World business steadiness amid Europe talks and finance plan
News from Europe looks brighter with a Franco German accord on the preparations issue seen as likely to progress. Yet other regions face troubles, and the reconstruction finance corporation proposal gains momentum as the stock market drifts. Continental Illinois writes down shares, while Wall Street stories reflect cautious optimism and long dividend records at the New York Central.
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Europe
Japan
India
Argentina
Honduras
United States
Mass arrests hit Indian Congress leaders in Bombay
Police in Bombay arrest most national Congress leaders who were free after Gandhi and others were jailed. The roundup followed Congress plans to resume obedience campaigns against British rule and was intensified after a deadly clash in Benares where police faced demonstrators.
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Bombay
India
W.P
National Congress
Mahatma Gandhi
Congress
Benares
India government wins first clash with nationalists
New Delhi reports a government victory as the Viceroy Lord Willingdon leads actions against Indian nationalists after the initial clash. The government plans to resume activities as tensions ease briefly.
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New Delhi
India
Government of India
Lord Willingdon
Ethlyn Culbertson Elected Head Of Nurses Association
Miss Ethlyn Culbertson of the Murray hospital was elected president of the Montana Association of Graduate Nurses district No 2 at a Y M C A meeting attended by 35 nurses. Officers named include May Kennedy first vice president Josephine Davis second vice president Margaret Carolus secretary and Alice Charlton treasurer. New directors are Sister Cornelia and Hilda Anderson. Next meeting slated for the first Tuesday in February at the Y M C A.
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Ethlyn Culbertson
Murray Hospital
Montana Association of Graduate Nurses
Cornelia
St. James Hospital
May Kennedy
Josephine Davis
Margaret Carolus
the Murray
Alice Charlton
Hilda Anderson
Iva Boggs
Anaconda
Pauline Maier
UP Rail Official Sees Industrial Improvement On Tour
J L Amos assistant traffic manager of Union Pacific, visiting Butte to discuss the annual Butte Los Angeles excursion on January 16, says industrial conditions show a slight improvement. He cites more freight and more travelers, attributing gains to wear and tear, breakage, and replacement of old goods.
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J. L. Amos
Union Pacific Railway
Butte
Montana
Amos
Union Pacific
Boy Seeks Shorter Name To Help Instructors
An eight year old boy, Joseph Anton Hudobivnik of 206 Cherry Street, filed in district court a petition to change his name to Joe Hud. Judge Frank L. Riley ordered notice posted on three city bulletins and in a weekly paper with a formal hearing set for February 6 1932. The judge indicated sympathy for the boy and his teachers, who struggle with his current name when calling him at the blackboard.
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Joseph Anton Hudobivnik
Cherry Street
Joe Hud
Frank L. Riley
Joseph Hudobivnik
Riley
McQueen Addition
Joseph
Joe
J BOY AT QU TO RECEIVE AWARDS AT HONOR COURT
The first 1932 court of honor in Butte honored 30 Boy Scouts with rank rises and merit badges at the county courthouse last night. Headed by Seward Prater, Eagle rank was awarded to the junior assistant scoutmaster of Troop No. 3. Fred I. Root presented the recognitions, praising Prater’s five years in Scouting and his holding every junior troop post.
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Seward Prater
Butte
Young Prater
Fred I. Root
Ous
Unsettled Montana Weather Brings Snow West and Warm Readings
A weather forecast shows unsettled conditions across Montana for Wednesday and Thursday. Snow is expected in the west while the north and east remain warmer Wednesday, turning colder on Thursday.
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Montana
Six Young Brothers Feared Behind Farmhouse Massacre
Springfield dispatch reports Chief Ed Waddle asserting Harry and Jennings Young killed six officers at the Ozark farm of Mrs. J. D. Young near Springfield. Police hunt for the remaining brother and Fred Barker, a West Plains fugitive linked to Sheriff Roy Kelly’s death. Relatives say Paul Young was not in the area. Jess Moore is held as an accomplice in the escape and car theft.
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Springfield
Harry
Jennings Young
Houston
Tex
Ozark
J. D. Young
Ed Waddle
Young Brothers
Fred Barker
Ben Bilyeu
Barker
West Plains
Roy Kelly
Paul Young
Jess Moore
Texas
Democrat William Rogers elected in New Hampshire special election
In Manchester New Hampshire William N Rogers Democrat won the first district special election to succeed the late Fletcher Hale Republican. He defeated former Governor John Bartlett Republican by 2948 votes with final totals Rogers 27453 Bartlett 24505.
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Manchester
N. H
William N. Rogers
New Hampshire
John H. Bartlett
Fletcher Hale
Rogers
Bartlett
Daniel Webster
Executioner Abandons Duty After Firing Squad Malfunction
Martin Suckle, 31, a Butteman described as part of a firing squad that failed to execute, is jailed after a botched attempt that involved a first shot misfiring and a weapon malfunction on his wife. The would-be executor fled as the gun again failed.
Hoover Plan Aims to Inject 2 Billion in Credit via Reconstruction Fund
President Hoover seeks swift bipartisan approval for a massive reconstruction finance corporation to flood the economy with 2 billion dollars in credit. The bill was drafted by a Senate banking sub committee and endorsed by the full committee with rapid passage anticipated. The measure, to be taken up in the Senate, aims to revive industrial and commercial arteries nationwide. The article notes continuation on page 2.
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Andrew J. Volstead
St. Paul
Senate
Washington
Associated Press
Hoover
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Living Automaton Case Stuns Pasadena Doctors
In Pasadena California 17 year old Donald Douglas was struck by a automobile 17 days ago. He remains mentally unconscious though physically normal. Doctors describe him as a living automaton with full body movement and eating ability but no recognition or speech due to brain numbness.
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Pasadena
Cal
Donald Douglas
Lenz Narrowing Gap in Culbertson Match Play
In New York on January 5 Sidney Lenz cut deeper into the Culbertson-Lenz match lead. After 137 rubbers, Culbertson led by 14 175 points, with Lenz gaining 2 660 points as Culbertson played the session with Michael T. Gottlieb.
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Lenz
Culbertson
New York
Sidney Lenz
Ely Culbertson
Culbertson-Lenz
Michael T. Gottlieb
Six Escape as Plane Crashes Near Chama New Mexico
A transport plane carrying pilot Robert Edgar Deputy U S Marshal James B. Shaffer of Durango and four federal prisoners crashed near Chama New Mexico today. The craft turned end over end after a forced landing but all six aboard escaped injury. The flight began in Farmington with the marshal and prisoners en route to Pueblo for arraignment.
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Chama
N. M
Rueble
Here
Robert Edgar
Farmington
U. 8
James B. Shaffer
Durango
Pueblo
Love Clinic Professor Sees Father as Family Pillar
Chicago January report by Charles Schwarz quotes Prof. Ernest R. Mowrer of Northwestern and Prof. Arthur J. Todd on the disintegration of the American family. The study argues for teaching the art of love to reduce divorces and improve marriage happiness through guidance and adjustments rather than court action.
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Love Clinic
Charles Schwarz
Chicago
Papa
Ernest R. Mowrer
Northwestern University Department of Sociology
University of Chicago
Mowrer
Nevada
Arthur J. Todd
Situation Near Boiling Point in Orient Again
Washington reports the Manchurian crisis edging toward a new flare up as France, America and Great Britain consider further cooperation. Secretary Stimson consulted with French and British ambassadors while Japan apologized for the attack on the American consul Culver B. Chamberlain, and Debuchi’s remarks were not yet fully accepted.
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Washington
France
America
Great Britain
Stimson
Japan
United States
Culver B. Chamberlain
Debuchi
Chang Hsueh-Liang Receives Ultimatum on Manchuria
Deposed Manchuria governor Chang Hsueh-Liang, whose forces are driven out by Japan, has received an unofficial ultimatum as tensions rise in the region. Further details are continued on page 2.
Seattle Sees Second Earthquake In Six Days
A minor quake was felt in Seattle at 3 13 p m today marking the second tremor within six days. No damage was reported and residents noted slight shaking with windows rattling briefly.
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Seattle
Wasi
Democrats Debate Prohibition Clash and Home Rule Plan
Washington reports Chairman Raskob warns of a North South split or third party over prohibition. He proposes a state run liquor plan titled home rule and says the issue will reach the national convention. He avoids pledging to any single candidate or an oligarchy.
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Washington
Raskob
National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Snow Storm Hits Butte and Western Montana
Weather officials forecast snow squalls and westerly gales for Butte and surrounding areas as temperatures drop below zero. Glasgow recorded five below, while Butte hit one below with a high near 17 above. Light snowfall was reported and the storm stretched across western Montana. Traffic conditions were not available.
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Butte
Mercury
Glasgow
Salt Lake City
Public land policy debate faces Montana impact
Montana's I M Brandford, state lands commissioner, serves on a presidential commission to shape federal unoccupied public lands policy. The issue could transfer surface rights to states while mineral rights stay with the federal government, affecting Montana’s resources and public interests.
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Brandford
State of
Montana
Congress
I. M. Brandford
Ments
Presidential Commission
United States
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