Refugees Flee As Basques Fight Back Near Bilbao
As Spanish insurgents push east of Bilbao toward Santander, a broad encircling maneuver aims to seal Basque exits. Be go na reported as seized, Nerion river barrier separates it from Bilbao while shells disrupt the city’s streets. French Consul Casterman says panic grips Bilba o though the city remains largely intact.
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Associated Press
Bilbao
Santander
Begona
Jean Casterman
Contact Reported in Kidnap Case
New York police investigated a taxi driver who said he believed he drove missing Mrs. Alice McDonnell Parsons from 54th Street and Third Avenue to Pennsylvania Station around 6 oclock. The New York Daily News said a definite contact with the kidnapers was established by her husband and possibly confirmed by a customer notice indicating intermediary Gerald M. Livingston.
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New York
East 51St Street
Alice McDonnell Parsons
54Th Street
Third Avenue
Pennsylvania Station
New York Daily News
News
Gerald M. Livingston
West Neck
Long Island
M. Sennet
Huntington 97
Livingston
Troops Doubling in Johnstown to Prevent Rioting
Gov. George H. Earle doubled state troopers in Johnstown Pa as a citizens committee warned it would shoulder arms and drive out invaders. Bethlehem steel workers guarded homes with shotguns amid the steel strike and a vigilante committee formed with 100 men and possible 3000 Legionnaires under arms. Para mount front shows Detroit actions by Homer Martin of the UAW signaling a strategic move in the labor conflict.
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Johnstown
George H. Earle
Citizens’ Committee
Bethlehem Steel
Daniel J. Shields
American Legionnaires
Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Death of Rep William Connery Labors Committee Coauthor
Washington report states Representative William Connery Democrat Massachusetts and coauthor of the Wagner Connery labor act died after an illness described as food poisoning. He fell ill in the morning and was taken to Homeopathic Hospital before his bedside could be reached. He had a background as a vaudeville dancer.
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Washington
William Connery
Massachusetts
House Labor Committee
Connery
New
Montana Weather Outlook Clouds and Mild Change
Montana forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change. Expect light winds and stable highs and lows across the state as fronts remain distant. Local areas may see brief sun breaks between clouds.
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Montana
Thomas Hirst Former Head Of Pythian Lodge Dies
Thomas Hirst, 71, longtime Montana resident and former assistant prison warden under Frank Conley, died after a lingering illness in Deer Lodge. A Sheffield, England native who came to Montana at 18, he later served as postmaster and was grand chancellor of the Pythian lodge. He married Emma Larson 41 years ago. survivors include son George M. Hirst and two sisters in England. Body at Ross mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Thomas Hirst
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State
Frank Conley
Hirst
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Sheffield
Eng
Joe Lodge
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Pythian Lodge
Emma Larson
George M. Hirst
Mabel Hollis
Harriet Hirst
England
Ross Mortuary
Veterans at Montana encampment mark three day event
At the 1937 Montana state encampment more than 800 veterans gathered at the Masonic temple as two nonagenarians recalled Civil War service. The three day meeting saw about 1,000 visitors depart after the banquet and officers to be elected by units today.
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Montana Patriotic Societies
Former NRA Head Attacks 1937 Legislation as Step Toward Fascism
Gen. Hugh Johnson, former NRA chief, denounces Roosevelt era bills as a silent revolution threatening democracy. He cites court reform, wage and hour, agricultural measures, and Norris plan for seven new provinces as undermining local government.
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New York
Hugh
Johnson
Roosevelt
Congress
Norris
Roosevelt eyes ways to boost buying power for bottom third
President Roosevelt said the administration is exploring new methods to raise the purchasing power of the one third of Americans at the economic bottom. He hinted at possible social security boosts and wage standards legislation, and noted progress toward ending relief while balancing the budget. A radio speech may follow this summer.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Witnesses Testify in Martinovich Murder Trial
Nicholas Aleksich died unaware he was shot by his cousin Tlija Martinovich as the killer fired from behind. Eyewitness George Pollis said Martinovich stood over Aleksich and fired two more shots after the initial hit on a Sunday afternoon. Four venires were called as trial before Judge T. E. Downey resumed with jury selection ongoing.
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Tlija
Eli) Martinovich
Aleksich
George Pollis
East Park Street
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Pollis
T. E. Downey
Martinovich
Warm Springs Asylum
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Aleksici
Park Street
Montana drought relief comes from June showers improve ranges
Montana farmers welcome June rain as range conditions improve across the state. Federal officials say continued thundershowers could further brighten the outlook. Cattle on Montana ranges rise two percent in May and reach 79 percent of normal by month end, with precipitation totals varying by region.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Jay G. Diamond
Federal Crop Statistician
Malta
Billings
Cut Bank
Glendive
Fort Peck
Grashed plane hunt turns up missing flyer in Oregon
State police led a search in southern Oregon hills for a crashed Navy fighter where one flyer jumped to safety in fog six miles from Yoncalla. Lieut Brostrom parachuted clear and landed unhurt. Lieut Commander Ives reportedly had not jumped when the ship went down.
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Ore
Oregon
Lieut
Brostrom
Yoncalla
Ives
French Chamber Bets on Emergency Funds for Blum
The chamber of deputies approved a bill granting Socialist Premier Leon Blum emergency financial powers by a 346 to 247 vote. Communists also agreed to back Blum, ending a crisis that risked his government’s collapse.
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Chamber of Deputies
Leon Blum
Blum
Communist Party
CCC WPA Workers Rushed To Billings For Repair
Civilian Conservation Corps and WPA crews will travel from surrounding areas to Billings to repair irrigation systems ruined by last weekend's flood. Officials estimate crop damage will rise unless fixes occur within three weeks. WPA Rural Resettlement Administration Reconstruction Finance Corp and Farm Credit Administration leaders arrived to draft rehabilitation plans as insurance adjusters cite $2,000,000 flood losses in and around Billings. Debris removal dominated city operations.
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Billings
Civilian Conservation Corps
WPA
Rural Resettlement Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
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