Margaret Waley Sentenced Twenty Years In Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping
Tacoma jurors convicted 19 year old Margaret Waley of Lindbergh law and conspiracy in the $200000 kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser. She was sentenced to 20 years on the federal charge after a swift verdict and brief appearance. The case tied her to transporting the boy across state lines and conspiring with Harmon Waley and William Dainard to obtain the ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
E. E. Cushman
Washington-Idaho
State Inc
Harmon M. Waley
William Dainard
Mahan
U. S
A. J. Chitty
Chitty
Sony Eoc
Atttorney
John F. Dore
Montana feeder lambs in good demand in Midwest orders
Montana lamb producers report strong demand with an order for 80 000 to 100 000 feeder lambs from J N Orlacher of Des Moines Iowa. Half will be on feeder contracts and half sold cash. Orlacher, president of the Iowa Livestock Marketing association, notes good Midwest demand and strong feed crop prospects. John Wisdom of Iowa also placed an order for 10 000 feeders.
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Helena
Montana
Murray Stebbins
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
J. N. Orlacher
Des Moines
Iowa
Stebbins
Horlacher
Iowa Livestock Marketing Association
Middlewest
John Wisdom
Ayers Proposes Fifteen Postmaster Appointments
Representative Ayers of Montana announces the recommendation of fifteen postmaster appointments, eight of them women. The list includes Ambjorg Jeppersent for Hill acting postmaster and regular term appointments for Peter Brandenthaler Terry Franklin B. Lee Big Sandy Charles C. Nicholson Big Timber Carl Haun Garry Owen Ethel Powers Leona Carter Marie Mapes Minnie Lawrence Ranchcreek Harold McLauchlan Klein Anna Racki Howard Harrison Absarokee Margaret Westlund Ida Lee Samuels Fort Maginnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ayers
Democrat
Montana
Ambjorg Jeppersent
Hill
Mont
Peter B. Brandenthaler
Terry
Fanklin B. Lee
Big Sandy
Charles C. Nicholson
Big Timber
Carl O. Haun
Winifred
Ethel T. Powers
Garry Owen
Leona Marjorie Carter
Christina
Marie Mapes
Minnie C. Lawrence
Ranchcreek
W. Harold McLauchlan
McLeod
Anna M. Racki
Klein
Howard H. Harrison
Bridger
Joseph Campbell
Absarokee
Margaret Westlund
Frazer
Ida Lee Samuels
Fort Maginnis
Laura Ingalls Sets East West Flight Record
Laura Ingalls became the first woman to fly the east west transcontinental route non-stop landing in Burbank California at 7 51 p m after 18 hours 19 and a half minutes aloft from Floyd Bennett Airport New York her speed monoplane cleared the sky as night approached delivering a historic solo flight for the era.
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Burbank
Calif
Laura Ingalls
Floyd Bennett Aiport
New York
Two Policemen Slain by Bank Robber in Washington
In Tacoma and nearby counties a large manhunt follows the killings of Frank Chadwick, Puyallup police chief, and Patrolman Harry Storey Sergé near Puyallup after a bank robbery. Fingerprints on an abandoned car do not match William Dainard alias Mahan, the kidnapping suspect. Investigators sent prints to Washington DC for identification.
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Tacoma
Wash
Puyallup
William Dainard
Weyerhaeuser
Sumner
Enumclaw
Cascade Mountain Range
Frank Chadwick
Harry Storem
Sergé
Fred Scheutze
Dainard
Mahan
Department of Justice
Washington
D. C
Orting State
Republicans of Eleven States Meet in Park
Republicans from eleven states convene at Canyon hotel Yellowstone National Park on August 23 and 24 to discuss the 1936 presidential campaign. Mike Reynolds of Billings heads Montana Idaho Wyoming committee. George Olmsted of Des Moines oversees national Young Republican efforts. Expected speakers include Col Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Borah with others invited such as Hamilton Fish and Governor Hoffman. over 500 attendees anticipated.
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Billings
Canyon Hotel
Yellowstone National Park
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Mike Reynolds
Young Republican League of
George Olmsted
Des Moines
Young Republican National Committee
New Gin Marriage Act Receives Poor Support in Cupid's Realm
In Great Falls Montana a marriage by contract under the new gin marriage law took effect with William R. McBride and Wilhelmina Smith, both in their late teens, filing a three part declaration of marriage. The contract omits physical examination requirements and records the union in county records with witnesses and a notary seal. Miss Smith said they did not seek a blessing from pastors.
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Cupid
Great Falls
Mont
Cascade County
William R. McBride
Wenatchee
Wash
Wilhelmina Smith
Dutton
E. J. Stromnes
Twenty
Montana
Helena banker H S Magraw dies in Kingston aged 82
H S Magraw longtime Helena resident and former state bank examiner died yesterday in Kingston Pennsylvania at age 82. Born in Lancaster September 15 1853 he moved west in 1880 and held several banking and business posts before returning to Helena in 1913 to lead the state bank examination bureau. He is survived by his widow and son H S Magraw of Helena and a daughter Mrs John Uhl of Wilkes Barre.
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Helena
H. S. Magraw
Kingston
Wilkes- Barre
Magraw
East
Lancaster
Salida
Colo
Democratic Party
Unitarian Church
Sheridan Lodge No
Ancient Free and Accepted Order of Masons
Sheridan
North
Ewing Street
Nottingham
John Uhl
Wilkes-Barre
Montana AG Nagle Chosen President of National Association
Attorney General Raymond T. Nagle of Montana was elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General at the Los Angeles session. He had been chosen vice president at the Grand Rapids meeting and addressed the convention on Montana's state monopoly liquor dispensing system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagle
Montana
National Association
Helena
Raymond T. Nagle
National Association of Attorneys General
Los Angeles
Nual
Grand Rapids
American Bar Association
National Crime Commission
Nicholson Named Next Big Timber Postmaster
County Commissioner C. C. Nicholson is set to become Big Timber’s postmaster for a four year term pending federal approval. The nomination comes after letters from Congressman Ayers note Nicholson’s strong community standing and Democratic support. Final confirmation depends on federal processing and senate action, with Bray remaining until the changeover and deputies Bryan and Severance continuing on under civil service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Nicholson
Big Timber
Roosevelt
Congressman Ayers
Civil Service Commission
Charles C. Nicholson
Nicholson
Democratic County Committee
Department
Senate
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Murray
Montana
Bray
L. H. Bryan
Lloyd D. Severance
Civil Service
Dooley Couple Records Marriage Contract
Fred Bribbernow aged 44 and Lena Lucas aged 38, both of Dooley, filed their marriage contract with the clerk of the court. The document was recorded with the notary seal and the couple left the courthouse as husband and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plentywood
Fred Bribbernow
Lena Lucas
Dooley
Boston Circuit Court of Appeals Discerns Processing Tax Invalid
The Boston circuit court ruled the processing tax and floor tax under the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional. It held Congress lacked authority to regulate intrastate production and that the taxes were improper delegation or nonuniform. The ruling could affect hundreds of similar suits and refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Circuit Court OF Appeals
Boston
United States Circuit Court
Hoosac Mills Corporation
AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
Circuit Court
Congress
Washington
Supreme Court
Cummings
Hoosac
National Capitol
George Russell Dies of Heart Attack in Hamilton
George Russell Montana manager for the Associated Seed Growers died of a heart attack at the home of C. C. Lesner in Hamilton. He arrived on a business trip and is survived by his widow and four children in Bozeman. The body was sent to Bozeman.
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Hamilton
Mont
George Russell
Montana
Associated Seed Growers
C. C. Lesner
The
Concern
Russell
Bozeman
Will James Arrested for Drunken Driving
Will James a Pryor born cowboy author and artist was arrested for drunken driving after a collision at the First avenue and North Twenty‑sixth street intersection in Billings. He posted a 100 bond and was released from jail as his case postponed to Friday with Warren D Doe and his father as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Will James
Pryor
James
First Avenue
North Twenty-sixth Street
W. C. Doe
Doe
Twenty-sixth Street
Warren D. Doe
Death ends career of Dreyfus in quiet retirement
Paris reports the death of Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Dreyfus at 75. The famed case that divided France spanned years from Devil's Island to pardon, then reinstatement, with the Cross of the Legion of Honor awarded after innocence was proclaimed. He died amid family at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dreyfus
Devil’s Island
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Germany
Reich
Supreme Court
Legion of Honor
License Tags Must Be Obtained In Own County Helena
July 16 report notes the Montana attorney general ruled car registration fees must be paid to the county where the vehicle is owned. Owners who pay to a different county do so at their own risk. Cascade county had refused a claim from Teton county for misapplied payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Attorney General
Atney
Eugene L. Murphy
Choeau
Teton County
Cascade County
Teton
Attorney General's Office
Rep Quigley of Malta Dies in Havre Hospital
Malta Mont July 13 Representative Clyde J Quigley of Philips County Malta died after surgery for acute appendicitis at a Havre hospital He was about 40 years old and survived by his widow and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Mont
Clyde J. Quigley
Phillips County
Havre
Quigley
Glendive Dairyman Dies After Headon Collision
Glendive, July 14. C. F. Fessenden, 45, a Glendive dairyman, died Sunday from injuries from a headon automobile collision near Glendive last week. He suffered seven broken ribs that led to pneumonia and death, doctors said. Three young men in the opposing car sustained severe injuries but are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendive
C. F. Fessenden
Glendive Dairyman
Here
Fessenden
Miles City Man Killed, Kaiserman Burned In Fort Peck Line Accident
Don ald W. Swartz a 25 year old Spillway Builders lineman was killed instantly when the line he stood on contacted a 2300 volt circuit near the Fort Peck spillway. Clark Kaiserman 25 suffered severe burns and was hospitalized in Glasgow with expectations of recovery. Swartz lived in Wheeler. his body was taken to Miles City for funeral services. Kaiserman is married, from Big Timber, living in Wheeler.
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Glasgow Courier
Donald W. Swartz
Spillway Builders, Inc
Fort Peck
Clark Kaiserman
Swartz
Kaiserman
Whorkers
Deaconess Hospital
Glasgow
Wheeler
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Park
Henry S. Magraw
Finis
Headon
Miles City
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