Britain Mulls Middle Path Ahead of Munich Peace Tests
Britain faces a tense week of foreign policy debate as Prime Minister Chamberlain seeks support for his appeasement plan ahead of a Rome visit to Mussolini. Labour calls for censure, while conservatives may push for a firmer stance toward Hitler amid mounting European tensions.
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London
Europe
Munich
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Chamberlain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Argentine Youth Rally Against Yankee Imperialism
In Buenos Aires hundreds of youths from high schools and colleges mobilize to warn the nation about Yankee imperialism. Backed by fascist leaders they train in Nazi and Mussolini gestures and aim to hold large public meetings despite police bans. They form the Nationalist Youth Alliance and pledge the Argentine Civic Legion, a Brown Shirt group linked to ex dictator Uriburu.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Argentine Civic Legion
Jose Felix Uriburu
Montana Man Named U S Dept of Agriculture Co ordinator
Professor Elmer A. Starch, Montana State College agricultural economics head, was named coordinator of programs for the U S Department of Agriculture. The appointment, effective January 1, places him coordinating AAA and related agency efforts across Montana and neighboring states. He will base in Bozeman initially, later moving headquarters to Lincoln Nebraska.
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Elmer A. Starch
Starch
Montana State College
U. S
Bozeman
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
A. L. Strand
D. R
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Noth Dakota
South Dakota
Nebaska
Wyoming
Pofessor Starch
Lincoln
Neb
Tobacco Market Plan Defeated in Farm Referenda
Washington announces that a late wave of negative votes in 14 states defeated federal marketing restrictions for barley and dark type tobaccos in 1939.
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Washington
Montana Livestock Sales Fall to Tiny Season Total
Helena reports Montana livestock sales for the year were the smallest in many seasons. Sheep and lambs sold at their lowest level since 1925, while stocker and feeder cattle showed strong demand with few sellers. Cattle and sheep herds remained in above average condition as winter approached.
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Montana
Helena
Jay G. Diamond
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics Statistician
Bureau
Diamond
Butte Prepares for Busy Christmas Shopping Week
Butte residents race to finish gifts as six shopping days remain before Christmas. Stores extend hours and post office introduces a special sub station on East Park Street to ease crowding. Floral park lighting and Decor draw thousands, with prize for best holiday displays. College students return home as exams wrap up. weather turns mild with a 37 degree high.
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Butte
Christian Brothers
Frank X. Monaghan
East Park Street
Floral Park
Floral Boulevard
Roosevelt Garner meet on national defense unity plans
President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner talked in Washington about uniting the party on defense. They met at the White House and with a Hyde Park project committee, then a long discussion in Roosevelt's study. Speculation grows that foreign policy may dominate upcoming Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Garner
Congress
Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
James A. Farley
Jim
Farley
Safety Council Seeks Auto Crash Reporting Law
Helena Montana December 17 1939 the Montana Safety council plans legislation for the 1939 legislature to require auto accidents to be reported to the state. Mark Farris secretary notes the council will push for mandatory crash reports.
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Safety Council
Helena
Mark Farris
Montana Safety Council
Montana Forecast Promises Fair Sunday and Monday
A Montana forecast projects generally fair weather for Sunday and Monday with little change in temperatures. The outlook emphasizes dry conditions and mild to warm days across the state.
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Montana
Scrap of Paper Unmasks Corporate Hoax Leader
New York report discloses F. Donald Coster posed as Philip Musica after a scrap of paper on a bill of lading and a signature misled investigators. SEC official James J. Caffrey details the reveal, later linking Musica to a sprawling fake accounting scheme tied to McKesson and Robbins.
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New York
F. Donald Coster
Monumental Corporation
Philip Musica
James J. Caffrey
Securities and Exchange Commission
Coster
Caffrey
Joseph Donovan
New York Police
Musica
Matchstick
Connecticut
SEC
Robert Galp
McKesson and Robbins
Robert Dietrich
Musica Brothers
Stamford
Galp
George Vernard
McKesson and Roberts
Scotland Yard
McKesson
London
Liverpool
Australia
India
South Africa
Montana Man Named One of Four Abode Scholarships in District
Rhodes scholarships were awarded to four students from Wyoming North Dakota Montana and Washington. Recipients include Robert McVicar Laramie Wyo senior biochemistry at University of Wyoming Thomas McGrath Sheldon N D English at University of North Dakota Robert L Tichenor Belgrade senior research chemistry at Montana State College Birdsall W Carle Porterville California medical student at Washington State College
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Spokane
Oxford University
England
Wyoming
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Robert McVicar
Laramie
Wye
University of Wyoming
Thomas McGrath
Sheldon
N. D
University of North Dakota
Robert L. Tichenor
Belgrade
Montana State College
Birdsall W. Carle
Porterville
Cal
Washington State College
Roosevelt greeted by Ferdinand the Bull at Gridiron Club dinner
Washington dispatch reports Franklin D Roosevelt welcomed by Ferdinand the bull at the Gridiron Club dinner. satire on fall elections, roasts of public figures, and a Mars time capsule scene featuring Orson Welles and John D. Hamilton as guests.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Ferdinand the Bull
Washington
Gridiron Club
Roosevelt
Ferdinand
Ickes
Rep
Martin Dies
Frank
Lin D
Orson Welles
Earth
New York World’s Fair Grounds
John D. M. Hamilton
Dwindle Probe Expands Across Nations
New York December 17 Investigators intensify the Musica brothers case as federal authorities pursue evidence of gun running and war material exports tied to Philip Musica known as F Donald Coster head of McKesson and Robbins. Noonan warns of impending conference among U S attorneys and agents.
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New York
Musica Brothers
McKesson and Robbins
Globe
Gregory F. Noonan
U. 8
Musica
Philip Musica
F. Donald Coster
Ivar Krueger
Serge Stavisky
Coster- Musica
Bolivia
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Coster-Musical
Noonan
Woman Foils Armed Bandit in Ice Cream Parlor
Mary Sullivan a 23 year old worker at 130 West Broadway faced an armed robber who entered the empty Super Creamed Ice Cream parlor last night. She stood poised by the freezers hoping a passerby would notice her predicament as the man demanded money.
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West Broadway
Mary Sullivan
Miss Sullivan
Accord on continental solidarity elusive at Pan American talks
At the eighth Pan American conference in Lima the United States urged armed aid to any Western Hemisphere nation under non American attack. Delegates failed to approve a continental solidarity measure as Argentina opposed the proposed “be it resolved” language.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Cordell Hull
Afranio Mella Franco
Hull
Cuba
Argentina
Masonic Lodges Host Record Joint Installation in Silver Bow
Six Silver Bow county Blue lodges held a joint installation last night drawing the largest Masonic crowd in a decade with 695 banquet guests. New masters installed were John B. Meghen Butte No 22 Earle N. Genzberger Mount Moriah No 24 Gust Marines Monitor No 35 Harold Holmes Summit Valley No 123 David Kidd and Highland No 142 Charles D Gray.
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Silver Bow County
Fred A. Baxter
Butte Lodge No. 22
de Molay
Masonic Chorus
George W. Stevens
W. H. Johns
Oscar A. Johnson
Anaconda
Grand Lodge of Montana
A. F
A. M
Farle N. Genzberger
Mount Moriah Lodge No
Baxter
Mr. Johnson
Luther T. Hauberg
Grand Lodge
Helena
Butte
John B. Meghen
Mount Moriah
Earle N. Genzberger
Monitor
Gust Marines
Silver Bow
Harold Holmes
Summit Valley
David Kidd
Highland
Charles D. Gray
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U.S
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Yale
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Weather Forecast
Wizard
Elmira Reformatory
New York State
Donald Coster
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Jekyll- Hyde
Hamilton
Glenn Frank
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