Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-09-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK
STATE AND NATION


Helena-Judge William H. Poor
man, rs, who had served on the
district court bench in Helena for
the past II years and who was a
former assistant attorney general
of the state and a Flathead county
attorney, died late Wednesday of
a heart disease.
Great Falls-A total Of 1852
new automobiles were sold in
Montana in July, according to fig
ures received Friday by A. J..
Breitenstein, secretary of the
Montana Motor Trades association.
This figure, the secretary believes,
exceeds that of any July in the
last five years.
Avon-Dr. Patrick Mccarthy of
Missoula, well-known western
Montana physician and surgeon
and a member of the state board
of education, was instantly killed
late Wednesday when his speeding
sedan overturned as it rounded a
curve four miles west of Avon.
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Broadview-The worst fire in
history of this town destroyed six
business buildings early Thursday
morning and created a loss esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $685.
900.
New York - A ~53-year-old
Charleston, S. c., man was arrest
ed Thursday night, charged with
threatening to kidnap "Sistie" and
"Buzzie" Dali, grandchildren of
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, I'M
less payment of S168,0O0 was
made. The man was Benjamin F.
Warn, a former naval officer and
a member of a wealthy family.
Washington-Major steel COM
panies throughout the United
States Thursday put their en-
ployes on a five-day week basis
and cut salaries 10 per cent to re-
duce expenses. At the same time,
it was announced, the Ford Motor
company inaugurated a S13,000,-
900 expansion program to make
its automobile manufacturing
units independent of other firms
steel mills.
Great Falls - State oldtimers
gathered here to observe the gold
en- jubilee convention of the Mon
tana Society of Pioneers elected
Henry Evans of Deer Lodge presi-
dent of the group at the final ses-
sion Friday and chose Anaconda
as their 1885 meeting place. Meet
ing in conjunction with the group
the Sons and Daughters of Mon
tana Pioneers reelected Mrs.
Cecilia Dick of Missoula president.
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Hyde Park-Confirmation Of the
resignation of Lewis Douglas as
director of the national budget,
rumors of which had been rife
since Thursday, was made Satur-
day by President Roosevelt when
he announced the appointment of
Daniel w. Bell, commissioner of
accounts and deposits, to serve as
acting director.
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Chicago-Agents of the federal
government relentlessly carried on
their search for remnants of the
late John Dillinger's gang, arrest
ing seven alleged cohorts here
Saturday night, including a Chi
cago attorney, said to be the "mas-
ter mind" behind Dillinger's four
months reign of terror.
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Westinghouse giant strike of
workers in the nations textile in
dustries got underway Sunday
night. The walkout, when under
full power, is expected to involve
some 100000 workers and slash
approximately 100000 weekly
from the country's purchasing
power.
San Francisco - Mrs. Mary
Mooney, "85-year-old mother of
Thomas ]. Mooney, who is serving
a life sentence in San Quentin
prison for the San Francisco Pre-
paredness day bombing, died Sun
day night of heart attack.
Hollywood-Struck in the head
by a richoteting bullet from an ac-
cidentally discharged French duel
ling pistol, a collection specimen,
Russ Colombo, well-known motion
picture and radio entertainer, died
Sunday night shortly after being