Prelude to a Murder 54 The Saite Winslow Part One
Linda Dillon, a young factory worker turned domestic, hides a dark past as she assumes the name Mrs. Frank Miller. She falls under the care of elderly widow Mrs. Dillon, whose Long Island home becomes a fragile refuge and a training ground for a new life while Linda fears exposure of the crime that upended her youth.
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Linda Dillon
Youn
Linda
Chloe Phillips
Chloe
Mark Harburn
Harburn
Neight
Miller
Jennie Gunter
Frank
Frank Miller
Mr. Miller
Mrs. Dillon
Long Island
New York
Mrs. Netera
Thas
Hidden Child and Quiet Romance Under Mrs Dillon's Roof
Linda Miller keeps her past secret as she cares for Betty under Mrs Dillon's wing. When Forrest Dillon arrives, a careful new life forms, blending love, duty, and the fear of exposure. Linda marries in a quiet ceremony and a West Indies cruise follows before new home life begins.
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Linda
Forrest Dillon
West
Mrs. Dillon
Forrest
Lada
Betty
Mark Harburn
Mrs. Dillion
Mrs. Talbot
West Indies
Beauty parlors grow in Montana as many seek relaxation
A Montana survey shows increasing numbers of women shampooing hair and manicuring nails despite downbeat business times. Beauty specialists note patrons value relaxation and rest after hard days, with the marcel wave becoming a sought after look.
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Montana
Milady
Marcel
Fort Uch
Aleep
Murray aimed for planes after auto empire growth
Roy Murray, once a Dillon bakery worker, rose to run Montana’s largest auto garages. By 1920 he controlled major shops in Butte and Dillon, rebuilt his business, and predicted aviation would follow autos with plans to build an airdrome and secure a top aircraft agency within a year or two.
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Wilchey
Roy Murray
Dillon Examiner
Montana
Kentucky
Dillon
Butte
Murray
Dillon Bakery
Riley
Virginia City
Helena
East
Spokane Triumphs In Greatest Kentucky Derby Race
The article recalls 19th century Montana horses and the Kentucky Derby, highlighting Spokane defeating Proctor Knott in a record-setting mile and a half race. It notes other horses like Ben Holladay, Hamburg, Montana, Tammany, and Ogden, detailing wins, earnings, and lineage shaping American racing history.
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Montana
Spokane
Twin Bridges
Noah Armstrong
Butte
Ruby
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Proctor Knott
East
Kentucky
High Tariff
Poet Scout
S. E. Larabie
Deer Lodge
Kinley Mack
Larabie
Saratoga
Brooklyn
Ben Holladay
America
Belmont Park
Bitter Root
Hamilton
Withers
Tammany
J. B. Haggin
Ogden
Hamburg
Montana Induction Officials Praised For Low Draft Rejections
Col. John H. Schaefer of the San Francisco surgeon’s office visited the Montana induction station and praised local boards and officials. He noted that Montana’s rejection rate in the current selective service run averages about four percent, well below other states in the ninth corps area.
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John H. Schaefer
Ninth Corps
San Francisco
Montana
United States
Cane cutter rabbits reach South Carolina
Cane cutter rabbits, native to the southern gulf states, have appeared as far north as South Carolina where only the cottontail and swamp rabbits are typically found.
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Gulf States
South Carol
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Winslow
Curley the Caterpillar
Curley
Fred Allen
Marcel Waves
Jane Amar
Columbia Network
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