Ayers Appears To Be Winner In G O P Test
In Helena reports Ayers leads Lamey by 1,319 votes in the Montana Democratic gubernatorial race with 1,100 of 1,195 precincts in. Kathan trails after Ayers and Lamey. Ford leads the Republican field by more than 3,000 votes with Hauswirth and others following in Montana primary results.
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Ford
Helena
Roy FE. Ayers
Montana
Arthur F. Lamey
Havre
A. E. Kathan
Brady Farmer
Treasure State
Ayers
Lamey
Kathan
Roy E. Ayers
All but One Precinct Counted in Race Here
Unofficial returns from Silver Bow county's 63 precincts show Democratic nominees for county attorney and county commissioner likely decided. With 62 precincts reported, Frank J. Roe leads for county attorney 7 060 to 4 008 over W E Coyle, and Joe F O'Donnell leads the commissioner race 6 043 to 3 741 for Francis P Red Neck Kelly. The canvass will begin early next week. One precinct, Precinct 17 at the Grant school, remained unreported. Local officials say turnout was very heavy, with estimates between 75 and 86 percent from unofficial sources.
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Silver Bow County
Grant School
Addis A. McGrath
McGrath
Frank J. Roe
W. E (Cubs) Coyle
Joe F. O'Donnell
President Roosevelt Wins Unanimous Nomination on First Ballot
At the Democratic Convention Roosevelt secured a large first ballot majority with 946 votes to Farley 72, Garner 61, Tydings 94, and Hull 52. Carter Glass denounced the third term, while Roosevelt had not definitively accepted the nomination.
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Farley
Walsh
Massachusetts
Tydings
Maryland
Rayburn
Texas
Garner
Roosevelt
Alben Barkley
Hull
Carter Glass
Virginia
Glass
Wheeler Days F D R Wants Third Term
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana says Roosevelt will seek and accept the nomination, making a third term unlikely for Wheeler to pursue. He endorses the Democratic platform pledging nonintervention and peace principles, praising Roosevelt and Congress for seven years of leadership.
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Wheeler
City Budget Hearings Set as 1940 41 Proposals Slow
City departments request 4.885 million 478.4 thousand for the 1940 41 fiscal year, about four thousand less than last year. Ways and Means chair John Lindquist said he will press ahead Friday evening on a preliminary budget and the council will reconvene next Wednesday to act on it.
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John Lindquist
Ways and Means
U.S. Japan clash over Burma road pact amid war news
United States and Japan traded verbal blows over the Burma road closure to China and its broader implications. Cordell Hull rejected unilateral route closing unless nations are at war, while Japan said the issue concerns Japan and Britain only. London sources tie concessions to Britain’s fear of a German assault and a possible peace bid with China by October 18.
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United States
Japan
Cordell Hull
China
Britain
London
British Isles
Germany
Drought Hurts Dry Land Crops Across Montana
Montana drought worsened crop and range conditions last week per the federal marketing service and weather bureau. Serious losses were centered in Deer Lodge and Powell counties with scarce moisture and water shortages along smaller streams. Spring and winter wheat prospects declined, with yields below 1939 in Chouteau county and west of the divide, while the northeast held up better.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Marketing Service
Weather Bureau
Deer Lodge
Powell
Chouteau
Blaine
Hill
Pondera
Fergus
Chouteau County
Conviction Affirmed in Butte Firm and Edgar Dehne Case
The United States circuit court of appeals upheld the conviction of United Cigar Whelan Stores Corporation and Edgar Dehne of Butte Montana for selling untaxed alcohol as a beverage. A federal investigator testified to purchasing multiple pints disguised as a lumber jack, supporting the beverage purpose.
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San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United Cigar Whelan Stores Corporation
Edgar Dehne
Butte
Mont
Dehne
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Julius Johnson
Roosevelt listens by radio to Democratic National Convention
President Roosevelt, with a small group of aides, listened by radio as his name was placed in nomination at the Democratic convention in Washington. White House staff indicated no statement would be released that night, though a communication from the president could follow.
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Chicago
Burton Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
Washington
White House
California Lieutenant Governor Told Governor to Resign
In Chicago Governor Cobert Olson urged Lieut. Gov. Ellis Patterson to resign to aid Olson's bid for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Patterson dismissed Olson's move as childish and said Olson told him his chances were immense, while Patterson called him a nincompoop. The two, long at political odds, debated succession implications if Olson resigns or is nominated.
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Sacramento
Cal
Cobert Olson
Chicago
Ellis Patterson
Patterson
Olson
Democratic Party
California
Stimson backs training bill amid anxious defense outlook
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson formally endorsed compulsory military training at a wartime aides meeting, warning the defense program would face a very dark outlook unless the Burke-Wadsworth bill is enacted. The remark marks his first public stance since taking office, as Army and Navy officials report major progress in equipment.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
War Post
Army
Navy
Western States Meet Postponed Over Attendance
Chicago July 11 A meeting of representatives from eleven western states was postponed until tomorrow morning due to small attendance. National Committeeman W Rawlins of Utah, chairman, said a misunderstanding left some delegations uninformed of the hour. The group plans to discuss vice presidential candidates and western affairs with a view to unified action and continuing the organization’s work.
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Chicago
National Committeeman Co
W Rawlins
Utah
King George VI Visits Night Shift at Munitions Factory
King George VI made a surprise nighttime visit to a munitions factory in bomb threatened southern England. He toured the plant and observed the night workers at their benches, though officials did not specify if the visit occurred near today’s raid areas.
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London
George VI
England
Weather forecast for Montana with variable rain
Montana forecasts show partly cloudy conditions on Thursday and Friday. West portions may see afternoon or evening showers or storms while the east remains cooler and drier.
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Montana
School District to Register 15 Warrants at 6 Percent Interest
The School District No. 1 trustees report to the county superintendent that for the first time in seven years warrants bearing 6 percent interest will be registered to operate the schools this fall. Money in the general and high school funds is insufficient to cover operations.
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Trustees of
Margaret A. Leary
Maybelle Hogan
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