Roosevelt urges liberal candidates and right to intervene in primaries
President Roosevelt, in a radio fireside chat, urged voters to back liberal candidates and claimed authority to intervene in Democratic primaries. He defended his role as head of the party and criticized attempts to suppress liberty. The address also reviewed Congress achievements and defended the court reform effort as having won a broader war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Democratic National Committee
Hague
Congress
Supreme Court
Billings Sees Flood After Heavy Rains
Communities in the Billings area mop up after sudden cloudbursts and 2.60 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. Yellowstone River receded 12 to 18 inches as high waters moved downstream. Bridges and washouts slowed traffic but routes reopened. eastbound NP trains resumed at 8:10 p.m. after a washout near Waco.
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Billings
Yellowstone
Here
Northern Pacific Main
Waco
Montana rivers overflow from cloudbursts toward plains
The Milk river in north central Montana and the Musselshell in the south central region carried overflow waters from cloudbursts toward lower lands, signaling rising flood potential across central Montana communities.
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Associated Press
Milk River
Montana
Musselshell
Ex Officer Charged in Murder Case in Maine
South Paris, Maine June 24 The Oxford county grand jury indicted former Deputy Sheriff Francis M Carroll 43 for murder in the strangulation death of Dr Paul N Dwyer 67 husband of Barbara Carroll the 18 year old daughter of Carroll who is serving a life sentence for the doctor slaying Dwyer was arrested Oct 16 in South Arlington N J after police found the bodies of the Littlefield couple in their home.
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South Paris
Maine
James G. Littlefield
Oxford County Grand Jury
Francis M. Carroll
Paul N. Dwyer
Carroll
Barbara
Thomaston State Prison
Dwyer
South Arlington
N. J
Little
Butte Hopes For Dry Weather After Heavy Rain
After three days of continual rain in Butte total precipitation neared two inches with 15 inches in the last 24 hours. Most damage occurred in Meaderville where a cloudburst flooded homes. Silver Bow creek carried away water but left damp basements and slick lots. The Butte airport saw standing water.
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Butte
Bureau of Air Commerce
Meaderville
Silver Bow Creek
Glasgow Man Elected State Head of Forty and Eight
H E Bouchie of Glasgow was elected grande chef de gate of the Montana department of the 40 and 8 at the twentieth annual American Legion convention in Helena. He succeeded John Stagg of Anaconda with other officers from Butte Helena Bozeman and Billings. Attendance rose to about 1200 as delegates arrived for the second day of meetings and parades.
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Helena
H. E. Bouchie
Glasgow
Montana
American Legion
Bouchie
John Stagg
Anaconda
H. Doyle
Butte
Arthur Bacon
D. McGowan
Bozeman
Jack Mason
Grande Garde de la
Legion
Americanism
Child Welfare
Sonny Andrews Dies In Flooded Pond Tragedy
In an eight foot deep pond near the Domestic Manganese plant on South Montana street, 13 year old Andrew Sonny Andrews dove from a raft and drowned. Al Dahlberg and others battled icy water to reach him as WPA workers drained the pond. a grappling rope finally brought up his body.
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Andrew
Sonny) Andrews
Leo Stevens
Galena
Montana Street
Galena Street
Sonny
St. James Hospital
Andrews
L. R. Britt
South
Jackson Street
Leo
Britt
Montana
al Dahlberg
Don Keane
South Idaho Street
Orville Nuhfer
Hannibal Avenue
WPA
R. T. Ogle
Delaware
Nuhfer
William Breen
Fred Martin
Dahlberg
Local WPA talks yield tax hike and revenue pledge
WPA officials insist no extra funds for Butte. Commissioners plan a five mill emergency tax increase pending constitutional ruling. City to pledge auto license revenues for a ten year loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corp. to meet urgent needs. Local agencies vow cooperation to address unemployment.
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Works Progress Administration
Butte
Silver Bow
WPA
Washington
C. P. Hardy
L. V. Anderson
General Citizens Committee
Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Youths Found Dead After Cliff Search Near Albuquerque
The crushed body of Richard Whitmer 20 a former Princeton student was found on a 2000 foot cliff in the Sandia range. National guardsmen hunted Medill McCormick 21 son of Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms. Search to resume at daybreak at the cliff base.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Adj
R. C. Chariton
Santa Fe
National
Moth Plague Strikes Missoula Crops Invasion Feared
Missoula residents faced a moth invasion as thousands of lepidoptera swarmed the area. State Horticulturist George Knight warns eggs hatch into beet worms within three weeks, threatening crops. continued rains offer the only possible control. Stores dimmed lights to deter the pests.
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Missoula
George Knight
Knight
Montana Water Projects Get $1.17 Million PWA Funding
Gov. Roy E. Ayers said the Public Works Administration allocated 1.1709 million dollars to two Montana water conservation projects. The Broadwater-Missouri dam near Toston will cost about 820000 with 369000 from the PWA, the rest from bonds. Middle Creek dam near Bozeman will receive 157909 grant and 193000 loan to irrigate about 28 000 acres. Plans will be prepared for immediate construction.
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Helena
Roy E. Ayers
B. K. Wheeler
Public Works Administration
Missouri River
Toston
PWA
Water Conservation Board
Townsend
Broadwater County
Middle Creek
Gallatin County
Bozeman
State Water Board
Montana Weather Outlook for Weekend
Partly cloudy in Montana for Saturday and Sunday with warmer conditions east of the Divide on Saturday. Temperatures rise modestly across the region as winds remain light.
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Montana
Divide
Anacondans Wed in Missoula Double Ceremony
In Missoula two Anaconda couples wed in a double ceremony and shortly after were injured in a car crash near Milltown. Pearson faces reckless driving charges after the collision with a parked car and service pole. all but Pearson are hospitalized with injuries.
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Missoula
John T. Krsul
David James Pearson
Anaconda
Milltown
Here
Pearson
Justice of the Peace
Ralph L. Starr
Muriel Lindenberg
Krsul
Pearl A. Matthews
Nazi espionage taken up with German chiefs
United States Ambassador Hugh Wilson discussed Nazi espionage indictments in New York with the German government in Berlin. The talks touched on strained German American relations and questioned how sports and foreign debts affect ties. Berlin circles accused U S officials of anti totalitarian agitation to justify rearmament.
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Berlin
U.P
United States
Hugh Wilson
New York
War Ministry
Wilson
Foreign Office
Joachim von Ribbentrop
England
France
Angriff
Hans Sievernich
Russia
Fiorello LaGuardia
Frank Hague
Jersey City
George A. Harvey
Queens
N. Y
United Front
Italians Recall Czech Minister
Prague June 24 Italian government recalled Domenico de Facendis from his post as minister to Czechoslovakia. No reason given for the sudden action.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Domenico de Facendis
Unaccounted Passengers in Olympian Wreck Fallout
Miles City June 24 4UP J R Regan of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad reports 193 aboard the Olympian when it struck a flood weakened bridge over Custer creek Sunday killing at least 53. He declines to discuss a 40 person discrepancy between prior Milwaukee estimates and tonight's release.
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Miles City
R. Regan
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Olympian
Custer Creek
Regan
Milwaukee
Army Navy May Expand Spy Hunting Efforts
President Roosevelt supported increasing cash for counter espionage as fears of foreign spies grow. Indictment of 18 people, 14 in Germany, prompted talks with Admiral Leahy and other officials about expanding and funding intelligence and counter espionage activities in the Army and Navy.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Germany
New York
William Leahy
Naval Operations
White House
Bicycles collide injuring 10 year old boy
Steve W. McMahon ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Brandon P McMahon 1143 Lewisohn street suffered a broken right forearm when his bicycle collided with one ridden by Winni fred King on North Excelsior street He was taken to St James hospital where the bones were reset The King girl escaped unhurt.
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Steve W. McMahon
Brandon P. McMahon
Lewisohn Street
Winnifred King
Excelsior Street
Young McMahon
St. James’ Hospital
King
Roosevelt Extends Civil Service to 100,000 Jobs
President Roosevelt issued an executive order extending the merit system to 100000 additional federal positions effective February 1 1939. The rule preserves political religious freedom but bans active political involvement by civil service workers and prohibits discrimination based on political or religious opinions.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Sonnel
Classified Service
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