Butte Year 1938 Echoes Mining Revival and Silver Price
The Montana Standard poll highlights five reopening Butte mines Belminer Belmont Steward Mountain Can St Lawrence Leonard and the East Helena smelter, lifting jobs for about 6000 and boosting regional business. Roosevelt fixes domestic silver at 64.64 cents per ounce until June 30 1939 with mint delivery deadline and renewal caveats.
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Butte
Montana Standard
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
Anaconda
Great Falls
Belmont
Steward
Mountain Can
St. Lawrence and Leonard
East Helena
New Year Celebrations Roar Across Butte as 1939 Arrives
In a riotous midnight surge the mining city of Butte welcomes 1939 with mine whistles fireworks and boisterous crowds. Stores closed churches held services and parties filled the night from the Country Club to Meaderville as residents hoped for a brighter year ahead.
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Montana
Butte
Legion
Butte Country Club
Elks’ Temple
Eagles
Masonic Temple
Knights of Columbus
Scandia Hall
American Legion
Meaderville
Nazis and Fascists Strong in Air Power claim
Washington reports say President Roosevelt will push for an expanded air force backed by new and startling estimates of German and Italian aerial capability. Rep Bruce Barton predicts Congress will resist rushing defense, questioning political motives behind the program. Rep Cormack plans to seek early authorization at the coming session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bruce Barton
Republican
New York
Congress
Representative Mcormack
Massachusetts
United States Denies Japanese Stand in Open Door China
Washington reports a blunt U S denial of Japan’s bid for special privileges in China defense of the open door policy. The State Department rejects Japan's push for a new order in East Asia and warns against single sided treaty changes altering China.
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Washington
Japan
China
United States
East Asia
State Department
Ten best stories from Butte year in review
A year in review highlights major local events including the Anaconda mine reopening, a Milwaukee train wreck near Miles City, a Northwest airliner crash, Dr. Thorkelson winning a congressional race, a May snowstorm burying the city, the Skidmore murder case solved, a dam break flooding Anaconda, and retirements and killings such as Dr. Groeneveld after 50 years and Mrs. Ball slain by husband.
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Butte
Anaconda Company
Milwaukee
Miles City
Northwest
Thorkelson
Congress
City
Skidmore
Anaconda
Groeneveld
Francoist planes hit Barcelona in New Year incident
Nationalist planes struck Barcelona causing a serious incident with at least 33 dead and 92 wounded as Premier Juan Negrín prepared to address America with a New Year message.
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Barcelona
Spain
U.P
Juan Negrin
America
Congressional movement to cut relief costs gains support
Representative Clifton A. Woodrum leads a push to reduce federal relief expenditures and shift costs to the states. The Virginia Democrat, head of the House appropriations subcommittee on relief, voiced formal statements aligning with Vice President Garner, signaling bipartisan backing for scaled back relief programs.
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Washington
Clifton A. Woodrum
Virginia
Woodrum
House
Garner
Europe Faces An Ominous New Year In 1939
Turbulent 1938 ends with piracy and peril as European chancelleries brace for a decisive year. A British official warns 1938 may end warless, yet 1939 could bring new perils and twists for Reichsführer and Europe alike.
Hysham Man in Inside Track for Montana Speaker
Helena Dec 31 D M Manning Hysham veteran Democrat leads for speaker of the House in the 26th Montana legislative session. caucus Sunday night sets the stage for formal election after session opens Monday noon Archie McLeod of Great Falls and Sam Spiegel of Butte also named as candidates. Republicans list choices from Yellowstone Clark and Leonard of the Senate foretry.
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Helena
Montana Legislative Assembly
D. M. Manning
Democraat
Hysham
Archie McLeod
Great Falls
Sam Spiegel Butte
Lowstone
Clark
Leonard
Senate
New Helena Officials to Take Post Early Week
Helena officials elected for next term will assume duties early in the new week. The article notes preparations in Butte for a week long drive to raise funds for 1939 promotion efforts and discusses a long term tax policy favored by Senator George and Chairman Harrison to reduce business uncertainty.
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Helena
Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Washington
George
Georgia
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Jeorue
Fire threats center city business block in Butte
Fire broke out in the rear of Hughes' clothing store on West Park street threatening a main business block in Butte. Four fire trucks responded from Quartz street as hoses drenched the blaze, with crews from inside aiding efforts.
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Hughes’ Clothing
West Park Street
Prinpal
Butte
Welay
Galena
Quartz Street
Silver Action Not Surprise to Most Observers
New York December 31 President Roosevelts silver proclamation keeps the domestic price at 64.64 cents an ounce as expected by Wall Street and mining men. Stocks in silver producing companies were nearly flat with American Smelting Anaconda Copper and Sunshine Mining unchanged or up slightly. World output rose in 1938 led by Mexico as higher ore grades boosted production. Wall Street has long questioned the policy since the 1934 Silver Purchase Act.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
United States
Congress
New York
Wall
American Smelting
Anaconda Copper
Sunshine Mining
W. Street
Mexico
Wall Street
Youth Shot in Quarrel Arrest Made
Jack Hanley a 23 year old WPA laborer from 910 Delaware street walked to the police station with a bullet wound in his thigh after an alleged saloon quarrel at 430 North Main street. Tom McBride owner of the saloon was arrested by Chief William Breen and Officer Emmet Sullivan on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Hanley fainted after arriving at the station and Breen reported seeing him there.
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Jack Hanley
WPA
Delaware Street
St. James Hospital
Hanley
North Main Street
William Breen
Emmet Sullivan
Tom McBride
Breen
Officials of Catholic Boy Scout Troops Named in Silver Bow Area
Scout Executive Percy Frazier announced the first three Catholic Boy Scout troops in the Silver Bow area. A Deer Lodge unit and two in Butte were organized under sponsorship of the national and local Scouting offices and local parishes.
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Silver Bow Area
Percy Frazier
Deer Lodge
Butte
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