Roosevelt Meets Bankhead At Warm Springs On Tax Plan
President Roosevelt, on vacation in Warm Springs, Georgia, began outlining his new congressional program. He planned a series of talks with House Speaker Bankhead and other leaders at the Pine Mountain resort as they prepare for the coming session and a push on party strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Bankhead
House
Alabama
White House
Pine Mountain
Congress
Washington
National Legislature
Tax payments checked as deadline nears in county city
County treasurer George O'Brien Jr and city treasurer Bernard Holland reported tax payments by mail and in person on the deadline day for the first installment. Officials expected November collections to exceed 1.2 million with county 900000 and city 365000, plus May second installments of 500000 and 312000. Delinquent payments rose as moratorium ends today and penalties resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O’brien Jr
Bernard E. Holland
Silver Bow
December Safety Drive Aims to Cut 1938 Traffic Toll
Montana and national authorities urged motorists to cooperate in December to reduce automobile fatalities. The National Safety Council seeks a record safe year for 1938, with October marking the twelfth straight monthly decline and a projected national toll about 8,500 below 1937 pending ongoing enforcement, especially at night spots to deter drunk driving. Lou Boedecker noted Montana records show 130 fatalities by year end with December still ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
National Safety Council
Chicago
Lou Boedecker
Highway Patrol
Jewish Crisis Spurs Nationwide Alarm in Nazi Germany
Emergency reports indicate widespread Jewish distress as Nazi ghetto decrees restrict movement and ban appearances in certain districts. Rabbis rush funerals while authorities conceal death tolls linked to anti Jewish actions. Police gain power to bar Jews from districts and curtail travel as the crisis deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
New Wave of Jewish Ghetto Decrees Restrict Movements
Rabbis kept busy conducting funerals as new ghetto decree laws add to restrictions on race. The article notes officials enforcing rules and clerics managing burial rites amid increasing control.
Butte Elks to Observe Americanism Night Tonight
The Butte Elks plan an Americanism night program at the lodge rooms on South Montana Street starting at 8 30 pm with Frank L. Riley presiding. About 1500 Elks lodges nationwide observe the week with patriotism as the main motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Elks
South
Montana
Frank L. Riley
Butte
Elks
Fascists Challenge New French Envoy in Rome
In Rome on November 30 fascist deputies shouted against French control of Tunisia during a session referencing Foreign Minister Ciano. Andre Francois-Poncet, the new French ambassador, listened from the diplomatic box as voices cried Tunisia Tunisia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Tunisia
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Andre Francois-Poncet
Purge of Iron Guard Spreads Across Romania
In Bucharest a ruthless purge follows the killing of 14 Iron Guard leaders by prison police and a prison break. King Carol II orders nationwide arrests as threats warn he must make peace with Romanians or face another solution from the “battalion of death” faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Guard
Bucharest
Rumania
Carol II
Carol
Corneliu Zelea Cordreanu
German-born defendent convicted in Gotham spy case
Erich Glaser 28 a German-born former U S Army air corps private was convicted of conspiracy to steal military secrets with a clemency recommendation. Two other German suspects Hofman 26 and Voss 39 face up to 20 years each with sentencing set for Friday by Judge John C Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erich Glaser
U.S. Army Air Corps
Johanna Hofman
Otto Hermann Voss
John C. Knox
Glaser
Radio Ghost Wave Blamed in Air Crash
Scientists speculated that a radio ghost wave and sunspot energy contributed to the loss of a United Air Lines plane and five of its seven passengers. Pilot Charles B. Stead became confused by multiple signals as the ship encountered squally weather and veered off course en route from Medford to Oakland. Civil aviation officials opened an investigation as Dr. L. E. Rukema of UC urged consideration of radio interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific
United Air Line
Charles B. Stead
Oakland
Cal
Medford
Ore
Civil Aeronautics Authority
L. E. Rukema
University of California
Montana Weather Forecast Likely Snow Flurries and Warmer Northwest
Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday in Montana with snow flurries expected in the west. Warmer conditions are anticipated in the northwest portion on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Butte Merchants Stage Christmas World’s Fair of Bargains
Mining City merchants unite for a Christmas World’s Fair of bargains with posters price tags and gift selections. The city plans elaborate street decorations and a special World’s Fair Gift edition in local papers to lure shoppers during a busy holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
New York City
San Francisco
Butte Daily
Merchants Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Judge rules on Bassett murder trial evidence
Seattle Nov 30 A Superior Court judge decides the state need not produce James Eugene Bassett's body but must prove death in the Bassett murder case. The ruling comes after arguments between Prosecutor B Gray Warner and defense counsel Milton Heiman and Mary Eleanor Smith. Bassett, 44, of Annapolis, Md., is charged with first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
James Eugene Bassett
Bassett
Chester Batchelor
B. Gray Warner
Milton Heiman
DeCasto Earl Mayer
Mary Eleanor Smith
Bassett. Bassett
Annapolis
Youth Held on Espionage Charge
Karl Allen Drummond, 21, an aircraft worker, was arrested in Los Angeles on a federal indictment for attempting to sell military secrets to Japan. He allegedly offered to sell photographs of US Army and Navy aircraft under construction and related documents for 2000 dollars, detailing sensitive design information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Karl Allen Drummond
Japan
United States Army
Daladier ends general strike triggers violence in eight French cities
Labor disorders erupted in eight French cities as Premier Edouard Daladier forced a nation wide strike end with military threat. In Toulouse police inspectors and the mayor were injured amid clashes as workers smashed windows. Disorder continued into Clermont Ferrand and Lille as troops guarded facilities and workers returned to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Toulouse
Clermont Ferrand
Daladier
Highway Board Approves Augerd Pass Projects
The Montana state highway commission announced two early setting projects on the Central Montana highway funded from 252000 allocated for the Rogers pass project. One plan will start at the Rogers Pass summit, with Helena and Great Falls at odds over the prolonged controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Highway Commission
Montana
Rogers Pass
Highway Department
Great Falls
Highway Commission
Treasury plans $1.64 billion borrowing for December 15
The Treasury announced a $1,641,613,750 financing operation for December 15 led by Secretary Morgenthau. It includes $700,000,000 to cover spending and $941,613,750 to roll over 1 percent notes maturing next March, boosting the federal debt to around $39.3 billion after December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Morgenthau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ader
Army
Navy
California Beach
United Airlines
Point Reyes
Calif
Berlin
Ouigideo
Oweeporesh
PWA
James T. Finlen Jr
Public Works Administration
Howard A. Gray
Gray
Elks’ Program Chairman
TRIAD
Gotham Opy
Frona
Charles Stead
Clay
Badottt
Eotential
Juriot
Mayer
Highway Board
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!