Maine Republicans Lead In Early Election Returns
Unofficial returns show Gov. Lewis O. Barrows leading Democrat Louis J. Brann by more than 20 000 votes in Maine as Ralph O. Brewster and Clyde H. Smith build sizable leads in the First and Second districts. Democratic figures trail but Farley boosts ticket.
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Portland
Maine
Lewis O. Barrows
Louis J. Brann
U. S
Ralph O. Brewster
Townsend Old Age Pension Group
Melvin P. Roberts
Clyde H. Smith
Harold Dubord
Lewiston
James A. Farley
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Millard E. Tydings
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Tydings
David J. Lewis
Arthur E. Hungerford
NRA
NBC
New Dealer
Mr. Roosevelt
Lewis
Hungerford
Alumni Drive at Finlen hotel in Butte draws 250 attendees
More than 250 Montana State University alumni and students gathered at the Finlen hotel for a dinner meeting to launch a fund drive for athletics and to pledge ongoing support for the university’s progress. President George Finlay Simmons addressed the crowd, highlighting rapid growth and rising enrollment.
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Montana State University
Finlen
Butte
George Finlay Simmons
Esistelas Take Leading Part In Club Convention Here
A brief wire service item notes Esistelas leading role at a local club convention held here with attendees from several organizations. The report mentions notable figures and ongoing discussions shaping future club activities.
Hines Racket Trial Ended In Mistrial In New York
In New York Supreme Court Justice Pecora declared a mistrial in the policy racket case against Tammany leader James J. Hines. Pecora cited a prejudicial 14 word question as tainting the jury. Bail remained at 20000 and Hines left Foley Square amid cheers, with a new trial planned.
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New York
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Tammany District
James J. Hines
Pecora
Hines
Foley Square
Bar of Justice
Justice Pecora
Hitler backs sudeten peril but hints no war plan
In Nurnberg Hitler closed the Nazi convention by offering self determination for the Sudeten Germans while signaling a possible peaceful solution. He urged Britain to act, renounced revision of Versailles on Alsace Lorraine, and insisted Prague must grant rights to 3.5 million Sudeten Germans.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Imiiule Buutess Delore
Czechoslovakia
Sudetens
Fuehrer
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Strassbourg
Hitler
Prague
Britain
Lord Runciman
London
Europe
France Fortifies as Hitler Threatens War in Sudeten Crisis
Paris reports that Hitler's Nürnberg speech is seen as a threat to use armed force unless Czechoslovakia yields Sudeten German regions to Germany. French officials warn of widening tension and mobilization plans while cabinet reviews defenses and civil protection measures ahead of winter fortifications.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
France
Great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Nazi Germany
Fuehrer
Albert Lebrun
Reichsfuehrer
Germany
Britain
Foreign Office
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Legion Plans Flag Raising For Stadium Dedication
The American Legion Silver Bow Post announces a flag raising ceremony at the new high school stadium next Friday evening. The program includes a band concert by the Butte Mines band in its golden jubilee year, a dedicatory speech by John E. Corette Jr., and the football game. Activities begin at 7 15 with the band under Sam Treloar.
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Butte- Havre
Fred Lehn
American Legion
Silver Bow Post
Butte Mines
Sam Treloar
John E. Corette Jr
Butte High School
Montana clubwomen open Biennial Convention in Butte
Nearly 300 members from across Montana attend the Montana Federation of Women's Clubs biennial convention in Butte. Sessions run three days at the Montana School of Mines with keynotes by Dr. Curtis L. Wilson and talks from Maj. W. H. Crane Lester and Tom Davis. District dinners and officer installations highlight the program.
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Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs
Butte
Howard Bogart
Poplar
Gladys Meinrich Knowles
Anaconda
J. H. Morrow
National Federation
Moore
C. O. Pemberton
Livingston
Oliver Smith
William Bunney
Western Federation
Belfry
8. C. Ray
Missoula
J. L. Kane
Helena
O. A. Honadel
Billings
J. H. Schwartz
D. D. More
Havre
A. T. Peterson
Bozeman
Deer Lodge
Mary Atwater
Los Angeles
Albert Evans
Great Falls
Lynn Catlin
Georgia Harris
Thompson Falls
F. F. Bossout
W. H. Peterson
Julia Schultz
Fort Belnap
H. Earl Clack
George A. Roosevelt
H. W. H. Farmer
Montana
Montana Federation of Women's Clubs
Montana School of Mines
Maj. W. H. Crane Lester
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tom Davis
Gladys Heinrich Knowles
Curtis L. Wilson
Mines School
Control of Silver Bow Creek Mapped for WPA Submission
Butte planners, city and county engineers, and WPA officials met to map a major project to control Silver Bow Creek. The plan covers sanitary and storm sewers, land reclamation, flood control, and erosion, with total costs exceeding 1 million dollars. The goal is to shift WPA winter work, replacing a summer program that has shed about 100 workers in two weeks. Continued on Page 2.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Silver Bow Creek
WPA
Frank Curran
Curran
Brandon McMahon
Herbert Fay
Planning Board
Peter Potter
Bow Creek
Provisions for Housing Board Launched Here
A resolution to create a housing authority in Butte to oversee a $1,250,000 project for 300 low cost modern dwellings was introduced at a special city council meeting and sent to the judiciary committee for study. Chairman Matt Trudgen said a report could come at the September 21 regular meeting. if adopted, five commissioners would be appointed by Mayor C A Hauswirth with terms varying.
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Butte
Judiciary Committee
Matt Trudgen
C. A. Hauswirth
California Area Shaken by Quake Recurs in Scotia
A light earthquake shook Scotia California at 2 05 p m local time reporting a return of tremors that interrupted telephone service damaged dishes and followed a series of quakes last night and earlier today in the Eureka region.
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Eureka
Cal
Scotia
Montana Outlook: Cloudy and Mild Through Midweek
The forecast for Montana calls for partly cloudy skies with little change in temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect light winds and steady conditions across the state as the week progresses.
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Montana
Pair Taker For Growing Of Marijuana
Federal agents led by Louis B. Snowden seized about 3000 marijuana stalks under cultivation in a Anaconda north side plot. Arrested were Joseph Wise of 110 North Main Street and Joseph Sabotowicz of 308 East Park Avenue. Both were arraigned before United States Commissioner George W. Howard in Butte.
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Anaconda
Louis B. Snowden
Butte District
Captain Snowden
Joseph Wise
North Main Street
Joseph Sabotowicz
East Park Avenue
Vise
Sabotowicz
United States
George W. Howard
Butte
Relief in State Department at Hitler speech
Officials at the State Department reacted with relief to Hitler’s Nurnberg address noting no immediate German military action. They saw the Rhine fortifications delay to winter as a hopeful sign but warned that strong references to Czechoslovakia could keep the crisis hot for months.
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Washington
State Department
Hitler
Nurnberg
Germany
Hull
Rhine
Czechoslovakia
Murder of Desmond Taylor Revived in Civil Suit
Margaret Fillmore sister of Mary Miles Minter testified she believes Charlotte Shelby hid the gun that killed Hollywood director Desmond Taylor in a Louisiana bayou. The cross examination occurred in a civil case over $50,000 in furniture, with Shelby calling the charges ridiculous.
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Desmond Taylor
Mary Miles Minter
Mother
Los Angeles
Margaret Fillmore
Charlotte Shelby
William Desmond Taylor
Hollywood
Julia Miles
Louisiana
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Sydings
Maryland
New Deal
State University
Solon
Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
California
Woodrow Wilson
Cumberland
Esistelas
der Fuehrer
Congress
Louis P. Lochner
Restau
ITLER
Legion
John E. Corette
Mining City
Local Planning Board
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