Levee Emergency At Mounds Landing Threatens 1000 Feet Of Wall
Mississippi valley flood waters drive toward Mounds Landing Mississippi with a thousand feet of levee at risk of collapse and 250 workers needing aid. Officials urge immediate authority to use 300 convicts for levee repair as the flood crest nears St Louis and Chester with heavy waters receding in nearby areas.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
U.R
Mississippi Valley
Mounds Landing
Miss
Washington
Hoover
J. S. Allen
Lower Mississippi Levee
Theo G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Leveemen
St. Louis
Chester
Ill
Arkansas
Itley
Russelville
Ark
Supreme Court ruling boosts railroad valuations in O'Fallon decision
The United States Supreme Court sides with railroads in the O Fall on case. The ruling increases railroad property value by 10 to 15 billion dollars, with Justice Stone suggesting up to 40 billion in total value. Railroads may dodge excess profits taxes and seek higher rates to cover new valuations, though rate changes await ICC revaluation over years.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
O’fallon
United States Supreme Court
Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Justice Stone
China Faces Threat of Civil War as Nationalists Move North
Large nationalist armies shift northward to confront potential civil war after divisions widen between Chiang Kai-shek's government and Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang. Estimates cite 120000 troops along Pukow Ten Tian rail link and 130000 moving from Hankow toward Henan, with 200000 Feng troops defending Henan and Yangtze approaches.
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Nanking
China
Canton
Diang Kai-Shek
Feng Yu- Ksiang
Pukow--Tientsein
Marshal Feng
Honan Province
Hankow
Peking
Henan
Yangtze River
Han River
Feng
Lunghi
Yellow River
Shensi
Chengchow
Kansu
Aerial Bomb Signal Over New York City
An army bombing plane over New York City dropped three parachute flares near Governor's Island to simulate an air raid on the east coast port. The aircraft flew low over the Battery as heavy clouds masked the attack, signaling the army's aerial operation from Wright Field, Ohio.
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New York
Governor's Island
Wrightfield
Dayton
Manhattan
Paris Reparations Talks Narrowly Hinge on German Reservations
After a long session Allied reparations experts reached a compromise plan for payments and sent a revised report to Owen Young. The plan keeps the Young framework with 37 and 21 year schedules but faces German reservations. Dr Hjalmar Schacht's acceptance will determine if a final accord is signed.
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Paris
Owen D. Young
Hjalmar Schacht
Dr. Schacht
Classified Ads Now for the Good Used Car You Must Want
The Montana Standard highlights a widespread car classified section urging buyers to act fast as thousands read the ads. It promises good used cars at appealing prices with strong demand noted among readers.
Poppy Day Plans Set by Silver Bow Legion Auxiliary
Final plans for the annual Poppy Day sale by Silver Bow Unit No. 1 American Legion auxiliary are announced under Mrs. E. K. Miller. More than 3,000 paper flowers, made by disabled veterans, will be sold to the Butte public with a minimum 10 cent donation. Headquarters are at the Legion hall. Over 100 members will work, with help from other groups. Proceeds aid veterans and child welfare work.
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Silver Bow Unit No. 1
American Legion Auxiliary
E. K. Miller
Butte
The
Legion Hall
Engineer council warns against Mississippi flood plan
The American Engineering Council flood control committee advised that adopting a permanent plan for Mississippi flood control now would be a grave mistake. The group objected to Major General Edgar Jadwin, chief of Army Engineers, pursuing construction as outlined in his plan.
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New York
Mississippi
American Engineering Council
Engineering Council
Edgar Jadwin
Army Engineers
House Floor Leader Signals Possible No June Recess
Republican Floor Leader Tilson said the House will not recess by June 1 due to new legislative developments and may stay in session to push the joint reapportionment and census bill while the Senate Finance Committee works on tariffs. Some members hope for a recess early summer, though Tilson voiced a cautious view.
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Washington
Tilson
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Montana to be dominant wheat state says railroad expert
P. J. Coleman of Minneapolis predicts Montana wheat output will rise to 85 to 90 million bushels this year. He says Montana will surpass Minnesota and North Dakota as the nation’s top wheat producer, with Winnipeg district in Canada as the next rival. The Northwest Shippers Regional Advisory board will convene in Billings June 11-12.
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P. J. Coleman
Northwest Regional Advisory Board
Billings
State
Minneapolis
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Butte
Northwestern Railways
Coleman
Northwest Shippers’ Regional Advisory Board
Montana
American Union
Winnipeg
Minnesota
North Dakota
Canada
Transatlantic flight delays from Atlantic storm
Storms south of Newfoundland delay two crews awaiting trans Atlantic hops to Paris and Rome. Weather official Dr. James Kimball warns the start may be postponed into the week. At Old Orchard, Me a race between Green Flash and Bernard 191 may begin from the beach as plans shift.
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New York
Newfoundland
James Kimball
New York Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Paris
Rome
Old Orchard
Lewis A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
Amena Iotti, Jr
Roosevelt Field
Railroads Allowed to Cut Export Wheat Rates in Emergency
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted eastern and western trunk line railroads authority to lower freight charges on export wheat and wheat flour as an emergency farm relief measure. The reduced rates take effect on one day's notice and run until September 30, to help move surplus before the new crop enters markets.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aerial Ambulance Brings Trainer From Isolated Idaho Basin
An aerial ambulance flew from the Chamberlain basin in Idaho to Spokane carrying W. A. Stonebraker a noted dog trainer for medical treatment of an internal disorder. Pilot Ralph Daniels navigated impassable trails making the two hour flight. Stonebraker lives in one of North Idaho's most inaccessible spots where pack mules take six days to traverse rugged terrain.
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Spokane
Chamberlain Basin
Idaho
W. A. Stonebraker
Ralph Daniels
Stonebraker
Mrs. Rosenwald Gravely Ill in Chicago
Mrs Julius Rosenwald, wife of the wealthy Chicago philanthropist, is gravely ill tonight. Attending physicians reported her condition as serious and her family has been summoned to her bedside. Dr Maurice L Goodkind declined to discuss the illness.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Eee
Maurice L. Goodkind
Beauty contests banned in Italy by interior ministry order
Rome May 21 beauty contests forbidden throughout Italy as grave inconveniences to the moral order by orders sent tonight by the minister of the interior to all provincial prefects.
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Rome
Italy
Scout Campaign Under Way In Butte District Fund Drive
The Boy Scout drive in Butte district aims to raise 9500 with about 50 business and professional volunteers passing the hat. The program extends meetings through summer with an expanded outdoor activities plan for youths, a change from prior years when summer disbands were common.
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Butte
Bozeman City Manager Resigns. Replacement Named
Bozeman announces resignation of City Manager A. Mendenhall effective around July 10. G. O. Arnold, a former Gallatin county state representative (1917-21) and recent Miami resident, will succeed him. Commissioners C. W. Sweet and W. N. Purdy disclosed the change. Mendenhall will focus on private business.
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Bozeman
S. A. Mendenhall
G. O. Arnold
C. W. Sweet
W. N. Purdy
Arnold
Miami, Fla
Gallatin County
Mendenhall
Tragic joyride ends in four deaths in Revere
An afternoon high school outing near Revere in an automobile ended when the car plunged through a bridge guard rail. Four youths Elliot Sandler James Jimjimian Jack Davis and Barney Stein all about 20 were killed. A fifth member Arthur Schocher was critically injured. Driver Louis Weiner escaped with minor injuries.
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Revere
Mass
U.P
Elliot Sandler
James Jimjimian
Jack Davis
Barney Stein
Arthur Schocher
Chelsea
Louis Weiner
Ponca City Man Escapes Serious Injury After Narrow Escape
Enid Oklahoma May 21 1939 R P Shannon 28 of Ponca City escaped serious injury in a narrow escape. Further details continued on page 2 column 5.
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Enid
Okla
R. P. Shannon
Ponca City
Franco-German Amity Improved by Zeppelin Mishap
In Cuers France the Graf Zeppelin crew enjoyed sightseeing as locals mobbed them with hospitality. German and French officers at the Cuers airfield foster friendly contact while residents warmly treat the visitors, reflecting a sentimental post flight atmosphere.
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Zepp
Cuers
France
Four Guns Found In Room Three Men Under Arrest
Police connected to a series of robberies in Butte arrested Fred R. Harvey and two companions after four .44 caliber revolvers, ammunition, and about 50 marked playing cards were found in their rooms. Detectives arrested Harvey on West Park Street and the others on South Wyoming Street during the same day.
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McDonald and
Quirk
Fred R. Harvey
West Park Street
Butte
Roe
Emmett Sullivan
South Wyoming Street
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Islands
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New York City
Ohio Field
Schacht
Samuel Dashiell
Legion Auxiliary
American Rail
Col. Ly
Mrs. Rosenwald
Oklahoma
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