Grasshopper plagues spread through Montana counties
Montana's grasshoppers moved north and west covering three fourths of Garfield county and reaching Sidney and Richland. Sheridan county reported 275 tons of poison bait used without visible hopper migration. Crops in Garfield faced widespread damage from wheat to oats and gardens with substantial losses.
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A. Lammers
Garfield County
Jordan
Sidney Territory
Richland County
Sheridan County
Montana
R. F. Rasmussen
Japanese Air Offense Expands Across Yangtse Front
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese bombers struck Yangtse targets including Kiukiang and Nanchang as they press toward Hankow. In Hankow area 27 warplanes dropped over 150 devices on Wuhan district cities Wuchang Yanyang and Hankow targeting airfields.
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Shanghai
Yangtse
Hankow
Kiukiang
Nanchang
U.P
Wuhan
Wuchang
Yanyang
Tri-City
Earthquakes Shake North Italy Prompting Mass Flight
A strong quake struck the Italian Riviera and Piedmont area causing thousands to flee into streets. Imperia bore the strongest shaking with Turin Cueno San Remo Ventimiglia and Taggia also hit. the tremor lasted nine minutes starting at 1 58 30 am local time. No serious damage or casualties were reported as residents waited outside overnight.
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Milan
Italy
Riviera
Piedmont
Imperia
Turin
Cueno
San Remo
Ventimiglia
Taggia
Tons of Campaign Literature Removed from Poles
City workers hauled away eight truckloads of election material yesterday after a city ordinance banned pole postings. Chief W. H. Breen said removals warned ahead of the final election in November.
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W. H. Breen
Montana Forecast Sees Fair Weather Through Wednesday
Montana weather outlook calls for generally fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with little temperature change. The report notes stable conditions across the state with no significant precipitation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Crippled Children's Picnic Set for August 20 at Basin Creek
Butte Auxiliary for Rehabilitation of Crippled Children schedules annual picnic on August 20 at Basin Creek Reservoir. Dr. F. E. Savage presides. W. B. Daly chairs the picnic committee. transportation by car arranged. Louise Schrupp reports 40 children in treatment and 100 under observation. five local children hospitalized in Billings under Dr. Louis Allard.
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W. B. Daly
Butte
Basin Creek Reservoir
Butte Auxiliary For
F. E. Savage
Louise Schrupp
St. Vincent's Hospital
Billings
Louis Allard
Daly
W. J. Walsh
Frank Ward
T. J. Walker
J. C. Ryan
George Nelson
Mary Simonson
Ray J. MacDonald
George N. Short
Frank Venable
William Stussy
Ernest Sylvester
Voters Pass Verdict in Montana Off-Year Primary
District voters in Silver Bow County face the off year primary today with polls open from noon to 7 pm at 63 precincts. Some 24 164 registered voters will decide nominations for national state and county offices amid final campaign efforts in Butte.
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Montana
Silver Bow
Butte
Addis A. McGrath
Silver Bow County
Billings Child Drowns in Irrigation Ditch
Verla Elaine West two, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence B West wandered from their farm home four and a half miles east of Billings and drowned in an irrigation ditch. Firemen used pulmotor in a vain attempt to revive the child after her body was recovered from three feet of water minutes after she was missed.
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Billings
Verla Elaine West
Clarence B. West
Here
Fugitives plead to federal count in Big Timber case
Twelve boy and girl fugitives from the South Dakota training school at Plankington pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner J A Lowry to violating the Dyer act prohibiting transportation of stolen autos. Thirteenth member Virgil Britton, 17, to be arraigned after recovery from a back wound. He was listed as improved in Big Timber hospital.
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Big Timber
South Dakota
Plankington
United States
J. A. Lowry
Virgil Britton
Where to Vote in Silver Bow County Elections
Silver Bow county voters numbering 24 164 will cast ballots today across 63 precincts for national state and county offices. Precincts list locations including Walkerville schools fire halls garages and public buildings with street addresses such as 1310 North Main and 611 North Wyoming. Continued on page 2 col 1.
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Walkerville
North Main
Sherman
East Center Street
Centerville
Wyoming
Blaine
North
Montana
Silver Lake
East Quartz Street
Empire Street
Washington Junior High School
West Copper Street
Arizona Street
Flyer Made Member of Liars' Club
Burlington Wisconsin July 18 C C Halett president of the Burlington Liars club says Aviator Douglas Corrigan who flew to Ireland believing he was headed for California has been made a life member The club weighs Corrigans flight as a good story and Hulett says Corrigan is automatically qualified for the 1939 liars marathon to be decided next New Year s day
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Burlington
Wis
C. C. Halett
Liars’ Club
Douglas Corrigan
Ireland
California
Hulett
Corrigan
a_ shillelagh
Two Navy Flyers Lose Lives In No Plane Crash
Everett Wash July 18 Two Navy airmen died when a scouting seaplane from the U S 8 Louisville struck power wires and plunged into the Snohomish River during a forced landing in motor trouble. Identified victims include Aviation Cadet Joseph Carter Booth 25 of Glendale California and J J Monti Pharmacists' Mate. The craft was part of a formation from Louisville anchored in Elliott Bay Seattle.
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Everett
Wash
U. S
Louisville
Snohomish River
Joseph Carter Booth
Glendale
Cal
J. J. Monti
Elliott Bay
Seattle
Corrigan Lands at Dublin and Claims Wrong Way Flight
Douglas G. Corrigan, 31, landed at Baldonnel Airport in Ireland after a 3150 mile solo flight from New York. He said he meant to fly to California, drew crowds, and offered a boastful account with little defense. Officials deferred punishment, noting potential penalties for unauthorized foreign flights.
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Corrigan
Dublin
California
Baldonnel Airport
Ireland
Douglas G. Corrigan
Roy Riegels
University of California
Georgia Tech
Floyd Bennett Field
Atlantic
Washington
Dennis P. Mulligan
Air Commerce Bureau
Corrigan Reflects on Transatlantic Flight and Stunt
Douglas Corrigan, famous for his Ireland landing, told an Irish interviewer he intended to fly to Los Angeles all along. He described the voyage as dumb luck and admitted embarrassment over the misnavigation. He plans no immediate return by air, hinting at a risky sea voyage instead.
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New York
Douglas Corrigan
Ireland
America Today
Los Angeles
California
Air Commerce
Washington
Corrigan
Queen Marie of Romania Dies in Sinaia
Queen Marie of Romania a famed World War era figure dies at Sinaia after a long battle with a rare liver ailment. The Dowager Queen, English born and popular in the United States after her 1926 tour, had suffered from an unusual cirrhosis for nearly a year.
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America
Bucharest
Rumania
Marie
Royal Palace
Sinaia
United States
Green Army Flanks National Guard in Fantastical Helena Battle
In Helena on July 18 the 41st National Guard division faced a rear attack by a non mythical green army of 200 sugar beet worm regiments. The worms seized the camp headquarters as the 41st prepared to defend Avon hills, while Gen. George A. White reported heavy fighting and a rout of the enemy within seven hours using brooms and lime.
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Paris
France
George VI
Elizabeth
England
Boulogne
London
War Ministry
Interior Ministry
Helena
41St Division
National Guard
Fort Harrison
Avon
George A. White
Salem
Ore
Lonergan Receives Cabinet Endorsement Backing
Attorney General Cummings endorsed Senator Longergan of Connecticut for renomination after his radio address. Cummings praised the speech as a stirring statement of New Deal principles and stated it should quell objections to his nomination while affirming loyalty to the President's objectives. He noted differences on details but urged unity in leadership.
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Washington
Longergan
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Cummings
Lonergan
President Roosevelt Catches First Fish on Vacation Voyage
On the U S S Houston off Magdelena Bay President Roosevelt landed a 38 pound yellowtail during a Pacific coast voyage toward Cocos and Galapagos. Col Watson outfished him with a 60 pound grouper and a large white sea bass.
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U. S
Houston
Cocos Isle
Naval Radio
United Press
Roosevelt
Pacific
Magdalena Bay
Central American Pacific
Cocos
Galapagos
Col. E. M. Watson
California
C I O backs Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Pa July 18 The C I O has decided to throw its full support to the Democratic ticket in the fall election test of New Deal strength in Pennsylvania John Philips president of the State Industrial Union Council revealed today.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John Philips
State Industrial Union Council
Incendiarists Blamed for Coast Forest Fires
A large fire siege across the Pacific Northwest prompts investigations into deliberate arson. In Washington 25,000 acres burn near Ryderwood and Mount Aberneth, with eight suspected fires in Thurston county and oily rags found in King county. CCC crews, forest staff, and local firefighters work to contain and mop up multiple blazes across Washington Oregon and British Columbia as authorities pursue incendarists.
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Seattle
Washington
Pacific Northwest
T. 8. Goodyear
Ryderwood
Mount Aberneth
Long-Bell Lumber Company
Thurston County
Goodyear
King County
Snoqualmie Pass
CCC
R. W. Joy
Mount Baker National Forest
Cascade River
Astoria
Ore
British Columbia
Campbell River
Medical group condemns public health program
A presidential committee proposed an 850 million dollar annual public health program for hospital dental care health insurance and illness compensation. Dr Irvin Abell president of the American Medical Association labeled the plan impractical and centrally controlled for diverse state local conditions.
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Washington
American Medical Association
National Health Conference
Roosevelt
Irvin Abell
Louisville
Medical Association
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Elks
Charles J. Carroll
Montana State Elks
Anaconda
State Elks
Weather Forecast
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Government Area
Rance
Mediterranean Sea
Associated Press
Francisco Franco
Flyer
NAVY
Queen Marie OF
Green Army
C. I
Elmer F. Andrews
Missoula
Mont
John Jones
Joliet
Civilian Conservation Corps
Thompson Falls
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