Persistent Heat Wave Grips Central Midwest to Texas
Kansas City reports temperatures above 90 for the 18th day this month with a new June rainfall low. From the Great Lakes to the Rockies and south to Texas panhandle, heat cripples crops and livestock as water supplies dwindle and relief seems distant despite scattered showers.
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Kansas City
mid-America
Great Lakes
Rockies
Canadian
Mexican
Southwest
Texas Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Salt Lake City
Texas Gulf
Panhandle
Dallas
Texas
Fort Worth
Abilene
el Paso
Brownsville
Oklahoma City
Okla
Vinita
Guthrie
Newkirk
Lincoln
Neb
Mercury
York
Fremont
Missouri Valley
Mrs. Sarah Hore Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Sarah Hore 71 a Cornwall England native and Butte resident for 18 years died at her home 821 East Park after a lingering illness. Survived by son Jack Hambly three daughters Mrs. John Sanders Mrs. Harold Fleming and Mrs. May LaComb plus numerous grandchildren. News of E. H. Irish former Butte resident dying in Burbank Cal reached here via Mrs. Frank Glasser 677 Colorado. He owned a saddlery on South Main and died at his son Will Irish home leaving widow and daughter Mrs. William Coon of Miles City.
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Sarah Hore
Cornwall
England
Butte
East Park Street
Jack Hambly
John Sanders
Harold Fleming
May LaComb
Burbank
Cal
E. H. Irish
Frank Glasser
Colorado Street
Irish
South Main Street
Will Irish
William Coon
Miles City
Textile Code 10 Heard At Hearing Today
The article notes the appointment of a consumers advisory board led by Mrs. Mary Rumsey to represent the buying public at hearings on codes. It lists members from academia and women’s leagues and cites Secretary Roper consulting 49 industrial leaders to guide immediate recovery and long term planning. The drive aims to re employ millions idle and set course for the industrial recovery program.
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Consumers’ Advisory Board
Mary Rumsey
New York
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
William Ogburn
University of Chicago
Belle Sherwin
National League of Women Voters
Joseph J. Daniels
Indianapolis
Indiana League of Women Voters
Roper
Johnson
Commerce Department
Secretary of
Commerce Roper
Alfred P. Sloan
Walter C. Teagle
Walter S. Gifford
Melvin Traylor
Industrial Recovery Administration
Silver Men 10 Organize Here
Mr. Brazier outlines long term world silver and gold production from 1492 to 1932, noting ratios and regional shares. The piece details total world silver since Columbus to 1930, by region, with a peak in 1929 and a United States byproduct share of 80 percent.
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Brazier
America
North America
South America
Peru
Bolivia
New World
United States
Mexico
Canada
Central America
Europe
Australia
Asia
Africa
Accord on Wheat Talks At World Conference Progress
The report outlines the arrival this week of Assistant Secretary of State Raymond Moley in Ireland and London, and notes American insistence on not pursuing stabilization policies yet. It covers Senator Couzens push for synchronized public works, India’s pledge to back the silver rehabilitation plan, and the broader struggle over US monetary moves at the conference as nations weigh gold standard stability and wheat production limits.
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Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
Cobh
Irish Free State
London
Professor Moley
United States
Couzens
India
Key Pittman
Conference Silver Committee
Sir George Shuster
the Treasury
Pittman
Shuster
Canada
Dominion
China
Mexico
Boliva
Peru
Washington
James Couzens
Adop
Australia
Stanley M. Bruce
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Cordell Hull
Hungary
Germany
Albania
Prohibition Bureau to Cut About 1000 Jobs on June 30
Attorney General Cummings orders Puerto Rico and Hawaii dropped as separate districts and splits the fifth district into two. About 1,000 bureau employes face furlough or dismissal by June 30 as part of a cost saving reorganization meant to halve enforcement expenses from eight million dollars to four million. Headquarters for the new districts may be moved to Houston or Birmingham with Alabama cities possible for fifth district.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Cummings
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
United
Houston
Texas
Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Ala
Congress
Dalrymple
Montana highway program awaits federal approval
Montana highway officials revealed plans for projects to be funded with a large federal allotment. Bids will be advertised after federal approval and state commissions must follow forthcoming rules and regulations as the federal board forms and begins operations.
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Rowe
Montana Highway Commission
Federal Board
Montana
Wheat market bulls lift index to two-year high
Wheat reaches one dollar per bushel while cash prices rise 35 to 45 points and rubber gains 22 to 29 points. Dun and Bradstreet quoted an index at 97.34 percent of the 1930 32 average, the highest in over two years, with the prior 94.87 percent. Gains spread to the New York market as stock quotes firmed fractions to two points, with farm equipment and alcohol issues climbing five to seven points. Trading stayed active.
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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
United Press
New York
Sugar Institute backs Cuban proposal at world meet
The international sugar institute chaired by Francis E Powell of the United States agreed to the Cuban sugar proposal to limit production by all nations. A Scot suing the Soviet for 280 million dollars died with the case unsettled. The United States supplied nearly two thirds of railroad ties imported into China last year. Rutland county England reports over a decade with no civil or criminal cases.
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London
International Sugar Institute
Francis E. Powell
United States
China
Rutland County
England
Budget balance claim sparks clash over New Deal costs
Burns lists sums for agricultural adjustment, farm credit, home owners loans, public works and bank deposits, arguing a national recovery act funded by a large bond issue supports employment and revenue. He says the 1934 budget will be balanced, mortgages protected, and banking stabilized, while noting Republican opposition. Cambridge University bans rags in theaters.
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Burns
Tennessee
Snell
Congress
Montana Highway Board Considers 7 Percent Road Allocation
The board reviews federal rules on highway funding and road extensions into towns. Montana faces misalignment with needs focused on finishing through routes. Officials note $200,000 to $300,000 in federal aid funds available, with emergency money for matching balances as an option.
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Montana
Highway Department
Forest Fire at Big Belt Mountains Burns Eight Acres
A forest fire on the Big Belt mountains between Elkhorn and Wolf Creek in Montana burned eight acres of timber. Discovered after a thunder rumble, the blaze was put under control with ten men from the Beartooth range and six from Helena fighting through the night, likely started by lightning.
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Wolf Creek
Mont
Big Belt
Elkhorn
Beartooth Range
Helena
Davis 10 reports to Crief today at Geneva arms parley
President reports to Crief on disarmament progress amid slowing pace. He notes activity continues though progress is slower. He traveled by train from New York to Boston navy yard after visiting Admiral at his home and boarded the destroyer Louis M. Nulton.
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Geneva Arms
New York
Boston Navy Yard
Louis M. Nulton
Roosevelt Fishes While Crew Rest On Lake Man Bay Harbor
President Roosevelt and crew relax in a rockbound Atlantic harbor near Lake Man Bay Maine as they fish and await fair weather. Skip Roosevelt notes the sky grows heavier but keeps spirits high while breakfast features Boston baked beans and brown bread. A passing launch seeks a glimpse of the president. England’s heavy man George Lovatt dies in Brierly Hill at age 64.
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Lake Man Bay
Rogue Island
Maine
Atlantic
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Boston
England
George Lovatt
Brierly Hill
Montana Governor Opposes Special Election for Prohibition Repeal
Governor Cooney states he will not call a special election to ratify prohibition repeal due to expense. He notes rising wet sentiment nationwide and ids Fort Peck storage project as a national, not state, concern. He plans to appoint a federal administrator to supervise relief funds after returning to Helena.
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Washington
Montana
Cooney
Farley
South
Fort Peck
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Helena
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Utah
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