Senate approves 56 4 move on immigration service transfer
The Senate approved a resolution to speed the transfer of the immigration service from Labor to Justice, effective 10 days after final passage. The plan, backed by B U Wheeler and G Norris, faced criticism from Lundeen and Murray who warned of expanded FBI power under Hoover and civil liberties risks.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Immigration Service
Department of Justice
House
Mr. Roosevelt
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Burton K. Wheeler
D.-Mont
George Norris
Ind.-Neb
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Ernest Lundeen
F. L.minn
James Murray
D.mont
Wheeler
Norris
Temperatures Near 100 In Montana Four Cities Hit 90s
Montana heat peaks with Glendive at 95 degrees and Billings Mis soula Fort Peck near 90. Showers softened readings in scattered areas while Helena endured a mid afternoon thunderstorm with hail and heavy rain.
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Helena
Montana
Glendive
Billings
Missoula
Fort Peck
Poplar
Broadus
Malta
Conrad
Great Falls
Lewistown
Kalispell
Butte
Montana Supreme Court Sets Case Hearing
Helena May 31 Hearing on an alternative writ of mandate ordering Justice of the Peace A J White of Helena to investigate a complaint against J Burke Clements for violating the corrupt practices act was set for June 4 by the Montana supreme court. The complaint, filed by Ralph Vanek of Helena, accuses Clements of serving on a political committee while holding an appointive state office.
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Helena
Justice of the Peace
A. J. White
J. Burke Clements
Montana Supreme Court
Ralph Vanek
Clements
State Industrial Accident Board
Drought Ends as Miami Reaps Near Ten Inches Rain
In Miami Florida on May 31 heavy rainfall drenched downtown streets washing away droughts with nearly 10 inches of rain in two days. Cars stalled and streets flooded central to the city. Local authorities monitor impact and urge caution.
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Miami
Fla
England
British Isles
Central Press
Montana School of Mines holds large graduation exercises
The Montana School of Mines awarded 44 bachelor degrees and 6 master degrees in a ceremony led by Dr. Francis A. Thomson. Senator Key Pittman of Nevada received an honorary Doctor of Laws. geologist Chester H. Steele also honored.
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Francis A. Thomson
Pittman
Thomson
Senator Pittman
Key Pittman
Nevada
H. H. Swain
Greater University of
Westland
United States
Chester Steele
Chester Harkins Steele
Butte
Anaconda Company
Steele
W. M. Brown
Montana School of Mines
Dr. Thomson
Mines Award Winners at Montana School of Mines
Laurence Theodore Eck of Anaconda won the Montana Society of Engineers medal as the top graduate in metallurgy. Other honor students included Frank William Archibald, Frederick Arthur Hames, K. DeAtley Loughridge, and Robert Alexander McGuire. James Kelly won the Viola Vestal Coulter scholarship. Technical paper winners were Thomas Jancic Jr. and Arthur R. Hard. President Thomson noted many graduates have jobs, and civilian pilot training will continue. Musical and religious services accompanied the exercises.
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Laurence Theodore Eck
Montana Society of Engineers
Eck
Theodore Eck
Anaconda
Montana School of Mines
University of Arizona
Theta Tau Fraternity
Laurence T. Eck
Montan& Society of Engineers
Frank William Archibald
Frederick Arthur Hames
K. DeAtley Loughridge
Robert Alexander McGuire
William F. Flynn
Brodrick
Havre
Frank Archibald
Helena
James Kelly
Dillon
Viola Vestal Coulter
Kelly
Bardwell
Great Falls
Montana
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Thomas Jancic Jr
Roundup
Arthur R. Hard
Billings
Jancic
Ely
Nevada
Thomson
CAA
Proffitt
Arthur Drynan
Courtney Proffitt
J. E. Kelly
Moton, Tuskegee Institute President Emeritus, Dies at 72
Gloucester Va May 31 Dr Robert R Moton 72 president emeritus of Tuskegee Institute died today Born on an Amelia county Virginia plantation son of a slave he succeeded Booker T Washington and became a leading African American educator in the nation.
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Gloucester
Robert R. Moton
Tuskegee Institute
Dr. Moton
Amelia County
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
America
Italians in Switzerland Ordered Home
Gazette de Lausanne reports Italians long resident in Switzerland have received telegraphic recalls from Italy to return home. The Italian legation in Bern says there is no general recall, though some individuals may be summoned for military training periods.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Gazette de Lausanne
Berne
Montana AAA Parity Payments Begin in Gallatin and Lewis and Clark
First Montana payments under the 1940 agricultural conservation price adjustment program were issued this week to nine farmers in Gallatin county and seven in Lewis and Clark county. R J McKenna, acting chairman of the state AAA committee, estimated totals over 3 million dollars would be distributed by mid July.
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Bozeman
Montana
Gallatin County
Lewis and Clark County
R. J. McKenna
State Aaa Committee
Glacier Park Prepares for Memorial Day Rush
Glacier Park reports ample accommodations for travelers with hotels set to open June 15. A Chamber of Commerce tourist committee notes a 27 percent rise in hotel reservations and expects a strong travel season as Memorial Day crowds visit Logan Pass amid lingering snow drifts and renewed greenery.
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Glacier Park
Chamber of Commerce Tourist Committee
Park
Logan Pass
Softball to Get Lighted Field in Butte
Mining district softball leaders say a lighted field at Emmett and Steele in the West side will be installed before midseason after two years of campaigning. The Emmett Steele field will serve more than 40 senior men’s teams and over 500 players.
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Mining District Softball Association
Emmett
Steele
Pat McCarthy
Ed Renouard
John Doran
June 15 Deadline Set for Softball Rosters
MISSOULA May 31 Softball association announces a June 15 deadline for Class AA and Class A Montana rosters. All rosters must be filed with city or district commissioners with dues to be eligible for district and state tournaments. The Class AA state tourney is scheduled for Livingston August 24 and 25. Bids for the Class A tournament have been received from Billings and Glasgow.
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Missoula
Softball Association
Montana
Walter Morris
Livingston
Billings
Glasgow
Elephant mauls 11 year old at Belfast zoo
Gordon McNutt, an 11 year old, was badly mauled by a 1.5 ton elephant at Bellevue Zoo in Belfast Ireland. The animal pinned him with a foot and gored his leg with a tusk as keepers intervened to stop a further crush.
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Gordon McNutt
Bellevue Zoo
Belfast
Ireland
Five Bandits Use New Tactics in London Jewelry Raid
Five bandits in daylight raid on Carringtons Limited, London jewelers, used two cars and a new technique. They drove a small car into the doorway as if by accident, a man from the second car smashed a window, seized rings, and all escaped in the getaway car with gems valued at 24000 dollars.
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Carrington's, Ltd
London
West Pointer Slain in Bryant Park Attack
Col. Charles Patton Echols, 73, retired head of the mathematics department at West Point, was robbed and beaten by four men in Bryant Park New York. He died at a hospital from a fractured skull.
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Bryant Park
New York
Charles Patton Echols
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Kennedy to Seek Montana Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Hamilton May 31 John E Kennedy of Hamilton announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Kennedy former secretary for Congressman J J O Connell said he mailed his nominating petition to the state capitol.
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Hamilton
John E. Kennedy
Kennedy
J. J. O'Connell
State Capitol
Local Collision In Helena Involves Summers Family
Police report cites a crash at Ex celsior and Platinum streets involving Miss Juanita Summers of Helena and Mrs Richardson of Butte. Summers’ mother Mrs Jessie Summers was treated at St James hospital for slight knee scratches and released.
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Juanita Summers
Helena
Richardson
Butte
Excelsior
Platinum
Miss Summers
Jessie Summers
St. James Hospital
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