Pan American foreign ministers reach substantial accord
Havana July 27. A Pan American conference described as having a solid economic and political front against outside challenges reached three main agreements. A Havana declaration and convention safeguard colonial ownership in the Americas, counter subversive activities, and promote large scale economic cooperation including surplus exchange.
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Havana
U.P
United States
Europe
Asia
Argentina
Leopoldo Melo
America
Americas
VIE FOR STATE TITLE
Two finalists in Montana state amateur golf clash today. Tom Mulholland toppled Jones and Sarsfield to win the club title, after Sarsfield and Jones traded state crowns in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Sarsfield
Butte Country Club
Jones
Lloyd Skedd
Tom Mulholland
Four Raiders Shot Down as British Defenses Hold
British daylight and night defenses repelled a third day of German raids. At least four Luftwaffe planes were shot down, bringing the three day total to 33, while civilians suffered two fatalities and several homes were damaged. Royal Air Force patrols remain vigilant over the coast as strikes hit targets in France and the Netherlands.
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London
Britain
Isles
Scot
England
Tunbridge Wells
Hastings
Thames
Cardiff
Aberthrow
Wales
Air Ministry
Cherbourg
St. Nazaire
Nantes
France
Dortmund
Schippl
Wallhaven
Netherlands
Coastal Command
Norwegian
Royal Air Force
Foreign Trade Conference Opens in San Francisco
Delegates to the 27th annual national foreign trade convention gather in San Francisco as talks begin Monday on how the European war affects the world economy. Eugene P. Thomas of New York notes the issue of totalitarian commercial policies clashing with American principles in foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Delta Phi Epsilon
Eugene P. Thomas
New York
National Trades Council
Thomas
United States
Legion Reports Big Membership in 1940 enrollment
The American Legion announced the largest membership in its 21 year history with 1,054,267 World War veterans enrolled for 1940 at Indianapolis on July 27.
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Indianapolis
The
American Legion
Montana Farm Income Rises in First Five Months 1940
Montana shows a strong rise in income from farm marketings and government payments for January through May 1940, totaling 33.665 million dollars versus 23.544 million the year before. Government payments led at 10.409 million and cash farm marketings at 23.247 million, with May figures down from 1939. Totals continued on page 20.
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Montana
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Leo T Lawler ex-Butte contractor dies in Los Angeles
Leo Timothy Lawler a 53 year old contractor famed in Montana for road projects died after a heart attack Friday night in a Los Angeles hospital where he was taken from his office. News reached Anaconda and Butte friends and a sister-in-law Miss Agnes Furst. Lawler's career began in 1906 and ended in Montana two years ago when he moved to California. Continued on Page 20. Col. 1.
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Leo Timothy Lawler
Butte
Los Angeles
Calif
Montana
Anaconda
Agnes Furst
California
Lawler
Butte Flower Show Set for August 15 1940
Butte's annual flower show sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Garden Club will take place Thursday August 15 in the Murray motor building at Main and Granite. Open to all amateur gardeners, prizes include cash awards. Committee heads include Mrs Harry C Rice and co chairs Mrs B E Cooley Mrs J D Murphy and Mrs Robert Atfield. The event draws thousands who admire sea of beauty from mile high city displays. Continued on Page 8 Col 4.
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Harry C. Rice
B. E. Cooley
J. D. Murphy
Robert Atfield
Butte
Snow in High Spots Ends Period of Heat
Heavy rainfall that turned to snow in Montana’s high spots ended a two week heat wave that damaged crops and hay fields. Mountains south of Livingston saw a light snowfall as temps fell to 45 degrees above zero. Butte residents redress with warm gear as the weather shifts.
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Montana
Idaho
Dakotas
Livingston
Butte
Montana Weekend Forecast: Showers and Warmer Days Ahead
Montana weather eyeing widely scattered showers or thunderstorms Sunday. Monday through Tuesday expect generally fair skies and rising temperatures as warmth returns.
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Montana
Sarsfield and Jones vie for 1940 Montana amateur title at Butte
George Sarsfield and Eu gene Jones, top Butte golfers who have each held the Montana amateur crown twice, meet for the 1940 title at the Butte Country club this morning with finals in all events set for today. Jones defeated Eddie Collins 7 and 6 in the semi finals, while Sarsfield beat Skeets Ferguson 3 and 2 to reach the final.
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George Sarsfield
Eugene Jones
Butte
Montana
Butte Country Club
Sue Jeanne Granley
Skeets
Ferguson
Billings
Jones
Eddie Collins
Livingston
Park County
Sarsfield
Anaconda
Collins
State Bar elects De Kalb president at Helena convention
At the 54th Montana State Bar association convention in Helena veteran Lewistown lawyer H Leonard De Kalb was elected president. Delegates named 17 vice presidents by district led by Robert L Ward Jr in Helena and Farle Genzberger in Butte. Wesley Wertz reelected secretary treasurer and Julius Wuerthner named American Bar house delegate. banquet speaker David H Elton of Lethbridge spoke on lawyers in public life.
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Helena
H. Leonard de Kalb
Lewistown
Montana
Montana State Bar Association
Robert L. Ward Jr
Farle Genzberger
Butte
Charles E. Avery
Anaconda
Clyde Hayden
Hamilton
Robert Allen
Virginia City
Edmund Burke
Bozeman
Homer Hoover
Circle
Leo C. Graybull
Great Falls
Cedar B. Aronow
Shelby
Aaron Shull
Gordon Ragmein
Kalispell
B V. Ah
David H. Elton
Lethbridge
Alta
H. H de Armond
Ben
Terror of Nazi Air Raids Described in Butte Letters
Two letters to Mrs. H. Brannin recount English civilians enduring German air raids from Plymouth and other towns. The niece describes shelters under stairs, gas masks, and a makeshift larder shelter stocked with sweets, biscuits, brandy, and bandages as sirens sound. Continued on Page 8.
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Butte
England
H. Brannin
Kossuth Street
Island Kingdom
Willkie Gains New Support For Vote Campaign
Wendell Willkie announced new backers including Yale president Charles Seymour and ex New York Supreme Court Justice Joseph Proskauer. Seymour, a Democrat since Wilson, pledged voting for Willkie in November citing protection from foreign danger domestic prosperity and preservation of American institutions. Proskauer, a leading New York Democrat, condemned class warfare and urged support for Willkie.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Charles Seymour
Yale University
Joseph M. Proskauer
New York State Supreme Court
Hatgue
Kelly
Willkie
Seymour
Woodrow Wilson
Proskauer
New York
Idaho Governor Honored at Golden Gate Exposition
Governor C. A. Bottolfson of Idaho attended the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco with state officials and residents. A 19 gun salute greeted the party as Governor Olson of California hosted a luncheon, and Bottolfson urged keeping Treasure Island as a permanent shrine of beauty rather than a military base.
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Ban Francisco
Idaho
C. A. Bottolfson
U. S. Army
Culbert Olson
California
Far West
Olson
Bottolfson
Treasure Island
Mussolini Demonstrates Fitness Ahead of Anniversary
In Rome on July 27 Benito Mussolini, turning 57 on Monday, displayed strong health before international journalists. He rode his horse in the morning, then played tennis in shorts this afternoon, teaming with a young partner to win 7-5.
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Richard G. Maslock
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Mussolini
Balkans Told Little Problema By Nazi Fuehrer
Berlin reports that Hitler told Balkan statesmen they must settle their own differences while Germany backs revised Hungarian and Bulgarian claims on Romania. The article notes pressure toward a Rome Berlin axis order, hints at Romania’s shifting role, and mentions ongoing Allied air and sea attacks on Britain as Hitler meets more Balkan leaders.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Romania
National Zeitung
Essen
Balkan
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Europe
Reich
Hungary
Bulgaria
Rumania
Danube
England
Britain
Fuehrer
Bog
Traffic survey released for Butte by WPA staff
Butte WPA staff has published a comprehensive traffic survey with history statistics profile charts maps and graphs showing carload and smaller shipments for commodities to and from Butte. State administrator Joseph T Parker announced the release as part of the city sponsored economic survey with data and comparisons to other cities.
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Butte
Work Projects Administration
WPA
Joseph T. Parker
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Sarsfield and Jones
Victor
Mrs. Lease
Miss Granley
Lea Afflerbaugh
Lease
A. B. Foutz
Sue Jeanne Gronley
Gene Jones
Foreign Trade Conference
Legion Reports
Economics Bureau
Leo T. Lawler
Ea-Butte
Weather Forecast
Butte High School
H. Lease
Women's Links Crown
State Bar Association
H. L. de Kalb
E. N. Genzberger
Exposition
Balkans
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