Europe braces for talks over Locarno peace plan
London reports Europe moves to defuse the German Rhine crisis with four power talks led by Britain France Belgium and Italy. Hitler is expected to reject calls for an international force and a Hague world court ruling, opening bitter but harmless verbal clashes while negotiations proceed.
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London
U.P
Europe
Britain
France
Belgium
Italy
Adolf’ Hitler
Rhineland
Hitler
Germany
League
World Court of the Hague
Locarno
Chamber Meet Called in April
An announcement calls for a Chamber meeting in April to discuss business opinion on the expanding federal role in the economy. It questions policy direction, the function of business, and how best to align private enterprise with government, urging clear articulation of principles and responsibilities.
Sister of Texas Governor Killed in Auto Crash
Mineola Texas March 21 Mrs W B Stokes of Gladewater sister of Governor James V Alfred was killed this afternoon in an automobile accident eight miles east of Mineola.
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Mineola
Texas
W. B. Stokes
Gladewater
James V. Alfred
Forest Highway Fund Increased across Montana roads
Senator Wheeler pushed amendments to H. R. 11418 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937. He sought to raise forest trails and roads funding from 7.08 million to 8 million, then to 10 million, and increase forest survey funds from 150 thousand to 250 thousand.
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Skalkaho
Bitter Root
Butte
Anaconda
Montana
Wheeler
Department of Agriculture
Farm Credit Administration
Baker University lifts 78 year dance ban but first hop canceled
Baldwin Kansas March 21. UPA school dance ban dating to 1858 was lifted at Baker University yet the inaugural hop was canceled for lack of student interest. The long standing policy ended without a dance being held.
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Baldwin
Kan
UPA
Baker University
Pacts Drawn Up Tie Italy Austria Hungary In New Accord
Rome reports representatives of Italy Austria and Hungary agreed after talks to draft a new consultative treaty to replace the 1934 Rome pact The pact seeks Austria's independence guarantees Hungary arms equality and minority guarantees in Romania Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia The move follows Mussolini Schuschnigg Goemboes consultations on the Danubian situation and the Rhineland crisis amid Italy's Ethiopian war progress and pressure on Paris London for a new deal with Locarno powers and possible sanctions relief Meanwhile Mussolini may abolish parliament replacing it with a technocratic body to govern Italy under Fascist corporatist rule The government claims Britain and France promised a new deal in return for Italy's support of their Locarno program
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Mussolini
Rome
Italy
Rhineland
Britain
France
Austria
Hungary
Ethiopia
Kurt Schuschnigg
Julius Goemboes
League of Nations
Goemboes
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
Yugo Slavia
Il Duce
Schuschnigg
Chamber of Deputies
Amba Alaji
Harar
Domenico Cavagnari
Chamber of
Lotarno
Belgium
Germany
Foreign Office
Benito Mussolini
Thalian
Protection for Montana's Rights in Grand Water Grab
Montana officials advance four guiding principles at a Northwest planning session stressing domestic and irrigation water as senior rights, source priority, upstream control considerations, and regional board representation. Gov Holt advocates that Montana resources serve Montana first amid Missouri and Columbia basin interests.
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Montana
Commission
Northwest Board
Boise
D. P. Fabrick
Montana Water Conservation Board
L. A. Campbell
Northwest Planning Commission
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Lower
Columbia Basin
Northwest Planning Group
Missouri
Columbia
Holt
Northwest
Northwest Commission
Floods Ravage East as Rivers Rise and Health Menaces
Floods sweeping the East leave 169 dead with Ohio River crests predicted around 59 feet as Cincinnati and Evansville face rising waters. New England battles renewed rain, epidemics threaten in Connecticut and Merrimack valleys, and Hartford endures $10 million damage while Red Cross and federal aid surge. President Roosevelt pledges $43 million for WPA repairs amid nationwide relief.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Evansville
Ind
Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
New England
Boston Weather Bureau
Connecticut
Merrimack
Southbridge
Mass
Amherst
Red Cross
The
Federal Health Service
Rumford
Maine
Androscoggin
Connecicut
Wethersfield
Conn
John Siemborski
Hartford
New York State
Finger Lakes
New York
Binghamton
New York State Health Department
Pennsylvania
Washington
Council Chambers
Roosevelt
WPA
Huntington
W. Va
Wheeling
Marietta
West Virginia
Kentucky
North
South Carolina
State warrants issued to meet Montana expenditures
Helena March 21. Warrants totaling 6,450,625 dollars have been issued by State Auditor John J. Holmes to cover expenditures of the Montana state government. The article notes the amount and the official responsible for the warrants.
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Helena
John J. Holmes
Montana
Troops Control Flood Areas in Hartford Night
National guardsmen took control in Hartford as flood relief begins. Reinforcements arrive from New Britain Meriden and Bristol. Connecticut river starts to drop aiding power repairs homeless care and disease prevention for about 5000 refugees. Red Cross cares for 2600 refugees.
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Hartford
Conn
National
New Britain
Meriden
Bristol
Connecticut
Red Cross
R. J. Ross
Relief commission warrants and state fund balance update
Between April 1935 and now warrants drawn on federal funds totaled 5,360,564 dollars and warrants on state funds reached 1,090,061 dollars. The state fund balance stands at 1,909,938 dollars.
Rags the Paris Terrier Mascot of the First Division Dies at 20
New York reports confirm Rags, famed mascot of the Fightin' First division, died in Washington at twenty. The wire haired pup, gassed and losing an eye in France, lived with Lieut. Col. Raymond Hardenbergh and rose from Paris gutter pup to division emblem after being found by First Sergeant George Hickman in 1917. Major General Frank Parker praised Rags as a memorable frontline presence rather than a mere dog.
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Rags
Paris
Guiter Pup
Fightin
New York
Fort Jay
Fort Hamilton
France
Washington
Raymond W. Hardenbergh
George Hickman
Malaria Strikes Leper Island Outbreak at Carville
In Plaquemines Louisiana on March 21, one hundred seventy of the 375 lepers at the Federal Leprosarium at Carville are stricken with malaria with one or two deaths reported. Dr. H. E. Hasseltine, medical officer in charge, says about 35 employees and their families are affected.
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Plaquemines
Ila
UFI
Carville
H. E. Hasseltine
Hasseltine
Bandit Chieftain Fatally Hurt in Iraqi Battle
In Baghdad on March 21 7 Khalil Khoshawi known as Iraq's public enemy No 1 was fatally hurt during a five day clash between a punitive expedition and brigands. Seventeen others died in the engagement as it closed today.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Khalil Khoshawi
Flood Damage to Farm Land in Connecticut Valley
Massachusetts agronomists estimate the upper Connecticut valley loses soil at five and a half tons per second. Enough to cover 20 acres seven inches deep every four hours. Much northern farmland likely ruined, but broader Massachusetts and Connecticut valleys may gain rich deposits as floods subside.
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Amherst
Mass
Massachusetts State College Agronomists
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Grasshoppers threaten Montana farmers this year
Helena March 21. Grasshoppers loom over southern Montana agriculture as farmers prepare to plant after a mild winter. State dairy commissioner B F Thrailkill reports ground weather is favorable but fears persist of a possible plague, following last summer’s hopper damage and reduced buttermilk production.
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Helena
Montana
B. F. Thrailkill
Shane
Thrailkill
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
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