Congress Adopts Last-Minute Move Against CCC Relief
House adjourns amid a revolt as Republicans and dissident Democrats seek to shift relief control to states. A subcommittee cuts WPA relief from 1.5 to 1.0 billion dollars, despite warnings that 2 million people would face hardship.
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Washington
U.P
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Robert L. Bacon
New York
William H. King
Utah
House Appropriations
House
Patrick Boland
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Civilian Conservation Corps
Mr. Roosevelt
George VI Crowned King in Westminster Abbey Pageant
London reports the coronation of King George VI with ancient rites at Westminster Abbey. Anointing, royal procession, and a vast display in streets honor the new monarch while dignitaries from around the empire attend amid pomp and pageantry.
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Westminster Abbey
Empire
Webb Miller
London
U.P
George VI
God Save King George
Big Ben
Albert
Frederick Arthur George
Windsor
Great Britain
Ireland
India
St. Edward's
Buckingham Palace
Abbey
Elizabeth
Europe
Montana wheat losses hit 35 percent in 1937 outlook
Helena May 11 The Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports 35 percent of Montana winter wheat acres abandoned due to winter-killing and drought. Indicated 1937 winter wheat production stands at 6,908,000 bushels with 68 percent of normal conditions. Rye and hay conditions also cited, with continued drought effects noted.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Bond Issued for $120000 to Equip New Butte High
Butte School District No. 1 trustees approved a $120000 bond issue to equip the new high school building. With an $800000 construction fund depleted the board set June 14 for sale of the bond issue and also reappointed Douglas Gold as city superintendent of schools. The meeting included purchasing $51031.33 in equipment for the school through the PWA.
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Butte High School
Board of Trustees of
Douglas Gold
PWA
Seaplane Plunge Off Col�n Leaves One Missing
A navy seaplane with six men aboard crashed in the Caribbean about 135 miles from Col�n Panama. Lieut Joseph William Campbell of Pittsburgh a dental corps officer was reported missing after the other five crew members were rescued by a second plane. Separately Samuel Shiner long time Butte furniture businessman died at 63 after two months illness. Funeral set for Thursday at the Masonic temple with Elks rites and burial at Bnai Israel cemetery. Shiner immigrated from Russia and built a vast local business network and generous civic support.
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Colon
Panama
Caribbean
Joseph William Campbell
Pittsburgh
Dental Corps
Samuel Shiner
Twin Cities
Spokane
Butte
South Excelsior Street
Masonic Temple
Butterodge No
A. F
A. M
B'nai Israel
Joseph Gitin
Richards’ Undertaking
Shiner
National Emergency Chief to Speak at Gonzaga Graduation
Frank C. Walker, chairman of the National Emergency council in the first Roosevelt administration, will speak at Gonzaga University on May 28 and receive an honorary doctor of laws. He will travel with Mrs. Walker via the Northern Pacific North Coast Limited, arriving in Butte May 26, joined by relatives and friends for the Spokane trip.
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Butte
Frank C. Walker
National Emergency Council
Roosevelt
Gonzaga University
Walker
Senate split as Roosevelt court plan faces tie vote
Senator Henrik Shipstead joined opposition to President Roosevelt’s Supreme Court plan. With the Berry vacancy filling the Senate at 48 to 48, Vice President Garner could break a tie if the bill fails to pass. Burke warned two justices might retire if the plan is withdrawn.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Henrik Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Senate
John N. Garner
Shipstead
George L. Berry
Tennessee
Garner
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Montana P T A Officials Open State Convention In Butte
Mrs. William Beers state P T A president and Mrs. John E Hayes first vice president of the national organization head delegates arriving for the fifth biennial Montana convention opening in Butte with about 200 delegates. Registration at Finlen hotel and first sessions follow morning meetings and welcoming remarks by local leaders.
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William Beers
Billings
Parent - Teacher Association
John E. Hayes
Twin Falls
Ida
National Organization
Association
Beers
Butte
Hayes
Richmond
Finlen
Board of State Managers
H. G. Johnson
P. L. Carpenter
United Congregational Church
Rebels Close In On Bilbao From Six Miles Away
General Emilio Mola announced that central columns reached the Bizcargi range and were under six miles from Bilbao. Insurgents report a Basque battalion annihilated west of Guernica as air raids strike the besieged city.
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Vitoria
Spain
Emile Mola
Bilbao
Bizargi
Bizcargi
Guernica
Emilio Mola
Dublin Rioters Clash Over King George VI Coronation
Rioting and pistol fire erupted as Irish Republican forces protested tomorrow's coronation. Free State police charged the crowd with batons, injuring demonstrators. Vendors sold coronation items amid clashes and scattered confrontations across central Dublin.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Old Irish Republican Army
George VI
Ireland
Free State
Patrick Routledge
Man Arrested After Hold Up at White's Funeral Home
Night Chief Jack Duggan and Officer Ed Huhtanen arrested a man who gave the name Robert Button after a midnight holdup at White's funeral home. Sam White Jr was robbed of $1.70 at gunpoint and tied in a back room before authorities detained the suspect.
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Jack Duggan
Ed Huhtanen
Robert Button
White
Nome
Sam White Jr
Montana Weather Outlook Sees Fair Days Ahead
A Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with little change in temperatures. No significant precipitation is expected as high pressure controls the region. Winds remain light to moderate across central and eastern areas.
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Montana
Royal Fight in Progress over Windsor Warfield Wedding
London disputes over royal attendance at the marriage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield centered on official representation. The government barred royal participation, while some royals pressed for involvement, leaving the issue deadlocked as the couple prepared to wed likely in France.
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London
George VI
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Chateau de Conde
France
United Press
Mrs. Warfield
Mrs. Simpson
Royal Family
Windsor marks Coronation Eve with Wallis engagement ring
The Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wallis Warfield stroll at Chateau de Cande as he places an emerald ring on her finger. They plan a June wedding and will listen to the London coronation broadcast from the chateau with guests, while avoiding public statements.
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Mrs. Warfield
Edward
George VI
Herman L. Rogers
Chateau
Hunting Lodge
Chateau de Cande
James Uncles Named Head Of Salvation Army Drive
James W. Uncles, prominent Butte businessman and civic worker, has been chosen as chair of a Salvation Army drive opening next Monday. Funds support welfare programs for those unable to care for themselves. Captain C. L. Day announced the drive as the Army’s sole fundraising effort this year.
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James Uncles
Salvation Army
James W. Uncles
Butte
Salvation Army of
C. L. Day
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CCC
COC
Queen Elizabeth
King George VI
Sam Shiner
Mr. Shiner
America
New York City
Thrift and Industry
Gonzaga
Charles A. Houswirth
England
New King
Wallis
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