Pioneer Citizen Ralph Jarrett Dies at Duck Creek Ranch
Ralph S. Jarrett a well known Sweet Grass county resident for 52 years died at his Duck Creek ranch near Big Timber after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Masonic hall with Shrine in charge and interment at Mountain View. He held public offices including county treasurer assessor and served in the state house. He was 58 years old and survived by a large family.
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Ralph S. Jarrett
Sweet Grass County
Duck Creek
Big Timber
California
Shrine
L. W. Baskett
B. F. Henry
O. J. Ellingson
P. E. Sekman
A. L. Schump
F. R. Hickman
Spencer Jarrett
Minnesota
Jarrett Creek
Eineck
Minneapolis
Bessie Mendenhall
Siunters Hot Springs
C. B. Mendenhall
Elinor Anderson
Wilmington
Calif
Julia Hakes
Helen
Margaret
Jaretha
Betty Jarrett
Tom Jarrett
Duckcreek
R. C
Bus) Jarrett
Springdale
Truman Lanphear
Frank
Jackie) Young
E. O. Clark
Sweet Grass County Woolgrowers Association
Cooney Delivers Montana Talk at Kiwanis Luncheon
Montana Governor Cooney spoke at a Washington Kiwanis Club luncheon in Pecora’s stead. He touted Montana’s precious stone mines and coal fields, large wheat production, and its scenic beauty, highlighting the state as a major North American source of gems and resources.
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Washington
Cooney
Montana
Kiwanis Club
Ferdinand Pecora
North America
Appeal Planned in Zorn Murder Case
Henry Zorn, 25, condemned for killing a Miles City industrial school teacher, plans a death penalty appeal after his Custer county conviction. He is to be hanged November 14 in Miles City. He is jailed in Yellowstone County and a Butte attorney represents his mother and sister.
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Billings
Henry Zorn
Miles City
Custer
Zorn
Yellowstone County
Butte
Hauptmann Extradition Bid Faces New Jersey Fight
New Jersey won the first round in the extradition battle to return Bruno Richard Hauptmann for trial on the Lindbergh baby murder charge. Defense lawyers vowed to press the case to higher courts, with a habeas corpus writ rejected by Justice Hammer and an appeal due by Friday afternoon.
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New York
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ernest E. L. Hammer
Bronx County Supreme Court
James M. Fawcett
Dillinger Aide Pierpont Executed in Ohio Prison
Harry Pierpont, 32, known Dillinger aide, was electrocuted at the Ohio Penitentiary for the 1933 murder of Lima Sheriff Jesse Larber. He was strapped in at 12:09 a.m. and died at 12:14 a.m., after kissing a crucifix and passing it to a priest.
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Columbus
Harry Pierpont
Dillinger
Ohio Penitentiary
Jesse Larber
Lima
Pierpont
Pardon Board Denies Clemency for Missoula Slain Man
Helena October 15. William Clarence Cates of Missoula, convicted slayer of federal investigator Paul A. Read, will be hanged in Missoula at dawn October 29. The Montana Pardon Board unanimously rejected Gov. Cooney’s recommendation to commute the sentence to life imprisonment.
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Helena
William Clarence Cates
Missoula
Paul A. Read
Court House
Montana Pardon Board
Frank H. Cooney
Cates
Pardon Board
Senate
Clarence Cates
Read
W. E. Keeley
John J. Holmes
Keeley
Cooney
Raymond T. Nagle
Sam W. Mitchell
Future Farmers of Sweet Grass Shine at District Meet
At Bozeman district Future Farmers of America events Sweet Grass County High School placed third in livestock judging and owned first in sheep and second in beef cattle judging. Orvin Flare of Big Timber was elected southern district president. peers included Tommy Jarrett and Howard Forsythe on the winning judging team.
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Future Farmers of America
Bozeman
Sweet Grass County High School
Orvin Flare
Big Timber
Future Farmers
Sweet Grass
Tommy Jarrett
Howard Forsythe
Townsend
Slanger
Ralph Berrie
June Ewan
Vernon Bryan
Bozeman Future Farmers
Montana
Flare
Further Devaluation Under Consideration in Washington
President dined with Senator Bulkley and Professor George T. Warren as speculation rose that the White House may seek further devaluation of the gold dollar to lift price levels. Bulkley said a currency talk occurred at the White House. devaluation was not deemed impossible.
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Washington
Bulkley
Ohio
White House
George T. Warren
Cornell
Morro Castle Officers Blamed for Tragedy
A federal inquiry board charged Acting Capt. William F. Warms and four Morro Castle officers with negligence after the fire swept vessel. Chief Engineer Eben S. Abbott Second Officer Clarence Hackney Third Officer Harold Hansen and First Assistant Engineer Antonio R. Biafia were ordered to defend licenses on October 29. The panel cited delays in distress signals late wireless transmission and lifeboat mismanagement as contributing to the death toll of 132.
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New York
Morro Castle
William F. Warms
Eben S. Abbott
Clarence Hackney
Harold Hansen
Antonio R. Biafia
Warms
Montana Liquor System Repays State Funds and Expands
The Montana liquor control board cleared its accounts with the state treasury by repaying the second 50 000 installment on a 100 000 appropriation used to launch retail grog shops. It also turned over 10 000 in accrued funds, with half for the relief fund and half for the general fund. Supplemental stores were ordered at Big Sandy and Harlem, and Japanese wines were purchased for Japanese residents during New Year festivities.
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Helena
Montana Liquor Control System
Liquor Control Board
State General Fund
Big Sandy
Harlem
Removal of ranchers draws attention in multiple states
Washington dispatch reports two Montana and one North Dakota projects to remove farm families from submarginal lands. The USDA plans land purchases and aid to relocate families within state borders, not beyond. Secretary Wallace informed Representative Lemke that locations in Montana remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Montana
North Dakota
Wallace
Lemke
McKenzie
W C T U Targets Radio Rubbish In Nationwide Drive
The Women's Christian Temperance Union announces a campaign to curb radio rubbish starting at its national convention in Cleveland from November 10. Local unions will be urged to participate in weeding out material offensive to the home and American ideals, and to abolish radio liquor advertising.
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Evanston
Ill
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Today
Cleveland
Anthony Loftus Dies From Horse Riding Accident
Anthony Loftus aged 59 of 21 North Twenty-second Street died at 4 30 p m Wednesday from injuries suffered when his horse threw him earlier that morning. He had ridden from his home toward the stockyards and was found after the fall in the 1600 block between First Avenue North and Montana Avenue. He had lived in Billings for 51 years and was described as a cowboy all his life. He sustained severe bruises and cuts from the collision.
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Billings
Anthony Loftus
North Twenty-second Street
Mr. Loftus
First Avenue
Montana Avenue
Kidnapper Sought in Alice Stoll Case by Justice Dept
Washington officials said they were seeking a 27 year old former insane asylum inmate identified as the kidnapper of Mrs Alice Speed Stoll wife of Louisville oil man Berry V Stoll. Fingerprint match and ransom money flow cited. five day deadline for delivery to intermediary Mr T H Robinson.
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Washington
Justice Department
Alice Speed Stoll
Louisville
Berry V. Stoll
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Nashville
Robinson
H. T. Robinson
Stoll
Corus Delicti
T. H. Robinson
Typhoon toll rises in Manila and Luzon provinces
Destruction from a major typhoon tolling across Luzon left many homeless and damaged bamboo and palm huts. Reports from Bulacan Tayabas and Camarines Sur indicate thousands homeless with scattered heavy loss of life feared as communication failures hampered details.
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Manila
Luzon
China Sea
Manila Tribune
Bulacan
Tayabas
Camarines Sur
Range Cattle Stampede At Malta Stockyards
Frightened by a train approach, a pen of cattle stampeded from the Malta stockyards on October 15, breaking fences. Several animals were killed on the tracks as a hundred more joined the rush. A general roundup followed and more than 70 cattle cars were loaded in one of the area’s largest shipments in years.
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Malta
Mont
Death ends career of "Daddy" Browning
Edward West Browning a millionaire real estate operator died after a long illness. The 60 year old, famed for turbulent romances and sensational lawsuits, rose to prominence in the Toddling Twenties and was highlighted by his 1925 27 romance with Frances Heenan and a brief marriage. His will reportedly leaves no bequest to Heenan, with estate valued at six to seven million dollars. She may claim a widow's dower third of income from his five hundred thousand dollar personal estate, but net figures were not disclosed by counsel.
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Scarsdale
N. Y
Edward West Browning
Browning
Frances “Peaches
Heenan
Victor K. Ross
Ross
Mediation Board Sets Longshoremen Wage Deal in San Francisco
President Roosevelt's arbitration board ruled for the Pacific Coast Longshoremen central unit, granting 95 cents an hour plus 1.40 overtime and a 30 hour week, but ordered they share hiring halls with employers. The union had demanded full control of hiring halls and employment agencies.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
Arbitration Board
Pacific Coast
Central Group
Hirin Hall
Montana Ranchers See Record Agricultural Value in 1934
Montana officials report 1934 agricultural value at about 56.0 million dollars, the strongest since 1939, despite drought and adverse conditions. Wheat and hay leads contributions with government benefit payments adding to the total. prices and yields improved from 1933 levels.
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Helena
Drouth
Montana
Jay G. Spaulding
Treasure
Diamond
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Gov. Cooney
Hauptmann
Dillinger Aid
MORRO
Alice Stoll
Daddy
Mediation Board
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