Senate Allocates 50 Million for Direct Relief
The Senate voted to set aside 50 million dollars in WPA funds for direct relief in emergencies and rejected a 150 million demand by Senator Van denberg. The emergency money would come from a 1.425 billion WPA portion in a 3 billion lending bill, with Byrnes opposing the larger plan. A total allotment decision was deferred as amendments and further raises were debated.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
Republican
Michigan
Byrnes
South Carolina
Lundeen
Farmer - Labor
Minnesota
Frazier
Butte H S Teacher Named New City School Superintendent
Lowell W. Johnson, Butte high school physics teacher and veteran with over 20 years in education, was elected superintendent of the Butte public schools on a one year contract starting August 1. The vote was five to one with Dr G Renouard voting no amid a surprise appointment at a bid reception meeting. Nearly 50 applications were reviewed before the board reached its decision.
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Lowell W. Johnson
Butte
Ceive
Johnson
N. Scott Lyle
Mo L. W. Johnson
O. R. Ashford Jr
C. W. Granger
Arthur Lehwalder
Mr. Lyle
Fred B. Taylor
Freda I. Root
G. &. Renouard
Root
Mr. Johnson
Gordon Campbell Oil Operator Dies in Kevin Montana
Gordon Campbell a northern Montana oil operator of 20 years died at his home in Kevin May 31. He located at Great Falls when first coming to Montana and moved here in 1922 discovering the Kevin oil field.
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Kevin
Gordon Campbell
Montana
Campbell
Great Falls
Senate funds for Neb amid protests
Washington May 31 administration forces in the Senate increased funds for the National Emergency Council despite Democratic critics who call the NEC a political instrument. Senator Wheeler of Montana and Senator Clark of Missouri condemned the agency as chiefly political while Majority Leader Barkley defended the funding.
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Washington
Senate
National Emergency Council
Wheeler
Montana
NEC
Clark
Missouri
Barkley
Kentucky
Czechs cite 15 more border violation instances
Czechoslovakia submitted to Germany a list of 15 proven border violations by German military planes since May 20 as Prague troops gathered amid invasion fears. The note, delivered by Vojtech Mastny, aims to distinguish transport from military aircraft and underscores thorough investigations.
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Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Prague
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Vojtech Mastny
Dresden
Silesia
Saxony
Germany
Thousands of Japanese Soldiers Arrive for New Campaign
Forty seven Butte high school graduates have transcripts for college programs and nurses' training. Transcripts must be requested by June 4. Graduates will attend branches of the Greater University of Montana, Gonzaga University, the Montana School of Mines, Montana State College, Montana State Normal College, and Montana State University. Named graduates include Marion Bacon, William Bacon, Josephine Guidoni, Jeanne Haman, and others.
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Butte High School
University of Montana
Gonzaga University
Spokane
Montana School of Mines
Montana State College
Bozeman
Montana State Normal College
Dillon
Montana State University
Missoula
School of Mines
Marion Jean Bacon
William A. Bacon
Josephine Guidoni
Jeanne Lois Haman
Joseph Joyce
Milton Moore
Walter Moyle
William Opie
Edwin Roberts
Willard Schmidt
Orville Solomon
Kent Wilson
William Young Jr
Japanese Reinforcements Reach Tientsin and Tsingtao
Thousands of Japanese soldiers were reported disembarking at Tientsin and Tsingtao to reinforce seven Japanese armies maneuvering toward Hankow. Japanese planes bombed Chinese targets along the Lung Hai line to hinder Chinese morale and aid the Hankow drive. In Hankow a Chinese air force counterattack claimed 36 Japanese bombers shot down with 18 escort ships, while 12 Japanese planes were lost in the exchange. Canton raids continued with an estimated 1,600 killed and 2,500 wounded since last Thursday.
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Shanghai
Tientsin
Tsingtao
China
Hankow
Lung-Hai
Canton
South China
Double Holiday Here Marked by Dearth of Serious Accident
Butte area records an unusual double holiday with no fatalities or serious crashes. Montana State Highway Patrol reports heavy weekend traffic and ongoing inspections of lights brakes and driving permits by six officers. Several arrests were made for traffic violations including lack of red flares and missing driving permits.
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Butte
Montana
Denis Hayes
South Main Street
E. L. Buyer
Corvallis
Jordan P. Smith
East Park Street
William Davis
Sol LaPola
United States Proposes Great Lakes St. Lawrence Treaty
The United States offered Canada a comprehensive treaty to develop the Great Lakes St. Lawrence basin with a 27 foot waterway for ocean vessels and a major hydroelectric project. The plan, financed by the U S, covers costs about 543 million dollars with Canada delaying work to 1949.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin
State Department
International Rapids
St. Lawrence
Niagara Falls
Great Lakes
New York State
Plan to divert liquor profits to road fund dropped
Gov Ayers said Montana cannot raise highway funds by diverting liquor profits. The advisory committee proposed diverting 500000 yearly and issuing 3000000 debentures funded by gasoline tax, but lawyers warned the measure is unconstitutional as an appropriation via initiative. Ayers agrees with the legal opinion and rejects the plan.
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Helena
Roy E. Ayers
Ayers
L. J. Onstad
Broadus
Executive Highway Advisory Committee
John A. Matthews
State Board of Equalization
Warren Toole
Liquor Control Board
E. A. Peterson
Highway Commission
Onstad
Loyalist raid on Majorca base in reprisal bombing toll
Loyalist air squadron attacked Franco's Palma de Mallorca base, burning three ships in retaliation for Granollers bombing that left 350 to 500 dead. Granollers, 17 miles north of Barcelona, saw massive destruction as bombers dropped 40 bombs in a V formation, mowing down refugees and destroying 30 buildings.
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Barcelona
U.P
Palma
Granollers
France
Tri-Motor
Balearics
Father pleads as Florida kidnap hunt stalls at noon
Princeton Florida May 31 The father of five year old James B Cash Jr still hopes for his son's return after a ransom payment. He pleads with angry farmers not to act rashly as volunteers prepare to widen a search through the Florida Redlands awaiting a promised ransom call by noon despite no contact from kidnapers.
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Princeton
Fla
James B. Cash Jr
Florida Redlands
R. A. Cash
Cash
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Girl Found Unconscious From Beating in Maryland Woods
Etta May Coleman, 12, was found badly beaten and unconscious with a fractured skull in a wooded area near Sandy Springs after leaving home for school. A posse reported signs suggesting rape. she was hospitalized for X rays and treatment as doctors said the injuries were severe. Her father, Eugene Coleman, said she left home as usual and disparition was only noted after her sister found her school books on a dirt road toward the bus route.
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Sandy Springs
U.P
Etta May Coleman
Eugene Coleman
Largest four engined airliner launched by Boeing Pan American
Seattle May 31 Boeing Aircraft and Pan American Airways unveiled the largest American built airplane a 41 ton four engined flying boat capable of carrying 74 passengers The craft may fly for the first time tomorrow and could enter service this summer across Atlantic or Pacific routes Test pilot Edmund T Allen of New York will attempt water surface tests and likely fly the ship on its first ascent He has previously tested the Boeing super bomber the Consolidated flying boat and the Seversky flying boat
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Seattle
Boeing Aircraft Company
Pan American Airways
America
Pan American
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Edmund T. Allen
New York
Allen
Consolidated Flying Boat
United States Navy
Seversky Flying Boat
Supreme Court Rebukes Wallace Over Inconsistency Charge
Six justices led by Chief Justice Hughes rebuked Secretary Wallace for claiming the court was inconsistent. The dispute centers on a Kansas City stockyards case where the court invalidated Agriculture Order reducing commission fees. Wallace had written to Hughes challenging the court’s reversal on findings by government prosecutors without allowing livestock agents to contest.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hughes
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Robert H. Jackson
Stockyards
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
Teen confesses to attack slaying of girl in Cincinnati
A 15 year old former newsboy identified as Lindberg Heist alias Trent confessed after viewing the mutilated body of six year old Shirley Ann Woodburn in Cincinnati. Police said Captain Patrick Hayes reported the youth was taken to a mortuary to see the victim’s body.
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Cincinnati
Newsboy
Shirley Ann Woodburn
Patrick Hayes
Lindberg Heist
Trent
Investigators Edge Clues in Levine Murder Case
New Rochelle New York May 31 Investigators indicate the discovery of 12 year old Peter Levine's body produced several leads toward the kidnapper. Detectives withheld exact findings while tests on the boy's organs continue to determine death cause and whether he was dead before being dumped in Long Island Sound. Head and neck fragments prevent ruling out manual strangulation.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Peter Levine
Detective Bureau
George Reifenberger
Westchester County
Amos O. Squire
Long Island Sound
Squire
Fair and Warmer Weather in Montana Midweek
The forecast calls for fair weather in Montana on Wednesday and Thursday with warmer temperatures in the western and central portions on Wednesday.
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Montana
County and City Treasurers Rush Last-Minute 1937 Tax Payments
The county and city treasurers worked late on second half 1937 taxes. George O'Brien reports over 120000 received before the 5 pm deadline. Bernard Holland notes nearly 100000 paid to the city. Mail returns were counted and postmarked before midnight to avoid delinquency. Final tallies may show about 420000 for the county and 260000 for the city. A Silver Bow taxpayer paid with a gold certificate, later to be exchanged.
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George O’brien
Bernard Holland
Silver Bow County
Federal Reserve Bank
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Montreal
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Lakeville
Honan Island
Puoot
Florida
NLRB
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