House rebels block final passage of work relief bill
Washington May 25 House members revolted against leaders over earmarks in the proposed 1.5 billion work relief fund. They tentatively set aside 505 million for the Public Works Administration flood control highways and related projects. Final action postponed until Thursday as amendments totaling 460 million were earmarked for PWA highway work and other projects with a 45 million flood control allocation noted by President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Public Works Administration
Rayburn
Texas
Roosevelt
Great Plains
Boland
Pennsylvania
Montana crop prospects hold with rain hoped to revive droughted fields
Montana crop outlook unchanged last week as showers brought moisture in several areas while winds and evaporation hurt others. Cool temps slowed growth and grasshopper hatching. drought damage mitigated. In dry regions grain crops dried, grass burned, and winds caused soil drifting. Irrigated zones report short water supplies and uncertain early season yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay G. Diamond
Montana
Federal Department of Agriculture
Helena
HOLG Raps Proposals for Reduced Rates on HOLC Loans
Washington May 25 The Home Loan Corporation opposes Congress proposals to cut HOLC loan interest rates and extend amortization arguing they harm collections by those able to pay. Chairman Fahey sent a letter to all members opposing rate cuts amid a Copeland Curley bill to suspend foreclosures and liberalize terms. 84 385 homeowners were deemed at risk of foreclosures while promoters push for easing HOLC terms. The statement condemns unnamed organizers backing the relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Home Loan Corporation
Congress
John H. Fahey
Loan Corporation
Copeland
N. Y
Curley
HOLC
Fahey
Bolt Kills Two Soldiers Shocks Many
A bolt of lightning struck a rifle camp eight miles southwest of Buffalo Creek Colorado killing Lieut. William Fickes and Private Bowes of Fort Logan Army post. Six others were seriously burned and all 47 men in camp felt the shock as the tent camp for rifle range construction housed 12 tents on a mountainside.
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Buffalo Creek
Colo
Here
William Fickes
Bowes
Second Engineers
Fort Logan
Denver
C. L. Burton
United States Forest Ranger
Buffalo Station
Burton
Roosevelt presses court reform to back new labor laws
President Roosevelt renewed his appeal for court reorganization to permit a new labor standard bill and argued that a reversal of the court’s old child labor ruling is needed to uphold the Social Security Act. He cited anticipated rulings on minimum wages maximum hours and collective bargaining related to interstate commerce and public works projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Recor i
TVA
Wilson Dam
Bonneville
Boulder Canyon
Miners Union sets June parade and Labor Day plan
James J. Leary announces Butte Miners Union No. 1 will celebrate Miners Union Day on June 12 with a large parade. A mass meeting next Sunday at 1 PM at the union hall will organize bands drum corps and drill teams and invite all labor groups to join. The parade begins downtown at 10 AM followed by a trek to Columbia Gardens for sports and speeches with tentative speakers being three named labor leaders. Special streetcar service to the Gardens will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miners’ Union
James J. Leary
Butte Miners’ Union No. 1
Leary
Miners’ Union Hall
Butte Hill
Columbia Gardens
Ugie Corps
The
Eagles, Elks and
American Legion
Butte
Roosevelt asks Congress for broader investor protection laws
President Roosevelt urged Congress to expand the securities commission’s powers to oversee trust indentures and corporate reorganizations. He cited abuses in bankruptcies and restructurings and sought authority to supervise all parties involved in corporate reorganization proposals for distressed firms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
The
Securities Commission
Commission
Case
Senate
Lea
California
Sumners
Texas
House
Interstate Commerce and Judiciary Committees
Explosion at dynamite warehouse kills three youths
In Scottdale Pennsylvania three boys Wilbur Seachrist 16 Boyd Long 16 and Howard Stull 15 were killed when a dynamite warehouse near Pine Tree exploded. Investigators believe a rifle found at the scene was used to shoot a target against the building and a bullet was discharged. The coroner's office identified the victims and continued reporting on the incident.
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Scottdale
Pine Tree
Westmoreland County
H. A. McMurray
Wilbur Seachrist
Boyd Long
Scottsdale High School
Howard Stull
Huntingdon Township
Montana Weather: Showers Then Cooler Midweek
Light showers pass through Montana on Wednesday with temperatures cooling later in the week. Thursday looks generally fair as high pressure builds, bringing warmer and drier conditions across most regions.
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Montana
Board approves 98426.61 high school equipment contract
Purchase of 98 246 61 in equipment for the new high school building was ordered at a regular school district No 1 board meeting. Architect Walter Arnold was named for the Longfellow school reconstruction. Bids from C P Sudweeks Co and others were approved four to one, with Frank Murray dissenting. Two trustees were absent.
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Walter Arnold
Longfellow
Ida Ericsson
Ella Swift
C. P. Sudweeks Company
Music Room
Co. P. Sudweeks Company
lLowering
Longbotham, Pappin and Son
Maytag
Ellis Paint Company
Oechsli Furniture
Oechsli
John W. Graham & Co
Lovering
Longbotham
Pappin and Son
Montana
Northern School Supply Co
Butte Machinery Co
Rowe Electric Co
Frank Murray
Rancher Suffers Fractured Leg In Timber Mishap
Jerrys Cunningham, 45, of Scott Peck ranch, sustained a compound fracture of the right knee in a timber hauling accident in the Big Hole basin. He endured a six hour, pain filled trek before reaching aid after the tree he was snaking tangled with a stump and another tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Jerrys Cunningham
Scott Peck Ranch
Big Hole Basin
Bank Robbery in Logansport Sparks Shootout with Officers
In Logansport Indiana a bank robbery by the Brady gang ends with a gunfire exchange wounding State Policeman Paul Minneman and Deputy Sheriff Elmer Craig as they pursued a car carrying three robbers. The gunmen, identified as Brady James Dohlhover and Clarence Lee Shaffer Jr., escaped after forcing cashier Miss Leona Hamilton and director R Lyle Constable to the rear room. Detective Don Winn has been assigned to pursue the Brady gang.
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Logansport
Ind
al Brady
Paul V. Minneman
Elmer Craig
White County
Goodland State Bank
Minneman
Craig
Matt Leach
Brady
James Dohlhover
Clarence Lee Shaffer Jr
Leona Hamilton
R. Lyle Constable
Miss Hamilton
Don Winn
Donald Winn
Official guests barred from Duke of Windsor wedding
In Monts France on May 25 King George VI informed the exiled Duke of Windsor that official guests will not attend the June 3 wedding to Mrs Wallis Warfield. The decision mar plans for the ceremony and exclude many prominent courtiers and diplomats who had supported the couple.
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Edward
Duke
Mrs. Warfield
London
Privy Purse
FE. H. Fielden
Piers Legh
Walter Greenacre
Godfrey Thomas
Duke of Gloucester
Hugh Lloyd Thomas
Paris
4 H Club Founder William Kendrick Dies Sudden
William H. Kendrick, 55, founder of the National 4 H club movement, died suddenly from a heart ailment at Jackson's Mill W Va on May 25.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
William H. Kendrick
Sailors and Firefighters Battle $200000 Blaze in Vallejo Yard
In Vallejo California May 25 sailors and the Vallejo fire department fought a major oil depot fire at Mare Island Navy yard. One man was injured as officers estimated damages around 200000 and warned the blaze could burn through the night near a building storing 10000 gallons of alcohol.
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Vallejo
Calif
Mare Island Navy Yard
Navy
J. W. Lewis
Yard
Lewis
Limit on Incomes Urged by Baptists
The Northern Baptist convention called for federal limits on incomes to ensure a living minimum wage for every worker. It also urged a constitutional amendment to require a national referendum before the United States can enter a foreign war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Northern Baptist Convention
Congress
United States
Golden Gate Fiesta Opens Amid Holiday Spirit in San Francisco
San Francisco hosts a pre fiesta radio jamboree as decorations glow with flags from many nations. A Nazi swastika flag was torn from downtown decor drawing protest as 100000 pedestrians are expected to flood the bridge on opening day. The Eleventh Cavalry arrives with 400 men and horses as Queen Empress Vivian Sorenson presides over events.
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Bay City
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Civic Auditorium
Market Street
Phil Sapiro
Vivian Sorenson
Angelo Rossi
Arthur M. Brown Jr
Eleventh Cavalry
Presidio
AID OF FARM WOMEN SOUGHT IN CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN
Western soil conservationists urged education of farm women to ensure the program's success. George E. Farrell said women on farms are key planners with a large voice in running farms. Harry L. Brown stressed conserving post harvest products and new uses for farm outputs, noting cellulose from wheat straw is being explored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Western Soil Conservationists
George E. Farrell
Western Division of the
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Western States’ Extension Conference
Harry L. Brown
Department of Agriculture
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Apple Prospects
Holg
Bolt
Albert W. Schlechten
Thomas B. Linn
Douglas H. Swank
Montana School of Mines
Joques
of Securities Group
Rockefeller’s
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Lakeview Cemetery
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Ormond Beach
Fla
Tarrytown
Longfellow School
Indiana
King
Ban
Windsor
Vallejo Navy Yard
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