Senate approves ever normal granary bill in housing revision
The Senate passed the administration’s ever normal granary bill authorizing government insurance of the 1938 wheat yield as part of a broader plan to cushion future crop disasters. The measure advances to the House where leaders expect quick enactment. President Roosevelt outlined a three point farm tenancy program at a press conference, while two Democratic senators objected to the crop insurance proposal.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
White House
House
Francis T. Maloney
Connecticut
William H. King
Utah
Maloney
King
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Tacoma Federal Agents Aid in Kidnapping Case Suspect
Tacoma federal officers travel to Taos New Mexico to assist in identifying a suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Charles Mattson. Federal Agent Alex Street says the arrest seems lucky and timing critical while Deputy Sheriff Mike Allen backs the manhunt.
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Tacomcari
N. M
U.P
Alex Street
Department of Justice
Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Mike Allen
Bids Called On Equipment For New Butte High School
The Butte school district calls for bids on about 150000 dollars of equipment and furnishings for the new high school building. Bids due before 8 PM April 29 with five percent certified checks. Includes seats lockers desks cabinets and shop gym and kitchen equipment with alternates considered. Architect J Van Teylingen from Great Falls consulted on specifications. An extra work order covers wiring for a motion picture booth and a new entry door addition cost 109.54.
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Butte High School
Board of Trustees of
J. van Teylingen
Great Falls
Dog Poisoner Strikes Near Arizona and Utah Streets
Police report a dog poisoner using chicken and noodles laced with strychnine in the vicinity of the 1900 and 2000 blocks on Arizona and Utah streets. About 30 dogs were poisoned in two weeks, mostly via poisoned candy, prompting warnings to parents to guard children from sweet treats.
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Arizona
Utah
Test of Strength on Court Proposal in Committee
Senate judiciary members clash over Roosevelt court reorganization to end hearings by mid April. Opponents demand three to four more weeks to present witnesses as Griswold and Miller oppose the measure and Stevens resigns from the tariff commission to back the proposal.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
Burke
Nebraska
State Jobless Law Approved by Federal Bureau
Montana’s unemployment compensation law, enacted by the legislature, won federal approval from the Social Security board. A three member commission will run the program, with the governor naming members within 60 days. Employers pay state and federal taxes. workers receive up to 16 weeks of benefits.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Social Security Board
Frank Bane
Roy E. Ayers
Ayers
Roosevelt Says State Wage Laws Inadequate For National Policy
President Roosevelt stated at a March press conference that state minimum wage laws are not enough and federal action is not yet on the table. He declined to comment on the Supreme Court decision upholding Washington state rules and urged cautious federal legislation, opposing large immediate farm tenancy relief outlays.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Pepc
Congress
NRA
House Agriculture Committee
Paul Erler 15 Named U S Deputy Marshal Succeeding Batchoff
Paul Erler of Butte Montana has been named United States deputy marshal to replace D A Batchoff. He will be sworn in in Great Falls by Marshal Sid Willis and begin duty in a district court session in Butte with Judge Charles N Pray presiding. Erler, a longtime labor activist, was recommended by Senator Burton Wheeler and recently returned from Washington DC where he represented Montana at a labor convention.
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Paul Erler
South Jackson
Butte
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council
United States
D. A. Batchoff
Erler
Great Falls
Sid Willis
United States District Court
Electric City
Charles N. Pray
Printing Pressmen’s Union
Printing Crafts Union
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Washington, D. C
Montana Weather Outlook This Week
Montana forecast shows occasional rain or snow Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change.
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Montana
Civic Leaders Plan Parley in Helena Monday
Civic leaders from across Montana plan a large conference in Helena next Monday to shape a state wide program for development and advertising. The event at the Placer hotel begins at 10 am with Montanans Inc and the Montana Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries as organizers.
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Helena
U.P
Montanans, Inc
Montana Association of Commercial Organization
Montana
L. A. Campbell
Campbell
Placer Hotel
C. R. McClare
Great Falls
J. H. Bohling
Miles City
Roy E. Ayers
Norman Winestein
Helena Chamber of Commerce
Polson Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
St. Louis
Sheriff on Shopping Tour Nabs Burglary Suspect After Gun Fire
In Billings Musselshell County Sheriff Jess R. Burns encountered burglary suspect Paul Rudiman, 17, during a midday shopping trip with his wife. Burns fired five shots in pursuit through a mid town alley, recaptured the youth several blocks away, causing chaos as bystanders fled. A bullet hit a car owned by James Steele but driver Edith Hartley remained unharmed.
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Billings
Jess R. Burns
Musselshell County
Paul Rudiman
Eli
Rudiman
Burns
James Steele
Edith Hartley
Chrysler and Lewis Near Breakthrough as Strike Talks Resume
Walter P. Chrysler will return Friday to Gov. Frank Murphy's office to press for a final settlement with John L. Lewis on the 22 day Chrysler strike that idled 60,000 workers. Murphy announced a Friday session after talks adjourned with progress on reopening plants and wage negotiations for UAW.
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Lansing
Mich
U.P
Walter P. Chrysler
New York
Frank Murphy
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Murphy
Chrysler
Lewis
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Canadian Governor General Arrives for White House Visit
Lord Tweedsmuir and Lady Tweedsmuir arrived in Washington for a White House visit. They were welcomed at Union Station by Secretary Hull and other officials, then hosted to an informal tea and dinner with President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Washington
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Lady Tweedsmuir
White House
Union Station
Hull
State
War
Navy Departments
Lord
Roosevelt
School election notices issued to guide voters and judges
Officials issued notices to 32 election districts ahead of Saturdays April 3 school election. Judges to appear today for oath and instructions from Margaret Leary and Fred Root. Bond question of 150000 for stadium near Butte high school discussed. absentee ballots not allowed. Property owners on tax rolls by July 1, 1936 may vote. others not eligible until next year.
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Margaret A. Leary
Fred I. Root
Board of Trustees
Butte High School
Addis McGrath
Miss Leary
Franco Rebels Suppressed as Insurgents Hit in Spain
Government forces rout insurgent drive toward Ciudad Real mines capturing Alcaraceros and Villanueva Del Duque. Reports say mutinies across both sides in civil war with executions abroad and mass actions along the Straits of Gibraltar.
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Associated Press
Ciudad Real
Alcaraceros
Villanueva del Duque
Cordoba
Madrid
Algeciras
Tarifa
Straits of Gibraltar
Spanish Morocco
Collleagues
Franco
Emperor dissolves Japanese Diet and calls general election
Tokyo March 31 Emperor Hirohito issued a decree dissolving the house of representatives and mandating a general election within 30 days. The premier General Senjuro Hayashi acted under pressure from war and navy ministers Gen Sugiyama and Admiral Yonai. The stormy three month Diet session adjourned as the government seeks to take its issues to the country.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
House of Representatives
Senjuro Hayashi
War
Navy
Gen Sugiyama
Mistumasa Yonai
Retraction Made Of Libel On Ex Gov Holt
John W. Nelson former editor of the Montana Review issues a complete retraction regarding statements about former Governor Elmer Holt and the Commercial National Bank of Miles City. He says he was mistaken and Holt had nothing to do with the bank's management.
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Holt
Helena
Elmer Holt
Commercial National Bank of
Miles City
John W. Nelson
Montana Review
Nelson
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Griswold
Raymond B. Stevens
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