Illiterate Ozark girl testifies at murder trial in Mountain View
Tiller Ruminer, illiterate mountain girl, tells how her lover was tortured to death by four men en route to marriage. The testimony caps a day of developments in the Ozark murder trial over Connie Franklin, itinerant wood chopper, slain March 9, with the defense contesting the killing.
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Duke Merritt
United Press
Mountain View
Ark
Tiller Ruminer
Ozark Mountains
Connie Franklin
Wood Chopper
Franklin
Tiller Rummer
Ozark Mountain
Grain Trade in Quandary Over Farm Board Plan
The grain trade faces a crisis as the farm board backs cooperative lending to hold grain until sale. Julius H. Barnes of the U S Chamber of Commerce objects to lending money to wheat co operatives at current prices sharing in future gains. The board may overrule dealers despite opposition from major exporters and bankers.
Butte Scouts Aid Christmas Shoppers Across City
About 100 Boy Scouts from 19 Silver Bow council troops will be stationed at major downtown crossings and shopping centers to assist elderly shoppers, help lost children, and carry bundles on Saturday. The volunteers aim to ease crowds and spread Christmas spirit throughout the city.
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Butte
Butte Boy Scouts
Silver Bow Council
Stimson Wakatsuki Meet On London Naval Talks
Secretary Stimson and former Japanese premier Reijiro Wakatsuki discussed United States Japan sea armament problems in a three hour frank and friendly meeting at the secretary of state home. The talks included Japanese London delegation members and Ambassador Morrow with a joint press statement issued.
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Washington
Stimson
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Japan
London
United States
State Department
Morrow
Takeshi Takerabe
Debuchi
Hiroshi Saito
Dwight W. Morrow
Christmas Gift Suggestions in Classified Columns
A brief note urges readers to check the Christmas Gift Suggestions in the classified columns to speed up holiday shopping and aid decision making.
Argentine Magnate Party Tours Butte and Anaconda Mines
A prominent Argentine delegation visiting Butte and Anaconda toured the Mount Haggin Land and Cattle company ranch the Anaconda smelter and the Anaconda company mines. They were guided by Charles W Towne and W J McMahon during their brief stop, showcasing their substantial cattle holdings and financial influence in France and Argentina.
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Tered Basualdo
Senora Juana Gonzalez DeVoto
Maria Juana DeVoto
Basualdo
DeVoto
Butte
Mount Haggin
Express Company Faces Holiday Rush Across Nation
American Express handles over 100 tons of express matter during the holiday season, with numbers well above normal. Packages move to every state and foreign countries while workers toil through Sunday and Christmas until all deliveries are made, with the town office on West Granite Street open on Christmas Day.
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American Express Company
The
American Express
West Granite Street
River Bow
Hope Wanes for Men Entombed in Mine Explosion
In McAlester Oklahoma the Old Town Coal mine disaster left 62 miners trapped after a blast. Rescue teams recovered thirteen bodies by evening and three men were rescued earlier but afterdamp conditions reduced survival chances.
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Mcalester
Okla
Old Town Coal Company
North
Jail Terms and Fines Handed Down at Se Solon Federal Court
Judge Bourquin presided over a two day winter session disposing 66 cases with 35 defendants jailed. Sentences ranged from 30 days to four months plus fines totaling 5250 dollars on the second day. two day totals reach 9475 in fines and 2080 days in jail for 66 cases. Fifty seven actions remain on the calendar.
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Bourquin
Pioneers elect Judge Riley and officers for new term
Judge Frank Riley was elected president of the Butte Pioneers by a unanimous vote. Henry Pissot became vice president, Anna M. Quinn was re-elected secretary, J. W. Soott as treasurer, and Jack Doull retained club historian. новых
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Frank Riley
Butte Pioneers Club
J. E. McNally
Henry Pissot
Anna M. Quinn
J. W. Soott
Jack Doull
Henry Delonias
Birdie Kimball
Delia Peets
A. B. Cohen
Henry Crangle
John Egan
Sensible Gifts Attract Women Shoppers In Butte Stores
Women shoppers in Butte seek sensible gifts as merchants showcase a fine stock of men s wear on Park and Main. Prices are cut deeply with winter demand mild and buyers urged to strike while deals last as merchants tout value over perceived worth. Continued on Page 2 Col
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Butte
Stock Exchange
Joshers Club Aids Prospector In Foothill Winter Trek
In the Butte foothills a 70 year old prospector lives alone in a cabin by a tunnel facing Christmas with only flour and potatoes left. Nearby a dry-land farmer, bedbound with four children, needs aid as winter bites.
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Joshers Club
Foothills
Butte
California
Barnes Opposes Farm Policy Advancing Aid to Wheat Co-ops
Julius H Barnes chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States spoke to the Senate lobby committee objecting to the farm board plan to advance funds equal to current wheat prices to co operatives. He argued such advances would spur more planting and worsen a surplus and said it is unfair to extend aid to cooperative farmers but not to common farmers.
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Washington
Farm Board
Senate Lobby Committee
Julius H Barnes
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Alexander Legge
Barnes
Hoover
Natives From Seville Reach Brazil After Flight
Major Tadeo Larre Borges and Lieutenant Leonhalle, who flew from Seville in 36 hours with no stop, emerged from Brazilian forests to assure the world of their safety. They were forced to land after a storm damaged their plane and used a inland clearing for a night stop.
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Rio Janeiro
Seville
Spain
Brazil
Tadeo Larre-Borges
Montivideo
Uruguay
Leon @halle
McCann Found Guilty in Robbery Case
Harry McCann was found guilty by a jury of robbery in a Montana court. Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch will pronounce the mandatory five year sentence at Deer Lodge after a verdict delivered in under an hour and a half. The crime involved the East Park street soft drink parlor of John C. Sullivan on October 31, when $52 was taken.
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Criminal Court
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Harry McCann
Deer Lodge
McCann
East Park Street
John C. Sullivan
Sullivan
Robert L. Smith
Students to Sing Hymn in Languages of Six Nations
Butte high school will present a bilingual performance of Holy Night in six languages during both morning and afternoon Christmas observances next Friday. A Christmas play Maid of France by Harold Brighouse will be staged under Miss Lillian Kerrigan with a cast including Jeanne d Arc Marjorie Ralph and others. A lighted Christmas tree and gifts will be distributed.
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Butte High
Handel
Butte High School
France
Harold Brighouse
Lillian Kerrigan
Jeanne d’Arc
Marjorie Ralph
Blanche
Rosabel Hester
Paul
Herbert Brown
Fred
Tommy
Roy Peterson
Gerald Sames
Leutenant
Harold Burgess
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Sweetheart
South America
North American Newspaper Alliance
Legge
Federal Farm Board
Julius H. Barnes
United States Chamber of Commerce
America
Montana
Mining City
Senor Fortimeriz Basualdo
SE Solon
Judge Riley
American Legion Hall
Pioneers
Frank KL. Riley
Butte Pioneers’ Club
Butte Lodge No
Elks
Chamber of Commerce
Ocean
Harry McAnn
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