Deep South Cold Wave Grips Montana Butte Sees Subzero
A frigid weather front from the north brought subzero temperatures to Butte for the first time in months while other Montana locales stayed above zero. Daily highs reached 18 with lows around minus one, as reports from Jensen's Drug Store track the plunge.
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Bits Butte
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Butte
Mercury
Jensen’s Drug Store
South Montana Street
Missoula
Montana Forecast: Fair Weather for Wednesday
A Montana forecast calls for generally fair skies on Wednesday with slowly rising temperatures across the region. No precipitation expected as residents anticipate mild daytime highs and comfortable conditions.
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Montana
Fifty-Nine Taken From Beached Tug
The naval tug U S S Koka ran aground near San Clemente Island in dense fog. The crew of 50 sailors two marines and six WPA workers were rescued by the destroyer U S S Conyngham with salvage later planned as fog delayed operations. The Koka is a total loss and nearby ships assisted to monitor the scene.
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San Diego
Calif
WPA
Koka
Conyngham
U. S. S. Downes
U. S. S. Tuscaloosa
Kokas
Tuscaloosa
Theron Hare
Navy
San Clemente
San Pedro
Bridegroom, 83, Is a Knockout
In Florence Italy Guido Mannipi 83 marries Eletta Gambi 80 in a church. As they exit a boy teases the groom's age and the man strikes at the boy, the punch hits the bride on the chin leaving her unconscious on the steps. He carries her to a waiting car amid a laughing crowd.
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Florence
Italy
Guido Mannipi
Eletta Gambi
Guido
Oregon governor calls vote on jurisdiction fight
Governor Charles H. Martin proposes an election at Inman Poulsen Lumber to decide union jurisdiction amid a lumber industry dispute. The plan draws mixed reactions from labor groups and officials, with some praising secret ballots and others questioning executive powers beyond the NLRB. The CIO backs the plan while the AFL shows coolness.
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Oregon
Portland
Charles H. Martin
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Inman - Poulsen Lumber Company
Charles W. Hope
National Labor Relations Board
Seattle
Don F. Helmick
International Woodworkers of America
Helmick
NLRB
Labor Board
Frank Chapman
The
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Finland pledges on time debt payment to United States
Finland notified Washington it will meet the December 15 installment of 232,143 dollars toward its war debt. Among 13 debtor nations owing 1.68 billion dollars this month, Finland has the strongest record with no defaults.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Du Pont urges nationwide plan for 3 million jobs
Lammot du Pont urged 3,000,000 new jobs and a $25 billion capital surge over 2 to 10 years at the National Association of Manufacturers convention. He said government must provide certainty for industry and that industry should bear much of future social betterment, with teamwork between labor, capital, management, and government.
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Lammot du Pont
New York
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
National Association of Manufacturers
du Pont
William B. Warner
Association
Plane crash in Austin kills two-year-old
A military plane wrecked into the Albright home in Austin Texas killing two year old WP Leonard H Albright who slept in a back room. The pilot is believed dead with his body not yet found and Spencer Albright the elder brother seriously injured. Two houses damaged and gasoline hindered search efforts. Electricians aided night operations.
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Austin
Texas
Leonard H. Albright
University of Texas
Spencer Albright
Albright
Christmas Mailing Dates to Foreign Lands Listed
Postmaster Frank X. Monaghan announced holiday mailing dates from the United States to Latin American and Caribbean nations. Residents were urged to mail early. several destinations have specific dispatch deadlines ranging from December 13 to December 24, with Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, and Hongkong listed among distant points.
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United States
Frank X. Monaghan
Butte
Annual Grade School Ice Carnival Set Jan 21 22
Butte announces its annual grade school ice carnival to be held Friday and Saturday January 21 and 22 at Clark Park. about 30 schools compete yearly and 26 city rinks will be flooded under order of the parks committee with Frank Curran in charge. Patsy O Connor of Girls Central HS will serve as queen at Banff Canada.
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Butte
Clark Park
Parks and Playgrounds
John Lindquist
Anaconda
Frank Curran
Patsy O'Connor
Girls’ Central High School
Banff
Canada
Charles S. Bone
Barry O'Leary
Eddie Gerry
C. 8. Renouard
Eight Boy Scouts Receive Award At Court of Honor
Advancements in rank and merit badges were given to 18 Boy Scouts at the December court of honor last night in the courthouse. F. L. Riley presided. Don ald Howe of Troop No. 13 was advanced to second class, tenderfoot badges were presented to Frank Holloway and William Dobbs of Troop No. 12, with Lewis Burdick, Richard E. Rob bin s, and Eugene Robinson among other advancements noted.
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F. L. Riley
Board of Review
Donald Howe
Frank Holloway
William Dobbs
Lewis Burdick
Richard E. Robbins
Eugene Robinson
Leo
Wolves Shot Near Chicago Front Door Under Bounty Plan
Chicago December 7 Two wolves have been shot at Chicago's front door. Commissioner Daniel Ryan head of the Cook county wolf bounty committee said Peter Jepson and Ralph Roesner received $10 each, the first bounties paid in five years. Both tim e wolves were killed in suburban areas.
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Chicago
Daniel Ryan
Cook County Board
Peter Jepson
Ralph Roesner
Ryan
Doctor Gregg to Speak on Public Health in City Talk
Dr H W Gregg will present the weekly advanced first aid and public health lecture tomorrow night at 8 in Study Hall A Butte High School second floor. The talk covers the heart blood vessels and kidneys and is the fifth in a series by the Bureau of Safety with the Silver Bow County Medical Society inviting the public.
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H. W. Gregg
John L. Boardman
Bureau of Safety
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte Public High School
Silver Bow County Medical Society
Senate Votes to Back Farm Bill Amid Amendment Clash
In Washington the Senate rejected McNary’s three year limit 51 to 25 reinforcing administration farm bill support. The House earlier favored removing compulsory wheat marketing control by 85 to 16. Eleven Democrats joined 14 Republicans to back McNary’s time restriction, as debate featured Senator Johnson invoking caution on the act’s wisdom.
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Senate
House
McNary
Oregon
Friends of
Roosevelt
Agriculture Committee
MccNary
Johnson
California
League of Nations
Haskins Seriously Hurt in Montana Auto Crash
Frank W. Haskins a Butte attorney and Montana Mason was flown to a hospital with a concussion after the auto he rode in skidded and overturned west of Laurel. Two fellow riders John B. Carkeet and Miles Parsons suffered minor injuries and returned to Butte. They were en route to Billings for a York Rite Masons festival when the crash occurred.
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Billings
Frank W. Haskins
Butte
Montana
Laurel
John 8
Carkeet
Miles Parsons
Haskins
York Rite Masons
Roosevelt coat mixup with Littleton sparks trophy tale
In Mineola New York on December 7 District Attorney Martin Littleton recounts finding Col Theodore Roosevelt’s coat after a victory dinner. He notes grasshoppers a mousetrap and other odd items inside plus a habeas corpus writ and mortgage notice. Roosevelt concedes the mix up and both men seek to recover trophies linked to anti New Deal triumphs.
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N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Plymouth Rock
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Liquor Dealers to Get Licenses for 1938 Applications
Montana State Department of Liquor Control will mail license blanks to about 1,200 beer parlors and 800 retail liquor dealers before December 15 for 1938 applications.
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Helena
Montana
State Department of Liquor Control
Nanking Under Threat as Japanese Move Heavy Guns
Japanese troops reportedly place heavy artillery on Purple Mountain overlooking Nanking to force capitulation. Chinkiang is said to be in flames after Japanese river incursions, as Chinese civilians flee and munition dumps are blown. Reports suggest the assault on Nanking may be delayed until Wuhu falls and Chinese forces retreat.
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Shanghat
U.P
Purple Mountain
Nanking
Yangtse
Chinkiang
Kiangupin
Wuhu
Russia Declines Action on Mongolian Front
Reports from London indicate Soviet Russia will seek full support from major powers before any military move against Japan in Outer Mongolia. Diplomats note Moscow awaits foreign backing despite confidence in military supremacy and potential air strength exceeding 1,000 planes for China.
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London
Russia
Red
Outer Mongolia
Great Britain
France
Moscow
China
Mysterious newborn illness in Chicago under control says doctors
A group of fourteen child disease specialists and Dr. Herman Bundesen met at St. Elizabeth's hospital to review an outbreak of acute infective diarrhea. They declared the epidemic under control with no current cases in Chicago institutions and no new recent infections.
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Chicago Hospital
Chicago
Herman Bundesen
Chicago Board of Health
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Dr. Bundesen
Daniel Ennesser
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