Roosevelt asks Congress to approve Finland aid loan plan
President Roosevelt proposes financing Finland via the Export-Import Bank to purchase agricultural surpluses and non military goods. He says the move would not start a war but warns against creating unsafe precedents for European credits. The idea sparks Senate debate and attention from banking and foreign relations committees.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Roosevelt
Finland
Congress
Export-Import Bank
United States
Garner
Speaker Bankhead
Europe
Senate
Banking Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Copper Industry Faces Rising Foreign Competition and Stockpiles
Cornelius F. Kelley president of Anaconda and head of the Copper Institute told the temporary national economic committee that American copper producers have endured two decades of stronger foreign mines and shrinking markets. He cited war dislocations, huge stockpiles, and cartel pressures abroad while noting Anaconda’s 1921 losses and 1922 reopening efforts.
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Washington, D. C
National Economic Committee
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Company
Copper Institute
Kelley
T. Stannard
Kennecott
Francis H. Brownell
O'Mahoney Monopoly
Africa
South America
Anaconda
Mr. Kelley
Nye Munitions Investigating
Wool Growers Tout Grass Bill as Opposition Attacks Congress
Helena reports 700 members of the Montana Wool Growers' association hear President W. G. Gilbert of Dillon denounce a wool marketing bill as aimed at making wool dealers crooked and woolgrowers incapable. He praises grass conservation efforts and credits John Foster of Harloton for actions against Pittman Robinson provisions.
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Helena
Congress
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
W. G. Gilbert
Dillon
Gilbert
Secretary of Agriculture
John Foster
Harlowton
Montana
Violence and arrests shape Louisiana governor race tense polls
New Orleans voters weigh a four challenger field as Gov. Earl K. Long trails by about 600 votes with 235 of 261 precincts counted. Police guard polling sites after reports of out-of-town cars and possible trouble amid a reform push against the Long machine.
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New Orleans
Earl K. Long
Long
Sam H. Jones
James A. Noe
James H. Morrison
Vincent Mosely
Louisiana
Huey Long
Circuit Court Denies NLRB Petition In Lumber Action
The U.S. ninth circuit court of appeals overruled the National Labor Relations Board and declined to issue a contempt order against Red River Lumber of Westwood California. The case centers on alleged anti union activity and maintaining industrial peace in Westwood during 1938 to 1939.
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San Francisco
U.P
U. S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Red River Lumber Company
Westwood
Cal
NLRB
Sierra Nevada
Cc. I. O
Westwood and
Lassen County
Testimony Heard Against UW President at Montana Hearing
Montana board of education continued testimony on January 16 in Missoula to examine President George Finlay Simmons and his administration. Faculty members unionist speakers and legislators testified about dissension and concerns, with Dean C. W. Leaphart describing past selection and petition signs calling for investigation.
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C. W. Leaphart
Montana University Law School
Simmons
Leaphart
State Board of Education
Two Youths Fatally Shot in Farmyard Affray
Two youths, Ernest and Melvin Knute, were shot to death at a farm near Kadoka South Dakota. William Starks, who runs the neighboring farm, was jailed without charge as authorities investigated the shooting that occurred at Starks' home after midnight. The Knute brothers had been summoned to the Starks residence by Starks' eldest son, William.
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Kadoka. & D
Here
Ernest
Melvin Knute
William Starks
Starks
Knute
William
Second Day of Chamber Campaign Sees $16107 Pledged Toward Goal
The Better Business Finance team reports $16107 raised by the second day of the Chamber of Commerce campaign toward a $23000 goal. At least $2500 in new memberships is needed to ensure success. Directors urge all workers to file renewal and new member reports by Friday to finish on schedule.
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Better Business Finance
Chamber of Commerce
State Advertising Group
Com
Better Business Finance Team
Chamber
Community Co-operative
R. L. Ruhle
J. H. Dickey Jr
Dave Kilroy
N. L. Richmond
J. H. Rowe
W. &. Thompson
Cocoach
N. A. Bunch
Tom Marshall
Montana Weather Outlook Clouds and Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions in Montana for Wednesday and Thursday. Snow flurries are expected in the western portion on Wednesday, with colder temperatures in the extreme south portion Wednesday.
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Montana
Finland Endures Severe Cold Amid War Strikes
Helsinki reports 51 below zero amid Russian air raids on Finland. Bombed towns lack shelter as civilians suffer in cold. Finnish forces claim to dispersed enemy companies near Salla and at Taipale on the Karelian Isthmus. The Ekenas village was reported largely destroyed by bombing.
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Helsinki
Finland
Salla
Ekenas
Taipale
Karelian
Brother
Tariff Commission Hears Protest of Trade Discrimination
A tariff commission member told the Ways and Means Committee that the State Department protested British and French trade discriminations against the United States in Argentina if such discriminations existed. The note signals a broader push to address foreign barriers impacting U S commerce with Argentina.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
State Department
United States
Argentina
Hail of British workers enrolled in anti spy army
More than 600000 railroad workers across Britain were mobilized after a reported sabotage plot by German agents. Officials ordered precautions across rail, communications, public works and bridges with secret instructions to key railway staff.
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London
U.P
Britain
The
Daily Mail
Flood Control Projects in State Listed by Engineers
Army engineers list Montana flood control works awaiting local cooperation in the 1939 report to Congress. Forsyth on the Yellowstone river shows $38,000 unexpended and $56,700 needed for completion. Glasgow’s Fort Peck project had the only 1941-eligible funds. Other plans include Harlem, Wibaux, Saco, and Flathead river works with various completion estimates.
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Washington
Montana
Army Engineers
Forsyth
Yellowstone River
Chief of Army Engineers
Congress
Secretary of War
Fort Peck
Glasgow
Harlem
Milk River
Cherry Creek
Kootenai River
Idaho
Polson Bay
Flathead Lake
Flathead River
Hungry Horse Dam
Rock Creek
St. River
Trial of Earl Browder Set Today in New York Court
Earl Browder the national Communist leader faces a passport fraud trial in New York. Main government witness may be Nicholas Dozenberg, a former conspirator who has pleaded guilty and renounced Communism. Browder testified before Dies Committee last September about a passport with a fictitious name.
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Earl Browder
New York
Nicholas Dozenberg
Europe
Browder
Communist Party
Dies Committee
Washington
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