British Warning To Sudeten Leader Shapes London Visit
Sir Robert Vansittart warned Konrad Henlein to ease Sudeten demands to avoid a war drawing in Britain and France. Henlein dined with Vansittart and met Churchill as London pressed Prague on autonomy talks. Henlein said he would resist German moves and seek autonomy through peaceful means if possible.
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London
U.R
Robert Vansittart
Konrad Henlein
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
France
Britain
Henlein
Hitler
Vansittart
Winston Churchill
Austria
Prague
Fuehrer
Bohemia
Rare Surgery Aims To Save Boy From Idiocy
In a rare operation at Children's Hospital Washington on a two year old with microcephaly Dr H H Schoenfeld split the skull halves and wedged them apart to let the brain grow to normal size. The procedure was described as one of the rarest in medical history and could prevent lifelong disability. Continued on Page 2 Col 7.
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Washington
Children’s Hospital
H. H. Schoenfeld
Earth Casts Shadow Over Moon's Face
The article describes a total lunar eclipse visible from Butte at night into the early morning, noting four 1938 eclipses in the year and mentioning Einstein's theory. It places the event at about 11 PM to 4:30 AM and comments on local observations and curiosity.
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Mother Earth
Mile High Butte
Butte
Foreign Aid Charged in Brazil Coup
President Getulio Vargas said fascist integralists who attacked the presidential palace had foreign help. Foreign Minister Aranha returned with a police dossier on Nazi activity in Rio Grande do Sul. Industrialist Paul Leite and mint director Manuelo Bernadi were arrested amid the unrest.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Oswald Aranha
Rio Grande Do Sul
Paul Leite
Manuelo Bernadi
Vargas
Great Falls Debaters Win State Title At Missoula
Great Falls high school debaters defeated Flathead county high in the Montana Debate league finals to gain the permanent debate cup, their third straight title. Randall Rouchelle of Flathead county praised as best debater. team members include Helen Beth Severance and George Arthur.
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Great Falls
Missoula
Flathead County High
Montana
Randall Rouchelle
Flathead County
Sidney
Butte Public
Helen Beth Severance
George Arthur
Navy expansion bill sent to White House for signature
The Senate approved a billion dollar navy expansion bill to build 46 new fighting ships 26 auxiliaries and 950 planes with funds pending. Admiral Leahy urged an immediate about 12 million to start two cruisers auxiliaries and some planes while three 45000 ton battleships await funding. The program spans roughly ten years and seeks a 20 percent increase.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
William D. Leahy
Navy
Leahy
Hungarian strongman forms new government to curb Nazi rise
Bela Imredi, described as a strong man, forms a new government in Budapest and unveils a program to restore order. He plans two measures to curb extremist agitation and sets a five point social and economic plan for immediate action. Foreign policy will stay the same. Belgium crisis follows with ex foreign minister Spaak seeking further steps.
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Budapest
Bela Imredi
Hungary
Koloman Daranyi
Confessed Murderer’s Wife Granted Bail in Ayegate
Mrs. Gertrude Simpson wife of Lee Simpson 50 year old confessed triple slayer was released on bond 5000 after arraignment on a first degree murder charge District Judge W L Ford set the bond Simpson remains at the state penitentiary Deer Lodge where physicians amputated his right arm at the elbow due to blood poisoning following a suicide attempt with a broken glass reports state officials
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Ayegate
Gertrude Simpson
Lee Simpson
W. L. Ford
Simpson
Deer Lodge
Arthur Durford
Gerald
Robert McDonald
Penitentiary
Butte Edges Missoula In Final Relay For Track Title
Butte high from behind in the last event outpaced Missoula to clinch the Class A track title at the interscholastic meet in Missoula. Phil Yovetich and J Gill paced a late surge as Butte won the final race, with Missoula leading until the closing hurdles. Roy Gustafson set a javelin mark at 197 feet 5 inches and Eddie Burke sped a 50.5 second 440 to highlight the meet.
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Butte
Missoula
Phil Yovetich
J. Gill
Butte High
Missoula High
Whetstone
Roy Gustafson
Corvallis
E. Campbell
Eddie Burke
Laurel
Montana Weekend Weather Forecast
A Montana forecast predicts fair skies Saturday and Sunday with warmer temperatures east of the Divide on Saturday.
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Montana
the Divide
Women Knit While Court Holds Silence Over Witnesses
A group of twelve to fourteen Butte women of varying ages knit in the corridor outside a courtroom as witnesses are kept from the trial. They wait through long sessions from morning until afternoon while court proceedings continue, their knitting clicking in rhythm with the ongoing testimony.
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Butte
Madame LaFarge
Two Cities
Mexico Recalls Envoy to London
Mexico severs diplomatic relations with Great Britain over hostile actions tied to expropriation of British owned oil properties. Prime Minister Primo Villa Michel and legation staff are recalled, while Britain prepares to withdraw its minister Owen St Clair O Malley. US State Department received the news with surprise and offered no mediation.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Great Britain
London
Primo Villa Michel
Legation
Britain
Lazaro Cardenas
Owen St. Clair O'Malley
O'Malley
Foreign Office
Aguila
Royal Dutch Shell) Oil Company
Washington
State Department
United States
NLAG Rises for Supreme Court Test Over Republic Steel Case
The National Labor Relations Board seeks Supreme Court review after Philadelphia appeals court refused to reopen the Republic Steel case and barred further steps until the certified record is filed. Solicitor General Jackson and LABOR Board counsel petitioned for a writ of mandamus, with a decision possible in weeks.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Republic Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Philadelphia Tribunal
Robert H. Jackson
Charles Fahy
Labor Board
Republic
Little Steel
Japan encircles Chinese forces along Lunghai front
Japanese columns close a ring around about 400,000 Chinese troops on the Lunghai front as they near the rail line from north and south. Chinese losses mount while Japan declares a trap around Suzhou and the Tientsin Pukow railway junction on the Sunghai.
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Shanghai
Japan
Lunghai
China
Sunghai
Suchow
Tientsin-Pukow
Two Boys Born Friday in Butte Families
Friday the 13th brought a double birth at St. James hospital. Newborn sons arrived to Mr and Mrs L R Knight of 10 B Street Walkerville and Mr and Mrs J F McCarton of 602 Caledonia Street.
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Butte
St. James Hospital
L. R. Knight
B” Street
Walkerville
J. F. McCarton
Caledonia Street
Two Year Old Drowns in Kalispell Cesspool
Heather Milne, 2. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Milne, drowned when the rotted cesspool cover broke under her weight after the screen door was placed over the opening. The accident occurred at the Milne home in Kalispell.
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Kalispell
Heather
Allen Milne
Milne
Anglo French leadership hit as League vote rejects Spain aid
In Geneva on May 13 the League of Nations council rejected a Spanish non intervention resolution. Only Poland and Romania joined Britain and France in voting yes. nine abstained including Belgium. China seeks sympathy and possible arms credits, while a council public record refused material aid.
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League of Nations
China
Spain
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
League Council
France
Britain
Poland
Romania
Soviet
Russia
Council
Belgium
Japan
Four Die in Colombia Riots In Three Cities
Four persons were killed and 50 wounded in disorders in three Colombian cities, belated advices said tonight, as protests erupted across Bogota and surrounding areas.
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Colombia
Bogota
Montana selects five to represent state at Scandinavian Fraternity celebration
Gov Ayers names a five member Montana committee to represent the state at the tercentenary of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America. Members include John Lindquist Butte J Oscar Johnson Great Falls FE Lindstrom Helena L B E Jones Butte and Fred S Sanden Helena. The event runs in Delaware Pennsylvania and New Jersey in June and July.
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Roy E. Ayers
Montana
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
John Lindquist
Butte
J. Oscar Johnson
Great Falls
FE. H. Lindstrom
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