29 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1930
Page
1
Anaconda and Great Falls split honors at the first aid meet, with both squads earning co victorious results. Local teams competed for top marks in medical response drills and related events.
Temporary housing will start tomorrow for Southern Italy victims. Food distribution and sanitary services are running. The death toll stands at 2,142 with 4,551 injured. Ministers meet in Rome to coordinate aid for six provinces and plans for rebuilding with new foundations under King Victor Emmanuel's guidance.
Anaconda Copper Mine plant teams sweep class A in the first aid contest with Copper Concentrator first, Great Falls Zinc Plant second, and Anselmo mine third. In class B Great Falls Furnace Refinery wins, Anaconda Shops second, Tramway mine third. Prizes total 1350 dollars plus trophies. awards given at a banquet in Great Falls.
In St Louis and Chicago reports, the heat claimed at least 34 lives in 10 days with more deaths today. Weather bureau predicted showers to break the heat drought, while northeastern states saw relief as temperatures fell from extreme highs. Des Moines logged 106 earlier, but today was cooler though lingering heat remained a risk.
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Washington reports drought in the grain belt as Farm Board Chairman Legge and Secretary Hyde outline a winter trip through the soft-wheat belt to advocate acreage reduction. Legge warns this may be the worst drought in 30 years and notes any relief via surplus reduction is unwelcome.
Dillon reports the hospital patient found along a highway after a suspected car assault has identified himself as Marvin St. Clair from Mexico City Mexico. He is partially paralyzed and unable to speak but spoke with effort to confirm his identity.
The Butte Exchange club to honor Steve Lea of Bellevue and Ralph Olsen, course pro, for Montana state titles won at Great Falls. Luncheon at New Finlen hotel next Tuesday will present gifts to Seman and Olsen with Butte golf clubs officers invited.
More than 200 members of Ruth chapter No 2 and Butte chapter No 39 Eastern Star gathered at Columbia Gardens for an afternoon and evening picnic. Tables for supper were set at 6 30 with games and competitions after the meal led by Arline Becker and Mrs William Gray. Sixty five Business and Professional Women's club members also enjoyed a picnic with supper games stunts and dancing. Rotana club plans a picnic tonight at the Girl Scout camp on Little Basin creek.
William Watkins father of one of the two babies in the Watkins Berg Berger case will file suit tomorrow against Englewood Hospital for 100000 dollars claiming a lost identity. The action aims to recover damages for the infant Watkins family brought home as their own.
Joseph Hagen, 30, was found dead in his Heath garage near Lewistown as a trouble light burned into his chest. The wet floor likely formed a circuit. Hagen, employed by United States Gypsum, was from Forest Grove and had recently married.
A family of six, the Longs, living off berries and small game in the Boise mountains near Troutdale, faces starvation after months of unemployment. The governor’s office is arranging aid as the parents say berries are nearly gone and the 4 to 13 year old children weaken daily.
A tornado struck Adrianople Turkey destroying four fifths of homes in a city of about 60 000. Twenty people were killed and hundreds injured as minarets domes and roofs collapsed. Hailstones walnut sized followed the storm and crops were ruined. A minaret fell onto a carriage killing two horses.
Frank Earl Wilson 30 of Bt. George Utah died after their car plunged over an embankment at Burns Summit in Kellogg Idaho. Ray Branham and Dana Sheldon both of St. Regis Montana were badly cut and bruised and treated at Wallace county hospital.
In Glencross North Dakota Sheriff Henry Johnson halted a bank robbery by two bandits killing two and severely wounding a third. The cash loot of $1800 was recovered and returned to the Glencross State Bank as the sheriff resumed patrolling for speeders. One dead bandit was named George Anderson of Timberlake, South Dakota. The wounded robber identified himself as George Feinton of Timberlake.
Two freighters loaded with pulp wood from Archangel were denied port entry and cargo discharge permits in New York on orders from the U.S. Treasury Department. The action stems from the Hawley-Smoot tariff and reflects growing commerce tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States.
Dr. Elwood Mead commissioner of reclamation visited the Sun River project at Great Falls Montana and conferred with Fort Shaw and Greenfields district officials before an inspection of the Milk River irrigation project. He said progress must be practical to ensure steady permanent development with Congressman Scott Leavitt and George O. Sanford accompanying.
The forecast calls for mostly fair skies in Montana on Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer temperatures on Tuesday east of the Divide.
Catherine Strah, 17, of 913 Madison street, was injured early this morning in a Harrison avenue automobile crash and is being treated at St James hospital for a possible knee fracture. Thor Olsen, driver of the car, faces reckless driving charges per investigating deputies.
The A-100 airship lifted from Cardington at 3 45 am for Montreal with a final course toward Liverpool then the Hebrides and the great circle route to avoid a low mood off North Ireland. Officials expect 40 to 45 hours of flight reaching Montreal by Wednesday afternoon. Major G H Scott commanded the B-34 on the New York and return flight.
The Democratic county central committee led by Dan J. McGrath and E. M. Audriex calls an Aug. 12 gathering at 8 p.m. in Judge Lynch's courtroom to reorganize and prepare a vigorous campaign. The group vows to field a full Democratic ticket at all levels, with members described as broadly popular and united behind Senator T. J. Walsh.
Judge Dan F. Shead delivered sentences totaling 510 days in the afternoon police court session on a vagrancy sweep. Most defendants were women arrested during a late Sunday raid. several disturbance cases were also heard. Oscar Johnson received 75 dollars fine for maintaining a nuisance. Mike Cheyney 25 dollars for creating a disturbance. William Jackson 10 dollars and John Sullivan 5 dollars on similar charges. Disturbance charges against Frank Shea Roger Smith and Jack Carmen were dismissed for lack of prosecution.
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