Britain to halt retreat as Tokyo talks continue
Diplomatic circles report four key moves signaling Britain may curb concessions in Tokyo. Britain refuses to discuss Chinese currency in talks, may end the 1911 Anglo-Japanese treaty after 12 months, seeks 14 million dollars in export credits to China for machinery and possibly war materials, and financial experts see a trump card in play if Tokyo talks stall.
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London
U.P
Tokyo
Japan
Great Britain
Britain
United States
China
Germany moves Slovakia under German command amid frontier operations
Bratislava reports a military agreement placing Slovakia’s 30 000 army and 300 000 reservists under German control. Rome talks follow Mussolini meetings as Hung ary’s Csaky meets Ciano and Mussolini. German forces mass near Zilina while anti Polish propaganda intensifies in Nazi press.
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Danzig
Associated Press
Germany
Slovakia
Bratislava
Berlin
Rome
Zilina
Poland
Remi
New York Milk Supply Reduced by Farmers Strike
Aug 18. New York City, population over 7 million, faced 60 percent milk rations as upstate farmers extended a strike for higher producer prices. Daily demand 4.4 million quarts. shortage seen at 1.76 million quarts tomorrow. Ice cream, condensed milk, butter, and cheese makers hit. bakeries and confectioneries dropped from deliveries to protect hospital and public stock. Restaurants given limited supplies to favor home deliveries.
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New York
Dairy Farmers’ Union
Upstate
New York Milk Distributors Bargaining Agency
Pioneers Banquet Caps Montana Convention in Butte
Nearly 300 Montana pioneers and descendants attended the 55th annual Society of Montana Pioneers banquet at the Butte Country Club. E W Townsend of Great Falls served as toastmaster while Judge McNamara's orchestra provided music and several vocalists performed. The event closed with a dance and featured old-time songs sung by the lively crowd.
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Montana Pioneers
Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Butte Country Club
Montana
Society of Montana Pioneers
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
E. W. Townsend
Great Falls
Judge McNamara
Maggis
Pioneer Woman Julia Tillman Gathers at Montana Pioneers Meet
Mrs. Julia W. Tillman of Hamilton and Missoula, Montana, is noted as the state’s oldest living pioneer woman in residence. She arrived in Montana May 15, 1863 from Colorado in a covered wagon, 26 years before statehood. Tillman is attending the Society of Montana Pioneers 55th annual gathering in the Treasure State.
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Montana
Colorado
Julia W. Tillman
Hamilton
Missoula
Treasure State
Tillman
Society of Montana Pioneers
Morffana Territory
Old-Time Montana Resident Born at Fort Benton Army Post
Harry Morgan, born January 6, 1893 at Fort Benton Army fort, is highlighted as the state's oldest resident by residence. Morgan, now a game warden at Ovando, recalls a river terminus with 30 to 40 residents and troops, while noting Will Cave of Missoula is next in line for longevity.
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Fort Benton
Harry Morgan
Mont
John Morgan
Morgan
Will Cave
Missoula
Ovando
Mr. Morgan
Fot Benton
Democratic Picnic Scheduled Tomorrow Draws Big Crowd
The South Side Democratic club plans a Sunday event at Nine Mile with a banner turnout expected. President J C McNaughton leads the general committee with a sports lineup offering cash prizes and races for all ages along with food and drink stands.
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South Side
Democratic Club
J. C. McNaughton
McNaughton
P. J. Grogan
H. B. Strasser
B. West
Tom Mooney
John T. Gardner
Tom McGovern
George Gransberry
Reine Price
Jim White
Evan Scott
76 Butte High Graduates Plan Further Studies in Montana
Seventy six Butte high school graduates have applied for college and nursing school transcripts, with 60 aiming at Montana institutions. The Montana School of Mines exposes the largest group with 21 enrollments, while 16 target Montana State University Missoula and 13 plan to attend other Montana colleges. Deadline for transcripts is Tuesday August 22.
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Butte
Montana
States
Butte High School
Montana School of Mines
Montana State University
Missoula
Dies committee hears Nazi plans in German American youth camps
Helen Voores of Brooklyn testified about Nazi propaganda and immorality in German American band camps during a Dies committee session. She described visiting Germany with 29 other youths, joining for sociability, and rising to a leadership role before resigning.
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Washington
Dies Committee
United States
Helen Voores
Brooklyn
Opening of Montana Mining Session Draws 200 Delegates
More than 200 delegates registered in Bozeman for the fifth annual Mining Association of Montana convention with another crowd expected for tomorrow’s session and a testimonial banquet for John D. MacKenzie. Julian D. Conover of the American Mining Congress gave the keynote on national mining legislation as Butte showcases mining equipment and mineral exhibits.
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Bozeman
Mining Association of Montana
John D. MacKenzie
East Helena
el Paso
Julian D. Conover
American Mining Congress
Butte
Mountain Con
Dave Hughes
G. Cathrall
Fire truck lures motorists to fairgrounds in Algona
In Algona Iowa on August 18 police burning old tires sparked a small blaze. A speeding fire truck drew about 200 motorists into the county fairgrounds like a Pied Piper trapping them. Once inside the fence they were unable to turn away and received tickets for following the truck.
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Algona, In
Algona
Fairgrounds
Great Falls Officer Named President of Montana Police Association
Jack Long a 12 year Great Falls police lieutenant was elected president of the Montana State Police Protective Association at a Mining City convention. He succeeds Dan Reagan of Butte and joined by Herb O Neill of Butte Tom Donovan of Anaconda F L Matteson of Missoula Guy Embry of Bozeman and Joe Sullivan of Miles City on the executive board.
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Jack Long
Great Falls
Montana State Police Protective Association
Electric City
Dan Reagan
Butte
Herb O'Neill
Tom Donovan
Anaconda
F. L. Matteson
Missoula
Guy Embry
Bozeman
Joe Sullivan
Miles City
Montana Weekend Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday across Montana with scattered thundershowers in the eastern portion. Temperatures rise modestly in the east on Saturday.
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Montana
Thoughts on Boot Hill Dedicated to the Society of Montana Pioneers
The poem recalls Boot Hill as a plain site where toil and humble roots shape legend. It honors Sanders who, through five graves, left a testimony that justice defeats knaves, attracting visitors from distant lands to reflect on courage and integrity.
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The
Society of Montana Pioneers
Boot Hill
Sanders
France Sees German Moves Prompting Vigilant Measures
French officials report German calls to reservists troop concentrations in East Prussia and mass requisitions. President Lebrun tours Maginot line as Slovakia is described as effectively German possession. London views Slovakia move as strategic to pressure Hungary amid talks between Budapest and Berlin Italy.
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Havas
Paris
East Prussia
Albert Lebrun
Lorraine
Launstroff
Moselle
Germany
Slovakia
London
Bratislavia
Budapest
Hungary
Pioneer picks treasure of Fairweather found in 1863
Harry B. Daems narrates he owns Bill Fairweather’s pick and gold pan from Aldergulch discovery. Daems recalls Fairweather’s grave site chosen by Daems and Daly family connections in Madison valley. He contemplates donating the artifacts to Virginia City historical museum.
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Harry B. Daems
Varney
Madison Valley
Montana
Bill Fairweather
Aldergulch
Slovakia Follows Course Mapped by German Protection
Berlin officials say developments in Slovakia follow a course arranged with German protection. German influence in Slovak military and political affairs is viewed as a normal evolution of Slovak–German relations, with no confirmation of a German possession of Slovakia. A German mission in Bratislava provides technical advice while recognition of Slovak sovereignty remains unchanged.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Slovakia
Germany
Bratislava
Wilhelmstrasse
Forest Fire Situation Improves in Montana
In Missoula on August 18 officials reported no new fires at regional headquarters for the first time in days. A windless day aided crews as the Bull Lake fire in the Kootenai forest neared mop up, about 250 of 700 fighters to be released tomorrow.
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Missoula
Bull Lake
Kootenai
Here
Rattlesnake Valley
A F L Urges Government Lead in Business Recovery
The American Federation of Labor calls on the Roosevelt administration to spearhead a cooperative effort by business labor farmers and other groups to raise production and living standards immediately. It suggests conferences among leaders to secure agreements to boost production and warns that without substantial expansion before next spring there will be renewed calls for government spending.
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Washington
The
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Federation
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Munich
Metropolis
Pioneers
DES Inquiry
Junior Band Organization
Falls
Association
Tuality
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Pioneer
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