Madrid Defenders Repel Third Rebel Assault In Fierce Battle
Rebels strike Madrid with heavy aerial and artillery bombardment as loyalists hold lines. Socialist attack targets the Clinic hospital while a bold push toward Burgos signals widening Franco era conflict. League of Nations to meet December 10 in Geneva to discuss German Italian recognition. London Commons to protest non intervention as foreign fighters in Spain debate continues.
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Madrid
U.P
Associated Press
Europe
War Ministry
Clinic Hospital
Burgos
Bilbao
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Madrid-Valencia
Francisco Franco
House of Commons
London
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Committee For Non
Spain
See
Indiana man crowned corn king at Chicago show
Indiana farmer William H. Curry of Tipton county, aged 46, won the 1936 corn king of the world title at the Chicago international live stock and grain show after overcoming a severe cold that kept him home until today. He entered with 10 ears of Reid yellow dent, judged the best at the exposition.
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Chicago
William H. Curry
Tipton County
Ind
Curry
Reid
South American Envoys Join Inter-American Peace Talks
Five South American foreign ministers and Peru's envoys join the Inter-American Peace conference in Buenos Aires as Cordell Hull seeks Latin American collaboration for pacification and trade reciprocity. Notable figures include Carlos Saavedra Lamas and Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal, both key allies in regional peace efforts.
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Buenos Aires
Cordell Hull
Latin America
South America
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Argentina
Jose Carlos de Macedo Soares
Brazil
Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal
Chile
Jose Espalter
Uruguay
Carlos Concha
Peru
Alberto Ulloa
Hull
United States
Dr. Lamas
Dr. Tocoral
Montevideo
Roosevelt
Saavedra Lamas
Lloyd Birmingham to head Butte Pioneer Club next year
Lloyd Humpy Birmingham, lifelong Butte resident and son of a former mine foreman, was unanimously nominated as president of the Butte Pioneers' club. Elections set for December 1 with list of officers and an executive board, plus a tribute letter to Senator James B. Murray on John Stanwood Murray's death.
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Lloyd
Humpy) Birmingham
Butte
Butte Pioneers’ Club
Alex Meagher
Andy Erick
Anna M. Quinn
J. W. Scott
J. M. Doull
William Gilbert
Don Murphy
John McMillan
Louisa Lange
Peter McDermott
John L. Sullivan
Thomas Collins
M. G. O'Malley
Catherine O'Connell
James B. Murray
John Stanwood Murray
Judge Leiper to Rule Today in Silver Bow Vote Contest
Judge Frank P. Leiper of Glendive prepared to rule on whether a recount of ballots in 40 of Silver Bow county's 63 precincts will be ordered. J. J. Lynch, assistant attorney general, seeks the recount alleging fraudulent ballots by repeaters and misconduct by election judges. The hearing ended with defense seeking dismissal and Leiper ordering a written order if a recount is needed. Downey, the incumbent judge, testified amid ongoing testimony and a pending decision.
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Silver Bow County
Frank P. Leiper
Glendive
J. J. Lynch
Lynch
Frank L. Riley
Leiper
T. E. Downey
James Hannifin
J. W. Flaherty
Downey
Roosevelt Opens Inter American Peace Congress in Argentina
President Roosevelt in Buenos Aires proclaimed hemispheric unity against aggression and outlined a three point program to strengthen democracy, raise living standards, and promote free trade among American nations. President Justo urged coordinating peace efforts with Europe and the League of Nations amid festive congress atmosphere.
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U.S
Buenos Aires
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Americas
Augustin P. Justo
Argentina
Europe
League of Nations
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Mr. Roosevelt
State WPA Quota to Be Cut Sharply
Montana WPA quota will drop from 22 500 to 9 500 by December 15, state administrator Joseph E. Parker said. Washington reports limited funds require a 13 000 cut by midmonth, with 10 000 drought farmers removed and many farm labor cases halted. Counties urged to absorb the rise in unemployed as projects shut in drought areas.
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Helena
Montana
Works Progress
Joseph E. Parker
Parker
Washington
WPA
Resettlement Administration
Seven Butte Scouts Share Honors at Court of Honor
Seven Butte Boy Scouts received 12 awards from a board of review at a courthouse court of honor last night. Kenneth Trudgian earned a five year veteran badge and was named junior assistant scoutmaster. Other honorees include Allen Kennedy second class LeRoi Paull athletics and swimming Bill Collins dairying Jack Kirby pioneering Fred Henning sen bird study angling conservation Bob Henningsen poultry raising and cycling. Court members were W F O'Brien Lewis Prater Clark Veatch C A Anderson and O E Hoover.
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Butte
Board of
Kenneth Trudgian
Allen Kennedy
LeRoi Paull
Bill Collins
Jack Kirby
Fred Henningsen
Bob Henningsen
W. F. O’brien
Lewis Prater
Clark Veatch
C. A. Anderson
O. E. Hoover
Christmas Lights Blaze Forth On Streets Of Butte
The Butte business district illuminated for Christmas as evergreen garlands span lamp posts and strings of colored lights glow for the first time. Decorations, funded by local merchants, will stay up through New Year with shop windows also festooned.
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Butte
War debt settlements face congressional opposition
Washington reports strong opposition from prominent lawmakers to any pact reducing Europe's war obligations totaling over 12 billion dollars. Authority for new settlements rests with Congress, while Vice President Garner and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau deny discussing the French proposal. Representative O Connor says there is no sentiment on capitol hill for cuts.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
France
Britain
Finland
John N. Garner
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Garner
John J. O'Connor
New York
House
Montana Weather: Fair Midweek With Cooler East
A Montana forecast calls for generally fair weather on Wednesday and Thursday. Cooler conditions are expected in the eastern portion.
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Montana
Cupid Loses Ground to Football in November
In November the marriage license bureau shows 41 direct hits from Cupid, barely over half of October’s 70. Divorce decrees reached 21 with one annulment. November ranked eighth for licenses issued, while March had the fewest licenses and nine divorces and June led with 73 licenses and 18 divorces.
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Butte
Dan Cupid
Marriage License Bureau
Democrats fire at Garner move in House leadership
Washington dispatch reports angry Democrats accuse Vice President Garner of trying to dictate the Seventy fifth Congresss House leadership election. Reps Jack Nichols of Oklahoma and John Dingell of Michigan condemn his bid and warn he will not trample the chamber's dignity.
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Washington
Upangry
Democrats
John N. Garner
House
Seventy Fifth Congress
Jack Nichols
Oklahoma
John D. Dingell
Michigan
Garner
And
Overshoe Finds Diamond Ring in Rubber Heel
Mrs. W. Henry Florence lost her diamond ring on a downtown street corner in Niagara Falls New York yesterday after she removed overshoes. She arrived home two miles away and found the ring embedded in the rubber heel of her overshoe upon removing them.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
W. Henry Florence
Snowstorm Sweeps Butte Hits City Hard
A heavy snowstorm swept over Butte last night before midnight, driven by a strong wind that hindered motorists and made foot travel unpleasant. Earlier the day was cloudy with temperatures rising from zero to 35 above.
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Butte
Canvassing Board Certifies Final Montana Ballot Figures
The Montana State Canvassing Board certified to Governor Holt that two constitutional amendments were approved and two referred measures were rejected in the Nov 3 general election. Final tabulations on the special propositions show Gin marriage referendum: For 54,368 against 96,647.
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Helena
Holt
Montana
Glacier Production gains Cutbank gas fields and Montana Power assets
Glacier Production company acquires extensive Cutbank gas and oil lands from Montana Power Gas and takes over Montana Power Gas lines from Cutbank to Helena plus Dry Creek to Red Lodge. Montana Power exits after five years of operation. Glacier holds 95,000 acres and operates 37 gas wells and 35 oil wells with staff retained.
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Cutbank
Montana Power Gas Company
Glacier Production Company
Montana Power Company
Dry Creek
Red Lodge
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Columbus
Big Timber
Livingston
Bozeman
Montana
F. M. Kerr
F. W. Bird
M. E. Buck
J. R. Thomas
P. Hogan
Glacier ® Production Company
Glacier, Toole
Pondera
Edward VIII Warfield Row Deepens As Bishop Criticizes King
London dispatch reports government leaders scrambling for a solution to King Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield Simpson affair amid a bishop's sharp critique of the monarchs private life. Press censorship ends as editors weigh the bishops plea for divine grace and firmer signs from the king.
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King
London
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Privy Council
Bishop of
Bradford
Yorkshire Post
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