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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1940
Page
1
Jan 4 dispatch reports speedy Finnish ski patrols deep in Russia near Lake Kianta as Red army units flee after a defeat on the shore. Unconfirmed Copenhagen cables claim a second Russian division may have been encircled in central Finland.
A fresh snowfall covered Butte and glazed highways as land ing crews worked. Cloudy day with snow in the mountains and slowly rising temperatures east as Glendive marked 21 below zero and statewide readings edged upward from 32 and 7 to 30 and unspecified.
Moscow reportedly secured a trade pact with Bulgaria amid ongoing economic talks with three powers. The key provision centers on a Black Sea shipping accord with no political conditions. Bulgaria seeks broader trade, less German dependence, and a renewed Black Sea navigation treaty.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Charles Edison asks Congress to renew wartime authority allowing the President to commandeer factories ships and resources in peacetime emergencies. Senator Vandenberg calls the move amazing and a House panel is asked to study the extent of presidential emergency powers amid a limited national emergency.
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan told Democratic Chairman Farley he would not attend next week's $100-a-plate Jackson day dinner unless it stayed true to the 1835 purpose of extinguishing the national debt. He enclosed an 1835 announcement and offered souvenir copies for a future dinner reflecting the growing debt from 21 to 42 billion dollars.
President Roosevelt sent a budget to Congress proposing 44,097,000 for the Reclamation Bureau construction for the next fiscal year starting July 1, with no new projects but continued work on existing ones. Bonneville project in Oregon would receive 6,000,000 for transmission, 650,000 for maintenance, and 800,000 for continued construction. Central Valleys in California slated for 16,000,000, Boulder dam 4,000,000, and Grand Coulee in Washington has a listed amount.
Snow is expected in the Montana mountains on Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. Heavy snowfall or travel impacts are not specified.
Berlin shows clear concern as Soviet Russia struggles in Finland. Nazi warnings to Norway and Sweden hint at possible German aid to Russia if routes to move troops and munitions to the Finns exist. Berlin fears Finland could become an Allied base and draw Scandinavia into the war, complicating German supply lines in the Baltic.
President Roosevelt nominated Attorney General Frank Murphy to fill Associate Justice Pierce Butler’s vacancy. Republicans objecting to Murphy’s New Deal stance, but leaders expect swift Senate confirmation as Murphy reacts calmly and modestly to the news.
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a 1.046 billion dollar farm program budget for fiscal 1941, about 460 million less than this year. He left open the possibility of restoring funds if future events such as lower farm prices require parity payments, though no parity provision is included this year. The package includes 903.785 million for aids to agriculture, with 861.6 million for the agricultural adjustment program and 34.0 million for other measures.
President Roosevelt announced sweeping changes in the diplomatic service naming a new assistant secretary of state and six ambassadors and ministers. Notable picks include James H. R. Cromwell as minister to Canada and Joan Cudahy named ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg.
Harry E. Johnson, department commander of the U S W V, reports 548 Spanish American War veterans died in November and the death rate rises monthly. He notes 163,000 living veterans and 447 of 1206 Montana enlistees belong to state camps. Johnson arrived from Lewistown to install Henry Lawton camp officers and attended a dinner at Chequamegon cafe. Kurt Smith becomes local camp commander and Violet Nichols is auxiliary president. The gathering ended with a luncheon.
Mrs. Frank Bergman aged 52 maneuvered a jarring right to deter two would be purse snatchers about 19 years old. Police report the youths grabbed at her purse tearing the strap and her coat on North Crystal street as she walked home.
The 1941 budget shows total expenditures of 8.424 billion dollars, down 675 million from before, with normal receipts of 5.548 billion, up 382 million. A 700 million excess capital will be recovered from government corporations to boost receipts, yielding a net deficit of 2.176 billion. New taxes proposed at 460 million would lower the deficit to 1.716 billion, while defense outlay rises to 1.8 billion and work relief programs fall to 1.3 billion.
President Roosevelt sent Congress a budget with the second smallest deficit of his administrations and defended fiscal policy. Critics called it a gingerly path to balance and urged deeper cuts. Republicans labeled the figures tricky. Senate Republicans meet, while Harrison proposes a 24 member committee to study and propose cuts.
Butte residents organized a knitting club to aid Finland in the war. Women will knit stockings and warm clothing for soldiers, with meetings at Mrs. Aurora Tickson and Mrs. Ivar Hakala’s homes. A collection and ongoing drives aim to send garments to the Finnish republic.
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