Townsend convention debates nonpartisan stance amid Lemke push
Delegates at the nonpartisan hall in Cleveland revolted against Francis Townsends’s bid to back Lemke for president. They invited Roosevelt Landon and Norman Thomas to address the gathering, arguing the group must remain nonpartisan. A floor clash erupted as Gomer Smith assailed Rev Gerald L. K. Smith.
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Townsend
Lemke
Roosevelt
Landon
Norman Thomas
Public Hall
Cleveland
U.P
Francis E. Townsend
Union Party
William Lemke
Charles E. Coughlin
Alf M. Landon
Gomer Smith
Oklahoma
Gerald L. K. Smith
Townsend Board of Directors
Montana drought relief plans set to aid livestock
Dr. W. J. Butler representing Montana Governor Holt said relief will ship feed to protect basic herds and maintain livestock prices. He added government purchasing will be spread across drought regions to avoid price depressions and noted the 1936 program should exceed the 1934 plan.
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Washington
Montana
W. J. Butler
Elmer Holt
J. W. Tapp
Butler
Tapp
Corn Belt Endures Hottest Drought Disaster Fears Rise
Chicago reports the Midwest baked by a 14th day heat wave with no relief in sight. Deaths tied to the drought exceed 4,200 daily, while grain markets react as corn reaches 89 cents and wheat gains on weather news. Government projections say food supplies remain adequate for the next year despite crop devastation.
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Chicago
Middle West
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Illinois
WPA
Chicago Board of Trade
Man Stole Lettuce and Must Eat It Daily
In Missoula on July 16 Bert Lafferman pleaded guilty to stealing $5 worth of lettuce. He will serve county jail time and his wife, also guilty, must provide a daily lettuce dinner and help the jail chef. A third party, Jack Ireland, gets 10 days in jail.
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Missoula
Bert Lafferman
Justice of the Peace
Ralph L. Starr
Jack Ireland
Remarkable employee response to low cost life insurance
About 3159 Anaconda Copper Mining Company workers in Montana Idaho and Wyoming filed enrollment cards for permanent group life insurance worth over 5 million dollars. The plan costs 60 cents per 1000 per month with Prudential covering most premiums, and coverage already extends to all 20 000 employees if 75 percent sign up by July 31.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Permanent Group
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Anaconda
Anaconda Company
Butte
Prudential Company
Montana Mining Men Open Annual Meet Here Today
The Mining Association of Montana opens its annual meeting in Butte with six prominent speakers, exhibits, and social events. Registration at the Chamber of Commerce begins at 10 this morning, with Carl J. Trauerman presiding. Governor Holt will deliver a welcome to the state.
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Montana
Butte
Mining Association of Montana
Chamber of Commerce
Carl J. Trauerman
Association
Holt
Agreement over Dardanelles reached by nine powers
The nine powers met in Montreux to settle the Dardanelles issue. They accept Turkey’s right to fortify the straits and plan to sign the new convention at a plenary session. Signatories include Great Britain, Russia, France, Japan, Turkey, Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria with Italy optional.
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Montreux
Switzerland
Dardanelles
Turkey
Great Britain
Russia
France
Japan
Rumania
Greece
Jugoslavia
Bulgaria
Italy
International Commission
Straits
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Chicago Woman Faces Chair for Slaying Husband
Mildred Mary Bolton, a Chicago matron, was convicted of murdering her husband after he reportedly called her a vile name. A jury of 11 married men and a widower sentenced her to death in the electric chair.
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Chicago
Mildred Mary Bolton
It Is Better to STOP LOOK AND LISTEN Bureau of Safety
A safety bulletin from the Bureau of Safety in Butte Montana urges caution. It emphasizes stopping, looking, and listening to avoid incidents or harm and to retain the ability to observe and react in time.
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Chesapeake Bay
Golden Harvest
State of Virginia
Baltimore, Md
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
King Edward Escapes Assassination On Constitution Hill
London July 16 Edward of England rode unharmed as a loaded pistol was knocked from a malcontent’s hands by a gray clad heroine. George Andrew McMahon 34 was seized by bobbies and jailed eight days for unlawful possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
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London
Edward of
England
Constitution Hill
George Andrew McMahon
Bow Street
John Simon
Home Secretary
McMahon
Human Gazette
Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace
Leader of Romanian Fascist group assassinated in hospital
In Bucharest on July 16 Nikolai Stelescu, head of the Fascist Crusaders league, was killed by eight Iron Guard members who stormed a hospital and fired 13 shots as he recovered from foot surgery. The gunmen surrendered at a police station and await trial. The attackers cited political motives.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nikolai Stelescu
Crusaders’ League
Iron Guard Order
Stelescu
Aged Miner Carried Miles After Leg Break in Montana Mishap
Joe MacIntyre a 72 year old prospector from Anaconda was carried three miles on a stretcher through rough country to St Ann hospital after breaking a leg in the Jerry Creek district of the Big Hole basin Monday. Eleven men improvised the rescue trek with timbered trails and steep slopes.
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Anaconda
Joe Macintyre
St. Ann’s Hospital
MacIntyre
Jerry Creek
Big Hole Basin
Sheriff Walsh
Bill Ferguson
al Ouldhaber
John Sainich
J. J. McGuire
Walter Derzay
Joseph McGeever
Patrick Connors
George Barkovich
Bill Monkton
J. Edwards
Big Hole
Violent Lightning Threatens Western Montana Forest Fires
Violent but brief lightning storms swept western Montana forests threatening fire ignition. Rain and cooler air offered some relief, while eastern counties faced extreme heat with several towns recording triple digit highs. The Montana Works Progress Administration reported over two thousand drought counties workers on water conservation and road projects.
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Montana
Helena
Glasgow
Glendive
Poplar
Malta
Montana Works Progress Administration
Kipling’s Widow Admitted To Middlesex Hospital
London July 16 Mrs Rudyard Kipling widow of the late poet, 79, was admitted to Middlesex hospital Monday. Her illness has not yet been diagnosed. She is in the same wing where her husband died last January.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Middlesex Hospital
Accident Fatal to Film Director Crosland
Hollywood California reports film director Alan Crosland died from injuries after an automobile crash on July 10 1936. Crosland was a noted director whose work included timeless cinema contributions and he died July 16 following the accident.
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Hollywood
Cal
Alan Crosland
Montana Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Weekend
Partly cloudy conditions Friday and Saturday promise continued warmth across Montana. Forecasters expect mild afternoons with cooler mornings, no major storms, and light winds shaping weekend plans.
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Montana
Wheel chair execution of Mary Creighton and Everett Applegate
In Sing Sing Ossining New York on July 16 Mary Frances Creighton 37 and Everett C Applegate were executed by electric chair for the poisoning murder of Ada Applegate. Creighton was carried in a wheelchair and died at 11 40 p m Applegate died at 11 16 p m. Applegate proclaimed innocence before death.
Reclamation in West of Great National Importance
Portland July 16 WAP says irrigation and reclamation must continue to aid drought refugees and a rising population. J W Haw director of agricultural development of the Northern Pacific railway warns against Eastern opposition and cites projected population growth to 141 million by 1960 and increased land needs for vegetables fruits and sugar beets. He predicts 50 000 to 75 000 drought farm families will relocate within 10 to 12 years seeking new western irrigation projects.
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Portland
J. W. Haw
Northern Pacific Railway
American Society of Civil Engineers
Great Plains
Haw
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Butte, Mont
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Kipling
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