Danger of General War Grows as German Navy Seizes Spanish Vessel
Berlin reports Germany will press attacks on the Loyalists until German property is restored. The Koenigsberg commander issued an ultimatum after the Palos incident and seized Marta Junquera as Bilbao warns Paris and Madrid of possible war.
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Marta Junquera
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Paris
Luis Araquistain
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
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Wind and Snow Halt Lake Michigan Explosion Rescue
Wind and snow delay the search for three believed dead after a Lake Michigan explosion near Charlevoix Michigan. Two bodies have been recovered as bitter cold and drifting snow hinder responders and travel across Indiana Michigan Ohio and nearby areas.
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Alexandria
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Four day flu sweeps Britain across factories
A new illness called the four day flu is sweeping Great Britain. Industrial staffs are depleted as doctors and nurses are heavily overworked. The Sunday Dispatch estimates about one million people are down with flu nationwide.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Sunday Dispatch
Nine Planes Bomb Valencia and Madrid Shelling
Rebel air raid on Valencia left sections of the city in flames as nine tri motor bombers dropped incendiaries. Rescue teams recovered dead and wounded from wreckage as refugees swelled the population. In Madrid rebels shelled the center, killing a man a woman and a child near Puerta Del Sol.
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Malaga
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Puerto del Sol
Kidnapping Alert After Father Told “Everything Is Well”
Federal agents and Washington state police rushed from Tacoma to Shelton after two men in a coupe ordered a mill watchman to tell Charles Mattson’s father that “everything is well.” The watchman described one suspect as 35 to 40, medium build, 150 to 160 pounds, wearing a dark hat and roughneck sweater. Sherman and police blocked roads as a wide Mason county search began with few details on the kidnappers or vehicle.
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Here
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Charles Mattson
G. R. Grubbe
Reed Lumber
Gerald E. Bryne
Grubbe
W. W. Matson
Bryne
Ray Hays
Olympia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mason County
William Cole
State Police
Mason
Olympic Mountains
Hood Canal
New county officers take over courthouse today
Silver Bow county employees end long serving terms as more than twenty offices switch hands. Retiring officials include John Holland as clerk and recorder, Francis P. Kelly as clerk of the court, H J Freebourn as county attorney, Mervin Dempsey as county treasurer, with successors Addis McGrath, Elmer Shea, Dan D Sullivan, Mrs Mary Walsh, John K Claxton, and George O Brien.
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Silver Bow County
John Holland
Addis McGrath
Fred Batani
Dan D. Sullivan
Francis P. Kelly
Elmer Shea
Mary Gavigan
Mary Walsh
H. J. Freebourn
John K. Claxton
Mervin Dempsey
George O’brien
Joe Lester
Edward McCarthy
Montana Elk Seem to Know Their Onions
Helena January 3 Kenneth MacDonald state fish and game warden wonders if Yellowstone elk have a second sense. Authorities planned to kill 4000 elk off park ranges but only 14 have fallen. Ward en says the herd stays inside neutral ground and may retreat deeper into the park before March 1 open season ends.
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Helena
Jan
Kenneth MacDonald
MacDonald
Toll climbs past one thousand in holiday crash toll
AP reports a brutal holiday weekend with 1,138 total violent deaths from Christmas and New Year. Traffic fatalities reached 555 during the holiday and 206 other violent deaths occurred. New Year’s Day added 44 more fatalities. California led with 15 traffic deaths, New York 12, Missouri 10.
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California
New York
Missouri
Nurses Elevated to University Status at Columbia
Columbia University will elevate nursing education to full university rank starting next fall. The bachelor of science degree in the new program will be first awarded to nursing graduates in 1939.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Democrats Nominate Montana House and Senate Leaders
Democrats in Helena caucuses nominate leaders for the 25th Montana Assembly as the party holds a strong majority in both chambers. Roles filled include speaker candidates H D Rolph and Sam Speigel, with selections for speaker pro tem, chief clerk, sergeant at arms, and chaplains. Kremlin text continued on page two column three.
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Jan
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Sam Speigel
Butle
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George Monahan
Livingston
John J. Jewell
William Kane
Miles City
J. Walter Thomas
Great Falls
Oscar Helding
Missoula
Joe Murphy
Billings
Bill Neary
Butte
Walter Breant
Thomas Fleming
Grass Range
William Pippy
Four Montana Students Rescued After Blizzard Ordeal
Four Montana high school students Betty Marr Mary Jane Fischer James Savage and Dean Marshall were rescued after more than 19 hours in a Judith Mountains blizzard guiding by a fence to a cabin. A rescue party reached them near midnight as snowplows restored travel and buses resumed after the storm.
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Iowa
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Wisconsin
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Mary Jane Fischer
James Savage
Dean Marshall
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Here
Miss Marr
Giving Oath to Son to Mark End of a 20-Year Wait for George Ayers
Helena Montana January 3 1933 George Ayers a leather-faced man with keen blue eyes declares his joy as his son Roy Fe Ayers is sworn in as Montana's tenth governor and first native born chief executive This marks twenty years of waiting for the elder Ayers and a historic rise to power for the Ayers family.
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George Ayers
Helena
Jan
Roy FE. Ayers
Montana
Ayers to be Inaugurated Montana Governor in Simple Ceremony
Roy E. Ayers of Lewistown will be sworn in as Montana’s tenth governor in a brief ceremony with his father George Ayers administering the oath as deputy clerk of the Montana Supreme Court. The event includes family present and a radio broadcast of the inaugural address. The 60 day general assembly opens tomorrow with Ayers planning to speak to both house and networked stations.
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Montana
Roy E. Ayers
Lewistown
George Ayers
Montana Supreme Court
Montana General Assembly
Ayers
Capitol
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Elmer Holt
J. E. Erickson
F. H. Cooney
Butte
Cooney
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Grover Cisel
Billings
Barclay Craighead
J. Burke Clements
R. C. Battey
Ill Pope Pius XI Grants Cardinal Dougherty a Special Blessing
Pope Pius XI blesses Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, papal legate to the Manila Eucharistic Congress, as he nears another health setback. Despite pain and sleep, he remains mentally alert, hopes the congress aids Christian unity, and begins eating with normal appetite.
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Pius XI
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Manilla
Holy Father
Vatican
Dougherty
Donna Carmilla
Sister of Good Hope
Cardinal Dougherty
Montana Weather Forecast Flurries Ahead
Occasional snow flurries expected in Montana on Monday with likely continuation into Tuesday. The eastern portion should see somewhat colder temperatures as conditions shift.
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Montana
1000 Wool Growers Meet at Billings Convention
The Montana Wool Growers association opens its 35th annual meeting in Billings with nearly 1000 attendees across the Northwest. Activities include fat lamb and wool judging, a banquet at the Commercial Club, and daytime sessions Tuesday through Wednesday, with a women’s tea theater party Tuesday afternoon.
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Montana Wool Growers Association
Northwest
Jack Maynard
John C. Blackwood
Chinook
Commercial Club
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