Amarillo Judge Faces Trial Over Son-in-Law Killing
Judge R H Hamilton goes on trial in Amarillo district court for the shooting of Tom Walton Jr. amid a contested marriage between Hamilton's daughter Theresa. A venue change request is expected, with defense aiming to show lack of knowledge of the marriage or self defense, aided by about 200 jurors and 150 witnesses. Theresa Walton will testify for the defense. Mrs Tom Walton Sr. also testifies.
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Amarillo
Tex
R. H. Hamilton
W. N. Thompson
Hamilton
Walton
Theresa Hamilton Walton
Tom Walton
Summer term enrollment at Montana State Normal College near Dillon
Registration for the summer term at Montana State Normal College in Dillon is expected to reach about 250, down from 1928. Governor E. Davis notes two opening days, and graduate students or diploma recipients are unusually high. Classes began yesterday with an assembly, and next week Professor R A Cooley will speak on Traveling Experiences in Africa. Miss Helen Nelson will teach home economics.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal College
E. Davis
R. A. Cooley
Montana State College
Africa
Helen Nelson
Florence Lewis
Nelson
University of New Mexico
University of California
University of Southern California
Crop conditions in Montana improve over last year
The State Federal Crop Reporting bureau reports better Montana crop conditions than a year ago. An advance detachment of the Montana National Guard 163rd Infantry Service Company arrived in Helena to prep for a Fort Harrison encampment. The Montana Supreme Court canceled a deficiency judgment against Charles E Powell and his wife from a mortgage foreclosure in Silver Bow County.
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Associated Press
Montana
Federal Crop Reporting Bureau
Service Company
Bozeman
163Rd Infantry
Montana National Guard
Helena
Fort Harrison
Charles E. Powell
Silver Bow County
State Supreme Court
Epworth League to Hold Outdoor Institutes This Summer
The Montana Epworth league will run outdoor institutes at Glacier Park Neihart and Luccock Park My Livingston this summer under Rev. Jesse W. Bunch of Missoula.
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Montana Epworth League
Glacier Park
Neihart
Luccock Park
Livingston
Jesse W. Bunch
Missoula
Army to study Milk River development for power and irrigation
George B. Archibald, civilian engineer for the army, announced at Helena that possibilities for development of the Milk River for power and irrigation purposes are to be studied by army engineers.
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Army
George B. Archibald
Helena
Charles Cloth Taken by Death
Charles F. Olsen, Spanish American War veteran and longtime Butte resident, died yesterday. Survived by wife Mayme, seven Butte children, three sisters, one brother, and a sister-in-law. Body at Daly-Shea mortuary. funeral Friday at St Mary s Church with requiem high mass at 9 30. Burial in St Patrick s cemetery family plot.
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Charles F. Olsen
Butte
Michigan
Mayme Olsen
Elizabeth
Eileen
Charles, Jr
Edward
Arthur
Jack
Frances
Alfred Fish
Hurley
Mich
James McLaughlin
Mellon
Wis
Emma Merrill
Arthur Olsen
Oakland
Calif
J. P. Kane
Daly-Shea
Brother and sister meet after 80 years in Hebron
John Schroeder of Hebron and his sister Mrs. Louise Neuhauser of Hotchkiss Colorado met in Hebron today for the first time since childhood fifty years ago. Their mother died in Burlington Iowa and they were separated when young. Mrs Neuhauser learned of a John Schroeder in Dorchester Nebraska and wrote him, the letter led to the reunion.
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Hebron, Neb
John Schroeder
Hebron
Louise Neuhauser
Hotchkiss
Colo
Burlington
Iowa
Neuhauser
Montanans Visit Various City Figures and Figures
A long list details Montanans visiting multiple hotels and locales in Helena, Great Falls, Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, and other towns, naming guests and accompanying locals at the Leggat Miss Clara Adams Acoma Finlen Thornton Grand Butte and other establishments. Separate notes mention auto imports into the Philippines averaging half a million dollars monthly and Hungary planning nearly three million dollars for international highway improvements.
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Leggat
Clara Adams
Boulder
J. R. Hannan
Havre
Frank Little
Dillon
Jennie Carlson
Basin
J. A. Downing
Wisdom
H. M. Snow
Helena
W. B. Law
R. G. van Brunt
Great Falls
Acoma
W. M. Donnethorne
Philipsburg
Fern S. Canty
Norris
Bob McKinley
Ennis
Pattie Switzer
Jeffers
Thornton
Simon Douglas
Windlawn
Blanche Sherry
A. T. Loftgartner
Bozeman
F. P. Scott
Kalispell
E. T. Sederberg
Irvin Mitchell
George
Neil Chealey
Missoula
A. H. McCartney
Wise River
H. H. Dougherty
M. M. Thompson
P. W. Smith
J. A. Stephens
Rosebud
James Kerley
Janette Johnson
G. M. Wobbler
Hamilton
Steve Rowan
Conrad
The
Butte
Don Stong
Gene Crouse
T. V. Neely
Cliff Lake
Wm. Stuerer
Sheridan
Japan Plans Industrialization to Solve Population Strain
Barnet Nover reports from Tokyo on Jun 12 1929 with insights from Junnosuke Inouye a leading Japanese economist and former finance minister. Inouye argues emigration is unnecessary and industrialization will absorb growth while praising China trade potential and denouncing Tanaka era policies as failures. He sees strong iron ore output Manchuria and Saghalin coal as keys to Japan’s future despite fuel gaps.
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Barnet Nover
North American
Alliance
Tokyo
Junnosuke Inouye
Japan
Inouye
Bank of Japan
Bank of England
Great Britain
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Kyoto
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Interior
Pacific
China
Nanking
Tsiwan
Tanaka
Shantung
Manchuria
Lower
Saghalin
South Manchuria
Butte Scouts Host State Convention Banquet
William Kyle served as general chairman of the affair while members of the Butte Girl Scouts acted as hostesses for the state convention. Delegates will elect officers this morning with completion expected late afternoon, and a noon adjournment allows visits to the Leonard mine as guests of Anaconda company.
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Gregg
William Kyle
Butte Girl Scouts
Butte
Leonard Mine
Anaconda Company
Oil rate order restrains Montana railways
Helena June 12. District court Judge W H Poorman issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting railways operating in Montana from charging petroleum and product shipments above Montana railroad commission rates. Hearing set for June 18. Railways say the 28 percent rate cut harms profits while the commission cites higher oil output and more refineries as justification. Previous federal orders modified the ban.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Railroad Commission
W. H. Poorman
Great Falls
George M. Bourquin
False teeth defined as anatomy by Montana board
Helena June 12. The Montana industrial accident board ruled that false teeth are part of anatomy not a mechanical contrivance. Bozeman mechanic Paul Severance receives $35 from his insurer after a motor trouble incident where a part of the engine knocked out his teeth.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Industrial Accident Board
Paul Severance
Bozeman
Severance
Letters From Grace Wilgus About Thelma's Glasses In Nebraska
In 1923 Grace Wilgus writes Dr. W. E. Dodd of Kalispell and recalls fitting Thelma's glasses in 1920. She asks for prescription details and a larger pair as Thelma is nearly ten, noting eye alignment issues and improved vision with the original glasses. A response confirms new glasses fit perfectly.
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W. E. Dodd
Butte
Mont
Thelma
Kalispell
Grace Wilgus
Dr. Dodd
Broadway
Pythians Attend Memorial Event in Centerville
More than 500 members and friends of Butte Pythian lodges gathered at St George's hall Centerville for annual memorial services. Damon's Damon lodge Oswego Calanthe Lodges and Temple groups organized the program with Dr. E J Groeneveld of First Presbyterian delivering the principal address. Musicians performed and ceremonies were led by both Knights and Pythian Sisters.
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Butte Pythian
St. George’s Hall
Centerville
Damon Lodge
Oswego Lodge
Calanthe Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Calanthe Temple
Silver Bow Temple
Pythian
E. J. Groeneveld
First Presbyterian Church
Exemption of Livestock Freight Sought by Great Northern
The Great Northern railroad proposes exempting registered livestock from freight charges when shipped for show purposes. The Montana Railroad Commission will consider the measure along with other freight issues at a hearing in Helena on June 24.
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Great Northern Railroad
Montana Railroad Commission
Helena
Plans to house visitors for Dillon Fourth of July
Dillon plans to accommodate visitors for the free Fourth of July celebration. Residents will list available rooms for July 3 at the Interstate Building and Loan offices for visitor registration and assignment. Oregon Short Line will offer reduced rates for the holiday. $1,000 worth of fireworks were approved for the fair grounds display surpassing previous Dillon shows.
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Dillon
General Committee
A. G. Barnes
Interstate Building and Loan Association
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Justice Opp Court Holds Busy Morning Rounds
Judge George Opp presided as three men were arraigned on larceny charges and one on a disturbance charge. Andrew Kenworthy admitted entering the William Rosenbaum ranch house near Dell and stealing clothing. bound over to district court under $2,000 bond. Arthur Desroches pleaded not guilty to grand larceny and was bound over for trial under $2,000 bond. Desroches stands accused of stealing a car from the William Jacobson ranch near Dillon weeks ago. Harry Archer received 90 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to stealing a watch from a pool hall associate two weeks ago. Tom Harris drew 30 days for the disturbance offense.
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Desroches
William Jacobson
Dillon
Harry Archer
Tom Harris
Rotary Plans Fourth of July Celebration in Dillon
Dillon Rotarians discussed a free Fourth of July celebration with parade floats in progress. Neighboring towns may enter community floats, and the Rotary club plans a float of its own. Publicity tours of nearby cities were planned to spread word of the event. Francis Tonney briefed on local highway construction near Dillon.
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Dillon
Rotary Club
Chester Hale
D. A. Galt
Frank Eliel
W. E. Selner
Dillon Rotarians
Francis Tonney
C. E. Blinn
T. Lee McCracken
Dillon Notes Highlights Local Visits and Travel
Miss Dorothy Rouse visits Dillon en route to Anaconda while staying with sister Mrs. Malcolm Stone. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Buck from Centennial valley spend a few days in Dillon. Mrs. Fred Critz leaves for Great Falls to attend niece Opal Stone’s wedding to David Thomas. Tom Call and William Sweeney visit for business. Miss Mary Lee Tower heads to Los Angeles to visit relatives. George L. Linson plans to reside in Novelty Missouri. Ike Rife Jr. visits Armsteas for a day.
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Dillon
Dorothy Rouse
North Dakota
Malcolm Stone
Anaconda
C. A. Buck
Centennial Valley
Fred Critz
Great Falls
Opal Stone
David Thomas
Tom Call
Varney
William Sweeney
Dell
Mary Lee Tower
Los Angeles
George L. Linson
Novelty
Ike Rife, Jr
Armsteas. Org
Not Guilty Plea in Larceny Case. Others Sentenced
Harry Robinson bet for district court on grand larceny charges after pleading not guilty in Judge Opp's court. He allegedly stole auto tools from Barry and Hopkins garage last fall and was arrested near West Yellowstone. John E. Boone and Elmer Boggs received 60 and 70 day sentences after pleading guilty to operating a confidence game.
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Dillon
Harry Robinson
George Opp
Robinson
Barry& Hopkins
West Yellowstone
John E. Boone
Elmer Boggs
L. P. Phillips
Rotary Golf Team Heads to Deer Lodge Tournament
A Dillon Rotary club quartet led by Dr. W. H. Stephan with W. S. Hartwig Charles Woodburn and Dr. A. H. McFarland left for Deer Lodge to participate in a Rotary golf tournament there tomorrow. They are accompanied by Roy Forrester and W. G. Gilbert.
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Deer Lodge
Dillon
W. H. Stephan
Nelson Funeral Held in Dillon for Pioneer Matron
The funeral of Mrs. D. C. Nelson, a respected former pioneer matron of Dillon, who died last Thursday in Los Angeles, was held today in Dillon. Neighbors and family gathered to pay tribute to her long service and community leadership.
Presbyterian minister presides at funeral with two daughters
The Rev. T officiated at the funeral in this city with interment in Mountain View cemetery. The body was escorted to Dilldon by two daughters, Mrs. M. A. Henneberry of this city and Mrs. W. Finch of Los Angeles.
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Aew
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Dildon
M. A. Henneberry
W. ©. Finch
Los Angels
Beaverhead Canyon to Blaste for Highway Construction
Special from Dillon reports a large dynamite blast planned this week in Beaverhead canyon to remove a cliff section for the new state and federal highway. Multiple blasts will be used to remove a large portion of the wall as work advances on the canyon route south of town.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
Rodeo at Wise River Rated A Complete Success
Fred Gill of Wise River reported that the Dillon rodeo held Saturday and Sunday under his management was a complete success. Leonard Sikes of Sheridan won broncho busting, and Gill announced a similar rodeo will be staged at Wisdom next weekend using the same stock.
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Dillon
Fred Gill
Wise River
Leonard Sikes
Sheridan
Wisdom
Gill
Elks entertain 600 couples at On-to-Los Angeles gala
Elko Elks hosted a Winter Garden hall gala drawing more than 600 couples to the On-to-Los Angeles party. The drum and bugle corps led by drum major Lou Kilberrer serenaded the business district before the dancing began. Nearby, Argentina autoists shift from closed to open cars.
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Elks
Los Angeles
Winter Garden Hall
Lou Kilberrer
Zemo Antiseptic Promises Fast Relief for Summer Ailments
Soothing, healing and efficient invisible Zemo provides quick relief from bites rash sunburn and itching. It cools draws out infection smooths blemishes and clears skin. Keep antiseptic Zemo on hand and use it safely. Prices 350 600 and 1 dollars.
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State Normal Summer School
Charles
Philippines
Hungary
Mar Extrag
Butte Wholesale Gro. CO
Barnet Noel
Buffalo News
Montana Standard
Associated Newspapers
North American Newspaper Alliance
Lancashire Spinners
UAUER
State Board
Nebraska
Pythians
Justice Opp
Rotary
Homcleys
Conveninet Credit
Jane
Dad
Madras
Knox
Stetson
Mallory
Hennessy’s
Armstrong
Armstrong Linoleum
Sq’s
Weller
Avarna
ELKO
Argentina
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