Twin Meehan murder case widens with arrests
Stepfather is questioned in Deer Lodge county after Woodrow Meehan, 22, sheep herder, was shot in Champion mine district near Anaconda. Twin brother Tom Meehan died two years earlier in similar circumstances, renewing a separate probe. Anaconda officers arrested two material witnesses and kept their names undisclosed while pursuing leads.
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Meehan
Anaconda
Joe Schultz
Deer Lodge County
Barney Larsen
Montana Standard
Joe Gabelhie
Woodrow Meehan
Champion
Tom Meehan
Deer Lodge
Britons Held in Tientsin as Japanese Blockade Enters Sixth Day
Fifteen hundred Britons were virtual prisoners in the British and French concessions of Tientsin as the Japanese blockade reached day six. British officials urged staying within the concessions amid rising anti foreign sentiment and Japan's vow to intensify pressure if aid to China continued. Details report three Britons who breached barricades on the prior weekend, with at least one stripped and another roughly treated.
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Tientsin
North China
Japan
Great Britain
China
Britain
Gibraltar
Far East
Singapore
England
United States
Tornado Ravages Anoka Area Killing 11 and Injuring Dozens
A June tornado roared across 25 miles west and north of Minneapolis, killing 11 people and injuring more than 60. Anoka suffered the heaviest damage with 40 to 50 homes, a church, armory, store and a garage flattened, while Cedar saw extensive destruction to a church creamery and school. The National Guard and Twin Cities medical staff aided the injured as families faced devastation.
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Minneapolis
Anoka
Anna Freeman
Ellen Freeman
James Bradley
H. G. Groat
Leo Kidd
Emilys. Johnson
Cedar
Syring
Osseo
Fred Zimmerman
Champlin
Edward Morrissette
WPA
Walter Israel
Seven Towns
Corcoran Maple Grove
St. Francis
Bethel
National Guard
Twin Cities
Grant
Congressset to push tax reform and monetary powers
With 12 days left in the fiscal year Congress schedules action this week on major measures. The tax revision bill would replace the undistributed profits tax with a flat 18 percent rate for large corporations. The administration seeks to extend the stabilization fund and the President's devaluing powers, facing Senate resistance and Western opposition over mining silver price policy.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Pittman
D.-Nev
Treasury
Treas
High Winds Seen as Hazards in Wooded Areas
Lightning sparked fires in Colorado forests near Lake City and Platero and along the San Isabel Reserve. Crews including CCC men and volunteers guarded about 400 acres, with mop up underway as foresters warned a wind gust could worsen isolated blazes. No major buildings were lost beyond a small residence near Durango.
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Lake City
Colo
Colorado
New Mexico
CCC
Forest Service
A. F. Hoffman
Rio Grande National Forest
Platero
Durango
San Isabel National Forest
Walsenburg
Myron W. Thompson
Denver
Platoro
King and Queen Rest Aboard Empress of Britain
King George and Queen Elizabeth spent a quiet Sunday resting from a strenuous month long North American tour aboard the liner Empress of Britain as it steamed toward England.
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King George
Quéen Elizabeth
North America
England
Montana Weather Outlook Turns Unsettled Yet Warm
The forecast for Montana calls for unsettled conditions and warmer temperatures today with Tuesday expected to be generally fair. Strong winds and scattered showers possible in southern regions.
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Montana
All Kiwanis Night Celebrated by Butte Club
Butte Kiwanis members gather at the Dutch Tavern for All Kiwanis night. They will hear a national broadcast from International President H. G. Hatfield as the Boston convention opens. Walter Arnold arrives as official Butte delegate. Dr. H. G. Joesting hosts the stag dinner at 6:30 with James W. Uncles as MC. Reservations range 50 to 100.
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Butte Club
Butte
H. G. Joesting
Dutch Tavern
James W. Uncles
Boston
International
Hatfield
Reprisals Considered if Japan Standoff Persists
London reports the foreign affairs committee will meet to consider reprisals against Japan unless the Far East situation improves. Ministers linger in London awaiting a potential compromise after the Tientsin concession blockade. Officials have drafted economic measures in response to the blockade and the Japanese demand for Chinese suspects.
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London
Japan
Aged Couple Perish in Flames and Ex Actor Dies Jump
Providence dispatch reports a large Edgewood apartment fire trapping residents. Former vaudeville performer Eddie Healey 44 leaped from a burning fourth floor unit and died from burns. An 80 year old couple, Mr and Mrs William A Booth, perished in the debris. Twenty five injured. firemen but not yet determined the exact cause. Building valued at 300000 dollars with 54 apartments, all but two occupied.
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Providence
R.I
Edgewood
Eddie Healey
Healey
Cross
Car Plunges Into River in California Picnic Tragedy
Eight people drown when a car leaving a Union Island picnic plunges from a Byron levee into the San Joaquin River. Driver Renato Pellegrini and an eight year old girl survive. a tractor is used to salvage the submerged vehicle. Names of victims include Frank Cissarro Christine Biagini Clara Biagini Roy Biagini Amelia Bellamini Guile Galli Bruna Galli Barbara Galli.
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Martinez
Cal
Byron
San Joaquin
Union Island
Frank Cissarro
Christiana Biagini
Clara Biagini
Roy
Amelia Bellamini
San Francisco
Guile Galli
Clifton Court
Bruna Galli
Barbara Galli
Renato Pellegrini
Biagini
Tom Smith
Pellegrini
Grasshoppers Threaten Eastern Montana Crops As Drought Eases
Helena June 18. Timely rains ease drought but vast swarms of grasshoppers remain a menace to eastern range and pasture feeds. Post drought conditions improved range. cattle feed ample, calf losses light. lambing percentages good but cold snaps caused some losses.
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Montana
Helena
Montana Plains
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Jay G. Diamond
Agricultural Statistician
Plains
Father's Day Observed as Dad Takes Sunday Off
A reminiscence from Butte notes Father's Day celebrations with father relieved from chores after church. Mothers veto work plans, families gift him, and he enjoys a rare kitchen seat while meals are prepared, reflecting the day’s honor and custom.
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Butte
Father
Mother
Dad
Farm Security Program Criticized by House Group
The House public lands committee accused the administration farm security program of weakening farm morale and centralizing control. It backs Rep Peterson’s bill to provide debt free homesteads by the General Land Office buying liens and conveying 50 to 160 acre tracts to farm families as permanent relief rather than temporary aid. The report, by Chairman De Rouen, calls the Peterson proposal simple and effective for reducing future federal costs. Continued on Page 2 Col 1.
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Washington
Athe House Public Lands Committee
House
Peterson
D-Ga
de Rouen
D-La
General Land Office
United States
Farm Security Administration
Army Industrial College graduates 62 supply officers
Major Emile T. Kennedy of Anaconda Montana is among 62 Army Navy and Marine officers who will complete tomorrow nine months of intensive training at the Army Industrial College as supply experts for wartime needs.
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Washington
Emile T. Kennedy
Anaconda
Mont
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Army Industrial College
Amateur Radio Club Competes in Relay Test
Butte amateur radio club members returned after a 26 hour field day contest contacting 48 stations across the Union Hawaii and three Canadian provinces. The event promotes emergency amateur radio operation and station building.
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Butte
Amateur Radio Club
American Radio Relay League
Blacktail Canyon
Union
Territory of
Hawaii
Eyewitnesses recall Anoka tornado ripping through town
Four witnesses describe watching the tornado roar toward Anoka from Main Street. A buffet crowd fled as timber, shingles, and debris tore through homes and businesses. The group sought shelter but could not reach a basement before the storm passed.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Anoka
Here
Bill Messner
Lavonne
Clarence Karkhoff
Main Street
Messner
Heavy Rain Boosts Montana Cattle and Crop Prospects
Across Montana, reports show one to two inches of rain over the weekend lifting cattle outlook and expected bumper crops. Malta recorded 1.94 inches, Billings 1.88, Bozeman 1.35, and Lewistown 1.10 as forecasts warned of unsettled weather and rising temperatures.
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Montana
Malta
Montana Wheat
Billings
Bozeman
Lewistown
Judith Basin
Missoula Youth to Deliver Radio Address on Farm and Home Hour
Otto Benson of Missoula Montana a 4-H club boy was chosen to speak on the National Farm and Home hour from Washington. He is among four Montana delegates at the National 4-H club conference now in session. Other delegates include Lois Huffman Mabel Cramer and Stanley Howard. Howard will take part in flag raising and Cramer will report on the camp paper. Howard and others visited President Roosevelt at the White House presenting a gavel on behalf of the conference.
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Washington
Otto Benson
Missoula
Mont
National
Farm and Home Hour
Benson
Montana
Lois Huffman
Portage
Mabel Cramer
Helena
Stanley Howard
Savage
Ray E. Cameron
Montana State College
Bozeman
Howard
Miss Cramer
Roosevelt
White House
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Buoinedo
Standotill
Shanghai
Pris
Siam, Indo
Chungking
Manchoukuo
Peiping
Canton
Hainan
Amoy
Hongkong
Formosa
Solons
Britton Foreign Affairs Unit
Foreign Office
Board of Trade
the Treasury
Alientsin
Bureau
Report of Public Lands Committee
Nation’s Capital
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