01 Sep 1929
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1929
Page
1
News notes a giant German dirigible facing a cross wind halt as it attempts a homeward flight. The article mentions a federal probe opening in San Juan and records surrounding the world circling trip of the Mam moth Zeppelin.
The Graf Zeppelin began departure from Lakehurst New Jersey at 12 45 a m with passengers aboard and ground crew ready. Wind measured nine miles per hour at 12 55 and was expected to drop to seven before movement.
London dispatch reports Sir George Pash, British financier, believes Germany should pay reparations under the Young plan with firm resolve as the surest path out of debt. He argues the core question is whether Germany can ever meet the vast sums, beyond the mechanics debated at The Hague.
Federal hearings began in San Francisco to determine crew responsibility after the San Juan wreck that killed 74. United States Steamboat Inspection Service opened the inquiry under orders from Washington to assess whether crew members acted bravely or cowardly during the coastal disaster.
Sheriff Clyde Burgess along with Chief Spurren and four officers report capturing Tom Martin also known as Johnson and Joe Brennan. They and two women were to be brought to Helena. Martin and Grote are wanted for robberies at Great Northern ticket office and Green Mills dance hall in Great Falls, plus other robberies. Brennan is linked to the Rowan State bank hold up. Easton Boone trial set for September 9 after a prior jury deadlock. Martin Jensen and Robert Bowers fled a cabin rendezvous during the chase. Jensen and Bowers plead guilty and receive 20 year terms.
John F. Sinclair argues that banking consolidation across the Northwest holds major implications for regional finance. He outlines potential effects on competition, services, and stability, urging readers to assess risks and opportunities in this critical economic shift.
New York observers woke to a sweeping merger grouping 37 Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Montana banks under First National of St Paul and Minneapolis. The holding company aims to control many major banks, signaling a large scale shift in American banking and pondering expansion to more states.
Helena Aug 31 Montana’s school funding would be doubled if Hoover’s plan to cede surface rights to all unappropriated public lands is adopted says Joseph M Dixon Missoula assistant secretary of the interior He plans to discuss the matter with Blaine county irrigators and Scott Leavitt on the way to Chinook The extra 17 000 000 acres would require only two land department clerks to administer Dixon estimates leasing after a recuperation period would yield at least 14 000 000 yearly for schools
Graf Zeppelin rests in the Lakehurst hangar as it prepares for a bold Atlantic crossing aiming to set a new world round trip time between Friedrichshafen and Friedrichshafen. The mission, described in Navy dispatches, continues beyond this page.
The Popular Medium emphasizes profitable classifieds serving readers and advertisers. It highlights economical introductions for buyers and sellers of goods and services, urging readers to use the section to save money and discover opportunities.
Fontana emphasizes consistency in service while highlighting evolving opportunities. The town council notes steady reliability in public works and vows to pursue diverse ventures to stimulate growth. Residents are urged to participate in upcoming planning meetings to shape the next phase of development.
The Christian Brothers high school reported a record first day with 296 boys enrolled for the 1929 30 term. Principal Brother McCarthy expressed satisfaction and expected attendance to surpass 300 as more registrations came in from outside Butte. Girls Central high school also anticipates record attendance with additional registrations. Parochial grade schools start Tuesday. public grade schools, Washington junior high, and Butte High begin Monday, Sept 9.
W A Clark Jr arriving from Salmon Lake attends Hansen Packing stockholders meeting. He warns copper price stability is vital to Montana and opposes Senate finance committee plan to abolish manganese duties, fearing harm to domestic mining. He cites foreign manganese cheaper via European labor as a threat to American manganese and copper industries.
Police scanned missing persons records after bones of a man a woman and a child were found in woods near Blythdale wrapped in a Baltimore July 21 newspaper. Road workers uncovered the package yesterday raising a Missing Persons inquiry.
Butte residents will observe Labor Day with church services and parades at Columbia Gardens Alhambra Hot Springs Jackson Gregson Springs and Yellowstone Park. Most businesses and offices will close as thousands travel to state sites and a Montana State Band performance opens the day.
Chicago endurance flyers Russell Mossman and C. E. Steele completed a 200 hour flight over Sky Harbor airport at 7 31 p m central daylight time. The motor performance reportedly improved as the flight continued, marking a notable long duration aviation test.
Major John Wood, who briefly left with Captain Roscoe Turner during a non-stop flight to Cleveland for the national air races, returned to Los Angeles this afternoon after his aircraft was forced to land.
From near Hoover’s summer camp, isolated mountain communities in Virginia live in mud-plastered cabins with large families and little contact with modern life. Sociologists note severe poverty, illiteracy, and language marked by Elizabethan expressions as degenerate crossbreeding and environment shape these isolated residents.
Cleveland August 31 A request to investigate Col Charles A Lindberghs stunt flying jeopardized Pilot Samuel Taylor of Stout Air Lines big passenger plane yesterday. The inquiry was referred by Assistant Secretary William P McCracken to Commerce Department inspector G G Budwin after a dispute between Lindbergh and Taylor.
Dr Clarence True Wilson of Washington D C, general secretary of the Methodist Episcopal church temperance board, criticized Montana's wet vote as a backward step and urged Montana voters in the upcoming election to instruct the ballot, in an address before the state church conference.
By Richard L. Harkness three thousand Indians from the southwest wrap in bead work buckskin and feathered headdresses to end six annual Oklahoma all Indian fair with dances war cries and van chants. Women wear blankets and gaudy skirts as they recount ancestral rites before sunrise tomorrow they will trek home after a three day revival of plains life and a harvest feast with buffalo barbecue. continuation on page 2 column 6.
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