Roosevelt Opens Biggest Campaign Trip For 1938
President Roosevelt departs Washington on a transcontinental tour to promote the New Deal and liberal Democrats. He unveils his Marietta Ohio address. 80 aboard the train including 27 reporters, plus cabinet members Hull Morgenthau Cummings. He schedules a Georgia stop at Barnesville August 11 and continues toward the Pacific coast and Pensacola Florida.
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Roosevelt
Hull
Treasury
Morgenthau
Cummings
Harding
Alaska
Senator George
Georgia
Lawrence Camp
Atlanta
George
Barnesville
Pacific Coast
Panee Canal
Pensacola
Fla
Six-voice Nevills expedition seen near Lees Ferry
Coast guard pilots from El Paso sighted the six member Nevills expedition 20 miles northeast of Lees Ferry on Colorado River. The party appeared well and sent three notes prompting the crew to lie down raise arms and sit to show need for food.
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EL Paso
Texas
Nevills
Lees Ferry
Ariz
Colorado River
Coast Guard
R. W. Fendlay
J. L. Riggs
Perry S. Lyons
United States Coast Guard
Buzz) Holmstrom
Boulder City
Nev
Lyons
Lee’s Ferry
University of Michigan
Anaconda Welcomes Laist Family for Virginia Laist Gore Wedding
Frederick Laist, A C M Metallurgy chief, arrives from New York to attend his daughter Virginia Laist Gore's wedding to George Gore in Anaconda. Also in town for the nuptials are James Laist and Mildred Flora Grinbeck on a Panama trip, with George Gore's parents Bancroft and Lyman Gore among arrivals.
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Anaconda
Frederick Laist
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
New York City
Conley Death Ruled Alcohol Related After Beating
Coroner M F Duff attributes the death of Frank Conley to acute alcoholism though he had been severely beaten. Police say four men were arrested following the discovery of the body in a cabin at 250 East Mercury Street after an unusual drinking bout involving rubbing alcohol and other illegal refreshments.
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M. F. Duff
Frank Conley
Conley
Arthur J. Burke
Mike O'Donnell
Bill Carroll
Frank O’brien
Coney
East
Mercury Street
New Deal Surpasses Civil War Spending in Five Years
Rep. Martin of Massachusetts argues that 25 percent of all federal funds since government creation were spent under the Roosevelt administration. He claims the New Deal financed a Civil War every 163 days in its first five fiscal years and spent nearly twice as much as any other five-year period.
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Washington
Martin
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Congressional Record
Congress
Roosevelt Swing May Shed Light On Third Term Question
President Roosevelt begins a transcontinental swing that may reveal public support for a possible third term and the future of the New Deal. The trip follows his recent radio address and aims to gauge popularity and leadership through firsthand observation.
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Roosevelt
Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Hyde Park
Best Rodeo Show in World Promised for Mining City
Butte celebrates an ambitious plan for a premier rodeo event from August 4 to 7 1938. Chamber of Commerce rodeo committee merchants division and American Legion leaders pledged the wildest show on earth with a full week of features and the famous Butte spirit to draw thousands to southwestern Montana.
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Butte
The
Chamber of
Commerce Rodeo Committee
Merchants’ Division and
American Legion
Montana
Montana Man Named To Fill Aeronautic Post
Edward J. Noble of New York state was named head of the new Civil Aeronautics Authority to regulate aviation. Harlee Branch becomes vice chairman and agents include G. Grant Mason, Robert Hinckley, Oswald Ryan, and Clinton M. Hester. The five member body will handle many quasijudicial aviation duties under the Civil Aeronautics Act.
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Montana
Washington
Edward J. Noble
New York State
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Roosevelt
Noble
Harlee Branch
Branch
Post Office
G. Grant Mason
Washington, DC
Pan American Airways
Havana
Cuba
Robert Hinckley
Ut.h
Works Progress Administration
Oswald Ryan
Anderson
Ind
Federal Power Commission
iThe
Clinton M. Hester
The
Treasury
Butte Shines as Fair Skies Continue
Yesterday brought bright sun and a 75 degree reading as the wet spell ends. Traffic moved smoothly, business improved, and officials forecast continued fair skies with highway repairs completed on main routes.
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Butte
Statewide meeting called by Montanans to protest spring wheat acreage cut
A Montana wide meeting organized by Montanans, Inc. will convene at the Billings Commercial Club next Thursday at 1 30 pm to plan a coordinated response to the proposed AAA hard wheat acreage reduction. James H Rowe president of Montanans Inc says the issue is the state’s top problem as demand cannot be met domestically and 75 000 000 bushels were imported last year. The group collaborates with North and South Dakota and Minnesota to defend Montana farmers.
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AAA
Billings Commercial Club
Montanans, Inc
James H. Rowe
Butte
North and
South Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Kidnapper McCall's Death Warrant Upheld in Florida
Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, who kidnapped Jimmy Cash, had his request for respite denied by the state pardon board. Absent an appeal to the state supreme court, his electrocution could occur as early as the week of July 18 under Florida law.
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J. B. Weaver
West Platinum Street
Tallahassee
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Jimmy Cash
State Pardon Board
State Supreme Court
McCall
Florida
Clock Watchers Win Corner Clock Debate
Clock Watchers, Inc. reports a new clock will be placed at Park and Main after a year long campaign following the disappearance of a longtime clock. The group claims victory though a worn-out excuse for lateness is eliminated.
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Clock Watchers, Inc
Park and Main Streets
Park and Main
Past Potentate of Shrine Dies in West Virginia
Walter Smith Sugden 58, immediate past national potentate of the Shrine, died after a coma following a cerebral hemorrhage. He presided at the shrine convention in Los Angeles last month until Andrew A D Rahn of Minneapolis was elected his successor. Sugden, born in Amsterdam New York, attended Andover and Harvard Law School and played center for Harvard football in 1903.
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Sisterville
W. Va
Walter Smith Sugden
Shrine
Sugden
Los Angeles
Andrew A. D. Rahn
Minneapolis
Amsterdam
N. Y
Andover Academy
Massachusetts
Harvard University Law School
Harvard
Blind hitchhiker ejected from Yellowstone park
A blind hitchhiker who rode through Yellowstone National Park was ejected after attempting to hitchhike. He remarked that he had a fine time and asked drivers to describe what they saw. A ranger escort to the gate noted that park rules forbid hitchhiking.
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Yellowstone Park
U.P
Yellowstone
Park
Montana Forecast Predicts Fair Weather Friday and Saturday
The forecast calls for fair conditions across Montana on Friday and Saturday with only slight temperature changes expected. No precipitation expected and skies to remain mostly sunny.
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Montana
Attempt Made to Enter the Defense Area
U S marines halted Japanese gendarmes after 18 hours of Chinese terror in Shanghai's International Settlement. Trucks with Japanese MP and civilian recruits tried to enter the American boundary to search for bombers. order gradually returned as bridges reopened. Eight Japanese and several Chinese died. international forces aided police and volunteers.
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Shanghai
U.P
U. S
International Settlement
Hongkew
Yuyaching Road
Soochow Creek
Woman Kills Mother Over Burden Then Shoots Self
El Cerrito California July 7 Mrs Emilie Reinecker 49 shot and killed her invalid mother Marie Renkwitz 76 saying she was becoming a burden She then shot herself in the head and took poison Her condition was listed as critical at Cottage hospital Richmond Police called the act merciful motive.
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EL Cerrito
Cal
Emilie Reinecker
Transients Die As Freight Train Engine Explodes
Missoula reports a Northern Pacific freight train No. 602 exploded near Willis 29 miles east killing several transients aboard. Missing are engineer Ernest M. Westin fireman E T Dunlap and head brakeman Ernest Bedillion, all of Missoula. Tracks blocked as wreckage is cleared and ambulance crews rushed to scene.
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Missoula
Northern Pacific Freight
Here
Willis
Ernest M. Westin
E. T. Dunlap
Ernest Bedillion
Helena
Livingston
G. N. Slade
J. R. Smith
Second Victim in Auto Crash Dies in Montana
Hamilton Montana July 8 Mrs C V Neilson of Grantsdale died tonight from injuries after a car truck collision near Victor Her daughter Barbara age 3 also died shortly after the crash while another injured relative Devor Neilson 19 suffered a fractured skull and was listed in critical condition The death raises Montana traffic fatalities for the year to 58
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Hamilton
C. V. Neilson
Grantsdale
Victor
Barbara
Devor Neilson
Opening of Cub Scout Camp Scheduled for Sunday
Preparations are complete for the Silver Bow area Boy Scouts summer camp at Camp Lowlands with Cub Scouts departing Sunday. Scout executive Percy Frazier oversees on site setup as inclement weather earlier caused a delay from July 3. Registrations and medical certificates are due by Saturday noon in the local office.
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Silver Bow
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