Sweden Drawn Into German Diplomatic Orbit
Berlin reports Sweden, still neutral, is under pressure from Britain and France as Norway and Denmark lie occupied. German negotiators visit Stockholm, but official comment says no definite stance until Sweden decides. Britain and France pressure Sweden to cut ties with Germany, while Germany remains Sweden’s main iron ore trade partner.
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Berlin
Sweden
Great Britain
France
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Britain
Reich
Twenty Five FFA Members Awarded State Farmer Honors
At Montana State College during the state FFA convention fourteen chapter advisors were cited for ten years of service. State farmer honors went to Frank Urick, Clifford Martin, Sterling Rowe, James Manuel, Roy Meyers, Gale Billingsley, Elmer Severson, E. Smith, Carl Barrick, Ira Shover, Alex Robertus, Philip Lipp, Bruce Isaacson, Frank Peter, Tom Geary, Bob Gowan, Harold Lemonds, John Barnes, Isaac Shy, Ed Delgarno, Ezra Johnson, Paul Foot, and Glenn Yeager, with other chapter awards announced for cooperative activities and community service. The banquet was chaired by state president Paul Holzer.
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Frank Urick
Best
Clifford Martin
Conrad
Sterling Rowe
Polson
James Manuel
Roy Meyers
Fairfield
Gale Billingsley
Glasgow
Elmer Severson
Worden
E. Smith
Whitehall
Carl Barrick
Moccasin
Ira Shover
Missoula
Alex Robertus
Laurel
Philip Lipp
Joplin
Bruce Isaacson
Hinsdale
Frank Peter
Big Sandy
Tom Geary
Bob Gowan
Deer Lodge
Harold Lemonds
Manhattan
John Barnes
Lewistown
Isaac Shy
Miles City
Ed Delgarno
Harlowton
Ezra Johnson
Paul Foot
Kalispell
Glenn Yeager
Hardin
Belgrade
Chester
Bridger
Future Farmers
Paul Holzer
Stanford
Clyde McKee
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Floyd Bowen
David Carpenter
Fort Benton
Floyd Cranston
Belt
Harry Hoffman
Ed Johnson
C. M. Homer
Ralph Mowery
Hubert Rodeberg
Malta
D. L. MacDonald
R. H. Palmer
A. W. Johnson
Bozeman
D. L. Johnson
Dillon
Herb Winner
Moscow
Idaho
J. E. Border
Spokane
Reich Troops Force Allies to Fall Back
German forces abandon Roros and dig in at Tolga as British advances threaten to outflank their positions in Gudbrandsdalen and Osterdalen valleys. Norwegian commander General Ruge praises troops while Allied detachments retreat in Lillehammer area amid pressure from Oslo northward thrust.
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REICH
Stockholm
Roros
Tolga
Osterdalen
Gudbrandsdalen
Dagens Nyheter
Storen
Trondheim
Andalsnes
Namsos
Oslo
Rena
Lillehammer
Ringebu
Ruge
Norway
Trondelag
London
Britain
House of Commons
War Office
Narvik
Steinkjer
Dombas
Bombay
House Foes Win Three Parliamentary Victories on Wage Hour Fight
Washington April 25 House foes of the wage hour law won three parliamentary gains in their bid to amend the statute. The main victory came with a 233 to 141 adoption of a rule making the Barden amendments the order of business. The amendments would exempt 1,000,000 agricultural processing workers. A final vote on the Barden bill by Rep. Graham Barden is expected Saturday. President Roosevelt urged leaving the law unchanged for another year in a letter to House labor chair Mary Norton just before the floor fight.
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Washington
Upp
House
Roosevelt
Barden
Graham Barden
D.-N. C.) Is Expected Saturday. Mr. Roosevelt
Mary T. Norton
House Labor Committee
Record Rainfall Totals Mark April Month
The city reports measurable precipitation on 17 days in April yields 1.55 inches so far this month. Rain and sleet contributed. heaviest 24 hour fall was 0.41 inches on April 20.
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Federal Weather Bureau
Butte
M Day Festivities Set At School Next Wednesday
Sherman Lang, senior at Montane School of Mines, is named marshal of the day for the annual M day events May 1. Frank Archibald announces a student executive committee guiding campus beautification, elections, and activities including M block whitewashing, lawn cleanups, and running track preparation. Freshmen must wear green caps or face paddling.
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Sherman Lang
Montame School of Mines
Frank Archibald
Associated Students
Jim Kelly
Dillon
Frank Corrie
Wes Moore
Winnett
Bob
Poplar
Ted Newcombe
Cal
Gary
Archibald
Helena
Big Butte
Anaconda Club Opens Drive for 7000 to Boost Business
Anaconda leaders from the Montana hotel dining room join over 160 attendees to launch a $7000 campaign for better business and civic improvement. Dr. Curtis L. Wilson of Butte lauded building a community with a heart as club presidents introduce campaign leaders and urge action.
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Anaconda
Montana
Kiwanis
Rotary
Curtis L. Wilson
Butte
Wilson
Dr. Wilson
Charles Semmens
Commercial Club
Walter Bolkovatz
Activians
Roy Michaud
Horace Garrity
Highway Patrol to Test Brakes in Montana
Montana drivers with defective brakes will be ordered into court starting April 29. Patrol Supervisor L C Boedecker said tests will measure if a car at 20 mph stops within 37 feet and tickets will be issued for failures. Lights tests will follow later.
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Helena
Montana
L. C. Boedecker
Boedecker
Montana Forecast: Partly Cloudy Friday and Saturday
Partly cloudy weather in Montana with little temperature change expected Friday and Saturday. No significant rain or storms anticipated. Weekend conditions remain mild and dry across the region.
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Montana
Montanans Inc Meet Opens In Helena Today
A 25 member Butte delegation led by R J MacDonald and James H Rowe will attend the Montanans Inc annual meeting in Helena today and tomorrow. About a dozen additional attendees are expected as more than 200 civic leaders convene.
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Butte
Helena
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
R. J. MacDonald
Butte Chamber of Commerce
James H. Rowe
George A. Hill
George Short
Ray Ruhle
J. R. Thomas
Francis A. Thomson
A. J. Knievel
W. S
Sweden Purchases Four Destroyers From Italy
Sweden announced the purchase of four destroyers from Italy. The Romulus Remus Psilander and Puke have arrived at Cartagena in Spain with Swedish crews aboard and could be deployed immediately if needed.
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Stockholm
U.P
Sweden
Italy
Cartagena
Mediterranean
Romulus
Remus
Puke
Psilander
Mussolini Hears Giunta War Speech In Chamber
In Rome on April 25 the Fascist chamber heard Francesco Giunta declare a global war framing nations as have not against those with rightful possessions. Mussolini listened as Giunta urged security in the Mediterranean amid the English fleet presence. The speech, seen abroad as signaling potential entry into war, was published only briefly and sparsely in records and a single paper.
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Rome
Italy
Chamber of Fasces and Guilds
Great Britain
France
Benito Mussolini
Francesco Giunta
Chamber of Deputies
Giunta
Mediterranean
Chamber Record
San Francisco Hospitals Hold Up Strike Action
Negotiators in a threatened strike by non medical workers at ten San Francisco hospitals agreed to suspend action until an audit of each hospital's financial standing is completed.
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San Francisco
U.P
Butte Youths to Compete for City Titles in Track Meet
Butte’s 30th annual grade school track and field meet is set for today and tomorrow at the new high stadium weather permitting. Qualifying trials for high and broad jumps and pole vault were rained out. organizers plan to run trials and add postponed events to today’s program, aiming for a 1 o’clock start with continued events on Page 16.
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Butte
Butte High Stadium
Harry Yeager
Exchange Club
Pat McCarthy
Bill Cullen
Congress questions Wallace on farm credit lobby charges
The House agriculture committee voted to question Secretary Wallace and FCA head A G Black in open hearings on charges of lobbying for the farm credit reorganization bill. Hearings may occur next week with Wallace and Black to testify about 630000 letters urging support for the measure.
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House Committee
Wallace
Black
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Henry A. Wallace
A. G. Black
Farm Credit Administration
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Committee
Marvin Jones
Texas
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Republican Committee
Jones
Federal Land Banks
Federal Reserve Banks
Lemke
R-N. D
AAA
COC
Record-Breaking 1415 Attend Montana State High School Week
Bozeman April 25 1940 Montana State College opened its high school week with 1415 attendees from 118 Montana high schools. Dr A L Strand welcomed visitors noting the three day program offers exposure to higher learning and that about 6500 Montana high school graduates that year will pursue college less than 2000. The day included a concert by the Bobcat band campus lunch and open house plus a student stage play in the evening.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
Montana
A. L. Strand
The
State College
State College Bobcat
Lou Howard
War in Brief Summary of Global Fronts and Actions
Roosevelt extends neutrality provisions to Norway and tightens cash and carry rules while banning submarine access through U.S. waters. Allied forces retreat amid intensified German pressure in Norway. Germany claims encirclement and warns of bombing Britain. German columns press north in Norway as British resistance continues. French naval claims sinkings in Skagerrak. Rome accuses Britain and France of forces massing near Italy’s African interests. Western front reports a German detachment routed in the Vosges.
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United Press
War I
Springs
Roosevelt
Norway
Germany
United States
London
Berlin
British Isles
Rome
Italian Ministry of Colonies
Great Britain
France
Near East
Italy
Montana Farmers Record $96,023,000 Cash Income in 1939
State farmers in 1939 earned $96,023,000 in cash income including government payments, the Federal Agricultural Marketing Service reported. Crop cash income rose 23.1 percent to $41,341,000, while livestock and products brought in $42,411,000, and government payments totaled $12,271,000, up 43 percent from 1938.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
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Decigno
FFA
Montana Association of Future Farmers of America
Natchez
Miss
Anaconda Commercial Club
Highway Patrol
Ing
IL Duce
Richard G. Maslock
Senate
Civilian Conservation Corps
Labor Department
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Monopoly
America
John K. Norton
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Charles L. McNary
Pat
Montana State
Paris
Skagerrak
Vosges
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