Butte Mines Field Day Sets July 29 At Columbia Gardens
Arrangements for the twelfth annual entertainment Classic of Montana mining world field day at Columbia Gardens July 29 are complete. The day runs 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a dancing pavilion event at 8 p.m. The program features first aid contests among teams from Butte Anaconda and Great Falls, a championship mucking contest, and events for all ages including boxed, ball, horse shoe, and pole vault contests. Refreshments are free as miners host the public on this day of days.
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Hoover's signature makes effective major portion of stabilization program
President Hoover signed the farm relief bill to enact a major portion of his stabilization plan for agriculture. He will seek 150 million dollars of a five hundred million revolving fund for loans to stabilizing farmer owned corporations and cooperatives. He plans to assemble an eight member Federal Farm Board to oversee the fund and gain authority in agriculture comparable to major federal bodies.
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Girl Rescues Boy Scout, But Both Die At Rockaway Beach
June 15 New York report details a 9 year-old Boy Scout and his scout master drowning at Rockaway beach after a 13-year-old girl attempted a rescue. Joseph Sanbafer 32 swam to aid but perished alongside the boy as Paulina Kahn of a nearby bungalow tried to tow them to shore and collapsed. Lifesavers pulled her from the water.
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Hoover Calls Farm Relief Bill A Constructive Start
President Hoover called the farm relief bill a constructive start at agricultural relief and the most important measure ever passed by Congress in aid of a single industry. He issued his formal statement after signing the act, noting it will take two to three weeks to select the farm board with regional distribution and no steps taken toward board creation until legislation is completed.
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Bluebird pageant stars 75 Butte girls in Gypsy Queen show
More than 75 Bluebird members of Camp Fire Girls from Butte will perform The Quest of the Gypsy Queen at Butter school auditorium next Friday at 8 pm. The colorful production previews the junior camp for Bluebird members at Georgetown lake July 15 to Aug. 11 and marks the first such Montana event for younger girls. Dressed as fairies and elves, the performers present an original stage narrative built on Bluebird activities from the season, with weeks of practice in dances featured throughout.
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Otowaway Says Flight Failure Caused by Gale
Arthur Schrieber the Portland youth who stowed away on the French transatlantic airship Yellow Bird declines to admit his presence caused fuel exhaustion and a forced landing off the Spanish coast near Comillas. He speaks with the United Press, noting storms and bad weather as the likely cause while pondering his survival.
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Portland
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Yellow Bird flight ends with engine trouble near Madrid
French monoplane Yellow Bird, after its non stop crossing from Old Orchard, Me, faces engine trouble and a gasoline leak. Pilot Jean Assolant says the trip to Paris is halted. Ground crew started the motor late. the plane rests on a beach near Commilla. The crew considers boarding the night train to Paris but Paris crowds expect a triumph. Stowaway Arthur Schreiber is forgiven as the group contemplates next steps.
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Latin to Probe Effect of Dry Law on Coffee
San Francisco June 15. Angel Guirala president and managing director of Banco Salvadorena arrives to study the dry law impact. He says only 7 percent of Salvadoran coffee crop worth 35 million dollars will reach the United States this year, down from 10 percent formerly. The bulk of the crop goes to Europe for higher prices.
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Fast-Rising Teen Officer Bernard Allard Joins Butte Police
Bernard B Allard 23 earned high school in half the time while supporting himself on the police force. The tall well built officer, a Butte High School graduate this year, now serves full time as a traffic officer at Broadway and Main. He began policing just before entering high school and doubled his subjects to graduate early while working as a special officer after school and on holidays.
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Priest Fatally Shot as He Answered Plea for Help
In Winona Minnesota on June 15 police say jealousy motivated the slaying of Father Nicholas Brommenschenkel 65 a Roman Catholic priest who roomed with John Gira 65 Gira wounded in the thigh with his own pistol after clubbing Gira and his wife 48 with a baseball bat Mrs Gira said the priest was killed when he came to aid her and that Gira claimed his wife shot him as she grappled with the pistol the incident is continued on page 2 col 5
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Yellowstone Park appoints new chief ranger Bagley
George Bagley, 28, a Port Collins forestry graduate, is named chief ranger of Yellowstone National Park by Superintendent Roger W. Toll. Bagley, who joined last year and served at Hell Roaring, succeeds Sam P. Woodring, now superintendent of Grand Teton National Park. He is a North Dakota native.
Boy Ties to Cow Tail and Is Dragged to Death
Pen Trent, 20, of Shawnee County, Kansas, died in a pasture after tying his wrist to a cow's tail during milking. The cow dragged him, causing internal injuries that proved fatal. The incident occurred in Topeka on June 15, reported by UP.
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Forest highway bids to be let in Missoula on July 1 and 2
Missoula Mont June 15 Forest highway construction projects costing about 300000 will be let under contract at the Missoula offices of the Bureau of Public Roads on July 1 and 2. Bids have been requested for projects listed in the notice continued on page two column four.
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Davis Sails for Philippine Post
Dwight D. Davis, recently named governor general of the Philippine Islands, sails from Seattle aboard the Admiral liner President Taft with aide Captain BE Wesner, his daughter Alice Davis, and niece Alita Davis. He plans to draft his first message for delivery before the Philippine Legislature a week after arrival in Manila.
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Ohio State professor linked to murder of coed Theora Hix
Bloodstained shirt hat found at Dr. James H. Snook's home and a glove with hair at the scene surface as detectives question Snook and Marion Myers. Hix, a medical college co ed, was last seen Thursday night after saying she had a date. Police trace Snook's rifle range visits, pistol champion past, and Myers arrest as the investigation unfolds.
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Escaped convict captured near Portland city jail
Clarence Marcus Coggins, 25, who escaped from a San Quentin road camp near Redding, California, June 18, was caught within four blocks of Portland City Jail. Identified by fingerprints, he is serving four years for automobile theft and will be held locally until California authorities arrive.
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Senate tariff clash over Borah resolution sparks session chaos
Washington June 15 The unruly Senate tore into tariff revision as leaders battled a Borah proposed restriction restricting tariff changes to agricultural products The dispute threatened adjourning the special session and wiping out duties on lumber shingles oil sugar and chemicals as administration supporters warn the industries need protection and say the farmer is not alone The row intensifies as page 14 continues the coverage.
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Livingston named district chief by Mining District No 6
Al Livingston of Butte was unanimously endorsed for state commander of the American Legion by Mining District No 6, representing posts in Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge Wisdom Dillon Jackson Twin Bridges Sheridan Three Forks Boulder Whitehall and Helena. Over 40 delegates attended. A resolution urged veterans employment by government and a fund to boost Montana membership to 15000 for the 1930 convention.
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