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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1950
Page
4
Pullman cars used on trains between Chicago and the Pacific coast operate as many as 72 to 90 round trips annually depending on schedules and layovers.
Steel has spent about two million dollars to expand and modernize since World War II, with the petroleum industry spending similar or more.
John Gassmann of Valley City North Dakota seeks new or used International M or John Deere A B or G tractors. State price or price range requested.
A group of hikers pass a hillbilly’s cabin and see a wildcat jump through an open window as his wife enters the house. The owner remains unfazed, remarking that he never liked wild cats, despite the danger.
A clothing store partner recalls a tough customer whom two salesmen tried to tempt with every suit. After the first partner finally sold the last remaining suit, he boasted about his skill while the other asked who had made the customer dizzy.
A shipwrecked sailor on a deserted island signals a tramp steamer is approaching. He joyfully tells the boat he has spent three years alone and asks an officer to read through the newspapers tossed ashore to confirm if he still wishes to be rescued.
From Manitoba comes the tale of Pierre Montevilain a hunter who trains his son to kill. After a fawn receives a St Francis medallion the boy shoots the fawn in a tense family scene leading to a fatal act by Pierre. The story follows a doomed lineage of hunting and belief in souls inhabiting animals.
Inspector Clifford investigates a Medville National Bank deposit by Edward Thurston using his real name Anthony Page. A distant uncle left Thurston $25,000, but a $5,000 check signed by Thurston was cashed after he left for Chicago. Two well known men are named in bank records.
In Sharonfield a man named Simons becomes central after a staged visit by investigators. Mrs Simons answers the door while Clifford and Jackson tell of a misposted monthly statement. Inside a den, Mrs Simons searches drawers until a crucial item is seized. Clifford proclaims Simons as the suspect before another door opens.
Inspector Clifford arrests Simons for forging Edward Thurston’s name on a five thousand dollar check. Simons flees but is tackled. Clifford explains the blotter copied the signature, revealing forgery. The narrative also follows characters Pierre Montevilain and Emilie as tragedy and superstition unfold, ending with Montevilain’s death and a silver Medallion of St Francis found.
A visitor to a state penitentiary asks an inmate why he is imprisoned. The inmate, with courteous wit, replies that his goal is to become a warden and he plans to start from the bottom.
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John Barrymore Jr making his screen debut in Eagle Lion's The Sundowners fears unconsciously copying his famous father. At 17 he tested his work with two veteran actresses after studying The Great Profile and Richard III. Cast includes Robert Sterling Robert Preston Chill Willis Cathy Downs. Merlin Brando eyeing a $10,000 wardrobe deal to drop blue jeans. Susan Hayward and Teresa Wright are noted for Oscar hopes.
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