Hundreds of flood refugees plan to camp on levees near Atchafalaya
Reports say hundreds refuse to leave as flood waters from a breached Atchafalaya levee threaten McCrea Pointe and Pointe Coupee parish. Officials mobilize relief to evacuate thousands, with 17 000 already in Lafayette and many housed in cars, barns, and public buildings.
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Chafalaya
McCrea Pointe Coupes
Atchata
Mississippi
Fleet Railroad
John BI. Parker
Therville Parish
Pointe Coupee
Parker
Metros Reak
Evangel Country
LaFayette
Crowley
Lafayelle
Caren‘ero
Tensas
Chicago woman faces gallows in Lindstrom murder case
Mrs Catherine Cassler of Chicago awaits a new trial after being sentenced to death for conspiring to kill William Lindstrom for 7500 in a case that also involved Loren Patrick and Mrs Lillian Fraser. Patrick testified he killed Lindstrom while the women stood by.
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Catherine Cassler
Chcago
William Lindstrom
Cassler
Loren Patrick
Lillian Fraser
Lindstrom
Patrick
Jonesville
Atchafalaya
New Orleans
Four divorces filed in one day at court
Mrs Louise Burton seeks a divorce from John K Button on cruelty grounds with custody of their child, return to former name, attorney fee, and restraint. Mrs Edna Rogers asks divorce from Joseph Rogers on cruelty with child custody. Mrs Elizar McCollis seeks divorce from Fimer McCollis for wilful neglect with custody. Ralph Tebbitt files for divorce from Pearl Tebbitt. Judge Carroll grants Julia Henrietta Smith a divorce from Raymond J. Smith for neglect desertion and cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Burton
John K. Button
Hurton
Butte
Wendershek
Edna Rogers
Joseph Rogers
Anaconda
Mra Rogers
Elizar McCollis
Fimer McCollis
Ralph Tebbitt
Pearl Tebbitt
Lewistown
W. J. Carroll
Julia Henrietta Smith
Raymond J. Smith
Joint civic clubs hold joint luncheon with Hoover guest
The Butte Exchange tub accepted an invitation to lunch with the Rotary and the Silver Bow club to meet Mrs Herbert Hoover vice president of the nation. The regular Friday noon luncheon is canceled. all members urged to attend the joint luncheon at River Bowlu today.
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Butte
Silver Bow Club
Herbert Hoover
Nation’ Girl Scouts’ Organization
Convict Man on Robbery Charge
Raymond Hermandex was convicted of robbery by a jury in Judge J J Lynch's district court. Jurors recommended extreme leniency. Judgment to be pronounced Friday morning. He was accused of taking a $60 gold watch from Teofels Ines on Feb 1 1927 and of threatening Inex with a gun. The defense said Inez lost the watch during a cabin scuffle at 214 East Curtie Street. Estate of Charles Trimble appraised at $439. Julia Harrington named administratrix of John Page estate. assets tied up pending litigation. Sentence to be imposed this morning on A N Couture convicted of third degree assault upon WP Lavell. jurors fixed a $500 fine.
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Raymond Hermandex
J. J. Lynch
Department of District Court
Herman
Hermandez
Teofels Ines
Hermandes
Inex
Inez
East Curtie Street
Charles Trimble
Julia Harrington
John Page
A. N. Couture
WP. Lavell
Couture
Butte man named cadet at West Point academy
Russel Wirak a sophomore at the School of Mines receives appointment as a cadet at the United States Military Academy West Point. He was selected via competitive exam arranged by Senator Wheeler and will report July 1. Wirak, Lincoln High School Los Angeles graduate, has ties to Butte. An inquest into Andrew Hansen’s death at Elm Orlu mine found a ground fall caused the fatality.
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Russel Wirak
School of Mines
United States Military Academy
West Point
Wirak
Senator Wheeler
Lincoln High School
Los Angeles
Butte
Joseph Russel
Sliver Bow Refining Company
Andrew Hansen
Elm Orlu
Hawkesworth Drill Topic At Butte Kiwanis Meeting
Roy Alley explained the Hawkesworth drill invented by the late A R Hawkesworth. A 500000 plant in Butte manufactures the drills and carriers hold 30 bits each. The talk highlighted time savings and efficiency, with comparisons to older bits and steel handling issues.
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Hawkesworth
Butte Kiwanians
Roy Alley
Finlen Hotel
Alley
A. R. Hawkesworth Hawkesworth
Butte
Aley
Australian program GN NIR Saturday evening broadcast
Advices from the Butte Radio club announce a premier program on General Electric KOA Denvid station Saturday night. The all night Australia music feature follows a silent night in Sydney and Canberra to hear America’s interpretation of their work. Walter Damrosch is named as musical counselor for NBC. RCA GE and Westinghouse plan new AC Radiotubes to replace batteries in receivers by June and July, four tubes total with a step down transformer.
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Butte Radio Club
KOA
Denvid
Sydney
Canberra
Australia
America
Butte
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony ‘Orchestra
Impressario
Metrpolitan Opera Company
Ational Broadcasting Company
Radio Corporation of America
Sociates
General Electric
Welectric
Woman seeks damages for alleged streetcar injuries
District court action by Lovetts Byrne against Butte Electric Railway alleges injuries from slipping on snow and ice while alighting a streetcar at Park and Main. Suit seeks 15 550 in damages for an incident on January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovetts Byrne
Butte Electricway Company
Park and Main Street
Margaret B. Jenkins
Ansonia Amusement Company
Faure
W. B. Dodd
Clara C
Julia Casey
Daniel J. Casey
Three Men Forfeit Cash On Liquor Charges
Three men charged with maintaining nuisances forfeited 150 dollars each in police court yesterday. They were Senn Bruce, Joe Fox and John Deston. Mike Hurley was dismissed on a reckless driving charge. Several vagrancy cases received suspended sentences and orders to leave the city. More than 20 million bags of coffee were raised in Brazil this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senn Bruce
Joe Fox
John Deston
Mike Hurley
Brazil
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Evangeline
Carroll
Butteman
Nanette Guilford
New York
Broadway
45Th Street
NIR
Hey’re Wein
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Wein
Selz
Emery
Arrow
Manhattan
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Glen Bogie
Charlotte Kurz
Montana
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