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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1931

Page

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Lindberghs Likely to Stay on Ketoi Island

A Tokyo dispatch says Carburetor trouble and bad weather likely keep Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh on Ketoi Island in the central Kuriles for several days. Flight Lieut. Yoshio Tanaka reported the issue and fog shrouding Ketoi with rough seas, adding uncertainty about their departure.

Tokyo Department of Communications Yoshio Tanaka Nemuro Charles A. Lindbergh Ketoi Island Kuriles Maru Kurile Ketel Island

Eastern Star Opens 42nd Annual Session in Broadway Theater

The grand chapter Order of the Eastern Star of Montana begins its forty second annual session at the Broadway theater after registration and a round of social events yesterday. About 450 members registered at the Masonic temple and Finlen hotel, with more than 500 expected. Highlights included the grand masters ball at the Temple ballroom and a grand officers luncheon at the Finlen followed by a reception. Banquets and dinners formed part of the day with subordinate lodges holding annual events at the Masonic temple.

Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star of Ntana Broadway Masonic Temple Finlen Hotel Temple Ballroom Eastern Star Finlen Thornton

Masons Name Officers at Butte Grand Lodge Session

The Montana Masons concluded their sixty seventh annual grand lodge in Butte last night with a grand masters ball. Helena chosen as next year’s meeting place and Le Roy A Foot elected grand master. over 940 members registered, marking the largest Montana lodge convention to date.

Montana Grand Lodge Masonic Temple Ernest Lrvin Billings Leroy A. Foot Helena Carl L. Brattin Morris D. Rowland Libby Comus Rand Luther T. Hauberg Felefm Morris Jaff Billings John Kainena Harry G. Pickett George W Eee Butte Temple Ernest L. Marvin Joliet George W. Craven Butte Luther T. Heuberg

Hoover picks Walter B Gifford to lead unemployment effort

Elaborate plans unfold to address distress from persistent U S unemployment. Developments abroad and at home show progress but fundamentals will take time to assert themselves. President Hoover designates Walter B Gifford of American Telephone and Telegraph to head a national public authority effort, a choice seen as prudent before any early Congress session.

United States America Walter 8. Gifford American Telephone and Telegraph Company Hoover Congress

Sound banking safeguards urged amid global bank failures

Economists warn that without state guarantees for bank deposits the United States may face further failures. They cite international precedents where governments protected depositors, noting Denmark, Austria, Romania, Germany, and Australia used public support, sometimes with foreign aid, to safeguard funds.

United States Danske Landmandsbank Denmark Boden Credit Anstalt Vienna Credit Anstalt Rothschild Boden Credit Romania Darmstaedter and National Bank Germany Dresdner Bank New South Wales

Lindberghs aboard Japanese liner after fog delays

Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, rescued despite hardships, pace the Shinshiro Maru’s deck in the Kurile Islands awaiting lifting fog to resume their flight to Tokyo. The battered vessel sits off the fogbound coast about 1,000 miles north in a wartime blackout zone.

Miles W. Vaughn Tokyo Japan Charles A. Lindbergh Kurile Island

Monument on site of first Deer Lodge log cabin dedicated

Montana pioneers dedicate a monument at the site of John F. Grant’s first log cabin from 1859 in Deer Lodge valley. A new federal aid bridge, named the Johnny Grant Memorial Bridge, opens over the Blackfoot River a mile east of Garrison on U S Highway 10. Grandnieces Helen Conley and Hilda Conley christen and unveil with speeches by David Hilger and others.

Deer Lodge Montana John F. Grant Blackfoot River Johnny Grant Helen Conley Grant Garrison U. S. Highway 10 David Hilger State Historical Library Hilda Conley Pioneer

Airplanes Aid Firefighters in Isolated Forest Blazes

Fire fighters in Montana rode planes and hiked rugged terrain to reach several forest fires near Missoula. Spokane pilot Nick Mamer supplied tools food and blankets as Lookout Creek blaze resisted efforts to contain it. Reinforcements of 25 men from Darby join the operation tomorrow after long 12 mile hikes and extended treks toward Chamberlain Meadows and Windstick Creek fires.

Missoula Nick Mamer Spokane Lookout Creek Toot Darby Chamberlain Meadows Te Forest Windstick Creek

Quaveyor Quinn outlines county road funding stance

County surveyor Hugh Quinn told county commissioners the road fund cannot cover tax payer aid for paving Front Street from Utah Avenue to Harrison Avenue. The petition asked the county share half of an estimated 17,000 dollar cost, but Quinn said the fund is designated for new roads and Basin Creek highway work, with August 1 balances allocated to future projects.

County Road Fund Front Street Utah Avenue Harrison Avenue Hugh Quinn Board of County Commissioners Quinn

Woman Seriously Injured In Street Car Crash

Mrs Josephine Overend aged 67 of 227 East Porphyry street was seriously injured at 930 last night after being struck by an automobile on South Arizona street. She was taken to St James hospital with a broken shoulder a broken wrist and a severe leg laceration. The driver William Richards 118 Walnut street was arrested by Officers Dugan and McLeod on a reckless driving charge and later released on his own recognizance by Night Chief James Larkin.

Josephine Overend East Porphyry Street South Arizona Street St. James Hospital William Richards Walnut Street Duggan and McLeod James Larkin

Butte Flower Exhibit Opens At Chamber Of Commerce

The Rocky Mountain Garden club opened its twelfth annual show at the Butte Chamber of Commerce drawing hundreds to view more than 175 exhibits. Mrs. Leo Gramling won the major prizes and judging was led by Victor Siegel and C. F. Dallman with special judges. Two prize entries were unidentified, causing concern for the committee. Exhibits will close at 10 tonight after which flowers are sent to Butte hospitals.

Butte Rocky Mountain Garden Club Butte Chamber of Commerce Leo Gramling Victor Siegel Columbia Gardens C. F. Dallman C. 8. Bonner A. F. Rice Agnes Davis Garden Club

One Killed and GOP Leader Hurt in Mishap

Canon City Colorado August 20 Charles J Moynihan former chairman of the state board of corrections and a Colorado Republican leader was injured perhaps fatally Lester C Clark 35 of Ouray Colorado was instantly killed when their car side swiped another then struck fence posts and an embankment after 5 PM local time

Canon City Colo Charles J. Moynihan State Board of Corrections Colorado Lester C. Clark Ouray

Argentina Ousts Russian Trading Organization

Buenos Aires authorities revoked the corporate privileges of the luvamtos Russian trading organization, effectively dissolving it after a police raid and close records scrutiny by government authorities.

Buenos Aires Luvamov Luvamtos

SeventeenYearGirl Lands Movie Contract After Fairytale Finding

In Hollywood California on August 20 seventeen year old Geraldine Barten a San Pedro high student who works Saturdays at a five and ten store was chosen to star in a one reel melodrama Sally Comes Home after a motion picture crew visited her home. Darryl Zanuck of Warner Bros First National saw the film and offered her a contract, ending her shifts at the store as she heads into cinema work.

Hollywood Cal Geraldine Barten San Pedro Maude Adams Sally Darryl Zanuck Warner Bros First National

Germany Sees Franco Soviet Pact As Extremel Signif

Berlin reports say the Franco Soviet non aggression pact is viewed as extremely significant in German circles. German press notes that Paris officials deny a signed treaty, while acknowledging the act of initiation and the pact’s established status despite denials.

Berlin Tageblatt Paris D’orsay Boerson Courier

Montana Friday and Saturday Weather Forecast

The forecast for Montana calls for partly cloudy skies on Friday and Saturday with continued warm temperatures. Highs expected in the 70s to near 80s in many areas, with mild evenings and minimal precipitation.

Montana

Father slashes wife after daughter’s trip to Chicago

In Marinette Wisconsin Frank Bielak attacked his wife after learning his 14 year old daughter returned from Chicago with face powder and a compact. He slashed his wife, damaged a harness and wagon, and told neighbors he wants farm girls kept pure. Bielak was sentenced to 60 days in the county workhouse.

Second Cuban revolutionary expedition lands near Nuevitas

By K D Gilmore Havana Aug 20 4U R A second revolutionary expedition landed on the northern coast of Cuba and stormed the port city of Nuevitas in Camaguey province. Rebels aimed to seize two key railroad lines and disrupt government control as federal forces were focused in Oriente province.

K. D. Gilmore Havana Cuba Nuevitas Camaguey Oriente Gibara

County 13 Not Liable for Bridge Repairs in Silver Bow

Silver Bow county need not bear the cost of repairing or rebuilding four bridges on South Side washed out by the July 30 flood. Attorney general L. A. Foot and county attorney J. F. Sullivan both back the county’s stance. Butte had asked county aid, arguing flood waters were diverted onto city property and that the county should cover repairs within city limits only for arterial bridges. Cont. on Page 20, Col. 2.

Silver Bow County Cortoners L. A. Foot States Attorney J. F P. Sullivan Butte

Much Sought-After Estate of Jack Collins Settled

John W. Collins once a state stock inspector and Texas ranger was identified in probate court as August Uhr. Judge J. J. Lynch ordered a $41,000 estate distributed to 14 nieces and nephews and related heirs in Texas New Mexico Arizona and California. Nine nieces and nephews receive about $3,800 each. The wife of a deceased nephew gets about $1,270 and her four children about $635 each. Collins died August 30, 1929, after a nationwide heirs search led by Senator.

John W. Collins Texas Montana Jack Collins J. J Lynch August Uhr New Mexico Arizona California Collins

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