House Appropriations Backs Bar on Roosevelt Budget Increases
The House appropriations committee voted to forbid subcommittees from increasing any money bill beyond White House recommendations. Senator Harrison led a Senate resolution for a 60 day study of Roosevelt spending and taxes, aiming at retrenchment and a possible balanced budget.
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Washington
Woodrum
D.-Va
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
White House
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate House
British bombers raid German bases amid escalating North Sea war
Allied air power strikes German seaplane bases on Sylt and Helgoland while battling German fighters over the North Sea. Britain reports losses on both sides as Finnish forces press a Russian division and Balkan diplomacy shows strain with Hungary.
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Hungary
Balkans
Sylt
North Sea
British
Air Ministry
Helgoland
Denmark
Weir Demurs in Tax Evasion Indictment in Helena
Lawrence Weir former Silver Bow county sheriff faces income tax evasion charges in federal court. Demurrer filed with five day limit for brief. government to reply within ten days. Weir seeks bill of particulars. arraignment postponed until rulings on these motions. Proceedings set for February 12.
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Helena
Federal District Court
Lawrence
Larry) Weir
Silver Bowounty
Weir
Britain protests neutrality law discrimination to U S
Britain has protested to the United States over the neutrality act, arguing it discriminates against British ships. The British embassy, for the Chamber of Shipping of London, says the act requires title transfer for goods on belligerent ships but not for neutrals, with exemptions for certain western hemisphere and Pacific ports.
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Andrue Beading
Washington
Jan
Britain
United States
Chamber of Shipping of London
Globe
Western Hemisphere
Pacific
Indian Oceans
China Sea
Tasman Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Formation of Teams For Butte C of C Drive
Assistant coaches of the Better Business Finance team race to finish player recruitment by this afternoon to form full squads for the Butte Chamber of Commerce annual membership campaign. Head Coach Charles H. Gallagher reports many teams nearly complete and several firms already pledge memberships.
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Butte C
Better Business Finance
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Charles H. Gallagher
Gallagher
Butte
Montana Forecast: Clouds, Snow Remote West. Temperature Shift
Partly cloudy in Montana Thursday and Friday with snow in the extreme west. Cold Thursday, warmer Friday in the western portion.
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Montana
Plows Pressed Into Use To Keep All Rural Roads Open
County Surveyor Jack Healy reported all rural roads are passable and in good condition with ongoing plowing and repair work planned through the week. The Beef Trail to the ski club is first class due to night skiing and WPA crews helped grade and improve it.
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Butte Ski Club
Jack Healy
Healy
WPA
R. F. C. to Give Norway Credits
Federal official Jesse Jones announced that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Export-Import Bank would arrange credits to Norway totaling up to 10.9 million dollars. The loans will finance the purchase in the United States of agricultural products and manufactured goods and other supplies.
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Jesse Jones
Federal Loan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The
Export-Import Bank
Norway
Jones
Attacks on Hemisphere Feared by Admiral Stark
Admiral Harold E. Stark told the House naval committee of a distinct possibility that western hemisphere nations could face an attack from a coalition. Separately the appropriations committee backed defense and neutrality outlays, approving a deficiency of 267,197,908 to fund duties under Roosevelt’s state of limited national emergency until June 30. Rear Admiral S. M. Robinson warned that Navy shipbuilding has repeated mistakes, noting destroyers tendency toward top heaviness.
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Washington
Harold E. Stark
House Naval Committee
Western Hemisphere
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Bureau of Investigation
8. M. Robinson
Bureau of Engineering
Snow and Wind Pack Chill Into Butte City
Blustery snow flurries and a sharp wind moved into Butte late yesterday, freezing streets and stalling cars. The 24 hour high reached 25 degrees with a low of 17 as temperatures dropped, a light snow trace noted and travel remained hazardous for motorists.
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Butte
Butte Finns Donate About $1000 for Homeland Relief
Local Finns have contributed about $1,000 to the Finnish relief fund with funds still arriving. The Runeberg Order No. 105 led with a $194,860 donation for war victims, while Emanuel Lutheran Church gave $32. Funds are raised by the Chamber of Commerce, newspapers, and banks for the national relief drive.
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Butte Finns
B. L. Gunnary
Runeberg
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Chamber of Commerce
Directors of Butte Banks Are Named at Elections
First National Bank directors were all re-elected at the annual stockholders meeting. A. J. Davis, A. J. Davis Jr., John B. Dutton, J. A. Poore and George V. A. Hill were listed as directors. Officers to be named at a forthcoming meeting.
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Butte Banks
First National Bank
A. J. Davis
A. J. Davis Jr
Jonn
Dutton
J. A. Poore
George VA. Hill
Quintuplets may visit New York World’s Fair next summer
Ontario guardians weigh risks for the Dionne quintuplets as they consider a possible public appearance at the New York World’s Fair. Percival Wilson and Judge J A Valin voiced concerns about taking the children abroad, while Premier Hepburn and Dr Allan Roy Dafoe await a formal proposal. Henri St Jacques, attorney for Oliva Dionne, said it is likely the sisters will attend.
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Toronto
Dionne
Papa
Mama Dionne
Percy D. Wilson
Ontario
Quints’ Board of Guardians
J. A. Valin
North Bay
New York
Mitchell Hepburn
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dafoe
Henri St. Jacques
Oliva Dionne
Protests Filed Over Murphy Supreme Court Appointment
Senator Burke said protests against Attorney General Frank Murphy for the Supreme Court were filed with the Senate judiciary committee. The panel will meet to review the complaints and may hold a hearing if they find substance, though most senators expect Murphy’s prompt confirmation.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Burke
D-Neb
Murphy
Fixed February 1 Deadline for 1940 Car Plates
Silver Bow county warns automobile operators they must possess 1940 license plates by February 1 to avoid arrest and penalties by the state highway patrol. County offices urge early license application. cars must be assessed before plates and taxes are paid. Over 1,200 sets distributed since January 2, including 1,800 passenger and 466 truck plates. highway permits total 1,979.
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Silver Bow County
State Highway Patrol
George O'Brien Jr
Joseph Lester
Two Die After Bartley Mine Explosion in West Virginia
Two men were confirmed dead and 85 trapped as Bartley No 1 mine of Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal faced a blast at 1:30 p m local time. About 125 workers were in the mine. 45 escaped. Rescue teams from Bartley and nearby towns fought to reach those trapped as hope dimmed.
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Bartley
W. Va
Bartley No
Pond Creek
West Virginia
Charleston
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Eckmen
Pittsburgh
Notorious Train Robber Gardner Ends Life by Gas
Roy Gardner, famed mail robber and escape artist, killed himself with poison gas in a downtown San Francisco hotel room. Investigators say he left notes expressing weariness of the struggle and had created a lethal chamber by dropping pellets into water to generate deadly fumes.
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San Francisco
Roy Gardner
Gardner
Sims Named Potentate of Bagdad Temple of Shrine
Andrew R. Sims of Butte was elected potentate of Bagdad temple of the Shrine at a meeting in the Masonic temple. He succeeds H. R. Eickemeyer of Great Falls. Delegates to the imperial council session in Memphis, Tennessee next June include A. R. Simms and C. Milo Deschene of Butte and Lyle F. Richardson of Great Falls. The meeting was well attended with Shriners from Butte and district towns including Anaconda and Dillon.
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Andrew R. Sims
Butte
Bagdad
Masonic Temple
H. R. Eickemeyer
Great Falls
de Agates
Imperial Council
Memphis
Tenn
A. R. Simms
C. Milo Deschene
Lyle F. Richardson
Bagdad Temple
H.R. Eickemeyer
Anaconda
Dillon
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