Search Under Way for Kidnaper Who Drowned Ohio Baby
Clyde, Ohio June 14 A baby Haldon Fink ten weeks old was found dead in Green creek seven miles from Clyde after being snatched from his carriage. Sheriff H L Myers and J R O Hara questioned the mother Velma Baker Fink her brother Edwin and her parents as a mysterious stranger drew no clear leads. The family dog failed to bark and the mother spoke of the shock and sorrow as investigators fingerprint all involved and compare prints with those on the front door knob.
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Clyde
Ohio
Haldon Fink
Green Creek
H. L. Myers
J. R. O’hara
Edwin
Velma Baker Fink
Irvin Fink
Kelly
Mrs. Fink
Fink
Sheriff Myers
G-man
James Powers
Baker
Hull urges world to halt armament race for peace
Secretary of State Cordell Hull calls in Country Home for a limited halt to aggression and a stop to the mad pace of rearmament. He argues security for all, restored confidence, and honest trade will heal global breaches and foster prosperity. He cites economic warfare and fear of conflict as current world conditions.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Country Home Magazine
Hull
Rumors of Hitler Visit and Slovakia Split With Hungary
Disquieting reports from Bratislava say Germany and Hungary may divide Slovakia amid economic collapse and troop movements. Berlin officially denies plans to dismember Slovakia but foreign sources warn of pressure and possible occupation.
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Central Europe
Germany
Hungary
Slovakia
Bratislava
Hitler
Budapest
Berlin
Relief bill seeks $1.477 billion for WPA through next year
Congress debates a new WPA relief measure to fund the agency through another year with $1.477 billion, backed by Representative Woodrum and opposed by Representative Taber over administrative control and spending limits. The plan aims to "clean up WPA" and extend aid to more people, while critics urge decentralizing relief to states.
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Washington
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Woodrum
D-Va
Representative Taber
New York
Roosevelt
Hochi Decries Concessions Blockade Food Aid Proposal
The Hochi editorial urged ending food deliveries to foreign zones at Tientsin or even seizing the area for the new China amid the British and French concessions blockade.
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Tokyo
U.P
Hochi Today
Tientsin
China
Japanese blockade tightens at Tientsin concessions
Japanese officers extend the blockade on the British and French concessions in Tientsin, rejecting British mediation. Five new conditions demand British cooperation, including surrender of four Chinese suspects and ceasing support for anti Japanese elements. The 120000 residents face scarcity as trade and supplies dwindle and ships divert to Tangku.
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Tientsin
Britain
Tokyo
Hai River
Tangku
Butte Sees Warm Day Reaching 66 Degrees
Skies cleared in Butte for one of the month’s most summery days with a high of 66 and a low of 37, bringing comfortable warmth to residents. The setting sun left clear skies as temperatures rose in the afternoon.
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Butte
Senate considers neutrality law revision and embargo clash
The Senate foreign relations committee plans to take up the neutrality law revision on June 21 as Barkley negotiates a compromise to avert a filibuster by arms embargo advocates. The panel reviews multiple bills, including Hull's neutrality principles, with a House Bloom neutrality bill likely to reach the Senate soon.
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Washington
URP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
D.-Ky
Key Pittman
D.-Nev
Cordell Hull
Gerald P. Nye
R.N.D
Bennett C. Clark
D.-Mo
Hiram W. Johnson
R.-Calif
Barkley
Pittman
House
Hull
Roosevelt
Surveying of Region Under Coulee Dam to Finish in 1940
Reclamation Commissioner John C Page said surveying and mapping 2.5 million acres of Columbia basin land below Grand Coulee Dam would be completed in 1940. The work includes resurveying over 100 townships to plan the canal system for the project and aims to reclaim about 1.2 million acres through irrigation under a long range program.
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Washington
John C
Page
Columbia Basin
Grand Coulee Dam
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Unsettled Montana Forecast With Thunderstorms
Montana weather outlook calls for unsettled conditions Thursday and Friday. Expect possible thundershowers, with warmer temperatures east of the divide on Thursday.
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Montana
Divide
Special Honors Awarded at Camp Fire Girls Ceremony
City wide Camp Fire Girls ceremony at Columbia Gardens capped the first Gypsy day. Marilyn Thorpe of Wayyatasse group won top written poem honor read on national radio. she received a poetry book by judge Audrey Wardeman. Helen McDonald also named in coverage.
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Columbia Gardens
Marilyn Thorpe
Waywaytassee Group
Camp Fire Girls
Miss Thorpe
Audrey Wardemann
Helen McDonald
Lewis Calls Off Peace Negotiating
President John L. Lewis of the C I O says current peace talks with the AFL are impossible and will be abandoned. He states peace is secondary to organizing the unorganized and notes his negotiating team drafted a report on the futility of bargaining with AFL leaders. Roosevelt previously tried to mediate. the drive to unionize unorganized workers will be renewed vigorously.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
Sidney Hillman
Philip Murray
Thomas A. Rickert
Matthew Woll
Roosevelt
Fire destroys Corbin store and homes in Montana mining town
On June 14 a blaze swept Corbin destroying the only mercantile establishment and four homes. Fire started in the Vandecar store post office, aided by a strong east wind. A Helena fire truck was damaged en route and did not arrive. about twelve homes survived. Four families homeless. Population 75 to 100.
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Corbin
Montana
Vandecar
Burt Crockett
James Dunk
Bill Bridges
D. Vandecar
Helena
Parade Planned at Camp for Governor Ayers Review
Governor Roy E. Ayers will review the 163rd infantry Montana National Guard at 3 30 in the afternoon during the annual encampment at Camp Sunday Governor’s Day. Mock warfare and a regimental parade will follow a band concert and the public is invited.
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Roy E. Ayers
163Rd Infantry
Montana National Guard
Ayers Names Billings Men to Fill Education Board Vacancies
Governor Roy E. Ayers appointed Howard Gullickson and George E. Snell, both Billings attorneys, to fill pending terms on Montana education bodies. Gullickson replaces Reyn Leedom on the State Education Board, term through Feb 1, 1943. Snell joins the executive board of the Eastern Montana Normal School, term through Apr 19, 1941. Both are longtime Billings residents with legal backgrounds.
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Helena
Roy E. Ayers
Howard Gullickson
Billings
Montana Board of Education
George E. Snell
Eastern Montana Normal School
Gullickson
Education Board
Reyn Leedom
Snell
R. M. Hart
Normal School
Montana
Montana State University
Yellowstone County
Democratic Central Committee
Billings High School
University of Michigan
Blue 1940 Montana license plates previewed in Butte
With most Silver Bow county cars already on 1939 plates a preview for 1940 shows blue plates with white letters and figures. The plates keep the state outline and similar features to this year’s model while bearing the number 6000. Sales start next January with a February or March deadline.
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Butte
Montana
Five Thousand Citizens Honor Flag Day in Butte Stadium
Five thousand liberty loving Butte citizens braved a cold wind at the Butte high school stadium for a Flag Day service. The event featured the Butte lodge of Elks with multiple patriotic groups including the American Legion and the Sons of Veterans. The crowd filled bleachers as the color guard from the American Legion carried the flag and the band played the national anthem.
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Butte
Butte High School
Butte Lodge of Elks
the Elks
Silver Bow Post
American Legion
Elks’ Lodge
W. J. Sullivan
The
Elks
Sons of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
Floyd E. Logee
Anthony Shields
Montana considers color change for safer highways
Montana highway department tests lighter surface treatments to improve visibility. A Helena test section will add white rock chips to the seal coat to brighten the road while near Baker the shoulders receive light rock chips. State highway engineer D A McKinnon says the aim is to illuminate roadways and keep drivers on the pavement.
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Helena
Montana Highway Department
Baker
D. A. McKinnon
Nominations Open for Miss Montana Contest
Nominations are accepted for the Miss Montana contest with the winner earning trips to world fairs and Panama Canal, plus entry to Miss America in Atlantic City. Jack Gavan announces, urging entrants via nominating blanks in the Montana Standard.
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Panama Canal
Atlantic City
Jack Gavan
Butte
Montana Standard
Broadway
Rialto Theater
Chamber of Commerce
Com
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Olea
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