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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1934
Page
1
Lippmann argues Europe’s crisis will slow world recovery and urges U S policy to combine vigorous government spending with support for private enterprise. He cautions deflation in Germany and risks across Italy France and Britain, urging a measured push to revive private growth alongside public stimulus.
Julian Terrett of Bridger, Montana, president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, cables Dr. E W Sheets demanding removal of the rule that feeds loans will not be advanced for stock outside the emergency drought area. He argues Paragraph 18 harms stockmen buying feeder cattle to sell quickly.
Nighttime assaults continue at Butte mining properties as gangs in cars throw rocks at engine rooms and vehicles. Deputies guard sites while workers erect steel screens at Mountain Con to protect the facilities amid repeat barrages.
Silver Bow county prepares for the upcoming primary with 29 965 registered voters. Clerk John Holland says ballots poll books registers and ballot boxes are being finalized for delivery to 63 precincts. Polls open from noon to 7 pm with 301 election judges appointed to supervise and select clerks. County state and national races will be on the ballot.
Berlin reports it will arrange with the United States to pay interest on German bonds held in the United States despite the moratorium. A banking agreement with central banks would aid exchange transfers, easing tensions after Britain warned of broader financial action.
In Hartsdale New York the worried father of 21 month old Bobby Connor tells reporters he believes his son was abducted despite no solid evidence. Police pursue lead about an eccentric traveling peddler who visited the neighborhood before the disappearance as federal and state officers join the hunt.
The Montana Relief commission signs a contract with the Federal Surplus Relief corporation to slaughter drought area cattle and pack meat for government relief. The plan aims to provide meat, aid the livestock industry, and start a broader push to industrialize western states, eventually handling most regional raw commodities.
At Arnolds Park Iowa five Orange City high school girls and their chaperon drowned during a July outing at West Okoboji lake. Miss Margaret Blackburn 28 an Northwest academy instructor and the four girls Vera Mullenberg Billie Mullenberg Wilma Dimstra and Elsie Herwymen aged 14 to 19 were among those killed after wading along the rocky shore to escape extreme heat. The group had traveled from Orange City to Okoboji for the day.
President Roosevelt spent a day ashore on Cocos Island with naval officers, fishing in bright sun and visiting a cove with abandoned huts. He invited the crew of the U S S Houston for a shore luncheon and ordered the cruiser to stay all day before a 4000 mile voyage to Hawaii.
A mass general strike movement was approved by a San Francisco union body. The vote urged all already-struck locals to continue and others to vote for action. Alameda County unions joined in a simultaneous Oakland strike, potentially expanding to 40,000 more workers.
Officials of the army National Geographic society stratosphere project prepared a dawn takeoff Monday near Rapid City South Dakota after weather maps suggested a high pressure area might form Major William E Kepner led the final preparations at the takeoff bowl in the Black Hills to complete inflation and other tasks the night before launch
With one full working day left before Tuesday's primary, Montana candidates intensify efforts statewide. A near record turnout is feared as 15 000 more voters than in 1934 are eligible. Contenders for Senate and Congress emphasize personal canvassing, radio, and public meetings as campaigns mobilize across the state.
A telegram from Frank Walker to Congressman Monaghan denounces Monaghan's statements as a deliberate untruth about government reps handling the strike. Walker demands corrected facts from union officials after Monaghan's speech sparked hopes for settlement fading. The dispute also targets Miss Perkins of labor and Wall Street involvement in the labor impasse.
Thousands haul water across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska as temperatures push into the hundreds. Notable highs include 116 in Nowata Oklahoma 107 in Wichita and 103 in Kansas City Missouri. Deaths rise to four. corn crops suffer while officials urge water conservation.
The weather forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Montana over Sunday and Monday. Temperatures are expected to rise, with the warmest readings in the extreme northeast portion on Sunday.
Senator B. K. Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler arrived in Butte to tour the state in support of his bid for the Democratic nomination for United States senator. He plans rallies in Deer Lodge Manhattan Billings Havre and Livingston with President Roosevelt and officials to follow a cross state route including Glacier National Park and Fort Peck.
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