Rebels Recapture Teruel as Japanese Advance Presses On
Rebels claim recapture of Teruel and relief of the garrison as Japanese war machine rolls rapidly along the coast. Camp Fire Girls plan a breakfast and candlelighting ceremony at the Y. Rev. Rowland Davenport to speak. expected attendance 200 including parents and friends.
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Teruel
Coast Province
Camp Fire
Y.M.C.A
Rowland Davenport
First Baptist Church
Marguerite Mce- Greal
Dorothy Schaal
Camp Fire Girls
Grant Fulton Kelleher
Donna Gibson
Patricia Stackpole
Sybil Wright
Doris Kronamen
Helen Lloyd
Lulu Cline
Lois Hamm
Jean Lavell
Sue Smart
Marylin Thorpe
Marjorie Floyd
Alice Arnold
Geraldine Olsen
Jean Brown
Marei Varello
Frances Williams
Margaret Williams
Delores Nance
Bonita Butterworth
Caroline Collins
Ruth Nicholls
Barbara Martin
Dorothy Daniels
Lauretta Hardesty
Dorothy Hoshka
Delores Peterson
Louise Dreibelbis
Elizabeth Jordan
Patty Read
Dorothy Bedson
Betty Bedson
Katherine Hoshka
Alice Parrett
Adele del Porto
Patsy Owsley
Marguerite McGreal
Janet Ralph
Mrs. M. Kilvanick
Margaret Wulf
Valerie Fanning
Bernice Connell
Decesa
Edrea Lindon
Betty Curry
Charlotte Scott
Roosevelt cuts US silver price to 64.64 cents per oz
President Roosevelt reduced the US mined silver price from 177.57 to 64.64 cents per ounce, affecting western mines in about a dozen states and 400000 workers. Western congressmen warned profitability would fall, and the move casts doubt on the world silver price set by the Treasury.
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U. S. Treasury
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Armaments boom ushers in 1938 amid world tension
The year opens with fears of a major war as the arms race expands worldwide. Nations spend billions on munitions and armies while statesmen debate whether peace or preparedness best guards security. In 1937 alone about 13 billion dollars was spent, more than half the world’s monetary gold.
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Associated Press
Hobbins Family Brief Visit To Butte From New York
J R Hobbins executive vice president of the Anaconda company arrives in Butte with Mrs Hobbins and daughter Mary for a brief Montana visit. He meets local officials and renews friendships from New Year celebrations while in good health and mixing business with pleasure.
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J. R. Hobbins
Anaconda Company
Butte
New York
Butte Welcomes New Year After Thunderous Night
Butte observed New Year’s Eve with mixed celebrations as 1937 faded and 1938 arrived. The city echoed with mine whistles and crowds in bars and homes, while theaters drew large crowds and college students enjoyed a final holiday night before returning to classes.
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Butte
Rockies
Meaderville
Montana Man Wins National Science Award for Plant Research
Indianapolis Dec 31 Discovery of a titanic pumping action of roots to force plant sap more than 200 feet upward earned Dr Philip R White of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research the $1 000 prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science He studied tomato plants noting the immense pressure but the apparatus failed at 90 psi He said root pressure could reach about 350 psi and the finding came after he attended the University of Montana
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Indianapolis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Philip R. White
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Princeton
N. J
White
University of Montana
Gus Flint Passes, Beloved Butte Sports Fan
Gus Flint, famed Butte sports authority and cigar counter presider at Clifford’s, died suddenly while walking to work. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., he became a long-time Montana resident with hundreds of friends and a warm, mentoring presence in the local sports community.
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Gus Flint
Butte
Park Street
Clifford’s
Jerry Clifford
John P. Kelly
Gus
August P. Flint
Max Baer
Max
Baer
Bridgeport
Conn
Montana
Mike Duff
West Park Street
Montana Weekend Weather Forecast Says Fair Skies
Montana forecast calls for generally fair weather Saturday and Sunday with rising temperatures. The east portion warms more on Saturday, shaping a pleasant weekend outlook.
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Montana
Celebrants Get Free Ride Home in Paddy Wagon
Kansas City, Kas. Der. 31. Police Chief W. H. Stone announced a new service for New Year’s Eve. If a celebrant cannot drive home, a police car will transport him with a driver not from the department for a small fee. no fee for the car. No leniency for drivers under liquor influence.
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Kansas City
Kas
Der
W. H. Stone
Japan's War Drive Halts Chinese Rail Network In Shantung
Reports from Shanghai describe Japan’s air and ground offensives in Shantung and Chekiang to paralyze China’s rail system. Tsingtao is described as a no-man’s land as Chinese officials flee, with Japanese forces advancing from the west and east along major lines. About 200 Americans remain in Tsingtao with two US warships in harbor to protect them.
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Shanghai
Japan
Shantung
Chekiang
China
Tsingtao
Tsinan- Tsingtao
Tientsin-Pukow
United States
Motorists warned of changing conditions on states highways
Montana road report cautions drivers as unsettled weather may rapidly alter conditions. Slippery sections and falling rock possible. closures and hazards noted on U S routes 2 10 and Mont routes 1 and 110 with reconstruction near Maxwell and Drummond.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Department
Browning
Glacier Park Station
Hidden Lake
McDonald Pass
St. Regis
Idaho
Ennis
Norris Hill
Maxwell
Drummond
Loyalists Deny Teruel Relief Report From Frontier
From Hendaye, officials deny insurgent claims that rebel troops entered Teruel and freed its garrison. A late broadcast asserted a breakthrough and imminent occupation, while a government communique stated attacks had halted and no rebels reached the town.
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Hendaye
Salamanca
Francisco Franco
Teruel
Spain
Road Funds Allocated to 48 States for 1939 Projects
Secretary Wallace apportioned highway funds to 48 states and territories totaling 195 million for the 1939 fiscal year. Colorado receives 3,458,707 Montana 3,717,400 Nebraska 3,966,372 Wyoming 2,203,601 for highway and grade crossing work. Congress made the allocation despite Roosevelt's request to cancel it, and governors are urged to wait on project submissions until Congress acts.
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Washington
Wallace
Colorado
Montana
Nebraska
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Congress
Bureau of Public Roads
Silver Bow County to Start Weekly Garbage Collection
Silver Bow County launches countywide weekly garbage pickup after 15 years. About 3500 dwellings outside the city will be served by trucks starting Monday, with routes outlined for south and west areas. A Lake District start follows Tuesday, and a yearlong contract was awarded to M. F. Kiley & Sons.
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Silver Bow County
Silver Bow
Lake District
Faucett Addition
McQueen, Meaderville
Board of County Commissioners
M. F. Kiley & Sons
New Yorker Sees Attacks on Monopolies and Roosevelt Message
Congress Democrats and business leaders condemn attacks on concentrated wealth and urge a cooperative presidential message. The President hints at a tough plan to curb monopolies while defending private capital against accusations of attacking wealth.
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New Yorker
Washington
Congress
Ickes
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Jackson
Japan pledges friendly ties with United States in New Year message
Tokyo radio reports the 1938 New Year greetings from the Japanese cabinet emphasize maintaining friendly relations with the United States while preparing for prolonged warfare. Premier Konoye says Japan’s actions affect world peace or war, Hirota vows no disruption of Britain’s China interests, and Panay incident is cited as a path to friendship.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Fumimaro Konoye
Hirota
Britain
China
Panay
America
Price unchanged as government raises cut on silver sales
The President did not set a new price for silver. He raised the government's seigniorage on silver transactions from 40 percent to 50 percent. A silver miner previously received 77.57 cents per ounce after the cut, now 64.64 cents, still higher than market prices elsewhere by about 14 cents.
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Washington
Dee
Treasury
Disappointment in Roosevelt Silver Price Cut Revealed
Western mining lawmakers react to President Roosevelt's proclamation lowering the U S price on mined silver. Senator Adams notes lost support for mining. Rep Clark calls it better than nothing. Rep Scrugham calls it unfortunate. Sen McCarran denounces the move as harmful to metal production. Continued on page 3.
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Washington
Western Mining Section
Roosevelt
United States
Adams
Colo
Clark
Idaho
Scrugham
Nev
Pat McCarran
Corry, Veteran Miner, Heads South America Trip
Butte’s veteran mining engineer Arthur V. Corry leaves for South America to inspect placer gold and tungsten claims in Brazil and La Rioja Argentina for a British company. He departs Washington for New York after a Puerto Rico trip with the Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation and will be away about four months, sailing January 8 on Furniss Line vessels.
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Arthur V. Corry
Butte
Puerto Rico
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
South America
Brazil
la Rioja
Argentine Republic
Washington, D. C
New York
Furniss Line
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Budineso AN
United States Treasury
Globe
Southeastern
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Xold-Timer
West Park
Madrid
Friendohip Wit U
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JAP Poligy
Roosevvlt
A. V. Corry
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