Porter’s Bynum Store Robbed of $1000 in Goods
A robbery at Porter’s Bynum store and post office last Friday yielded about $1000 in cash, stamps, envelopes, and merchandise including shoes, outerwear, rifles, ammunition, and sugar. Murphy, held in Great Falls, is suspected along with two others. investigators cite heel prints and a backed delivery truck as key clues. Federal and county authorities coordinate to pursue charges of grand larceny and identify the other suspects.
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Murphy
Great Falls
Bynum
Ray R. Porter
John Wall
Collins
Chateau
Collings
Cooney
Post Office Department
Sheriff’s Office
Porter
Sheriff Collins
Billings
Geo. M. Coffey, Jr
Choteau
Teton
Woodmen Hall
Mary Giboney
Empalme
Sonora
A. C. Burbank
Charleston
Alex Longmuir
B. G. Trescott
E. D. Forrest
Jim Thorne
J. M. Weaver
America
Angus Bruce
Roy McNeal
Fred Perry
Harry Belcher
Nellie R. Brown
E. C. Garrett
McDonald
C. S. McDonald
Henry Beaupre
A. B. Guthrie
W. H. Webb
John Gleason
Matt Munroe
Wm. Cowgill
Somers
T. Brooks
Kenneth McKenzie
Brady
Sunburst
J. M. Frazer
Wallace Taylor
Augusta
Charlie Gray
Waltham
Deep Test of Willow Creek Due This Summer
Rumors say a major company plans a deep test of the Willow Creek structure twelve miles west of Chateau this summer. Details about the company are undisclosed, but local chatter notes possible drilling if logistics satisfy. The prospect was explored years ago by Western Pet X Co though no commercial well exists there.
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Willow Creek
Chateau
Western Pet X Co
Choteau Town Team Triumphs Over Conrad Quint 24 18
Choteau town hoopsters defeated Conrad 24 to 18 in a rough game with Midgett leading Choteau as top scorer. Conrad’s Faltz and Alquist tied for high points with three field goals each while Jackson, a former Teton High star, played for Conrad. A girls game prior saw the regulars win 18 to 2.
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Choteau
Conrad
Whitley
Ashley
Midgett
Hanson
Gray
Moore
Earl Yeager Returns from Brief Great Falls Business Trip
Earl Yeager came back Monday morning after a short business visit in Great Falls.
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Earl Yeager
Great Falls
George Washington Hailed For War of Liberty And Nation
The passage urges a pause next Tuesday February 22 to honor the memory of George Washington and the handful of men whose untiring struggle brought victory to a fledgling nation. It reveres Washington as a leader who forsook wealth and ease to guide his country through the war for liberty.
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George Washington
State Board of Examiners Target for Attack
The state board of examiners faced an attack in the senate led by Senator Wuerthner who charged illegal salary increases for deputies and proposed amendments to cut those salaries. The debate questioned how $5 500 000 in new revenue was spent with only $1 000 000 explained by reductions in the general fund deficit.
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State Board of Examiners
Erickson
Stewart
Foot
Senate
Wuerthner
Cascade
Seypator
House
Missoula
Troys
Committee On Taxation
Mrs Hugh Wypper Dies in Chateau After Influenza
Mrs Hugh Wypper a longtime Chateau grade school teacher died suddenly at home after a brief influenza illness. She was 43, survived by her husband and daughter Sylvia. funeral services are set for Saturday at the Masonic Temple with burial in Chateau Cemetery.
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Chateau
Hugh Wypper
Miss Miller
Fidelity Chapter No. 18
Order of the Eastern Star
Wypper
Lee H. Young
Great Falls
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Masonic Temple
Gwendolyn A.roberts-Wypper
River Falls
Wisconsin
Mr. Wypper
Sylvia
Bozeman
Fairfield
Billedeaux Found Guilty of Second Degree Slaying
After a 24 hour deliberation the jury found Warren Dilledeaux guilty of the murder of Ira Burd on January 6 in Cut Bank. The verdict imposed a penalty of 27 to 55 years at hard labor in the state penitentiary. Dilledeaux wept as the foreman read the finding to Judge John J. Greene.
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Warren Dilledeaux
Cut Bank
Ira Burd
State Penitentiary
Billedeaux
John J. Greene
Local Masons Sponsor Move to Organize De Molay Chapter
Chateau Lodge No. 44 A F and A M announces plans to form a De Molay chapter for boys 16 to 21 in the area. Montana has chapters in Great Falls Lewistown Helena Billings and smaller towns. A ten member committee will organize the local unit and details will be announced soon.
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Chateau Lodge
A. F
A. M
Blue Lodge of Masonry
de Molay
Montana
Great Falls
Lewistown
Helena
Billings
Blue Lodge
Morgan Returns From Minneapolis Auto Show Visit
J. C. Morgan came home last Saturday evening after attending the Northwest Automobile Show in Minneapolis.
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J. C. Morgan
Minneapolis
Northwest Automobile Show
Fine program planned for Farm Bureau meeting
A detailed program for the annual Farm Bureau banquet is set for the high School gym Thursday February 24 with outside speakers Reyn Leedom W L Stockton and Evan W Hall. Activities include community singing a welcome address a farmers' response stunts music dancing and old time dances. Tickets are selling fast with a 6 pm February 22 deadline for reservations and dish loans arranged by Jos Hirshberg Co and the Chateau Commercial Club.
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Farm Bureau
Robert Clarkson
Reyn Leedom
Great Falls Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Stockton
State Farm Bureau
Evan W. Hall
Milwaukee
Clarkson
Bob
Domestic Science Department
Mildred Forrest
Jos. Hirshberg & Co
Chateau Commercial Club
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Choteau Town
Montana Assembly
Cheadle
County Boards of Equalization
Miles City Industrial School
Hodgskiss
N. Y
Hodgskiss of
New York State
New York
Larson
Barry and Ballard
Silver Bow
California
Masons
First National Bank
Citizens State Bank
Stockmens State Bank
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