Winter wheat sown on record acreage in 1927
The department of agriculture reports 1928 winter wheat area at 47.897 million acres, up 10.2 percent from 1927, with larger planting from Ohio to Minnesota and Missouri. Condition on Dec 1 was 86 percent of normal, hazards include Hessian fly in several states.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Minnesota
Missouri
Michigan
Kansas
Oklahoma
State Treasurer Gets Tax Funds in Quickly
Montana counties have been remitting taxes at about $50,000 a day. With 18 of 56 counties recorded, the state treasurer has collected $560,000, more than half the amount expected by January 1. Inheritance taxes totaling $470,000 have also been collected, led by Silver Bow county. Taxes are due in November, with November 30 the last payment day before delinquency. The assessor must record figures before remittance. no delinquency charge is assessed even after January 1.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Montana
Silver Bow
Italy to Restore Gold Standard at Nineteen to Dollar
Rome announces conversion of Italy currency to a gold basis at nineteen to one dollar. Finance Minister Count Giuseppe Volpi says negotiations with the council of ministers have been completed and approved.
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Rome
Italy
Giuseppe Volpi
Council of Ministers
Court notices list guardianship allowances and estate actions
Permission to expend 20 per month from assets for minor Frances Anna Wondershek granted to guardian Louise Burton. Appraisers named for Annie Morris McGee estate. Erma Goodland granted divorce from Fred Goodland with custody and 20 per month alimony. Bessie Rule seeks administration of Elizabeth Ann Sandlee estate. Final accounts filed for Margaret Ann Noy Uren and James Rule estates. J H Rule sues C R Muellin for 334.15 with mortgage foreclosure on automobile.
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Louise Burton
Frances Anna Wondershek
Jack Lumpkin
Joseph Kouitz
W. S. McGlynn
Annie Morris McGee
Erma Goodland
Fred Goodland
George Bourquin
Bessie Rule
Elizabeth Ann Sandlee
Richard T. Uren
Margaret Ann Noy Uren
James Rule
J. H. Rule
C. R. Muellin
Smallpox cases in city described as mild
Two cases of smallpox reported in the city are mild and under quarantine along with a diphtheria case. These are the only contagious diseases under quarantine in Butte and mark a rare return of illness to the area. A separate Melbourne raid by 40 officers led to lawsuits totaling 2,500,000 dollars over alleged tax dodging attempts.
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Butte
Melbourne
Australia
Short Talks by Thoughtful Mothers Delights in Foley’s Honey and Tar
A Long Beach California mother praises Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for stopping her child Junior’s severe croup night cough and aiding restful sleep. She notes its reliability for coughs and colds and even whooping cough, adding it is sold everywhere.
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California
Long Beach
Foley
Junior
Adv
Remus Turns to State's Experts for Probate Hearing
Three court alienists who testified Remus is sane at the time of Imogene Remus murder will likely be the key witnesses in the probate court hearing opening Dec. 28. If found sane now, George Remus could gain freedom. Taft II represents the county in the sanity inquiry.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
George Remus
King
Imogene
Charles P. Taft II
Remus
David I. Wolfstein
BE. A. Baker
Charles W. Kiely
Charles H. Elston
William Lueders
Chester R. Shook
Big Brothers Club in Powell County Surpasses 300 Members
Outlining a growth surge, Under sheriff Lou Boedecker reports the Big Brothers club now exceeds 300 members in Powell County. After visits in Helmville and Ovando, he brought in new names and a larger fund to aid families in need this Christmas. By Christmas Day 38 families are slated for assistance.
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Deer Lodge
Big Brothers Club
Powell County
Lou Boedecker
Yuletide
Helmville
Ovando
Boedecker
Deer Lodge Driver Miraculous Escape After Train Crash
Maurice Rothman, Deer Lodge resident, escaped a severe wreck when his truck was struck by a Northern Pacific freight train at Snowshoe crossing between Avon and Elliston. He suffered head and facial injuries, lost blood, and was rushed to St. Joseph's hospital where doctors reported improvement. A companion, a boy named Kimmerly, was only slightly hurt.
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Deer Lodge
Maurice Rothman
Northern Pacific
Rothman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Marquette
Kimmerly
Avon
Elliston
Garrison
Pythians Elect Deer Lodge Officers for 1928
Knights of Pythias in Deer Lodge elected officers for the 1928 year at a meeting last night. James Gilbert was chosen chancellor commander with Fred Fleming as vice chancellor and Harry Moore as prelate. Trustees named were Walter Rabel Glen Smith and C B Hayden. Installation to follow in January likely with the Pythian Sisters.
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Pythians
Deer Lodge
Knights of Pythias Lodge
James Gilbert
Fred Fleming
Harry Moore
Raymond Bame
Thomas Hirst
N. R. Bame
Lewis Turner
Floyd Bame
Lars Olsen
George Denton
Walter Rabel
Glen Smith
C. B. Hayden
Pythian Sisters
Powell county high elects Violet Watters to home econ post
Deer Lodge December 21 Principal John R Culver announces Violet Watters will fill the vacancy in the Powell county high school home economics department following Miss Nona Sackett’s resignation. Watters of Glasgow is a Montana State University graduate. Sackett has taught several years, plans to marry Russell Marsh in Chile, and will leave Deer Lodge soon.
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Deer Lodge
John R. Culver
Powell County High School
Violet Watters
Russell Marsh
William E. Keeley
Billings Denies Charge, Welcomes Probe Into Prohibition Ties
Billings city officials on December 21 invited a federal probe into allegations of a conspiracy to defeat federal prohibition laws. Mayor Trennery and City Attorney Lamb defended integrity and urged retraction if findings disprove the claim.
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Associated Presa
Billings
Mont
Charles Pray
Arthur Trennery
M. J. Lamb
Pray
Trennery
United States
Malefic Stars Plague Daily Life and Politics
Astrology warns of unrest and discontent with Saturn stirring quarrels among workers and unpredictable business. It urges soft speech, aid to the needy, and cautions presidents and clerics about upcoming televised clashes and lawsuits. Children born today face eventful careers.
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Saturn
Earth
Congress
Coolidge
Interstate hearing on canned goods rates set for Helena
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a Helena hearing January 30 on west to east canned goods rates. West of the Rockies jobbers complain Spokane dealers gain advantage. Donald McKnight of Stevensville died from monoxide gas in a closed Missoula car. Ruth Phillips unconscious but expected to recover. Prohibition did not end beer cars. Great Northern ordered to supply Independent Ice with pre prohibition beer cars. James Hogan, 60, dies from gunshot in Miles City. Mount Saint Charles College at Helena schedules Jan 2 basketball vs Phillips University followed by a Jan 4 game at Bozeman against Montana State College.
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Associated Press
Helena
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rockies
Spokane
Donald McKnight
Stevensville
Missoula
Ruth Phillips
Miss Phillips
State Railroad Commission
Great Northern Road
Ice Company
Mount Saint Charles College of
Notable Visits Spotted Across Montana Towns
The afternoon included a brief stop in Butte. Martha Wallace and her son William of the Jens neighborhood visited Deer Lodge. Avon mayor John Lanning returned home after a Deer Lodge business trip. Harry Arnold came back from a week in Denver.
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Butte
Martha Wallace
William
Jens
Deer Lodge
John Lanning
Avon
Harry Arnold
Denver
Governor Wins In Courts In Oklahoma Impeachment Clash
Oklahoma City battle over Governor Henry J. Johnston’s impeachment push ends another day as two court injunctions halt the insurgent House actions. District Judge Chambers bars further impeachment moves and pay for session activities while Judge Hooker issues a temporary order.
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Okla
Henry J. Johnston
Capitol
Barrett
House of Representatives
T. G. Chambers
House
Sam Hooker
Insurgent House
Judge Chambers
Govenor Johnston
Fred P. Branson
State Supreme Court
Harry B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
Questioned on death of Barry in drug and alcohol case
Assistant Chief James Larkin had J A Watson questioned eleven months after John Barry died in early February. Barry shared a bed with Watson who fled Butte after the death and later returned. Coroner's jury found overdose and indulgence in drugs and alcohol as the cause. Watson says he left early, knew Barry was dead by 3 pm, and the body was found at 4:30 pm. Downey notes Watson may face no case, but Watson remains in jail for further questioning.
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John Barry
James Larkin
J. A. Watson
Watson
Barry
Butte
Tim Downey
Crown Cigar
Arizona
Park Streets
Theen
Mr. Downey
Downey
Two Arabian Knights Brings Laughs to Rialto Crowd
Louis Wolheim returns as a hard boiled sergeant in a post war comedy about two doughboys escaping a prison camp and ending up in Arabia. William Boyd Mary Astor Ian Keith star in this Caddo production directed by Lewis Milestone for United Artists now playing at the Rialto.
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Louis Wolheim
Captain Flagg
Laurence Stallings
Peter McGaffney
William Boyd
William Daingerfield Phelps III
Philadelphia Phelpses
Mary Astor
Ian Keith
Lewis Milestone
United Artists
Arabia
Rialto Theater
Girl in Butte Avoids Funds fiasco with checks
A well dressed young woman sought a divorce from an oil man in Northern Montana. She wrote two checks for 21 dollars to a Butte woman, who paid them out. The writer later redeemed the checks with received funds, and police released her.
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Butte
Montana
Plane 19 Wrecked Near Dillon Field
Frank Mooney the Butte aviator escaped serious injury when his Ryan monoplane flipped onto its nose after hitting a snowbank on Woodside field Dillon. He had landed the previous day at Dell for repairs en route to Salt Lake City before this return landing wrecked the aircraft.
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Dillon
Woodside Field
Frank Mooney
Butte
Ryan
Mooney
Salt Lake City
Dell
Here
Beaverhead Hoop Five Beats Lima in Close Dillon Game
Beaverhead county high school defeated Lima high 16 to 13 in Lima in the Beavers second game of the season. The Dillon squad called Lima one of the best in its history and the contest was hard fought from start to finish as they prepare for Pocatello game next Monday night.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Lima High
Lima
Beavers
Quint
Gunderson
Pocatello
Idaho
Metzel Hurt in 12 Foot Elevator Shaft Fall
Dillon December 21 Alex Metzel son of Mrs Etta Metzel Alder is under medical care after falling more than 12 feet down the Andrus hotel elevator shaft He had stepped into the hotel office for a moment then returned and walked into the shaft as the door was left open His injuries are not serious.
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Dillon
Alex Metzel
Etta Metzel
Alder
Andrus
Metzel
Rotary clubs report best November attendance in state
Dillon ranked third in Montana for November attendance while Philipsburg led districts and Havre placed second per District Governor Hazelbaker. The Dillon club won the attendance bell for the greatest percentage gain over last year. The Rotary friendship wheel is now in Kalispell.
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Rotary Clubs
Dillon
Philipsburg
Montana
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Havre
Dillon Club
Rotary Friendship Wheel
Kalispell
Jealous New York Man Kills Rich Jersey Widow
Burlington police report Fred Piani of New York shot and killed Isabel James Shedaker, a wealthy widow, then shot himself twice in the head. Piani, a married New Yorker and former foundry worker, confessed after trailing Shedaker and her companion, forcing a stop, chasing the widow across a field, and firing four times as she ran.
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Burlington
N. J
Isabel James Shedaker
Fred Piani
New York
Piani
New York Tennis Club
Lamson
Shedaker
Health measures saved Wilma Banky on desert set
During filming of The Winning of Barbara Worth at the Ansonia Goldwyn planned three doctors and two nurses on exterior scenes. Miss Banky lay on sand as Gary Cooper rode to her aid but the horse swerved and crushed her legs. she suffered torn ligaments and contusions yet escaped serious injury thanks to hospital staff on site.
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Wilma Banky
Henry King
Barbara Worth
Samuel Goldwyn
Ansonia Theater
Mr. Goldwyn
Miss Banky
Gary Cooper
Abe Lee
Marriage License Issued to Atkin and Raber
A license to marry was issued yesterday by the district court clerk to Robert H. Atkin 51 of Bozeman and Nela Raber 39 of Wisdom.
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District Court
Robert H. Atkin
Bozeman
Nela Raber
Wisdom
An Old Man's Darling and A Sailor's Sweetheart at Broadway
Slade Taylor company presents two musical comedies this week at the Broadway. The second half An Old Man's Darling features fine musical numbers new costumes and attractive scenic effects by Jack Harvey. Ruby Rossiena La Nelle Neff and Cleo Taylor are popular with patrons. A Sailor's Sweetheart follows a spinster who inherits wealth and engages in a comic pursuit of suitors ending with a sea voyage and romantic mix ups.
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Slade
Mike) Taylor
Jack Harvey
Ruby Rossiena
la Nelle Neff
Cleo Taylor
Clyde Cook
Desertion Charge Against Wife In California
Doug C. Isitt sues Roderick Isitt in district court accusing his wife of desertion. They wed in Sioux City Iowa on December 29 1924. The alleged desertion occurred at Van Nuys California on October 24 1926 according to the complaint.
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Doug C. Isitt
Oui
Pitubdur
Tee Roderick Isitt
Sioux City
Iowa
van Nuys
Cal
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