Azana seeks Argentine warship escape as loyalists reel
President Manuel Azana and other Spanish government officials requested permission from Argentina to embark on the Argentine cruiser Veinticinco De Mayo now at Alicante. Foreign Minister Ramon S. Castillo said they could sail if desired, signaling possible government fragmentation amid rebel advances on Madrid. News sparked excitement in Buenos Aires with special editions.
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Buenos Aires
U.P
Manuel Azana
Alicante
Spain
Ramon S. Castillo
United Press
Madrid
Castillo
United States Britain and France Reach Monetary Accord
The Havas agency reports a three power deal among the United States France and Great Britain to devalue the French franc to 100 to the pound and stabilize world prices. Parliament will be asked to ratify the accord as the franc may align with the dollar and pound. The finance minister issued decrees delaying gold payments and closing the bourse until further notice.
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Paris
Havas
United States
France
Great Britain
French Stock Exchange
Vincent Auriol
France poised to devalue franc to stabilize currency
Indications point to a near term move by France to devalue the franc to align with the pound and the dollar. The League of Nations finance committee, led by French and British interests, endorsed the step. Reports say the Blum government accepts devaluation as necessary, with assurances from London and Washington for moderation.
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France
League of Nations
Blum
London
Washington
Roosevelt Names Harry Woodring War Secretary
President Roosevelt announced the recess appointment of Acting Secretary Harry H. Woodring as Secretary of War to fill the vacancy left by the death of George H. Dern. Woodring, former Kansas governor, has been acting secretary since Dern’s passing last month.
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Harry H. Woodring
Roosevelt
Secretary of War
George H. Dern
Hyde Park
Woodring
Dern
Kansas
Washington
Snow Snowfall Buries Yellowstone and Spreads Northward
Heavy snow blankets Yellowstone Park regions in Montana and Wyoming as a winter storm extends to Bozeman Livingston and Casper. Cheyenne reports light snowfall while Denver overnight temperatures plunge from 84 to 39. North and south airline groundings noted as conditions ease with a warmup forecast for the weekend.
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Park
Bozeman
Livingston Territory
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Plains Country
Yellowstone Park
Montana
Wyoming
Livingston
Mont
Casper
Wyo
Cheyenne
Colorado
Scotts Bluff
Neb
North
South
China Clipper to Carry Passengers on Oct 21
New York, Sept 25 The China Clipper the United States largest seaplane weighing 25 tons will depart from San Francisco for Honolulu on Oct 21 carrying the first seven air passengers across the Pacific.
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New York
America
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Honolulu
Pacific
Wallace Attacks Landon Agriculture Policies As Farm Crash Warning
Secretary Wallace, broadcasting from Washington, said Gov Landon and the Republican platform would end in a crash worse than 1932. He claimed bankers and big corporations back Landon and named munitions, oil, power, packers, and grain interests as opposing farm programs.
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Wallace
Landon
Washington
Maine
Liberty League
Roosevelt
Park Avenue Paving Nears Finish in Butte
Rapid progress on the Park street paving project shows completion within days from Excelsior Avenue east to Crystal Street. From Crystal to Washington, paving is laid and will dry before traffic resumes. Crews at Park and Main lay concrete amid rail tracks while crowds watch. The street car tracks are raised about two inches from Arizona to Montana and service beyond Montana is replaced by buses.
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Park Street
Excelsior Avenue
Crystal Street
Crystal
Washington
Park and Main Streets
Butte
Arizona
Montana
Park Streets
South
Montana Weekend Forecast Says Warm and Clear
A Montana outlook calls for generally fair weather on Saturday and Sunday with rising temperatures. No precipitation expected as high temps creep upward across the weekend.
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Montana
Three Year Old Drives Runaway Car in Narrow Escape
Beverly McNeil, three, rode alone in a braking car that slipped from a North Main street lot. The vehicle rolled half a block, broke a hydrant, and struck a Hoge Transfer truck before stopping. The father and crowd chased then reached the girl as water sprayed and the car halted. The child smiled and said I drove it all by myself. Police were later told the story.
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North Main Street
Broadway
D. G. McNeil
Beverly McNeil
Howard Pierce Motor Company
McNeil
Hoge Transfer Company
Mr. McNeil
Americanization Class of 61 Receives Diplomas at Graduation
Sixty one members of the Americanization class sponsored by the Silver Bow American Legion post received diplomas at a Y M C A ceremony. Under Grace B Anstice and Douglas Gold they completed studies and will face citizenship hearings next Thursday with J H Toole as committee chair and Ralph B Brand as post commander.
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American Legion
Silver Bow Post
Grace B. Anstice
Douglas Gold
J. H. Toole
Ralph B. Brand
American Legion Post
Bozo Seric
William A. Triniman
Claus Strandberg
Elisha Teasdale
Milan Spaly
Juro Sumina
Martin Tracy
Edward Salo
Peter Sikonija
Bob Sarich
Thomas Vincent
Michal Trycinski
Ely Vukelich
Horace Woods
J. Zabenica
Walter
Boy Bitten by Tame Bear At Resort Cage
Bertal Wons mos, 11, was bitten and clawed while feeding tame bears in a cage at Bad Rock Canyon near Columbia Falls. He was hospitalized with scalp wounds and body lacerations but expected to recover, according to a physician.
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Kalispell
Bertal Wonsmos
Bertal
Bad Rock Canyon
Columbia Falls
Atheist Fails In Butte Clergy Tilt And Flees Town
Forty four years ago in Butte an atheist challenged a local minister, lost the contest and left town in disgrace. The minister remains in Butte. The Sunday Montana Standard tease promises the full tale. Also promotes new books at the Butte free public library and previews sports and other features in the upcoming edition.
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Butte
Montana Standard
Free Public Library
Republicans pack courtroom rally with Montana candidates
A Republican rally drew a large audience as Frank A. Hazelbaker H L Hart Howard Johnson and John A. Morrow spoke on Governor Congress and Lieutenant Governor tickets. Morrow attacked Roosevelt's New Deal while Hazelbaker recalled his 1932 county support and promised more speeches before election day.
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H. L. Hart
Congress
Howard Johnson
John A. Morrow
Repubican
Chicago
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Toto
America
Floyd Fluent
Silver Bow County
Republican Central Committee
Paul A. Huddoff
Garfield B. Perier
Hazelbaker
Republican Party
Montana
Roosevelt
Butte
Woman Held Up at Store on George and Farragut Streets
Mrs. T. J. Vandenberg, widow and store proprietor, was robbed by a masked man who forced her at gunpoint while she closed the shop. He chased her into her home and seized the day's receipts, about $30, before fleeing, according to sheriff deputies.
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T. J. Vandenberg
George and
Farragut
Governor Urges Reservoir Projects for WPA and PWA
Gov Elmer Holt urged Billings Commercial Club and Montana civic groups to submit reservoir construction and flood control projects to the WPA and PWA rather than road graveling. He called water conservation the state's greatest need and urged use of federal funds for constructive projects.
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Billings
Elmer Holt
Billings Commercial Club
WPA
PWA
France Reads Readjusted Franc To Stabilize World Trade
France moves to readjust its currency with the franc realignment viewed as a final step in global currency revaluations. Wall Street calls the move constructive as London and Washington indicate cooperation to curb exchange fluctuations while Britain’s pound left the old gold standard years ago.
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Claude
Jagger
Associated Press
France
United States
England
Wall Street
London
Washington
Treasuries
Third delay hits Butte playground project in WPA letter
The Butte school playground improvement project faces another delay after its deletion from a presidential letter. WPA officials cite possible clerical error or reclassification. Montana administrator Joseph Parker informed Douglas Gold and Senator James Murray, seeking the reason and awaiting Washington reply.
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Washington, D. C
WPA
Butte
Joseph E. Parker
Montana
Douglas Gold
Parker
James Murray
Mr. Gold
Washington
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