Winter wheat record in Montana biggest since 1928
The Montana wheat crop for 1938 is estimated at 175,620,000 bushels, the largest since 1928, per the Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Sugar beets reach a record 975,000 tons, with above average crops of feed grains, potatoes, hay and apples. total harvested acreage near 17.27 million, up from 4.82 million in 1937. Wheat comprising about 64 percent of the harvest.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Mattson case blamed hoax unravels in Spokane shock
In Tacoma on July 13 a dismissed solution to the Mattson kidnaping and slaying remains unsolved after Dr. M. W. Conway says a man calling himself Frank Olson, later identified as Lester Mead, confessed to abduction while in a state hospital. Police say Olson is harmless but unstable and not part of the crime.
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Tacoma
Wash
Mattson
Spokane
M. W. Conway
State Insane Hospital
Frank Olson
Charles Mattson
Dr. Conway
William Cole
Washington
Ritzville
Montana youths flee reform school in large search
About 13 youths escaped from a South Dakota training school and were pursued by nearly a hundred officers and volunteers in the Springdale area 20 miles east of Livingston. Sheriff Ed Bartells was overpowered during a stop near Big Timber as the group fled, firing shots and injuring him slightly while abandoning a Ford coupe and scattering into brush. Authorities encircle the region as the escapees attempt to hide and flee across the rugged terrain.
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Livingston
Springdale
Here
South Dakota
Plankington
Ed Bartells
Sweet Grass County
Bartells
Big Timber
Columbus
Sven Allstead
China Claims Victories in Great Attack
Chinese forces urged a major offensive against Japanese troops advancing toward Hankow. Claims said seven or more Japanese ships were damaged and a mine-layer showed damage while Chinese forces reoccupied Nampa island near Swatow. Despite counterattacks, observers expected Wu Han to fall as Japanese encirclement continued.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Hankow
Yangtse
Kiukiang
United Press
South China
Kwangtung
Nampa
Swatow
Hukow
Lake Poyang
Wuchang
Hanyang
Youngsters Enjoy Holiday Outing at Gardens
Ten Columbia Gardens attendees in Butte travel as guests of the Anaconda company. Clear skies promise a large turnout. Free city bus rides start 10 a.m. from Park and Main with return trips from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. South of Pront Street riders are taken directly to the Gardens.
Question of Increased Tax Follows Deficit Estimate
President Roosevelt's projected $4 billion deficit prompts talk of new or higher taxes. Treasury experts defer decision to fall, while data gathering continues on federal state tax integration and exemptions. Factors shaping no change include strong current revenues, potential harm to business confidence, and Roosevelt's budget tone.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Department
Five Drown In Lake Michigan Wave Disaster At Holland
Five people are dead and an unknown number injured after eight to ten foot waves slammed ashore on Lake Michigan at Holland. Survivors report swimmers and shoregoers terrified as giant breakers swept two half mile piers. fishermen were pulled into the lake and undertow carried some away. Names given include John D. Lent Jr. and Ruth Riksen with others unnamed. the incident continued on page 10.
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Holland
Mich
U.p
Lake Michigan
John D. Lent Jr
Peru
Til
Ruth Riksen
Fire Danger Rises Fast in Deer Lodge Forest
Fire danger in the Deer Lodge National Forest climbed to 4.2 points, up nearly two points from last weekend, with Philipsburg district recording the highest at 46 points. Forest fuels are drying rapidly and staff remain on duty with no extra hires. no new fires were reported yesterday.
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Deer Lodge National Forest
Charles A. Joy
Joy
Philipsburg Ranger District
Deer Lodge
Stall Tendency Blamed by Pilot for Plane Crash
Pilot Walt Bullock testified before a Commerce Board that stall characteristics of Northwest Airlines Lockheed Zephyr No 83 caused the fatal crash near Billings airport. Co-pilot Lester Doan supported his account describing the takeoff and loss of lift on Friday morning. one person was killed.
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Billings
Walt Bullock
Northwest Airlines
Department of Commerce
Bullock
Lester H. Doan
Montana Weather Forecast Brief
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. Light winds may accompany pleasant afternoons and mild evenings across the state.
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Montana
Nevada crowd interrupts Roosevelt talk to applaud McCarran
A Carlin Nevada station crowd interrupted President Roosevelt’s speech aboard his special train en route to San Francisco to applaud Senator Pat McCarran a Nevada Democrat and foe of some New Deal measures. Roosevelt paused to greet McCarran and the crowd then backed his call to put water to best use for Nevada and the nation. Continued on Page 10 Col 5.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
Carlin
Nev
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Albert Hilliard
McCarran
Hilliard
Ogden
Utah
Mr. Roosevelt
Boy From Butte Wins Music Academic Honors
Egbert Fischer, a Butte youth, practiced piano while others played outside and will begin a career in music. After four years at Harvard University and two years graduate work, he returns east to teach history and appreciation of music at Wesleyan University. He studied under Dr. A. T. Davison, Walter Piston and Hugo Leichtentritt, accompanied Harvard Glee Club, led as president, and held multiple scholarships and a Naumberg fellowship. He will spend the summer with his parents at 127 Missoula Avenue.
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Egbert Fischer
Butte
Harvard University
Egbert
Wesleyan University
Boston
Watkins Fischer
Missoula Avenue
Noted
A. T. Davison
Walter Piston
Hugo Leichtentritt
Harvard Glee Club
Price
Real Drama Or FD A Trip May Occur In South
Roosevelt nears California on a stamping tour with a likely dramatic moment ahead in the deep South. The president’s postprimary tactics aim to back New Deal allies while managing Democratic rivalries. Oklahoma victory for Sen. Elmer Thomas is tied to Roosevelt’s support, signaling broader postprimary party baring efforts.
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South
Washington
Roosevelt
California
Deep South
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Thomas
Hard Wheat Program Under Study At Billings Conference
Representatives of milling companies seed concerns railroads farm organizations and commercial clubs will meet in Billings to work out a procedure to remove injustices in the government plan to reduce hard wheat acreage under the crop control program. The session is sponsored by Montanans Inc State Chamber of Commerce and will include delegates from Montana Minnesota North and South Dakota. Montanans Inc has protested to the Agriculture Department noting insufficient hard wheat for domestic use.
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Billings
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montanas, Inc
Department of Agriculture
Howard Hughes Flight Heads for Winnipeg Stop on World Run
Daredevil Howard Hughes and a four man crew race toward the United States on the penultimate leg of a 14 709 mile world circuit. They pause at Fairbanks then plan a Winnipeg stop due to runway limits as heavy fuel prevents a nonstop to New York.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Fairbanks
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Alaska City
Floyd Bennett Field
Alaska
United States
Siberian
Yakutsk
Siberia
Hughes Plane Lands Near Butte Amid Crowds At Airport
Amateur and professional radio operators reported no contact with the Howard Hughes plane during a brief stop. Hughes visited the ship for photos, posed in a good mood, and praised the lack of autograph seekers as crowds waited hours for final checks before takeoff toward a record attempt, having flown 11,329 miles in just over three days.
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Butte
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Wiley Post
New York
Fairbanks
Falls Man Missing After Fishing Trip in Belt Mountains
Great Falls Montana July 13 A search party organized to find Don H McEachran a department store clerk lost since Monday in the Little Belt mountains near the Lost Fork of the Judith river He was with his father W L McEachran on a fishing trip when they separated hoping to meet at their car No trace of him has been found.
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Great Falls
U.P
Don H. McEachran
Little Belt Mountains
Lost Fork
Judith River
McEachran
W. L. McEachran
Negro Landsowner Goes Berserk Killed by Posse
In Hawkins Texas on July 13 W D Register a wealthy Black landowner went on a shooting spree killing his wife and a white man injuring several others before he was shot by John Smith a posse member. Register died after being struck by Smith near Hawkins.
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Hawkins
Texas
W. D. Register
John Smith
Register
Leonard Huey
Newell Ellison
Ellison
Mineola
Ellen
Olympic Games Suspension Reported in Tokyo
Domei reports Marquis Koichi Kido the minister of public welfare announced the suspension of the 1940 Olympic games, halting planned events.
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Tokyo
Domei
Koichi Kido
Kidnap Killer Seadlund Executed in Chicago
John Henry Seadlund, once a North Woods lumberjack, was put to death by electric chair in Cook County Jail today for the kidnapping and murder of Charles S. Ross.
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Chicago
U.P
John Henry Seadlund
North - Woods
Cook County
Charles S. Ross
Brookings says giants foster useful competition
A Brookings Institution report argues large corporations promoted useful competition rather than monopoly. It warns pure competition may hinder industrial progress and price declines, and notes government executives and Congress consider monopoly investigations.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
Congress
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Canada
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Chiang
Michigan
Hughes Flight
Edmont
Billings Field
M’carran
McAdoo
Pat
Georgia
Kirke L. Simpson
Negro
Posse
Ross
Brookings Institute
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