Eight Bodies Found After Havre Flood Toll Rises
Nine people drowned in northern Montana floods from cloudbursts. Eight bodies recovered from Gravelley Coulee near Laredo, one washed 10 miles away. Victims include Emil De Haan his wife and three daughters aged 2 5 and 8 and others from Duluth Minn and Hogeland. A year old De Haan baby reported missing. Fred Tillighman 60 drowned near Zurich.
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Havre
Montana Coulees
Gravelley Coulee
Laredo
Here
Coulee
Emil de Haan
Charles Pratt
Herman Wendt
James Brown
Duluth
Minn
de Haan
Fred Tillighman
Hogeland
Zurich
Fifteen Mile Creek
Half of WPA projects drafted for 7000 jobs in Butte
A regional relief committee reported that about half the projects needed to employ 6000 to 7000 men are drawn up and awaiting Washington approval. The WPA program would invest 2.5 million dollars in Silver Bow and Butte with local cash sponsorship around 250 thousand dollars and equipment costs of eighty thousand.
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Works Progress Administration
Joseph E. Parker
Montana
Washington
Silver Bow County
Butte
WPA
Heiress Reports Warrant Against Husband in Kidnap Scare
London reports a warrant for Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow’s arrest if he enters Britain, tied to Barbara Hutton’s efforts to protect her son Lance. Details remain unclear as Scotland Yard guards the child and Paris talks continue, amid a tense marital dispute and ongoing investigations.
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London
Court Haugwitz- Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Woolworth
Paris
Franklyn L. Hutton
United States
Lance
Scotland Yard
German Citizens Conscripted for Labor Projects
Berlin June 23. The Reich government issued a decree approving conscription of a restricted portion of the population for compulsory labor assignments to support the four year plan. Effective July 1 the measure requires all employable men and women to work at designated jobs or receive training. Workers keep their jobs and rights and receive at least their usual pay.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Goering
Those Bugs Are Here Lepidoptera Return to Mining City
Reports from several town sections say large infestations of moths have returned. Residents note the insects crawl over trees and shrubs and later become wormlike. A broom is suggested as a simple method to eliminate them.
State Legion Convention in Helena With Parades and Banquet
The 163rd Infantry Montana National Guard was reviewed by Gov. Ayers as the American Legion and auxiliary held sessions in Helena. Nearly 1,000 delegates attended with a full program through Saturday including a street parade, a grand promenade by the 40 and 8, a dance, and drum and bugle corps contest. National officers Harry M. Johnson and Mrs. Halsey Cory spoke at the joint session.
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Helena
163Rd Infantry
Montana National Guard
Roy E. Ayers
The
American Legion
Harry M. Johnson
Anaconda
the Legion
Halsey Cory
Winona
Minn
Ickes urges permanent PWA to spur jobs in recessions
Secretary Ickes proposed a permanent Public Works Administration to fight business slumps. He noted PWA had 3,000 ready projects and had allotted 29.6 million dollars in loans and grants across states and municipalities in two days. He added workers come from WPA lists only if they apply.
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Washington
Ickes
Public Works Administration
PWA
Roosevelt
Congress
Victim Identified in Olympian Wreck
Milwaukee railroad officials identify Lieut. Col. W. H. Range of Atlanta as the 38th victim of the Olympian wreck. Range’s sons in Birmingham and Cleveland confirm the identification as 38 of 40 bodies recovered, with nine still missing.
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Miles City
Milwaukee Railroad
W. H. Range
Atlanta
William Range
Birmingham
Ala
Wilburn Range
Cleveland
Ohio
Meaderville Flood Destroys Homes as Creek Surges
Flood waters up to 14 feet breached Silver Bow creek flooding North Meaderville homes and cellars. Officials estimate $10,000 in damage and 9,000 cubic feet of silt carried away in a 300 foot stretch. A WPA emergency cleanup and dike repairs are planned as residents improvise with brooms and rafts.
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Silver Bow Creek
Harry E. Sims
Main Street
Meaderville
Sims
Joe Williams
Bob Williams
Raymond Rodda
Cecil Rodda
Raymond
Jack Healy
WPA
Mountain Junction
Woodville
Chicago Attorney Elected President of Rotary International
George C. Hager, a Chicago attorney, won the Rotary International presidency at the 29th annual convention. He defeated Allen Street of Oklahoma City, who had board backing, in a 2,116 to 1,933 vote. Maurice Dupéfrey of Paris had held the post last year.
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San Francisco
U.P
George C. Hager
Chicago
Rotary International
Hager
Allen Street
Oklahoma City
Maurice Dupéfrey
Paris
Nice
France
Kindly Old Man Found Dead After Grief for Son in War
Neighbors recalled Antone K Nedved once joyous tailor of Butte who mourned his son Jerry killed at St Mihiel twenty years earlier. The elderly man was found dead by a bullet in his heart at 914 Lewisohn street as mementos of the tragedy remained in his quiet room.
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Antone K. Nedved
Mr. Nedved
Jerry Nedved
St. Mihiel
Jerry
Lewisohn Street
Butte
Victoria
Severe rain floods Butte and Silver Bow in years
Heavy storms from Wednesday through yesterday drenched Butte and Silver Bow county causing flooded basements traffic slowdowns and late trains. Silver Bow creek flooded northern Meaderville housing while Divide saw four feet in a hotel from Divide creek. Bridges and culverts failed county roads demoralized and supplies debris filled roads between Divide and Big Hole pump station. Anaconda area witnessed violent electrical displays as rainfall totaled 1.43 inches.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow Creek
Meaderville
Silver Bow
Junction Point
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Divide
Divide Creek
Big Hole Basin
Big Hole
Jack Healy
Anaconda
Rufus Davidson
Flood Threat Looms Over Jordan After Cloudbursts
Heavy rain swelled Big Timber creek west of Jordan, threatening to flood the town. WPA crews dug drainage ditches to protect homes, and several residences have already flooded with no lives lost reported.
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Jordan
Big Timber Creek
Here
WPA
Floods from Gravelley Coulee sweep farms downstream
Flood waters originating in the mesa country north swept eight to ten miles down Gravelley Coulee. De Haan family losses noted with one sister marrying Anthony J. Fokker Jr. in May. Twenty two residents from the Gravelley Coulee, belonging to the D EB Couch Frank Earr and Wilfred Tow families, left homeless. City Engineer George E. Atkin referenced.
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Gravelley Coulee
Mesa Country
Coulee
de Haan
Anthony J. Fokker Jr
Amsterdam
Holland
Bailey
Couch
Frank Earr
Wilfred Tow
George E. Atkin
Japan Expands Mobilization To Meet Prolonged Conflict
Tokyo announces a sweeping retrenchment under the national mobilization law to begin July 15. The program, titled mobilization of materials, prioritizes arms ammunition and export materials as Japan fixes its economy for a long undeclared war with China.
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Tokyo
China
Montana Weather Outlook Friday and Saturday
Partly cloudy forecast for Montana with little temperature change. Scattered thundershowers expected east of the divide on Friday, affecting the eastern areas.
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Montana
Divide
Florida Has New Kidnap But It Was Insignificant
In Key West on June 23 Sheriff K O Thompson said the "most insignificant kidnap for ransom case on record" was solved. A housewife found a note demanding 20 cents be left under a stone to save two chickens, and a 14 year old youth was detained for juvenile authorities.
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Key West
Fla
K. O. Thompson
F D R Speech Tonight Opens Hot Campaign
President Roosevelt plans a nationwide radio address tomorrow night to spur economic recovery and counter anti New Deal critics. The 1937 38 downturn is labeled by some as Roosevelt depression as he expands a westward tour to promote lending and spending programs. He departs July 12 for a fishing cruise and will appear across many states in a three week political push.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West Coast
New York
San Francisco
County approves sewer plan and sewing room projects
Federal comptroller general approved almost 500000 dollars in Silver Bow county projects learned by County Commissioner Emmett P. O'Brien and County Surveyor Jack Healy. The sewer project totals 220612 with a 168645 federal allotment and 51967 county match. Work starts in about 10 days and will employ several hundred men. The sewing room project is 237628 with Roosevelt approval dated June 20.
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Silver Bow County
Butte
Emmett P. O'Brien
Jack Healy
Walkerville
Roosevelt
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Bes Dd
Dalla
North Meaderville
Milk River
State Legion
Review of National Guard
Walt
Japan
Florida
F.D.R
Kirke L. Simpson
Federal Comptroller- General
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