Income tax receipts lift forecast for surplus in fiscal year
Treasury data show deficit shrinking from 246 million to 192 million between September 14 and 20 with an estimated 40 million in September taxes still to report. Secretary Woodin predicts a possible first surplus since 1930 as all revenue categories rise and income tax payments grow. Beer and gasoline taxes also climb, supporting the outlook amid large emergency expenditures tied to the recovery program.
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Montana seeks $42 million in public works projects
Gov. Frank H. Cooney and aides carry Montana data on 164 flood control and irrigation projects totaling 42.3 million dollars to Washington. They plan to urge quick allotment of federal funds and job creation, stressing small reservoirs, low interest loans for irrigation, and the Fort Peck dam.
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27th Anniversary Of Eastern Star Observed At Butte
The 27th anniversary of the founding of Butte chapter No. 39 Order of Eastern Star will be observed with a program next Wednesday evening at the Masonic temple. Male members will act as hosts and coordinate arrangements, with Ed Rule as chairman. The program includes a Rainbow Girls drill exhibition.
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Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ed Rule
Rainbow Girls
Mussolini Plans Disarmament Pact For Geneva Meet
Rome reports Mussolini and his secretary drafted a disarmament plan in the last two weeks. The informally presented pact at Paris seeks options from nations before Geneva and has been shared with Germany. Italian circles say it could allow limited armament and reinforce Italy as mediator between France and Germany at Geneva.
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Butte High Alumni Join Campaign for New Building
Butte High School Alumni association offered services to aid the campaign for a new high school. The committee in charge reported engagement by several hundred former graduates at yesterday’s meeting.
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Butte High School
Butte High School Alumni Association
North Dakota Voters Favor Beer Sales 2 to 1
Early returns from North Dakota’s special election show 32 percent beer sales approved about two to one, with urban precincts contributing most ballots. Other measures included Sunday motion pictures trailing narrowly, a sales tax proposal far behind, and governor removal power for workmen’s compensation officials losing support.
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Metals Bank Drops Suits Against City in Tax Dispute
Praecipes for dismissal of four actions by Metals Bank and Trust against the city of Butte and treasurer John L. Sullivan were filed. The suits totaled 16394.65 in protested taxes. Bank president J. E. Woodard cited the city’s dire finances and long court timelines before a Supreme Court decision.
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Butte
John L. Sullivan
Supreme Court
J. E. Woodard
Woman 104 Killed by Train in Woodland California
Mary Montero, 104, was killed when struck by a train near Woodland California. Train crew said the partly blind woman walked directly in front of the oncoming locomotive.
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Mary Montero
Snow blocks Naches highway in Washington district
Eighteen inches of snow buried the Tipsoo lake area last night and this morning, blocking the Naches highway. Early commuters heading to Seattle were turned back as rotary plows worked to clear the roadway.
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Tipsoe Lake District
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Seattle
Regional labor boards announced by NRA chief Johnson
The national labor board and Senator Wagner unveiled plans to create regional agencies to mediate strikes. Hugh S. Johnson faced internal pressure as spokesmen for capital and labor clashed over statements, and he was ill at his home for the second straight day.
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New York
Sedan Reg. 1926 Burns on Centennial Avenue
A sedan owned by Herman Jaconsen of Ovando burned on Centennial Avenue near the Blue Bird gas station along the Butte Anaconda road yesterday evening. Passers-by saw a man a woman and several children jump from the vehicle as it caught fire. The interior and paint burned. the owner was absent when the car was hauled to a local garage by the sheriff.
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Ovando
Centennial Avenue
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Butte-Anaconda
Larry Weir
New High School Building Urges Civic Action
Citizens are urged to act for a new high school. The plea calls for unprejudiced inspection of the current building and emphasizes youth rights, community prestige, and long term value from civic investments.
Montana Cities to Receive First Produce Shipments
Montana cities will get the initial produce shipments bought by the federal government for relief. About 30,000 pounds of pork four carloads will reach Butte and another carload is requested at Billings. The program shifts from temporary relief to long term, with USDA setting up an distributing organization.
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Butte
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Aimee Admits Money Talks as She Opens on Broadway
New York report outlines evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson opening on Broadway at the Capitol theater. A large angel backdrop, 24 ballet dancers, two acrobats, singers and a dwarf accompanied her debut as police managed crowds outside. She acknowledged the show is also a money venture, with elders of Angelus temple backing the project.
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Farmers' Holiday group votes farm strike and labor solidarity
The National Farmers' Holiday association, meeting in Des Moines with about 1200 members from 18 states, unanimously approves a farm strike if NRA code demands are not met by the administration. They urge a committee to present terms to the president and to withhold farm products if noncompliance continues.
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National Farmers’ Holiday Association
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Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Unsettled conditions North American state Montana with likely showers in the west on Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures warm in the west and central regions while the extreme northeast will feel cooler.
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Montana
Defense Begins Effort to Save 2 Defendants in Urschel Case
Defense witnesses testified in the Urschel kidnapping trial amid threats from George Kelly. Neighbors described the Shannon family as good people though rumors persisted about cars visiting their farm. Witnesses included Sally Brason and former Wise County officials who conveyed the Shannons’ reputation.
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Charles Urschel
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Harvey Bailey
Sally Brason
Asher
Okla
R. G. Shannon
Hugh Brady
Wise County
Texas
John Harland
J. Huix
William McBride
J. G. Siddons
Paradise
Biddons
Butte Braces For Fall Weather Amid Snow Flurries
Butte reported a touch of late fall with a 34 degree reading, two degrees above freezing, and several snow flurries in the afternoon. Meteorologists warned of colder air overnight with lows near freezing and a rising barometer signaling clearing skies for the next day.
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Butte
Desperadoes Kill Guard After Chicago Mail Robbery
Ten thousand police hunted for a gang after a bold mail robbery in Chicago's Loop. A guard was killed and two bank messengers were ambushed, with two bags of mail stolen and the getaway car leaving in smoke. Seven suspects were questioned, including Gus Winkler and Frank Nash connections. others released after claims of no ownership in the abandoned car.
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Roosevelt Set for Weekend Cruise on Sequoia
President Roosevelt sailed from Fredericksburg aboard the government yacht Sequoia for a weekend cruise on the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. Several hundred people gathered to see him depart as he seeks a brief respite from urgent problems.
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Roosevelt
Potomac
Floral Park Seer Project Plans Move Forward
Floral Park residents held a mass meeting at the Community church to discuss forming an improvement district and securing federal funds for a sewer system. County officials R. Lewis Brown and Hugh M. Quinn spoke on the project and procedures as volunteers gathered signatures and prepared 12 petitions for door to door circulation.
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Carl Jordan
R. Lewis Brown
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Hugh M. Quinn
Reuben Schaefer
W. P. Coughlin
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