Morgan Defies FDR Threat of Suspension
President Roosevelt threatened to suspend or remove Arthur E. Morgan as TVA chairman. Morgan replied he cannot be removed and refused to resign, challenging the presidents right to force retirement. The confrontation centered on charges of malfeasance against Harcourt Morgan and David Lilienthal and Morgan’s alleged conduct within TVA.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Morgan
TVA
Butte Police Receive New Radio Station Frequency
The Butte police, after a FCC message received at the station last night, are assigned call letters for the Mining City force's new radio station. A frequency of 2406 kilocycles was assigned. Night Chief Jack Duggan said the station should be in operation in a few days.
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KBPD
Butte
Federal Communications Commission
Jack Duggan
Y M C A Red Triangle race draws 500 plus workers
More than 500 trainers jockeys and racing officials join the Y M C A Red Triangle derby campaign to raise 22 000 in memberships and subscriptions for community work. The event runs April 1 to 17 with 30 horses involved and a March 28 meeting to kick off handicap preparations.
Auto wrecked at just right time saves trade deal
Cleveland report says Stanley Niemiec traded his car to a motor sales company moments before a truck swerved to avoid another vehicle and crushed Niemiec’s auto. Salesman John Bidner witnessed the moment as the salvage bill became unnecessary.
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Cleveland
Stanley Niemiec
Niemiec
John Bidner
Helena Re Elects Roberts Mayor in Runoff Era
Helena voters re elected A. J. Roberts mayor with 3085 votes to 1600 for C. J. Bausch. Incumbent N. P. Evans and F. L. Sorenson were nominated for city commissioner, with a commission runoff set for April 4.
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Helena
Roberts
A. J. Roberts
C. J. Bausch
N. P. Evans
F. L. Sorenson
New Highway Surface Aims to Cut Nighttime Hazards
Boston engineers at the 17th Massachusetts safety conference describe a biscuit pan like road surface with little cups to trap water and reflect light, designed to greatly increase visibility and reduce late night fatalities, addressing headlight limits and speed enforcement challenges.
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Boston
Halvorson
Paraders Promote Wildlife Week As Duck Sighting Sparks Chase
Anglers and sportsmen in Butte led a parade through the business district to drum up interest in Wildlife Week. A wild duck from a warm water pond near Nissler was displayed high by a volunteer, then the crowd joined a hunt for the man who held the duck as he ducked out.
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Butte
Nissler
Van Nuys Attacks Indiana Administration Over Beer Privileges
U S Senator Frederick Van Nuys charges the Indiana Townsend administration with prostituting local government by granting beer privileges to officials. He claims a city company received permits and stock in exchange for a guaranteed delegation to the governor’s U S Senate pick, with at least one dividend paid.
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Indianapolis
U. S
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
van Nuys
Townsend
Cliff Townsend
United States
Crippled Kids Auxiliary drops annual public fund drive
The Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children will not solicit funds this year. Finance leaders cited strong finances and low admin costs while reaffirming ongoing programs. Dr Louis W Allard noted progress of cases at the semi annual clinic as 60 children were seen, six or eight new patients may require minor surgical treatment.
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Butte
George N. Short
Ray J. MacDonald
Louis W. Allard
Billings
St. Vincent's Hospital
Louise Schrupp
Children Tell Tragic Plight to Dr Allard
Nearly 60 patients from Butte and nearby areas attended the semi annual clinic of the Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children at St. James hospital yesterday. Dr Louis W Allard of St. Vincent's hospital Billings heard each patient’s history and prescribed treatment with assist from orthopedic nurse Louise Schrupp and another nurse.
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Butte
St. James Hospital
Louis W. Allard
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Billings
Louise Schrupp
Unsettled Montana Weather Ahead With Warmer West
Montana faces unsettled conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with clouds showers and cooler highs. The western part may see warmer readings Tuesday ahead of unsettled weather spreading across the state.
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Montana
West
Snow Fattening Cattle as Montana Ranchers Anticipate Strong Market
Snowfall across southern Montana boosted grazing and irrigation outlook. Reports from Big Hole Madison Flint Creek and Bitter Root valleys tell cattle fattening well with normal to better hay crops expected. Ranchers, including Herb Armitage, note abundant fat steers ready for market and optimistic beaverhead area outlook.
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Big Hole
Madison
Flint Creek
Herb Armitage
Big Hole Livestock Association
Armitage
Wisdom
Beaverhead
West Virginia executes trio for kidnapping
Three Huntington men died on the gallows in Moundsville as West Virginia’s first kidnapping execution. James Travis and Orvil Adkins perished when the trap dropped early, while Arnett A Booth, a 46 year old World war veteran, died 34 minutes later. The men abducted Dr. James I. Seder, who died days after being held captive. A mechanical defect caused Adkins’s trap to drop prematurely.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia
James Travis
Orvil Adkins
Arnett A. Booth
Huntington
James I. Seder
Adkins
C. M. Stone
Mexico Urged to Modify Degree in Oil Property Seizure
Washington reports Secretary Hull urged Mexico to modify its expropriation of 400 million dollars in American oil properties after a long talk with Ambassador Daniels in Mexico City. Morgenthau noted the move did not affect U S silver purchases and that 5 million ounces would be bought in March.
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Washington
Mexico
Josephus Daniels
Mexico City
Hull
Morgenthau
Treasury
United States
Eight Pound Twins Born in Yakima Family
Twin boys weighing eight pounds each were born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jones of Parker. Attending Dr. D. A. Ansell of Wapato said the 24 year old mother weighs 450 pounds, while the father is 61 years old and of average weight. Mrs. Jones also has a five year old daughter weighing 150 pounds. The physician noted twins typically weigh three to five pounds at birth.
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Yakima
Wash
W. C. Jones
Parker
D. A. Ansell
Wapato
Butte Church Sold After Era of First Montana Woman Pastor
The United Congregational Church on Harrison Avenue in Butte, built in 1916 with 150-member reach, and once hosting Montana’s first woman pastor Reverend Wilhelm, has been sold for wrecking by New York offices to N. P. Anderson. Edifice torn for lumber. last pastor Lester Bent now at Pocantico Hills.
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Montana
United Congregational Church
Harrison Avenue
Ottawa Street
New York
Congregational and
Christian Churches
N. P. Anderson
Bolever
Anderson
Laurence Wilson
Wilhelm
Harrison Avenue Church
Lester Bent
Rockefeller Estate
Pocantico Hills
Floral Park Community Church
Harrison Avenue Congregational Church
Lehman Attacks Federal Tax Policy as States’ Sovereignty Threatened
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman charged that federal taxing policies threaten state sovereignty in a letter to the Senate finance committee. He urged a 4 percent credit on estate taxes paid to states and territories, criticizing the 16 percent provision as eroding state rights. Business leaders urged tax cuts to boost revenue, while discussion touched on a flat corporate tax rate and a possible 18 percent cap.
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Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Lehman
Senate Committee
Ellsworth C. Alvord
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Harrison
Mississippi
Chamber
Lithuanian Ire at Polish Pact Rocks Cabinet
Crowds in Kaunas protest President Smetona's surrender to Poland's ultimatum and march on the presidential palace. Police arrest multiple protesters as ministers resign, including Foreign Minister Lozoraites and Justice Minister Silin, though Smetona rejects the resignations. Changes foreseen may include Smetona's departure and dissolution of parliament.
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Kaunas
Lithuania
U.P
Antanas Smetona
Poland
Smetona
Stasys Lozoraites
Stasys Silingas
Polish Lithuanian crisis risks after Warsaw dispatches
A Warsaw report says reunification talks may fail after Poland's ultimatum and invasion threat, with Polish troops kept mobilized at the Lithuanian frontier until full diplomatic normalization. Lithuanian public opinion and press oppose Polish reconciliation efforts, as Kovna dispatches note mounting tensions.
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Warsaw
U.P
Poland
Kovna
Loon Chazanowsky
Kurier Warsawski
Nazis seize Freud’s passport and funds in Vienna
Nazi police seized the passport and ready money of Siegmund Freud and his wife to prevent escape from Austria. Authorities raided the Freuch apartment where the elderly psychiatrist recuperated and then searched his publishing plant in the same building. Freud, not politically active, is linked to Zionist and anti Nazi views through his children.
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Vienna
U.P
Siegmund Freud
Freuch
Freud
Vienna Voices Dim as Songs Fade in March
By A. D. Stefferud Vienna reports people sing less in the city with a marching column noted in the scene. The piece reflects cultural mood and the changing street atmosphere as spring approaches.
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A. D. Stefferud
Vienna
Deaths from accidents in Montana rise in 1937
Helena March 21 Accidents caused 561 deaths in Montana during 1937, deputy registrar L L Benepe said today. During 1936, 681 persons died from accidental causes. (Continued on Page 6, Col 1.)
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Helena
Montana
L. L. Benepe
Prime Minister and aide apologize over Czechoslovakia policy remarks
In London on March 21 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and parliamentary secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd apologized to the House of Commons for Lennox-Boyd's statement that Britain would not guarantee Czechoslovakia's frontiers. Chamberlain said the aide was new in office and offered no foreign policy pledge. Opposition pressed for clarity ahead of expected government explanation.
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Stanley Jasosky
Newark
N. J
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
Jasosky
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Comemony
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Alan Lennox-Boyd
Labor
Biggleswade
Lennox- Boyd
High School Parent Teacher Unit to Organize Tonight
A city wide meeting for parents to organize a High School unit of the P T A will be held tonight in room 205 of the new school. Mrs Holsey Johnson will preside with Mrs James Scott of Helena to address attendees. Officers include president vice president secretary and treasurer to be elected.
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Butte High School
Holsey Johnson
James Scott
Helena
Scott
Harvey Stackpole
William Adams
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