Capture Story of Hickman Kidnapping Arrest
Oregon State Police officer Buck Lieuallen and Chief Tom Gurdane recount a high speed pursuit on the Columbia River highway. They cornered William J. Hickman near Pendleton, recovering a .45 pistol and a sawn off shotgun, and found $1409 tied to the kidnapping. Hickman confessed to kidnapping the girl and described the crime, while denying the killing.
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Pendleton
Tom Gurdane
William J. Hickman
Columbia River Highway
Oregon Trail
Hickman
California
Here
Gurdane
Buck Lieuallen
Echo
Lieuallen
Liewallen
Robber Shot Down In Front Of Safe In Walla Walla
In Walla Walla the 19 year old Kenneth McLeod was fatally shot by deputy L J Brice during a robbery at the C J Breier company store. McLeod died hours later from buckshot wounds after failing to comply with repeated demands to surrender. William Kelly of Seattle is held as lookout and Armel Cochran, a former Breier employee, is charged as an accomplice. A fourth man is detained. name withheld. Officers had hidden in the store for three nights on a tip of an impending robbery. Brice fired after the intruder refused to lower his gun. Deputy Holcomb also fired but did not strike.
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Breier’s
McLeod
Joe) Gibbons
Brice
Rance Holcomb
I W W Holds Police Officials in Trinidad Raid
Sixty three I W W members are jailed after a raid on the organization's Trinidad headquarters. Chief Cleary Night Captain Foundy Patrolman Reynolds and Dr Espey were held as hostages for nearly three hours before deputies rescued them and arrested the group. State police arrived after the detainees were in custody.
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Trinidad
Colo
Cleary
Mike Foundy
Mark Reynolds
James Espey
Marty
I. W. W. Hall
Walsenburg
L W. W
A Good Resolution and A Black Walnut Tree Notes
A New Year resolution about avoiding trivial arguments aims to increase family happiness. The piece contrasts petty disputes with the value of harmony. It then describes the black walnut tree, noting its range from New England to Minnesota and Florida, its multiple names, and its importance for lumber and nuts.
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American Tree Association
New England
Minnesota
Florida
Appeal Sought to Locate Bond Family Missing Since Child
Walla Walla county treasurer Renn Thompson received an appeal from Mrs. Marry Bond Walker of Garrett Indiana seeking help to locate her mother Sally Wilson Bond father Allen Bond and siblings Alice and George. Walker says she has not seen them since she was four and believes they may live in this region. She states her father kidnapped her during a Kentucky visit and she has had no contact since.
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Walla Walla
Renn Thompson
Marry Bond Walker
Garrett
Ind
Sally Wilson Bond
Allen Bond
Kentucky
Alice
George
McIntyre Sedan Taken From Thief Caped by Portland Police
The Buick stolen in Pendleton was recovered in Portland after Harry Ede 24 was found driving it. He was shot as he fled and is hospitalized with a left knee wound. Patrolman Henry Sinner and Patrolman Pat Keegan pursued and fired. Ede had just been released from Salem penitentiary two months earlier after a prior auto theft term.
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Alex McIntyre
Pendleton
Portland
Harry Ede
Ede
Portland Journal
Salem Penitentiary
Friday
Henry Sinner
Pat Keegan
Keegan
Dalles
Sinner
Williams Avenue
Sacramento Street
Kerby
Russell
Harvey Tolson
Kerby Street
Annual stockholders meeting at First National Bank of Athena
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Athena Oregon will be held at its Athena office on Tuesday January 10 1928 at 2 PM for election of directors and other lawful business. Dated December 15 1927 F 8 Le Grow Cashier.
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First National Bank of
Athena
Oregon
le Grow
For Sale Electr ic washing machine and Cadillac sedan
Classified notice offering an electric washing machine in fine working condition by E. C. Prestleye and a Cadillac sedan with 33 000 miles offered by Chance Rogers at a bargain.
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E. C. Prestleye
Chance Rogers
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Rene OY Behnke Walker
Cheeqoty
W. Boyd Whyte Chiropractor
Stangler Building
Hall
Jane
Advent Christian Missions
McIntyre
Steve’s Grocery
The
Athena Hotel
Laura Froome
B. B Richards
J. L. Harman
Pendleton Machine Works
Main
Bell & Venable
McFadden’s Pharmacy
Foley
Feakes
Continental Oil Company
Bryce Baker
Kilgore Cafe
Gerald Kilgore
Frigidaire
A. W. Logsdon
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
Main Street
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