Montana Governor Signs Vetoes Ends Public Works Board Plan
Gov Roy E Ayers signed two measures and vetoed eight of 283 bills from the Montana legislature delaying action on a plan to establish a new state public works board. Senate Bill 172 would have abolished the highway commission water conservation board and planning board and merged duties.
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Helena
Roy E. Ayers
Montana
Public Works Board
Senate
Montana Highway Commission
Water Conservation Board and Planning Board
Governor Signs Two Vetoes Eight Measures by Montana
The governor signed two bills and vetoed eight of the remaining measures, citing a clause that would block federal agencies from purchasing Montana Water Conservation bonds. The Montana Legislature adjourned March 4 after passing 283 of 639 introduced bills in both chambers.
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Montana
Rescue Crews End Grim Task After School Disaster
In New London Texas on March 19 rescuers finished removing 425 bodies from the explosion wreckage. The death toll is expected to reach around 450 as a military board opens to investigate the worst school disaster. Captain Z C Coombes will preside over the inquiry with Major Gaston Howard and others summoned. Heavy rain hampered the final search as workers passed bricks along a hand to hand chain.
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New London
Texas
Z. C. Coombes
National Guard
Gaston Howard
Ross Maddox
E. M. Roberts
Herbert J. Brees
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Howard
Earhart's flying laboratory faces defect before world dash
Engineers warn of a potential disaster from a defective engine bearing in Amelia Earhart's flying laboratory. Earhart plans a 1 am hop toward Howland Island to ensure a daytime landing if weather holds, despite motor concerns raised by Wilbur Thomas after a near dry bearing condition in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Amelia Learhart
Howland Island
Miss Earhart
Wilbur Thomas
Oakland
Thomas
Planned improvements for state educational meeting topic
Delegates from 48 counties attended the Montana Education Association convention to discuss problems in state schools and plan enhancements. The fifteenth annual delegate assembly opened at the Finlen hotel with 173 official delegates and about 200 others, as 85 of 110 units were represented. A county superintendents breakfast and a Silver Bow unit luncheon were on the schedule, with Dr. S. E. Davis delivering the principal address.
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Montana Society For Study of Education
Montana
Education Association
Montana Society For the Study of Education
Finlen Hotel
Association
Silver Bow
Butte Grill
Finlen
S. E. Davis
Supreme Court Justices Decline Senate Testimony
In Washington on March 19 Supreme Court justices refused an informal invitation to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Roosevelt court reorganization proposal. Opponents hoped for direct input but the justices chose to stay aloof. Some senators said they might hear procedural remarks later, though this seemed unlikely.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt Court
Senate
Montana Weekend Snow Forecast
Occasional snow is expected in Montana this Saturday and Sunday with little change in temperatures. The system notes lingering flurries may affect small areas but no major warming or cooling is anticipated.
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Montana
Wealthiest Little Town Poorest Now
In New London Texas Henry McLemore reports on a devastating oil town disaster. Oil derricks and flares mark a community mourning hundreds of schoolhouse victims as mass casualties overwhelm facilities in New London and neighboring towns. Authorities and hospitals strain to handle the bodies and injured.
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Henry McLemore
New London
Texas
United States
Bobby
East Texas
Tyler
Kilgore
Henderson
Overton
Rites Planned for Governor Ayers Father in Lewistown
Funeral services for George W. Ayers father of Gov. Roy E. Ayers will be held at the Episcopal church in Lewistown on Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the local Masonic lodge. Burial will follow in Lewistown cemetery. Ayers, 77, died in Helena after a heart attack. The governor and his family will attend, accompanied by relatives from Denver and Payette, Idaho. He had lived on a local ranch since 1882.
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Lewistown
George W. Ayers
Roy E. Ayers
Helena
Episcopal Church
George Hirst
Masonic Lodge
Ayers
Robert
Denver
Albert Ayers
Payette
Idaho
Ottumwa
Iowa
Loyalist forces advance ten miles near Madrid
Madrid March 19 government troops pushed ten miles along the Guadalajara highway as insurgents fled. Gen. Jose Miaja said Gajanejos fell without a shot, claiming half the Guadalajara road territory liberated from the offensive aimed at Madrid encirclement. Madrid command hailed the counteroffensive as a major victory and pledged triumph for the republic.
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Madrid
Guadalajara
Jose Miaja
Spain
Miaja
Gajanejos
Guadalajar
Republic
Acreage Boost Seen for Spring Wheat in U S
Federal crop experts report farmers followed Secretary Wallace's advice to fill granaries. Survey of planting plans indicates an 87 percent rise in spring wheat acreage to be harvested this fall with smaller gains for other spring crops.
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Washington
Wallace
Preliminary talks in Chrysler strike aim to resume negotiations
Preliminary conferences toward ending the Chrysler sit down strike of 6000 workers recessed with talks by Gov. Frank Murphy and UAW representatives. Mediator style hints negotiations may start Monday as tension shifts to possible resolution. In Seattle 1000 lumber workers end strike and plan to return Monday though settlement terms are not disclosed.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Frank Murphy
General Motors
Seattle
John B. Fitzgerald
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Police Shoot Fur Thieves In Gun Battle
New York police trapped a gang of fur thieves after a hold up at Blel weils and company. Two suspects Julius Richman and Joseph Epstein, both Brooklyn, were killed as detectives fired ten shots. A wounded suspect James Thompson, 21, also of Brooklyn, survived. six suspects were captured. The theft involved nine hostages and furs valued at twenty five thousand dollars.
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New York
Julius Richman
Joseph Epstein
Brooklyn
James Thompson
Blelweils and Company
Spring to Make Debut in Winter Clothing Today
Butte warms as spring officially arrives yet winter rules linger with unsettled weather. Temperatures yesterday ranged from four to 38 degrees after a warm spell and a heavy Thursday snowfall. Montana Power reports show the storm blanketed western Montana while Northern Montana saw light snow and the northeast had none.
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Butte
Montana
Montana Power
Livingston
Shoes help father identify boy among disaster victims
In New London and Kilgore Texas on March 19, a father identified his son by his home-soled shoes at a temporary morgue set up for a campus disaster. Alma Stroud, 40, died of a heart attack while viewing her 16 year old daughter Helen’s body. her son J W was badly injured.
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Tom Rodgers
New London
Texas
Overton American Legion Hall
Kilgore
Alma Stroud
Helen
J. W
Overton
Two London Consolidated victims mourned after deadly blast
Henderson Texas reports a London Consolidated school explosion killed two students. Dark haired Margie Thiebaud, 14, who had chosen an Easter dress for the occasion, was among the dead and to be buried in the dress. The event disrupted a planned New London meet, as athletes visited the town’s funeral home instead.
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New London, Texas
Henderson
Texas
New London
London Consolidated School
Margie Thiebaud
London school blast victims suffer skull fractures
Doctors at area hospitals reported that almost all injured children from the London community school blast suffered severe skull fractures. Parents waited by bedsides as surgeons fought to save them, with many fatalities anticipated and morgue scenes described by staff.
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James F. Laughead
Associated Press
New London
Texas
London
Blast Pictures A P Images of Texas School Disaster
Additional Associated Press photographs from the Texas school disaster were rushed to the Standard by airmail and will appear on pages 8 and 9.
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Associated Press
Texas
Individual funerals set for most London blast victims
In New London Texas March 19 individual funerals were planned for most victims of the London community school explosion. A mass service was set for an undetermined number at New London Baptist church while many families arranged private rites.
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New London
London
New London Baptist Church
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