14 Aug 1929
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1929
Page
1
A school board meeting yielded a vote to issue warrants to teachers and janitors for May work as talks on wide reparations settle near. The session followed reports of district staffing and summer duties, with the mayor and police chief both implicated in a separate dry raid incident.
Hutchinson Kan Aug 13 R L Brambett colored 18 Athens Ga and Russell Pegues 20 Clarks ville Ark were held in the county jail tonight in connection with a brutal attack Sunday night on two Concordia women found Monday morning stripped bound and mauled with razor cuts near Hoxie Kan A blood stained bowie knife was found on one man’s luggage and one youth suffered a nose bleed in the arrests.
A report notes the Everybody's Business conference will resume as planning continues. It highlights concerns about rising waterway costs and urges improved wheat storage practices to safeguard supplies and efficiency.
The board of trustees of district No. 1 voted about 69000 dollars to pay public school teachers and janitors for May services. Chairman J D Wallace said the action follows the state attorney general's advice that warrants may be issued against taxes levied but not collected. The 1929 tax levy had been made by the county. warrants for June and July will be voted later.
MISSOULA Aug 13 With flames raging over thousands of acres in Western Montana and Northern Idaho the labor supply nearly exhausted and all available forest officials on the fire lines the forest fire situation in District No 1 is considered extremely critical tonight. Unless rain comes many thousand more acres of woods will become stretches of blackened ruins. Flames were leaping through the woods tonight at Huson 20 miles west of Missoula and at Lothrop 10 miles farther west despite efforts of a small army of men. Fires are also spreading in the Blackfoot valley the continued on page 2 col 5
Daily classified columns list bargains in homes for sale in Butte. Read the notices to find the spot you want and consider owning your own home in this lingering housing market.
A compact note captures the newspaper's classified page ethos, contrasting consistent service with evolving chances. It highlights ongoing ad offerings and the promise of new opportunities for readers seeking work, housing, or goods. The tone suggests reliability paired with fresh prospects.
R. James Speers, Montana Racing and Breeders' assoc. managing director, wraps up a 25‑day race meeting at Marcus Daly Park Butte and departs for Calgary to oversee fall racing. After a brief Butte stay of under 90 days 174000 dollar racing plant completed he will return in about 60 days. He asserts the town received a high‑order meet and promises fulfilled.
Friedrichshafen Germany Aug 13 The Graf Zeppelin commander Dr Hugo Eckener awaited Siberian weather to fix the departure hour for the second stage of its world circumnavigation toward Tokio Tentative 5 am Thursday likely to shift or be postponed to Friday The aircraft carries 20 passengers as crews inspect the airship and await instructions from Capt Hans Von Schiller
A hurricane swept 25 miles from Lake Bomoseen to Middlebury, overturning cottages and damaging buildings in Rutland district. Boaters seen on the lake prior to the storm raised fears for their safety as the powerful wind struck today.
In Tachikawa Japan Aug 14 six high army officers including Major General Ogawa of the imperial general staff were killed when a military plane crashed at Kasumigaura during preparations for Graf Zeppelin world flight. A seventh officer aboard is dying.
James Grab Em Kehoe, nation’s champion dog catcher, nears a crown in Suffolk County. Despite a banner year catching 1,700 dogs in four villages, opposition from women and others threatens the appointment. If he takes a vacation, a backlog of hundreds of dogs awaits his return.
Caracas reports government will press piracy charges against prisoners seized when filibusters attacked Cumana. A 1500 ton German steamer Falke was used. officials cannot confirm its port of origin or current registry. Authorities describe the raid’s impact on Sucre and pursue vessel owners’ accountability.
Denver telegram reports United States Senator Reed Smoot of Utah pledged support for western beet sugar interests in the tariff debate He said he would push for maximum protection for the domestic beet sugar industry and noted the sliding scale aims to deliver protection when most needed with rates higher than present and approaching the house rate as much as possible.
Harry Rief of Bozeman was elected governor of the Montana Kiwanis district at the closing session of the district convention in Billings. Great Falls will host the next convention. Other district officers elected include John Patterson of Missoula as lieutenant governor E. M. Keeley of Deer Lodge and E. F. B. Duncan of Havre.
At The Hague the preparations conference made progress in private talks. Delegates discussed a possible compromise on both political and financial aspects of the Young plan. Evacuation of the Rhineland and converting conditional annuities to unconditional ones were among the core points.
Philip Eaton, a young American identified as a St Mark's School teacher, lay unconscious in his Mayfair flat after a brutal beating and slashing. Police reported £800 and clothing stolen. rooms showed a chaotic struggle with blood on walls and ceilings. Eaton is the son of a Harvard professor.
Seattle August report: Disciples of Christ youth group with 200 members from the U S and international convention adopt resolutions urging a single standard of morals for both sexes. They condemn drinking smoking Sunday movies public dance halls and infidelity as grounds for divorce while permitting private chaperoned dancing. They call for higher church educational standards and oppose snobbery.
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