Opposition to Byrnes plan to unify relief agencies
Democratic opposition rises to Senator Byrnes proposal to combine the WPA PWA CCC NYA Public Roads and Treasury Buildings under one agency. Senator O Mahaloney says relief should be temporary and focus should shift to private enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrnes
D-S.c
Public Works
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Senate
WPA
PWA
CCC
National Youth Administration
Public Roads Bureau
Treasury Public Buildings Division
Works Progress Administration
Ten Butte Residents Escape in Odd Accident
Ten residents of Butte escaped serious injuries when two cars bound for Butte overturned near Nissler junction six miles west of the city. John Harrington’s brakes failed, sending his Chevrolet into a ditch and a pole. Passengers included Harringtons, their young son Eddie, infant Donna, and Keith Redmond. Mrs Harrington bruised but not hospitalized.
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Butte
Nissler Junction
John Harrington
North
Montana
Anaconda
Harrington
Eddie
Donna
Keith Redmond
East Granite
Harrington Ma
Germans sacrifice garden fences to build more cannon
Berlin reports show workmen removing iron fences from front gardens to smelt into artillery while Nazi diplomacy pushes to break Britain and France around Germany. Hitler awaits Reichstag address amid calls to reject Roosevelt's invitation to pledge not to attack 31 nations. Some editors say Britain wavers and Henderson's return strengthens Berlin view.
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Berlin
Germany
Britain
France
Rudolph Kirchner
Frankfurter Zeitung
Nevile Henderson
Neville
London
Czechoslovakia
Fremdenblatt
Hamburg
Hitler
Europe
Nationalists Restore Lands to Ex-Ruler Alfonso XIII
In Burgos on April 23 the Nationalist government ordered the return of Alfonso XIII and his relatives to their pre republic private properties. Generalissimo Franco erased forfeitures and nullified the Cortes action that stripped his patrimony. Alfonso had left Spain April 15 1931 after signing a royal manifesto.
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Burgos
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Francisco Franco
Alfonso
Ex Congresswoman Greenway Weds New York Speaker King
Former Arizona congresswoman Isabella Selmes Greenway wed Harry Orland King president of the Institute of Applied Economics in New York yesterday. The ceremony linked Greenway to a close friend of the Roosevelts as news reached Tucson today.
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Tucson, Ariz
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Arizona
Roosevelt
New York
Harry Orland King
Institute of Applied Economics
Overhaul urged to end business handicaps in tax system
Four Mansfield residents drowned when their homemade boat capsized in Lake Erie near Huron Ohio. Clarence Miller 31 his son Dale 7 daughter Arlene 6 and brother Walter Miller 20 perished Mrs Miller rescued by a fisherman. The boat struck a submerged piling. The other story notes the Brookings Institution urged drastic tax reform to free private capital and accelerate investment with proposals including ending the tax on intercorporate dividends and cutting top surtaxes.
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Huron
Ohio
Lake Erie
Clarence S. Miller
Dale
Arlene
Walter C. Miller
Mansfield
Clarence Miller
Washington
Brookings Institution
James D. Magee
New York University
Whiskers Ignite Mortal Burns Claims Elderly Man
Red Bank New Jersey April 23 87 year old Simon Adler died tonight from burns after his whiskers caught fire when he dozed off smoking an after dinner cigar.
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Red Bank
N. J
Simon Adler
Ashes of Mr and Mrs Conley scattered on Mount Powell
On what would have been their 37th wedding anniversary, Mr Frank Conley and his wife were cremated and their ashes dispersed from an airplane over Mount Powell near Deer Lodge. He served 35 years as warden of the state prison in Deer Lodge. Mrs Conley, formerly Hilda Higgins of a Missoula family, wished cremation and disposal of ashes beside their mountain home. The dispatch notes the couple died within six weeks of each other during the past winter.
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Frank Conley
Deer Lodge
Mount Powell
Mr. Conley
Conley
Montana Weather Outlook Mostly Cloudy and Warming
A weather summary notes Montana will have partly cloudy conditions on Monday and Tuesday with a rise in temperatures Tuesday. Forecast calls for warmer conditions returning through the period.
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Montana
Suspect in Slaying of Cancer Held
A tall transient named James Conley was jailed on suspicion of murder in the February campus slaying of Anya Sosyeva, a 38 year old Russian dancer. Detectives said Conley had a purse with the victim’s social security card and claimed he found it in Hollenbeck Heights. He denied knowledge of the slaying and was held pending homicide squad questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Anya Sosyeva
James Conley
T. W. Gaffaney
C. T. Wangman
Anabel Sosoeff
Rex Olson
Olson
Conley
Hollenbeck Heights
Naval aviation corps candidates to be examined this week
Candidates for the naval reserve aviation corps will be examined Wednesday and Thursday at the Montana School of Mines. The program is open to graduates and students with hours toward graduation and certain math requirements. Cadets enter a four year course with pay totaling 75 dollars a month in year one and 125 dollars a month in years two through four plus daily subsistence, ending with a reserve commission and a 1500 dollar gratuity. The program also applies to the Marine corps.
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Naval Reserve Aviation Corps
Montana School of Mines
Francis A Thomson
Thomson
A. W. Smith
Reserve Aviation
Mines
L. B. Stedman Jr
Naval Reserve Station Aviation Base
Seattle
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Marine Corps
Mercy Flight Saves Idaho Woman in Snowbound Ranch
Daring mercy flight by Pilot Ralph Knapp of Pocatello saved Mrs. Joe Boyle at a Challis area ranch. Snowbound in a rugged Idaho valley, she suffered a severe postpartum hemorrhage after childbirth while an infant died. A Forest Ranger summoned Knapp from 180 miles away. Dr. Herbert Swartz guided on scene and the plane landed on an improvised snow field before transporting to Challis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Challis
Idaho
Ralph Knapp
Pocatello
Joe Boyle
Popular screen couple Tyrone Power and Annabella wed in Bel-Air
Hollywood April 23. Tyrone Power and Annabella were married in a quiet Bel-Air ceremony at the bride’s home. Attended by Power’s family and a few friends, the event was performed by Superior Judge William J. Palmer.
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Hollywood
Tyrone Power
Ann Carpentier
Annabella
Bel-Air
Power
William J. Palmer
Yellowstone Ranger Bowman Visits Butte After Big Game Feats
Scott Bowman a Yellowstone park ranger famed for claims of 400 buffalo and about 375 elk killed during 20 years at Mammoth visited Butte with his wife and son Robert. He golfed at the Butte Municipal course noting elk and bear tracks make golf hazards tougher than park fairways. The family was returning from Salt Lake City after a vacation.
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Scott Bowman
Yellowstone Park
Butte
Buffalo Bill Cody
Bowman
National Park
Wyoming
Park
Mammoth
Butte Municipal
Mr. Bowman
Robert
Salt Lake City
Drought Eases Slightly in Northwest as Showers Hit Oregon
Portland April 23. Scattered showers and cooler air offered a glimmer of relief from the record spring drought in the Pacific Northwest though forecasters warned no definite break had occurred. Isolated heavy showers fell in Oregon while eastern Washington wheat lands awaited spring showers and a humidity rise.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
U.S
Butte Central Student Wins Speaking Test
Michael OConnell of Boys' Central won the fourth annual Helena diocese student Catholic action apologetics contest held in Anaconda. He spoke on Why the Catholic Church Condemns Divorce and received the trophy donated by Very Rev. Monsignor J. C. Willging of Butte. Other awards were given to multiple speakers from Catholic Central high schools and Dominican Sisters.
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Anaconda
Michael O'Connell
Boys’ Central
Helena Diocese
Student Catholic Action
J. C. Willging
Butte
John J. Burris
James Shea
Dominican Sisters
Catholic Central High
M. D. O'Connell
O'Connell
South Crystal Street
J. M. Gilmore
Helena
Catholic Church
J. J. Gilmore
Joseph M. Gilmore
Workers in Y UAE Urged to Attend Final Report Luncheon
Workers in the Y M C A Silver Bow Covered Wagon Expedition are urged to attend a second and final report luncheon at the community center this noon. Directors seek progress reports to determine funds needed to close the drive by Thursday evening. An entertainment program features the Emerson School Boys Glee Club and the arrival of Wagoner A H Hellbronner with his mule Mae.
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Emerson School Boys’ Glee Club
Wagoner A. H. Hellbronner
Mae
Reinforcements Arrive at Egyptian Port Base Strengthens Frontier Force
An undisclosed number of reinforcements arrived at Alexandria by British transport. Britain and Egypt now have at least 50,000 troops to man frontier defenses. More warships were expected to reinforce the 15 ships that have recently reached the vital junction near the Suez Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Britain
Suez Canal
Romanian Envoy Visits London amid Berlin Talks
Britain returns its ambassador to Berlin ahead of Hitler's Friday speech. Romanian Foreign Minister Grigore Gafencu arrives from Berlin to open talks. Henderson departs for Berlin after six weeks, stating he will resume duties.
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Britain
Leslie Burgin
London
Ministry of War Supply
Berlin
Henderson
Sir Nevile Henderson
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Herbert von Dirksen
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Nevile
Anaconda Company Hosts 4-H Members at North Montana Fair
The Anaconda Copper Mining company will host 4-H club members and leaders at the North Montana State fair in Great Falls from August 7 to 12. The company provides season tickets for participants and leaders as the 4-H show showcases state championship teams, dress revue champions, and the baby beef sale. The fair upgrades include a new 24 by 80 foot judging and demonstration room, with Ray Cameron overseeing the 1939 show at Montana State College Bozeman.
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Great Falls
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
Anaconda Company
Ray Cameron
Montana State College
Bozeman
Outlook favorable for Montana irrigation water supply
The Federal Bureau in Helena reported a good outlook for irrigation and livestock water in Montana for the 1939 summer. Snowfall from Sept 1, 1938 to Mar 31, 1939 averaged 49.0 inches, 2.1 inches above last year and 4.7 inches over the ten year average, with regional variations. The bureau predicted above average stream flow in the Flathead and possibly Jefferson rivers, below average in the Gallatin and Kootenai rivers, and near average elsewhere.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau
Bureau
Central
Weather Bureau
Flathead River
Jefferson River
Gallatin
Kootenai
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F.D.R
Hugh Johnson
Consolidated Agency
Magee
Mrs. Conley
MT. Powell
Valley City
Chase
Naval Aviation Corps
Yellowstone
Lomo
Butte Central
Michael O’connor
Bishop Gilmore
Flyer
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
U. S. Army Air Corps
Lindbergh
United States
White House
Uae
Fuehrer
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