Miller Confesses to Murder of Lester C. Jones
Henry J. Miller, 26, confessed to killing Lester C. Jones of Miles City during a burglary attempt at the industrial school office. The typed statement, signed at 4 p.m. in Billings, cites the shooting after Jones interrupted the burglary and outlines Miller’s flight and prior term in the Montana penitentiary. Authorities plan immediate trial at Miles City and have Miller held in a secured Billings jail cell.
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Billings
Lester C. Jones
Miles City
Industrial School
Yellowstone County
Henry J. Miller
Minneapolis
Rudolph Nelstead
Custer County
Miller
Jones
Edgar Taylor
Davey O’conner
Mr. Nelstead
Taylor
H. V. Cross
D. H. Dickason
Department of Justice
Butte
Nelstead
Custer
Montana
Milwaukee
Roundup
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Chinook Beef Tops Market at St Paul
In St Paul Minnesota on August 24 a Chinook Montana shipment set top grassfat western beeves prices at 7 to 7.25 dollars per hundredweight with steers from the Jack Barber ranch and other consignments earning 7 dollars. Grass red heifers sold for 5.25 while Dan Murphy ranch stock topped 7 dollars for 62 head. Handyweight grass steers from Chinook brought 6.25 per hundred.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
Chinook Mont
Jack
Dan Murphy
Chinook
John Thompson
Election Returns Highlight Key Races Across States
Tuesday results show California governor contest between Upton Sinclair and Merriman with Johnson leading as senator. Mississippi sees Stephens ahead of Bilbo in a Democratic race. South Carolina faces a runoff between Johnston and Blease for governor as the state votes wet.
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California
Upton Sinclair
Merriman
Hiram Johnson
Mississippi
Stephens
Bilbo
South Carolina
Johnston
Blease
Speed blamed for death of McCarthy
Avon, Aug 29 Dr Patrick McCarthy a well known western Montana physician and Missoula educator died instantly when his speeding sedan overturned on a curve four miles west of Avon on Wednesday Harry A Bouch 38 Arlee merchant riding with McCarthy was critically injured and may die He is in St Josephs hospital Deer Lodge Sheriff Lou Boudecker said the car swerved out of control at the curve after a straight run and overturned several times
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AVON
Patrick McCarthy
Montana
State Board of Education
Missoula
Harry A. Bouch
Arlee Merchant
McCarthy
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Deer Lodge
Lou Boudecker
Billings man dies in car motorcycle crash
Joseph P. Duggan a 31 year old local tailor living at 411 South Twenty ninth street died after his borrowed motorcycle collided with Erma Hashs car on Fourth Avenue North near the sewer ditch bridge. Duggan died at 9 10 p m at a local hospital from fourteen fractures and injuries after being thrown into the rear of the car during the 4 25 pm Friday crash.
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BiLlings Gazette
Joseph P. Duggan
South Twentyninth Street
Fourth Avenue
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
Duggan
Erma Hash
Miles Avenue
Miss Hash
Midland Canning Company
Local Bus Service To Run In Montana Soon
The state railroad commission approved Northern Pacific Transport and Northern Pacific Railway to operate buses and trucks between Bozeman Miles City And Billings Glendive. Scheduled to start within 30 days there will be a daily Bozeman Billings bus and two daily Billings Miles City Glendive trips with buses leaving Billings and Glendive at 7 am.
Montana Highway Commission Sets Fifteen Projects for September
The Montana highway commission plans let fifteen projects totaling about 750000 dollars on September 21. The action follows a Washington telegram granting clearance and uses the new 3700000 dollar federal highway appropriation. Public bids will reveal the final list. 200 miles of construction are planned and oil road mileage will total about 2700 miles this year. Delegations from Livingston Wolf Point and Chinook attended.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
Montana
O. S. Warden
Great Falls
Attorney General’s Office
Commission
A. H. Stafford
Livingston
Wolf Point
Chinook
Lovell City Accepts Threet Bros Water Works Bid
After a lengthy council session Lovell Wyoming accepted Threet Bros Construction Co as the low bid for the water works system. The chosen plan uses Spiweld supply with cast iron distributing lines totaling 136 373 20 dollars with machine labor saving eighteen thousand six hundred one eighty.
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Threet Bros. Construction Co
Lovell
Given
Wyo
Sytem
McLaughlin Construction Co
Livingston
Standard Construction Co
Bozeman
E. Lindstorm
Billings, Lease & Leigland
Great Falls
Barnett & Record Co
Minneapolis
Threet Bros. Cons. Co
Five Million for Water Conservation Hinges on Washington
Montana officials urge rapid approval of five million dollars for water conservation from the PWA. The Rock Creek storage reservoir project in Carbon county near Red Lodge is the test case, with plans fully worked out and compliance with federal and state standards. If approved, the board and J. S. James, state engineer, will advance other near-ready projects and push construction soon. Government, board, and delegation seek a favorable decision to fund additional conservation schemes.
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Helena
Montana
PWA
Washington
Water Conservation Board of
Carbon County
Red Lodge
Rock Creek
Public Works Administration
National Planning System
Montana Water Conservation Board
J. 8. James
Cooney
Miners End Copper Strike With Wage Increase
In Butte on August 26 John P Frey of the AFL metals trade department said a large majority of crafts in Anaconda and Great Falls approved an agreement with Anaconda Co. to settle the Montana copper mining strike. The pact includes a 50 cent per day wage raise.
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Butte
John P. Frey
Metals Trade Department
American Federation of Labor
Mrs William Duffey Dies After Long Illness
Mrs William Duffey of Deer Creek and Big Timber died at her city home yesterday morning after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 2 pm at the home and 2:30 pm at the Lutheran church with interment at Mountain View. She was born in County Armagh Ireland on December 22 1865 and married William Duffey in Paterson New Jersey on April 5 1882. The family later moved to Elliston Montana and then Deer Creek where they lived for 35 years. Surviving are her husband four children and one adopted nephew.
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William Duffey
Deer Creek
Oscar Rostad
Mountain View
County Armah
Ireland
Paterson
N. J
Elliston
Mont
P. E. Sekman
Samuel Duffey
Leavenworth
Wash
Duffey
Harry Duffey
Judge Poorman Dies of Acute Heart Attack
Helena Aug 29 Judge William H Poorman 75 veteran district judge died Wednesday night after an extended illness He suffered an acute heart disease attack July 5 while visiting on the west coast and entered a hospital here last Sunday He was serving his fifth consecutive term on the bench Poorman had 17 years on the Helena district bench and earlier was assistant attorney general of Montana and Flathead County attorney.
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Helena
William H. Poorman
Poorman
Montana
Flathead County
Aged man kills wife then takes own life in Montana blaze
In Deer Lodge on August 24, Sheriff Lou Boedecker said Joe Guiot, 74, shot and killed his wife, 73, during a Thursday quarrel, then set their ranch buildings ablaze and killed himself in the yard by blowing his head off, after neighbors found the ruins and the bodies.
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Deer Lodge
Joe Guiot
First Check in Infantile Paralysis Cases Shown
Helena records no new cases in the past 24 hours marking a hopeful turn since August 1 amid an epidemic. Health officials cautious, noting three new cases emerged from Saturday night through Monday.
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Helena
Five Federal Prisoners Escape Kalispell Jail
Five prisoners escaped from Flathead County jail in Kalispell as they battered through walls and opened a small hole. Ringleader Wilbur Stanley, 43, a counterfeiter, led the group with four others including Buck Avery, Brooks Johnson, and the White brothers. 24 inmates refused to join. A dragnet spread over northwestern Montana failed to locate them by Monday afternoon. Stanley had prior Leavenworth robbery convict ties and Missoula counterfeiting arrest.
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Kalispell
Flathead County
Wilbur Stanley
Buck Avery
Brooks Johnson
Albert and
Carl White
Montana
Stanley
Missoula
Leavenworth
Burns of Tennessee enters crowded race for speaker
Representative Joseph W. Burns of Tennessee, the Democratic floor leader, announced his bid for the speakership today. He joins a four way contest to succeed the late Speaker Henry T Rainey of Illinois, facing Sam Rayburn Texas William B Bankhead Alabama and John McCormack Massachusetts.
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Washington
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
House
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Burns
Sam Rayburn
Texas
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Five Counties First in Sheep Buying Program
Miles City Aug 28 Five southeastern Montana counties were chosen as the Montana areas for early sheep buying due to feed and water conditions. Initial purchases will be made in Prairie Custer Rosebud Powder River and Garfield counties as the advisory group announced.
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Miles City
Montana
Prairie
Custer
Rosebud
Powder River
Garfield
Montana homeowners eye FHA repair drive this month
Helena reports a federal push to aid home improvements as the FHA plans to back loans for Montana owners. A 20 percent repair figure from a CWA survey highlights needs in lighting, plumbing, and safe housing, with guarantees covering 20 percent of loans and options to borrow up to 2000 for repairs.
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Helena
Montana
Uncle Sam
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Larson Girl Disappears From Western Ranch
Berger Larson a 25 year old Big Timber woman vanished Tuesday morning from the Antrim ranch near Stevensville where she had worked as a field hand for two months. Deputy sheriffs searched along the Bitter Root river and around the Earl Harris home but found no clue. She is described as 5 feet 7 inches, fair hair bobbed and curled, wearing eyeglasses, overalls and a red shirt. She is a daughter of Mrs. Caralina Larson of this city.
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Hamilton
Berger Larson
Antrim Ranch
Stevensville
Earl Harris
Bitter Root
Caralina Larson
Ferguson Wins Texas Governor Vote Backed by Ferguson Group
James V. Allred won Texas Democratic nomination and likely governor by defeating Alice Hunter in the run off. The 35 year old state attorney general led by about 46 000 votes as Mrs. Miriam A Ferguson and her husband James E Ferguson backed his campaign. The Ferguson faction has dominated Texas politics for two decades and Oops. The source notes Ferguson was elected twice on a vindication platform after her husband was impeached.
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Dallas
Texas
James V. Allred
Hunter
Allred
Ferguson
Jim Ferguson
Quarter Million Directed to Montana Emergency Relief Fund
Helena reports that nearly 250000 dollars was diverted to the state emergency relief fund with 96747 dollars spent on needy aid. The fund, created by a winter session act authorizing 750000 dollars, received 228194 dollars so far, of which beer taxes supplied 174885 dollars. Additional receipts from other taxes and licenses account for 53308 dollars.
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Helena
State Emergency
William Hosking
W. C. T. U. Elects Officers for Year
In Glasgow Montana the Montana W. C. T. U. re elected all officers for the year. President Mrs. W. C. Dawes of Bozeman. vice president Mrs. Emory B. Pease. treasurer Mrs. S. M. Starr. corresponding secretary Mrs. T. B. Reagan. recording secretary Mrs. P. W. Haynes. Mrs. Haynes and Mrs. Reagan swapped offices. Great Falls chosen as 1935 meeting place. state secretary of the young people's branch is Mrs. A. H. Wilson. Loyal Temperance legion leader Mrs. Merrill Luddington.
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Emory B. Pease
Glasgow
S. M. Starr
Fairview
T. B. Reagan
Boulder
P. W. Haynes
Sheridan
Haynes
Reagan
Great Falls
A. H. Wilson
Bridger
Young People’s Branch
Merrill Luddington
Sidney
Loyal Temperance Legion
Schools Delay Opening in Helena Over Epidemic
Helena officials announce Montana Deaconess School in the Helena valley will postpone its opening date until further notice due to an infantile parasite epidemic. The delay follows actions by local school authorities and affects the institution’s start for the season.
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Helena
Montana Deaconess School
Helena Valley
Hinds Outlines High School Plans for Coming Year
Supt J B Hinds announces fall term opens September 10 with freshman and sophomore registrations September 7 and 8. Faculty remains mostly the same after Mrs Josephine Comfort Slanger's resignation. Miss Myrtle Stubbjare will teach her classes. State graduation requirements total 10 credits across English math science history and social studies. Turn to Page 8, Column
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Supt
J. B. Hinds
Josephine Comfort Slanger
Myrtle Stubblare
Slanger
Martha Haynes
Frank Lamb
Elsa Mar
Quardt
Ellen Rein
Arthur Schump
Ben Slanger
Myrtle Stubbjare
Jackson Hinds
Montana
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ST. Paul
Speed
M’carthy
Samuel
Department of Commerce
CWA
Sam
Larson
Western
Ma” Ferguson
W. C. Dawes
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