Stolen Wheat 13 Recovered In Huge Truck Heist
Great Falls dispatch reports a three ton truck loaded with 70 bushels of wheat stolen from a ranch near San Coulee. Sheriff Tom Norton recovered the vehicle in a barn on the Nigger Mose ranch south of town. The driver and a woman fled. investigators traced the truck through local elevators as authorities searched for the pair and the lifted grain.
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San Coulee
Sher- Sif
Tom Norton
Cemetery Road
Sheriff's Office
Charles Quson
Great Falls
Cascade County
Royal Milling Company
Montana Milling Company
Fifteenth Street
Milwaukee Tracks
Woman repulsed violent lover with chair in police court
Sept 17 at 215 East Mercury Mrs Osborne testified John Levenick assaulted her with unwanted advances. Levenick claimed she tried to comb his hair with a table. Judge Shea halted the uproar and fined Levenick 100. Osborne warned to mend her ways. police said Levenick had only one small bottle for friends with a cold.
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Buttr
PL Osborne
John Levenick
Levenick
City Presscullor Blodgett
Shea
Slovenick
Stontly
Aged Traveler Pleads His Way Through Kalispell Homes
Kalispell Montana Sept 17 A tottering 83 year old man Harvey Tompkins was arrested near the soldiers home at Columbia Falls after entering several houses without knocking and taking food and hardware. His packs held hammers pliers knives saws and other items. He claimed they came from the highway. He gave Hood River Washington as his home and a telegram from there clarified matters. His mental state appears impaired and his wife is en route to fetch him.
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Kalispell
Harvey Tompkins
Columbia Falls
Shooting on Preserve Results in $50 Fine
Kalispell January 17. The failure to know a game preserve existed between the Flathead and Stillwater rivers east of Kalispell cost F R Rademaker a $50 fine. The court noted the penalty was too severe for the offense, as the defendant had not killed game or attempted to, merely shot at a target with a revolver unknowingly and urged discretionary powers in such cases.
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Kalispelll
Flathead
Stillwater
Kalispell
F. R. Rademaker
Hearse Hit by Horse Crash Near Browning on Highway
Mr and Mrs Keller of Browning narrowly escaped harm when a horse fell onto the hearse they rode in on a new federal highway south of Browning. The impact crushed the roof windshield hood and radiator while bending the front axle and damaging fenders tires and running boards after the animal toppled from a bank near the Two Medicine bridge. The car was driven back to Browning after hours of emergency repairs.
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Browning
Keller
Second Member of Anaconda Gang Convicted
Deer Lodge Sept. 17 The jury found Joseph Shagina guilty of second degree assault as the second of 14 youths held over for the riot at Garrison on Aug. 2. He faced a first degree assault with intent to kill charge. Charles Unti was also found guilty of second degree assault and awaits sentencing. Formal sentence for Shagina will be handed down next Tuesday morning. The closing hour featured numerous objections from both sides over remarks by defense counsel and the prosecutor regarding past juries and local safety.
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Deer Lodge
Joseph Shagina
Garrison
Shagina
William Knop
Charles Unti
Shamia
Winston
PL Wilson
Keeley
Chicago
Mitorney
Powell County
Deer Loge County
Logan Visitors and Local Travel in Sept Logs
Ex governor Sam V Stewart of Helena and Hal Stewart of Bozeman visited Logan. Manhattan residents Arthur Nelson James Waters Carl Vaughn and Peter Richter were in town along with Archie Muir of Madison Valley on business. Multiple locals and nearby residents traveled to Helena Logan and Three Forks for fairs social visits and errands.
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Logan
Sam V. Stewart
Helena
Hal Stewart
Bozeman
Arthur Nelson
James Waters
Carl Vaughn
Peter Richter
Manhattan
Archie Muir
Madison Valley
Henry Morrison
Norris
Dick Brewer
Madison
E.R. Helm
Stanley Wilson
Matt Zeller
J. A. Quillan
Boorman
Mae Higgins
Country Club
D. A. Swarner
M. J. Flynn
Na Johnson
Livingston
Jakir
Dave Chenix
C. R. Lowe
Lesser
O. Olsen
John Powers
Three Forks
Earl Kemp
M. A. Sudduth
Frank Johnson
Martin Flynn
P. A. Lang
Horseshoe Hills
Tunt
T. H. Tice
Judge Orders Probe Into Great Falls Theft Ring
In Great Falls on September 17 Judge H H Ewing ordered a full investigation into the alleged theft ring involving six youths Edward Anthony Merton E McNon ald John J Spangler Charles H Spangler George A Smith and Clarence E Edmondson. The case stems from six bicycles a camera and other items reported stolen and recovered after a raid on a shack near Edmondson’s home. Police Chief Marcus Anderson and Probation Officer Guy Palagi will lead the inquiry into the youths and parents including home life school records and behavior.
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Great Falls
H. H. Ewing
Edward Anthony
Merton E. McNonald
John J. Spangler
Charles H. Spangler
George A. Smith
Clarence E. Edmondson
Marcus Anderson
Guy Palagi
Edmondson
Ewing
Palagi
Martinsdale social highlights and local notes Sept
Meagher County residents share news of arrivals and travel. Mrs. Stewart fractures her leg after a pavement fall. Aloha club adds two new members Marion Coates and Miss Coates. Local families return from trips to Butte Helena and Butte, with school moves and new job changes noted. A four year old burns from boiling water at the McCabe ranch. Mussoliniana magazine founded in Milan to promote Fascism abroad.
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Martinsdale
A. C. Grande
Lennep
Montana
Canada
George Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Ed Dean
Butte
John Shook
Argo Woodward
Shook
Marion Coates
Millard Meece
Henry van Camp
van Camp
Miss Coates
Aloha Club
Fred Andersen
Albert Anderson
Helena
Verna Rumimelhart
Judith Gap
Alice Dreidlein
Fritz Andrews
White Sulphur Springs
Lidrelund
Lebo
Dolly Martin
Nelhart
Knoxville
Tennessee
Miss Martin
The
State University
J. A. Keltus
Dorine
Venice
California
Jerry Breen
Breen
Keltus
Jacob Gaustad
Olaf Engen
Alfred
Arthur Tengen
Columbus
Carl Thompson
Carl Rostad
Martin Grande, Jr
Bozeman High School
Francis Bennett
Spokane
Hove
Guy Bennett
Laurie Zimmermann
Bozeman
Coates Bros
Meece
Chicago
Erritt Moyer
Lucerne
Indiana
Raymond Davres
McCabe Ranch
Delphine
J. W. Breen
Alpha Club
W. A. Lynn
J. L. Knudson
Rudy Thorson
Harlowton
David Charles
Wayne Martin
W. W. Flatt
Henderson Coates
Ex-Montana Pastor Singed In Havre Parsonage Fire
Havre reports Rev. Frank Z. White, former Havre pastor now at Bellevue Washington Congregational church, injured while trying to save family property in the parsonage fire. He entered the building to assist, was overcome, revived later, and several thousand dollars in losses included wedding presents.
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Havre
Frank Z. White
Congressional
Bellevue
Wash
White
Snake
Forester Builds New Lookout Tower on Mount Silcox
Thompson Falls reports a new standard 16 type forest lookout house atop Mount Silcox replacing the old cabin. The glass cupola and painted finish enhance the site, boosting its appeal for hikers and sightseers. A similar lookout exists at Mount Treadly, farther back in the range and less visited.
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Mt Treadly
Hey Mountains
Five Men Accused of Robbing Box Car in Miles City
Five men named Hon Wright of Pittsburgh, Db. W. Schafer of Taeminay, Frank Trnit, M. W. Lemeke of ids, Mich, and Charles Chihas of Trumble Conn. held by Sheriff Farnum for breaking the seal on a Chicane Milwaukee and St Paul railroad freight car. Railway police say the men were found in an apple car taking fruit, they deny involvement and say the car was already open.
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Miles City
Hon Wright
Pittshersh
W. Schafer
Frank Trnit
M. W. Lemeke
Ids
Mich
Charles Chihas
Trumble
Conn
Sheriff Farnum
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Dillon Family in Coast Auto Crash Takes Train Home
Dillon, Sept. 17 A. A. Elliott had a sedan wreck when struck by a pine uproot near Macifie. Returning from Miss Emily’s enrollment at Washington Site University, the Elliott family and Mrs. Emott’s mother Mrs. Wo Fl Wale were unharmed and continued home by rail.
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Dillon
Washington Site University
Teigen Test Well Shows Increased Air Inflow
Oil operators arriving from the Teigen well report an apparent rise in air inflow at the nose. They examined the well and see prospects for commercial production as favorable. They predict producer status within a week under Sir Campbell.
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Lewistayn
Telgen
Gordon Campbell
Sir Campbell
Simplon Tunnel Length Report Across Alps
The Simplon tunnel runs beneath the mountains between Switzerland and Italy and measures 12 miles and 458 yards in length.
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Simplon
Switzerland
Trals
The One Who Forgot to Remember
Nan Marraby faces heartbreak as her fiancé Peter Lyster returns from war with memory loss. Joan Endicott awaits her husband Tim’s five day leave, while Nan wrestles with hope of Peter’s recognition and a possible reunion in London amid wartime strain.
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Nan Marraby
Peter Lyster
London
Joan Endicott
Nan
John Arnott
Peter
Arnott
Nan Faces Change as Letters Remind of War Time Past
Nan mulls over a fragile home life and a torn past while sorting letters from Arnott. Joan suggests Nan visit a friend as the telegrams and aging memories pull at her, recalling Miss Lyster's death, Nan's solitary move to London, and a later wartime arrangement with Joan Endicott.
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Nan
London
Mt Companion
Terdor
Wariter
Reid
Mira Lyster
Rook
Wang Larly
Miss Lyster
Mr. Rank
Nam
Pere Wu
Veter Lyster
Vater
Alaxa
Joan Endicott
Tin
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Montana State News
Flahead
Gar
Anaconda Gang
Logan News
Whitaker
Meagher Co. News
Rome
Associated Press
Milan
Forester
Lofty Mount Silcox
Ruby M. Ayres
Naty
Ruy
Arnolt
Endicott
Joan
Arnett
Tim
Nas
Rman
Sitle
Stens
Joan Arpet
Thistlewaite
Thistlewaite Shoe Co
Weggenman Market
State
Helena Cab & Bus Co
M. R
N. Main
Tnic
Fred
van Eas
Budd-Fisher Drug CO
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