Infant Dies in Car Fire As Parents Play Golf
In Louisville, August 10, four month old Jacqueline Thompson died from burns after a fire started in the family's parked automobile while her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Thompson of Sawtelle, played a nighttime round of miniature golf. The blaze was noticed as smoke billowed from the car and the child screamed. The cause of the fire remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Jacqueline Thompson
J. E. Thompson
Sawtelle
Jacqueline
Diver Recovers: Bodies of Crash Victims SPE
Vancouver report details a two‑leg flight from Tacoma to Tokyo by Seattle aviators Bob Wark and Edward L. Brown aboard a Fokker biplane. After 400 gallons of gasoline, they made a forced landing near Vancouver due to airbound gas lines, aiming to continue to Whitehorse en route to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis
Wark
Brown
Vancouver
B. C
Bob Wark
Edward L. Brown
Seattle
Tacoma
Tokyo
Whitehorse
Yukon
Japan
Prisoners rescue drowning officer and companions
Four Sing Sing prisoners freed from confinement to rescue four people in a capsized Hudson River rowboat. A police officer was among the saved. Guard sergeant Alfred Molitore authorized the lifesaving action, marking a shift from past refusals to permit rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Hudson River
Alfred Mollitore
Tragic Airplane Crash Dives Into Tank in Chicago
In Chicago Aug 10 a deep sea diver recovered the bodies of Mary Laws 25 and Eugenia Laws 22 sisters and their pilot Orville Suchy the airplane The Magic Carpet plunged through a gigantic steel tank while lightning struck amid a sudden Lake Michigan squall the craft hit the tank wreckage sank to 40 feet of water witnesses reported a blinding flash and the plane dropped from 1000 feet damaging the tank roofs and base as rescuers cut holes for the diver to reach the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary Laws
Eugenia Laws
Orville Suchy
Lake Michigan
Laws Sisters
Connecticut Farm Murders End in Double Ax Slaying
In Gellar Mystic Connecticut a tangled love affair ends in the axe murder of Eva Jennings Roberts a 52 year old woman and Ole Ostberg 35. Stanley Bogue 34 the rejected suitor is charged with murder. David Roberts the slain woman's estranged husband and James Collins a boarder are held as material witnesses. A state trooper found the two bodies in a cellar beside a shallow grave after arriving at the farm on Buttington Road following a tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic
Conn
Connecticut
Eva Jennings Roberts
Ole Ostberg
Stanley
Bogue
Buttington Road
Amarillo Lawyer Charged in Wife's Death
A. D. Payne, a prominent Amarillo attorney, faces murder charges after authorities say he placed three sticks of dynamite in the family car to kill his wife. He will be arraigned and indicted by a county grand jury session, with trial set no later than Wednesday. Payne seeks the death penalty to activate a $21,000 life insurance and says the policy would prevent a plea of insanity or suicide. He wept in his cell and blamed himself for his parents’ sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinnett
Tex
A. D. Payne
Amarillo
Payne
Minister Hawkins Dies In Auto Crash In San Francisco
The Rev. Dr. Chauncey J. Hawkins, 53, pastor of the First Congregational church of San Francisco, was killed when the automobile in which he was riding collided with another vehicle. Authorities investigated the crash as a fatal traffic accident with funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chauncey J. Hawkins
First Congregational Church of
Senatorial Rage Tuesday 10 Bring Memories of 1928
Washington August 10 Alfred E. Smith looms over primary contests in Alabama Nebraska and Arkansas as the 1928 campaign echoes shape senatorial races. In Ohio, liquor policy enters voting while J Thomas Heflin attracts attention in Alabama as he campaigns amid party tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Alabama
Nebraska
Arkansas
Alfred E. Smith
Ohio
J. Thomas Heflin
Smith
Weather outlook for Montana this Monday and Tuesday
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions across Montana on Monday and Tuesday with cooler air moving in from the east on Monday. Variable cloudiness and chances of light precipitation accompany the cooler trend through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Vessel Caribou Grounded in Fog Off Newfoundland Coast
In dense fog the 2222 ton steamer Caribou owned by the Newfoundland government struck a land point near Grand Bay Newfoundland at dawn. Sixty five passengers and crew including 19 women and several children escaped in lifeboats and were landed six hours later at Port Aux Basques. The ship lay crushed from bow to engine-house and began filling with water though salvage efforts may recover mail sacks and freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johns
N. F
Caribou
Newfoundland
Grand Bay
Port Aux Basques
North Sydney
N.bs
Man dies in gas explosion saving neighbor
In La Porte Indiana on August 10 Joseph Galko aged 45 and father of five died while aiding neighbor Louis Pelis to locate a gas leak at the Biatagowitz home. Mrs Biatagowitz lit a match triggering an explosion that wrecked the house. Galko died from burns and Pelis is expected to recover though Mrs Biatagowitz remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte
Ind
Joseph Galko
Galko
Louis Pelis
Joseph Biatagowitz
Montana Kiwanis Open Great Falls Convention
In Great Falls Montana Kiwanian leaders prepare to open a three day Montana Kiwanis convention with district officers trustees and members gathering after pre conference talks with Kiwanis International. Earle Genzberger W E Pierce and George Snell plan morning breakfasts for secretaries presidents and trustees. Harry Reif will preside as district governor with over 25 Kiwanians led by Dr Francis A Thomson of the School of Mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
L Gowman
Seattle
Kiwanis International
Montana
Montana Kiwanians
Earle Genzberger
Butte
W. E. Pierce
George Snell
Billings
Harry Reif
Bozeman
Francis A. Thomson
School of Mines
Burglars Hit Three City Stores At Once
Three daytime burglaries occurred in Butte's business district early yesterday. Loot included a dozen hams canned goods and about three dozen shirts from Shirley Clothes at 14 North Main. Police say two men were seen carrying clothing south on Main, and entries were also made at Waldorf Market and the adjacent Sanitary Market through a rear door and by using the cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Shirley Clothes Shop
North Main Street
Main Street
Waldorf Market
West Park Street
Waldorf Establishment
Fish race planned for Anaconda Kiddies Day
Anaconda will host a fish race at Washoe park on Wednesday afternoon as part of Children’s Day activities. Ten tame fish from the Anaconda fish hatchery will be entered under Steve Hanson. Fish will race along a liver-backed course with starting and finishing lines, the first to reach the finish line will be captured and numbered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
California
Florida
Washoe Park
Steve Hanson
Anaconda Playground Association
Washoe Park Pool
Butte World War Veteran 13 Victim of Heart Attack
Helena August 10 Jack Stover 43 a World War veteran miner and former Marine sergeant died of a heart attack in a hotel room while awaiting admission to Fort Harrison hospital for treatment. His wife Mrs Stover ill with gallstones was in the room and summoned aid. Stover enlisted at Salt Lake City in 1918 and served overseas. Body to be sent to Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Jack Stover
Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Harrison
Mr. Stover
Butte
Salt Lake City
Customary Birthday Care Marks Hoover's 56th Observance
In Orange Virginia President Hoover marks his 56th birthday at his mountain camp with a cake of 56 candles and gifts from Mrs Hoover and guests. He avoids ceremony and spends the day relaxing before returning to Washington to focus on drought relief plans with Secretary Hyde and Federal Farm Board Vice Chairman Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Rapidan
White House
Orange
Hyde
Btone
Federal Farm Board
Washington
Price Survey Shows Mr Sam Brown s Groceries Cost a Lot
Chicago prices show an average meal for the Brown family totaling 2.38 dollars in 1930, with 16 years ago costing 1.99 and 1914 at 1.71. The United Press surveyed prices in three large and two smaller American cities, comparing costs across eras and noting gas and ware wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Brown
Chicago
United Press
San Francisco
Thrilling chase by day officer ends in arrest
Federal Prohibition Agent William H Winters arrested a man identified as Harry Johnston after a several mile chase along the Anaconda highway. Johnston’s car held about 50 gallons of moonshine whisky and was confiscated along with the vehicle. Authorities said charges of possession transport and nuisance will be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda Highway
Harry Johnston
William H. Winters
Johnston
Winters
Butte Residents Hurt In Lakes Highway Crash
Three Butte residents sustained injuries in a Lakes highway collision west of Anaconda last evening. Mary Harrington suffered severe cuts to both legs, John McNulty endured severe cuts and a back injury, and Gerald Harrington had a badly cut arm. An auto driven by Nick Verlanic reportedly struck Harrington’s car after he stopped to repair a tire. victims were treated at an Anaconda hospital and returned to Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Anaconda
Mary Harrington
North Main Street
John McNulty
West Daly
Walkerville
Gerald Harrington
Harrington
Nick Verlanic
Cars Stalled When Highway Washed Out by Cloudburst
More than 200 automobiles were stalled for hours on the Butte Whitehall road after a cloudburst washed out the highway near the continental din e. Rain sent trees rocks and debris onto the road forcing detours. within four hours after rain stopped the road was cleared enough for cars to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte-Whitehall
Pipestone Re
Harding
Also Mentioned on This Page
Asd
Louisville
Associated Press
Orient
Nagasak
Upper
Nagasaki
Alaska
Tang
Inquest
Olayer
Imoele
Gellar
Weather Forecast
Man
Genter
FOH
Georgetown
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!