Penwell Endorsed by Montana Taxpayers League in State Convention
Great Falls May 19 Delegates at the Montana Taxpayers League convention endorsed Lewis Penwell of Helena for governor after a split vote. The body approved a resolution urging Penwell to file while a substitute to stay nonpartisan failed. The Blaine County association announced withdrawal from the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana Taxpayers’ League
Lewis Penwell
Helena
Penwell
Larry Dobell
Butte
Hal Thompson
Blaine County
League
Blaine
Dawson
Fergus
Flathead
Missoula
Sanders
Big Horn
Cascade
Chouteau
Gallatin
Madison
Mussgelshell
Park, Richland
Yellowstone
Jefferson, Lake, Park
Lewis and Clark
Thompson
Blaine County Association
State Taxpayers’ League
Lee
Hom
Leanne
Bank
Sgstems
Livingston
Congress
Abe Weaver
State League
Weaver
Toy
Bomb Explodes Killing William Silman and Sister Near Prosser
In Yakima Washington on May 23 a bomb in the automobile of William Silman and his sister Mrs Rose Auritt exploded as they turned into their ranch two miles east of Prosser. The blast cast the gas tank 200 feet ahead and hurled Mrs Auritt 20 feet aside while Silman was buried 75 feet from the car. The victims had suffered threats from an unidentified enemy since their arrival two years ago, with a barn fire last June and the loss of their home in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
William Silman
Rose Auritt
Prosser
Romanian jumper Smardlanda Braescu breaks world record in California
In Tudor California 20 miles from Marysville Smardlanda Braescu a Romanian woman parachute jumper stunned locals by announcing she had set a new women’s world record. Her pilot Harry Booshardt reported a 24000 foot altitude from Alameda to the Sacramento Valley before Braescu landed safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Booshardt
Mount St. Charles to Become Carroll College
Helena May 21 After next Sunday May 29 Mount St. Charles college of Helena will be known as Carroll college in honor of its founder the late Rt Rev John Carroll second bishop of Helena Trustees announced the name change will be part of commencement exercises A bronze bust of Bishop Carroll on red marble pedestal will be unveiled The college opened in 1817 and has operated as a preparatory school since 1909 Very Rev Norbert C Hoff is president.
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Helena
Mount St. Charles
Norbert C. Hoff
Mayor Walker in Hofstadter Probe Over Financial Affairs
New York May 23 Russell T. Sherwood an absent accountant was named as handling Mayor James J. Walkers finances for six years. The Hofstadter committee also disclosed Walker received 15028 dollars for special legal services with 3028 dollars paid after he took office by a theater corporation.
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New York
James J. Walker
Hofstadter
Russell T. Sherwood
Walker
Outdoor Wild Animal Exhibition At Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens an outdoor wildlife show viewable from early in the season. Officials report counts of 668 antelope 1 016 buffalo 885 deer 13 795 elk 700 moose and 150 mountain sheep plus 180 grizzly and 490 black bears. Visitors may glimpse animals near the lower elevations in early summer and fall with sightlines along the highways.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Protection Department
Golden Gate
Apollinaris Spring
Tower Falls
Striking Coincidence in Deaths Tied by Name
Putnam County Record notes a strange link between Dr. Copenhaver of Bellflower Illinois who died April 26 1932 and three Helena Montana residents including W M Copenhaver Herbert L Zimsabeaute and R H Saum who vanished while fishing at Meadow Lake both families share a daughter named Helen both doctors by profession and nearly the same age analysis appeared in a distant paper.
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Putnam County Record
Granville
Copenhaver
Bellflower
Illinois
Inman
Monthat
Sejvnit
Helena
Montana
M W. M. Copenhaver
Lena
Herbert L. Zimsabeuaete
R. H. Saum
American Smelting Co
East Helena
Meadow Lake
Madison River
Helen
Local Red Cross Work Report At Lions Luncheon
At a weekly Lions club luncheon J J Lacklen chair reported on drought relief with $895 37 from local chapter and 2126 20 from the National Red Cross. Cash sent to the county totaled 1624 86, with grand total relief value 14282 37 including food clothing seed potatoes wheat beans and garden seed. The Red Cross board listed members and supporters including Farmers Union County Commissioners and Boy Scouts.
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Lions Club
Red Cross
J. J. Lacklen
Relief Committee
C. F. Ultman
National Red Cross
Sweet Grass
Lacklen
Farmers Union
Red Cross Board
C. F. Uliman
D. Clai
Sun River Claims Small Boy for Victim
In Helena Montana on May 23 a 10 year old ranch boy drowned after being pulled into the swollen Sun River while dipping a pail for water for his parents Mr and Mrs John Lenners nine miles north of Augusta. Deputy Sheriff Joe Bergeron said the boy was swept away by the sudden filling of the pail and his body disappeared before his parents reached the bank.
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Helena
Mont
Sun River
John Lenners
Augusta
Joe Bergeron
Lenners
Criminals May Hide In State Penitentiaries
Helena Independent reports H Norman Schwarzkopf, New Jersey state police superintendent, asked Governor Erickson to contact Warden Middleton of Montana's penitentiary and county sheriffs to check inmates received since March 1. The aim is to locate possible suspects in the Lindbergh baby murder and report any suspicious activity to headquarters promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
H. Norman Schwarskopf
New Jersey
Erickson
Middleton
Montana
Schwarzkopf
Civil War Vet Henry Bassinger Dies at 101
Henry Bassinger, 101, a Civil War veteran of Waterton Wisconsin, died after claiming he had not tasted water for 69 years. He vowed during the war never to drink water again after a spring bucket was polluted by dead animals. He thereafter drank beer ice milk and buttermilk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterton
Wis
Henry Bassinger
iBusiness Revival Plan Presented to Congress
A five year revival plan proposed by University of Chicago economists calls for temporary fiscal inflation to spur business. The 12 economists urged Congress to drop soldier bonuses, labeling them the most objectionable method for releasing purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Congress
Faculty of Economics
University of Chicago
House
Sweet Grass Publisher Fatally Wounded
A. J. Hendryx publisher of the Twin City Advocate in Sweet Grass was shot three times and fatally wounded by Frank Neville about 11 am Thursday. Hendryx died at 10 30 pm after being rushed to the hospital. Neville 70 and town treasurer is jailed awaiting Saturday afternoon inquest. no witnesses and Neville refuses to discuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
A. J. Hendryx
Twin City Advocate
Sweet Grass
Frank Neville
Neville
Hendryx
High Wind Wrecks Saltair Giant Racer
SALT LAKE CITY May 21 Two men were killed six were seriously injured and 21 others escaped unscathed or with slight scratches in the wreckage of a giant racer under construction at Saltair beach near here in a high wind Saturday afternoon. The dead are Amos Burnett 54 and Robert Parker 50 both of this city trapped beneath twisted steel and wood when the big framework went down. Their bodies were extricated by other workmen. At least 25 men were employed at the structure.
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Salt Lake City
Saltair Beach
Here
Amos Burnett
Robert Parker
Governor Erickson Names Entirely New State Fish and Game Commission
Governor Erickson on May 23 announced five new appointees to Montana state fish and game commission. William Steinbrenner of Missoula Harry P Sanford of Kalispell B L Price of Laurel W P Sullivan of Square Butte and William F Flynn of Anaconda fill terms through 1933 1934 1985 and 1936 respectively. Four outgoing members resigned. Sullivan has led wildlife conservation at Square Butte ranch and Flynn previously served Anaconda.
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Steinbrenner
Thomas N. Marlowe
Missoula
Stan
Ford
E. A. Wilson
Livingston and
Price
W. K. Moore
Billings
Sullivan
W. A. Brown
Great Falls
Flynn
Joseph L. Kelly
Anaconda
Montana
Ilinois
Alaska
Western
Ohio
Laurel
Southeastern Montana Sportsmen's Association
Commission
Midland Empire Fair Board
Stanford
Kalispell
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Fort Benton
Annual Track Meet Is Assured for Next Year
STATE UNIVERSITY MISSOU LA May 19 The interscholastic track and field meet will be held next year. A preliminary balance after expenses shows several hundred dollars surplus due to student cooperation and a railroad fare concession. For years the meet ran a deficit near $700, but this year the deficit was eliminated.
Wife of Sen Williams Dies at Montana Ranch
Mrs Aliie Ann Williams 72 wife of Senator Charles H Williams died suddenly Friday night at the family ranch six miles north of Deer Lodge after attending a party. She was born in southern Iowa and married in 1882, the couple traveling to Montana by covered wagon. Survived by husband four children Lee Raymond Walter Williams and Mrs F T Tavenner.
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Deer Lodge
Aliie Ann Williams
Charles H. Williams
Here
Iowa
Montana
Lee
Raymond and
Walter Williams
F. T. Tavenner
Deer Lodge Valley
Nevada Delegates Instructed for Roosevelt at Nevada
Nevada delegates meet Saturday and are instructed to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The state has six votes for the democratic nomination, with twelve delegates each entitled to half a vote.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Nevada
Storm damages Galen Hospital complex roof and bunks
A May storm tore the bunkhouse roof on the Galen sanitarium farm and broke windows in several buildings. No patients or staff were hurt. Superintendent Dr. C. E. K. Vidal estimated total damage at 1000 dollars as winds reached 70 to 80 mph. Minor damage also occurred at Warm Springs state hospital.
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Galen
State Tuberculosis Sanitarium
C. E. K. Vidal
Warm Springs
Creditors of General Surety to Receive $82,466.92 Payment
Billings Gazette reports creditors of the bankrupt General Surety Co. will get $82,466.92 per an order by referee E. E. Lofgren. The payout covers class A and B claims from the Bennett and Midland funds, with specific percentages and a final closing pending.
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General Surety CO
Billings
General Surety Company
E. E. Lofgren
Henry A. Chapple
Livingston
Miles City
Helena
Great Falls
Bennett Fund
Midland National Bank
Midland Fund
Lofgren
Midland National Fund
Chapple
Brown, Witgenhorn & Davis
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State Taxpayers League
Carroll College
Jimmy
Big Timber
Sen. Williams
Roosevelt
Storm
Galen Hospital
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