Roosevelt bids Hawaii farewell sails to Portland aboard Houston
President Roosevelt ends nearly five day Hawaii visit with praise for local people and defense forces. He stresses the army and navy as tools of peace and notes Hawaii’s high living standards and neat homes. He invites continued unity as “fellow Americans” and thanks residents for their kindness.
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Marie Dressler dies at 65 in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara obituary reports Marie Dressler, beloved comedienne famed for homely humor, dying at 3 35 p m after a two year battle with cancer and related illnesses. The 65 year old screen favorite received tributes from Hollywood figures and public officials as friends recalled her cheerful spirit. Will Rogers praised her as Queen Marie.
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Three U.S. airmen survive 60,000-foot balloon plunge in Nebraska
Major William Kepner and Captains Albert Stevens and O A Anderson bailed out when their stratosphere balloon tore open 60,000 feet up near Loomis Nebraska. They landed unhurt after 10 hours aloft ending with a perilous descent by parachute near Holdrege.
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Miners and Engineers Plan Delegation to Washington
Butte union members voted at a special meeting to send a delegation to Washington to confer with Secretary Frances Perkins Sen Robert Wagner the national labor board AFL officials and Anaconda representatives to settle the strike that began in May in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls. An arbitration committee was approved pending similar votes from other unions.
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Robert Wagner
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Anaconda
Great Falls
Forest to Spread Across Great Plains Under Federal Plan
Denver officials announce preliminary field work for a federal project to plant about five billion trees in a shelter belt stretching 900 miles from Texas to the Dakotas. Actual planting to begin in about a year with work directed by Denver federal officials.
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Butte Sees Break in Heat With Thunder Storm
Rain and thunder finally offered relief in Butte as a brief storm moved through. The weather bureau recorded a high of 95 degrees, the year’s peak thus far, with a 52 degree low and forecasts calling for fair and warmer conditions.
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Merhar Ferguson Reach Finals In Eighteenth State Golf Meet
In Billings Rudy Merhar of Butte and Skeets Ferguson of Billings advanced to the finals for the men’s amateur championship at the eighteenth annual state golf tournament. Merhar outlasted Dr. J J Kirby 2 and 1 after a 35 hole match, while Ferguson beat Walt Morris 7 and 6.
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Great Falls
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Helena
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Lindy the guide dog guides blind man through traffic
Lindy a five year old thoroughbred airedale works daily in Butte’s business district guiding R. J. Brimson who is blind Brimson depends on Lindy amid heavy city traffic Brimson calls the dog the hardest working in the community praising his trustworthiness and obedience
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Bob) Brimson
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Frank C. Walker Arrives in City for Montana Visit
Frank C. Walker executive secretary of the National Emergency Council arrived in Butte with the James A. Farley party and planned a month long vacation in Montana. He will split time between Butte and Glacier Park and intends to meet President Roosevelt in Spokane before joining him on the Glacier Park trip.
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National Emergency Council
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Distinguished Montanans Win Visitor's Praise
Postmaster General James A. Farley, Democratic National Committee chairman, visited Butte and Helena talks praising the administration. He urged steadfast support, citing the broader overhaul of the nation’s economic structure. Farley met locals at the Hotel Finlen and at the Butte post office before continuing east.
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Disturbances Continue as Dollfuss Funeral Quietly Ends
Sporadic fighting rages in Carinthia and Styria while Engelbert Dollfuss is buried. Loyal troops suppress remaining Nazi rebels. Graz sees a fatal shooting and a wounded woman. Monarchy restoration urged by Hapsburgs as Austrian forces maintain order along the Yugoslav border.
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Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Montana forecast calls for fair conditions in the east with unsettled weather in the west. Possible thundershowers Sunday and Monday, with cooler temperatures in the northwest region.
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First Lady Invited to Inspect Butte Women’s Camp
Helena July 28 An invitation has been extended to Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt to visit the unemployed women’s camp near Butte Montana one of 25 such centers in the United States Dr W J Butler state relief administrator and local officials organized the camp ten miles from Butte as part of a plan to aid needy women aged 16 to 35 The camps serve as educational laboratories with housing life necessities health building and vocational training and environment The Butte camp opened recently for a two month period continued on page 2 column 6
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