Roosevelt signs $3.75 billion bill promising rebuilt economy
President Roosevelt announces the 3.75 billion lending and spending bill is signed and that dirt would begin to fly on 350 million dollars of Public Works Administration projects within 60 days. He cites Commerce estimates placing national income near 60 billion for the year and says business prospects look brighter.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce
Public Works Administration
Mr. Roosevelt
Garden club convention opens in Butte with 100 attendees
The Finlen hotel hosts the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs two day convention led by Rocky Mountain Garden club officials. Speakers include Dr. F. A. Thomson Frank Curran and Mrs Lisbeth Fish who arrived in Butte yesterday. Mrs Fish, a prominent club woman and mother of five, is guest at the home of Mrs. Dan Mooney and holds multiple leadership and press roles in garden and women’s clubs.
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Finlen Hotel
Butte
Rocky Mountain Garden Club
Montana Federation of Garden Clubs
National Garden Club
Montana
F. A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Frank Curran
Lisbeth Fish
Rocky Mountain
League of American Penwomen
Denver Women's Press Club
Denver Press Council
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs
Council
The
Rescue crews fail to find Big Hole river body
In difficult conditions, rescuers searched the Big Hole river for Timothy Sullivan of Butte who drowned Sunday evening. The river ran rapid and treacherous. crews worked all day and planned another search to locate the body near Dewey below the crossing cable.
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Big Hole
Timothy Sullivan
Butte
Sulllivan
Dewey
Roosevelt Signs 3.75 Billion Lending Spending Bill
President Roosevelt’s signature on the 3.75 billion dollar lending and spending bill launches the new pump priming program. The Public Works Administration says first allocations could come within hours as agencies prepare to act and outline projects to jump start the economy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
Lehman Willing to Be Candidate for U S Senate
Albany June 21 Gov Herbert H Lehman announced he would accept a Senate nomination to succeed the late Royal S Copeland if his party wants him. He spoke after attending Copelands funeral and effectively withdrew from seeking re election. Observers expect a New Deal push to draft Robert F Wagner for the nomination.
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Albany
U.P
Herbert H. Lehman
United States Senate
Royal S. Copeland
United States
Copeland
Lehman
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Suffern
N.Y
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Butte Sees Canadian Smoke From West Fire Rages
Helena June 21. More than 2,000 Legionnaires and Auxiliary members head to Great Falls for Montana convention opening. Officers to be elected, 1939 city chosen, delegates named for Los Angeles national gathering. Fire reports show Alberta blaze worst in 14 years with massive timber losses but little building damage.
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Helena
American Legion Auxiliary
Montana
National Legion
Los Angeles
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Manitoba
British Columbia
Rochester
Sturgeon Lake
Smokey River
Grand Prairie
Commissioners to Elect Officers at Montana County Meeting
Livingston June 21 Delegates at the 29th annual Montana Association of County Commissioners close sessions for 1939 convention. Election of new officers and selection of the convention city will be decided after open forum discussions led by President M G Thorpe of Fort Benton and a lineup of prominent speakers.
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Livingston
Montana Association of County Commissioners
M. G. Thorpe
Fort Benton
Nazi Warning Issued Against Maltreatment of Nationalists
ACE G-MAN QUITS FEDERAL SERVICE Leon G Turrou, 42, top FBI ace agent who cracked the spy case leading to Nazi indictments, resigns to earn more money and seek rest after three months of near nonstop duty. Since 1928 he helped in major probes including the Lindbergh kidnapping and the Union Station massacre in Kansas City.
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New York
Leon G. Turreu
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Service Today
Turrou
Union Station
Kansas City
Record Number File Their Naturalization Petitions
A record 205 persons filed naturalization petitions yesterday in two district court offices, with 117 in Elmer Shea's office and 88 in Harold Allen's office. Hearings are set for Sept 20 and Sept 21 before Judge James H. Baldwin and Judge T. E. Downey. An examiner from Spokane will oversee. The applications are mainly from participants in American Legion sponsored Americanization classes taught by WPA teachers. A booklet with examination questions and guidance was recently prepared for applicants.
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Sam
Elmer Shea
Harold Allen
United States District Court
United States District
James H. Baldwin
T. E. Downey
Spokane
WPA
Goebbels Warns of German Maltreatment in Sudeten Crisis
Berlin dispatch reports Propaganda Minister Goebbels decried anti Semitism in Germany and warned nations not to separate races into two nations amid Sudeten demands in Czechoslovakia. He spoke before about 100000 at the Olympic stadium during a solstice rally, urging an end to violence in the nine day old anti Jewish crusade.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Sudeten
Czechoslovakia
Goebbels
Austria
Olympic Stadium
Identical Twin Girls Born in Butte to Gilman Family
In Butte a pair of identical twin girls were born to Mr and Mrs Joshua Gilman at the county hospital with Dr Harold Joesting in attendance. One baby weighed five pounds ten ounces and the other five pounds nine ounces. Both mother and babies are reported doing nicely. father works as a WPA grader.
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Butte
Joshua Gilman
Nevada Avenue
Harold Joesting
WPA
Montana Weather Forecast Shows Showers and Cooler East
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected in Montana on Wednesday with a cooler east portion and warmer west portion on Thursday. The west area will see higher temperatures while the east stays cooler.
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Montana
Louis Favored to Win Over German Schmeling Tonight
New York June 21 The heavyweight clash at Yankee Stadium pits Joe Louis the world champion against Max Schmeling in a 15 round title rematch. The bout is billed as a major boxing milestone with huge fanfare and potential box office records, following years of intense rivalry and promoter ambitions.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Tex Richard
Mike Jacobs
Rickard
City Plans New Street Roller Purchase At $5098
The Billings Empire Equipment bid for an eight ton street roller to replace worn-out gear was accepted by the Helena city council. Funds total 5098.05 with bids reviewed by the committee of the whole. Rejected bids will be rebid by July 6 as city officials noted prices rose over last year.
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Empire Equipment Company of
Billings
Frank R. Curran
Westmont Tractor and Equipment Co
Missoula
Empire Equipment Co
Hall-Perry Machinery Co
Butte
Independent Sales Company of Billings
Yale Oil Corporation of
Roy Beadle
Municipal League
Miles City
Curran
O'Leary
Fred Seubert
Finance Committee
Wilfred Davis
Judiciary Committee
Park and Emmet
Building and Sewer Committees
Sullivan
Floyd Fluent
Music Director Resigns Post at Montana State College
Benjam in M Goodsell director of orchestra and choral groups at Montana State College for two years resigns to take a similar role on the Bethany College music faculty in Lindsborg Kansas. Dr A L Strand says a successor will be named later.
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Benjamin M. Goodsell
Montana State College
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kans
A. L. Strand
Cloudburst damages Montana highway in Bitter Root region
A cloudburst southwest of Hamilton washed out sections of state Highway 93 and the Northern Pacific branch line. Water swept away both approaches to a bridge at Truman eight miles south, and the old Hamilton bridge west approach on Bitter Root river failed. Highway 93 suffered near Mold Creek bridge. railroad right of way washed out near Truman. trains run three times weekly. Total precipitation by 6 pm reported as one inch.
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Hamilton
Northern Pacific Railroad
State Highway Department
Truman
Here
Bitter Root
Mold Creek
Trains Disaster in Montana Flood Claimed Dozens
Jurors heard witnesses in Miles City as a coroner jury found no blame for the derailment of Train No. 15 on the Milwaukee railroad at Custer creek. The disaster, a flash flood event, left 44 bodies recovered with 14 more feared in the submerged sleeper near Prairie county Montana.
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U.P
Chicago
St. Paul & Pacific
Custer Creek
Here
Fallon
Glendive
Sidney
Prairie County
Mont
Milwaukee Railroad
Custer Creek Bridge
Yellowstone River
Terry
Roosevelt to speak on fireside chat Friday from Washington
President Roosevelt announced a nation wide fireside radio chat for Friday at 7 30 p m mountain standard time from Washington. He indicated the talk would be general and that lending spending legislation and other enacted program aspects might be discussed.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Leading Powers Agree on Scheme in Spanish War
Europe’s nine nation non intervention committee backed Britain’s plan to withdraw foreign volunteers from Spanish battlefronts after eight months of wrangling. Neville Chamberlain faced opposition in the House of Commons over policy and the Anglo Italian pact as he warned Britain cannot shield its ships from attacks in Spanish waters.
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U.P
Europe
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Non-Intervention Committee
Russia
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Italy
Spain
Foreign Office
Britain
Wreck News Spreads Worldwide After Local Disaster
Miles City reported a railroad wreck near the town on Sunday. J P Johnson, a local motor car dealer, received a cable from his sister in Johannesburg asking about family injuries. Conductor Chris McGee, sister of Mrs. Foard, was injured but not seriously.
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Miles City
Here
J. P. Johnson
William Foard
Johannesburg
South Africa
Chris McGee
Milwaukee Road
Custer Creek
Foard
McGee
Warning 13 Issued on Gun Use in Lake Avoca Region
County Attorney John K. Claxton warned residents and parents in the Lake Avoca district to halt gunfire at homes. He cited complaints to the sheriff about promiscuous shooting, notably on Elizabeth Warren Avenue and near the Country Club, risking lives. Prosecutors will charge anyone found with firearms or discharging them.
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John K. Claxton
Lake Avoca District
Claxton
Lake Avoca
Elizabeth Warren Avenue
Country Club
Montana Voters In Washington Must Re‑register
Montana residents in the national capital likely will return home this summer to re-register or be disfranchised. Absent voters may cast ballots only after personal re-registration at the county clerk or deputy registrar. Registration deadlines include Sept 23 closing, July 19 county primary, and Nov 8 general election.
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Montana
National Capital
Twenty-fifth Legislative Assembly
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