Scandinavian protests to Moscow over Russian air incursion
The governments of Norway and Sweden announced protests to Moscow regarding bombing and violations of their territory by Russian warplanes during the Finland invasion. They also said they will allow continued shipments of supplies and volunteers to Finland across their lands. Sweden protested bombing of the island of Kalla by eight Russian planes and Norway protested over overflights and a landing on Norwegian soil along the Pasvik river.
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Stockholm
U.P
Moscow
Finland
Russia
Kalla
Luleaa
Gulf of Bothnia
Pasvik
Sweden
Fentries
Umea
Britain Rejects Americas Neutrality Zone In Wake Of Graf Spee
Britain rejected the 300 mile neutrality zone as ineffective and warned of friction if British war ships are penalized for exercising belligerent rights. London said acceptance would depend on assurance the zone won’t shelter German ships. The note follows the Punta Del Este clash that drove Graf Spee toward Montevideo as American delegates met in Rio to discuss enforcement options.
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London
Great Britain
Americas
Panama
Britain
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Rio de Janeiro
State-Wide C of C Meeting set for Feb 19 in Butte
A Montana state wide meeting to address industrial agricultural live stock civic and labor issues will be held Monday February 19 at the Finlen hotel Butte. W E Hammond western division manager and Don Marcellus northwest division manager led planning and will visit Billings and Great Falls to promote the gathering.
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C. of C
Montana
Butte
W. E. Hammond
San Francisco
United States Chamber of Commerce
Don Marcellus
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis
Billings
Great Falls
Soviet Air Fleets Attack Finnish Cities in Severe Raid
Soviet Russia’s air fleets bombed southern and western Finland despite extreme cold. Turku faced the severest raid with extensive damage and many casualties. Viipuri saw heavy bombing with a demolished street and fires. Rajamaki also suffered heavily amid ongoing attacks.
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Viipuri
Finland
Russia
Turku
Rajamaki
Yester
Butte Woman Is Victim of Two Purse Snatchers
Mrs. Ernest A. Ericson reported two men followed her near Clark Park and dragged her purse from her, taking 80 dollars a 75 dollar watch and other items before fleeing toward Elm Street. She was knocked to the ground and lost her glasses during the struggle.
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Ernest A. Ericson
Tstse Garrison
Clark Park
Elm Street
Seventeen Held in Plot to Oust U S Government
Seventeen handcuffed and guarded suspects charged with seditious conspiracy appear in court. Bail set at 50 000 dollars each totaling 850 000 as hearings scheduled for February 5. They sang The Battle Hymn of the Republic as relatives wept and authorities expanded investigations nationwide.
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New York
United States
Fuehrer
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Emanuel Cellar
LaGuardia
Women knit to aid Finnish refugees in Finland
Pictured are Butte Finnish colony women knitting to warm war refugees in Finland during Arctic winter. The first shipment of heavy woolen socks was sent yesterday. A series of knitting parties is held at the Hakala home, 339 East Broadway, to aid the homeless in their homeland.
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Butte
Finland
Ivar Hakala
East Broadway
Frederickson
Onnala
Butte Board Opens Probe Into University Administration
State board of education begins hearings in Missoula on alleged mismanagement by University of Montana president George Finlay Simmons. Testimony from A L Stone and N J Lennes and letters from Meriam Keeney Mollet Atkinson read into record. Petitions request board investigate Simmons and rescind resignations of five faculty.
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Missoula
State Board of Education
Georgee Finlay Simmons
A. L. Stone
Montana University School of Journalism
N. J. Lennes
H. G. Merriam
Phillip O. Keeney
Pharmacy
E. A. Atkinson
Dr. Simmons
Mollett
Merriam
Keeney
Atkinson
Lennes
Dean Stone
Journalism
Butte Chamber Sets Bold Pre Campaign Goal for Civic Drive
About 100 civic workers attended a noon luncheon where Head Coach Charles H. Gallagher announced $15,200 in pre campaign funds for Butte s Better Business Finance drive. Divisions were given equal shares of 8700 toward a $23000 target for Chamber of Commerce community programs.
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Butte
Better Business Finance Campaign
Dennis Sullivan
Leo Walsh
Joseph O'Neill
Lowell Garrison
M. J. Fleming
Better Business Finance
Charles H. Gallagher
Chamber of Commerce
Woman Hit By Car Dies In Butte
Mrs. William A. Roberts aged 60 died in a local hospital after Saturday night injuries from a collision on Dewey boulevard. Carl Kraus was arrested for reckless driving after claiming temporary blindness from oncoming car lights.
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Butte
William A. Roberts
Sampson
Carl Kraus
Dewey Boulevard
St. James Hospital
Kraus
State President of Woolgrowers to Speak Today
Helena hosts the 39th Montana Wool Growers Association convention as W. G. Gilbert of Dillon and Dr. Eric Englund of the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics prepare to speak Tuesday. Governor Ayers, in Missoula, is slated to address sheepmen Wednesday.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
W. G. Gilbert
Dillon
Eric Englund
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Roy F. Ayers
Missoula
Montana Weather Outlook Tuesday Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions spread across Montana with snow flurries in the west. Temperatures will dip in the northwest and south central areas Tuesday and in the extreme east on Wednesday.
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Montana
Study of European Cartel System Opened by Committee
Washington D C Jan 15 The temporary national economic committee began hearings on European cartel systems with Dr Theodore J Kreps economic consultant detailing steps in Germany Switzerland Sweden and later England and France to form giant combines in chemicals dyestuffs explosives cellulose and more He said cartels influence allocation of markets and prices forcing smaller producers to band together for protection.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
National Economic Committee
Theodore J. Kreps
United States
O'Mahony
Wyoming
Kreps
Germany
Switzerland
Sweden
England
France
Dr. Kreps
Anxiety Eases in Belgium and Netherlands Over Invasion Fears
Anxiety over a Nazi invasion waned in Belgium and the Netherlands while both nations kept large wartime forces along the German frontier. Brussels said tension eased though Belgium would keep forces semi alert for days. The Netherlands canceled army leaves, remained calm, with unofficial totals near one million troops under arms.
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Amsterdam
Belgium
Netherlands
Brussels
Dewey to Visit Butte on February 10
Thomas E. Dewey district attorney of New York City and Republican presidential candidate will visit Butte on Saturday February 10 arriving at 12 30 p m by Northern Pacific and traveling to Helena for an afternoon or evening meeting. A Lincoln day address in Portland is planned for February 12 with a local meeting likely in Butte.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Butte
New York City
Helena
Thomas FE. Dewey
United Press
Joe Montgomery
Republican Party
Lewistown
Dewey
Northern Pacific Railroad
Portland
Ore
Montgomery
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
Illinois
Fred W. Padbury
Mr. Dewey
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