Butte Enjoys Cool Day Amid Heat Across State
Butte residents relished a cool area with sunny skies and light breezes while others faced extreme heat. Official readings show Butte at 82 degrees high and 51 degrees low, contrasting eastern Montana heat where Glendive hit 107 and Glasgow and Billings remained very hot.
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Helena
Glendive
Montana
Mercury
Federal Weather Bureau
Glasgow
Billings
Democratic Platform Marks a New Government Doctrine
The piece compares Cleveland and Philadelphia platforms, finding few policy gaps but deeming the Democratic platform a historic declaration. It suggests the party pledges progressive reforms while hinting at a broader, evolving conception of government driven by shifting public opinion.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
America
Democratic Party
Roosevelt rests at Hyde Park after historic nominating scene
President Roosevelt returned to his Hyde Park home after witnessing a dramatic Philadelphia nominating scene. He described the convention acclamation and his pledge to wage war against economic royalists who seek power behind the flag and Constitution. He spoke to more than 100 Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie residents during a weekend respite with Governor Herbert Lehman.
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Roosevelt
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the Hudson
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Herbert H. Lehman
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Philadelphia
University of Pennbowl
McCarl to Step Out as Comptroller General
Washington reports a vacancy looms as J. R. McCarl leaves the comptroller general post after 14 years his term ends Tuesday. Potential successors cited include Daniel W. Bell acting budget director and Francis J. Carr of the Tennessee Valley Authority staff noted for budget control work. Carr has drawn attention as a government skeptic of expenditures in New Deal programs.
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Washington
J. R. McCarl
McCarl
Capital Talk
Daniel W. Bell
Francis J. Carr
Tennessee Valley Authority
McCarr
Governor Holt Honored at St Vitus Day Serbian Fete
Close to 500 Serbian and Slavic community members gathered at the American Legion hall to mark St Vitus day, a solemn anniversary of Serbian losses to the Turks. Governor Elmer Holt attended as guest of honor and praised Serbian Americans for their loyalty and citizenship.
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Butte
St. Vitus
Serbia
Elmer Holt
America
Holt
Bee stings cause car rollover on Montana highway
A bee stung I. Spillum's hand on a highway between Great Falls and Havre, Montana, causing the driver to jerk the wheel. The car rolled. Mrs. Spillum suffered a neck injury while he sustained cuts and bruises. The bee was unharmed.
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I. Spillum
Centralia
Wash
North Dakota
Great Falls
Spillum
Montana Weather Outlook Turns Warmer After Cool Start
The forecast for Montana calls for generally fair conditions through Monday and Tuesday. Monday will be cooler in the extreme east, with temperatures warming on Tuesday across the region.
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Montana
Tense Sino Japanese tensions near China Japan risk war
American observers warned of a possible Sino Japanese break that could erupt into war over recent North and South China incidents. They cited the North China smuggling scandal, Chinese customs firing on Japanese boats, and Japan's troop buildup and territorial aims as embittering actions increasing the danger of conflict.
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Ten Billion Congress Liabilities Forecast by Taber
Rep. Taber of New York warned that accumulated government liabilities would reach about 40 billion dollars by next January 1. He said the treasury would be stripped to meet Farley’s election demands and noted 25 billion spent since March 4, 1933. He cited 10.1 billion appropriated in the last session, with 20 billion total in allowances.
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James A. Farley
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Taber
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New Yorker
Bride to wed Civil War veteran calls off wedding
In Old Forge New York on June 28 the 63 year old bride to be Ella Manning cancelled her wedding to Charles Jeannette 99 after consulting family and leaving the rectory at St Bartholomews Church Jeannette expressed disappointment having prepared his Civil War uniform for the ceremony
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N. Y
Charles Jeannette
St. Bartholomew's Church
Ella Blanche Manning
Jeannette
72 KILLED IN AUTO WRECKS NINE IN PLANES
A weekend tally shows at least 72 deaths in auto accidents across 22 states and nine deaths in plane incidents. President Roosevelt signs a law authorizing a nationwide survey by the agriculture secretary to study highway hazards and prevention. A fatal collision near Waterville New York killed six, including a baby, as holiday traffic swelled.
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Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Waterville
N. Y
Butte Beauty Lands Hollywood Screen Test Lead
Butte Mont native Andrea Leeds, a college amateur, secured a screen test in Hollywood for the film Come and Get It. The USC student will begin a major role, following an early club-level picture. Howard Hawks saw the USC clip and praised the student’s screen presence.
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Hollywood
Calif
Andrea Leeds
Mont
University of Southern California
Miss Leeds
Howard Hawks
Zioncheck Escapes Sanitarium in Maryland Honeymoon Spree
Congressman Zioncheck fled a Maryland sanitarium after a dramatic escape over an eight foot wall. He drew national attention during a wildly publicized honeymoon trip. The accompanying photo shows the couple wading in a Fifth Avenue fish pond in New York.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Bnai Brith Chief Calls for United Front in Report
P. Allen Rickles retiring president of District No 4 of B Nai B rith urged a united front against un American principles in his annual convention report delivered in Butte. He warned prejudice threatens the great American ideals of toleration and good will.
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United Front
P. Allen Rickles
B’nai B'rith
Butte
Rickles
Finlen Hotel
Charles Hauswirth
Administration launches third relief and public works program
Washington reports the opening of a new relief and public works program set to employ more than 3,000,000 people over a year starting July 1. WPA wages will average 52 dollars monthly, with hours adjusted to fit the security wage cap.
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Relief High Command
Harry L. Hopkins
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WPA
Roosevelt
PWA
While Driving Note From Butte Safety Bureau
A road safety bulletin from the Bureau of Befety in Butte Montana references Box 1958 as the contact point for motorists and readers seeking guidance on driving hazards and safety tips.
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Bureau of Befety
Butte, Montana
Zioncheck Escapes Maryland Sanitarium Officials Hunt
Maryland troopers pursued Seattle Congressman Marion A. Zioncheck after he vaulted an eight foot wall at the Shepard and Enoch Pratt sanitarium and fled during exercise period. He had been confined under a lunacy warrant following earlier escapades. Witness reports and sightings followed as authorities tracked the elusive figure.
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U.P
Maryland
Marion A. Zioncheck
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Shepard and
Enoch Pratt Sanitarium
Shepard and Enoch Pratt
Zioncheck
Rattlesnakes to Be Exhibits in Wife-Slayer Trial
In Los Angeles on June 28, Lethal and Lightning, two venomous rattlesnakes, were prepared as state exhibits in the trial of Robert S. James. Prosecution continues tomorrow to seek the death penalty for the barber accused in the murder of his seventh wife, Mary Busch James. Joe Houten brink, snake farm operator, will display the reptiles identified as those sold to Charles Hope, an accomplice in the case. Hope testified that James held his wife’s bare foot in a box with a rattlesnake and drowned her in a bathtub to avoid the snake bite.
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Robert S. James
Mary Busch James
Joe Houtenbrink
Charles Hope
Weir
Hope
James
Governor Landon Attends Mountain Church Services
Governor Alf M. Landon visited Estes Park Colorado to attend worship at the Estes Park conference of the Young Men's Christian Association. Rev Walter M Horton Oberlin College professor spoke about James Madison and America’s moral capacity over 100 years as he urged reflection on national destiny.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Walter M. Horton
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Ohio
James Madison
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