Summer Brings Sparse Rain as Montana Sees Drought
In southeast Montana around Broadus, water holes vanish and drought grips Powder River county as farmers plead for rain. Helena reports spring moisture about half the usual yearly total, with glimmers of rain in Glendive and Great Falls while statewide temperatures hover in the 80s.
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Helena
Montana
Broadus
Powder River County
W. E. Maughan
Helena Weather Bureau
Glendive
Great Falls
Midwest Faces Drought As Summer Hums Eastward
The Associated Press notes drought grips portions of the Midwest while the East cools slightly on the first summer day. Eldorado Kansas hits 107 degrees, Detroit records 59, and Chicago reaches 60 as a tropical disturbance nears Brownsville Texas. Light showers fall in parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota with relief from cooler weather. Dry spells persist across South Dakota Minnesota Montana Wyoming Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas.
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Associated Press
Midwest
New York
Eldorado
Kans
Detroit
Brownsville
Texas
Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Butte Death Notices and funeral details
The notices report the funeral for Thomas C Downing at 9 o'clock from 7 West Agate Street with high mass at St Marys Church and interment Holy Cross cemetery. John Surich remains may be viewed in Duggans Merrill mortuary with funeral details to be announced. Mrs Jennie Riggle died at 2519 State Street with funeral plans to be announced. Card of Thanks from The Seymour Family thanks friends for kindness after baby Seymour death.
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Thomas C. Downing
West
Agate Street
St. Mary’s Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Riggle
Jennie Riggle
State Street
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Yvonne Alberta Seymour
Seymour
Obituary and funeral notices from Butte Montana
Philip Brogan dies at 70 in Butte after 35 years residence. Services set for family home and later date. Matt Kristich funeral to be held at Holy Saviour Church with interment Holy Cross cemetery. Philip Goggin remains at Daly Shea mortuary with arrangements to follow.
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Brogan
Philip Brogan
Zarelda Street
County Donegal
Ireland
Daly-Shea
Phil Brogan
West Woolman Street
Visitor's hitchhike trek fuels book ideas and travels
Shirley Williams, a traveler known for strict rules and broad reach, has visited 44 of 48 states while planning a book titled Technique on Hitch Hiking. She earns income by radio performances and has worked as a sound effects artist for Paramount films and an extra in an Universal movie. She plans Europe travel by air next year and conducts research for the Presbyterian church.
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Miss Williams
Shirley
Union
Paramount Pictures
Hollywood
Marx Brothers’ Cinemas
Buck Jones
Universal Films
United States
Morristown
N. J
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Presbyterian Church
Newark
Funeral for Harry Bastian in Richards chapel
The funeral will be held at 10 a m today at Richards funeral chapel with Rev A C Cates officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Moriah cemetery.
Richards-Raymond Gene Dies at Three Weeks
Three-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Richards died yesterday morning. Funeral services are this afternoon at the Richards funeral chapel with interment at Mount Moriah cemetery.
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Richards
Raymond Gene
Raymond A. Richards
Mount Moriah
Deaths and funeral notices from Butte area
Mary Christine Young of 1043 Colorado street died yesterday at 79. Funeral from White's Funeral Home tomorrow at 9 30 am to Grace Methodist Church for 10 o'clock services led by Rev Edward Smith. Mae Crothers wife of James P Crothers of 51 Missoula avenue died last evening with services to be announced.
Local Funeral Notices From Sherman & Reed Firm
BADOVINAC In this city Sunday evening Mrs Josephine Badovinac aged 67 of 214 South Atlantic street remains at Sherman Reed funeral home funeral notices later. VOGEL The remains of Fred Vogel are at Sherman Reed funeral home from where the funeral will be held at St Ann's church a requiem high mass at 9 30 o clock interment in St Patrick's cemetery.
Funeral Chapel with Rooms and Music Room Ad Listed
Large funeral chapel offering family rooms a music room and a Wurlitzer pipe organ all without extra charge located on Broadway at Arizona Streets contact number 3221.
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Sherman & Reed Funeral Directors Bdwy
Ariz. Sts
Roosevelt Delegates Open Conference With Two-Third Rule in Play
Delegates in Philadelphia begin talks at the national convention as Roosevelt forces dominate. The two-thirds nominating rule faces a floor debate while discussions on crop insurance and farm relief unfold behind closed doors. Entertainment exhibits and receptions mark the opening as Farley reports 1,106 voting delegates and Philippines officials join.
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New York
Roosevelt
Wallace
National Committee
Farley
Fight opens on Roosevelt renomination as anti New Deal calls
The piece traces anti Roosevelt sentiment shaping the 1936 Democratic convention. Leaders like Smith Colby Reed Ely and Cohalan urge delegates to back American principles over party loyalty, rejecting Roosevelt and urging a genuine Democrat with balanced budgets and restraint on government power. The letter warns against coercive public funds and calls for a presidential candidate aligned with traditional Democratic ideals.
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Philadelphia
National Committee
Minnesota
Territories
Roosevelt
New York
Smith
Bainridge Colby
James A. Reed
Joseph B. Ely
Daniel F. Cohalan
Reed
Blast
Colby
Cohalan
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Jouett Shouse
American Liberty League
Messrs. Smith
Reed, Ely and
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
America
Alfred E. Smith
Bainbridge Colby
Rev. Coughlin to quit union post in days
Peoria Illinois June 21 Reverend Charles E. Coughlin will resign as titular head of the National Union for Social Justice within the next week or 10 days, announced by Chicago district supervisor Charles V. Falkenburg at a district meeting of the organization.
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Peoria
Ill
U.2
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Charles V. Falkenburg
Chicago
Two thirds rule sparks Southern stance on abrogation
Southern leaders push to keep the two thirds rule in nominating conventions. Ben Leppard calls it a safety factor for strong candidates while Gov Olin Johnston and Senators Byrd Peery oppose abandoning it. Texas and other states show varied positions as Roosevelt era debates surface.
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Ben Leppard
South Carolina
Olin Johnston
Washington
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
George C. Peery
Texas
Baltimore
Martin van Buren
Andrew Jackson
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Chicago
Roosevelt
Congress Drops Bundle of Bills in Turbulent Endgame
The closing hours of the session saw the ship subsidy, coal control and housing bills stumble. A filibuster blocked the subsidy and a separate attempt failed on the food and drug measure. Roosevelt signed 95 measures by midnight and Congress eyed the revenue and large relief deficit bills next, while investigations into rail mergers and campaign expenditures resumed.
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Senate
House
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Congress
Seventy-fourth Congress
Supreme Court
Interstates Commerce Committee
Lonergan
Connecticut
Senator
Black
Alabama
Montana Sanctions New Union Party Ballot Status
Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell announced Helena that the New Union party may be listed on the November Montana ballot. If the party is new it need not compete in the primary election.
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Helena
Sam W. Mitchell
New Union Party
Montana
Illinois Adopts Standardized Highway Markers and Signs
The Illinois division of highways adopts standardized highway markers and traffic signs to streamline state road signage and improve driver familiarity across routes. The move aims to unify legend shapes colors and lettering for consistency on all state and rural roads.
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The
Illinois Division of Highways
Sudden Demand for Italian Bonds Lifts Markets
The Italian bond market saw sudden strong demand last week as sanctions relief prospects improved. Government and municipal loans advanced up to 5 to 6 points amid hopes Italy can restore credit confidence, with rail liens among top gainers in the corporate sector.
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New York
Italy
Ethiopia
Democratic convention faces silent dissent and rule debate
The piece argues the Democratic convention may be unanimous by acclamation due to silenced dissenting leaders and a restrictive program. It warns abrogating the two thirds rule would empower the dominant faction, silencing minority views and weakening party deliberation. It notes Palestine drivers must carry a jack by law to prevent traffic delays from flat tires.
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Democratic Party
New York Tribune, Inc
Palestine
Butte Prepares for State Eagles Convention Visitors Arrive
Butte hosts the Montana State Convention of the Eagles with nearly 1,000 visitors arriving via special trains. Butte Aerie No. 11 has organized a four day program led by Tom Kelly, including a drum and bugle contest at the Cinders ball ground and a Wallace Idaho drum corps performance open to the public.
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Butte
Convention of Eagles
Eagles
Butte Aerie No. 11
Tom Kelly
State Aerue of Eagles
Mining City
Montana
Cinders
Wallace
Idaho
G O P Chief to Talk Over Radio
John D. M. Hamilton national chairman will open the Republican campaign in New York State with a testimonial dinner address. He will speak on WEAF NBC radio from 6 30 to 7 00 p m mountain standard time.
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New York
Reublican
New York State
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
WEAF
NBC
Farley to drop post office job after convention
Postmaster General James A. Farley plans to resign soon after the Democratic National convention and devote himself to reelection efforts for President Roosevelt. The report states Farley will relinquish the cabinet post to focus on campaign work.
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Farley
Philadelphia
U.P
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Surprise plank tops platform debates on crop insurance
Democratic platform talks turned to government crop insurance as delegates debated preserving soil fertility promoting rural electrification backing farm cooperatives and aiding tenant farmers. Guffey urged a soft coal industry control plank while currency and labor regulation stayed unsettled as Wagner and Roosevelt’s influence loomed.
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Democrat
N. Y
Senator Guffey
Pennsylvania
Guffey
Lemke-Coughlin
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
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Joseph Richards
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Wilson
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Frank Murphy
United States of America
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G. A. Phillips
U.S
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