Fourth of July observed quietly in Montana towns
The 157th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is marked with subdued celebrations across Montana. Rodeos, carnivals and dances replace traditional oratory as towns like Butte Livingston Anaconda host Frontier Days Deere rodeo continues. Several cities are drawing crowds for varied events and anniversaries tied to freedom and local history.
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Montana
United States
Bunker Hill
Butte
Livingston
Anaconda
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Roosevelt Receives Recovery Plans Aboard Indianapolis
President Roosevelt on the cruiser Indianapolis in Chesapeake Bay reviewed cabinet plans for a national recovery program aimed at returning the economy to work. Secretaries Ickes and Roper presented data as the board chairs prepared to study the domestic drive further upon his White House return.
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Indianapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Roosevelt
White House
State
Treasury Departments
London
United States
Great Britain
Ickes
Roper
Public Works and Industrial Recovery Boards
Cooney Proclaims Holiday, But Gov Spends Day in Work
Helena July 3 Gov Frank H Cooney labeled Monday industrial recovery day and a legal holiday yet he spent most of the day handling backlog of statehouse business in his office at the capital.
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Helena
Frank H. Cooney
Statehouse
Stock prices hit new highs as Roosevelt rejection spurs rally
Markets surged with 8,000,000 shares traded as President Roosevelts stance on currency stabilizing measures sparked inflation fears. Stocks including Union Pacific and General Motors posted gains while wheat and other grains climbed to 1933 highs amid heat and drought reports.
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Stock Exchange
Chicago
Board of Trade
New York
Boy Loses Fingers In Fourth of July Firework Incident
Fort Wayne Indiana July 3 The first serious accident reported this year from Fourth of July fireworks involved a boy named Rob who lost fingers and risked blindness in a blast. Police said the incident occurred as rockets exploded near him.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Rob
State Senator Cooper Hurt Seriously In Auto Accident
State Senator George R. Cooper of Deborgia was critically injured when his car toppled from a 40 foot embankment near Slat Creek Tanger station. Motorists rushed him to a physician in Mineral county. Cooper is a veteran Republican and long-serving legislator.
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Erior
George R. Cooper
Deborgia
Montana
Slat Creek Tanger
Mineral County
Senate
Coooper
Kane
Korean widow faces possible repatriation over murder case
Mrs. Yu Chang Ka widow of Y H Chang a Korean gardener shot to death last September may be forced to return to Korea without visiting her husband's grave. She arrived in San Francisco after a 3000 mile Pacific journey en route to Butte to testify against Mrs Sungkum Jo mother of three who faces trial for the murder. A Korean delegation was noted.
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Y. H. Chang
Chang
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Butte
Sungkum Jo
Fisher crews rescued from Lake near Cedar Point
Cedar Point Ohio July 3 Coast guardsmen saved 10 fishing crews from a lake after they faced cold and hunger. The crews were rescued late today and the incident is continued on page 2.
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Cedar Point
Ohio
Coast
Open Price Association Envisioned by Recovery Head
Washington July 3 Hugh S Johnston national recovery administrator proposed an open price association. It would let all plants see each other quotations to help avoid price fixing. He said Roosevelt may outline his stance within days on the cotton textile code raising minimum wages.
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Open Price Association
National Recovery Move
Washington
Hughs. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Johnson
Roosevelt
Film Cowboy Tough: He Gets Up and Walks Away After an Airplane Crash
Hoot Gibson and Ken Maynard clashed in a 15 mile match race at the Los Angeles Municipal Airport when Gibsons biplane slipped after a half dive near the second pylon. Gibson was severely bruised but walked away after landing, with ambulances and police rushing to the scene.
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Throat cancer ends career of South American leader
Buenos Aires July 3. Hipolito Irigoyen former president and a major figure in Argentine politics for years died tonight after a long illness at age 85. Cancer of the throat ended the career of the stormiest figure in stormy Argentine politics.
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Buenos Aires
Hipolito Irigoyen
Unsettled Montana Forecast With Showers
Unsettled conditions persist in Montana Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Cooler air moves into the southern portion Tuesday reducing temperatures there.
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Montana
New Flint Creek Road Aims To Cut Travel Time
The federal forestry department will spend 308000 this year on Flint Creek hill. The project, one of the largest in Montana, will start around August 1 if no delays occur. Endorsed by the state highway commission and federal agencies, the new route promises a shorter, more scenic path than the old road.
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Flint Creek Hill
James H. Rowe
Montana
Forestry Department
Federal Bureau of Good Roads
Flint Creek
Commissioner of the Interior
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Highway Commission
United States Bureau of Good Roads
Rowe
Flint
Italians Delayed by Ill Weather in Iceland Flight
Ill weather in Londonderry delays the 24 Italian seaplanes on their voyage from Italy toward Chicago. Gen. Italo Balbo, Italian air minister in command, says they will depart early tomorrow for the 800 mile leg to Reykjavik, weather permitting.
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Ireland
Iceland
Italy
Chicago
Italo Balbo
Reykjavik
Roosevelt rebuff risks world economic conference
Paris reports say Roosevelt’s rejection of gold bloc demands has killed the World Economic Conference. London sources say adjournment will be moved at the steering committee with Ramsay MacDonald and Hendrik Colijn to seek a final session. The U.S. delegation vows to oppose adjournment and may push a new price-raising program.
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Roosevelt
London
Hendrik Colijn
Holland
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Cordell Hull
Administrator for Public Works Named Soon
Montana officials expect the public works administrator to be named before week’s end. Governor Coo ney and State Engineer James decline to guess. finalists are William Powers of Wolf Point former secretary of state and Ray Kart of Billings merchant.
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Wolf Point
Ray Hart
Billings
Helena
Public Works Administration
Montana
Frank H. Cooney
Washington
J. 8
James
Ray Kart
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