Georgia May 10 Destiny of New Deal Faces Test
President Roosevelt sets September 14 as Georgia primaries approach. Senator Walter F. George seeks a fourth Senate term and may influence the fate of the New Deal and the Democratic party. The Georgia result could shape national political dynamics for 1940.
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Roosevelt
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Senate
Barnesville
Walter George
Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Walter F. George
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal
Democratic Party
Nation
New York
George
Atlanta
Lawrence
Eugene Talmadge
Camp
United States
North Georgia
German Troop Maneuvers Alarm French Government
In Paris and London observers reported a million or more German troops massing for summer maneuvers. French officials sought information on Hitler’s aims while Berlin cast doubt on any direct link to the Czechoslovak crisis. European fear rose over potential political pressure tied to the troop movements.
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Berlin
Hitler
Paris
Germany
London
U.P
Europe
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
NEC MEETING OF OFFICIALS IN EIGHT MONTANA COUNTIES PLANNED
Federal, state and county officials from eight Montana counties will meet in Butte next Wednesday with Robert B. Cummins of the National Emergency Council to organize county coordination among agencies. District directors, project representatives, and county commissioners from Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Granite, Lewis and Clark, Powell, Gallatin, Broadwater, Madison, Beaverhead and Jefferson will attend.
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Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Granite
Lewis and Clark
Powell, Gallatin
Broadwater
Madison
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Cummins
Intensified Campaign For Harrison Avenue Lighting Project
New York Aug 12 A report says a renewed push will back the Harrison Avenue lighting project with renewed funding and public support. Officials emphasize safety improvements and municipal energy efficiency as key goals.
Boy and girl stage historic golf match at Butte links
In a grade school final at the Butte public links, Chester Carter of Longfellow school defeated Lou Jeanne Granley, the sole girl entrant, 4 and 3. The event drew Pro Al Maddock and Clarence Lopp clubs, with Lou Jeanne's sister June caddying for the loser and Bill McCracken for the winner as a big gallery watched two promising first year golfers.
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Lou Jeanne Granley
Chester Carter
Butte Public Links
Longfellow School
Lou Jeanne
al Maddock
Chester
Clarence Lopp
Aubrey Benton
June
Bill McCracken
Harrison avenue lighting campaign to seek 8000 dollars
Plans to intensify the Harrison avenue lighting drive were laid out to begin next week with booths in Symons and Hennessy stores for contributions. Women are needed to staff booths and volunteers should notify the Chamber of Commerce. A citywide solicitation starts in uptown soon after the traffic census shows Harrison avenue as the county's busiest street. Between 4 and 11 pm Thursday 6,908 cars passed.
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Harrison Avenue
Symons and Hennessy’s
Chamber of Commerce
Uptown
Safety Campaign Committee
Montana Weather Outlook Credits Weekend Cool Down
Partly cloudy in Montana this weekend with a cooler air mass east of the Continental Divide on Saturday. Saturday and Sunday forecast to bring cooler temperatures and dry spells across most regions.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Winter Wheat and Sugar Beet Set to Break Records in Montana
Montana crops show production records ahead for winter wheat and sugar beet in the August crop report by the Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Despite grasshoppers rust and hail, overall July prospects improved with most crops above the 10 year average by wide margins. Spring wheat faced the biggest losses with grasshopper damage spreading to other crops and gardens. Webworms caused varying damage to truck crops and gardens.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Infernal Machine Found in Yard at Iron Works
An old bomb about 16 inches in diameter was found in the Montana Iron Works yard at 102 South Arizona street yesterday. The rusted shell held nails scraps of iron and slugs. Police could not determine if it was home made or age. The device will be turned over to the FBI for inspection.
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Montana Iron Works
South
Arizona Street
Federal Bureau of Investigation For
W. H. Breen
Bride Among Wreck Victims Marries In Hospital
In Painesville Ohio on August 12 Margaret Neidert a blonde with her right leg amputated and near death from an auto accident wed John Hilgert 25 after a Saturday collision in the rain. Hilgert had been released from the hospital and attended the ceremony with Rev. David Hagalskamp.
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Painesville
Ohio
Margaret Neidert
John Hilgert
Akron
Neidert
Hilgert
David Hagalskamp
First Reformed Church of
Wheeler urges loans for Montana wheat farmers amid price slump
Senator Burton Wheeler, in Montana, calls for urgent farm loans to help wheat growers hold crops until prices recover. He notes farmers produce more yet earn less, urges quicker loan action, and plans to stay through fall while meeting with farmers and groups. The piece mentions his stay in Butte and continued focus on agricultural issues.
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Wheeler
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Secretary of Agriculture
Butte
Congress
Elmer, 16, Pleads Guilty After Trip to Court
In Louisville on August 12 a 16 year old named Elmer cut his feet while swimming and had his clothes stolen. Federal agents waited at his home. he appeared in a preliminary hearing in a bathing suit and bathrobe with bandaged feet. He pleaded guilty to an auto theft charge and was held on $1,000 bond for the higher court.
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Carroll
Barbara Carroll
Dwyer
Young Dwyer
William H. Fisher
Rupert Aldrich
Thomaston
Littlefield
Louisville
Elmer
Wealthy hoard found on beggar woman in Philadelphia
A frail woman begging for alms on a Philadelphia street was led to a police station by Officer John Smith where a matron found concealed coins and bills sewn into her clothing. The stash totaled $2,893.36.
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Philadelphia
John Smith
New Border Incident Raises Tension on Sakhalin Island
Tokyo reports Soviet secret police NKVD units wounded two Japanese policemen near the Sakhalin border while escorting a member of parliament. The incident follows the Changkufeng dispute and comes after a Moscow Tokyo agreement that eased tensions.
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Russia
Japan
Changkufeng
Sakhalin Island
Moscow
Toyko
Domei
NKVD
Shikika
Sakhalin
Ohio Man Is New Scandinavian Head
George Johnson of Youngstown Ohio was elected supreme president of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America at its closing business meeting in Des Moines Iowa. The August 12 decision names Johnson to lead the organization.
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New York
Douglas Corrigan
Ireland
Baldonnel
Dublin
Department of Commerce
Des Moines
Iowa
George Johnson
Youngstown
Ohio
Scandinavian Fraternity of America
Fascist group in America secretly armed says Metcalfe
Washington reports Joan C. Metcalfe 34 year old reporter now investigator for the House committee charged that members of the Silver Shirts an alleged Fascist group have been instructed to arm secretly to resist a possible Communist uprising in the United States. He quoted Field Marshal William Zachary who urged members to fill basements with arms and ammunition. The testimony opened a broader probe into un American activities across major cities. Metcalfe noted his six months of prior investigation into German American bands.
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Joan C. Metcalfe
House
The
Silver Shirts
United States
Metcalfe
Chicago Daily Times
William Zachary
Chicago
John L. Lewis
Zachary
New York
Detroit
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