Guerrilla Victories Reported in Shansi Front
Chinese dispatches claim southeast Shansi guerrillas crushed Japanese forces in a five day clash at Yicheng killing about 1000 Japanese. Japanese offensive resumes in East river sector. Japanese naval forces allegedly attempted four landings in Boas bay but were repelled. In Hong Kong Japanese troops advance toward the border with Britain’s base under unclear confirmation.
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Chungking
China
U.P
Shansi Province
Yicheng
East River
Boas Bay
Hong Kong
Great Britain
Kong Kong
Propellers Blamed for Air Crashes
The Air Safety board urged the Civil Aeronautics Authority to require full-feathering propellers on transport planes after three disasters in 14 months. The Braniff Oklahoma City crash killed eight. other engine failure accidents are cited. Some operators already use the propellers. the report notes the financial impact on air mail rates.
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Washington
Air Safety Board
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Braniff Airways
Oklahoma City
CAA
Trail Blazers Gather in Butte for Reunion
Trail Blazers gather in Butte for reunion opening today. City aldermen revive a parking meter proposal to install meters in the business district for a six month trial. The meeting also urges monthly guest reports from hotels, parking overnight cars to be hauled to garages, and transfers of about eight thousand dollars to cover low wage funds.
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Trail Blazers
Butte
Police Department
Alderm
Among Colorful Pioneers At The Montana Convention
Mr Garcia, a 84 year old Texas born pioneer, shared stories at the Montana Pioneers convention about hotel lobbies. He came to Montana at 13 driving mules bought South for 2.50 to 5 dollars and sold here for 150 dollars. His home is in Rivulet Mineral County.
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Montana
Garcia
Texas
Lone Star State
Mr. Garcia
Rivulet
Mineral County
Pioneers Meet in Butte With Sons and Daughters Banquet
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers gather with the Society of Montana Pioneers in Butte for a shared convention. Registration and visiting today precede business sessions tomorrow at the Finlen hotel. Banquet will be held tomorrow night at the Butte Country Club with E. W. Townsend as toastmaster.
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Sons
Butte
Society of Montana Pioneers
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Montana
Finlen Hotel
Will Cave
Hamilton
The
Pioneers
Roy M. Crismas
Great Falls
Butte Country Club
E. W. Townsend
M. G
Bad Rock Canyon Fire Corralled Near Glacier National Park
The Bad Rock canyon forest fire near the west entrance to Glacier National Park was corralled after burning over a square mile. About 500 firefighters, including 200 CCC enrollees, held positions amid rock slides and winds. Maj. Evan W. Kelley called the blaze potentially the most dangerous of the summer. The fire had earlier leaped the Fathead River.
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Missoula
Bad Rock Canyon
CCC
Glacier National Park
Evan W. Kelley
Fathead River
Police of Montana to Be Butte Guests Three Days
Montana police officers and their wives will visit Butte for the annual Montana Police Protective association convention. About 100 attendees pack the three day program with talks at the Butte brewery led by Mayor Hauswirth and state figures including Robert Long and J Thorkelson.
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Police OF
Montana
Butte
of Protective Association
Montana Police
Montana Police Protective Association
Butte Brewery
Charles A. Hauswirth
Robert Long
Great Falls
J. Thorkelson
T. E. Downey
W. E. Coyle
Lou Boedecker
State
Highway Patrol
John J. Holmes
Lancelot Smith
Dan Deagan
Buttewill
Red Haired Aviatrices Vie For National Speed Title
Cleveland reports two top female aviators may contest the transcontinental Speed dash on September 2. Jacqueline Cochran, famed red haired aviator and salon operator, defends last year’s record and title. Arlene Davis of Lakewood, Ohio, also red haired, holds a transport pilot license to fly over land or sea.
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Cleveland
Jacqueline Cochran
Floyd B. Odlum
Arlene Davis
Lakewood, O
Oil Industry Sees Five Others Join Texas in Shutdown
Five other producers join Texas in halting output for a period due to crude price cuts. The move affects several fields and signals a wider industry response to market conditions.
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Texas
Five states join Texas in oil shutdown strike
Government reports Oklahoma began shutting 56,000 wells as part of a coordinated strike to halt most US oil production. New Mexico Kansas Arkansas and Louisiana followed Texas this week in the unprecedented action aimed at supporting oil prices.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Auto Sales Boost Retail Trade Outlook in First Half
Washington reports a 40 percent rise in automobile sales helped lift retail trade by about a billion dollars in the first six months of the year. Agriculture economists forecast further modest gains next months but no broad business boom, with conditions likely to keep industrial production and incomes near 1938 peaks by fall.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
Pioneer Joseph Ford Leads Montana So ciety Arrival in Butte
Joseph Ford of Missoula becomes the first Pioneer Society member to reach Butte for the three day state convention. Born January 1868 in Marysville he has been a pony express rider postmaster at 16 cowboy and guide for Northern Pacific surveys. He arrived as the event opens with his Americanism quip.
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Joseph Ford
Missoula
Montana Society of Pioneers
Ford
Marysville
Pioneer Society
Northern Pacific
Cecil
Bitter squabble marks reopening of dies hearings
Kuhn admits records of organization destroyed when investigation appeared due tells of income and denies Nazi sponsorship amid heated exchanges as dies hearings resume revealing internal conflict and financial ties.
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Kuhn
Policy changes and economic aids for Germany in peace talks
Washington reports outline potential U S measures to help Germany obtain peaceful access to trade and materials, including possible credits via the Export-Import Bank, as a path to appeasement if Hitler opts for discussions. The Dies committee debates feature Fritz Kuhn of the Bund and warnings about destroyed records and sympathizers.
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Washington
Germany
Uncle Sam
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Roosevelt
Hitler
United States
Dies Committee
Starnes
D.ala
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Kuhn
Coast Lumber Industry Faces Contraction in Pacific Northwest
Western Washington and Oregon lumber towns are described as ghost cities due to export market losses to Canada and others. The West Coast Lumbermen's Association lists five causes including lower costs elsewhere, the reciprocal trade policy, high forest taxes, fire risks from public use, and risk of public removal of timber supplies.
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Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Kansans Imbibe Squirrel Whisky
In Wichita a civil damage suit portrays night club patrons as cavorting cavemen and circus clowns after a canopy collapse at a McPherson venue. The canopy maker says it was built properly and weakened by patrons who climbed it. the club allegedly sold over 20 cases of whisky the opening night.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
McPherson
Thanksgiving Day Observed November 23 in Montana
Helena Aug. 16. President Roosevelt proclamation sets Thanksgiving for November 23 in Montana, Gov. Roy Ayers says. Montana law would not override the president’s ruling, Ayers notes, making the date official.
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Helena
Montana
Roosevelt
Roy E. Ayers
Ayers
Weather Forecast for Montana Mostly Fair and Warm
The forecast indicates generally fair weather on Thursday and Friday with continued warmth across Montana. Highs remain comfortable and skies clear with no major precipitation expected.
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Montana
Germany prepares for any emergency amid Danzig dispute
Berlin reports that Germany has completed readiness measures in a shift away from mobilization toward instant action. The army, spanning from Slovakia to the Baltic, stands ready to enforce Hitler's demand for the unconditional return of the Free City of Danzig and connection of East Prussia to Germany. Newspapers push appeasement concerns.
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Berlin
Germany
Tatra Mountains
Slovakia
Baltic
Adolph Hitler
Danzig
Reich
East Prussia
Rain and Cooler Weather Aid Montana Crops
Helena Aug 16 AP A week of rain and cooler weather slowed dryland crop burning and boosted pastures and irrigated crops. Eastern Montana saw the greatest benefit with cool temps aiding grain filling. Frosts caused minor potato and garden crop damage in the west while haying and threshing progressed in central and eastern areas. Irrigation water supplies were replenished and grasshoppers continued to affect some green crops.
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Helena
The
Weather Bureau
Agricultural Marketing Service Today
Montana
Attractive Butte Gardens to Be Studied on Friday
Butte garden tour will visit and study several attractive gardens with Rocky Mountain Garden club representatives. About 50 members are expected to join to gather gardening methods and results for use in improving city beautification. Members meet at Mrs. Gus A. Meyers home at 724 North Excelsior at 10 30.
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Rocky Mountain Garden Club
Mining City
Butte
George S. Martin
Gus A. Meyers
North Excelsior
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Louis P. Lochner
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