Jones' Eagle 2 Feature Wins Montana Amateur Championship
Eugene Jones of Butte defeated Paul Sechena of Missoula 5 and 4 in the 36 hole title match to capture the 1938 Montana amateur golf championship at the Helena Town and Country club. Leah Afflerbaugh won the women’s state amateur crown, beating Mrs. Walter Brutsch 4 and 2.
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Leah Afflerbaugh
Billings Downs
Walter Brutsch
Helena
Eugene Jones
Butte
Montana
Paul Sechena
Missoula
Montana Golf Association
Pine Hills
Helena Town and Country Club
Billings
Jones
Sechena
Plane crashes into crowd at Bogota review killing many
At Campo de Marte opening ceremony in Bogota a military plane performing acrobatics struck the grandstand crowd. The pilot died and authorities report more than 30 killed and about 150 injured as flames and wreckage swept through the stands during the event watched by President Alfonso Lopez and delegations from Peru Bolivia Ecuador and Venezuela.
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Bogota
Colombia
Campo de Marte
Abadia
Alfonso Lopez
Eduardo Santos
Lopez
Peru
Bolivia
Ecuador
Venezuela
Firefighters battle fires set at two Oakland schools
Two Oakland schools were set ablaze during summer vacation. The Piedmont Avenue Elementary School, a three story frame building valued at 65000, was destroyed, while the second school suffered only minor damage. Four firefighters were injured, including Robert C. O'Grady, 30, in critical condition.
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Oakland
Calif
Piedmont Avenue
Robert C. O’grady
PWA Approaches Halfway Mark in Big Fund Allocation
The Public Works Administration neared the half-way point in allocating its large fund, approving 3,462 projects with total construction costs of 88.47 million dollars. President Roosevelt authorized 515.17 million in grants and 35.46 million in loans, with others funding the rest.
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PWA
Washington
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
O Daniel wins big in Texas governor race
Irishman with a hillbilly band in a surprise Texas primary wins the Democratic nomination for governor. Maverick and Sanders appear defeated for re election while Rep. W D MacFarlane contends in a tight race. Runoff becomes unnecessary as O Daniel leads by 17 963 votes at tabulation close.
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O’daniel
Texas
Maverick
Dallas
Maury Maverick
Morgan Sanders
W. Lee O'Daniel
Sanders
W. D. MacFarlane
Roosevelt
Texas Election Bureau
Robert Johnson
W. Lee Odaniel
O'Daniel
Sudeten Jew Riot Flare at Franze nbad Bohemian Resort
At Franzenbad Czechoslovakia a confrontation erupted as a Jewish youth spat on Sudeten German leader Konrad Henlein while he rode through town in a car. Henlein’s aides and police intervened and the youth Dr Bruno Spitzer was seized. Henlein then spoke at Eger promoting German culture.
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Franzenbad
Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Hitler
Anton Wollner
Henlein
Burno Spitzer
Red Defense League
Eger
Former Butte Woman Drowns in Columbia River
Ida Alger Corby, former Butte resident, was drowned July 21 while bathing in a deep river hole in the Columbia River at Kalama Washington. Her body arrived and rests at Richards mortuary. Surviving relatives include son Russell C Alger and parents Mr and Mrs Charles Corby of Kalama, Wash, and uncle and aunt Herman and Lucy Corby of Butte.
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Ida Alger Corby
Butte
Columbia River
Washington
Richards Mortuary
Russell C. Alger
Charles Corby
Kalama
Wash
Herman
Lucy Corby
Montana Weather Forecast Reveals Clouds and Warm Reply
Partly cloudy conditions are projected for Monday and Tuesday in Montana with a rise in temperatures on Monday. The forecast calls for mild, unseasonable warmth across the state as crews monitor developing patterns.
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Montana
Tokyo reports settlement of Siberia border dispute
Tokyo reports a settlement of the Siberia Manchukuo border crisis near Changkufeng. A Moscow radio broadcast cited by Japanese sources claimed a virtual settlement. Japan proposed an international border commission to settle current and future disputes, with Russian consent viewed as likely.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Russia
Ashai
Moscow
Changkufeng
International Border Commission
Foreign Office
Russians Rally in Red Square to Pledge Bolshevik Lesson
Tens of thousands of young Russians and Red Army youths gathered before Dictator Josef V. Stalin in Red Square pledging readiness to follow orders to teach Japan a bolshevik lesson.
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Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Josef V. Stalin
Red Square
Japan
Yangtse river columns smash through defenses
The report from Shanghai dated Monday July 25 notes Japanese spearhead units along the Yangtze River breaking through resistance. Further details appear on page 2.
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Shanghai
Japan
Boy of 6 Lost in Wilds near Billings
A 150 member search party combed Pryor mountain country 50 miles south of Billings seeking six year old Lloyd Utter of Denver Wyoming who vanished from a Layout creek sheep camp yesterday afternoon. Parents Mr and Mrs Lester Utter of Denver reported the child last seen at Mystic cave region as darkness fell after more than 30 hours.
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Billings
Pryor Mountain
Lloyd Utter
Denver
Wyo
Layout Creek
Montana
Wyoming
Forest Service
Civilian Conservation
Lester Utter
Mystic Cave
Tom Clapp
Sage Creek
Bridger
Britain and France unify after Paris talks on European peace
Prime Minister Chamberlain gains renewed Anglo-French unity as Hore-Belisha ties up with French officials in Paris. German peace gestures and Spain's acceptance of plans to remove foreign fighters bolster optimism. The King and Queen’s state visit to Paris strengthened democratic bonds between Britain and France.
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London
Chamberlain
Europe
Spain
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Paris
Britain
France
George
Queen Elizabeth
New England Floods Strain Regions as Rain Persists
The Associated Press reports widespread flooding across New England as continued rains maroon towns flatten crops wash out roads and trigger about 3 million dollars in damage. Death toll nationwide reaches eight as rehab begins in some areas and more forecasts predict clearing weather.
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New England
Associated Press
New York
Montanan Aids Search For Bodies Of 19 War Comrades
Brig. Gen. John W. Mahan of Montana heads to France to locate the remains of 19 officers and men buried after a September 1918 shell hit their dugout near Thiacourt. He was the sole survivor of the 20 in the dugout.
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Helena
Umm
John W. Mahan
Montana
France
Thiacourt
Mahan
AFL denounces NLRB over dual labor movement clash
The American Federation of Labor accuses the National Labor Relations Board of aiding insurgent unions led by John L. Lewis and breaking unity under the Wagner Act. It calls for the board to use maximum judgment and warns against promoting a dual labor movement, in an AFL editorial.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
S. O
United Labor Movement
A. F. of L
American Federationist
The
William
FIERCE FOREST FIRES HOLD GROUND IN NW REGIONS
Firefighters in Washington and British Columbia battled a broad timber blaze surge as new fires flared in Oregon and eastern Washington. A Spokane area 600 acre run tested crews while the 10 000 acre Chetco river fire and 2 500 acre Galice blaze continued. Western Washington saw gains as winds decreased.
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Galice Creek
Sawtooth Mountain
Oregon
Condon
Washington
Rebels Capture Don Benito at Borders Front
Insurgent headquarters announced the capture of Don Benito a loyalist stronghold of 18 000 population in southwestern Spain and the collapse of the Estramadura salient covering 3 000 square miles along the Franco Spanish frontier near Hendaye.
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Hendaye
Don Benito
Spain
Hold up staged in family style at Alton filling station
A family style hold up in Alton cost operator B. H. Weston $50. A man with a gun took the cash after a woman fueled a car, while a 13 year old boy yanked the telephone from the wall, delaying contact for help.
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Alton, II
B. H. Weston
Weston
Shooting at Wise River Rancher Home Ends in Death
Joe W. Potts a 60 year old Wise River rancher was killed in his daughter’s front yard during a dispute with William Heaston Jr 78 who admitted the shooting Sheriff Temple said Heaston had prior disputes with Potts over property in Wise River still under litigation Eye witnesses included Mrs Harold Martin Dr Harry G Farrell and Mrs Heaston Jr The incident occurred about 12 30 yesterday afternoon and led to Heaston Jr’s arrest by Beaverhead county officers
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Joe W. Potts
Wise River
William Heaston Jr
Harold Martin
Paul H. Temple
John Troupe
Beaverhead County
Temple
Potts
Desperate lava bed desert rescue saves three women
Three women tourists Misses Laura Piedalue Irene Piedalue and Marie Antoinette De Lafforest survived four days on New Mexico lava beds. Rescuers found them near noon and they described their ordeal as an act of God while expressing disbelief at their survival.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Laura
Irene Piedalue
Marie Antoinette de Lafforest
Laura Piedalue
Associated Press
Record crowd attends annual Sportsmen's Picnic in Montana
Thousands from western Montana gathered at Gough's Corners for the South Central District Sportsmen's picnic. Authorities managed traffic as 7 500 to 8 000 attendees parked from many counties and states. The event featured diverse contests and exhibits overseen by multiple committees.
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Weatherman
Butte
Montana
Gough’s Corners
South Central District Sportsmen's Association
Sheriff Valston
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Burlington Tire Otor
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Solon
Hill-Billy Band
International Commission
China
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San Saba
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Vancouver
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Powell County
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