Chinese General Chiang Kai-shek Reports Victory in Kiangsi
Chiang Kai-shek returns from Kiangsi with news the crackdown on communist bands is virtually finished. He notes the red organization is shattered though scattered bands remain. He praises rehabilitation plans modeled after the American new deal aided by a $50 million U.S. loan for cotton and wheat.
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Nanking
China
Chaing Kai-shek
Kiangsi
Red
Central Military Academy
Chiang
United States
Germany plans economic weapon to force raw materials access
The report says Hitler announced Germany will use its economic power to buy raw materials if other nations retaliate over Germany skipping foreign debt payments. Berlin observers note the debt moratorium issue cleared, signaling a broader strategy to coerce resource access.
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Berlin
Germany
Butte War Mothers Plan Funeral of Mrs Mary Burke
American War Mothers Butte Chapter No 4 members meet at West Mercury Street at 9 AM to attend the funeral of Mrs Mary A Burke. Remains lie at 520 West Mercury then proceed to St Patrick church for 9 30 AM requiem mass. Interment Holy Cross cemetery. Card of thanks from the Williams and De Hugo families for floral offerings.
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Butte
West Mercury Street
Mary A. Burke
Eliza A. Williams
John T. Williams
de Hugo
Myrtle HU
May W Williams
English
Maurice English
Daly-Shea
St. Patrick's Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Old-Fashioned Cowboy Round-Up Delights Northwest Sunday Crowd
In Walla Walla a crowd of about 1,000 gathers for a small town rodeo style show labeled a round-up. Cowboys perform bucking, roping, and bareback rides with commentary from an excited elder spectator. The piece captures local flavor, chatter, and the rough, festive atmosphere before press time.
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Out West
Jack Hewins
Central Press
Walla Walla
Rock
California
Southwest
Wyoming
Rockies
Mr. Ross
Angieworm
Pendleton
Calgary
Cheyenne
Charley
Northwest
Army air corps issues probe into Foulois acts
A congressional subcommittee report denounces violations of law and army regulations linked to procurement and air mail prep under General Foulois. It cites lack of competitive bidding, mismanagement, and dangerous flight hours prior to a fatal airmail crash.
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Rogers
Hill
Ala
Montet
Harter
Ohio
James
Mich
Goss
Conn
Plumiey
Kvale
Minn
Air Corps
Foulois
Army
Air Corps Act of
Judge Advocate General
Japan orders design changes for sister ships after Tomotsura disaster
Following heavy casualties from the destroyer Tomotsura in March due to instability Japan orders alterations to the design of two sister ships. The vessels are moved to Maizuru naval arsenal for refitting.
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Tomotsura
Japan
Maizuru
Montanans Visiting Montanans Visiting
A list of Montanans visiting various towns includes residents from Missoula Miles City Hardin Great Falls Billings Kalispell and Harrison among others. Names tied to hotels and arrangements appear with multiple family groups and companions.
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Finlen
J. C Cordal
Missoula
F. R. Greengo and Son
Miles City
J. C. Koprira
Hardin
C. V. May
Great Falls
Leggat
C. Monroe
Walier
Grand
Zalaiser
Grass Range
James Goodwin
Billings
Arizona
Frank MacFreyer
Philipsburg
Clyde Dunn
J. E. Landers
Montana wheat best for bread making say chemists
Spokane June 17 Montana Marquis wheat tested by cereal chemists proved best for bread making. C B Kress Sperry Flour chief said Montana grain produced the finest loaf in volume appearance and flavor. Big Bend Bar t ranked close but lower in fermentable tolerance. Washington Turkey Red Washington Federation and Washington Red Russian also ranked with Red Russian lowest.
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Spokane
Pacific Northwest
American Association of Cereal Chemists
Montana
Baker
Washington Turkey Red
Washington Federation
Washington
Kress
Longshoremen reject coastwise settlement pact
In San Francisco and Portland striking longshoremen voted to reject a settlement aimed at ending the coastwise walkout of 12,000 workers. Three thousand in San Francisco voted almost unanimously against the proposal, with Tacoma also recording a unanimous rejection.
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San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
Havana Sees Biggest Political Rally Amid Violence
In Havana thousands of ABC supporters led by Finance Secretary Joachim Martinez Saenz marched along the Prado to Central Park for a mass loyalty meeting. Police fired tear gas to disperse protests after a street car incident injured eight and a bomb killed one unidentified man in San Lazaro.
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Mendieta
Havana
Joachim Martinez Saenz
Prado
Central Park
Martinez
Capitol
Fraternity Park
University Hill
Carlos Mandhjeta
Secret Service
San Lazaro Blanco
Longshoremen Leaders Stand Against Portland Pact
In Portland 97 percent of the local International Longshoremen's Association members backed the stand. San Francisco leaders said actions by locals in Portland and there were enough to doom the agreement to failure.
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Portland
International Longshoremen's Association
San Francisco
NRA Board Plans Permanent Advisory Body Amid Continuance Debate
The meeting discussed preserving NRA aims after emergency ends, creating a 21 member advisory board of top industriales to guide permanent reorganization, with five permanent Washington based members and 13 named for review. Roper's ratification required for 16 appointees. Mead and other executives named among leading nominees.
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NRA
George H. Mead
Mead Corporation
Dayton
Ohio
Johnson
Mead
Washington
Roper
Industrial Advisory Board
Business Advisory and Planning Council
John J. Raskob
Lew Hahn
Robert Douglas Stuart
Quaker Oats Company
de Lancey Kountze
DeVoe and Reynolds Co
H. P. Kendall
Kendall Co
Boston
Morris E. Leeds
Leeds and Northup
Philadelphia
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Ralph E. Flanders
Jones and Lamson Machine Co
Springfield, VI
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corporation
Myron C. Taylor
The
United
Fletcher Named G.O.P. Chair Sparks Progressive Dissent
Republican progressives express doubt over Henry P. Fletcher's selection as G.O.P. national chair, questioning if his record as a Roosevelt Rough Rider and diplomat signals real reform. The piece notes Fletcher's ties to Pennsylvania politics and potential shifts in 1936 GOP strategy amid debates on party realignment and leadership.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washingston
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Hamiltonian Party
David A. Reed
G. O. Ps
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senate
Fletcher
Hoover
Palo Altonian
England
William Jennings Bryan
Henry Prather Fletcher
Henry P
Henry
Roosevelt
Cuba
China
Portugal
Chile
Mexico
Belgium
Italy
Lisbon
Uncle Sam
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Langer faces retrial and potential sentence after conviction
Federal Judge Andrew Miller set sentencing for tomorrow as Gov Langer and four political allies face maximum two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The jury returned its verdict after nearly 60 hours of deliberation amid North Dakota political turmoil. The governor seeks re election as the primary approaches, while motions for a new trial and appeals are planned.
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Cal
Leader
Langer
Andrew Miller
North Dakota
Bismarck
Frank A. Vogel
R. A. Kinzer
Federal Relief Committee
A. Chaput
Harold McDonald
Missing Louise Krist Sought After Village Poetry Event
New York police search for 18 year old Louise Krist who vanished after a Greenwich Village poetry reading two weeks ago. She left with an unidentified man despite friends warning her not to go.
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New York
Louise Krist
Greenwich Village
Quintuplets Continue Gaining Vitality in Ontario
Corbeil Ontario June 17 1944 The Dionne quintuplets reach end of third week with continued vitality. Dr A R Dafoe reports them in good condition.
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Corbeil
Ontario
A. R. Dafoe
States Steel Leaders Meet With Reynolds Tobacco Trio
States Steel Corporation vice president Clay Williams Reynolds Tobacco Company Winston Salem N C and Henry I Harriman president Chamber of Commerce United States are cited as participants in a business gathering.
Pacific Northwest advisory board to meet June 22
Spokane will host the twenty eighth quarterly Pacific Northwest advisory board meeting on June 22 with shippers industrialists railroad men and farm experts attending to discuss business conditions.
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Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Advisory Board
Czechoslovakia Upsets Italy in Davis Cup Singles Showdown
In Milan on June 17 L Hecht of Czechoslovakia defeated Italy's A Rado in the final singles 6-2 8-6 6-2 to push the European zone finals with the Franco Australian winner. Earlier G Destefani beat M Menzel 0-6 7-5 5-7 6-3 to tie the series.
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Milan
Czechoslovakia
Italy
L. Hecht
A. Rado
Georgio Destefani
M. Menzel
Sunday Visitor Jesse Epstein Visits Butte Before Seattle Study
Jesse Ep stein of Great Falls visited friends in Butte yesterday en route to the University of Washington Seattle for graduate work in political science.
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Jesse Epstein
Great Falls
Butte
University of Washington At
Seattle
Leaders Move To Fast Track Congress Pland
Senate leaders push to permit private bills already passed by the Senate for House action as Congress plans a quick agenda. Housing and deficiency bills are priorities while other measures may be delayed to avoid adjournment. Bulkley and Wheeler clash over timing of the banking and railway labor acts.
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Senate
Burns
House
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
Robinson
Bulkley
Chamber
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Pene
Cape Verde Named After Green Seaweed Drifting Ashore
The Cape Verde islands take their name from the green seaweed that drifts into their many bays rather than from the islands' sparse vegetation.
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Cape Verde Islands
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