07 Jan 1938
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1938
Page
1
Washington reports the House tax subcommittee fixed to keep a large portion of wealth in the hands of a few. The plan would tax undistributed profits at 16 to 20 percent with a further 20 percent on the balance after exemptions, easing some pressures for many corporations but sparing closely held firms.
House appropriations committee trims independent offices budget to 1.414 billion while backing Budget Bureau reductions. Behind closed doors a bitter fight erupts over proposals to cut agency funding as CCC slash faces opposition on the floor.
Public Prosecutor John C Kelley aged 51 died in Honolulu of heart disease after a December 26 hospitalization. A Montana native and graduate of the University of Michigan, he built a Hawaii career as a famed prosecutor in the Massie case and later law practice. He was brother of C F Kelley president of Anaconda Copper. Funeral plans not announced.
Dr. T. J. B. Shanley will serve as toastmaster at the Jackson day dinner Saturday night at the Finlen hotel. The event, a major Democratic affair, drew reservations from five counties and about 50 long distance calls for tickets. Arthur F. Lamey will be the guest speaker. Tickets are selling at Finlen and Butte hotels with overflow in the coffee shop. reserve by today.
In Teruel Spain bodies of 20 civilians and prisoners, including women and children, were recovered from Santa Clara convent after rebel and government forces bombarded the city. A medical officer cited starvation as the cause of death amid the siege. Rebels retreated underground as government forces prepared to storm.
Mayor Frank Hague vowed to keep the C I O out as he addressed 15 000 listeners at the Jersey City armory. He warned the John L Lewis led organization will not enter the city with its force of intimidation.
Reported Japanese forces estimated at 60,000 prepared to thrust from north and south toward the Yangtze river railway hub Hankow Wuchang. Thirty bombers struck airfields. 50 civilians wounded or killed. U S embassy reopened at Nanking as Tokyo said China seeks peace amid massing armies in northern Kaingsu and eastern Honan.
In Salamanca Spain insurgent headquarters announced Harold E. Dahl an American aviator saved from a firing squad by a plea from his bride is a prisoner for life of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Dahl will serve the rest of his days in a nationalist prison unless mercy extends or civil war ends differently.
A plane from Cheticamp broke through an icy blockade to deliver medical attention to a mother severely ill in a small settlement near Bay St. Lawrence at the northern tip of Cape Breton Island.
Forty one members of the retail merchants division of the committee of 100 appointed by the Butte Chamber of Commerce to craft a bigger and better Butte will meet monthly to discuss practices and events and to recommend actions to the Chamber. The division, the largest under the committee, will grow as more merchants join. Members include Carl Shiner George Oechsli Anton Schmidt Ben Myers M H Schwartz and Harry Gron.
Billings reports Frank Robideau, jailed for a double murder, will be hanged at Columbus a week from Saturday. Guards placed on duty as Robideau showed nervous tension in a communal cell and was moved to a murder cell in Yellowstone county jail.
Jack Sambore and Mildred Benyon Sambore wed at the Bozeman Justice of the Peace office with two deputies as witnesses. Sambore is held for larceny in Detroit after allegedly leaving a Three Forks gas station without paying, in a car rented there December eighth. Extradition to Detroit is being sought by Detroit detectives. The couple may honeymoon to Detroit with a Detroit officer.
Washington January 6 Pres Roosevelt faces potential openings as Justices Sutherland Van Devanter and possibly McReynolds retire rumors swirl of additional vacancies. Cardoza illness and court-reorganization talk fuel speculation on a broader reshaping of the high bench.
A large Navy patrol bomber is missing at sea with seven aboard. A surface fleet has searched 200 miles northwest of Point Loca since yesterday afternoon as fog hindered efforts. Pilot Lieut T B Carpenter and crew members Philip Browning Edgar Anglin G A Mills Joe Adair C C Creech L Peace are listed among the personnel aboard.
Ossining New York January 6 Salvatore Ossoid a 27 year old Brooklyn barber was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison tonight for the murder of nine year old Einer Sporrer The case drew wide attention as the death penalty was carried out following his conviction.
Partly cloudy conditions expected across Montana on Friday and Saturday with a rising temperature trend. The extreme eastern portion may see higher temperatures on Friday, while central and western areas remain mild and unsettled.
At the President's annual vice presidential dinner in Washington the program included Turkey in the Straw performed by Percy Grainger to please Vice President Garner. About 70 guests attended the 8 pm dinner and 250 more heard Grainger and soprano Madame Elizabeth Schumann after the meal.
Butte high school seniors will serve as guides during the public open house for the new high school building. Principal Scott Fries met with seniors to finalize plans for three guide crews covering 1 to 4, 4 to 7, and 7 to 9 o'clock visiting periods. Teachers and janitors volunteered, and Washington Junior High students moving in January 31 will tour at 2 o'clock with their teachers.
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