Pressure for Federal Action as Sit-Ins Spread
A group of Boston leaders led by A Lawrence Lowell urges immediate federal steps to end sit-down strikes. In a telegram to Senate and Vice President Garner, they warn that armed insurrection defies law and threatens government authority as a White House conference on the strike wave is planned. Garner plans to address the Senate Monday after revealing the telegram.
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Italy
Spain
Congress
Washington
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Senate
Garner
Lowell
White House
Warm Springs
Bostonians
Grand Old Man of Montana Elkcom to Be Honored
Butte Elks honor Harry A. Gallwey at lodge initiation tonight with a 40 candidate class. Gallwey, born 1866 in Virginia City, came to Butte in 1894 from the Hot Water Country and became an institution among the Elkdom as a longtime leader and organizer.
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Sen
Allwey
S’ Lodge
Harry Gallwey
Gallwey
Butte
Marcus Daly
Montana
Elkcom
Butte Elks
Harry A. Gallwey
Mr. Gallwey
Montana Elkdom
Butterodge No. 240
Virginia City
Nev
Thousands Attend Good Friday Church Services
Thousands of Mining City residents attended worship commemorating Christ on Calvary. Churches closed from noon to 3 pm and schools paused for the day. Catholic services were somber. Protestant groups held joint services at Mountain View M E and United Congregational churches under the Silver Bow Ministerial Association. St Johns Episcopal heard Rev Thomas Ashworth on The Seven Last Words of Christ. Last night Stainers Crucifixion was performed at two venues.
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Montana School of Mines
Mountain View M. E. Church
United Congregational Church
Silver Bow Ministerial Association
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Thomas Ashworth
Christ
Stainer
Northwest best business volume since 1931 in Feb report
Minneapolis March 26. The Minneapolis Federal bank reports February business volume and cash farm income in the ninth district reached the highest level since 1931. Retail and wholesale trade across Montana Minnesota North and South Dakota and parts of Wisconsin and Michigan rose 13 percent. Farm prices rose with February income led by potatoes at a peak since 1930.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Federal Bank
Montana
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Hearings Begin On Western Reclamation Budget
A House appropriations sub committee will start hearings Monday on a 34.66 million dollar fiscal 1938 budget for western reclamation projects. Witness John C. Page of the Reclamation Bureau will testify. funds target Central Valleys and Grand Coulee dam amid opposition, with multiple state projects listed and amounts set.
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Washington
House Appropriations
James G. Shrugham
Nevada
John C. Page
Reclamation Bureau
Roosevelt
Central Valleys
California
Parks to Be Setting for Easter Rites
Easter services will be held in national parks and monuments nationwide with the National Park Service estimating millions will participate or hear broadcasts. Yosemite in California plans a sunrise service near 10 a.m. as sun rises behind Half Dome. in Grant Canyon Arizona the dawn service starts at 6 22 a.m.
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Washington
National Parks
National Park Service
Yosemite National Park
California
Half Dome
Yosemite Valley
Arizona
Grant Canyon
Another Amendment Proposal Added to Court Change Plan
Doris Hammond a TWA liner hostess who visited Butte two months ago with her sister Mrs Dorothy Hood died in a Pittsburgh area air crash. A trained nurse, she enjoyed flying and hoped to return to work after her leave. Her sister cared for Mrs Hood during her illness.
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Doris Hammond
TWA
Butte
Dorothy Hood
West
Granite Street
Miss Hammond
Pittsburgh
Sister Il
Mrs. Hood
Boy Injured in Auto Accident in Park Street Collision
Five year old Donald DeShazo of 24 North Gaylord Street remained at St James hospital with a brain concussion after a late yesterday crash in the 700 block of East Park Street. Chester Winchell of 109 South Main Street reported driving the car involved, according to police.
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Donald DeShazo
North Gaylord Street
St. James Hospital
T. J. B. Shanley
Chester Winchell
South Main Street
East Park Street
Walkerville Eyes Five Mile License Loophole in Rum Bill
Walkerville city attorney Joe Giacomo says a loophole may let the town license Meaderville and other resorts within five miles of the city. an ordinance for liquor licenses at 60 dollars for taverns and 50 for fraternal groups is planned for April 5 as he continues review of the five mile provision.
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Walkerville
Joe Giacoma
Meaderville
Butte
Montana
Giacomo
Houdini helper freed in jail-escape demonstration
In San Francisco on March 26 William Are, claiming to be Houdini's assistant, escaped a straightjacket and chains in court. Charged with staging an exhibition without a license, the defendant demonstrated before Judge Frank Dunn, who dismissed the case after Are freed in two minutes with aid from assistant Fred Dorsty.
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San Francisco
William Are
Harry Houdini
Are
Frank Dunn
Fred Dorsty
Connally Hio Program 10 Suit Roosevelt Debate
Opponent of F D R Bill would retire all justices at seventy five instead of seventy. Den Connally Hio program ten suit Roosevelt contrasted with the plan as part of the political discourse.
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Roosevelt
F. D. R. Bill
Connally Proposes Nine Justice Supreme Court Plan
Senator Connally of Texas unveiled a constitutional amendment idea tying to the Roosevelt court plan. He would fix the court at nine justices with voluntary retirement at 70 and compulsory at 75, removing five current members on ratification. He stressed the proposal should be put to the people, not just Congress, as a counter to the White House plan.
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Washington
Connally
Texas
Supreme Court
Congress
White House
Montana tax bill ruled invalid over constitutional wording
Hel ena March 26 Discovery that incorrect language invalidated a chain store tax bill passed by the legislature prompted bitter denunciations by two assembly leaders. The Montana board of equalization said the enacting clause read Be it enrolled by the Legislative Assembly of Montana instead of Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana.
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Helena
Assembly
State Board of Equalization
Roy E. Ayers
Montana
Legislative Assembly of
State of
E. A. Dye
John J. Greene
Sam D. Goza
John A. Matthews
Montana Weekend Forecast Sees Little Temperature Change
Montana items predict generally fair weather for Saturday and Sunday with little change in temperature. Sparse cloud cover and light winds expected across the state as high pressure remains in place.
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Montana
15 Year Old Muriel Murphy Testifies in Falls Murder Case
In Great Falls Montana Muriel Murphy 15 and William Newman 18 testified that Gust Anderson 61 made improper advances and refused to release Muriel leading to Anderson's death on December 17 Newman said Anderson offered cash in a beer parlor and the pair planned to take money from him outside and return to the resort.
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Great Falls
Muriel Murphy
William Newman
Gust Anderson
Newman
Anderson
Muriel
Mussolini Plans Quick Dispatch of Italian Troops to Spain
Italian Premier Mussolini reportedly concentrated new divisions ready to sail for Spain if Franco falters. Diplomats say Il Duce weighs the Franco uprising and Britain and France stance before acting to avoid triggering a broader European war. Continued on page 2.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Spain
Francisco Franco
Il Duce
Britain
Mussolini
Franco
Great Britain
France
Differences In Strike Parley Smoothed Over
In Lansing Michigan John L Lewis and Walter P Chrysler eased their rift in a conference at Governor Murphy's office. Capital and labor set a 10 am meeting for another try to settle the Chrysler strike. The talks had been in progress over 12 hours with Gov Murphy pushing compromises. The strike has halted 60,000 workers and tied up $50 million in Chrysler property.
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Lansing
Mich
John L. Lewis
Walter P. Chrysler
Frank Murphy
Capital and Labor
Chrysler
United Automobile Workers
Murphy
Crippled Kid Campaign Workers to Double Efforts
Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children plans to boost Drive efforts with two days left. Volunteers are asked to report at the Montana Power Co. headquarters today, with Tag Day continuing to raise at least 250 dollars. Co chairs Ben Hardin and Mrs. Guy Sheridan report total donations at 3,978 dollars since Monday.
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Butte
Cochairmen
Ben Hardin
Guy Sheridan
Montana Power Company
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