Senators Move to End Filibuster on Anti Lynching Bill
In Washington tonight supporters used the cloture rule to end a southern filibuster against the anti lynching bill. A petition with sixteen signers was filed and awaiting floor time from Senator Neely as debate continued after Senator Russell's charge the measure had Communist backing. The presiding senator noted the signers as the southern members reacted with surprise. Senator Harrison asked when the vote would occur and was told it would be at 1 oclock Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Neely
West Virginia
Russell
Georgia
Communist Party
Bulkley
Ohio
Harrison
Mississippi
McNary
Anaconda Ski Carnival Ready For Big Winter Jump
Anaconda ski hill is in top shape as workers hauled 800 cubic yards of snow for the Oimoen hill slide. The four-class meet opens Friday with top jumpers from Montana and the West led by Olaf Ulland and Casper Oimoen.
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Anaconda
Oimoen Hill
Casper Oimoen
Oimoen
Today and Tomorrow by Walter Lippmann
The piece notes a forthcoming regular bill for construction before Congress and a likely substantial Navy strength increase urged by the President. It argues Roosevelt prefers disarmament but recognizes worsening peace prospects in Europe and Asia, requiring stronger defense.
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Walter Lippmann
Congress
Europe
Asia
Spain
Shanghai
Roosevelt
Officer held as result of L A bombing
Los Angeles district attorney Baron Fitts ordered the arrest of Police Capt Earle E Kynette over the recent attempted bomb assassination of a private vice investigator Police Chief James E Davis had cleared Kynette but Fitts said he had enough evidence to justify the action He faces charges of attempted murder assault with intent to commit murder and malicious use of dynamite.
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Los Angeles
Baron Fitts
Earle E. Kynette
Kynette
James E. Davis
Fitts
Davis
Montana Sets Nationwide Publicity for Year of Anniversaries
Montana's historical anniversaries commission met in Helena and planned nationwide publicity for 1939 events. Gov. Ayers chaired. railroads, airlines, buses and national parks will be asked to promote Montana milestones. Local groups urged to advertise, with literature at fairs in San Francisco and New York.
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Helena
Montana
Roy E. Ayers
Chambers of Commerce
San Francisco
New York
Last Chance Gulch
Territory of
St. Louis
President Roosevelt warns against wage cuts and high prices
Washington January 25 President Roosevelt urged industry to keep prices low and warned that wage cuts would depress demand and force government action. He said mass producers should charge lower prices without cutting wages, replying to comments by steel chief Fairless on price and cost. The president argued both price raising and wage cutting harm purchasing power and urged policies to stimulate housing and production.
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Washington
Roosevelt
B. F. Fairless
United States Steel
Senate Unemployment Committee
Reed Confirmed for Position on Supreme Court
Solicitor General Stanley Reed won unanimous Senate confirmation to join the Supreme Court as the 77th justice. The 53 year old Kentuckian will resign his current post to take oaths and assume duties, succeeding Justice George Sutherland who retired January 18.
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Washington
Stanley Reed
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
Garner
Reed
George Sutherland
Utah
Fearful Aurora Spreads as Lights Seen Across Europe
The aurora borealis lights up the night from Portugal to Austria and Britain. Firemen chase non existent blazes as crowds fear the end of the world. Paris London flights circle for viewing while radio links falter and officials scramble for explanations.
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Europe
London
Portugal
Lower
Austria
British Isles
Windsor
Windsor Castle
Italy
Spain
Gibraltar
Switzerland
Paris-London Airlines
English Channel
New York
France
University of
Dramatic Fighting Rages as Teruel Front Shifts Toward Franco
At Teruel the Loyalists retreat readiness grows as Franco's ferocious surge presses the siege. Loyalist forces, who seized the city on December 21, contemplate evacuation while Franco seeks to erase Teruel's stigma, but commanders warn a new major offensive may not occur for five months.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Francisco Franco
Japan May Declare War To Start Blockade
Tokyo reports a possible declaration of war to enforce a blockade on China and halt arms shipments via Hong Kong. Foreign Minister Hirota cites continued materials flowing to China and says war could begin if arms supplies persist. In Shanghai, Japanese advance along the grand canal is stalled ten days as Chiang Kai-Shek-led forces strengthen defenses.
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Tokyo
UPM
China
Koki Hirota
Diet
Hongkong
Great Britain
Takehiko Sonoda
Britain
Japan
Far East
Shanghai
Shantung Province
Grand Canal
North China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Six Snorting Tugs Start Mighty Leviathan on Last Voyage
Six tugboats guided the liner Leviathan from pier 4 in Hoboken to the Hudson River for its final voyage to a scrap yard near the Firth of Forth Scotland. The ship valued at $1,500,000 will be junk. Germany built and named it SS Waterland for two transatlantic trips costing $25,000,000.
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Leviathan
Hoboken
N. J
Hudson River
New York Harbor
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Germany
France
United States Lines
Annual Scout Banquet Planned by Silver Bow Area Council
Final plans for the Silver Bow area council Boy Scouts of America banquet were announced for the Finlen hotel at 6 30 tonight. Dr A L Strand of Montana State College will speak with Frank L Riley as toastmaster. Attendees include leaders executives and ladies from six counties.
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Silver Bow Area
A. L. Strand
Montana State College
Frank L. Riley
America
W. J. Loar
Dillon
J. F. Regan
Deer Lodge
Esther Finnevich
Audrey Hauswirth
Strand
William Mitchell
Montana
Lear
Peter F. MacDonald
Silver Bow
Powell, Jefferson, Beaverhead
Madison
SOS Call Sent By Ship In Gale Off Halifax
An SOS flashed from the British freighter Pencarrow reporting it adrift with a damaged propeller in a gale about 50 miles off Halifax. The distress signal at 1 40 a m asked for immediate assistance. The crew size was not determined.
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New York
Pencarrow
Halifax
B.S. T
Montana Weather Outlook Turns Warmer North Central
Partly cloudy in Montana for Wednesday and Thursday. Colder conditions move through the north central and south central areas on Wednesday, with warmer conditions expected in the north central region on Thursday.
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Montana
Blizzard Strands Michigan Mines and Schools in Deep Snow
Cold wave sweeps Michigan's upper peninsula marooning hundreds in stalled cars and isolating farms and mines. Fifty children in a township school near Ironwood faced 48 more hours indoors as crews worked to deliver food. Miners in Gogebic county were stranded without food since Monday night.
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Marquette
Mich
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Ironwood
Gogebic County
Road Commission
Solon Refuses Interference in WPA Theft Case
Senator Wheeler of Montana refused to intervene for five Workers' Alliance members charged with theft of surplus relief commodities in Great Falls. He said it would be cheap demagoguery to justify action and he would not urge the county attorney to drop the grand larceny case.
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Washington
Wheeler
Mont
Workers’ Alliance
Great Falls
William Davey
Davey
Copper Demand Drops Force West Colusa Mine Closure
The West Colusa mine of Anaconda was shut down after the day shift ended, due to weak copper demand in the United States. Surplus copper stocks have grown, risking a broader pullback in the mining industry as the general business climate stalls.
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West Colusa
Anaconda Company
United States
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