Roosevelt to take command of campaign in talk tonight
Agricultural adjustment officials hinted at a larger western range program for 1937 to expand range building for which benefit payments are issued. In a letter to Senator Wheeler, AAA Western Division Director Farrell said the 1936 plan should be a first step toward a fuller program next year, expanding reseeding, water projects, erosion control and other range improvements.
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Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
George E. Farrell
AAA Western Division
Ferrell
President to Speak at Democratic Gathering in New York
United States Senator Robert Wagner pledged at the Democratic state convention that the party would defend the last four years' progress against fascism and communism. President Roosevelt prepared a belated campaign address to be broadcast about 7 p.m. mountain time, likely outlining national issues and laying groundwork for topics on finances, agriculture and relief.
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Syracuse
N. Y
United States
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Lehman
Hyde Park
New York
Dutchess County
Devaluation of the franc passes in Paris chamber vote
The French chamber of deputies approved Premier Blum's devaluation plan in a near 344 to 246 vote ending general debate. Communists pledged support while left parties formed a united front, then 343 to 252 approved the first article of the bill, altering the 1928 monetary law and setting the franc's gold value at 65.5 milligrams of gold nine-tenths fine.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Leon Blum
Jacques Duclos
People’s Front
Champer
Man wounded in tavern gun fray in Idaho state
Bozeman report says Richard Snow 39 alias Ted Carr of Matador Texas is seriously hurt in a St. Anthony Idaho hospital. Jack Waller 41 of West Yellowstone is jailed after a tavern shooting over a 25 cent boot trade for a flashlight. Sheriff Westlake cites Snow’s claim Waller demanded $2 boot and Snow walked off with the flashlight. Waller allegedly shot Snow in the back as he left.
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Bozeman
Richard Snow
Ted Carr
Matador
Texas
St. Anthony
Idaho
Jack Waller
Snow
Waller
Montana Weather Likely Fair Across Tuesday and Wednesday
A Montana forecast shows generally fair conditions with little temperature change expected for Tuesday and Wednesday. Local officials advise planning outdoor activities accordingly.
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Montana
Profit Motive Theme Of Denver Metals Congress Address
Col Willard T Chevalier warned the profit motive should be encouraged and government reliance discouraged in an address to the American Mining Congress metals section in Denver. He urged regulation and supervision with coordination to correct economic system shortcomings while preserving incentives for productive work. Howard I Young called for openness about trade agreement drafting in Washington.
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Denver
Willard T. Chevalier
New York Publishing Company
American Mining Congress
Howard I. Young
St. Louis
Congress
Washington
Montana School of Mines registers record opening day
Registration at the Montana School of Mines topped 250 students on opening day, about 25 percent higher than last year. Freshmen numbered roughly 140 as the 37th year begins, with classes to start at 8 am. Foreign students include Hussein Goudarzi of Persia and Bulgarian exchange student Stephen Nevelcoff-Litzvetkows. The main residence hall, housing 136, opened for its second year as breakfast was served.
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Montana School of Mines
W. Milton Brown
Hussein Goudarzi
Persia
Montana
Stephen Nevelcoff-Litzvetkows
Chicago
Minnie R. Tennis
Admiral William S. Sims Dies After Heart Attack at 77
Admiral William S. Sims, wartime commander of the American fleet in European waters, died of a heart attack at his daughter's Boston home. He was 77. Survived by widow Anne Hitchcock and five children, Sims had long criticized American naval methods yet drew support from superiors. His career began after a rocky Academy entry in 1876 and included sharp critiques of battleship construction.
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Sims
Williams
Boston
William S. Sims
Robert Hopkins
Anne Hitchcock
St. Louis
Hopkins
Robert Fiske
Elting Morison
William Sowden Jr
Ethan Sims
Naval Academy
Pennsylvania
Academy
Annapolis
China
Petrograd
Men Arrested in Narcotics Raids Across City
Federal agents conducted a series of narcotics raids, arresting several individuals. Hum Wee Hock, at 38 East Quartz Street, posted $1,000 bond after arraignment. Officers reported opium and yinshi confiscated. Charles Finley, at Mercury and Main Streets, was scheduled for arraignment today.
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Hum Wee Hock
East Quartz Street
Charles Finley
Merccury
Main Streets
Winant Quits Post as Security Board Head
John G. Winant former New Hampshire governor resigns as member and chairman of the Social Security board to answer Governor Landon. Action comes as national political maneuvering continues with the resignation announced in Washington on September 23.
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Winant
Security Board
Landon
Washington
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
Social Security Board
General Mobilization Near Madrid as Toledan Campaign Rises
Fascist forces mass near Toledo in a push to capture Madrid, aided by rescued fascists from Alcazar, with reports of 500 wounded and government routs on the Toledo Madrid line. Government counters mass troops as civil war nears its end, after efforts to clear Toledo redoubts.
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Toledo
Spain
Madrid
Alcazar
Talavera de la Reina
Toledo-Madrid
Knox Says Roosevelt Administration Nearing End
Col. Frank Knox told the New York state Republican convention that the Roosevelt administration has put themselves out and will be overwhelmingly retired in the near future. The speech framed the 1944 campaign narrative with a call for change and highlighted GOP stance against Roosevelt policies.
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Albany
N. Y
Frank Knox
New York State
Fingerprints of Lindbergh Baby to Be Compared With Those of Texas Child
New Jersey officials will compare the fingerprints of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. with a Dallas child reportedly resembling him. Governor Hoffman ordered the check after a Dallas Times-Herald report citing reliable sources on the possibility. Attorney General Wilentz offered no comment beyond noting the distance involved.
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Texas
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Dallas
Tex
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
Dallas Times-Herald
Charles Lindbergh Jr
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hoffman
David T. Wilentz
Hauptmann
Dallas Report
Alcazar Defenders Embrace Fascist Rescuers Amid Victory
Joyful, exhausted defenders of the Alcazar surged from the fortress as Moors and foreign Legionnaires rushed in to celebrate. General Franco ordered the garrison to stay until loyalists left Toledo, while heavy street fighting continued from the battlements. A wounded officer recalled the moment a red and gold banner appeared, spurring the troops as they breached a cemetery redoubt where 150 Reds fell. The 70 day siege left about 6,000 casualties.
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Harold Cardozo
Toledo
U.P
Hagard
Alcazar
Francisco Franco
Madrid Road
Flood fears as Brazos Little rivers surge in South Texas
In Waco Texas Brazos river authorities warned of wholesale destruction south of the city as the Brazos and Little rivers flood. The Little river crest neared Cameron while floods swamp thousands of acres and drive evacuations. Four deaths and millions in damage were reported amid the week’s storms. Relief followed cooler weather and clear skies.
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Waco
Tex
Brazos River
Here
Texas
John A. Norris
Milam County
Cameron
Brazos
San Angelo
Indian Summer Holds Butte in Unseasonal Warmth
Butte enjoyed a lingering Indian summer with temperatures after freezing rising to milder levels. Official readings showed a low around 25 degrees and a high near 60 as fair weather persisted in the mining city.
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Butte
Nine Bodies Recovered As Fire Rages In Oregon
Nine people are confirmed dead in the Bandon wildfire as flames roared through southwestern Oregon. With a 400,000 acre blaze burning across the region, fire officials warned of more destruction if winds shift. State police and residents fear winds could drive the fire toward Myrtle Point and other towns while 5,000 firefighters fight back the inferno.
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Marshfield
Ore
Oregon
Bandon
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Here
Three Die as Colorado Snowstorm Crashes Plane
A severe September snowstorm in Colorado caused a Varney Air plane carrying Mr. and Mrs. Ben T. Elkins of San Francisco and pilot C. H. Chidlow to crash on a ranch 26 miles east of Walsenburg. Police and search teams scoured eastern Colorado for the aircraft’s fate.
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Denver
Colorado
Ben T. Elkins
San Francisco
C. H. Chidlow
Pueblo
Colo
Varney Airlines
Walsenburg
L. A. Bush
Welfare body urged to draft Montana social program
Helena Sept 28 representatives of Montana welfare agencies urged Gov Elmer Holt to appoint a non political welfare committee to draft a state plan under the federal social security act The panel would coordinate agencies and prepare a comprehensive bill for the next legislature to access federal funds and possibly create a dedicated social security department.
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Helena
Montana
Elmer Holt
Robert Beasley
Denver
Social Security Administration
Capitol
Holt
Welfare Committee
Cascade Trades and Labor Assembly
Welfare
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