Anaconda Golf Club Opens 21st State Championship
The opening today of the Montana State Golf Association twenty first annual tournament at Anaconda Country club draws 250 players with thousands more to the events. Mrs. Frank Tucker defends her title against rivals including Mrs. Grace Taylor and Mrs. F B Ross in the opening qualifying rounds.
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Montana
Anaconda
Ana‘conda
Montana State Golf Association
Mill Creek
P. F. Fitzgerald
George Sarsfield
Custer
Anaconda Country Club
Frank Tucker
Butte
Tucker
Grace Taylor
F. B. Ross
Taylor
Billings
Court Bill Faces Quiet Opposition Amid Political Battles
The piece notes Governor Lehman of New York opposing the President's court bill with remarks urging orderly government. Senator Wagner is pressed to oppose revamping. Postmaster General Farley stays neutral. Senator LaFollette predicts Lehman’s stance won’t affect the plan’s fate as the fight moves to the legislative front.
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Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Arkansas
Robinson
Lehman
Roosevelt
Wagner
Farley
LaFollette
Wis
Lehman Opposes Roosevelt Court Plan From Albany
New York Governor Herbert H. Lehman blasts President Roosevelt’s court restructuring as a dangerous precedent while voicing support for the social program. He sends a letter to Senator Wagner urging opposition to the bill, noting wide congratulatory telegrams to Wagner.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt
Lehman
U. S
Robert F. Wagner
Marconi the Wireless Pioneer Dies of Heart Attack
Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless, died at his Rome home of a heart attack. The pioneer’s work transformed radio from theory to practice, enabling ocean liner and explorer communications and saving lives via rapid distress signaling. He followed Hertz and Maxwell in turning laboratory findings into a global communications boon. Continued on Page 3, Col. 5.
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Guglielmo Marconi
Rome
Marconi
Heinrich R. Hertz
Hertz
James C. Maxwell
Lord Kelvin
First Summer Band Concert Set for Friday at Courthouse
The Butte Mines band will open a summer concert series at the courthouse Friday at 7 30 p m. The city council committee aims for two concerts weekly through summer and hopes to make the program a permanent feature in Mining City. Alderman Seuhert chairs the band committee with Duffy, O Leary, Morgan and Trudgen assisting.
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Butte Mines
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Seuhert
Joe Duffy
Barry O'Leary
T. R. Morgan
Matt Trudgen
Veteran skipper sought to aid Earhart search
Agents for George Putnam pursued Captain Bill Anderson to urge a new search for Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, missing since July 2 on a flight from Lae to Howland Island. Anderson, with 20 years at sea near Howland, said he once passed within 10 miles of the island without sighting it.
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Honolulu
V.P
George Putnam
Amelia Earhart
Bill Anderson
Mid- Pacific
Miss Earhart
Lae
New Guinea
Howland Island
Putnam
Los Angeles
Oakland
Calif
Fred J. Noonan
Anderson
Noonan
United Press
Earhart Mystery Deepens as Navy Ends Search
Honolulu reports the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator over the Pacific was treated as aviation’s mystery as the US Navy ships ended the search and began returning home.
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Navy
Honolulu
Amelia Earhart
Wide Pacific
United States Navy
Butte Luncheon Honors Dr Atkinson as Montana College President Leaves
Civic clubs in Butte join Rotary Kiwanis Exchange Lions for a New Finlen luncheon honoring Dr Alfred Atkinson who resigns as Montana State College president to lead the University of Arizona. Dr Francis A Thomson Montana School of Mines will speak with Dr A L Strand accompanying Atkinson.
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Civic Clubs of
Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary, Kiwanis, Exchange
Lions
New Finlen
James H. Rowe
Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
Montana
University of Arizona
Atkinson
State College
One Bulletin
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Sheldon Davis
Montana State Normal
Dillon
L. B. McMullen
Eastern Montana Normal
Billings
G. F. Simmons
State University At
Missoula
G. E. van de Bogart
Havre
Thomson
A. L. Strand
State Board of Education
Driver Arrested After Car Hits WPA Worker
Kathleen McBride of 846 Colorado Street, an adult education WPA worker, was badly bruised when struck by a car at Aluminum and Main. She was treated at St. James hospital and released. Police arrested Emil Jacobson on a drunken driving charge. he had Michigan license plates.
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Kathleen McBride
Colorado Street
WPA
Aluminum
Main Streets
St. James Hospital
Gouin and Clark
Emil Jacobson
Michigan
Canadian drought may give U S edge in wheat exports
Western Canada faces drought cutting forecasts to 125 million to 175 million bushels, while U S producers may export a record surplus near 140 million bushels. Winnipeg prices surged with July wheat up about 24 to 42 cents, and Canadian output could fall below six decade lows.
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United States
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Canada
Winnipeg
Chicago
Spotted Fever Losing Its Grip in Montana
Helena July 19 Dr B K Kilbourne state epidemiologist said he believed Rocky mountain spotted fever is losing its grip Only two deaths have resulted from spotted fever in Montana this year In 1936 17 fatalities were noted There have been 22 cases reported in 1937 thus far compared with 67 in 1936 Three cases all in Beaverhead county were reported during the last week.
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Helena
B. K. Kilbourne
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Treasure State
Beaverhead County
Eden Pleads for Peace on Eve of Spanish Parley
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden appealed for peace in a Commons address focusing on Spain and the Far East. He warned the Spanish Civil War could spark greater disaster and urged nations to avoid provocation while considering a British compromise plan for conflict control.
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Eden
London
Anthony Eden
Spain
Far East
House of Commons
27 Nations
Budget Drawing and Equalization Hearings Begin
Double duty on budget preparation and board of equalization hearings began for county commissioners yesterday. Budgets must be prepared by July 25 and will be open for public inspection. Hearings are scheduled for August 4 and 5, with the tax levy fixed on August 9. The commissioners serve as a board of equalization until August 9 and will examine assessment books to equalize property in line with state standards.
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Board of Equalization
Montana Forecast Sees Continued Warm, Fair Weather
The forecast for Montana calls for generally fair skies on Tuesday and Wednesday with continued warm temperatures. No precipitation is expected and outdoor plans may proceed. A mild breeze could accompany afternoon highs in the 70s to 80s depending on location.
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Montana
Battle intensifies as rebels pour fresh armies near Madrid
Madrid July 19 The civil war's fiercest clash enters its fifth day as Franco's insurgents deploy thousands of troops against government lines west of Madrid. About 100,000 on each side vie for dominance over a 30 mile front with hundreds of aircraft and heavy artillery. The Brunete salient remains a key flashpoint as the struggle to erase recent government gains continues.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Brunete
Brunete Salient
China rejects local Peiping settlement without Japanese withdrawal
Japanese sources report China insists on simultaneous troop withdrawal before any settlement. Wang Chung Hui told Japanese chargé d affaires that China accepts only terms from yesterday's note and will not permit local deals without Nanking’s approval.
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Nanking
Tokyo
Peiping
China
Wang Chung-Hui
Shinrokuro Hidaka
Japan
Wang
Ominous China Picture From Tokyo Dispatches
Tokyo reports from July 20 describe official and press dispatches from China warning of a continuing crisis. The vivid accounts emphasize growing tension and unsettled relations, signaling potential regional impact and diplomatic strain ahead.
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Tokyo
China
Doctors Discuss Car on Trailers at Rocky Mountain Conference
Denver July 19 UP The first Rocky Mountain Medical conference opened with about 1,000 doctors in attendance discussing nationwide regulation for the growing use of automobile trailers as a living mode.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain Medical Conference
Car Driver Found to Have Caused Krisk Boy's Death
Jalmar Holstrom, driver of the car that struck six year old Billy Krisk in the 200 block on East Granite street, was found by a coroner's jury to have caused the boy's death. The inquest, led by Coroner M. F. Duff, concluded the fatal injuries were a fractured skull and internal damage. Witnesses included the boy's mother Mrs William Krisk.
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Jalmar Holstrom
Billy Krisk
East
Granite Street
M. F. Duff
East Granite Street
William Krisk
East Quartz Street
Neigh
Annual Picnic for Crippled Kiddies Set for August 21
Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children set August 21 for its annual picnic at Basin Creek Reservoir. Dr. Frank E. Savage presided at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. The committee includes W. B. Daly and several members. Miss Louise Schrupp reported 52 patients received 214 treatments, with nine sent to Billings and one returned. Mrs. Walsh attended after recent medical treatment in Portland, Oregon.
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Butte Auxiliary For the
Chamber of Commerce
Frank E. Savage
Basin Creek
W. B. Daly
W. J. Walsh
T. J. Walker
C. J. Ryan
George Nelson
Mary Simonson
Ray J. McDonald
George N. Short
Frank Venable
William Stussy
Louise Schrupp
E. N. Sylvester
Billings
Portland
Ore
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Wyoming
Roy Williams
Cheyenne
Wyo
Garner
Barkley-Harrison
Dr. Thomson
American Southwest
Italy
Krisk Boy
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