Red Cross relief funding faces House hearing
Red Cross officials will testify Monday on why they oppose the Senate 25 million dollar relief appropriation. Speaker Longworth sends the measure to the appropriations committee as Garner warns of delay. The interior bill amendment must pass by March 4 to avoid a special session.
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Washington
Red Cross
House
Senate
Longworth
Appropriations Committee
Cramton
Hoover
Garner
Texas
Interior Department
War veteran wins insurance action against U S government
William Webb of Anaconda, former state commander of Disabled War Veterans, was awarded $7,485 by a federal court jury for injuries from debris after a bridge blast by German shells on the Vesle river in World War I. He claimed compensation of $57.50 monthly since 1917 for a permanent injury.
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William Webb
Anaconda
Vesle
United States
Webb
Montana Weather Forecast Brief
Occasional light snow expected in Montana on Saturday and likely Sunday. Temperatures will be somewhat colder Saturday.
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Montana
Montana picks Bernard Oakes as new football coach
Bernard F. Oakes, first assistant and line coach at Nebraska, is elected head football coach and physical education professor at the University of Montana in Missoula. President C. H. Clapp notes his credentials from Tennessee and Nebraska and recalls his Zuppke era success.
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University OF Montana
Missoula
U.R
Bernard F. Oakes
University of Nebraska
C. H. Clapp
Oakes
Maj
Frank Milburn
Zuppke
Nebraska
University of Tennessee
Tennessee
Clapp
Milburn
Army War College
Montana
Illinois
Eighteen Planes Seek Lost Mail Pilot in Washington
Eighteen planes searched east central Washington for Walter Case Varney air mail pilot missing since yesterday morning. Units from Spokane seven national guard three Varney ships joined by three Varney planes from Portland and five Pearson Field army ships. Leon Cuddeback Varney president flew in to direct the search as residents heard a plane in fog near Odessa.
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Wash
Washington
Walter Case
Varney Air-Mail
Case
Columbia
Snake Rivers
George E. Hallet
National Guard
Air Mail
Varney
Portland
Army
Pearson Field
Vancouver
Leon Cuddeback
Varney Lines
Odessa
Here
Aristide Briand Seen as Likely French Cabinet Pick
Paris reports indicate Aristide Briand is a likely candidate to form a new French government after Theodore Steeg's cabinet fell by 10 votes over wheat price fixing. Briand may decline due to ill health or continuous peace work, having refused prime ministership three times in the last year and a half. The split in the chamber suggests a stable govt remains elusive.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
Theodore Steeg
Briand
France
Prison Fire Forces 500 Inmates To Safety
A blaze at Wetumpka state prison in Alabama tore through the facility early Saturday. Firefighters from Wetumpka and Montgomery battled the flames as nearly 500 prisoners were escorted to safety and held in the prison yard.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wetumpka State Prison
Wetumpka
Nevada man urges Veterans Bureau hospital for state
Washington January 23 George W Melone state engineer of Nevada urged Veterans Administrator Hines the necessity for a Veterans Bureau hospital in Nevada stressing regional veteran care needs and state support for federal hospital facilities.
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Washington
George W. Melone
Nevada
Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Investigation into teacher death widens in Colorado
Fort Morgan reports two paroled convicts, Sidney Hughes and Lloyd Lung, questioned over the Enid Marriott murder. An auto linked to them with five bullet holes was tied to the case. Lung admitted driving the night Marriott disappeared but denied involvement. Chemists in Denver tested stains on the car cushions for clues.
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Fort Morgan
Colo
Enid Marriott
Wiggins
Sidney Hughes
Lloyd Lung
Lung
Daisy De Boe Guilty On Theft Charge In California Case
Daisy De Boe, 26, was found guilty on count seven of a 35 count indictment accusing her of stealing $825 by cashing a blank signed check to buy a fur coat while serving as Clara Bow's private secretary. The jury had wrestled for 48 hours before delivering a compromised verdict after considering acquittal. Leniency was urged as the defendant sobbed in court and the panel debated a lengthy prior course of deliberations.
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Duane Hennessy
Los Angeles
U.P
Daisy de Boe
Clara Bow
Miss de Boe
Miss Bow
Garfield School Pupils Embrace Thrift And Saving
Garfield school on Colorado street shows pupils adopting thrift concepts with more than 100 savings accounts opened by students. The piece notes Franklin inspired saving habits among Butte grammar school children.
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Butte
Garfield
Colorado Street
Benjamin Franklin
Oriental Idol Curse Tied to Spouse's Death
J W Tremel, husband of Mrs Lillian Tremel, claims an Oriental idol cursed him and his wife died in a Montara Beach cottage fire. He recounts a Dalai Lama image tied to threats since the Boxer era, saying the idol was burned with her and he fears retribution. Authorities plan further questioning.
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San Mateo
Cal
Lillian Tremel
Montara Beach
J. W. Tremel
Dalai Lama
Tremel
China
Butte Red Cross Sends Relief Funds Over the Top
A. J. Davis Jr. forwarded a 2400 check from Butte for the Red Cross relief quota to headquarters as pledges arrive. Davis noted the full amount not yet received but pledged, with more checks expected by tomorrow morning to meet the urgent need.
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American Red Cross
Butte
Red Cross
Western Division
A. J. Davis Jr
Davis
Attendance in City Grade Schools Hits 5872 Pupils
A total of 5872 pupils attended Butte public grade schools during the month ending Jan 16. The report from city superintendent J G Ragsdale covers 18 schools including Washington junior high with 28 percent daily attendance and 99.83 percent punctuality. There were 252 tardiness cases and enrollment rose year over year.
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Butte
J. G. Ragsdale
Washington Junior High
Montana proposes budget system for school finances
Helena January 23 A bill to aid education and reform Montana school district finance shifts from a “small town store” model to a modern budget system. Prepared by Elizabeth Ireland state superintendent and backed by the state board of equalization aims to obligate all districts to budget expenditures.
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Helena
Montana
House of Representatives
House Committee On Education
Elizabeth Ireland
State Board of Equalization
Imprisoned Indian Nationalist Gandhi Likely To Be Freed
New Delhi reports predict Mahatma Gandhi will be released within 24 hours as eight months of imprisonment near its end. The decision hinges on freeing Congress leaders and granting amnesty for India's 50 000 political prisoners, with Ramsay MacDonald linking amnesty to restoring order.
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New Delhi
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Congress Party
Gandhi
Round Table
London
Ramsay MacDonald
Hoover silent on Eighteenth Amendment revision stance
Washington reports little expectation that President Hoover will declare a position on revising the Eighteenth Amendment. Senator Fess says the President’s message hints at opposition to the Wickersham plan but preserves an open mind on any revision. White House spokesman echoes the ambivalent stance as pro and anti prohibition forces press for clarity.
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Raymond Clapper
Washington
Hoover
White House
Simeon D. Fess
Republican National Committee
Wickersham
Wickersham Commission
Diry
Pavlova Memorial Rites Conducted
A memorial service for Anna Pavlova was held today at the Russian Orthodox church in The Hague. Condolences to her husband Victor Dandre were received from around the world as funeral services were planned at the church.
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the Hague
Anna Pavlova
Victor Dandre
Asa Keyes Files Parole Petition
Asa Keyes former Los Angeles county district attorney filed a parole petition at San Quentin Prison California today He is serving a sentence of one to fourteen years for conenetes connected with the Julian 0 scandal.
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San Quentin Prison
Calif
Asa Keyes
Los Angeles County
Keyes
Conenetes
Daughters of Scotia to Honor Poet Robert Burns
The Daughters of Scotia plan a Burns program at the American Legion hall to mark the 172nd birth anniversary of Robert Burns. Donald Calder chairs the event with Jack Hattrick delivering the address titled Bobbie Burns. about 500 guests expected. W G McLellan and Tom Ferguson will sing Scottish songs. Ferguson, though not Scottish, has Scottish ancestry.
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American Legion Hall
Bobby Burns
Scotland
Daughters of Scotia
Robert Burns
Donald Calder
Jack Hattrick
Bobbie Burns
W. G. McLellan
Tom Ferguson
Anaconda
Sheland
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