Floods flood Montana towns as waters recede after deluge
Floods following heavy rains crippled Montana towns including Billings and Hinsdale. Damage estimates reach up to 1 million dollars in Billings with high losses in Klein and Musselshell County. Red Cross and Salvation Army rushing aid as floodwaters recede toward the Yellowstone River.
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Associated Press
Montana
Billings
Klein
Musselshell County
Hinsdale
Valley County
Midland Empire
Yellowstone River
Red Cross Disaster Committee
Charlie T. Trott
The
Red Cross
Salvation Army
WPA
National Guard
Fred Brucker
Yellowstone
Clark
Lewis
Insurgent air raid hammers Bilbao center
A nighttime air attack on Bilbao by suspected insurgent planes caused extensive fires in the city center. Casualty details were uncertain but several deaths were feared as homes burned and streets filled with panicked pedestrians. Aircraft were identified as German Junkers and Heinkel models.
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Bilbao
Spain
Junkers and Heinkels
Reinforcements Rushed To Bilbao Front As Siege Tightens
Thousands of Basque gudaris were rushed to the front as Bilbao's iron ring bent under insurgent thrust. Artillery and air bombing damaged parts of the city while Davila's forces pressed the last defense lines near the port sections.
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Hendaye
Bilbao
Fidel Davila
Rain aid in Montana pest control drive
Heavy rains and warm conditions in Montana may greatly aid the state’s campaign against a historic insect infestation. Entomologist A L Strand said humidity promotes fungal and bacterial diseases in pests, potentially reducing their impact more than chemical campaigns. If heat returns, control efforts must be renewed with vigor.
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Bozeman
Montana
A. L. Strand
75 Mile Hike For Gun Victim In Remote North
Hugo Stalberg, a trapper 350 miles north of Prince George, BC, hiked 75 miles to Whitewater post after being shot in the elbow during an ambush. He reached safety after first aid, then flew by plane to Edmonton hospital. He suspects an Indigenous shooter.
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Edmonton
Alta
Hugo Stalberg
British Columbia
Prince George
Whitewater
Stalberg
Fort Grahame
Sheldon Luck
Montana Weather Forecast
Montana outlook shows Sunday showers with warmer conditions east of the divide. Monday brings partly cloudy skies across the state.
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Montana
Divide
Montana Sees Rise in Old Age and Dependent Care Costs
Helena June 12 Montana reports higher costs for public aid with about 10 000 residents certified for old age assistance in June totaling over 208 000 and 2 400 children eligible for aid to dependent children costing about 27 000. The year to date old age payments exceed 2 500 000 with the state covering 833 333.
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Helena
Montana
I. M. Brandford
Brandford
Miners and Veterans Celebrate In Butte Amid Rain
Rain failed to dampen two major Butte events. The 160th flag day and Old Glory anniversary drew crowds for a state patriotic convention with 1000 delegates planned. Miners marked union day with a 7 775 march and afternoon activities at Columbia Gardens despite showers.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
W. F. Maughan
Helena
Billings
Weather Bureau
Lewistown
James E. van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Scott P. Squyres
van Zandt
Madison
Archie McTaggart
Great Falls
Missoula
Veterans
Havre
Whitefish
Sons of Veterans
Glasgow
Parsons Case Investigator Calls Parsons Murder Suspect
Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Harry Brenner said he believes Mrs. Alice McDowell Parsons was murdered, not kidnaped, shifting focus from a ransom motive. A note demanding 25000 dollars for her return was found in the family car as state police probe the heiress's ties to a Russian housekeeper.
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Stony Brook
N. Y
Harry C. Brenner
Suffolk County
Alice McDowell Parsons
Long Island
Brenner
Drought Stricken Farmers Flee Plains Westward on No 10
Montana Standard checkers report about 10 drought families daily moving west through Butte on highway No 10 fleeing North and South Dakota drought. Eastbound migrants are destitute while Salvation Army aid was requested in recent weeks. Government figures show 25,000 deserted farm homes and 100,000 moved from the Middle West in the past year.
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Butte
North
South Dakota
Montana Standard
No. 10
C. L. Day
Sal
Vation Army
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Great Plains
Middle West
Highway Plan Pushed On Rogers Pass Project
Missoula June 12 Lloyd A Hague Montana state highway commission chairman said after the Supreme Court ordered the district court of Lewis and Clark county to dismiss a restraining order. The ruling allows construction of a portion of the Rogers Pass highway to proceed as planned.
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Highway Commission
Rogers Pass
Missoula
Lloyd A. Hague
Montana State Highway Commission
Supreme Court
District Court of Lewis and Clark County
Roger’s Pass
Roosevelt help to be sought in settling strike
Gov. Martin L. Davey of Ohio may ask President Roosevelt to intervene in the steel strike if talks with company officials and C. I. O. leaders fail to reach an agreement. Davey is considering requesting Roosevelt to convene a conference of company and labor officials to mediate.
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Roosevelt
Columbus
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Atkinson to Attend Meeting in Washington
Dr. Alfred M. Atkinson president of Montana State College will travel to Washington D C to join the executive committee meeting of the American Association of Land Grant Colleges. HePresides the association planning its diamond jubilee later this year. Travel hinges on resumed rail schedules.
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Bozeman
Alfred M. Atkinson
Montana State College
Washington, D. C
American Association of Land Grant Colleges
Atkinson
Heavy Rain Boosts Montana Rivers Over Two Years
A widespread rain soaked Butte and much of Montana as a beneficial shower on a double holiday. It marked the 11th straight day of precipitation in Butte, with Madison region totals over two inches and Madison River flow doubling to near normal. Hebgen dam region logged 1.61 inches as observers noted no flood risk though Missouri River flow may rise today.
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Butte
Montana
Madison
Madi River
Hebgen Dam
Madison River
Montana Power Company
Missouri River
108th Birthday Just Another Day Says Mrs. Mattis
In Boonton New Jersey on June 12 Mrs Doris Mattis 108 tomorrow says her birthday will be just another day. She notes there will be a lot more birthdays to come and that nothing to get excited about is her outlook. Her only physical complaint is failing eyesight.
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Boonton
N. J
Doris Mattis
Tennessee pulled free from mud after 31 hours in San Francisco Bay
The battleship Tennessee was freed from mud flats in San Francisco Bay with aid from 11 tugs three coast guard cutters and two Army barges after grounding since Friday morning. The ship was held a mile and a half from Alameda pier for 31 hours. Rains in Oklahoma raised Cimarron river levels and caused a 100 ton landslide blocking Santa Fe traffic near Boise City.
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San Francisco
U.P
U. S. Navy
Tennessee
Coast Guard
U. S. Army
San Francisco Bay
Alameda Pier
Oklahoma
Boise City
Okla
Cimarron County
Cimarron
Santa Fe
Garner appoints senators on tax probing committee
Six senators joined the Senate finance committee members on the joint congressional investigation into tax dodging. The appointees are Harrison La Follette King George Walsh Capper. House members will come from the ways and means committee. Senator Lonergan disclosed Treasury support for taxing income from securities.
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Garner
Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Mississippi
la Follette
Wisconsin
King
Utah
George
Georgia
Walsh
Massasschusetts
Capper
Kansas
House
Doughton
North Carolina
Lonergan
Connecticut
The
Treasury
Roswell Magill
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LaFollette
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