Four Masked Bandits Rob Victor Bank in Broad Daylight
Four masked men held seven bank employees at Farmers State Bank of Victor, driving away in a blue Oldsmobile with about 8700 dollars. Guns and masks were found in nearby woods as authorities launched a wide dragnet through Bitterroot Valley. No injuries reported.
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Victor Bank
Victor, Mont
Farmers State Bank of
Victor
Bitterroot Valley
William A. Groff
Bitterroot River
Montana
Bitter Root Valley
Missoula
Alvin Cote
Hamilton
Lloyd Raymond
D-Ravalli
Henry
C. H. Dean
Bitter Root
Montana Rockies
Brownell accuses Mine-Mill of Communist infiltration
Washington Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. asks the Subversive Activities Control Board to deem the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union Communist infiltrated and require registration. If approved, the union would lose NLRB facilities and Taft-Hartley rights. the 80,000-member group, active in copper and other mineral industries, has been on strike since July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Herbert Brownell Jr
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union (Inc
Brownell
CIO
Subversive Activities Control Board
National Labor Relations Board
Rocky Mountain States
United States
Butte
Mont
Denver
Colo
Two More Road Contracts Set
Montana highway awards total a new high for July with 10 projects tentatively set for Aug 30. The latest two contracts include a 489 361 billings road surfacing on Lodge Grass North section and a 23079 medians traffic project on Sun River Tenth Avenue.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Montana Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Stanley Arkwright
Billings
Wyoming Line
Crow Agency
Big Horn County
S. Birch and Sons
Great Falls
Sun River
Tenth Avenue
Stole Own Auto Gets Prison Term
Detroit man Erving Boozer 45 was sentenced to 1 1 2 to 15 years for breaking into a garage to steal his own car. He had left the vehicle for repairs, took the car, vandalized files, and destroyed a 362 dollar bill.
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Detroit
Boozer
Montana Robberies Highlight Decades Of Bank Thefts
A recap of Montana bank robberies from 1948 to 1955 lists incidents in Helena Victor Dillon Butte and Anaconda. Names include Roland Lynn Wilson Delmer V Moore Eugene Scotty Clark Maurice A Holm Lewis A Peters Jack M Franklin and others with loot totals from 2 858 to 15 200 and sentences ranging from four to thirty years.
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Helena
Montana
Victor
Farmers’ State Bank
Roland Lynn Wilson
Dillon
First National Bank
Delmer V. Moore
Butte
Metals Bank and Trust Co
Jack M. Franklin
Opportunity
Union Bank and Trust Co
Eugene “‘Scotty’ Clark
Walier
Farmers’ and Stockmen’s Bank
Maurice A. Holm
Lewis A. Peters
Anaconda
Railway Express Agency
Montana Weather Summary for Friday and Saturday
Partly cloudy in eastern Montana with occasional showers west and scattered thundershowers in the extreme southeast Friday. Saturday sees scattered afternoon showers over mountains with no significant temperature change. Highs range from 70 to 85 across regions, with western highs around 70s and southeast reaching the 80s.
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Montana
Montana High
Billings
Belgrade
Broadust
BUC
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
West Yellowstone
Whitehall
Eisenhower Again Presses Congress for Highway Bill
President Eisenhower urged Congress to pass a highway construction bill before adjournment, saying the nation needs new highways for the economy and defense. House leaders doubted passage this year as time runs short, with the multibillion bond plan and the Democratic substitute both defeated.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Martin
Massachusetts
McCormack
Rep. Fallon
D-Md
Public Works
Fallon
State's Highway Plans Retarded by Congress Defeat
Montana's interstate plans face delay after Congress rejected Eisenhower's multi billion highway bill. State engineer Scott P. Hart says federal funds would be smaller under current law but the state will reassess needs, continue with a 60 40 federal to state match, and rely on existing revenues through 1956 57. The decision delays modernization of U S Highways 10 91 and 87 from the Wyoming line to Billings, with 1240 miles on the interstate system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Congress
Eisenhower
Montana
Scott P. Hart
State Highway Department
Hart
House
U. S
Wyoming Line
Billings
Northwest
Five Die When Bomber Crashes in Kansas Farmyard
Five Navy NEP patrol crewmen were killed when their bomber from Hutchinson Naval Air Station crashed into a farm yard near Hutchinson Kansas after takeoff. The aircraft somersaulted and disintegrated burning a barn shed and shop. Four crewmen died in wreckage the fifth was ejected from the plane pending next of kin notification.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Hutchinson Naval Air Station
U S Plans Protest to Bulgaria Over Plane Downing
Israel protests Bulgaria for shooting down El Al Constellation killing 58 passengers and crew. The United States plans a formal protest through Switzerland with 12 Americans among the dead. Britain, Canada, and others express indignation. Bulgaria admits gunners fired but promises a ministerial inquiry amid Israeli demands for full satisfaction.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Bulgaria
el al Israel Airlines Ltd
United States
Henry Suydam
State Dept
Washington
Switzerland
Britain
House of Commons
Vienna-Istanbul
London
Holy Land
Walter Eyton
Foreign Ministry
Montanan AWOL 11 years gets 10 year sentence
Clayton A. Robinson a 33 year old Montanan who was AWOL for 11 years with three children born during that period received a dishonorable discharge and 10 years hard labor after a Fort Lewis court martial. He will be sent to the Disciplinary Barracks at Lompoc shortly.
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FT. Lewis
Wash
Clayton A. Robinson
Glasgow
Mont
Camp Hanford
Washington
Eleanor
Co. L
2Nd Replacement Battalion
Ft. Ord
Calif
Livingston
House Advances Natural Gas Bill Against FPC Authority
The House passed a bill to remove federal regulation from natural gas producers, sending it to the Senate where action is unlikely. The measure would strip the FPC of power to fix prices for gas sold to interstate pipelines, a change opposed by the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Wolverton
R-Nj
House Commerce Committee
Rep
Harris
D-Ark
Federal Power Commission
Supreme Court
FPC
Bridge Division Winners Named at Northern Rocky Mountain Regional
Montana players shared honors with out of state competitors at the Northern Rocky Mountain Regional Contract Bridge Tournament in the Finlen Hotel. More than 600 participants from across Montana and other regions compete as finals winners are announced for three divisions including finals and mixed events.
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Calif
Lee A. Jordan
Conrad O. Orr
Missoula
Audry M. Donahue
Silas Gibson
Vallejo
B. C. Reichmuth
A. S. Brown
Billings
M. E. Singleton
Butte
Charles Slick
Wenatchee
Wash
H. R. Stanaway
J. H. Shannon
Treasure State
Ethel Blewett
Mabel Reid
Don Taylor
Howard Nessen
Ephrata
W. H. Oblinger
R. S. Stewart
Davy Crockett Appears in Butte Court as Vagrant
An Arkansas man calling himself David Crockett Jr. appears in Butte police court for vagrancy. Judge John Selon imposes 60 days in jail with a three hour stay. Crockett and his companion Ivan West claim kinship to the famed frontiersman while recalling Bay, Craighead County, Arkansas.
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Davy Crockett
Butte Court
John Selon
Ivan West
Davy
Judge Selon
Pat McGee
Crockett
Arkansas
Craighead County
Bay
Butte
David Crockett
David Crockett Jr
Tennessee
John Seton
Pal West
Trails President Arrives for Dillon Lewis and Clark Pageant
Howard R Driggs president of the Pioneer American Trails Assn arrives with Mrs Driggs to Dillon for the Lewis and Clark sesquicentennial pageant to be staged Sunday afternoon at 2 along Beaverhead River. The production directed by Prof Joe Ryburn features six episodes and a flag ceremony with Lt Gov Gosman delivering welcomes.
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Dillon
Howard R Driggs
Pioneer American Trails Assn
New York City
Driggs
Beaverhead River
St. Louis
The
Fielding Graves
Dorothy Ann Forrester
Joe Ryburn
Vic Westergard
Michael Proulx
Arthur McLaren
George M. Gosman
Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark
Capt. Lewis
Sacajewea
Montana
Mr. Ryburn
Jason Devereaux
James McGrath
Brinton Jackson
Ralph McFadden
Helen Dresen
Dorothy Gelhaus
Walter McGuire
Dale Tash Jr
L. S. Osborne
Norman Banks
Duane Savall
Elaine Flannigan
Jean Bishop
Tony Bramsman
Robert Morrison
Larry Chaffin
Parlor Heater Ad Explains Fast Sell Notice
Claim that babies talk due to parental talk is disputed. In contrast, want ads convey clear meaning to buyers quickly. Parlor heater is offered Mount Vernon, 60,000 BTU, nearly new, asked price $50, contact 0000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BTU
Mount Vernon
Tragic Beach Disaster Claims 36 Japanese Girls
A great wave swept over 47 junior high students during a swimming test at Ise Sea in Tsu Japan. Thirty six were killed after delayed first aid and slow CPR. 11 revived. About 200 rescuers including fishermen and soldiers returned all to shore within 30 minutes.
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Tsu
Japan
Ise Sea
Kyoh
Nagoya
Taro Takino
Foreign aid bill sails through House and Senate
A compromise 2.7 billion foreign aid bill cleared both chambers and moves to President Eisenhower for signature. It totals roughly 560 million less than the president requested for aid to allies, with Congress edging toward adjournment and possible House overhang into next week.
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House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
America
Sen
George
D-Ga
Knowland
Calif
Mansfield
D-Mont
Army Plans for Fort Missoula Expansion and Reserve Center
Colonel Fred McManaway announced plans to establish an Army equipment pool concentration site and a reserve training center at Fort Missoula. The plan requires returning leased fort land to Army jurisdiction after talks with Missoula county. The renovation will convert permanent and temporary buildings for a western Montana reserve and National Guard training hub for weekly drills.
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Missoula
Ft. Missoula
Fred McManaway
Montana
McManagay
Army
Fort
Army Reserve and
National Guard
Army Reserve
Stevensville Woman Killed in Collision
Mrs Elizabeth Bowker a 62 year old Stevensville Montana resident was killed when her car collided with a Seattle street trolley coach Thursday Her daughter Mrs Frank Bouley 38 and grandchildren Robert 12 and Leslie 11 were hospitalized but not seriously injured They were ejected from the car and investigators said Bowker failed to stop at an arterial sign and was struck broadside by the trolley coach.
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Seattle
Elizabeth Bowker
Stevensville
Mont
Frank Bouley
Robert
Leslie
Bowker
Bouley
Grounds for Divorce Granted in Detroit Case
Detroit court awarded Mrs Mariam Vorrusch a divorce from George Vorrusch by Circuit Judge Thomas Maher. Testimony claimed George removed a main tube from their television so she could not watch it while he worked, and prevented friends visiting or furniture moving to keep rugs from wearing out.
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Detroit
Mariam Vorrusch
George
Thomas Maher
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Shirley Stibal
Nancy Ralston
Martha van Hellen
Marian Taber
Helen Finch
Mazie Davis
Elizabeth McFadden
Mildred Hollensteiner
Eleanor Sawyer
Robert Johnston
Robert Kohn
Kenneth Jensen
Dick Bell
O. J. Stenson
H. M. Smith
Gert L. Daniels
John B. MacDonald
Edward A. Swetish
Don E. Murray
Farnum B. Schuyler
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Bruce Watters
Ray Forrester
Robert Romers
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