Britain expected to outline war debt payment in budget
London reports that Neville Chamberlain will deliver the annual budget speech amid talk of a possible payment toward Britain’s wartime debt to the United States. The debt totals about 4.56 billion dollars though sentiment leans toward reduced or deferred payments as Europe’s stance grows firmer.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
United States
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Europe
America
Britain
France
New York Firm Wins Four Fort Peck Tunnels Contract
Captain Henry C. Wolfe announced a $7 million award to Silas Mason and Walsh Construction Co. of New York for four tunnels at the Fort Peck dam site in Montana. Tunnels, 26 feet in diameter, will divert Missouri River waters during the dam's earth fill phase.
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Kansas City
Henry C. Wolfe
United States District Engineers’ Office
Fort Peck Dam
Montana
Silas Mason
Walsh Construction Company
New York
Wolfe
Glasgow
Missouri River
Fort Peck
War Department
Butte Auxiliary Drive Surpasses Goal for Crippled Children
The Butte auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children reports the 1934 campaign in Silver Bow county ended oversubscribed by nearly 1000 dollars. The drive aimed at 7500 dollars, with total expenses only 28.53 dollars ensuring donations fund welfare work. Dr. F E Savage praised community support and solicitors.
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Silver Bow County
Butte
Chamber of Commerce
F.E. Savage
Pay Checks For Relief Workers Rolled Out In Montana
Under a new payroll plan begun April first relief workers in Montana will have pay checks prepared in Helena. Silver Bow county checks for the first week are due in a few days and will be distributed on arrival in Butte. After operation starts there should be no weekly payroll delays with pay slips delivered on the job by timekeepers and checks paid from 24 West Granite Street.
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Montana
Helena
Silver Bow County
Butte
West
Granite Street
Triangle Derby Workers to Hold Last Luncheon Today
Workers in the 1934 Red Triangle Derby sponsored by the Y M C A Roundup club will hold their final luncheon at the Y gymnasium at noon. The meeting includes a 12:15 start with a nine piece German band and De Molay quartet providing music. Malcolm Gillis will call for reports as Kenneth Christie presides. Gillis on Gold Standard led the field yesterday, with Alex Speed close behind. the derby has surpassed the $15 000 mark.
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Loulberer
de Molay
Malcolm Gillis
Kenneth Christie
Gold Standard
Gillis
Alex “Speed
Butte Miners Union Keeps Heavy Demands Ahead
The Butte Miners Union has served wage and labor changes demands on Anaconda Copper Mining. A strike vote showed 1,513 in favor and 147 against. Officials claim 5,000 members with 2,500 to 3,000 unemployed participated. a 30 hour week at $1.20 minimum pay is sought with a strike set for May 7 if not conceded.
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Butte Mines
Butte Miners’ Union
Anaconde Copper Mining Company
Montana Forecast Sees Fair Weather Tuesday and Wednesday
The forecast for Montana calls for generally fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with little change in temperatures. Highs and lows remain steady across the period with no significant storms expected.
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Montana
Milwaukee railway seeks 14 mile extension from Missoula
The Milwaukee Road asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a 14.13 mile extension from Sunset to Willow Creek, on its Missoula to Great Falls line. The project costs $245,000, could be built in 90 days, and would pass through Missoula and Powell counties with timber resources valued for future mills.
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Milwaukee Railway
Helena
Missoula
Great Falls
Bonner
Sunset
Milwaukee
Willow Creek
Interstate Commerce Commission
Powell
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Colorado Springs Attack Suspect Identified by Victims
Colorado Springs police say Georgia Lindley and James OBrien identified George Williams 21 as one of five black assailants in an early morning attack. The suspects were moved to Canon City to prevent mob violence as crowds gathered outside the El Paso county jail.
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Canon City
Colo
William Kinney
State Penitentiary
Ray Perry
Denver
Claude Reeves
Colorado Springs
Marvin Green
Roy McVey
William Crosby
Green
McVey
Chick” Yee
Kinney
Yoe
Crosby
Ben B. Blair
George Williams
Georgia Lindley
James O'Brien
James O’brien
Colorado College
Lindley
Longview
Texas
Williams
Hugh D. Harper
Harper
O'Brien
el Paso
Fortunate Youngster Joins High School After Brain Clinic
Nine year old Joanne Xenos, daughter of a unemployed cook, impressed college professors with her quick grasp of math and schoolwork. Experts at the University of Chicago Laboratory School observed her solving algebraic expressions and noting her rapid progress.
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Chicago
Joanne Xenos
Joanne
George Xenos
Cook
Charles A. Stone
University of Chicago Laboratory School
Powerful Silver Bloc Seeks Meet With Roosevelt Over Monetization
The powerful senate silver bloc met in secret in Washington and planned to press President Roosevelt to support immediate silver legislation. Senator William H. King was chosen as spokesman to arrange a conference with the president and other silver senators including Borah Thomas McCarran Shipstead. The group will focus on the Dies bill as their target.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Silver Bloc
Roosevelt
William H. King
Utah
King
William FE. Borah
Ida
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Pat McCarran
Nev
Henrik Shipstead
Minn
Roosevelt urges national aviation policy commission
After a White House conference President Roosevelt recommended forming a congressional commission to draft a national aviation policy. He also urged amending and enacting pending air mail legislation this session and contracts that could be terminated when permanent policy is set.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
McKellar
Senate Post Office Committee
Senate
Representative Mead
New York
House Post Office Committee
Black
Alabama
Special Aid Mail Investigating Committee
The
New Yorker
Gotham Women Embrace Fancy Grog Over Tea
New York crowds flood five boroughs with liquor use as women join men in fashionable cocktail bars. Despite more drinking, Bellevue reports fewer alcoholism deaths and pink elephant cases, while society columns celebrate the revived cocktail hour.
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Gotham
New York
Five Boroughs
Bellevue
Hospital
Butte to Observe Brotherhood Day Across Faiths
Butte joins National Brotherhood Day observance from April 29 with an inter faith program April 20 at Temple B nai Israel. Speakers include Wendell Brooks Andrew Corry and Rabbi Emanuel Sternheim. A mass meeting is set for April 27 at the Fox theater with further service details to follow.
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Brotherhood
National Conference of Jews and Christians
Butte
Temple B’nai Israel
Wendell 8S
Brooks
Intermountain Union College
Helena
Andrew W. Corry
Montana School of Mines
Emanuel Sternheim
Fox Theater
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