New Year Celebrations Kick Off Across Nation
As 1940 arrived, Americans began a three day New Year celebration earlier than usual due to Sunday falling on New Year’s Eve. Cities set curfews and security, with Chicago, New York and San Francisco planning major street parties while Kansas City and Indianapolis moved festivities up a day. Hotels sold out, prices ranged from seven to twenty dollars a couple, and alcohol sales faced varying laws across states.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Indianapolis
Indiana
Chicago
Randolph Street
Times Square
New York
Broad Canal Street
New Orleans
San Francisco
Market Street
Los Angeles
Hill Street
Broadway
Philadelphia
Anaconda Copper appoints Carrigan to mine manager post
The Anaconda Copper Mining Co. announces that James J. Carrigan becomes manager of mines, replacing William B. Daly who retires to serve as consulting engineer. E. S. McGlone becomes general superintendent, F. A. Linforth remains assistant to the manager, and changes in November 1 include Hogan, Ryan, Hagens, Strock, Tunnell, and Simms assuming new supervisory roles.
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D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
William B. Daly
James J. Carrigan
F. A. Linforth
Geological Department
E. S. McGlone
Eugene V. Hogan
Emma Mine
Anselmo
Joseph Hogan
Montana
Joseph P. Ryan
Belmont
Emma
St. Lawrence
Homer Hagens
Leonard
Hale Strock
H. R. Tunnell
Steward
Andrew Simms
West Colusa
Retirement of William B Daly at Anaconda mines
William B Daly resigns after 40 years with Anaconda company and as manager of mines since 1924 due to ill health. Daly will remain connected as a consultant in Butte. James J Carrigan named to fill the vacant manager of mines post with Fe B McGlone as general superintendent and F A Linforth as assistant.
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Anaconda Company
Daly
Butte
James J. Carrigan
Carrigan
William B. Daly
F. A. Linforth
McGlone
Finland Keeps Russians Back On Finnish Battlefield
Finnish troops pushed back the third Red Russian army across the border as British reports claim raids disrupted the Murmansk to Leningrad railway. Soviet bombers attacked towns near Helsinki and the Karelian isthmus, killing civilians and injuring others.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Murmansk
Leningrad
Mannerheim Line
Karelian Isthmus
Hanko
Vaasa
Sipoo
Kakisalmi
Kuhmo
Lieksa
Kiekki
Federal funds flood Montana in 1939 fiscal year
Montana’s 1939 fiscal year ending June 30 saw federal government loans and expenditures total 89,131,357 dollars, up from 79,441,959 the year before. Loans reached 28,267,234 dollars while grants-in-aid and other expenditures totaled 60,864,123 dollars, a sum larger than the state's 1939 crop production.
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Montana
Miles Romney
Office of Government Reports
Congress Faces Budget Debates Ahead of 1940 Campaign
Washington reports that Congress convening on Wednesday will tackle the budget and federal spending, with President Roosevelt proposing about 9.25 billion dollars for the next fiscal year and a 3 billion dollar deficit. Balancing the budget clashes with campaign pressures over relief and farm benefits as lawmakers weigh continued economy.
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Roosevelt
Congress
122 Deaths Reported to Coroner in Past Year
Silver Bow county coroner Don Sheehy released the annual 1939 report showing 122 deaths from all causes. Heart disease led with 56 fatalities, auto accidents caused nine, and four deaths stemmed from poisoning in the personal crisis category.
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Silver Bow
Calendeas
Don Sheehy
Allies May Break With Soviet Union
London reports mounting moves toward severed ties with Moscow as British and French officials show renewed coldness. British Ambassador Seeds will depart Moscow for London on leave, and a white paper may reveal the failed British French bid for a Russia pact. Sir Hubert Gough calls for a European moral crusade against Russia and warns against Soviet aggression.
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London
Moscow
Russia
Europe
William Seeds
Leeds
Foreign Office
Hubert Gough
5Th
Britain
Iraq
India
Army Officer Elmer Almquist Found Dead in Garage
Major Elmer H. Almquist, 46, of the 128th Field Artillery Missouri National Guard, was found dead at his home in Columbia with a 44 caliber pistol wound to the head. The coroner said the wound was a self inflicted safety related incident.
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Columbia
Elmer H. Almquist
128Th Field Artillery
Missouri National Guard
W. R. Toalson
Daly to retire from Anaconda mining after 40 years
William B. Daly, long a leading figure in Butte mining and safety work, retires from active service with the Anaconda company after four decades. Vice President D M Kelly expresses regrets and notes Daly will remain available as a consultant while remaining part of the Butte community.
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D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Company
Mr. Daly
William B. Daly
Kelly
America
Montana
Daly
Butte
Townspeople Accuse Resident of Turning Himself Into a Frog
In Mora New Mexico a preliminary hearing was held for Evelino Espinosa on mayhem charges after townsfolk said he turned into a frog and hexed neighbors. They testified Espinosa mutilated his wife Amadeo Sisneros and that a frog appeared in their room. witnesses described signs on the floor and her injuries. The crowd filled the Mora courthouse as Espinosa posted $1,000 bond pending district court.
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New Mexico
R. KE. Cooper
Justice Court
Mora
Cooper
Espinosa
Montana Weather Forecast Sees Fair Weekend Turning Colder
Montana forecasters expect generally fair weather Sunday and Monday. Cooler air moves into the southwest and south central portions on Sunday reducing temperatures.
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Montana
Hoover 10 Pugh Finn aid drive in Middle West
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the Finnish Relief fund, moves to intensify the Middle West drive. With $200,000 in hand, he will confer with Chicago and southern Illinois committees before traveling to Minneapolis for a mass meeting. He aims to aid the elderly and displaced civilians and to solidify organizing efforts.
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New York
Organization of State
Herbert Hoover
Finnish Relief Fund
Middle West
Aime K. Cajander
Hoover
Philip R. Clarke
Chicago Finnish Relief Committee
Lester Norris
Southern Illinois Committee
Chicago
Minneapolis
Late Rancher Goes To Gallows In Ryegate Killing
Lee Simpson a 51 year old Ryegate rancher who marked sixteen persons for death was executed for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Arthur Burford in a gun battle at the Simpson ranch on April 14 1938. The trap was sprung at 214 a m and he died at 230 a m Sheriff E L Dolve who headed the purge list carried out the sentence.
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Ryegate
Lee Simpson
Arthur Burford
Simpson Ranch
Simpson
E. L. Dolve
Diversification Stabilizes Montana Farm Income
Montana farmers broaden crops beyond one reliance with alfalfa seed sugar beets barley corn and sweet clover seed. Federal statistician J G Diamond notes rising acreages show hedging against total failure aided by irrigation, boosting income stability across the state.
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Montana
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Butte Country Club
Montana Liquor Control Board
W. B. Daly
THE
Anaconda CO
Jas. J. Carrigan
Mannerheim
U. S
Washington
Soviet Union
Linforth
California
W. B
Buttehill
Las Vegas
N. M
Helena
J. G. Diamond
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
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