Heavy Montana Rain Delivers Hefty Gains Across Dry Center
Heavy rains spread through eastern Montana soaking drought areas with Poplar reporting 1.10 inches and a prior 0.88 inch fall. Other spots measured precipitation including Great Falls 0.63 and Billings 0.19 inches as five central Montana railroad washouts were cleared.
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Billings
Bozeman
Fort Peck
Great Falls
Lewistown
Malta
Butte
Lake
Helena
Montana
Poplar
Supis
Glendive
Mining City Welcomes Wild Rodeo Crowds In Butte Event
Butte hosts the seventh annual championship rodeo sponsored by Silver Bow Post No 1 American Legion. More than 200 cowboys and cowgirls compete for prize purses while a gaited horse show attracts riders from several western states. The opening parade kicks off at 2 PM with a color ceremony at 8 30 PM and a mad scramble of steers to follow, featuring 155 events in 120 minutes.
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The
American Legion
Butte
Silver Bow Post No. 1
Western Montana
Legion
Ben Hardin
John K. Claxton
Charles Hauswirth
Cy Tallon
Myles Newcomb
Leo Cremer
Exodus of Japanese and Foreign Tourists From Conflict Area Reported
Tokyo orders warships to north China coast to protect nationals. Gen Inouye warns 3 million Reservists to be ready to serve against China. Chinese leaders reportedly offer to join KaI-Shek against Japan amid fears of rising troop concentrations in north China.
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China
Billy Knlok
Tokyo
Japan
North China Coast
Ikutaro Inouye
Army and Navy Reservist Association
Kai-Shek
Peiping
Today and Tomorrow By Walter Lippmann
Opinion piece questions the administration’s handling of constitutional questions and the Supreme Court’s role and personnel. It contrasts broad differences in interpretation with the proper treatment of major national issues. The piece implies ongoing political debate and indicates continuation on another page.
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Supreme Court
Butte Faced Severe Storm Flooding and Street Damage
Overcast skies gave way to 24 hours of heavy rain turning streets into lakes. County crews under Jack Healy repaired shoulders washed-out gullies and debris blocking Bayard Street and Columbia Gulch amid record cool July temperatures and .77 inch precipitation.
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Butte
Jack Healy
Bayard Street
Columbia Gulch
Montana ranges and livestock in better shape
Montana ranges on July 1 rose 16 points with cattle and sheep conditions up six points each over the prior month. Federal statistician Jay G. Diamond reported Montana ranges at 79 percent of normal, cattle at 85 percent, and sheep at 86 percent, marking a year over year improvement of 14 percent in range condition.
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Helena
Montana Ranges
Jay G. Diamond
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Diamond
Montana
Soviet airmen set long distance world record flight
Three Soviet air heroes flew over the North Pole to the Mexican border in a nonstop journey, setting a world record for long distance flight. Their 7,000 mile attempt ended in California as fog forced a return, landing in a pasture near San Jacinto at 7:27 a.m. Mountain Standard Time, 6,262 miles from Moscow.
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Mexico
March Field
Calif
Soviet Union
North Pole
Mexican
San Jacinto
Moscow
Montana urged to build new water and tourism driven state plan
Dr. Alfred Atkinson former president of Montana State College spoke at a Helena Rotary meeting urging Montana to prepare for a new era of statehood by creating a sound agriculture based on water conservation. He called for unity of action and emphasized capitalizing on tourism as a key opportunity.
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Helena
Montana
Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
Atkinson
Britain to Arm Merchant Fleet as Spanish Crisis Grows
Britain moves to arm merchant ships in case of emergency as Alfred Duff Cooper announces the plan in the Commons. War games test coast defenses along a 10 mile stretch while Anthony Eden sends a neutrality plan to 26 European nations seeking wider acceptance of non intervention.
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Eden
London
U.P
Great Britain
Alfred Duff Cooper
Admiralty
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Britain
United States
France
Children invited to Columbia Gardens by street railway
Today at Columbia Gardens the street railway offers free rides for children from all line ends at 9 o clock and from Park and Main streets at 9 30. Skilled supervisors will station to guide the youngsters in their play as the gardens enter summer beauty.
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Columbia Gardens
Butte Electric Railway Company
Park and Main Streets
Montana Shower Outlook With Thunderstorms Twain
Montana forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms on Thursday and likely Friday with little temperature change. The outlook notes unsettled conditions across the region and a gradual cooling trend may follow.
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Montana
Death of Senator Robinson Opens Liberal Supreme Court Vacancy
The death of Democratic Leader Robinson clears the way for President Roosevelt to nominate a liberal to the Supreme Court. Felix Frankfurter of Harvard Law School heads a list of possible appointees, with other names like Cummings Reed Jackson mentioned.
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Supreme Court
Justice van Devanter
Washington
Robinson
Roosevelt
Willis van Devanter
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Cummings
Stanley Reed
Robert H. Jackson
Butte Bouncer Ends Up Banished In City Street Sprint
A crowd watched a chaotic scene as a cowboy clashed with a city bouncer near East Park street. The runner fled across Park street to Main and dodged traffic until police intervened and restrained the bouncer. The incident sparked laughter and debate on rules of the game.
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Park and Main
Difficulties in City Road Jug Are Ironed Out
City council ends street supervision dispute with a special meeting after an all day talk with County Surveyor Jack Healy and officials. Oiling of city roads will resume under Healy and city leaders expect court actions to be withdrawn. The writ of injunction had barred the surveyor from using city road funds.
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State Supreme Court
Jack Healy
Charles A. Hauswirth
Floyd Fluent
Frank Curran
Barry O'Leary
City Road Fund
Robinson dies on the fighting line roils Senate leadership
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Democratic leader in the Senate, died today on the fighting line. His death leaves a troubled political climate as the Roosevelt court reorganization bill and executive branch reforms face upheaval. Colleagues recall his energetic leadership and predict shifts in upcoming battles. Senator Pittman warns the court situation may not change despite the loss.
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Joseph T. Robinson
Senate
Washington
Democrats
Robinson
Pittman
Nevada
White House
Robinson's Death Attributed to Senate Leadership Strain
Washington July 14 Capital medical authorities said the strain of Senate leadership caused Senator Robinson's death. Copeland, a Democrat from New York, said he warned Robinson on July 6 to take it easy or he would die on the floor. Robinson had long suffered intermittent heart attacks and left the Senate after a heavy session.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Senator Copeland
New York
Copeland
Congress
Senator Barkley
Capitol
Barkley
Arkansan
Auto Not Going Fast Kills 6-Year-Old Boy
Billy Krisk, 6, son of Mr and Mrs William Krisk, was struck in the 200 block of East Granite Street by Jalmar Holstrom, a Butte carpenter, near 8 p m. He died at Murray hospital. Coroner Mike Duff planned an inquest. the body lies at Sherman and Reed mortuary.
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Butte
East Park Street
Park Street
Billy Krisk
William Krisk
East Quartz Street
Jalmar Holstrom
East Granite Street
Holstrom
Granite
Murray Hospital
Krisk
Ann Condon
East
Granite Street
Condon
Maurice Condon
Mike Duff
Sherman & Reed
Sheriff's Office
No Trace of Amelia Earhart Found Aboard Lexington
Amid fierce equatorial heat the Lexington search mission extended west of Howland Island. Forty two planes scoured the area along the date line for Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan after their July 2 departure from New Guinea. After about five hours the air fleet returned with no trace of the missing aircraft. Aviators faced extreme heat often greasing their faces to prevent sunburn.
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Lexington
Howland Island
Amelia Earhart
Howland
Miss Earhart
Frederick J. Noonan
New Guinea
Montana Pharmacists Convene Banquet Elects Morrow President
The forty seventh annual Montana State Pharmaceutical Association closed with a Finlen hotel banquet for 175 attendees. Leonard Morrow of Great Falls was elected president and Great Falls will host the 1938 convention. The three day meeting drew pharmacists statewide and finite board participation.
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Montana State Pharmaceutical Association
Finlen
Leonard Morrow
Great Falls
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Boulder
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