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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1940

Page

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Trade Pact Expires As Senate Sets Japan Review

Washington January 17 The Senate foreign relations committee chaired by Key Pittman votes to summon Secretary Hull and other officials to review United States Japan relations after the commerce treaty laps on January 31. The panel weighs embargo proposals targeting war materials with agricultural exemptions.

Washington U.P Key Pittman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Cordell Hull Pittman Japan China Hull Sen Lewis B. Schwellenbach D.wash United States

Council acts on housing plans and licenses

Aldermen approved five applications for beer and liquor licenses and introduced a resolution to vacate several streets and alleys within the Butte Housing Authority project. Notices will be posted five days before final council action on February 7.

Butte New Street Arizona Ohio Hopkins Hopkins Street Platinum

Anaconda Copper Aided Montana Shuts 1921 Credit

Cornelius F. Kelley testified before the Temporary National Economic Committee detailing Anaconda Copper Mining Company actions after World War I and the 1929 crash. He described Montana efforts to guarantee merchant credit and extend unemployment support in Butte Great Falls and Anaconda during plant shutdowns.

Washington, D. C National Economic Committee Cornelius F. Kelley Anaconda Copper Mining Company Anaconda Company Montana Kelley Butte Anaconda Great Falls

Browder Admits Use of Alias on Passport

Earl Browder defense acknowledged he used the alias Richards to obtain a passport on a European trip that likely included a Moscow visit. The trial centered on passport misuse with prosecutors alleging false representation and Browder’s deception of the U.S. government.

New York Earl Browder Moscow George Gordon Battle Browder Richards Communist Party Europe Battle Soviet Russia U. S John T. Cahill George Morris Albert Henry Richards Nicholas Dozenberg Cahill

Netherlands Extends State of Emergency by Decree

The Netherlands extended the state of emergency by royal decree to parts of southern Holland and Zeeland along the Dutch coast. The move covers areas north of Belgium near England with Rotterdam and The Hague as key cities in South Holland. Zeeland lies near estuaries of the Schelde and Maas rivers as Britain fears of German attack rise.

Netherlands Holland and Zeeland Amsterdam Holland England South Holland Rotterdam Hague Schelede Mars Europe Belgium Germany Great Britain France North Sea

Louisiana May Be Forced Into Hunoff Primary

Jubilant anti administration reform forces in Louisiana eyed a runoff to challenge Earl Long after a plurality of over 40 000 with half the votes counted. Long led with 120483. Sam Jones 77775 James A Noe 59302. Morrison 18405 Moseley 3686. New Orleans returns could shape the runoff prospects for February 20.

New Orleans Louisiana Earl Long Huey Long Long Sam Jones Lake Charles Jones James A. Noe Monroe James H Morrison Hammond Vincent Moseley Opalouses

WELFARE OF U MUST GOME FIRST IN MSU DISPUTE

G M Moss of Whitefish, leader of the Montana legislative subcommittee, says drastic action is needed to end internal dissension at Montana State University. He cites campus clashes and endorses limited remedies while noting President Simmons could not resolve the conflict. Exern supports Moss, originally signing the majority report. Ayers notes continued importance of the issue.

Missoula G. M. Moss Whitefish Montana State University State Board of Education Moss Whitefish Pilot Simmons George Finlay Simmons H. O. Ekern Thompson Falls Ray G. Lowe Glendive Exern Roy E. Ayers Better Business Finance Chamber of Commerce

Immortal Chicken Heart Passes 28th Birthday at Rockefeller

Segment of chicken heart kept by Dr. Alexis Carrel at the Rockefeller Institute marked its 28th birthday after more than a century in test tube life. The fragment, nourished with Ringer solution, chicken plasma, and embray extract, doubles in size every 48 hours and may live indefinitely if properly fed.

New York Alexis Carrel Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research Carrel Waldo Flinn Institute Dr. Carrel France

Montana Weather Outlook Sees Cold Start Then Rise

The forecast calls for generally fair and continued cold conditions in Montana on Thursday. Friday brings partly cloudy skies with temperatures slowly warming.

Montana

Garner Opposes Military Loan to Finland

Vice President John N. Garner opposes military loans to Finland and has built support to block such proposals. He favors strictly non military aid and warns such loans could drag the United States into the Russo-Finnish conflict.

Garner Finland Washington John N. Garner

Russian retreat from Salla front signals halted Finnish advance

Copenhagen dispatches report a Russian withdrawal of about 40,000 troops from the Salla sector in Finland as Finnish forces press toward a potential victory near Salla. A prior Finnish Lapland report said a 400-man Russian force was repulsed. The cold continues to hamper operations above the Arctic circle.

Copenhagen Salla Finland Berlinske Tidende Red Army Arctic Circle Lapland Helsinki Russia

Winter Bitter Attack Bites Butte With Snow And Cold

Winter and a sharp wind brought subzero temperatures to Butte with a light snow fall and icy roads. The bitter conditions posed hazards for motorists as the area faced freezing wind and snow.

Butte

Severe winter storm grips state as snow and cold bite hard

A sweeping winter storm hits the state with temperatures from above zero to 22 below and widespread subzero readings. Heavy snow, travel disruptions, and flight curtailments accompany the storm as rural roads drift and main routes remain affected.

Soviet Denies Finding Of Frozen Red Army Commander's Body

A Leningrad military communique rejects a German agency report that the Red Army 44th division commander Vinogradoff was found frozen in Finland. It says the claim is false and that the commander is alive near the 44th division area. The note also denies bombing Helsinki as reported by London Daily Herald. The Finnish high command had said the division was trapped southeast of Suomussalmi.

Moscow Leningrad Red Army Finland Tass Vinogradoff London Daily Herald Helsinki High Command An Suomussalmi

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Secius Hull Ameri Se Senate Committee Business Builders OF LO Better Business Finance Team CAL Improvements Division Dr. R. F. Peterson P. J. Brophy Lowell W. Johnson F. J. Sten Charles W. Jones John J. Burke H. H. Bretherton Pres. Kelley TNBC Counsel Dav Browder Wat William S. White O'Mahoney House Senate Government Hunoff Better Business Finance Drive Woolgrower Dillon Helena W. C. Gilbert Woolgrowers’ Association John Foster Harlowton Paul Etchepare Gilbert Foster Peter Pauly Deer Lodge William Dennecke Bozeman Fred Manix Gold Creek Manix Howard Morse Charles H. Gallagher J. H. Rowe Dave Kilroy N. A. Bunch R. L. Ruhle John G. Evans R. G. Rawls Ray L. Ruhe James H. Dickey, Jr David Kilroy J. L. Newland James H Rowe Thompson U. SS Harry Wilson Sharpe Roosevelt Jesse Jones Sam Rayburn Capitol Senat Banking and Currency Committee Prentiss M. Brown D-Mich Little Republic Butte Weather Bureau Trask Elk Park Georgetown Dam
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