Roosevelt signs sweeping social security bill at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt announced from Hyde Park that he signed a broad social security overhaul and cleared other measures from the congressional agenda. He said he would call a special session only if a European or Pacific war threat becomes reasonably certain, otherwise Congress would meet as scheduled January 3. He also indicated he would confer with the State Department before departing.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Far East
State Department
Wind Furies Raise Spirit Lake Fire Doubtful Town Fate
Conflicting reports from Spirit Lake Idaho claim the town was burning while another says it was saved. The vast forest fire, fanned by shifting winds, burned lumber and threatened La Barge box factory as 1500 emergency workers rallied from Spokane Coeur d Alene CCC and forest service to protect the village and its residents.
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Spokane
Wash
Spirit Lake
Idaho
Little Mill
Mount Spokane
John Dimeling
Panhandle
Dimeling
Lieut
Ellsworth French
Washington National Guard
French
Martin Olson
la Barge Company
Coeur d'Alene
CCC
Forest Service
Spiritlake
Diplomats Meet as Europe Braces for Fall Maneuvers
Intense diplomatic activity across Europe as hundreds of thousands mobilize for autumn maneuvers in Yugoslavia Romania and Italy. Ribbentrop and Ciano opened a three day conference in Salzburg on the international situation with Danzig looming as the key topic.
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Europe
Yugoslavia
Romania
Italy
Salzburg
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Americans Held in China Still Object of Hunt
Shanghai August 12. Diplomatic and consular officers struggle to learn the fate of Americans detained at Kaifeng. A compiled missionaries list suggests at least 36 Americans, including women and children, are involved.
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China
Shanghai
United States
Kaifeng
Montana Weekend Weather Forecast Showers Likely West of Divide
Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday across Montana with showers probable west of the Divide. Cooler temperatures expected Sunday.
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Montana
Divide
McNutt Outlines Liberal Goals At Young Democrats Rally
Paul V. McNutt addressed the Young Democrats in Pittsburgh outlining a three point liberal program and praising Roosevelt. He forecast enlarging the social security system to include health and disability coverage and noted his lack of mention of 1940 plans. He would withdraw if the President sought a third term.
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Pittsburgh
Paul V. McNutt
Roosevelt
Vigilante Day Parade Opens Montana Mining Convention
A Vigilante day parade will kick off the Montana Mining Association convention in Bozeman. Harold Rosser will lead, dressed as Col Bill Fairweather, symbolizing the Aldergulch discovery era. The parade on Main Street will be followed by a gold rush footrace to a gravel pile.
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Montana
Mining Association of Montana
Bozeman
Harold Rasser
Bozeman Livestock Commission
Col
Bill Fairweather
Aldergulch
Rosser
Burke Predicts Liberal Party Emergence in 1940 Race
Nebraska Senator Edward R. Burke foresees a realignment led by President Roosevelt forming a new liberal party. He says conservatives and Republicans will unite behind the President, while a radical third party would attract pro prosperity groups, with Burke confident of victory in his Senate race.
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Omaha
Neb
Roosevelt
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Burke
Senate
Artist Cochran Held Awaiting Grand Jury Indictment
West Palm Beach Florida August 11 Thomas Cochran an artistic wanderer with a 13 year criminal record is guarded against mob violence in a mid Florida jail as the Palm Beach county grand jury is summoned to consider indictments for the slaying of a Miami high school girl Frances Ruth Dunn 17 Cochran posing as a movie talent scout lured Dunn from her Miami home assaulted her and murdered her because she began raising hell He told officers he expected the electric chair and wanted to meet death quickly Continued on Page 3 Col 5
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West Palm Beach
Fla
U.P
Thomas Cochran
Mid- Florida
Palm Beach County
Miami
Cochran
Frances Ruth Dunn
Glacier National Park Bridge Dedication Draws State and Federal Officials
A dedication ceremony at Glacier National Park marked the west entrance bridge as the nation’s most beautiful of its class built in 1938. W. P. Roscoe received honors from Harry Penn, with B. J. Ornburn credited for the design. Attendees included Montana and federal officials, park staff, and Kalispell business leaders.
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Kalispell
Glacier National Park
American Institute of Steel Construction
Harry Penn
Institute
W. P. Roscoe
B. J. Ornburn
Montana
D. A. McKinnon
Supt
Donald 8. Libbey
John CC. Koerner
Northern Highway Association
F. B. Solberg
Glacier Park
A. F. Winkler
San Francisco
National Park Service
L. F. Martin
F. S. Stinson
Montana Police Protective Association Convention Set in Butte
Police from across Montana will gather in Butte for the Montana Police Protective Association convention. State president Dan Reagan will lead, with about 200 members expected, plus their wives. Earl Holman of the Butte Social Club hosts as Finlen hotel to host the event with social events for the ladies.
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Montana
Butte
Montana Police Protective Association
Dan Reagan
Earl Holman
Butte Social Club
Finlen
American Sunbathers Open National Meeting at Secluded Camp
The American Sunbathers association opened its national convention eight miles east of Santa Cruz with expected 400 delegates. Attendees arrive by car to Sunny Terrace camp, a 2 acre ranch owned by Fred Curl. Rev Louis P Clark of Soquel is president. program emphasizes recreations with nude dancing not permitted and evening attire required after sunset.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
American Sunbathers’ Association
San Francisco
Sunny Terrace
Fred Curl
Capitola-Soquel Valley
Girl Killed and Six Hurt in Highway Wreck Near Glasgow
A New York girl Marian Block 23 was killed and six others injured in a head on crash two miles west of Glasgow Montana. Injured include her father John Horace Block NY Stock Exchange member and her sisters Babs and Teresa. Other vehicle driven by Harold Kjelstrup with Tom Ramsey and Bill Powell. Ramsey and Kjelstrup injured. Babs Block able to talk.
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Glasgow
New York
Here
Marian Block
Park Avenue
New York City
John Horace Block
New York Stock Exchange
Block, Maloney & Co
Babs
Teresa
Babs Block
Harold Kjelstrup
Montana State College
E. J. Kjelstrup
Kjjelstrup
Tom Ramsey
Bill Powell
Ramsey
Kjelstrup
Small tropical storm buffets East Florida coast
Gales and heavy rain lash the Florida east coast as a small tropical storm center moves inland near Jupiter Inlet. No casualties or serious property damage reported. Forecasters say winds up to 50 mph near the storm center with heavy squalls in a broad area.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Jupiter Inlet
Here
Puerto Rico
Jacksonville Weather Bureau
Annenberg Indicted in Largest Federal Tax Case
Chicago August 11 M L Annenberg publisher and racing information magnate was indicted for failing to pay 5 548 384 on his income. Grand jury says he wilfully evaded 3 258 809 97 over 1932 36 plus 2 289 574 92 in penalties and interest. Co defendants include his son Walter and aides Arnold W Kruse and Joseph E Hafner.
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Chicago
M—M. L. Annenberg
Annenberg
Walter
Arnold W. Kruse
Joseph E. Hafner
Samuel
Eleven Killed as Army and Navy Planes Crash
Two crashes claimed eleven service members during training near Langley Field Virginia and San Diego California. An Army bomber taking off for a local flight dove after motor trouble killing two officers and seven enlisted men. The Navy plane crashed during gunnery exercises near San Diego killing two crew. An inquiry was opened at Langley Field.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Coast
Pacific
Langley Field
Army Air Base
San Diego
Calif
Homer M. Mackay
Back River
Army
Lansing
Mich
Thomas L. Butner
Burnsville
N. C
William
Northern Lights Thrill Butte Residents
Butte residents last night crowded porches and sidewalks to view a brilliant display of the Northern lights. The streamers converged at the zenith rather than the horizon making the sight unusually vivid. Shooting stars added to the night’s colorful performance.
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Butte
Services held for Miles City publisher Joseph Scanlan
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Miles City for a high mass honoring Joseph D. Scanlan founder and editor of the Miles City Daily Star since 1911. The 63 year old publisher died early Wednesday as offices and public buildings closed in tribute. Funeral services filled Sacred Heart church to capacity.
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Miles City
Joseph D. Scanlan
Miles City Daily Star
Sacred Heart Church
Harry E. Riccius
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