Seven-Man Bandits Loot Unity Bank in Chicago Vault Heist
A wireless gang of seven robbed Unity Trust and Savings in daylight, smashing 99 safety deposit boxes and taking securities jewelry and cash feared to exceed 50 000. Custodian Joseph Kinch and four others were bound in a rear room for three hours as the crew escaped unseen.
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Chicago
Unity Trust and Savings Bank
Joseph Kinch
Kinch
W. G. Nelson
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bureau of Identification
Former Senator Reed Marries Nell Donnelly in Surprise Ceremony
James A. Reed longtime Missouri senator married Nell Q. Donnelly at a small Kansas City wedding. Federal Judge John C. Pollock officiated as Reed and Donnelly, both previously married, celebrate their second unions after Donnelly’s 1931 kidnapping case and Reed’s earlier marriage ended by death.
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Kansas City
James A. Reed
United States Senate
Nell Q. Donnelly
Wilson
Senate
John C. Pollock
Reed
Donnelly
Paul Donnelly
State panel says Montana needs 2912000 for relief funds
Helena, Dec. 13. The house committee on ways and means reported that to balance the budget and provide Montana relief, the extraordinary legislative session would have to raise 2 912 000 in revenue. It outlined sources including sales tax and various taxes and noted 875 000 might be raised for relief under the present levy, with total needs at 3 165 666.
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Helena
Montana
House Committee On Ways and Means
House
State General Fund
O'Connell
T. C. Spaulding
State Relief and Civil Works
Senate
Senate changes auto license measure sparks liquor store plan
Montana legislators advance a private liquor sales bill while approving a $300,000 appropriation to operate 56 state stores. The move signals possible sidetracking of broader liquor control reforms as lawmakers push funding and licensing actions amid internal opposition and debate over state control.
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Senate
Ny House
Helena
Montana
House of Representatives
Ray N. Shannon
Thompson Falls
Appropriations Committee
House
Control Board
Cooney
Upper House Approves Modest Car Fee Plan In Montana
Montana's upper chamber voted to pass H B 1 with a three tier car license fee system placing 1934 registration in $5 $7.50 and $10 bands for vehicles by weight. Other acts approved include sale of state lands to the federal government for Fort Peck dam and measures on sewer water borrowing and interstate water pacts.
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Fort Peck
Helena
Montana
House of Representatives
Senate
Crow Agency
Montana National Forests
Federal Land Bank
Roosevelt to Seek At Least 5.375 Billion Civil Works Funding
The Roosevelt administration plans to ask Congress for at least 5.375 billion dollars for emergency and ordinary government spending in the coming session with a potential six billion or more. Officials project Civil Works will continue next spring tapering from March to May while public works absorbs current beneficiaries. Emergency demands total 2.775 billion plus 2.6 billion for ordinary expenses. 350 million requested for the CWA and 250 million for the Emergency Corporation.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Corporation
Budget Bureau
Civil Works Administration
Public Works Program
Civil Works Plan
Harry L. Hopkins
Emergency Relief Corporation
Federal Surplus Corporation
Public Works Administration
Presidential Birthday Balls To Fund Warm Springs Endowment
New York December 13 Plans for presidential birthday balls in over 5000 communities January 30 aim to raise a permanent endowment for the Warm Springs foundation aiding infantile paralysis victims. President Roosevelt chairs the foundation with committee leaders including Pershing Hayes Firestone Lehman Young Hays House Kahn Lewis. A national committee will mobilize local social business and labor leaders to run each ball. labor forms its own committee led by John P Frey.
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New York
Warm Springs Foundation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry L. Doherty
John J. Pershing
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Harvey S. Firestone
Herbert H. Lehman
Owen D. Young
Will M. Hays
Col
Edward M. House
Otto H. Kahn
John L. Lewis
National Committee
John P. Frey
Metal Trades
A. F. of L
Kidnap Plot Aimed at Theater Magnate's Son Foiled
Seattle police disclosed a plot to abduct John Von Herberg, 18, son of theater magnate J Von Herberg. One suspect, a former newspaper editor about 50, was arrested and confessed. May warned of further arrests and noted the suspect hid in a secret location as officers pursued additional leads.
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Butte Theater
J. von Herberg
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
John von Herberg
Luke
May
Luke S. May
Everett
Henry H. Streutridge elected sachem of Red Men order
Henry H. Streutridge was elected sachem of Shoshone Tribe No. 1 Improved Order of Red Men at a meeting last night in the order’s hall at 19 East Quartz Street. Officers for a six month term were named including Walter M. Stephens prophet Edwin Zimpel senior sagamore Thomas Strike junior sagamore and others. Plans were made for a joint Christmas tree with the Pocahontas order on December 27.
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Henry H. Streatridge
Order’s
East Quartz Street
Pocahontas Order
Walter M. Stephens
Edwin Zimpel
Sagamore
Thomas Strike
Walter H. Lyman
Stuart Waters
Walter H. Jones
John Conlan
John T. Gardner
Chris B. Wolfe
William H. Jones
Jerry H. Connelly
Paul Talent
Christmas Shopping In Butte Shows Strong Demand
Butte merchants report brisk Christmas shopping with crowds in the business district. Purchases center on wearables jewelry and household items while auto sales rise with both new and used cars in demand. Private investment from federal expenditures spurs trade as some prices rise and trade-ins replace older models.
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Butte
It May Snow and It May Not In Butte Weather
A brief swirling snowstorm and a 40 point barometer drop spurred a Butte weatherman to warn of possible heavy snowfall within 24 hours. Temperatures fell to two below freezing then rose to 10 above before dawn as southwest Montana expected moderate rain and light snow with caveats about accuracy.
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Butte
Montana
Progress Report On Copper Code Sees Cooperation Rise
New York Dec 13 Deputy NRA administrator H O King announced progress toward a copper code satisfactory to the industry after a meeting of wire and brass mill operators. Isabel Greenway of Arizona and T Suffern Taller attended. Greenway highlighted mining conditions in Arizona and urged mines stay productive. King said further conferences with other divisions will be held.
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New York
H. O. King
NRA
Isabel Greenway
Arizona
T. Suffern Taller
King
Montana to use relief funds for education program
Montana state Superintendent Elizabeth Ireland announced that the federal government has allotted $9,000 monthly to support a two month work relief in education. The program will provide jobs for about 150 unemployed teachers in Helena.
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Helena
Elizabeth Ireland
Montana
Lindbergh Plans Takeoff From Port of Spain
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh announced he would lift his big red and black monoplane from Port-of-Spain harbor between 6 and 7 o clock tomorrow morning bound for Puerto Rico.
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Port-Of-Spain
Trinidad
Charles A. Lindbergh
Port-of-Spain Harbor
Puerto Rico
Twenty-Ninth Child Born to Wisconsin Family
New London Wisconsin December 13. Phillip Williamson 52 and his wife 40 celebrate the birth of their twenty ninth child a girl this week in New London.
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New London
Wis
Phillip Williamson
Montana Snow Thursday and Friday Forecast
Montana expected to see snow on Thursday and Friday with no decided change in temperatures. Accumulation amounts and exact timing not specified in the forecast. Local regions may experience winter travel impacts and slick road conditions.
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Montana
Montana creameries invited to bid on relief butter
Henry Hirsh of Butte reports the National Emergency Relief Board asked Montana creameries to bid on 190000 pounds of butter for relief enrollments. He will notify dairy manufacturers and wire bids to Washington by December 19, noting benefit to farmers and state relief efforts.
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Montana
National Emergency Relief Board
Henry Hirsh
Butte
Montana Service Corporation
Hirth
Montana Dairy Products Association
Washington
Hirsh
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Blankenbaker
Freudenstein
Givens
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