived in a cabin 200 miles from town and 1,000 miles from a railroad since age nine.
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San Jose
Cal
Jack Morgan
Frank McClellan
Governor reports Fort Peck dam workers to reach 6500 by June 15
Governor Frank H. Cooney said engineers project 6500 workers at Fort Peck dam by June 15. The plan includes 1000 unemployed Butte miners on the four diversion tunnels unit. Workers will be hired through established channels. boatyards at the site compare with Pacific coast yards. About 380 pontoons are being built to carry pipe, and progress is six weeks ahead of schedule.
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Helena
Frank H. Cooney
Fort Peck Dam
Butte
Cooney
Glasgow
Fort Peck
Pacific Coast
Doctors Battle to Save Mrs Massie Health
In Genoa Italy doctors fought to save Thalia Fortescue Massie 24 daughter of Washington DC and New York socialites after a suspected suicide attempt on a Mediterranean cruise aboard the Roma. She is divorced from Lieut Thomas H Massie.
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Genoa
Italy
U.P
Thalia Fortescue Massie
Mediterranean
Honolulu
Roma
Washington
D. C
New York
Thomas H. Massie
Reno
Nev
May Forecast Brings 64 Degree Temperatures to Butte
Flowers bloom as the thermometer climbs to 64 in Butte marking one of the warmest days in months. The low settles at 28 with clear skies and a forecast of continued sunny, summerlike weather.
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Butte
Constitutionality of Tax Act Challenged in Montana Supreme Court
Helena attorney Robert M Mills sues to test the amended state income tax law claiming discrimination against individuals in favor of corporations. He seeks an injunction to bar enforcement by the state board of equalization. The attorney general's office filed a demurrer arguing the complaint lacks facts to sustain a cause of action.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Robert M. Mills
Board of Equalization
Attorney General's Office
Tremor Felt in Salt Lake City Areas
A slight earthquake was felt at 7 16 tonight in Salt Lake City causing many phone reports to news offices. Reports from Pocatello Idaho about 180 miles away indicate observers there also felt the tremor at the same time.
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Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Idaho
Four Bank Robbers in Question Convicted of Fairview Bank Robbery
Helena April 6 Four bank robbers convicted in the Fairview bank robbery face clemency hearings as the Montana state pardon board and attorney general's office report receiving numerous letters opposing executive leniency. Governor Cooney backs commutations despite banker objections to the quartet's sentences.
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Fairview
Helena
State Pardon Board
Attorney General's Office
Balloting for school trustees and site vote opens at eight
Balloting to elect two school trustees and select a site for Butte’s proposed new high school starts at 8 a m and runs to 8 p m with a noon to 1 p m break. There are 32 precincts and 23 203 voters eligible. Election judges report at 7:30 a m to receive supplies.
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Butte
President Roosevelt Agrees to Fishing Inquiry
President Roosevelt will submit to a committee to examine his fishing qualifications. He stated witnesses will waive immunity and suggested the inquiry begin Monday near Cat Cay in the Bahama islands. Elliott Roosevelt sparked the probe after reporting that others in the Nourmahal party were catching most fish.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
Elliott
White House
Cat Kay
Bahama Islands
Nourmahal
Guila Island
Salt Key
Marvin H. McIntyre
Woman Slays Baby in Harlowton. Wife on Sanity Hearing
In Harlowton on April 6 Mrs. Gay Murray, 38, fatally slashed her nine month old baby boy and wounded a second son, leaving both in serious condition. She is slated for a sanity hearing Monday as investigators say she was dazed and unaware of her actions.
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Gay Murray
Harlowton
Gaylord
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Unsettled in Montana for Saturday and Sunday with cooler conditions on Saturday. Forecast calls for lingering clouds and light precipitation potential across central and western regions.
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Montana
Liberalization of Securities Bill Foreseen
Washington April 6 A move to liberalize the stock market control bill gains pace as President Roosevelt deems current regulation minimal House Speaker Rainey backs liberalization and Rayburn sends the bill to a subcommittee for redraft Ferdinand Pecora foresees serious consideration of flexible margin proposals and Samuel Untermyer supports widening Federal Reserve latitude in setting margins The tentative bill grants limited board control
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rainey
House
Rayburn
Interstate Commerce Committee
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Banking Committee
Samuel Untermyer
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Officers Say Clyde Barrow and Ray Hamilton Gunned Down Pair
Police assert Clyde Barrow and Ray Hamilton shot and killed one person and wounded another, detailing the confrontation as they pursued the criminals.
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Clyde Barrow
Ray Hamilton
Detectives Hunt Clyde Barrow Route From Joplin
Five Joplin detectives armed with machine guns raced out of the city at 1 am in a fresh effort to locate outlaw Clyde Barrow. Officials said the patrol was part of a statewide manhunt across Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas following a wounded man kidnapping report.
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Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Joplin
Clyde Barrow
Cadre Aids Coffeyville Troop in Barrow Search
Brig. Gen. Milton R. McLean ordered the cavalry troop at Coffeyville to help block roads in the Clyde Barrow manhunt. Reports say Barrow and two others likely fled west of Chetopa on muddy routes as officers guard highways and bridges near Miami Oklahoma to thwart their escape while Barrow is described as a fugitive killer.
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Topeka
Kas
Milton R. McLean
Kansas National Guard
Coffeyville
Clyde Barrow
Texas
Barrow
Chetopa
Miami
Okla
Ottawa County
Young Roosevelt Shoves Photographer After Wrestling Bout
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., son of the president, clashed with Ledger photographer Don Cavelli at a Philadelphia wrestling event. As Roosevelt left the arena, he knocked the camera from the photographer and pushed him aside, causing him to fall.
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Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Young Roosevelt
Ledger
Don Cavelli
Cavelli
Travel orders issued for 498 Montana CCC workers
Helena April 6. Travel orders issued for 498 CCC members selected by county relief agencies. They will arrive in Missoula by April 10 and be assigned to six camps in that district of Montanans. The corps includes 689 experienced woodsmen enrolled at Fort Missoula to supervise 14 camps in Yellowstone and Glacier parks. Youths from California likely to join.
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Missoula
Helena
CCC
T. C. Spaulding
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
California
Spaulding
Daniels, Roosevelt
Sheridan Counties
Wolf Point
Glasgow
Malta
Chinook
Chester
Havre
Fort Benton
Great Falls
Jaedith Basin
Glacier
Pondera
Cascade
Teton
Toole
Wibaux
Dawson
Custer
Rosebud
Treasure
Big Horn
Carbon
Stillwater
Grass, Park
Gallatin
Broadwater
Lewis and Clark
Jefferson
Beaverhead
Madison
Granite County
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Teagheag
Mrs. Roosevelt
Jack
Massie
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Salt Lake
Pardon Board
State Board
Statehouse
United States
Baby
Speaker Rainey
Alexandria
Subcommittee
Montana CCC
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