Congress Leaders Battle Revolt Over Hopkins Salary
Republicans cheered as Democrats faced a House revolt over Harry Hopkins 12000 dollar salary and Roosevelt's power to pick relief projects. The chamber tentatively cut Hopkins salary to 10000 while earmarking 505 million of the 1.5 billion relief bill for specific projects. A compromise on earmarking was hinted as leaders moved to delay final action.
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Washington
House
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Chamber
Rayburn
Texas
Rockefeller fortune and the laws that bound it
Walter Lippmann discusses John D. Rockefeller as the premier example of extreme wealth in America from the Civil War to World War I. He notes the shift from a fortune possible to make to one prevented by public opinion statutes and taxes, and that the Rockefeller family accepted this reality.
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Rockefeller
Couple faces years for hatchet murder in Jersey City
Gladys MacKnight and Donald Wightman were found guilty of second degree murder in the hatchet slaying of the girl's mother in Jersey City. The verdict carries up to 30 years. sentencing set for next week after the jury deliberated nearly four hours. The state sought the death penalty. the defense claimed self defense.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
Thomas F. Meaney
Helen MacKnight
Butte and Boys Central hold graduations today
Commencement programs mark the end of the year for Butte high and Boys Central high schools. At 10 a.m. 353 Butte seniors in cap and gown will receive diplomas at the Fox theater with Prof. R. E. Albright delivering the address and Fred Taylor awarding diplomas. At 8 p.m. 65 Boys Central graduates will be honored by Bishop Joseph M. Gilmore. Emmet Riley of Carroll College will deliver the address. Both ceremonies promise musical selections and entertainment.
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Butte
Butte High
Fox Theater
R. E. Albright
Montana State Normal College
Fred
Hopkins Orders Million Taken Off WPA If Funds Earmarked
Washington reports Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins told state WPA officials to cut 1,000,000 from federal relief rolls if Congress emasculates the 1.5 billion relief appropriation. State lists show how many to drop or retain per state, with totals expected to fall toward 2,000,000 by June 30, and 1,050,000 if earmarked funds pass.
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Harry L. Hopkins
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Victim of Bandits in Logansport Described as 33 Year Old Policeman
Loganport Indiana police report Paul Minneman aged 33 died from bullet wounds after a gun battle with the Brady gang. Minneman died at St Josephs hospital where he had lain near death since his body was filled with machine gun bullets during the ambush near Logansport. Deputy Elmer Craig wounded in the same incident was reported improved by physicians.
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Paul Minneman
Brady
Minneman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Elmer Craig
Nazi Nazi Vatican clash looms after German church bans newspapers
Berlin May 27. Informants foresee a major showdown between the Nazi government and the Roman Catholic church following the ban of 200 Catholic newspapers. The Vatican prepares a white book on relations with Hitler's regime since 1933. Goebbels to address a mass meeting in response to Mundelein's criticism.
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Vatican
Adolf Hitler
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Essen
Paul Joseph Goebbels
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Broad program of conservation framed at meet
Spokane, Wash May 27 A board program for conservation of the region's natural resources was outlined at the Western States Extension conference closing session. Five committees on range livestock range management agronomy forestry and water conservation offered specific recommendations. The forestry panel urged coordinated fire protection plant cover erosion control range shelter and reservoir protection while calling for intensified research at forest and agricultural stations. The agronomy committee predicted immeasurable range in...
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Spokane
Wash
Western States Extension Conference
Agronomy Committee
Ford denies role in Detroit riot blamed on UAW
Ford Motor Company spokesperson says protesters at Ford property were staged by newspapers and the UAW to cover up failures to sway Ford employees. Government officials and last minute claim follow, with Homer Martin charging Fordism as fascism.
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U.P
Ford Motor Company Tonight
United Automobile Workers
N. W. Aver & Sons, Inc
Ford
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Homer Martin
Committee For Industrial Organization
Auto Union
Intervention Asked Amid Bitter Strike Cooling Furnaces
Cleveland May 27. Increasing bitterness in a strike has cooled furnaces and stilled machinery as workers push for settlement. Officials report stubborn positions from both sides while mediation efforts continue.
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Cleveland
Tongue River Dam bids due June 12 in Montana
Gov. Ayers announced bids for the Tongue River irrigation dam project in Big Horn Rosebud and Custer counties. The 100 foot high concrete dam on the Big Horn Rosebud line near Forsyth would crest 1000 feet and store about 60000 acre feet, with construction to start by June 28 and finish within one year to meet PWA requirements.
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Roy FE. Ayers
State Water Conservation Board
Tongue River
Big Horn
Rosebud
Custer
Forsyth
PWA
Denver Amnesia Victim Identified as Montanan
Detective Peter Zawodsky announced in Denver that the amnesia patient in a city hospital has been identified as Mrs. Dorothy Lewis of Missoula Montana. The ring inscription Corvallis Oregon 1932 aided the identification. she had visited Denver and suffered memory lapses after a two year old automobile crash. The patient arrived by taxi at 5 am and told hospital staff she could not recall her name.
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Peter Zawodsky
Dorothy Lewis
Missoula
Mont
Lewis
Corvallis
Oregon
Blanche Jacobson
St. Luke's
Girls Central High Graduation Highlights Milestone
The 63 graduates of Girls Central High received diplomas in a Fox Theater ceremony led by Most Rev Joseph Gilmore with remarks by Edward P Shea. Principal praise for the school’s morality and education followed by homage to mothers and the community. A large Memorial Day parade plans were announced by Leo Morrissey as part of Butte’s commemorations. The parade, to start Monday at 9 am, will feature drum corps drill teams bands and school groups.
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Leo Morrissey
American Legion Committee
Tom Bainbridge
Lincoln Post
G A. R
H H. Makinson
Peter Green
New York
Butte High School
Christian Brothers and Girls’ Central
Edward P. Shea
Girls’ Central High School
Fox Theater
Shea
Old Central
Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
J. A. Rooney
Catholic Education
Montana
Missoula Woman in Severe Car Crash Near Bozeman
Mrs. H. P. Hanson of Missoula was seriously injured when the car she rode in east of Bozeman left the road and struck a service pole. She suffered a skull fracture and two broken ribs, and was unconscious late tonight. Her daughter Flavia, a Ballantine teacher, received a brain concussion but was not considered seriously hurt.
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H. P. Hanson
Missoula
Edith Street
Flavia
Ballatine
Yellowstone County
Quintuplets to observe birthday in Callander
Dionne quintuplets near three years old tomorrow in Callander Ontario as celebrations focus on a simple supper The local note mentions the expected birthday milestone with modest observance planned by the family and community.
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Callander
Ontario
Loyalist Warplane Bombs Italian Warship Near Majorca
A Spanish loyalist air raid dropped a bomb on an Italian warship off Palma de Mallorca on the Spanish south coast, reported by the Italian News Agency from Saint Jean de Luz. Fifty nations at the League of Nations recognized the Valencia loyalist government as Spain’s lawful authority amid a controversy over Mussolini’s Italy.
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France
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U.P
Francisco Franco
Valencia
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Benito Mussolini
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Guadalajara
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International
Joyriders steal NP locomotive in Spokane rail jaunt
In Spokane on May 27 a Northern Pacific locomotive was stolen by joyriders while the crew ate lunch. The engine sped in reverse toward Tyler three miles away as two passenger trains on the same tracks were warned by an automatic signal system. The locomotive was found near Tyler a few minutes later with a man named Glen Elliott, 29, in the cab. he was booked on an open charge, another man escaped and allegedly handled the throttle.
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Spokane
Northern Pacific
Tyler
Glen Elliott
Elks Plan Welcome for Goodwill Tour Thursday
Butte lodge No 240 convened to greet the annual goodwill tour next Thursday. Exalted Ruler James Finlen announced plans to meet visitors at Harding Way, escort them to the Finlen hotel, and host a dinner and program at the lodge building. The event features a Masonic chorus of over 30 voices and involves two cars and drivers. Dr W J Sullivan chairs entertainment and Wilbur Hanley leads the goodwill fleet. four parties started from the East, converging in Denver for a July 11 convention.
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Butte Lodge
Harding Way
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W. J. Sullivan
Wilbur Hanley
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