Artillery 13 in Play near Shanghai China
Chinese military dispatches claim guerrilla reinforcements besieging towns along the Chentang river southeast of Shanghai as preparations for a general offensive in the Shanghai Hangchow area. Japanese commanders confirm Chinese concentrations and report shelling of Kahsing Kashan and Fuyang with casualties and damage to barracks.
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Shanghai
U.P
Chentang River
Shanghai-Hangchow
Chiang Kai-shek
Kahsing
Kashan
Hangchow
Chentang
Fuyang
Pioneers Sons and Daughters Conventions Open in Butte
The Society of Montana Pioneers gathers for its 55th annual convention in Butte with 24 members photographed on arrival. Attendees include C W Winslow Butte Elizabeth Meaney Helena Mary Manning Helena Marvin Trask Deer Lodge and others from Helena Missoula Deer Lodge Dillon and surrounding towns.
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Pioneers, Sons and Daughters Organizations OF
Montana
Butte
Society of Montana Pioneers
C. We Winslow
Whitehat
Elizabeth Meaney
Mary Manning
Helena
Marvin Trask
Deer Lodge
Phil McGovern
Dillon
McGovern
John H. Miller
Helmville
Joe Kenck
Joe Larson
Deer
Missoula
Henry Morgan
Ovando
Augusta Trask
Producers claim first victory in oil field fight
Oklahoma City August 17 mid-continent oil producers claim an initial victory in their six state shutdown war against collapsing crude prices as two independent Tulsa firms Bell Oil and Gas and Danciger Refin eries rescind 20 per cent per barrel reductions. A third independent Caddo Crude Oil Purchasing of Shreveport LA cut top crude prices in the Shreveport back yard field. Observers foresee continued stoppage of 68 per cent of production.
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Oklahoma City
Bell Oil and Gas Company
Danciger Refineries, Inc
Tulsa
Caddo Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Shreveport
Payroll gain noted in Montana for April to June 1939
Montana data show a sharp reversal from prior downturn. Payrolls for workers covered by unemployment compensation rose by 476,000 in April through June 1939 compared with the same months in 1938, totaling 24,251,000.
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Helena
Montana
Barclay Craighead
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Craighead
United Air Lines Officials To Confer Here On Monday
W A Patterson president of United Air Lines and other United officials will arrive in Butte next Monday to confer with city and county officials the Chamber of Commerce and aeronautical groups. They will discuss the proposed merger of United Airlines and Western Air Express and the Salt Lake City connection. The party will be guests at a luncheon Monday noon at the Finlen hotel.
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W. A. Patterson
United Air Lines
United
Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Aeronautical
United Airlines
Western Air Express
Salt Lake City
Finlen Hotel
Mr. Patterson
WPA wage cuts in Butte unskilled workers to 4.70 and 0.80
The Butte WPA schedules show unskilled security wages cut by 4.70 and 0.80 in two brackets. New rates will take effect September 1, with some classifications seeing raises instead of cuts. Montana officials say regional scales remain favorable and align with national geographical area adjustments.
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Butte Wpa
WPA
Butte
Washington, D. C
Montana
Joseph E. Parker
Washington
Tax revision study invites business leaders to aid
Washington officials invited business leaders to help prepare a record of public tax opinion for a congressional committee studying revision proposals. John W. Hanes, acting secretary of the Treasury, said private money could be mobilized to match public spending, warning of a possible recession if private funds fail to follow public investment.
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Washington
John W. Hanes
Treasury
Welfare boards may require work for relief wages
Montana county welfare boards can deny relief to applicants who refuse county work at prevailing wage scales. Attorney General H. J. Freebourn ruled that such work must benefit the county, not private employment. Payment should be by warrant or check unless the applicant dissipates the allowance.
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Helena
Montana
H. J. Freebourn
Claude A. Johnson
Red Lodge
Public Officers Address Police Convention in Butte
Montana law enforcement officials gathered in Butte for the Montana Police Protective Association convention. Congressman Jacob Thorkelson spoke on China and Japan and anti Communism while Mayor Charles Hauswirth welcomed attendees and highlighted city cooperation for the three day event concluding with a Saturday banquet.
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Montana
Butte
Montana Police Protective Association
Jacob Thorkelson
Washington, D. C
United States
China
Japan
Thorkelson
Charles A. Hauswirth
State Police Society
Illus
Charles Hauswirth
Joe Sullivan
Miles City
R. C. Embry
Bozeman Police
N. N. Trudeau
Havre
Dan Reagan
Putte
Hauswirth
Jack Long
Great Falls
F. L. Matteson
Missoula
Formidable Launch Tragedy at Belfast Navy Yard
The 23700 ton British aircraft carrier Formidable runaway launched killing one woman and injuring twenty others as timbers and iron bolts showered the crowd. Lady Wood christened the vessel just as it slid into Belfast Lough, with dockyard workers fleeing the crackling cradle and debris.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Formidable
Admiralty
Lady Wood
Kingsley Wood
Belfast Lough
Isotel Kirk
Montana Weather Forecast Friday to Saturday
A generally fair period is forecast for Montana with largely dry conditions. Friday brings cooler temperatures, while Saturday remains mild with few clouds and light winds.
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Montana
Pioneers Gather for 55th Montana Society Convention
More than 100 Montana pioneers and Daughters of Montana Pioneers arrived in Butte for the fifty fifth annual Society of Montana Pioneers convention and the Sons and Daughters session. A reception and musical program opened the event at the Finlen hotel with a banquet planned for the Butte Country Club tonight.
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Montana Pioneers
Butte Country Club
James N. Norris
Helena
Emily Wellcome
Butte
Kuhn Defies Dies Committee After Testimony Spat
Fritz Kuhn leader of the German American Bund clashes with the Dies committee for two days accusing the inquiry of bias and predicting political fallout for Dies. He rails at the panel over evidence of Bund ties to German agencies, calling the session a waste of time.
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Washington
Fritz Kuhn
Stolid Fuehrer
Bund
Dies
Kuhn
Germany
Metcalfe
John C. Metcalfe
Poles Boost Defenses Berlin Threats After Arrests
Nazis report Germany may intervene unless Poland halts alleged terror against ethnic Germans. More than 1,000 Germans said jailed as talks over Danzig and the corridor loom, with Hitler demanding Danzig and the corridor and warning of war unless settled soon.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Danzig
Adolf Hitler
Lawrence Duggan dies long-time Silver Bow sheriff
Lawrence P. Duggan 65 longtime Butte mortician and three-time Silver Bow county sheriff died in a local hospital after a heart attack. He lived 45 years in the mining city and led county law enforcement for three terms. Born 1874 in Calumet he was active in fraternal lodges and politics. His wife and nephew were at his side.
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Lawrence
Larry) P. Duggan
Butte
Silver Bow County
Duggan
Lawrence P. Duggan
Patrick and
Julia Burk Duggan
Calumet, Midh
Ireland
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Shanghai War
Artillery
Treasure State
Western Air Express Lines
Treasury Department
Congress Committee
Weather Forecast
Country Club
Cave of
Dies Group
Atrocities Tarng
Preoo
Larry) Duggan
Jack Duggan
State Police Association Directors
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