Halifax Warns JapanOver China Interests In Lords
Britain’s foreign secretary Viscount Halifax told the House of Lords that Britain will protect its century-old interests in China. He used blunt language toward Japan in a broad survey of government problems.
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London
Britain
Viscount Halifax
Japan
China
House of Lords
Lord Halifax
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Czechoslovakia
Henlein rejects minority Czech reform proposal
In Prague the Sudeten German party led by Konrad Henlein denounced the government draft as hollow and insufficient for Sudeten autonomy. The issue came amid talks with Viscount Runciman to mediate the Sudeten Czechoslovak dispute as Britain and other powers weigh possible action over global tensions.
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Prague
U.P
Konrad Henlein
Sudeten Deutsche Pressebriefe
Henlein
Milan Hodza
Governmnt
Viscount Runciman
British Board of Trade
Hodza
New Yorker Sentenced to Ten Years for Rail Tie Prank
Philip Scoglio, 26, of New York pleaded guilty in Tucumcari to placing a wooden tie on tracks to force a ride. He received a ten year prison term.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Philip Scoglio
New Yorker
State Penitentiary
Scoglio
Chamber Official Promotes U S Chamber in Butte Visit
William A. Hendley of San Francisco, representing the national United States Chamber of Commerce, toured Butte meeting local members. He praised Montana as a bright spot and criticized New Deal policies for small business, noting many voters regret backing Roosevelt and urging Democrats not to renominate him. The chamber aims to boost industrial activity nationwide.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Butte
William A. Hendley
San Francisco
Hendley
Montana
Middle West
East
Roosevelt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Social Security Act scored by American Bar Committee
A committee of the American Bar Association described the New Deal social security act as ineptly drawn and said the National Labor Relations Board must be viewed as partisan. The labor act is called the deliberate embodiment of a new social policy, with government moving beyond mediation. Presentation was delayed to tomorrow with other controversial conclusions.
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American Bar Committee
Cleveland
American Bar Association
National Labor Relations Board
Committee On Labor, Employment and Social Security
House of Delegates
Committee On Administrative Law
Iron Lung Arrives to Aid 14 Year Old in Helena
In Helena Montana an express train carries an iron lung to save 14 year old Edward Warren an infantile paralysis victim at Montana Children's Hospital Doctors say his lungs are collapsed and oxygen is kept up while the device travels from Fargo North Dakota In the meantime Warren 14 has been supported by oxygen and his condition is described as fair but weakening due to pneumonia and paralysis developments.
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Helena
Montana
Edward J. Warren
Warren
Montana Children’s Hospital
Fargo
N. D
R. W. Morris
Edward
W. G. Warren
Los Angeles
Morris
Joel Swanson
Swanson
American Legion
Montana Plains
Silver Bow County Proposes 1938-39 Budget
Silver Bow County releases a proposed budget of 1 109 017 99 for 1938 39 with anticipated revenue of 1 155 874 55. County Clerk Addis A McGrath notes the preliminary budget was prepared by the board of county commissioners led by Emmett P O'Brien Dan D Sullivan and Thomas Merkle. A final budget and tax levies will be adopted August 8 at 10 AM. The largest item is the poor fund with 455 619 25 including state grants.
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Silver Bow
Addis A. McGrath
Board of County Commissioners
Emmett P. O’brien
Dan D. Sullivan
Thomas Merkle
Board of Commissioners
Attractive young woman given poison by mistake in Livingston
Montana authorities launched a frantic search for a young woman identified as Meline after she was given a bottle of deadly poison instead of a prescription. She entered a waiting automobile after leaving a Livingston drug store, and officials feared she had collapsed after drinking the potion. Her father was en route to assist.
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Livingston
Montana State Highway Patrol
Park County Sheriff's
Meline
Montana Weather: Generally Fair Thursday and Friday
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Montana on Thursday and Friday with little change in temperatures.
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Montana
Revenue totals and state aid figures in department funds
The article notes receipts and allocations for a department including revenue totaling $455,619.25 with anticipated state aid of $278,609.65. It compares general fund allowances of $384,014.57 to $356,201.24 spent in 1937-28 and cites anticipated revenue of $385,066.37. The road fund shows a requested $88,977.29 for the year and references continued details on page 2.
AEC and PWA 10 Join Forges in Recovery Fight
Washington officials announce a shift in New Deal funding as Jesse Jones RFC and PWA head Harold Ickes agree to route loans for public construction through RFC while PWA concentrates on outright grants. The plan aims to accelerate recovery with larger road and bridge projects.
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AEC and
PWA 10
Forges
Washington
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Jones
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
RFC
Children Enjoy Free Thursday Outing at Columbia Gardens
Butte youngsters ride free buses to Columbia Gardens each Thursday of summer as Anaconda Company hosts a Kiddies Frolic. Transportation runs from 10:00 to 12:30 with return trips begun at 4:00, while skilled instructors supervise recreation.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Anaconda Company
Three Million Gallons Pour Through Anaconda
A wall of water two to four feet deep swept Anaconda after the city reservoir dams broke, dumping about 3,000,000 gallons into the town. No injuries reported though lives were endangered and damage will run into thousands. Floodwaters covered 22 blocks by four and delayed judgment on losses. Rehabilitation began at once with city crews, fire department, county, and others aiding efforts.
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Anaconda
County
Butte
Butte Fire Department
Gas warning issued after basements flood in Montana
Officials from Montana Power warned gas users not to touch stoves or other apparatus if basements were flooded. A rapid crew from Butte and nearby cities checked gas connections and power lines along the flood path. Crews worked early to minimize inconvenience, with officials saying the situation was under control as a precaution.
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Montana Power Company
Butte
Power Company
Folks Battle Flood Waters to Save Homes
Anacondan residents rushed to bar floodwaters with shovels sacks quilts and rags as the flood rose gradually in areas allowing some time for defenses. Heroic efforts saved fields and lawns while others faced rapid inundation.
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Anaconda
Flood Alarm Races Anaconda As Reservoir Breach Spreads
Firemen deputies and sheriff rush through Anaconda streets to warn residents after a reservoir breach. Alarms signal the west end as water advances toward the city center, echoing the Johnstown flood response from half a century ago.
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Anaconda
Johnston
Johnstown
Tennessee Campaign Draws Probe Committee Attention
The Senate campaign expenditures committee said Tennessee’s Democratic primary showed every fundraising and influence tactic in use as it prepared for a possible contest. A preliminary investigator’s report warned conditions pointed toward an election contest in the United States Senate regardless of the victor. The committee also asked the Post Office to probe alleged misuse of the franking privilege by the Farm Security administration for former Governor Berry’s candidacy.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Tennessee
United States Senate
Post Office Department
Farm Security Administration
Berry
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