Four American sailors dead as Augusta shell hits Shanghai clash
The U.S. cruiser Augusta flagship of the Asiatic fleet was struck in the Whangpoo river during the Shanghai battle. Seaman Freddie John Falgout of Raceland Louisiana dies and 18 crew members are wounded. Officials seek source of the shell amid Chinese and Japanese bombardment.
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Shanghai
O. K. Yui
Augusta
United States Asiatic Fleet
Freddie John Falgout
Raceland
Whangpoo River
International Shanghai
Rebels Seize Water Source Near Santander Front
Franco's insurgents advanced through rain and fog to the Ariela reservoirs 21 miles southwest of Santander, aiming to cut the city’s only drinking water supply. If the Cantabrian water mains are severed, some 160,000 residents face thirst and possible epidemic as the siege continues.
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Hendaye
U.P
Francisco Franco
Ariela
Santander
Cantabrian
Franco
Shelling Is Laid to Jap War Vessel
The Aug 20 cabinet meeting confirmed a Japanese shell struck the American cruiser Augusta near Shanghai during the Sino Japanese war. One sailor died and 18 were wounded. Roosevelt withheld action while Congress debated neutrality law and evacuation needs. Officials pledged protection for American citizens in Shanghai as tensions rose.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Augusta
Shanghai
Hanghai
Congress
China
Japan
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Hull
United States
Pittman
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Idaho
Montana Cattle Sell At High Prices In Chicago Windy City
Montana range cows sold at top prices in years at Union Stockyards Chicago this week. Tom Staunton of Post and Rail ranch Cascade led sales with 20 cows at 1,134 pounds fetching 10.75 per cwt. Other lots averaged 9.75 and 8.50 per cwt as fat cattle hit peak seasonal levels since the war.
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Helena
Montana
Chicago
Union Stockyards
Tom Staunton
Post and Rail Ranch
Cascade
Butte Mines band thrills large summer concert crowd
Sam Treloar led 36 musicians in a program of classical and popular numbers before thousands at the Emmet street field. The Butte Mines and Montana State bands alternate performances under a city levy with four more concerts planned, next at Clark Park Friday. Children behaved well as selections like Rio Rita and Carmen drew praise.
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Butte Mines
Sam Treloar
Emmet Street
Butte High
Butte
Montana State
Treloar
Clark Park
Refugees in Manila Panic After earthquakes
American refugees, 376 strong, arrived in Manila shaken by a pair of violent quakes causing sway in buildings, falling masonry and darkness. Amid fear of war and bombing, they waited for shelter as calm briefly returned after initial shocks.
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Manila
Shanghai
Philippine
Billings Woman Among Refugees
Mrs. Frank J. Havelock of Billings Montana was among 256 American refugees from Shanghai aboard the Dollar liner President Jefferson, expected to reach Manila soon. Also noted were Mrs Hortense Barr and her child of Cheyenne Wyoming among 177 Americans who left Nanking on the British ship Shihi bound for Hankow.
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Washington
Frank J.havelock
Billings
Mont
Shanghai
State Department
Dollar
President Jefferson
Manila
Hortense Barr
First Avenue
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nanking
Department
Hankow
Mussolini Declares Italo British Friendship Restored
In Palermo Mussolini told about 400000 listeners that Italo British friendship is renewed and urged Mediterranean nations to seek peace. He warned against Bolshevism in the region and affirmed Rome Berlin's continued joint action in European affairs and support for the Loyalist cause in Spain.
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Palermo
Sicily
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Mediterranean
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Rome
Berlin
Rome- Berlin
Spain
Russia
Mussolini
Farley dismisses reports of Democratic rift as politics
Indianapolis August 20 James A Farley Democratic national chairman told the Young Democrats of America that reports of a rift in the party are pure politics. He argued the New Deal has broad support and contrasted attacks on the budget with the public good noting past debt growth was followed by revenue gains.
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Indianapolis
James A. Farley
Democratic
Young Democrats of America Tonight
Democratic Party
Farley
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Young Democrats
Guffey Attacks Court Reform Foes in Broadside
Senator Joseph F Guffey Democrat of Pennsylvania denounces Senate Democrats who toppled the administration court reform bill claiming defeat in 1938 and 1940 elections. He spoke nationwide on CBS as Farley promised no reprisals and Garner sought party harmony after separate talks with Roosevelt. He named Wheeler O Mahoney and Burke as targets and hinted Wheeler may seek 1940 nomination.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Senate
Guffey
Columbia Broadcasting System
James A. Farley
John N. Garner
Garner
Congress
Supreme Court
Montana Weekend Forecast and Regional Changes
Partly cloudy Saturday with warmer conditions in the east. Sunday looks unsettled, cooler in the west portion.
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Montana
Father seeks Montana Supreme Court custody of Marian Fillner
George W. Fillner petitions the Montana Supreme Court to reverse a Rosebud County District Court decision awarding eight year old Marian Fillner to Wilma F. Haynes. Marian has alternated custody between the Haynes family and Fillner since 1930, with no mention of Marian’s brother. The father cites the child’s mother’s death shortly after Marian’s birth and asks for restoration of custody.
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Montana
Supreme Court
Helena
Montana Supreme Court
George W. Fillner
High Tribunal
Rosebud County
Marian Fillner
Wilma F. Haynes
Fillner
Haynes
Marian
Hunt for Soviet Pole Under Way In Earnest
Six Soviet airmen missing a week in the Arctic trigger a multinational search led by Jimmie Mattern flying from Fairbanks. The Krassin ice breaker reportedly carries planes near Point Barrow as Sir George Wilkins and others push toward a rescue base near Alaska.
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Barrow
Alaska
Arctic
Sigismund Levaneffsky
Siberia
Texas
Jimmie Mattern
Fairbanks
Pacific Alaska Airways
Krassin
Point Barrow
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Canada
Fort Smith
Northwest
Territory
Port Arthur
Ontario
Zadkoff
Bob Randall
Glacier Park Peak Scaled by Montanans
Three Whitefish climbers Robert F. Haines Lloyd A. Muldown and James E. Caughren returned from a three day ascent of Mount St Nicholas in Glacier National Park They found evidence that only two climbers had scaled the peak before They discovered a sealed cairn bearing Schnell and Walker Missoula Aug 14 1934 near the summit
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Whitefish
Robert F. Haines
Lloyd A. Muldown
James E. Caughren
Mount St. Nicholas
Glacier National Park
Missoula
Three Shot in Strike Riot Near Cabazon Camp
Police opened fire with shotguns and tear gas on a large picket force at the Cabazon camp of the Southern California Water district aqueduct. Early reports say at least three union men were shot and several others injured by various causes.
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Banning
Calif
U.P
Cabazon Camp
Southern California Water District
Housing bill pact funds low rent dwellings nationwide
Senate and House conferees reached agreement on a 526 million dollar low rent housing program. The measure would authorize a federal housing authority to issue 500 million in bonds for loans to state and local authorities, with subsidies to keep rents affordable and income limits set to five times the rent.
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Department of Interior
United States
Men Robbed of F in Hold Up Couple Arrested
Mrs. Alice Thomas and Pedro Gonzales are in jail after a hold up on Curtis street last night. Edward Lindblad and John Philabaum say they were about $48 short of funds after a brief exchange with Gonzales and a threat of violence.
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Alice Thomas
Pedro Gonzales
Edward Lindblad
John Philabaum
Curtis Street
Lindblad
Philabaum
Gonzales
Senate Approves Large Deficiency Bill For Federal Agencies
Washington reports the Senate approved a $150 million deficiency appropriation bill funding many federal agencies and projects. The measure grew from a House bill of $98 million and included $500 million for a new sugar production control program, plus $100,000 for a Fork Peck irrigation system and $100,000 for a Glasgow Montana federal building.
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Washington
Senate
House
Fork Peck
Mont
Glasgow
King
Utah
Adams
Colorado
Helmville Man Elected Montana Pioneer Chief
Great Falls aug 20 officers for the coming year were named by the Society of Montana Pioneers and by the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers at elections held during the annual conventions. John H. Miller of Helmville was chosen to head the pioneers. Other officers include Will Cave of Missoula vice president Jennie Ennis Chowning of Ennis treasurer James E. Norris of Helena secretary. The junior group elected E W Townsend of Great Falls president with Roy M Crismas Great Falls as vice president Lottie Ramsay Willet Helena secretary Ross Deegan Helena treasurer and Fred Scheuer Butte historian. Delegates attended a picnic and will adjourn after tonight's banquet where the senior group will be guest of the juniors.
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Great Falls
Society of Montana Pioneers
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
John H. Miller
Helmville
Andrew E. Ehrick
Butte
Will Cave
Missoula
Jennie Ennis Chowning
Ennis
James E. Norris
Helena
E. W. Townsend
Will C. Orton Jr
Roy M. Crismas
Lottie Ramsay Willett
Ross Deegan
Trasurer
Fred Scheuer
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