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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1933
Page
2
New York June 16 The Dun and Bradstreet review reports continuing forward movement in business with no seasonal slackening. Employment and wages rise, summer closures dropped, and orders widen schedules. The revival appears lasting as forward orders sustain mills and factories, boosting consumer buying power.
The pastor and his wife celebrate a double anniversary in Montana with eight years in the state. They moved from Dilson to Butte eight years ago and have two sons Stephen and Robert in Oregon and California respectively. Attending guests include numerous local couples and families as listed.
The Dunn family received two threatening calls demanding $100000 in small bills by Friday and delivery via a Hamm brewery truck with sides removed to prevent police from hiding inside. Police, Ramsey County Attorney Michael Kincaid, and ex Chief Thomas Brown coordinated the investigation. A taxi driver carrying a note purportedly signed by Hamm was seized, and investigators suspected fugitive Sankey in the case.
The piece argues the administration must appoint loyal, competent leaders beyond partisanship to implement New Deal measures. It warns against political patronage and emphasises accountability, with the farm, labor, and manufacturing sectors key to implementing the vast program and guarding against abuses.
The plan imposes a tax up to the difference between current wheat prices and a parity price aimed at pre war levels. It fixes state county and farmer allotments based on multi year averages, with payments to farmers reducing output by as much as 20 percent. Officials plan to start between July 1 and 15 and to publish farmer allotments in county papers.
Authorities tie Sankey to the Bohn and Boettcher kidnapings while listing him as a wanted man in Canada for bank robbery. He is also described by federal officers as a liquor runner in North Dakota and Montana.
A German delegation at an economic conference proposed reviving colonies in Africa to fund large construction projects and to provide land for settlement by Germany's active citizens. They did not specify which colonies, leaving options open beyond Togoland and Cameroon. The memo links colony restoration with equal armament rights and Polish frontier revision.
Report notes that discussions continue with intermittent open sessions over several weeks as negotiators maintain dialogue and seek progress on unsettled issues. The public and press observe ongoing exchange, with neither side signaling a breakthrough or agreement yet.
School trustees reviewed bids for book binding and window screening, discussed closing some buildings to save costs, and approved leave Nos for Superintendent Ragsdale and Ada Madden. The board also considered heating upgrades, a possible $5,000 state land board bond purchase, and issued condolences for O R Ashford Jr. The meeting noted attendance, reports, and maintenance requests from principals and staff.
Roosevelt frames employment revival as a national move to work as 10 major industries urged to submit fair competition codes. He urges deferring price increases in early months to boost the plan’s impact and tests national unity in a wartime style mobilization. Chinese in the United States sent more than 39 million dollars to China last year.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt resumes work at the White House after a rest, signs rapid legislation including the national industrial recovery bill, Glass Steagall banking bill, and railroad reorganization act. He outlines goals of stable profits for industry and living wages while detailing a swift implementation plan as he sails toward Groton and Marion for a family cruise.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune recalls Willis Richardson a hermit writer who publicly denounced women as inferior and forced his wife to walk behind him before divorcing her. He preached alone, rang a Chinese gong, and kept library books in his shack. He died pondering a pension cut and was to be buried in New Orleans where two sisters live.
An automobile driven by P. Dernen damaged last night when it struck a low cement wall around the yard of the Hylam Kelly home at 20 West Front Street. The accident occurred after the car hit some loose sand.
The life of Wesley McCall, pioneer of Butte and Whitehall areas, is sketched from birth in Millersburg Ohio through emigration to Montana, frontier ventures, and varied work. Surviving relatives include four sons Ernest Fay Chester Floyd and three daughters, detailing his long ties to Montana.
Heat and drought in the Northwest damaged small grains in North Dakota and surrounding areas. Aberdeen recorded a record 110 degrees, Bismarck hit 102, Fargo reached 100, with wheat barley and oats most affected by the hot, dry spell.
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