115 Mile Chase Ends in Arrest
Five armed men were captured after a 115 mile chase across western Missouri. The stolen car, pursued from Warsaw, Mo., was rammed by state trooper S. S. Abney at a roadblock. the suspects surrendered. They were Tell City, Indiana residents Glenward M Alvey 22 Floyde Alvey Jr 21 James Emory Mosby 22 Charles Floyd Davis 19 and Hubert Judge Winchell 21. Davis was on parole from Pendleton reformatory.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Otto L. Viets
Missouri Highway Patrol
Indiana
Illinois
Colorado
Kansas
Bloomington
Ind
Warsaw
S. S. Abney
Captain Wells
Glenward Marvin Alvey
Floyde Alvey, Jr
James Emory Mosby
Charles Floyd Davis
Hubert Judge Winchell
Tell City
Davis
Pendleton
Montana cattle movement and range report note strong herd conditions
Montana's Department of Agriculture reports half a million cattle moved to market in the first ten months of 1947. Heavy snowfall fed livestock, but ranges are in better condition than a year ago, with cattle marketing strong and sheep flocks shrinking due to high costs. Weather impacted sheep and lambs in southwestern Montana. ranges show variable snow and grazing prospects by December 1. Arthur J. Morrison, 83, former Helena resident and express agent, dies in Bellingham, Washington, after retiring there 25 years ago. funeral held December 6.
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Helena
Montana
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Continental Divide
Dakota Border
Beaverhead
Sweet Grass
Pondera County
Arthur J. Morrison
Bellingham
Wash
Bay View
Elizabeth
Charles A. Morrison
Nurses Will Form New Association
Helena December 13. A state nursing group to improve profession and working conditions will be formed Saturday by student nurses from seven Montana communities under guidance of the State Nurses association. Attendees come from Helena Great Falls Butte Bozeman Havre Billings and Missoula with Helen Murphy presiding. Officers include Anna Pearl Sherrick of Bozeman.
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Helena
Montana
State Nurses Association
Great Falls
Butte
Bozeman
Havre
Billings
Missoul
Helen Murphy
Association
Anna Pearl Sherrick
Rail Shipments Show Increase in Montana Freight
Montana railroad commission reports October freight shipments rose 9.9 percent from 1948 to 46,863 cars led by grain cattle ore and sugar beets. Increases include 199 mine rock 1,900 ore 2,023 sugar beets and 1,120 cattle while decreases list 217 wheat 642 sheep and 600 miscellaneous.
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Helena
Montana Railroad Commission
Slot Machine Act Studied in Montana High Court
The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the 1948 slot machine license act is unconstitutional and if slot machines constitute a lottery and public nuisance. John Chovanak of Helena appeals a district court ruling sustaining a demurrer by the state board of equalization. Arguments compared slot wheels to lotteries and discussed constitutional prohibitions and penalties.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Montana
John Chovanak
High Court
State Board of Equalization
E. C. Alexander
Great Falls
Chovanak
Paul T. Keller
Henry Loble
Loble
Associated
Fred L. Gibson
Hugh Adair
Montana Man Sends Medicine to Greece
Great Falls December 12 1947 A small supply of streptomycin to fight infection is flown to Athens Greece for the critically ill nephew of a Great Falls man Sarantis Prappas a Great Northern railway employee arranged the shipment. Doctors in Athens expect the drug to arrive in three days and unavailable locally.
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Great Falls
Athens
Greece
Sarantis.Prappas
Great Northern Railway
Spokane man sues union over Montana publication
J. E. Kimsey of Spokane files a $50,000 defamation suit in Kalispell against Carpenters Local 911 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and Perry Melton of the Kalispell Central Trades and Labor Council. The case stems from statements in Treasure State Labor Journal related to a local labor dispute over fixtures in a remodeled club.
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Kalispell
Montana
J. E.kimsey
Spokane
Carpenters’ Local No. 911
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Perry
Death of Flathead County native in Spokane
George W. Noffsinger aged 64 longtime Flathead County resident died in Spokane after medical treatment. He served as cashier at Somers bank and later at Kalispell’s old First National bank, then ran the Park Saddle company in Glacier Park before selling it during the war. He is survived by his widow, one son, and three daughters.
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Kalispell
George W. Noffsinger
Flathead County
Spokane
Noffsinger
Somers Bank
First National Bank
Park Saddle Company
Glacier Park
Seeks Silver Dollar Delusion in Montana Letter
Billings Postmaster Mearl L. Fage cites a Massachusetts man asking to swap a silver dollar for a one dollar bill saying he has not seen one in 50 years. A Butte woman recently asked a Kentucky friend for a paper dollar for a tuberculosis fund donation.
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Billings
Mearl L. Fage
Massachusetts
Butte
Kentucky
Eisenhower Meets Truman In Purely Professional Talks
General Dwight D. Eisenhower held a 30 minute, purely professional discussion on Army affairs with President Truman. White House reporters found no political overtones amid speculation Eisenhower could be drafted as a Republican presidential candidate.
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Truman
Washington
Dwight J. Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
Nubbins' Hoffman Receives Blood Transfusion
Denver dispatch reports six year old Forest Hoffman of Cheyenne Wyoming received a blood transfusion Friday. A surgeon who saved him three years ago noted Friday's lab tests would indicate further progress when released. Hoffman's mother Mrs Marshall Hoffman had brought him to a Denver hospital after a second operation in September to fix kidney and bladder complications.
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Nubbins
Hoffman
Denver
Forest
Marshall Hoffman
Hospital Notes ST JAMES Admitted and Dismissed List
A hospital notes column lists admissions and dismissals for St. James and Murray. It names multiple patients and addresses in Dillon, Walkerville, Butte, Sheridan, Warm Springs, and other towns, with accompanying street addresses and household members.
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ST. James
John Mountjoy
Dillon
Mike Brown
South Gaylord
Erastus Earl Walker
Cherrie _Ann Hahn
Placer
Delbert Senninger
Curtis
West Boardman
Bruce Armstrong
North Alabama
David Currie
South Montana
Durward Moore
Thompson Falls
John Calut
Yale
William D. Otto
South Dakota
Edwin R. Buck
Colorado
Reed Greenwood
East Gagnon
Clarence Fitze
West Daly
Walkerville
Chloe Mehrens
John Robinson
Murray
Betty Chatrand
Garfield
Eleanor Kender
Sheridan
Garry York
LeRoy Mehring
Butte
Baby Weldon
Nevada
Irene Irwin
East Broadway
Rose Voth
Warm Springs
Margaret Kidd
Buffalo
Loretta Hagemo
South Main
Marthao Pensos
Lee
Stanley Davis
Joseph Denis
Garden
Moshe Jones
Thomas Grang
Harvard
Tony Kruzich
Shields
Harry Stine
Karl Kraus
California
Nick Tregear
East Mercury
Dale Fellows
Ottawa
Two damage suits filed over April truck collision
In federal court here Floyd A. Brougher and Jewell Perkins seek 31 156 in damages from Beebe Grain Company and Blair Morgan Bozeman for injuries to their sons Duan Brougher and Amos Perkins after an April 27 collision near Three Forks.
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Helen
Federal District Court
Three Forks
Floyd A. Brougher
Jewell Perkins
Duan Brougher
Amos Perkins
Beebe Grain Company
Blair Morgan
Bozeman
Morgan
Reprieve Save Slain Woman's killer at San Quentin
John J. Peterson a 41 year old Los Angeles county slayer was reprieved from death just 12 minutes before his scheduled execution in the state prison gas chamber. The murder of Marian Berber on May 11 1944 led to the stay granted by Federal Judge Michael J. Roche on plea of his attorneys.
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San Quentin
Calif
John J. Peterson
Los Angeles County
Peterson
Marian Berber
Michael J. Roche
Silent guest scolds burglars over pants in hotel
A local hotel guest yelled as burglars searched his trousers containing no money, causing the intruders to flee with the pants. The incident carries a moral about silence and keeping one’s pants intact. Steam locomotives will replace the “Goping Goose” on the Northern Pacific stub train between Garrison and Butte during heavy Christmas traffic. In Montana, in Deer Lodge County, the estate of Catherine Pellar, deceased, is offering an administrator sale of real estate in Butte by private sale, with a two thirds undivided interest in Lot 16, Block 13, Gilman Addition, priced cash with 10 percent down and balance on court confirmation.
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Missoula
Northern Pacific
Garrison
Butte
District Court
Third Judicial
State of
Montana
Deer Lodge
Catherine Feluar
Catherine Pellar
United States
Bilver Bow
Gilman
Silver Bow
State of Montana
J. B. O. Knight
Asid
Duraton Block
Anaconda
Mckinley Street
Siiver Bow
Joseph H. Knuckey
Catherine Peller
Scout Executive Holds Meetings in Deer Lodge
A. W. Templin of Vigilante council met with Cub Scout den mothers in Deer Lodge to launch a six week training series. He also met committee workers and leaders seeking more troop masters and den mothers, inviting interested women to contact local organizers.
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Deer Lodge
Powell County
A. W. Templin
Vigilante Council
Mr. Templin
L. M. Benjamin
Patriotic Room
Den
George Grover
Gordon Race
V. F. W. to Conduct Christmas Party
Deer Lodge reports the Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary will gather at Moose hall Wednesday at 7 30 for their annual Christmas party. Members should bring a holiday gift under one dollar for the exchange and auxiliary members are reminded to bring gift packages for Fort Harrison.
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Deer Lodge
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Moose Hall
Fort Harrison
Presbyterian mission society to meet Wednesday
The missionary society of the Presbyterian church will hold its regular session on Wednesday afternoon at 1 30 at the home of Mrs. H E Sutherland with Mrs. Roy Pascoe as co host. The meeting includes the annual Christmas party.
Auxiliary Elects DEER LODGE Officers
DEER LODGE Dec 13 Officers for the auxiliary to the Locomotive Engineers have been elected. Elected are Mrs Alice Gill president, Mrs Evelyn Harnack vice president, Mrs Emily Heckeroth secretary, Mrs Amelia Mayo treasurer, Mrs Mable Craig insurance secretary, and Mrs Vivian Kemp guide.
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Deer Lodge
Alice Gill
Evelyn Harnack
Emily Heckeroth
Amelia Mayo
Mable Craig
Vivian Kemp
Oil price hikes expected across several states
To boost prices Tulsa Okla Dec 12 wholesale refinery oil prices for Colorado Montana and five other states are due to be advanced within the next day or so the Tulsa World said Friday. Gasoline and napthas are expected to rise one and one half cents diesel fuel tractor fuel heating oils about one eighth of a cent.
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Tulsa
Okla
Colorado
Montana
Tulsa World
Seventeen Die In French Rail Collision
Seventeen persons burned to death and more than 20 injured in a rail line collision between Clermont-Ferrand and Montlucon on Friday night. An autorail car crashed into a regular passenger and freight train, catching fire instantly.
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Clermont-Ferrand
France
Montlucon
Paris
Autorail
Friendship Food Vessel Sails for Italy
NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Re christened the Friendship Food, formerly the U S Exiria, sailed Friday for Italy carrying 5,000,000 pounds of food from the Friendship Train across the United States. The cod valued at $3,000,000 will reach Italy before Christmas, the first cargo of gifts for Italy. Some donations have already been sent to France. The Friendship Food is scheduled to call at Genoa, Naples, Venice and Trieste.
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New York
U. S
Genoa
Naples
Venice
Trieste
Explosive blast hits Communist HQ in Lyon
A violent explosion at Communist headquarters in Lyon on Friday causes heavy damage to the main floor and shattered windows in nearby buildings. No injuries reported. Also seen: a bright naked eye comet in Berkeley and U.S. aid to Turkey totaling 100 million dollars, plus Kalispell Times and Flathead Monitor merge in Kalispell.
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Lyon
France
Noone
Berkeley
Calif
PiComet
Patrolman Testifies in Manslaughter Trial
Hardin December report details Patrolman Robert H Bragg testimony in the manslaughter trial of Robert J Souhrada 22 of Hardin for the deaths of Shirley Redding 18 Sam Redding Jr 28 and Thelma Marie Baker 24 in a crash near Kardin on Aug 30 Bragg described Souhradas speed at 70 to 75 mph before the collision with the victims car causing a gasoline explosion that burned the occupants Bragg and Leo Shanrock another Hardin officer escaped death while Shanrock was crushed to death in the Bouhran car context notes a separate manslaughter case involving Shanrock s death and a Paris electricity consumption statement follows with prewar usage and imports from Switzerland and Germany
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Robert H. Bragg
Souhrada
Bragg
Leo Shanrock
Hardin
Shonrock
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East Park
National Trunk Factory
W. Broadway
Treasure State News
Dayton
National
Huffman
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Bollfast
Roadmaster
Westfield
Wheelcraft Monark
Firestone
Mercury
Wyoming
Sues Union
Schmidt
Meek
Carling’s
Frevoes Hall
Maia
Scout Executive
Caryl
Friendship Food Vessel
Ankara
H. L. MacBride
United States Army
Turkey
U.R
Kalispell Times
Flathead Monitor
Gory
Wein
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Switzerland
Germany
Hennessy
SALE
Hennessy’s
Hennessy’s Appliances
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