Lions Hold Three Day District Convention Here
Delegates from Montana Wyoming and Alberta gather for a three day Lions district convention in Butte with a big turnout expected. Entertainment plans include Lions Shopping Day and Treasure Hunt plus merchant bargains and banners throughout stores.
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Butte
Big Hole Basin
Lions’ Clubs
Lockwood
Wisdom
Jackson
Montana
Wyoming
Alberta
Canada
Marshall Ramsay
Lions’ Club
Can
Roosevelt Nixes Major Veterans Pay Cuts With New Order
President Roosevelt issued an executive order restoring much of the cuts in veterans' compensation from the economy act in an effort to quiet congressional complaints of injustice. The order adopts the Connally amendment limit of no more than 25 percent reduction, aiming to ease tensions as Congress weighs senate amendments and possible early adjournment.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Pana
White House
Connally
Independent Offices
Mrs Roosevelt Ends Transcontinental Air Trip in Los Angeles
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt lands at United airport completing her first transcontinental flight. She traveled from Phoenix Arizona with her son Elliott and friends while a crowd of about 10 000 greeted her, led by California Governor James Rolph Jr.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Airport
Phoenix
Ariz
Elliott
James Rolph Jr
California
Roosevelt
Flyer IIs Ten Hours Behind Record Time
James Mattern, after a long delay in Moscow and Omsk, departed Omsk at 4 10 a m and aims for Chita as part of his solo around the world from New York. He trails the Post Gatty record by about ten and a half hours, plans direct hop to Khabarovsk, then to Alaska.
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Omsk
Siberia
James Mattern
Post-Gatty
New York
Chita
Here
Mattern
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Post
Gatty
Texan
Krasnoyarsk
Khabarovsk
Pacific
Alaska
Norway
Moscow
Keg Beer to Be Available Soon in Montana
Helena June 6. Keg beer will be available in Montana shortly after mid June, the Missoula Brewing company advised the state beer licensing board. Blanks for state tax reports were mailed to the firm today.
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Helena
Montana
Missoula
State College Grants 161 Degrees at Commencement
Bozeman Montana June 6 The thirty seventh annual commencement at Montana State College honored 161 graduates. Former graduates received doctor of science degrees for the first time Dr William B Freeman Denver and Pliny Haine Hawksins Absarokee were the recipients. Rudolph S Stokan Anaconda earned the engineer's medal from the Montana Society of Engineers as the most promising student.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
S. W. Choate
Alfred Atkinson
State College
William B. Freeman
Denver
Pliny Haine Hawksins
Absarokee
Montana Society of Engineers
Rudolph S. Stokan
Anaconda
1933 Proclaimed Carnsarndest Weather Year Ever
The West jitters and East amazement mark a freakish 1933 with record lows at Riverside and big warmth in Ohio. Quakes, tornadoes and a Los Angeles area disaster with 121 deaths and $75 million damage headline a year of unusual weather across the nation.
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San Francisco
Mid-West
California
Florida
Canada
Mexico
Alaska
Assassination attempt on ex Greek premier fails
Eleutherios Venizelos, longtime Greek premier and critic of monarchy, survives a late night shooting bid while commuting with his wife and chauffeur. Mme Venizelos wounded four times. Venizelos, 69, known as the modern Ulysses, led Greece for decades and opposed royal rule.
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Athens
Greece
Eleutherios Venizelos
Mme. Venizelos
Kiphissia
Venzelos
Ulysses
Europe
Wilson
Constantine
Panayoti Thaldaris
Do You Know Do You Know That Butte's Therating Industry Spending
Do You Know That Butte men and women employed in the heating industry in this city spend more than a half million dollars annually.
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Butte
Woman Wanted in Montana Murder Held in Texas
Ruby Taggart also known as Mrs. Fred J. Morgan and Ruby Turley was arrested at the Greggton post office near Longview Texas. State Rangers O G Taylor and Luck Turner mailed a decoy registered letter to trap her in connection with the March 1930 murder of H M Polan a gambler from Plentywood Montana.
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Longview
Texas
Ruby Taggart
Fred J. Morgan
Ruby Turley
Sterling City
H. M. Polan
Plentywood
Mont
Greggtown
O. G. Taylor
Luck Turner
Bear hides in home garden as Buttery shoots bear
Whitefish Montana June 6 Arthur Buttery who lives north of here has a new bearhide rug. A big black bear invaded his garden recently and was killed by one shot.
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Whitefish
Arthur Buttery
Here
Buttery
Problem of life is how to be happy Bishop tells girls
Bishop E V O Hara of Great Falls told the Girls Central high school graduates that the problem of life is how to be happy. The commencement at the Fox theater featured a Catholic school program. Diplomas were presented by Father Michael J Leonard. The bishop urged free text books for Catholic schools.
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Bishop
Bishop E. V. O'Hara
Great Falls
Central High School
Fox Theater
Michael McCormack
St. Joseph's
Michael J. Leonard
Butte
Would-be Bank Robber Foiled by Nervy Teller in San Antonio
A man entered the South Texas Bank and Trust in San Antonio, demanded cash with a bottle wrapped in cotton and a note threatening to blow up the bank. Teller William Watson remained calm and refused to hand over money, prompting the robber to flee through the rear lobby.
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San Antonio
Texas
South Texas Bank and Trust Company
William Watson
Watson
Pact strengthens machinery for treaty revision
Paris June 6 Official summary shows the four power pact for peace strengthens the machinery for revision of the treaties. The six chief articles sponsored by Benito Mussolini pledge fuller application of the League of Nations covenant article 19. France accepts this step as reaffirming the covenant articles 10 12 16 while the assembly may advise reconsideration.
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Paris
Germany
United Press
Benito Mussolini
Italy
France
Great Britain
League of Nations
Cyrus H. K. Curtis Dies At 82 Publisher Of Newspapers
Philadelphia publisher Cyrus H. K. Curtis, known for overseeing newspapers and magazines, died today in the city at his 83rd year. He built a media empire and guided major publications.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
Service Men Attacked by Hawaii Gang
Honolulu reports an alleged surge of attacks on army and navy men by civilian gangs. Generals Wells and Yates Stirling sent reports to Washington as Lieutenants Leroy Hudson and Walters Lee were hospitalized after beatings. Suspects Arthur Carter Melvin Papa Brede Barratti and John Kamana arrested.
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Honolulu
T. H
General Wells
Yates Stirling
Washington
Leroy Hudson
Walters Lee
Arthur Carter
Melvin Papa
Brede Barratti
John Kamana
Annual Meeting of Reserve Officers Held in Helena
The Montana Reserve Officers Association plans its state convention at Fort Harrison on Saturday June 17. Governor Cooney Colonel Morrison and Captain Gray will speak with brief talks from chapter secretaries. A 6 30 banquet in the Fort Harrison recreation room will follow the business sessions and the annual full dress military ball.
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Montana Reserve Officers’ Association
Fort Harrison
Veterans’ Hospital
C. Owen Smithers
Butte
Reserve Officers’ Group
Cooney
Morrison
Gray
Indiana votes to repeal Eighteenth Amendment in statewide results
Indiana becomes the tenth state to vote for repeal. Unofficial returns show ratificationists winning 165 votes and a majority in 34 counties, with 329 delegates to a convention on June 26. The state totals report 338,133 for and 156,618 against in 2025 of 3691 precincts.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
William Stokes
United Repeal Council
Shaw Elected Mayor of Los Angeles
The Examiner reported that Frank L. Shaw, county supervisor, won the Los Angeles mayoral race. With over a third of precincts in, Shaw led by more than 20,000 votes over incumbent John C. Porter and continued to widen the margin as results came in.
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Los Angeles
the Examiner
Frank L. Shaw
John C. Porter
Shaw
Montana California Road One Of Best, McDowell Says
Hon. W. W. McDowell arrived in Butte from southern California and praised the Sunshine trail project. He said the highway is paved from San Diego to Butte except for 35 miles south of the Montana line and a road crew is finishing the gap. He credited Roosevelt with strong early achievements and declined to discuss ambassador talks.
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W. W. McDowell
Butte
California
McDowell
San Diego
Montana Line
Roosevelt
Ireland
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