Daladier Moves to Boost French Army with 125000 Fortress Troops
In Paris Premier Edouard Daladier used new dictatorial powers to order a swift buildup of France s armed forces. Reports say 125 000 fortress troops from recent classes may be called and a further 240 000 men could join to reach near 100 000 at home and in colonies as decree laws take effect.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
France
Senate
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Daladier
War Ministry
Chamber
Premier Daladier
Investigations Begin Into Boeing Stratoliner Crash
Federal investigators started a line by line wreck survey at Alder Washington to determine if a broken motor mount caused the Boeing Stratoliner crash that killed 10. They examined the mangled fuselage while Boeing officials expressing regret and defending crew and aircraft integrity.
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Alder
Wash
Frank Caldwell
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Inspection Service
Phil C. Salzman
Chicago
Seattle
Thomas O. Hardin
Fred Glass
Earl Osborn
Washington
Neutrality law revisions meet with opposition
Senator Borah Republican Idaho opposes changes to the neutrality act proposed by Senator Pittman Democrat Nevada. Borah prefers a bill banning direct sales of all war instruments to any nation in armed conflict. Pittman says the draft would allow cash purchases and export by war nations under new terms.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Pittman
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hungarians Banished by Romania Cross Frontier to Hungary
Hundreds of Hungarian families expelled from Romania crossed into Hungary today. Arrivals at six frontier posts along the Carpatho Ukraine border said they had reached home, many reporting travel hardships and uncertain futures.
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Beregszasz
Hungary
Romania
Three Children Perish in Fire Near Waukegan
In Waukegan Illinois a two story frame home west of the city burned killing eight month old twins Donald and David Barry and their sister Ruth 2. James Barry 33 a laborer father and two other children Joyce 9 and George 3 were seriously injured Lydia 32 mother escaped injury. Deputy Weinberger said Barry believed the blaze started from an overheated kitchen stove.
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Waukegan
Iti
Donald
David Barry
Ruth
James Burry
Burry
Joyce
George
Lydia
Albert Weinberger
Man survives floor collapse as fire destroys five homes
Daniel Murphy laughed at Sunday comics before a floor gave way, dropping him into the basement. The fire then consumed his home and four other two story frame houses, leaving five residences ruined.
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New York
Daniel Murphy
Tomb of Pharoah Sen Nef Discovered by Scientist
Cairo report on March 19 states Pierre Montet of Strasbourg University unveiled the tomb of Psou Sen Nef, last king of the final dynasty, circa 950 B C. A gold sarcophagus with Horus head, a silver coffin, a mummy, two skeletal remains with jewelery, and a sealed jar were found intact in a Nile Delta tomb near Port Said.
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Pharoah Sen Nef
Cairo
Pierre Montet
Strasbourg University
Pharoah Psou Sen Nef
Egypt
Horus
Egyptian Antiquities de
Partment
Solomon
Psou Sen Nef
Sanebhagr
Nile Delta
Port Said
Showdown Nears on Labor Relations Law Changes
In Washington March 19 the Senate labor committee moves toward early hearings on proposed amendments to the labor relations law. Senators indicate support for changes urged by the A F L and for a broader right for employers and workers to seek Labor Board services, while the administration opposes revisions this session.
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Borah
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Idaho
Labor Committee
Thomas
Utah
Labor Board
Springs Warm Butte With High Readings
Spring arrived in Butte sending the mercury to 56 degrees at the airport and readings in the 70s on uptown thermometers. A grasshopper was seen near Rocker as residents cruised in sunny streets. Weather will be partly cloudy and colder today per an official forecast.
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Butte
Uptown
Rocker
Joseph Huffer
Four Power Stop Hitler Conference Discussed in London
London sources say Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax was probing a four power approach with the United States France and Soviet Russia to halt German expansion. The talks involved Ivan Maisky Charles Corbin and Joseph Kennedy as Romania and Greece potentially joined a united policy as European tensions persisted.
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London
Viscount Halifax
United States
France
Soviet Russia
Lord Halifax
Ivan Maisky
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Charles Corbin
Joseph P. Kennedy
Europe
Romania
Greece
Hitler Returns to Berlin After Bohemia Moravia Tour
Reichsfuehrer Hitler returned in triumph to Berlin from a tour of the newly expanded protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and was greeted with pledges of never relinquishing the gains. He rode through the capital like a conqueror.
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Berlin
Butte Walkerville Electors to Name Candidates Today
Butte citizens will vote today to nominate candidates in the municipal election. Polls open at noon and close at 7 p m with more than 14 000 eligible voters. Voters name Democratic and Republican candidates for mayor police judge and six aldermanic wards.
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Butte
Twenty four Initiated by Knights of Columbus Lodge
Twenty four Butte young men were initiated into the Knights of Columbus at a ceremony by Butte council No 668 at the K C hall. John L. White directed major degree work with local officers handling first and second degrees. Attendees came from Anaconda Deer Lodge and Helena and a buffet followed.
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Knights of Columbus
Butte Council
K. C. Hall
John L. White
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Helena
John J. Brennan
James C. Carden
James E Dwyer
John M. Hastings
Terry T Lonam
James P. Marron
Remo J. Rochelli
Charles J. Shannon
Anthony B. Shields
Willliam T. Shields
Neil D. Shea
Edwin H. Thirridge
Donald A. Weir
Dan J. Clancy
Martin F. Carney
Charles J. McKenna
James F. O’brien
David F. Carroll
J. M. Cullen
Frank C. Doherty
Harry J. Page
Max C. McGuire
John B. McCaughey
Paul McGuire
Hill Election Opens as First Since 1933 in Walkerville
Walkerville Butte prepares for its municipal election with 877 registered voters. Polls run noon to 7 pm across three wards at Sherman school city hall and 1504 North Main. Four mayoral candidates split Democratic and Citizens tickets. treasurer and police judge races have unopposed Citizens’ candidates. Alderman races feature opposition in wards one and two. ward three has Citizens’ candidate with no Democratic challenger.
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Walkerville
Butte
Citizens
Sherman School
City Hall
North Main Street
Bishop R L Hayes ordains ten American priests in Rome
Bishop Ralph L. Hayes rector of the North American college and former Montana official ordained ten American priests today in the college chapel. The group includes Emmett Toomy of Denver among the newly ordained clergy.
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Rome
Ralph L. Hayes
The
North American College
Montana
Emmett Toomy
Denver
Weather outlook for Montana cooler west with possible showers
Partly cloudy conditions cover Montana on Monday and Tuesday with a chance of showers or snow flurries in the northwest. The west remains colder, and unsettled weather may affect travel and outdoor plans.
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Montana
Romania Mobilizes Half Million Guards at Borders
Bucharest reports that about 500000 Romanian troops from a dozen army classes are guarding the frontier. The standing 200000 army anchors defense with reinforced reserves and engineers.
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Bucharest
Balkan
Big Hole battle veteran Barnett Wilkinson dies in Missoula
Barnett Wilkinson, 80, last survivor of the Big Hole battle volunteers, died Friday in Missoula after 64 years in Montana. Born in Illinois, he lived much of his life in the hills. Military funeral services and American Legion honors are planned for tomorrow with burial in a Missoula cemetery.
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Missoula
Barnett Wilkinson
Big Hole
Illinois
Montana
Hills
American Legion
Survivor of the Battle of the Big Hole Dies
Barnett Wilkinson, claimed last official survivor of the Battle of the Big Hole, died in Missoula. He will be buried with military honors accorded by the American Legion.
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Barnett Wilkinson
Faithful Dog Keeps Vigil at Jail Door for Master
A dog stood guard outside the county jail for four days awaiting the release of his youth master. Police had two boys in custody who had traveled from Salt Lake City to visit the boys’ father, a probation officer. The dog, described as just a dog, remains at the door until the other juvenile is freed or risk of prolonged watch persists.
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Butte
Salt Lake City
Utah
Crunch
Pocatello
Idaho
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