Roosevelt orders TVA trio to present facts at Friday meeting
President Roosevelt demanded proof of the bad faith charges in the TVA dispute and summoned Chairman Arthur Morgan Vice Chairman Harcourt Morgan and Director David Lilienthal to a conference. Senators and industry figures weighed in as a House resolution called for all three directors to resign.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
Harcourt Morgan
David Lilienthal
Mr. Roosevelt
TVA
Norris
Independent
Nebraska
Senate
Morgan
Lilienthal
Wendell Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corp
PVA
House
Foul play suspected in Edland death in Richland
Deputy Valley county attorney Otis A. Hallett reported conflicting statements about L. O. Edland's death after a fall down stairs at Richland. Residents allege he was seen intoxicated and not seen after midnight until found at 7 a.m. Coroner says skull fractures suggest two blows. Inquest planned. sheriff continues investigation.
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Glasgow
Otis A. Hallett
Valley County
Richland
L. O. Edland
Hallett
Edland
J. A. Holland
E. L. McPherson
Board Sets Up Rental Fee for New Auditorium
School trustees of district No. 1 in regular session last night established a rental fee for the new Butte high school auditorium. They vetoed extending the school term to nine and one half months due to finances and took other matters on a crowded slate. Fred Root, chairman of the education committee, reported that the district cannot bear the extra two weeks. The proposal had been brought by the Butte Teachers' union and others.
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Butte High School
Fred Root
Butte Teachers’ Union
Wheeler Presses Amendment to Check Federal Reorganization
Senator Wheeler demands Congress retain power to reject executive orders reshuffling federal bureaus. He attacks the administration bill and urges an amendment requiring congressional approval, arguing delegation would cede legislate power and risk dismantling established functions.
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Wheeler
Montana
Congress
Norris
Nebraska
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard
Columbia
New York City
Senate
Roosevelt
WPA
Langlie Leads Seattle Mayor Race by Near Two to One
Seattle returns from 320 of 508 precincts show Councilman Arthur B. Langlie ahead of Lieut Gov Victor A Meyers for mayor by about 2 to 1 Langlie 50726 Meyers 29424 Republican congressmen warn the Czechoslovakia trade pact may close shoe factories and raise unemployment in New England Senator Walsh says the pact is not injurious and Lodge condemns the approach as harmful to American workers.
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Victor A. Meyers
Arthur B. Langlie
U.P
Langlie
Meyers
Washington
Czechoslovakia
New England
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Massachusetts
Tariff Commission
United States
Senator Lodge
Senate
Lodge
CCC to Enroll 55 000 Youths in April
Washington dispatch reports the Civilian Conservation Corps will enroll about 55,000 young men in April, raising total strength to the authorized 260,000.
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CCC
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Pennsylvania primary May shape presidential race
Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania on May 17 could influence the 1940 presidential race by determining control of the state's large delegation to the Democratic national convention. The contest centers on Governor Earle’s slate versus Lieutenant Governor Thomas Kennedy backed by John L. Lewis, signaling a party struggle with wider implications.
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Earle C. I. O
Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
Mine Union
Earle
Charles A. Jones
Pittsburgh
Northwest planes rerouted through Butte due to Helena field
Because of rain and melting snow at Helena airfield, two Northwest Airlines trips are temporarily routed through Butte. The Helena field should be usable again in a few days. Regular routes include one eastbound flight at 12:30 a.m. and one westbound at 3:10 a.m.
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Helena
Northwest Airlines
Butte
Fresno region braces for floods as Sierra rains rise
Heavy Sierra foothill rains threaten Fresno with new floods as waters sweep toward the city. Officials call it a nasty situation and plan emergency measures to stop the flow. Levees along Dry Creek and Herndon Canal are strengthened and a diversion dike proposed. Water flows estimated at 500 to 1000 second feet toward the city. Dry Creek level near flood stage, 1000 second feet, 700 below. Los Angeles health department orders boiling drinking water after contamination near sewer and water lines.
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Fresno
Cal
U.P
Sierra Nevada
Dry Creek
Experimental Forest Operation Described in Idaho Region
A guide describes an experimental forest on Deception Creek near Coeur d Alene Idaho 28 miles east of town. Charles A Joy Deer Lodge National Forest supervisor received it. The program aims to develop better timber growing methods for western white pine through management cutting weeding thinning pruning and weather measurements for fire protection.
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Rocky Mountain
Butte
Charles A. Joy
Deer Lodge National Forest
Deception Creek
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Mystery surrounds gambling shutdown across town
The town closed its gambling operations Monday afternoon with officials denying any orders. Citizens debated causes from voluntary curtailment to government probes into relief funds, amid rumors of internal conflict and election year jockeying among operators.
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John Q
Sheriff's Office
Attorney General's Office
Helena
Missoula Man Critically Injured After Car Locomotive Crash
Roland Oster twenty seven of Missoula was badly hurt when his sedan collided with the Coeur d Alene train at a crossing in Missoula. He was dragged from the wreckage unconscious and taken to a hospital with a slim chance of recovery. rail officials reported a crossing watchman on duty at the time of the incident.
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Missoula
Roland Oster
Coeur d'Alene
Northern Pacific
Oster
Guerrilla Bands Recapture Towns North of Yellow River
Chinese reports say guerrilla bands retook a dozen towns in territory north of the Yellow River as Japanese artillery bombarded strategic southern cities. Most gains were along the Honan Hopeh border 49 to 60 miles behind Japanese lines, while a Chinese cavalry detachment repelled a Japanese drive at Lini in southeastern Shantung, killing 500 Japanese.
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Shanghai
Yellow River
Honan-Hopeh
Lini
Shantung
Trapper Kills Five Lions Near Boulder With Dogs
Roy Murray a rancher-trapper near Boulder killed five mountain lions in wild country between Helena and Butte with his brother Clarence and two dogs named Lead and Buck. They tracked and tree d the lions amid blizzards and rugged terrain earning a $25 bounty.
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Roy Murray
Boulder
Helena
Butte
Charles A. Joy
Deer Lodge National Forest
Murray
Clarence
Crow Creek
Broadwater County
Murrays
Roy
Buck
Nations Fencing for Advantage in Conference Talks
In London on March 8 Britain and Italy open bargaining in Rome while Britain prepares further talks with Nazi Germany, as Europe seeks a path between arbitration and armaments amid the ongoing world war era arms race. The outcome hinges on Britain addressing Hitler's demand for colonies and Chamberlain's direct dealings.
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Europe
Rome
Germany
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Benito
Railroads Win Major Rate Increase From I C C
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves a $270 million annual freight rate rise to avert railroad insolvency and spur equipment sales. The plan boosts 5 percent on farm and forest goods and 10 percent on most other rail movement, with coal and iron excluded or limited.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Congressional
Charles D. McHaffie
Train Crew Marooned by Snow Saved
Fifteen trainmen snowbound for six days on Lizard Head pass were rescued by a rotary snow plow from Rico. Five Telluride men hiked with a 150 pound food load to aid the stranded crew. In Washington the House debated a tax bill provision to publish lists of all persons earning 75 000 dollars or more a year by corporations.
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Lizard Head
Colo
Lizard Head Pass
Rico
Grover
Guyer
Rio Grande Southern
Ridgway
San Miguel Range
Telluride
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Treasury
Fuller
Democrat
Ark
Doughton
N. C
Ways and Means Committee
New Attempt Reported to Pay Ransom in Kidnapping Case
In New Rochelle New York investigators say three men acting near Murray Levine's home attempted contact with the boy's kidnapers in the 11 day old case of 12 year old Peter Levine.
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New Rochele
N. Y
Murray Levine
Peter
Montana Weather Forecast Shows Fair Midweek
Montana towns expect generally fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change. Clear skies persist, light winds, and a gradual warming trend is possible depending on location.
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Montana
Rate Hingar Geared. Freight Boost Seen Mixed
The Interstate Commerce Commission grants 15 percent freight rate increase for railroads sparking disappointment among Wall Street experts who hoped for broader relief. Soft coal excluded from the rise and major classes rise about five percent. half loaf viewed as gain amid weak carloadings. Portland attorney Geary calls the decision a 100 percent victory for farm and livestock interests in the Pacific Northwest.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wall Street
Financial District
Fairman R. Dick
F. J. Lisman
Portland
Ore
Arthur M. Geary
Farm Rate Council of
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Farm and Livestock Organization
Washington State
Geary
Pacific Northwest
Butte workers better off than most in relief study
A Department of Labor survey shows 2.7 percent of Butte families earn over $5,000 yearly, with 22.2 percent between $1,500 and $2,000. Butte ranks highest among similar towns for higher incomes, though 18 percent received relief at some point in 1936, and 7 percent varied by year.
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Butte
Labor Department
Washington
Department of Labor
Springfield
Ill
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