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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1934
Page
1
The Montana highway commission awarded contracts for six projects totaling 115000 and rejected bids on three others. No bids were received on one project. The accepted bids exceeded estimates by 3000 to 10090 dollars and the letting was to total 158000, using part of Montana's 7.5 million emergency fund.
The article discusses Europe east of the Rhine under censorship and propaganda. It notes fragile political balance, hidden diplomacy, and questions whether foreign offices grasp real forces. It cites Nazi diplomacy, including a decade pact with Poland renouncing aims on the Polish corridor, and signals continuing coverage on page 6.
Yellowstone Park in late June offers visitors a rare animal display as elk dominate sightings. The spring northern herd numbered about 13,000 with snow complicating a full count. Gallatin herd around 2,000 and 600 in park interior. Rangers reported herds up to 500 on Marys Mountain.
Berkeley June 22 United Press Karl T Compton MIT president and National Science advisory board chairman warned that chaos will prevail without intelligent planning based on the scientific method He urged adoption of planning in national affairs and cited President Roosevelt as an exemplar of scientific optimism for society against nature’s chaos He spoke at the AAAS session.
President Roosevelt relaxed on June 22 aboard the sequoia watching the Harvard Yale regatta near Thames River Connecticut where his son Franklin Jr rowed at number six. He indicated he would return to work tomorrow and suggested there would be vetoes of some late congress measures including the farm mortgage moratorium.
Missing American lawyer Agnes Turverson, wife of famed con man Ivan Poderjay, deepens intrigue as Vienna and Boston police uncover links to a mysterious mistress Marguerite Suzanne Ferrand. Ship evidence and personal belongings hint at a disturbing pattern amid an international disappearance.
C H Riedell professor of fine arts at the State university died in a Missoula hospital after an emergency operation. Born in Lynn Massachusetts he came to Missoula in 1925 from Northampton Massachusetts where he taught at Smith college. His wife and two daughters Ruth and Alice traveled to Missoula for his funeral services set for Monday afternoon.
A masked robber held up Paxson and Rockefeller's drug store at 37 West Park Street shortly after 11 PM for the third time in a year. Clerk Louis Mullette said about 150 dollars was taken as the lone gunman escaped before any customers realized what happened. Police were alerted as the thief departed.
At Canon City Colorado prison William Cody Kelley was executed by gas, described as humane and speedy by officials. Witnesses including 25 doctors watched as poison pills dissolved in acid and water, the inmate chanting a psalm as he died at 7:59 p.m.
New York report June 22 describes Sally Rand known for ostrich feather act denying Max Baer access to her area after returning from a vaudeville tour. Baer attempted to see her, but Rand dismisses the champ, telling him off while manager Ancil Hoffman comments on the scene and the public interest.
Federal officials local authorities and labor leaders met Governor Cooney in Butte to demand an immediate halt to disturbances and intimidation near mines and homes. The governor pledged strict enforcement of law and order, noting labor groups disavowed violence and disavowe sponsored incidents by uninvolved individuals.
Mrs. Sibyl Fidanque, 39, wife of a Panama businessman, was located in an El Paso hotel six days after being abducted from San Jose. She recalled being drugged and had her hair dyed red. her son Jack, 20, flew from San Jose upon hearing her voice.
Montana weather outlook calls for fair conditions across the state this weekend. Saturday brings cooler temperatures especially in the extreme east portion, with cooler air extending into Sunday.
A Superior Court jurors return a first degree murder verdict without recommendation against Nellie D. Madison. She is sentenced to the death penalty for killing her husband Eric D. Madison in their apartment last March. She was captured in a Ridge Route mountain cabin after the shooting.
Paul J. Smith of Washington D C and United Mines Workers' veteran arrived in Butte to survey strike conditions. He previously campaigned for labor allies across several states and said party lines matter little to him.
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