New Plan Emerges as Wheat Certificates Proposed in Senate
Senator Wheeler introduces a new wheat plan to back farmers with income certificates while keeping payments from private sources. The plan aims to raise processor and miller prices without drawing funds from the Treasury, and would limit payments to each farmer’s allotted share amid potential production growth.
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Senate
Barkley
D.-Ky
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Montana
National Farmers’ Union
Western Farm Groups
M. W. Thatcher
Wallace
Congress
Federal Treasury
Relations Improved by Chamberlain Pledge to Moscow
In the British house of commons Neville Chamberlain outlined security plans to Moscow stating Britain would seek military aid in eastern Europe only after British French forces have deployed in a future war. Moscow observers noted Britain and France reassured Poland and Romania, tempering Russia’s drive for a western alliance with Poland’s buffer role weakening Russia’s urgency.
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Associated Press
Russia
Europe
House of Commons
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Moscow
Chamberlain
Soviet Union
Poland
Romania
Germany
Referendum on grain quotas deemed unnecessary
Washington officials forecast a 543,928,000 bushel winter wheat crop and say a grower referendum on next season's marketing quotas will be unnecessary. The crop reporting board announced the estimate and Secretary Wallace must decide within five days if a referendum is required under the 1938 act.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Wallace
Soviet appoints Constantine Oumansky new ambassador to U S
Moscow May 10 Tass announces Constantine Oumansky will replace Alexander Troyanovsky as Soviet ambassador in Washington. Oumansky has served as charge d affaires at Washington and was a likely successor after long vacancy since Ambassador Davies left for Belgium. Laurence Stein noted in continuation.
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Moscow
Alexander Troyanovsky
Washington
Tass
Constantine Oumansky
Oumansky
United States
Joseph E. Davies
Belgium
Laurence A. Stein
Billings Sheriff Identifies Body Found Near Billings
Yellowstone county sheriff officers tentatively identified the man found with a bullet wound near Billings as Paul L. Hanson about 28 from Waukegan. Sheriff Dan Stephenson said the ID followed discovery of a hotel room used by the well dressed, 250 pound stranger.
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Billings
Yellowstone County
Paul L. Hanson
Waukegan
Dan Stephenson
Montana to Represent State in Miss America Contest
For the first time Montana will be represented in the Miss America contest in Atlantic City next September. The Miss Montana winner will be honored during Montana's 50th year celebration and receive a chaperoned trip to the World's fairs and a Panama Canal trip. Elimination contests will occur in five Montana districts with four winners per district. The finalists will convene in Butte for a July 5 final during the anniversary celebration.
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Montana
Atlantic City
Butte
Ing
Panama Canal
Governor appeals for aid against Montana grasshopper outbreak
Governor Roy E. Ayers asked the federal Department of Agriculture for funds to combat an acute eastern Montana grasshopper infestation. Entomologist Harlow B. Mills said hoppers are hatching rapidly, threatening vast areas of eastern Montana wheat lands across 13 counties.
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Helena
Roy E. Ayers
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Or Range
Harlow B. Mills
Ayers
Bureau of Entomology
Coal Tieup Unsettled at Deadline
A spokesman for bituminous operators said the United Mine Workers rejected their last proposal to reopen soft coal mines in 26 states. R L Ireland noted operators urged immediate resumption of work halted when the old contract expired March 31, affecting about a half million miners.
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New York
United Mine Workers
R. L. Ireland
Move Made to Cinch Victory for F C B Reorganization Plan
Senator Byrnes moved to accelerate Roosevelt's second government reorganization plan by having the Senate reorganization committee approve it and by seeking clearance to proceed with a resolution that would inform the administration it may implement the program. He also planned a second measure to make the plan effective after 30 days instead of 60.
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Washington
Byrnes
D.-S.c
Roosevelt
Senate Reorganization Committee
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Montana Weather Forecast Warm Thursday and West Showers Likely
The forecast calls for generally fair and warmer conditions in Montana on Thursday with Friday partly cloudy. Showers are possible in the western portion, bringing a chance of wet weather there.
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Montana
West
Rotary Convention to Hear Former Congressman Stout
Montana Rotary delegates will hear Tom Stout of Lewistown speak on Montana past present and future at the Park theater Tuesday morning. Stout chaired the state senate then served in Congress, now edits the Lewistown Democrat News. He may outline plans for greater state development as part of a slate of talks at the conference opening Sunday in Butte.
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Montana
Tom Stout
Lewistown
Conference of Montana Rotary Clubs
Stout
Park Theater
Missouri
Montana State Senate
Congress
Democrat-News
Montana Rotarians
Rotarians
Edward F. McFaddin
Hope, Ark
Rotary International
Rotary
Butte High School
House of Friendship
Finlen Hotel
The
Park
German Warplane Crashes Deep in French Territory
A German warplane crashed deep inside France near the tri border of France Germany and Switzerland. The two occupants were ejected on impact as authorities reported the incident occurred tonight with the plane burning in the French countryside.
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Bpesancon
France
Germany
Switzerland
Mayor Ousted on Gambling Conspiracy Angles to Coin Toss
Bremerton city commission ousted Mayor Jesse A. Knabb on conspiracy to promote a Chinese gambling house. Homer R. Jones won the subsequent coin toss to become mayor while Ed Todd was the other option. Knabb faces a year in jail and a 1000 dollar fine.
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Bremerton
Wash
UPI
City Commission
Homer R. Jones
Jesse A. Knabb
Knabb
Jones
Ed Todd
Sheriff to Lead 300 Man Posse In Lyden Search
A large 300 man posse including Civilian Conservation Corps camps Boy Scout troops Mines students and volunteers will comb the rugged country north and west of the Montana School of Mines in a hunt for missing 21 year old student Charles J Lyden. Sheriff Al Mc Leod and Undersheriff George McKenzie announced the plan two days before field deployment.
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Charles J. Lyden
Montana School of Mines
al McLeod
George McKenzie
School of Mines
Civilian Conservation Corps
Whitehall
Philipsburg
Butte
McLeod
Silver Bow County
Joseph Lyden
Joplin
Spokane
Associated Press
Frank LeSage
Lyden
Missoula
McKenzie
Harlowton
Unusually Heavy Bloom In Western Montana Orchards
Western Montana apple orchards west of the continental divide report an unusually heavy bloom with favorable pollination conditions. Garden truck is doing well and livestock are in good condition as cattle and sheep move to summer ranges. Rainfall is below last year in some areas, while the eastern half has seen excess.
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Helena
Montana
Continenta Divide
Federal Weather and Agricultural Economics
Cyclone and quake devastate Cordoba region in Argentina
A powerful cyclone battered Cordoba causing major damage and blackouts while a nearby quake rattled Sampacho. No casualty figures were available, as trees toppled and lines were ruined. Sampacho residents fled to the streets and public plaza for shelter overnight.
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Cordoba
Argentina
U.P
Sampacho
Corboda
Art Museum Dedication Highlights Free Artistic Expression
President Roosevelt in a White House radio address during the dedication of New York City's Museum of Modern Art criticizes suppression of individuality. He praises democracy through arts and notes WPA arts and decoration work, with Edsel Ford, Mayor LaGuardia and Robert Hutchins among attendees. The $2 million Blue Tile and Grass museum stands on West 53rd Street.
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White House
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
WPA Arts Project
Treasury
West 53Rd Street
Mr. Roosevelt
Edsel Ford
LaGuardia
Robert Hutchins
University of Chicago
Paul Vornes McNutt Receives Grand Sendoff in Manila
In Manila on Thursday March 11 Paul Vornes McNutt the American high commissioner to the Philippines commonwealth left on a voyage seen as likely to trigger his resignation as commissioner and his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1940. A large ovation greeted the departing official.
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Manila
P. I
U.P
Philippine Islands
Paul Vornes McNutt
Philippines
Commonwealth
Butte Prepares for Mother’s Day Observance
Butte retailers showcase gifts in honor of Mother's Day with carnations color coded for living and deceased mothers. Florists decorate shops and central stores feature items for the holiday while mail volume rises at the Butte post office and prompts talk of special delivery and air mail.
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Butte
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