Forces clash hints threaten Sino Soviet frontier flare
Japanese and Soviet officials traded sharp messages over the Changkufeng border dispute on the Siberian Manchoukuo frontier as Tokyo warned of military action to compel Russian troops to leave the area. The U P dispatch notes ongoing tensions amid Japan’s wider war with China and a reported Japanese threat to seize the strategic hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.R
Hangkufeng
Siberian-Manchoukuo
Japan
Russia
China
Moscow
Changkufeng
Man
Famed Author Owen Wister Dies at 78
NORTH KINGSTOWN R I July 21 Death today closed the career of Owen Wister 78 famous novelist Wister died of cerebral hemorrhage at his summer home after an illness of only a day He was author of The Virginian sensational best seller of its day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Kingstown
R. L
Owen Wister
Wister
Elks Open Three Day Montana Convention In Anaconda
Anaconda hosts the Montana Elks three day convention with more than 1 000 lodge members and visiting units. Kalispell drum and bugle corps lead parades while sessions begin with Joseph Sullivan in Anaconda. State officials and local helpers organize credentials and entertainment as tours of city facilities proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Montana Elks
Montana
Arum
Kalispell
Elks
Joseph Sullivan
T. J. McCarver
Phil Greenan
Charles. J. Carroll
Billings
Montana Elks’ State Association
Frank Klose
Arthur Parry
Gus Foltz
Red Lodge
Tyler
Edward Sackett
Alvin Martin
Lewistown
E. R. Cornelia
Elks’ Club
Drum and Bugle Corps
Dillon
Great Falls
Butte
Glendive Corps
Lightning sparked small Deer Lodge forest fire
A one small fire started in the Skalkaho area of the Philipsburg district in the Deer Lodge National Forest yesterday. Supervisor Charles A. Joy reported a Class A blaze under a quarter acre, under control as fire danger eased from 5.2 to 4.6 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge National Forest
Charles A. Joy
Deer Lodge Forest
Skalkaho
Philipsburg
Democratic and Republican chairmen start operations
Democratic and Republican county central committee chairmen in Silver Bow county began preparations for the fall campaign after Tuesday’s primary. Democratic head William T. McCarthy said a party meeting would be held in August and Republican Paul Huddoff set August 8 for his committee’s meeting. Both leaders pledged active campaigns for their candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic
Republican County Central Committee
Silver Bow County
William T. McCarthy
Democratic Central Committee
Paul Hudd
Off
Republican
Democratic Party
McCarthy
Treasury Plans Tax Hikes On Rich Corporations and Individuals
Washington officials say deficit projections near 4 billion dollars prompt study of higher taxes. Magill cites possible cuts to personal exemptions and higher rates for middle incomes while Morgenthau and the President consider stronger taxes on undistributed profits and capital gains for large corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Roswell Magill
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Magill
Lafollette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Congress
King
Utah
Tammany Backs O'Connor Amid New Deal Split
Tammany Hall endorsed Rep. John J. O Connor for renomination despite New Deal opposition and rumors of labor party plans to nominate an opponent. The move signals ongoing factional fights within the Democratic party over Roosevelt policies in New York politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tammany Hall
John J. O’connor
House Rules Committee
Washington
House
New York City
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Assembly
Democratic Party
Laguardia
Tammany
American Labor Party
O'Connor
Labor Party
Heat and fires rage across Pacific Northwest causing deaths
July 21 Seattle reports massive fires driven by heat and wind. Three deaths blamed on the heat, with fires burning across the region including a 50,000 acre Vancouver Island forest fire reaching Forbes Landing, destroying the hotel and several buildings. Instances of sabotage are hinted as hoses are found slit near the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Vancouver Island
Forbes Landing
B. C
British Columbia
Nominees Open Drive as Montana Primary Closes
Montana candidates prepared for three months of campaigning as the quiet off year primary returns dwindled. Secretary of State Mitchell announced canvassing would be Aug 3. In the first district race J J OConnell led Payne Templeton by over 6000 votes with 12 precincts to count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Secretary of
Sam W. Mitchell
J. J. O'Connell
Silver Bow County Primary Canvass Set For Monday Morning
Canvass of votes in Silver Bow county for the primary election will begin at 10 o clock Monday. County clerk Addis A Mc Grath and Justices of the Peace Rudy Kline and John Gardner will serve as the official canvassing board after rechecking tabulation sheets all week. The county saw a large vote total with 24 164 registered voters and a substantial write in count for precinct committeemen and committeewomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow
Addis A. McGrath
Mr. McGrath
Justices of the Peace
Rudy Kline
John Gardner
County Board of
Hitler Opens Door to Anglo German Parley on War Fears
London July 21. Adolf Hitler’s assurances of a peaceful settlement of outstanding questions reopened a path for broad Anglo German talks. Neville Chamberlain said Hitler’s adjutant Fritz Wiedemann delivered the message to Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax as he prepared to depart for Paris with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The step may affect debates over Czechoslovakia and Germany’s wartime colonies, though no immediate resumption of talks was promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reichsuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Hitler
Fritz Wiedemann
Viscount Halifax
Paris
George VI
Elizabeth
Chamberlain
Wiedemann
Czechoslovakia
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Austria
Papoose plane ends transatlantic flight from Ireland to Port Washington
The 10 ton Mercury nicknamed papoose plane completed a 3042 mile westward crossing from Foynes Ireland to Port Washington New York in 22 hours 28 minutes. Piloted by Captain Donald C T Bennett with Albert J Coster aboard the craft carried a crew of four and paused at Montreal before final leg. The flight aimed to set a sub 11 hour record but took longer than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponta Delgada
Azores
Fayal
Port Washington
N. Y
Joachim H. Blankenburg
Nordmeer
Schwabenland
Great Britain
Foynes
Ireland
Boucherville
Que
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
British Imperial Airways
Donald C. T. Bennett
Albert J. Coster
Bermuda
H. T
Dick) Merrill
Eastern Airplanes
Jack Lambie
England
George VI
Mercury
London
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Paris
Hull proposes arbitration over expropriation payments
Secretary of State Cordell Hull demands compensation for American owned farms expropriated in Mexico and urges international arbitration. Mexico denounces the move as an affront to sovereignty while noting pending oil property seizures and doubts about timely payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.P
U. S
Cordell Hull
Mexico
Washington
U.R
Francisco Castillo Najera
Najera
State Department
Hull
Lazaro Cardenas
Great Britain
Weather outlook Montana sees fair days ahead
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Montana on Friday and Saturday with little temperature change expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Promise of Watermelons Eases Bannock Shoshone Ceremony
Fort Hall Idaho July 21. White men observed the Bannock Shoshone sunrise ceremony for the first time when a cameraman captured photos. Protest subsided after he pledged 24 watermelons for the feast. Thirty five braves take part in the dawn to sunup ritual while 13 braves and 12 squaws stage a nearby supplementary rite at Bannock creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Hall
Idaho
Buffalo Lodge
TVA Interview Rules Eased for Arthur Morgan Testimony
Knoxville July 21 congressional committee investigating the TVA allowed Dr. Arthur E. Morgan to interview TVA employees without officials consent. Under a plan by Rep Jankins, witnesses chosen by Chairman Donahey may confer with staffers without reporting back to TVA officers. Morgan’s charges of mismanagement against Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan spurred the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Congressional
TVA
Arthur E. Morgan
Jankins
Democrat
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Dr. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
Helena Girl Dies After Train Crossing Accident
Dorothy Arnold an 18 year old Helena Montana resident died from injuries after being struck by a freight train at a city outskirts crossing. Both her legs were severed in the incident reported near Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trail
B. C
Dorothy Arnold
G. Wesley
Helena
Mont
Registration closed for next week at Scout Camp
Sixty boys from Butte and surrounding cities enrolled for the July 24 31 session of Boy Scout Camp Lowlands filling the quota for that period. No more registrations for the next camp period may be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Lowlands
Percy Frazier
Donald Johnson
Jean Lehn
Bob Marshall
Ross Weissberg
Joe Parker
Robert Platt
Arthur Myers
Dawson Oppenheimer
Donald Woodside
Bobby Dingman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manchoukuo-Claimed
Big
Yangtze
Hong Kong
Chinese Central News Agency
Yangtse River
Kutang
Drum and Bugle
McCarvel
NEW Deal Group
Oregon
Woods
Atlantic
Wilcockson
A. 8
County Clerk
Recorder’s Office
Ted J. Warren
Danny Lou Daniels
William Sullivan
Elizabeth Schonsberg
Alvin
Bunny) Shea
Joseph D’arcy
Ruth M. Cavanaugh
Lawrence Duggan
Rose Crunch
Dan Dooley
Mary Leahy
Pat Lynch
Margaret Patterson
Jack Gaffney
Thomas Tobin
Margaret Nagle
Tim Warren
Elizabeth McCarthy
William Duffy
Fuehrer
Britain
Apooge
Morgan
SCOUT
Council
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!