Roosevelt outlines new lending program to be drafted
President Roosevelt announced at a White House conference that the $3.86 billion lending plan will be drafted in a Dill form and introduced early next week. Senate leader Barkley indicated little anticipated opposition, and the session included Congressional leaders and administration officials.
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White House
Roosevelt
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Senator Barkley
D.-Ky
Britain and Japan Near Tientsin Standoff Escalates
London demands Japan cease insults to Britons at Tientsin as tensions rise over blockaded concessions. A British protest follows a slap at a Briton by Japanese sentries while U S and British reps protest Americans affected by the blockade.
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Japan
Tientsin
London
China Port
United States
United States Britain Agree to Barter Cotton for Rubber
The United States and Great Britain signed a barter deal exchanging 600000 bales of American cotton for about 175 million pounds of British rubber to stockpile for a major war emergency. Ambassador Kennedy and Oliver Stanley signed the pact in London. Roosevelt will seek Senate ratification.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
London
Joseph P. Kennedy
Oliver Stanley
British Board of Trade
Roosevelt
Senate
Byrnes
D-S.c
Senate Leader says Treasury offers six month silver price extension
Senate Leader Barkley announced after a White House session that the Treasury would extend the 64.64 cent per ounce price for domestic silver for six months beyond June 30. Silver state senators oppose the move, seeking a higher rate up to 77 cents, as debate stalls a key spending bill tied to the President's lending program.
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Senate
Barkley
D.-Ky
Treasury
White House
Bill Hela
Senate Chamber
House sends tax revision bill to Roosevelt for signature
Washington June 23 the House approved minor Senate amendments to the tax revision bill and sent it to President Roosevelt for signature. The bill replaces the undistributed profits levy with a flat 18 percent tax on corporate income above 25000, with 12 to 16 percent retained for smaller corporations. It also allows a two year carryover of operating losses, eases taxes on capital stock and capital gains.
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House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roosevelt
Senate
Butte Drum Corps Wins at Conclave Championship
Butte Drum Corps took first place at the American Legion championship in Sacajawea park under floodlights ending Roundup’s one year run. Great Falls placed second with Bozeman and Billings following. Billings auxiliary drill team won drill team honors. Individual awards went to Howard Rich Butte and Bob Smith Great Falls for bugling, L C Carver Roundup for drumming, and Frank Hoffman Bozeman as drum major. Hugh Doyle Butte named grand chef de gare and Frank McDonnell Great Falls elected grand chef de train.
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Silver Bow Post
Butte
American Legion
Sacajawea Park
Great Falls
Bozeman
Howard Rich
Bob Smith
Frank McDonnell
National Guard Camp Near Bozeman Closes
Montana guard units prepare to depart their camps as 1300 officers and enlisted men pack up for home. Most companies pull down tents by Friday night with all at home stations by midnight Saturday. Bozeman service company stays a few extra days to pack equipment and police the area.
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E. Ayers
Montana National Guard
Service Company of
Bozeman
Soviet Mobilization Reported Along Outer Mongolia Border
A Domei dispatch said the Soviet Red Army is mobilizing tanks warplanes and mechanized units along the Outer Mongolia border after an air battle with Japanese planes. Japan's headquarters claimed 18 Japanese aircraft shot down 49 planes of an invading fleet of 150 from Outer Mongolia that crossed the frontier Thursday.
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U.P
Red Army
Outer Mongolia
Nazi aims widen beyond Sudentenland as Danzig goal
Berlin June 23. Nazi Germany presses for Danzig and the Polish corridor by negotiation as it did with Sudentenland. An official warned that failure would be “just too bad for the Poles.” Observers view Nazi statements on military power and British policies as part of a broader pressure strategy. Propaganda Minister Goebbels spoke in Berlin on public transit.
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Sudentenland
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Billings Man Heads State Bankers at Billings Meet
O M Jorgenson of Billings was elected president of the Montana Bankers association for the coming year. R D Mountain of Shelby became first vice president, J A Sanderson of Anaconda named second vice president, and Mrs E W Walker of Helena reelected secretary treasurer. Dr Marcus T Nadler of New York University gave the main address predicting U S financial trends.
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Montana
O. M. Jorgenson
Billings
R. D. Mountain
Shelby
Jorgenson
J. A. Sanderson
Anaconda
E. W. Walker
Helena
Marcus T. Nadler
New York University
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company of New York
United States
Advance Guard of Exchange Club Members Arrive for Tri-State Gathering
An advance guard of Exchange club members from Idaho and Utah arrived for a two day conference here. About 100 visitors expected. Registrations at Finlen hotel include a luncheon where Dr D E Hale will welcome them. Delegations from Helena Missoula and Great Falls join later.
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Tri-State
Idaho
Utah
Finlen Hotel
D. E. Hale
Helena
Missoula
Great Falll
Joe Hermes
Butte
Great Northern Railway
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Méaderville
Robert D. Corette
Colin Christie
Butte Club
John G. Newland
Charles A. Hauswirth
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Montana forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms on Saturday with a likely continuation Sunday. Cooler conditions are expected in the east while the west and central areas warm up.
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Montana
Oklahoma Group in Small Boat Aims Northwest Passage Run
Dr Homer Flint Kellems an Oklahoma rancher and evangelist leads a four man team and his daughter Vivienne in a 38 foot Pandora racing across the Arctic to Barrow Alaska by July 29. They plan to reach New York in three months and complete a circuit of the continent via Panama and San Francisco back to Seattle with air rescue as option.
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Seattle
Roald Amundsen
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University of Oklahoma
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New York
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San Francisco
Admiral Byrd to Proceed With Antarctic Expedition Plans
Boston Globe reports Rear Admiral Richard Byrd says he will press ahead with a third Antarctic voyage to map, survey, and claim U S territory even if Congress blocks government funding. He may raise funds privately, but cannot sail before next year. subcommittees have heard support for a government sponsored survey and the House floor action is anticipated.
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Boston Globe
Richard F. Byrd
Antarctic
United States
Congress
Byrd
Chicago
Montana Project Gets Approval for Broad Townsend Irrigation
Senator Wheeler wired Montana water conservation board that the PWA approved the Broad water Townsend irrigation project. Utah Construction of Salt Lake City, the contractor, has begun preliminary work on the scheme in Helena with work starting promptly.
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Wheeler
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Broadwater-Townsend
Utah Construction Company
Salt Lake City
Treasury oilveh policy blamed for job losses
Senator Pittman charged that Treasury policy to cut the price of newly mined domestic silver from 77.5 to 64.64 cents an ounce caused 318,000 layoffs in western mining. He said the move increased seignorage by 2 million dollars but cost relief funds by 90 million and reduced tax returns, blaming Morgenthau for the impact.
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Pittman
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Senate
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
New York
Child Plays On Tracks Killed By Train In Valley Springs
Shirley Herrema, 22 months old, was sent to play by her mother Mrs Peter Herrema. She wandered onto railroad tracks a block away as a train approached and was fatally struck by the locomotive. The tragedy occurred last night with the mother reacting too late to save her child.
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Valley Springs
Peter Herrema
Shirley
Niece of Admiral and Surgeon Wed in Reno Elopement
Dr. Roy Barnett Cohn a San Francisco surgeon and Elizabeth Ann Tuttle niece of Admiral William D. Leahy were married in Reno after an elopement from Colusa California.
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Reno
Roy Barnett Cohn
San Francisco
Elizabeth Ann Tuttle
William D. Leahy
U. S. Navy
Colusa
Cal
Jubilee show tickets near selling out in Butte
Only three business days remain for locals to buy reduced price tickets to the Treasure State Jubilee spectacle Bullion Bandits and Builders opening in the Butte high school stadium next week. The four day pageant features 1000 performers and highlights Montana history, with advance prices in effect until Tuesday at 5 o clock. Public interest is high for this major Northwest event with no common chance to see such a production again.
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