Montana Mayors Elect In Close Races In Statewide Vote
Montana cities elected mayors and officials with narrow margins except in Butte and Great Falls where mayoral races were tight. Beadle won Butte mayoralty with over 50 percent, defeating Jed Holbrook. Fousek captured Missoula mayorship by 61 votes, defeating Loy Malumby. Hague secured Missoula street commissioner post for a fourth term, defeating J Ittenger. Fitzgerald ran unopposed.
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Associated Press
Montana
Butte
Great Falls
Major M. Werr Beadle
Jed Holbrook
Veadle
Fousek
Alfred J. Fousek
Wartimia
Falla
Loy J. Malumby
Malumby
Larry S. Mitchell
Renineiat
Commissioner Wine Re-elected Helena Helens to Public Safety Post
Helena voters backed Toi Wine for a second term as city commissioner in charge of police and fire with a 309 to 377 tally over Louis Johnson. Only 1,086 of 5,055 registered voters turned out. Wine carried all wards led by Ward 4 with 124 to Johnson's 104 in Ward 1. The overall vote showed a Wine majority of 532 with 1,000 plus total ballots recorded.
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Department of Publi Afity
Iolice
Helen
Louis Johnson
Helena
Johnson
Horse thief sentenced by Glasgow judge
Malta April 1 AP Ernest Freestone was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by Judge John Hurly of Glasgow in district court for the theft of a horse from Mrs. Nettie Dyas of Wagner in January 1928. Freestone entered a area of guilt.
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Malta
Ernest Freestone
John Hurly
Glasgow
Nettie Dyas
Wagner
Freestone
Butte Mine Raises Pay Scale to 6 Wages a Day
Butte miners and related workers receive a 25 cent daily raise, lifting basic wages to 6.00 a day and boosting the Montana payroll above forty million dollars annually. The measure affects about 14 600 workers in Butte and Great Falls with proportional increases for contract labor.
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Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda
Great Falla
Great Falls
Anaconda Company
Montana
Nebraska killer under detention in Los Angeles
Lawrence Gilson, 24, held in Los Angeles for Nebraska authorities, is wanted on a first degree murder charge in the Ness Erickson case. Traced by photos, Gilson was identified as the companion of Erickson when they spent March 16 at a local hotel. Erickson, a Gambler, was found shot near a bridge after taking money and heading to Wauneta to join his wife and three children. Evelyn, Erickson's 17 year old step daughter, said Gilson was infatuated but she denied a romantic relation while noting he wrote to her. Sheriff McClain said extradition will be sought.
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Gilson
Ericksony
Erickson
Here
Wauneta
Neb
Evelyn
Education Board confronted on voc school pregnancy expose
Helena physician Dr Jon L Treacy told the state board of education that an inmate at the State Vocational School for Girls was not pregnant but had an exaggerated abdominal fat issue. He said a legislative committee misrepresented the situation, causing disappointment among inmates and officials. The scene was dramatic as the board heard the details.
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Education Board
Jon L. Treacy
Helena
State Vocational School For
Edith A. Kassing
State Board of Education
Noted Chemist Becomes Dean
Bozeman, April L W. M. Cobleigh, longtime head of chemistry at Montana State College since 1907 and chemical engineering professor since 1916, was named dean of the school of engineering. President Alfred Atkinson announced the action, approved by the State Board of Education in Helena. He succeeds Dean E. B Norris, who resigned last summer to head the engineering department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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Bozeman
W. M. Cobleigh
Montana State College
Alfred Atkinson
State Board of Education
Runy
Helena
E. B Norris
Virginia Polytechnic
Blacksburg
Street Prices Fall as Call Coin Rises
Wall Street faced a fresh hysteria wave as call money rose and prices fell after the three day stock exchange holiday. Active issues plunged eight to twenty two 50 a share, but late trading rallied. Final losses ranged two to thirteen dollars per share. Volume totaled 4 162 830 shares, about half of the prior Tuesday. Upside prices appeared after call money climbed to 15 percent then failed to sustain gains after 20 percent. Factors cited included Senator King's stock speculation probe and talk of restricting margin loans by Federal Reserve banks. Durant criticized the Fed board for hurting market prosperity.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Preqe
New York
Call Money
Wall Street
King
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Banks
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank
Federal Reserve Brokers
Durant
W. C. Durant
Federal Reserve Board
Accused Solon Gives Due Bond in Chicago
An accused Solon, implicated in a Chicago liquor import case, posted bond and appeared at the federal building in Chicago as authorities announced the indictment had been held in abeyance. He walked free within minutes, claiming immunity from arrest during congressional adjournment.
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Chicago
Ansail
M. A. Michasin
Key West
Jack
Cubs
Wonville
Fla
Federal
Abey
Killing in Tuscor Laid to Paulson
A coroner's jury in Plalna ruled Ole Thompson died from a blow to the head with a cold chipel following an incident in Tuscor. Authorities say Thompson was killed by his brother-in-law Canper Paulson, with Thompson connected to the Northern Pacific railroad division. The April 1 AP report notes Thompson's death as a result of the assault.
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Ole Thompson
York
Northern Pacific Railroad
Toscor
Nia
Canper Paulson
Plalna
Thompson
Easter storm claims six lives across the Midwest and East
The Easter storm swept from the Middle West into the East raising the death toll to six and causing widespread damage. Winds near tornado force felled trees and damaged buildings across southern Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey and into Canada. A Newark Ohio man died when a tree fell on his car a Buffalo trackman was killed in a wire accident and a 10 year old girl was fatally injured in Belmore Ohio and a 10 year old schoolgirl was critically hurt at Newell West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Canada
East
Newark
Buffalo
Belmore
Newell
W. Va
East Helena Adopts New Name After City Vote
East Helena becomes a nameless city after measure C passed. Voters in two wards approved changing the name from East Helens to a new title by 77 to 44. Council seats went to Porten in the First Ward with 55 of 71 votes and LG Shea in the Second Ward with 37 of 60 votes.
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Mttla Lelty
East Helena
Mamelesa
Discoverea
East Iletens
Thrra
Porten Wer
LG Shea
White
Lindbergh Heads East From Burbank Airport
Col Charles A Lindbergh left Burbank today for an unannounced destination with officials guessing Albuquerque as his first stop. The eastbound departure was announced by airport officials.
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Burbank
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Albuquerque
Falls Plumbers Demand Boost
Great Falls reports Plumbers Union voting to strike immediately to push daily wages from ten to twelve dollars. The action is part of a wider six-union wage increase drive, which already raised sheet metal workers’ pay from nine to ten dollars. The painters’ union had planned a strike for a one dollar rise.
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Great Falls
Paintrs
Mindarhuss publication stirs Texas university campus
Acting under orders from Chief of Police Thorp officers search the University of Texas campus for the anonymous publisher of The Mindarhuss an unofficial paper that printed the Missouri sex questionnaire and student comments. Authorities say a charge of printing and distributing obscene literature will be filed if arrests are made. The paper is longtime anonymous at UT and past issues have drawn rebukes for unnamed editors and faculty names.
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Austin
Texas
Ordeca
R. DD. Thorp
Missouri School
Ife
Texan University
Chinese Battle Downdown as Chefs Discuss Financial Deal
Marshal Chang Tsung Chang reportedly lost over two thousand men at Ninghakchow while negotiating with Nationalist commander Gen. Liv Chen Nien for surrender. Chang demanded 500000 for terms, as villagers flood Cheefoo seeking safety amid widespread terror and scorched villages across Shantung.
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Chang Tsung-Chang
Walla
Ninghakchow
Liv Chen-Nien
Ragketeers and Thieves Linked to Diamond Theft
Topeka April 1 AP R L Thurman Kansas City detective reports Mike Black Mike Marino admitted participation in the $400000 diamond theft from Harry Amels New York salesman last week in San Francisco. Marino and John Schopan were identified as Kansas City characters by Thurman and detective Browning. Diamonds found on the men upon arrest.
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Topeka
R. L. Thurman
Kansas City
Mike
Marino
Shawnee County
Harry Amels
New York
San Francisco
Thurman
Black Mike
Herald
John Schopan
Wiman
Union Parific
Posse seeks crashed plane northwest of Pueblo
Sheriff forces sweep sparsely inhabited country northwest of Pueblo after a plane reportedly fell near 4 49 pm. Fr Mastin and N D Glover of Pueblo saw a silver colored aircraft, a lone light was seen suspended above ground then vanished as deputies reached the area. No crash site could be located.
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Pueblo
Cola
Fr. Mastin
N. D. Glover
Garner Cleared of Least Guilt in Texas Fraud Probe
The special house campaign committee found Representative John Garner, new house Democratic leader, was clearly entitled to his seat. It found no evidence of fraud in the July primary in Garner’s favor while noting Hidalgo County saw wholesale fraud in the November general election. The panel urged turning the conclusions over to the Justice Department.
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Special
House Campaign Committee
Texas
John Garner
New House
Congress
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Sid Hardin
Garner
Hidalgo
Ilalga County
Gardners
Department of Justice
Siege of Jimenez Prolonged as Federal Forces Advance
AP reports from Mexico Cato April 1 state federal artillery renewed bombardment of Jimenez after renewed fighting earlier in the day. General Calles said about half of Jimenez was in federal control as shelling intensified and a line of reinforcements formed nearby.
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Calles
Clarence Dubose
Associated Press
Mexico
Cato
Plutateo Eliax Callea
Federal Generarias
Spamn
Nest Owas Desvmiel
Monterey
Nuevo Leon
Inman Divorce Case Hearings Resume With Letters
New York attorney Charles Caldwell testified about property settlement talks in the Inman divorce action. Beatrice Cooper identified letters from Mrs. Inman to Caldwell, part of a settlement dispute over a $250,000 request. Four letters were admitted. four more were offered for identification as details unfold.
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Reno
John Steele
Inman
Charles Caldwell
New York
Walker P. Inman
James B. Duke
Helene Garnet Patton Clarke
Caldwell
Beatrice Cooper
The
Inmans
Mrs. Inman
Atchison High School Captain Clarence Thomas Found Dead
The body of Clarence A. Thomas, 1925 football team captain at Atchison High School, was found shot in his car on a rural road near ers Today. Officials said the death appeared self-inflicted and relatives were expected to arrive by telegraph.
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Atchison, Kaa
Anil
Clarence A. Thomas
Atchison High School
A. Tevolver
Thomas
Telacn
Farm Aid Discussed by House and Senate Committees
A procession of witnesses testified before the Senate and House Agriculture Committees on farm relief. Members expect Secretary Hyde to testify midweek, likely endorsing the Republican platform on farm relief and Hoover campaign themes. The sessions fill the committees' growing records as farm leaders seek solutions.
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APJ
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Hyde
Agriculture Department
House
Hoover
Obsequies of Herrick in Paris on Thursday
Obsequies for American Ambassador Herrick in Paris planned for Thursday as Franco honors his death with burial at sea aboard the French navy cruiser Tourville. France to render full honors with premier and marshals present, reflecting broad French sympathy for the beloved envoy and his genial, trusted public service.
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Paris
Doris
Franco
Jone
Peys
Prida
Cruisar Tourville
orAsion
Ronovala
France
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