Two Men Killed in Week End Crash Near Great Falls
Great Fall June 29 Two men died and another was injured in automobile crashes on Cascade county roads Sunday. Leonard Herbert Wilcox 30 riding in a light truck plunged off a curve southeast of Stockett. Whitfierd Efisson 20 driving a truck on Carpenter Creek road to Silver Dyke properties near Neihart was killed when the truck overturned. Paul Collins injured severely but treated at Stockett. H D Inman driver escaped injury. The trio had returned from a dance south of Stockett when the accident occurred. Wilcox had been a Great Falls resident for 13 years and had Navy service with an honorable discharge.
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Cascade
Leonard Herbert Wilcox
Stockett
Whitfierd Efisson
Carpenter Creek
Silver Dyke Mining Company
Neihart
Paul Collins
Stockett Road
H. D. Inman
First Avenue South
Inman
Wilcons
Great Falls
W. J. George Chapel
Wilcox
Sicinity
Suncas
Collins
United States Navy
Hail
Wisconsi
Montana
Sheep Shearing Records Fall at Ingomar Fair
Forsyth June 29 sheep shearing records were broken at Ingomar Friday with 3812 sheep processed and 41459 pounds of wool. Large bands led by Grosfield and Melgren averaged 10.5 pounds per fleece, while W J Johnston and sons yielded 10 to 12 pounds. Several wool buyers visited, including HW Patterson who bought clips at 11 cents per pound and others at 33 cents. Estimates of totals and prices appear for multiple flocks and buyers from Billings to Boston.
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Grosfield
J. J. Billags
Guy Tibbett
Edwards County
Sanborn
Sand Creek
Paterson
Billings
Art Kincholoe
James Waadington
J . Bilings
Isen
W. J. Johnston
Tollowill
Jones and Donald
Boston
Lever Hagen
Tod Hill T
Boy Scout Hurt After Tree Fall At Olsen Farm Camp
William Ells, a Boy Scout at the Olsen farm Scout camp near Butte, fell more than 18 feet from a tree while demonstrating rope lowering. The rope slipped from an insecure knot in a clover fork and he was shaken but not seriously injured. Dr. Senwartz treated him.
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Butte
William Ells
Olsen Farm
Decree for Son Ends Years of Litigation
In Butte a court judgment by Judge W E Carroll ending three years of dispute awards $2,250 to Charles Bentz against his father August Bentz. The father and son, ranch operators west of Butte, had sought accounting and an arbitration board issued findings since 1925 after referee Charles Little oversaw proceedings.
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Butte
Charles Bentz
August Bentz
W. E Carroll
Charles
Carroll
Charles Little
Board of Arbitration
R J Dwyer
M R Ayers
C. B. Hoskins
Meagher County News notes and social roundup
Meagher County News from White Sulphur Springs reports car crash injuries including Miss Isabelle Johnston after a collision near town as James L Johnston’s vehicle returned from Helena. The Moore ranch hosting guests, a funeral service for B R Sherman, and a county princess contest are chronicled alongside social events, camp plans, and local residents’ movements.
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White Sulphur Springs
Helena
James L Johnston
Isabelle Johnston
Johnston
Isabelle
Miss Blanch Ford
Moore Ranch
Twedot
Sheasing
Moore Sheds
Father le
Hinsdale Boy Injured While Climbing Wind Mill
A Hinsdale boy, Fred Taylor, was climbing a wind mill when he tripped and fell Friday, causing injuries. The report notes a reward offered by local authorities and merchants totaling $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a theft at a Globe store, with donations from the county sheriff and local business figures.
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Walt Pot
Mahit Nnesevelt County
Sheriffs Office
Wolf
Will of J H T Ayman Bequeaths Missoula Endowments
The Missoula will probate records disclose J H T Ayman's estate valued around 125000 with bequests to the University of Montana including a 10000 economics fellowship endowment and a 12507 library fund. He leaves substantial sums to the Missoula Public Library and to five daughters of J ar Divan, plus a trust for Caroline Worden Peggy Dion until age 25.
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Missoula
J. H. T. Ayman
A. N. Witlock
Murphy and Whitlock
Mary Stewart
Washington, DC
Women
University of Montana
Rymian
Itcome
University
Atso
Wee
Don
Caroline Worden
Peggy" Dion
Joseph M. Dixon
Airplane Tips Over on Milestown Field
Mares City reports an airplane piloted by Frank Wiley crashed yesterday at 6 o clock during ascent. Nine passengers were injured as the craft struck trees, rolled, and overturned. Wiley plans repairs at once and describes minor injuries to crew.
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Milestown Field
Local residents visit Townsend in early June notes
A sequence of brief visits and calls from Helena White Sulphur Springs and nearby towns mark a late spring week. John Merstock Helena and Lars Kaylor Helena were business callers while Miss Caroline Meloy plans Columbia University attendance this year. Several relatives visited Townsend over the weekend including Mrs Quen Kirby and Miss Rubie Ridgway.
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Boulder
Rubie Ridgway
Helena
Misa Nell Sulivan
Quen Kirby
St Paul
Caroline Meloy
Columba University
New York
Richard O'Meara
Mac McCormick
Carl Sivener
White Sulphur Springs
Miss Aptenell¢ Sith
Lars Kaylor
Robert Haneon
Elena
Townsend Mass
Gladys Lippert
Augusta del Brisbin
Clyde Christa
Aupista
Townsend Henry Oleson
Sisited
Joseph Ragen
Vincene Summager
Eleena
George Lraborde
Body of rancher found in well at Blackfoot Idaho
Charien Bilis a 43 year old Basalt farmer and prominent rancher in the Blackfoot country Idaho was found dead from a gunshot wound in a well on his ranch Friday afternoon a coroner jury found in Blackfoot on Saturday The Ellis brothers B T Ellis of Spokane and W L Ellis of Seattle were en route to the ranch The jury did not assign blame Mrs Els the wife and Harland age 17 are being held for questioning The family had reported distress in mid June when Mrs Ellis said her husband might be suffering a mental breakdown authorities were alerted and the body was discovered in the well during the subsequent investigation
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Butte
Charien Bilis
Blackfoot Country
Idaho
Blackfoot
Idaho Falla
Bali
Lake
Els
Harland
B. T. Ellis
Spokane
W. L. Ellis
Seattle
Ellis
Harmony
Elis
Caterpillars Clean Up Grass in Meagher County
Greyish caterpillars pests newly seen in this valley mow grass on the Alonza ranch near White Sulphur Springs. They form odd clouds, moving from top to bottom and affecting Wilt hay in Jow meadows. Specimens sent to Bozeman station remain unidentified. pest on display locally.
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Alonza Ranch
Bozeman
Jow Meadows
Mae Murray's Catholic Church Marriage to David Diwani
Los Angeles papers report Mae Murray, film actress, reembraced Catholic faith and married David Diwani in Beverly Hills ceremony. Bridegroom baptized prior to wedding. Murray says prior marriages were not under Catholic guidance. Ceremony held yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Dios Angeles Times
Mae
Murray
David Diwani
Beverly Halls
Young Wolf Escapes Captors Reaches Belts Hills
A grown wolf, freed from a trapper’s chain in the Utea area, fled toward the Belt mountains. It has since joined another outside wolf, creating two mature wolves in the Belts observed by local scouts.
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Lewistown
Barney Brentot
Utea
My. Trask
Valencia Mayor Foiled Spanish Plot Says Report
A Paris dispatch to La Nacion from Lahendaye reports the Valencia mayor shifted to Madrid by plane after learning of a plot against General Primo de Rivera's regime. The disclosure was tied to army officers privy to the plan and the mayor's action is described as key. Meanwhile Wyoming awarded injured workers 1925 benefits totaling 541,948 76 dollars per the state department report.
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Buenos Aires
Valencia
Spain
Primo de Hiverla
la Nacion
Lahendaye
France
Madrid
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
State Workmen's Compensation Department
Dynamite Cap Injures Youngster In Anaconda
Anaconda report says 10 year old Elnor Forsman narrowly escaped eye injury when a dynamite cap was crushed between stones by two companions. Carl Forsman, 7, received minor facial and hand injuries. Eugene Guindon and Lloyd Spengler, playing with the Forsman children, discharged the cap near their homes around 7 pm. In Cheyenne, mining officials predict a revival of western Wyoming gold mining this summer after years of lull, per geologist Albert Bartlett.
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Anaconda
Elnor Forsman
Ed Foresman
Carl
Eugene Guindon
Lloyd Spengler
Einer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Albert Bartlett
Bartlett
South Pass
Atlantic
Fremont County
Denver Deluge Drenches City Streets and Yards
A cloudburst in Denver on June 29 flooded streets yards and cellars across residential sections. No serious damage was reported as the city endures an abnormally hot spell that has lasted several days, bringing record moisture and this sudden downpour. The AP dispatch notes the weather climaxed a heat wave that gripped the area.
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Dennit
Denver
FIGH AND GAME BOARD DEFERS LAKE DECISION
Kalispell June 29 The state fish and game commission failed to reach a conclusion on stocking Flathead Lake for commercial fishing during its Flathead visit. The group sought public input, discussed a new hatchery site on the lake shore, and investigated east shore locations near streams feeding the lake while planning capacity for up to a million trout.
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Kalispell
Fish and Bane
Flathead
T. A Marelowe
Missoula
Schoteld
Hatrh
Overland Whippet ushers new era in light cars
For over three years Willys-Overland engineers in Europe and America tested a complete new car built as a unit not a reconstruction. The Overland Whippet features slim lines, compact design, ground-hugging ride, spacious interior and three body styles Sedan Touring and Coupe.
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Europe
Willys-Overland
America
France
Overland
Wallys-Overland, Inc
Toledo
Ohio
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