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The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1939

Page

1

No Payments for Striking Workers in Montana Ruling

Helena reports that Montana cannot pay unemployment benefits to anyone assisting funding or taking part in strikes or who is in a class of workers on strike. The ruling follows a query from the Butte office about eligibility of union members in labor disputes. The case prompts a hearing to resolve edge conditions, with wage talks and a strike vote proceeding separately in Butte. The Anaconda Copper Mining Co. raises wages for 32 craft unions by 75 cents a day, effective after union approval, while Butte miners prepare to ballot on October 1.

Helena Montana Barclay Craighead State Unemployment Compensation Commission J. J. Harrington Commission Butte Craighead Anaconda Copper Mining Company Anaconda Great Falls Anaconda Company Ed Mason Butte Miners’ Union East Park Street Mason

Britain denounces Soviet invasion of Poland and pledges full war effort

London states Soviet Russia's attack on Poland is unjustified and vows to prosecute the war with energy until its objectives are met. A ministry communique says the attack cannot be justified and Britain will uphold its obligations to Poland with popular support.

London Russia Poland Great Britain Ministry of Information Britain Germany Chamberlain House of Commons Courageous Abel Smith United States Royal Air Force

Another Fish Story to End Fish Stories

HOT SPRINGS Ark September 18 James Sparkman told a hot weather tale about his cow Sally. Sally waded into a shallow pond and returned to the barnyard with a six pound bass dangling from her tail teeth caught in the hair.

Hot Springs Ark James Sparkman Sally Sparkman

War talk and tariff plea headline Boehs remarks and zinc tariffs

Senator William E Borah condemned Britain and France for pulling punches on Germany on the western front and warned of a phoney war. He saw Poland's invasion as shaping Turkey’s fate and urged Britain and France to act decisively to end the conflict. Zinc tariff relief was also sought as zinc prices dropped toWorld London levels.

Washington U.R William E. Borah Idaho Great Britain France Germany Britain Poland Russia

Montana honors Samuel V. Stewart former governor and judge

Montana held military honors for Samuel V. Stewart the state's fifth governor and former legislator and Supreme Court associate justice. The Knights Templar and American Legion saluted with a firing squad and taps at Forestvale cemetery after services at the capitol rotunda where the body lay in state. Guards stood as mourners filed past the flag draped bier.

Knights Templar Helena Montana Samuel V. Stewart State Supreme Court American Legion Forestvale Stewart Capitol

Charles M Schwab dies at 77 noted steel magnate

New York reports the Bethlehem Steel chairman Charles M Schwab aged 77 died at his Park Avenue apartment at 6 30 p m He had returned from Europe and suffered heart trouble in recent years His wife died earlier and he had moved from Riverside Drive and other residences leaving a famed estate in Loretto Pennsylvania He crossed the Atlantic 170 times and had turned over many holdings to trustees continuing to travel and play bridge.

Charles M. Schwab Bethlehem Steel Corporation New York Mr. Schwab Europe Park Avenue Schwab Riverside Drive Loretto Bethlehem United States American Tron and Steel Institute Riviera Atlantic

Montana Weather Outlook Briefly Cooler and Partly Cloudy

A Montana forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday with generally fair conditions elsewhere. Local winds expected light to moderate. highs in the 60s to near 70s and overnight lows in the 40s.

Montana

Roosevelt Notes Alarm Over German Bombing of Polish Towns

President Roosevelt told Poland’s President M during a telegram that he was deeply shocked by reports of German air attacks on Polish towns and villages with no military targets. He urged belligerents to renew orders prohibiting use of hazardous devices against civilians and cited ambassador Drexel Biddle’s warnings.

Washington Roosevelt Poland Germany Moscicki Anthony J. Drexel Biddle

Woman Knifed Brother Held After Assault Claim

Mrs John Nyberg of 3 South Gaylord was slashed on the left chest with a paring knife at her home. Her brother Harold Wolland was arrested on an assault charge after witnesses rushed her to St James hospital where doctors reported a non serious wound but loss of blood.

John Nyberg South Gaylord St. James Hospital Harold Wolland

Sinking of Courageous Carriers Fleet Story Emerges

Eyewitness aboard the Collingsworth recounts the torpedoing of the British aircraft carrier Courageous by a German submarine off the southwest coast of Ireland. About 500 sailors perished and roughly 550 were rescued as the vessel sank within twenty minutes after two torpedoes struck.

Courageous Philip Pair Altoona United Press Collingsworth Ight Col.lingsworth Lantic Ireland

Roosevelt asks GOP leaders to attend neutrality conference

President Roosevelt broadens the White House meeting on neutrality to include Republican leaders Alf Landon and Frank Knox with consent. Senator Borah says a rift grows among administration supporters over the cash and carry plan as signs of closer ties among Germany Russia and Japan surface. Continued on Page 3 Col 4.

Roosevelt Washington White House Alf M. Landon Frank Knox Congress Borah Idaho Administration Germany Russia Japan Great Britain Atlantic Ocean

Duke of Windsor to Lead Troops as Major General

The War Office announced the Duke of Windsor will serve abroad as a major general in the British Expeditionary Force. King George accepted his resignation as field marshal so he could actively serve in the lower rank. The appointment is effective from September 3, Britain’s war declaration day. Windsor returned from France September 12 with his Maryland-born wife, who accompanied him in relinquishing the throne.

London War Office Duke of Windsor George Britain Windsor France

Dislocated Jaw Casualty From L A Quake

A mild quake struck southwest Los Angeles and Inglewood with Homer Hawes aged 25 cited as the sole casualty. He yelled and dislocated his jaw during the tremor.

Los Angeles Inglewood Homer Hawes Hawes

Poles Fight On With Three Armies Across Rearguard War

Polish forces in Warsaw along the Bug and San rivers stubbornly resist a German advance as government leaders flee across the border to Romania. About 100000 refugees move to safety while air power is largely neutralized and Polish units fight separately without unified command amid long distance warfare.

Cernauti Rumania Warsaw Bug River Pinsk Bialystok San River Lwow Ukraine Ignace Moscicki Jozef Beck Edward Smigly- Ridz Poland Romania

Blackouts Raise Toll in London Traffic

Police report show 38 killed and 975 injured in the first 10 days of September during the blackout, versus eight killed and 316 injured in the last 10 days of August. The figure implies nearly five times as many fatalities.

London

Butte High School Vocational Program Clarified

Charles Davis, coordinator of vocational training at Butte High, explains that the school's program for ages 16 to 21 serves high school students for training and experimental purposes only. The non-productive curriculum runs up to two school years, distinct from the National Youth Administration program.

Charles Davis Butte High School National Youth Administration

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Aan Bes Od England Rumanian H. M.S Sen. Borah Committee For Canada State and Commerce Departments Tariff Commission Turkey Samuel Stewart Charles Oghwas F.C.B Philip Fair United States Senate Bpokane United States Army George White Forty-first Division National Guard Oregon Wyoming Air Corps Army Air Service Feltsfield Frank Knox NYA
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