Hickman Reveals Career of Crime
William E Hickman details a cross country crime spree from Kansas City to Chicago Philadelphia and New York to Los Angeles describing robberies kidnappings and murders He matches his partner Cramer to the Marian Parker case and outlines plans for future robberies while facing extradition from Oregon to California.
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June Dunning
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Hickman
Independence
Chicago
Paradise Arms
Washington Boulevard
Edward Hickman
Toledo
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Sacramento
Cal
C. C. Young
William Edward Hickman
Pendleton
Ore
Marian Parker
Charles Burnell
Dwight Longuevan
William E. Hickman
Oregon
California
Gambling crackdown in Butte upholds court orders
The Montana law enforcement league discussed using undercover methods to obtain gambling evidence in Butte. Attorney general actions led to many arrests, with trials yielding convictions, acquittals, and guilty pleas. Court restraints on premises were held in abeyance as gamblers paid fines.
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Sarles
League
Butte
Law Enforcement League
Dawn Transatlantic Flight Attempt From Newfoundland
Mrs. Frances Wilson Grayson flew the huge amphibian plane Dawn from Harbor Grace Newfoundland about 5 PM heading to Croydon England on a winter trans Atlantic attempt. Pilot Oskar Omdal Brice Goldsborough and motor expert Fred Kohler accompanied her. The plane carried 500 gallons of gasoline and weighed 10 000 pounds. Wings were coated with glycerine to prevent icing and fog condensation. Omdal planned a compass course toward Harbor Grace with an expected arrival by 7 AM tomorrow.
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England
Frances Wilson Grayson
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Oskar Omdal
Brice Goldsborough
Grayson
Omdal
Powell County Bonds Fall Among The Lowest In State
Powell county shows bonded indebtedness of 205000 including courthouse roads and high school bonds. Only two Montana counties have lower levels. Total taxes for the year reached 299648.47 with 161910.36 paid by Nov 30 leaving 137738.11 to be liquidated by the second tax period.
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Montana
Powell
Midding
Powell County
Drummond Lumber Manager Frank Emery Dies at 72
Frank P Emery aged 72 longtime manager of the Drummond Lumber company and Montana Central Grain Elevator died at his home in Drummond after a brief illness. He is survived by daughter Elizabeth Emery a Drum mond teacher. Funeral plans not set. His wife Mrs Emery died last summer and he had lived in Drummond about 15 years.
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Frank P Emery
Drummond Lumber Company
Montana Central Grain Elevator Company
Drummond
Emery
Elizabeth Emery
Deer Lodge Lumber Company
Judge Winston Galls Fall Term Calendar
Deer Lodge December 23 A short session fixed hearing times for the term beginning January 16 Judge Winston will return January 6 when a panel of 50 jurors is drawn The January calendar includes eight criminal actions and about 15 civil cases among which is the will contest of the late Nicholas J Bielenberg
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Deer Lodge
Winston
Nicholas J. Bielenberg
Plan to install wig wag signals at Deer Lodge crossing
Information released today says the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and the Northern Pacific railways will install wig wag signals at the Milwaukee avenue crossing in Deer Lodge. A watchman currently covering both roads will be discontinued as traffic must proceed past the crossing between West Deer Lodge and the business district. The order has been given though the installation date remains unannounced. Rainbow entertains at Masonic temple Deer Lodge. Rainbow Girls hosted DeMolays and visitors with a Christmas program and drill familiar from the Great Falls grand assembly. Luncheon and dance closed the evening. attendance was large.
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Deer Lodge
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Anaconda Rainbow
Grand Assembly
Great Falls
Municipal Christmas Tree Program Set For Saturday
Deer Lodge officials announce the municipal Christmas tree program will begin Saturday at 7 30 p m The men's chorus and public school pupils will sing carols and Santa will hand out candy nuts and other gifts to children.
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Deer Lodge
Neighbors of Woodcraft to Hold Christmas Banquet in Deer Lodge
Sunflower circle No. 14 plans a Christmas banquet and tree program for December 28 at Knights of Pythias hall with members of the order and friends invited. Evelyn McCormick returns home from Mount St Joseph’s college Du Buque Iowa for holiday visit with parents. Alf Whitworth sprains foot in a fall and will be home from work for a few days. Wellington D Rankin district attorney departs today for his assignment.
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Sunflower Circle
Woodcraft
Knights of Pythias Hall
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Evelyn McCormick
Mount St. Joseph's College
Dubuque
Iowa
Memoir of a Legionnaire Deserter and War Veteran
Bennett Doty recalls enlisting in the French Foreign Legion in 1925 and desertion in Syria. He describes captivity, eight months in five French prisons, and release aided by his father, the American embassy, and France, noting Croix de Guerre honors from Syria service and previous WWI US Army service.
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March
Mousseifre
Rezzas
Foreign Legion
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France
Paris
M. Painleve
Dillon Churches Plot Fine Christmas Programs
Dillon's churches plan a series of Christmas events featuring children's programs at the Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, Baptist, and Catholic parishes. Performances include pageants, choral works, solos by Prof. R. A. Albright, sermons, and gift distributions to children with several services scheduled through the weekend.
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Presbyterian Church
Santa Claus
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Methodist Church
Osborne Cardinalli
Merle Schmittroth
Marjorie Decker
Betty Stilade
Margaret Bidstrup
Tilene Jackson
Helen Erwin
Betty Boone
Jane Kellum
Dorothy Caverly
Mildred Taylor
Pearl Banning
Lillian Lane
Irene Ford
Georgia Taylor
Margaret Ricketts
Dorcas Hoffman
Frank Lamberton
Ralph Light
Helen Albright
Rollins Ricketts
Alvin Crowley
Thomas Caverly
Billy Bayerd
Junior Ditty
Tom Newnes
The
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la Vaughn Howell
Harold Cantrell
Clydie Griffith
Dorothy Headley
Howard Smith
LaRue Cantrell
John Curnutt
Velora Fairbanks
Junior Fairbanks
Claramay Griffith
Dorothy Lodge
Weldon Lee
Wanda Lee Atkison
Charlotte Thieman
James Atkeson
Irene Megquier
Lila Underwood
Isabelle Megouire
Elizabeth Atkeson
James Hoadley
Mildred Henningson
R. O. Shannon
St. Rose Catholic
William Mattfield
Charlotte Ballard
Anson Baxter
Francis Tonrey
Earl Wheat
Helen Hoffman
Paul Bramsman
Albert Stamm
Frank Bramsman
Dillon Post Office Sees Heaviest Letter Mail Ever
Dillon Montana on December 23 reports the post office handling the heaviest letter mail in its history with clerks working overtime to sort thousands of letters and greetings. The Christmas rush peaked earlier with outgoing mail at its busiest. stores expect continued late shopping.
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Dillon
Normal Students Guests at Albright Christmas Party
Montana State Normal college students staying in Dillon over the holidays were guests of Prof. and Mrs. R. E. Albright for a Christmas party. More than 30 students attended, enjoying games, entertainment, refreshments, and carols around a decorated tree.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal College
R. E. Albright
Albright
HOCH LIEDERKRANZ ANNIVERSARY IN GRAND ISLAND
The Lieger Kranz society of Grand Island marks its fifty seventh anniversary. Founded before the city incorporated, the group named for a German cheese promotes fellowship and community spirit.
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Grand Island
Neb
Liegerkranz Society of
Deer Lodge Social Roundup Moves Through Holidays
The Deer Lodge scene features visits and departures among local families over Christmas. Pat and Mrs Keeley head to Bozeman to stay with Mrs Keeley’s parents Mr and Mrs Trackwell. Mayors and residents from Elliston Great Falls Garrison Helmville and Seattle area are noted in brief calls and arrivals.
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Pat Keeley
Bozeman
Keeley
W. S. Trackwell
John Lanning
Elliston
Deer Lodge
T. A. Graham
Great Falls
A. F. McDonough
Ella
Garrison
Edith Sears
University of Washington
Julius Jacobson
Helmville
Former Dillon Resident Frank Bird Dies in Los Angeles
Frank Bird a former Dillon resident died in Los Angeles last Tuesday at age 38. His widow Mrs Eva Bird and family learned of the death. services were held in Los Angeles. He is survived by his widow, sister Mrs Ella Smith and mother Mrs Anna Bird, with the sister and mother living in Los Angeles.
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Dillon
Frank Bird
Los Angeles
Eva Bird
Bird
Ella Smith
Anna Bird
Beaverhead Faces Pocatello In Tough Home Bout
Beaverhead County High School basketball team trains hard for a challenging Monday game against Pocatello Idaho in Dillon.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Pocatello
Idaho
Dillon News Notes
John Hoitz departed for Salt Lake City for the winter months after leaving Dillon on December 23.
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Dillon
John Hoitz
Salt Lake City
Holiday Mail Deluge Hits Butte Post Office
Butte Post Office and American Express report Christmas mail and packages far above last year. Postmaster Dick Brimacombe notes peak daily mail around 82 000 first class pieces with two thirds greeting cards. 179 500 pieces processed Thursday. Extra staff and wagons deployed to handle rush. Christmas day cleanup expected.
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Butte
Dick Brimacombe
Brimacombe
American Express
Agent Benton
Mr. Benton
Navy Still Pursues S-4 Sub Salvage Despite Storms
Rescue forces led by Admiral Brumby press to raise the S-4 after a tunnel is bored under its bow. Secretary Wilbur plans to visit Provincetown to assess efforts and preserve live hope, while officials weigh blame and safety amid worsening weather.
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Brumby
Block Island
Ernest F. King
Associated Press
Washington
Wilbur
Provincetown
Admiral Hughes
Naval Operations
Providence
R. I
Navy Department
Althouh
Lindberghs Quiet Day in Mexico City With Embassy Luncheon
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh spends a calm first full day in Mexico City with a luncheon at the American embassy attended by cabinet ministers and foreign ambassadors. Col Charles Lindbergh tours Cuernavaca with embassy officials and is to return for dinner at the embassy. Christmas day aims for rest as no formal program is arranged. President Calles sends welcoming compliments through the presidential staff chief General Alvarez.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Evangeline L. Lindbergh
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Cuernavaca
Mexican Air Service
McNab
Hamilton
Lindy
Lone Eagle
Calles
General Alvarez
Lindbergh to Launch Central American Flight From Mexico City
Col Lindbergh and his mother attend a first American function in Mexico City before the aviator begins his Spirit of St Louis test flight preparations. He plans nine hours to Guatemala City then to British Honduras Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama with possible Porto Rico and Havana legs. Mrs Lindbergh may return to the United States by air or rail.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Mexico
St. Louis
Guatemala
Porto Rico
Havana
Guatemala City
British Honduras
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Panama-Havana
Smoot seeks smaller tax cut bill after House limits
Senate Finance Chairman Smoot demands paring the $290 million tax reduction to well under $250 million. White House pressure targets a $225 million cap. Smoot cites restoring corporation levy and auto sales tax as possible trims while no firm plan exists and inheritance tax repeal remains a debated option.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Senate Republican
Senate
Congress weighs next steps after naval disaster
A congressional inquiry may be needed depending on developments in two weeks. A navy board is appointed to uncover facts about the ship’s sinking and debates in Congress push for investigations focusing on safety devices aboard American submarines.
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Congress
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