Roosevelt speaks to South Carolina crowd on train stop
President Roosevelt told 10 000 to 15 000 in Greenville that voters should elect representatives in Congress who will work toward shared principles. He offered no candidate names and urged more teamwork in Washington during a brief platform appearance as his Washington bound train stopped to switch engines.
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S. C
Roosevelt
South
Washington
Secret Service
South Carolina
Senate
Roosevelt urges defeat of Senator George at Georgia rally
President Roosevelt urged voters in Barn esville Georgia to reject Democratic Senator Walter F George claiming he fails liberal tests. He spoke to thousands at a rural electrification celebration and asserted George should not be returned to the Senate after 16 years in office.
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Barnesville
Roosevelt
Walter F. George
Corrigan Returns to Tinkering With Transatlantic Craft
Douglas Corrigan, 31, back from Washington as a airline passenger, heads to Roosevelt Field to inspect his 9 year old flying machine. He changes into oil stained overalls and vows to fly again as soon as the craft is ready.
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New York
Douglas Corrigan
Washington, D. C
American Air Lines
Roosevelt Field
Corrigan
Dublin
Ireland
Germans Fly Westward to New York in Record Flight
Four German pilots landed in New York after a 25 hour, 3942 mile flight in a 24 passenger Fockeulf transport. The trip, meant to show feasibility of Germany America air service, was conducted in a land plane with three crew and extra fuel, no payload.
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Berlin
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Germany
America
al Williams
Alfred Henke
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Pope Urged to Campaign as Independent in Idaho
A Democratic strategy group asked Senator James P. Pope to run as a write-in in Idaho’s general election after his primary loss to D Worth Clark. Pope delayed decision for several days citing cost and potential damage to supporters.
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Idaho
U.P
New Deal
James P. Pope
Judiciary
Pope
D. Worth Clark
Clark
Democratic National Committee
Miller Leads In Congress Race In Idaho Nomination
Former Attorney General Bert H. Miller led by 120 votes in the second district Democratic congressional nomination race with 14 precincts left to tabulate. Updated count showed Miller 10,568 to H. Masters 10,448 across 400 of 414 precincts reporting in Boise.
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Idaho
Bert H. Miller
H. Masters
Miller
Masters
Catholic Boy Scout Units Planned for Western Montana
Catholic Youth organization officials in Butte announce western Montana will organize Boy Scout troops. Bishop Gilmore of Helena arranged with national headquarters to send a director to inaugurate the program. Troops will join the regular BSA and recruit from Catholic youths, without using the Catholic label. Kenneth Cook, assistant director at national headquarters, will oversee the launch.
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Montana
Catholic Youth Organization
Butte
Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
Boy Scouts of
America
Kenneth Cook
Boy Scout Organization
New
New Federal Gun Law Takes Effect In Fight On Crime
The new federal firearms act went into effect July 30 licensing all manufacturers and dealers with fees of 25 dollars for manufacturers and 1 dollar for dealers. It imposes heavy fees on rapid fire weapons and requires registration of sales transfers and possession to aid law enforcement.
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Uncle Sam
Collector of Internal Revenue
Bavaria Faces Nervous Frontier Over Autumn Maneuvers
Bavarian residents grew anxious as German and Czechoslovak border forces prepared for autumn maneuvers. Despite assurances that activity remained routine, assets including autos, trucks, furniture vans, and municipal buses were requisitioned. Doctors and railway workers were mobilized for possible service, while a July 18 decree requiring citizens to surrender land or goods for military use accompanied the measures.
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Munich
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Montana Weekend Forecast Partly Cloudy and Cooler
Partly cloudy weather expected in Montana Friday and Saturday. Cooler conditions will affect the west and central portions Friday and the extreme east region on Saturday.
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Montana
Butte Mayor Appeals for Harrison Avenue Lighting Plan
Mayor Charles A. Hauswirth defended a safety lighting campaign for Harrison avenue saying four nighttime deaths occurred there from poor visibility. He argued the project, funded for free, was misrepresented to property owners and faced protest from opponents who would otherwise support litterally free lights, noting 18 lighting districts normally charge $40 to $45 for installation.
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Harrison Avenue
Charles A. Hauswirth
Butte
Troops Hold Posts After Truce Along Border
Japanese war office announces truce implementation at noon yesterday in the Chang kufeng border area. More than a million Russian and Japanese troops face each other along Siberia Manchukuo and Korea borders and remain tense and ready to resume fighting at any moment.
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Maxim Litvinov
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No-Man's Land
Forest Fires Raging in St Joe and Kootenai Forests
More than 500 men were rushed to northern Idaho and western Montana to fight two out of control fires in the St Joe and Kootenai national forests. CCC enrollees and camp workers were dispatched to the St Joe blaze and 200 more to Miller Creek in the Kootenai forest as 27 spot fires were contained. Extreme dryness and high winds made the situation critical with weather forecasts predicting more storms.
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Japanese Open Offensive Against Nanchang in China
A Japanese army of about 60,000 launched an offensive to crack Chinese defenses around Nanchang, Chiang Kai-shek’s air base near the Yangtze. Fierce fighting raged north and west of the city while Chinese counter-attacks held near Hwangmei. Japanese air raids hit Wuhan tri cities, causing heavy casualties.
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Wuhan
Roosevelt son James reveals five year income figures
James Roosevelt published his last five years income tax returns showing annual income between 21714 and 49167 dollars and a total of 172978.03 dollars. He urged an investigation of his affairs.
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New York
James Roosevelt
Campaign for Lights Draws Wide Support in Butte
A Great Falls resident lauds Harrison avenue lighting efforts in a letter, praising Butte for its courage imagination and intelligence as it starts a new chapter. The writer hopes for continued community support and a chance to speak his piece.
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Harrison Avenue
Great Falls
Butte
Montana
Harrison
Wallace Warns Farmers Of Price Collapse
Secretary Wallace warned farmers they risk a price collapse and damage to the capitalistic system if they heed critics of the crop control law. He spoke as tobacco growers in Georgia and Florida challenged marketing quotas and spring wheat growers sought 1939 planting exemptions. Critics also faulted the AAA for cotton loans that would raise prices from about 8.5 to 10-12 cents a pound.
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Wallace
Georgia
Florida
South
AAA
Railway Mediation Board Begins Work in Wage Dispute
The National Mediation Board opened to settle a deadlocked dispute over a 15 percent pay cut for 929,000 railroad workers. Board members conferred with representatives of major rail lines in Chicago as the agency begins its largest task to date.
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Chicago
National Mediation Board
One Sailor Killed as Navy Plane Crashes at Norfolk Base
A U S Naval plane crashed today during takeoff in formation at Norfolk Virginia killingMachinist Mate L Wolf and seriously injuring Cadet John Gross The craft fell in front of the Red Cross building at the naval base from about 100 feet in altitude
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U.P
U. S
L. Wolf
John Gross
Red Cross
Naval Base
Samuel Insull’s Will Reveals Tiny Cash, Large Debts
Samuel Insull, once worth about 100 million, left roughly 1000 in cash and about 14 million in debts when his will was filed in probate court in Chicago on August 11. His attorney Floyd Thompson says the document ends rumors of hidden riches after his power plant collapse in 1932. His son Samuel Jr. seeks letters testamentary as executor.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Floyd Thompson
Samuel Jr
Silver Bow County Restores Relief Payments After AG Ruling
Silver Bow County will resume full direct relief payments to 1,645 recipients after an attorney general ruling halted disbursements for four days. Officials say warrants will be signed from anticipated revenue and aid will pick up exactly where it left off. The four day gap followed a test case filed to compel the state welfare board to provide a $28,000 monthly direct relief grant.
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Dan D. Sullivan
Helena
Montana Supreme Court
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