Bandits Sought Across Montana Idaho in High-Profile Kidnap Robberies
Two heavily armed bandits tied to at least two holdups and a kidnapping remain at large after a nine day cross state search. Police report a green 1939 Buick four door tied to the suspects with license No 6 1919. One suspect may be wounded and both are described as 24 and 28 years old with distinct outfits.
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Montana
Idaho
William Breen
Breen
Billings
Coeur d’Alene
Bozeman
Livingston
Boy's Plea Nets Arkansas Governor's Dog Gift
Roy Robertson a 12 year old from Cairo Georgia asked Governor Homer Adkins for Arkansas facts and a pet dog. The governor arranged a dog named Arkie a spotted terrier to be sent by air to the boy on the first day of spring.
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Little Rock
Ark
U.P
Arkansas
Homer M. Adkins
Cairo
Roy Robertson
State Department
Roy
Adkins
Arkie
Dillon Draftees Prepare for June Induction Group
Beaverhead county's final June draftees report at the selective service HQ in Dillon this Wednesday afternoon for instructions and vouchers. They depart on the 6:45 train Thursday for the Missoula induction center, with Carl D Ankrum Salmon Idaho William L Rygeg Wolf Point Sherman G Klimper San Diego Orville H Wilkes Anaconda set for June 26. William A Bayerd Dillon transferred from Hamilton will join the convoy headed to Missoula Thursday.
Man Sentenced to State Prison at Deer Lodge
Dillon report says Earl Smith, a sheepshearer, pleaded guilty to a statutory charge and received a two year term at the state prison in Deer Lodge from Judge Henry G. Rodgers. He was moved from Hardin by Sheriff Temple and Deputy Quick. Thomas Taylor, 26, Minidoka Idaho, remained jailed after Tuesday arrest and faces forgery arraignment for alleged fictitious checks drawn on W. L. Price.
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Temple
Quick
W. L. Price
Joseph Lynch Rites to Be Held Today
Last rites for Joseph Lynch will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St Rose Catholic Church with Rev Father F X Lechner officiating. Interment follows at Mountain View cemetery after a Rosary said Tuesday night at Brundage chapel.
Dillon Briefs Household Guests and Social Notes
House guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Clark DEvelyn include Mr and Mrs E Skabo and children of Minot ND Mr and Mrs Paul Skabo of Perth ND and Mr and Mrs Olav Skabo of Polo Tl Mr and Mrs D A Galt and William Wall attended a state picnic of liquor store officials and employees near Elliston. Mrs EF Roe will entertain the St James guild at a 130 luncheon Thursday afternoon at her ranch home. Mrs George Melton will be co hostess. Mrs Fred Kerr will entertain the St Rose guild at her home Thursday afternoon assisted by Mrs J C Faller.
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Dillon
Clark D’evelyn
E. Skabo
Minot
N. D
Paul Skabo
Perth
Olav Skabo
Polo, Tl
D. A. Galt
William Wall
Elliston
EF. B. Roe
St. James Guild
George Melton
Fred Kerr
St. Rose Guild
J. C. Faller
Whiskers Heard in Radio Audition
The Aldrich family prepared for a radio audition in New York as the engineer checked mikes and Ezra Stone’s beard scraped his collar causing a momentary sound. Stone’s unshaven chin and a kerchief remedy sparked a light moment in the room.
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New York
Aldrich
Ezra Stone
Stone
Patrol Reservists Enter Service in Montana Patrol
Three state highway patrol reservists will join the regular force to replace three retiring patrolmen. Donald Bailey of Whitefish Charles Smith of Scotby and Albert Nicholson of Livingston will take the spots of Arthur Kemp Ray Bryan and Richard Albert. The patrol total stands at 68 men.
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Helena
State Highway Patrol
Charles L. Sheridan
Donald Bailey
Whitefish
Charles Smith
Scobey
Albert Nicholson
Livingston
Arthur A. Kemp
Ray Bryan
Richard E. Albert
Marriage License Sales Increase in June
Two more marriage licenses were issued Tuesday at the district court clerk’s office bringing June totals to 20. Idaho Falls couple Rex Feltman 24 and Ruth Rogers 20 wed at noon with Elder L H Smith presiding. Helen Maury 32 and Jens K Johnson 35 of Pocatello married in the clerk of the courts office with Judge George Opp officiating.
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Clerk of the Courts
George Opp
P. E. O. Groups Convene for Montana State Session
ANACONDA June 24. More than 100 delegates from 32 P. E. O. Sisterhood chapters gathered for the 19th annual Montana state convention. The three day event includes election of new state officers and selection of the 1942 convention city.
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Anaconda
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Montana
Presbyterian Church
Bernice P. Bischoff
Missoula
Veda M. Jones
Portland
Ore
Supreme Chapter
Blanche D. Walker
Helena
Mary M. Allen
Board of
Trustees and Educational Loan Fund
Elizabeth T. Barnett
Alice Rounce
Sidney
Phyllis McCarcken
Dillon
Florence Catlin
Lelia Hale
Elinor Robbin
Whitefish
Mae Worflen
Catharine Gerhardt
Agnes Soule
Betty Duncan
Welfare and Trust
Bertha H. Dodds
Cottey College
Lillian Hanson
Glasgow
Mae B. Nutting
Red Lodge
Jones
Ollie Whaley
Billings
Mary Story Glass
Hamilton
Olive H. Laird
Laurel
Ruth Whalen
Grace Light
Lillon
Irene Forrester
John Morgan
Edna Taylor
Constance Lay
Lewistown
Etta Hall
Ruth Linfield
Bozeman
Estella Woodward
Effie Baird
Cut Bank
Pearl Zion
Lula Linebarger
Havre
May Broughton
Helen Streeter
Margaret Hull
Green Pastures
Whalen
Butte
Nutting
B. H. Dodds
Blanche Walker
Mary Allen
Harriet Robbin
Pearl Kurtichanov
Kalispell
Threat of Coal Shutdown Faces Defense Industry
House debates forging broad powers to curb strikes in defense plants. A proposed right of way bill would let the President deploy troops to enforce work resumption, punishions for obstructing defense jobs, and allow seizure of plants failing mediation. Senate action on draft deferral and plant seizure provisions mirrors, but lacks the specific protection for workers.
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Coal Operators Association
House of Representative
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Texas
Vinson
House Military Committee
Senate
House Committee
Ditches Are Dug by Explosives Near Reading
Agricultural extension engineers from Pennsylvania State College demonstrated a new trenching method near Reading by exploding nitroglycerin dynamite sticks to dig 825 feet of ditches 7 feet wide and 314 feet deep. Sticks placed 18 inches apart and 18 inches deep required only one cap to initiate all blasts. The technique promises cheaper faster drainage for damp meadow lands and culverts.
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Reading
U.P
Agricultural Extension
Pennsylvania State College
Man cites fast travel to marriage as excuse
In San Francisco Municipal Court Judge Kaufman dismissed a speeding charge against George Washington Wynne after he claimed he was en route to obtain a marriage license. He produced the license in court, then wed his fiancee witnessed by spectators.
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San Francisco
U.P
Kaufman
George Washington Wynne
Wynne
Indian Museum to Be Dedicated at Browning Sunday
Dedication of a new Plains Indians museum at Browning Montana on June 29 opens the largest government project to aid native crafts. The two story brick building houses offices exhibits and sales space funded with 150000 in Public Works Administration funds. The museum highlights buffalo life with three murals by Victor Pepion II.
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Washington
Browning
Mont
Glacier National Park
Plains Crafts Association
Plains
Public Works Administration
John Collier
Fort Belknap
Montana
Harlem
Gros Ventre
Assiniboine
Flathead
Fort Peck Indian Agency
Poplar
Indian Office
Victor Pepion II
Hypothetical Questions on Water Use Adjudication Action
In Helena on June 24 Edward W. Kremer defended reasonable use of Missouri river waters in a Montana Power suit against Broadwater-Missouri Water Users' Association and the State Water Conservation Board. He urged compromise between power and irrigation, while the record noted irrigation use exists on the Missouri system and 7,000 irrigation users are involved. Proceedings could end the hearing this week with recommendations to Judge Pray. Squirrels Poisoned Around Boise Army Base as Plague Control Clears Ground in Idaho.
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Helena
Missouri River
Edward W. Kremer
Montana Power Company
Broadwater-Missouri Water Users’ Association
State Water Conservation Board
Kremer
Federal Power Commission
San Francisco
Howard Toole
Missouri
Toston
Power Company
Charles N. Pray
Boise
Idaho
U.P
New Army Air Base
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC Applications Filed In Silver Bow County Youths Urged To Apply
Four applications have been received from Silver Bow county boys to enroll in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Supervisor Harold M. O Braunsaid eligible youths aged 17 to 23 will be accepted for a six month stay at a western Montana camp. Applications may be made at the welfare offices on the courthouse third floor. The next enrollment period will be in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Civilian Conservation Corps
County Public Welfare Department
Harold M. O’braun
Montana
Judge Dan Shea Sets July 1 Trial Docket
Judge Dan F. Shea announces two justice court trials for July 1. James Gilligan faces a petit larceny charge after denying stealing a $4.49 waffle iron from a Butte store and remains free on a $25 bail. John Fortune, free on a $300 property bond, pleads innocence to a mortgage property sale attempt and is set for 10 AM July 1.
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Justice Court
Office of
Justice of the Peace
Dan F. Shea
James Gilligan
Butte
R. D. Callahan
John Fortune
Liberty
Bill Wrenn
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W. P. Fuller & Co
W. Park
S. Montana
Dillon Bureau
Man
Joseph
Western Air Lines
Finien Hotel
P.E. O
Speeder
Associated Press
Max. Min. Prec
Billing
Bozeman Broadus Aeenae
Cut Bank Deerece
Arnese Neteone
Glendive
Great Falls
See
Cheyenne Boise
Boston
Spokane
Williston
Tobruk
Italy
Empire
Top Frank Bottling Works
Nevin Frank
Paramount Presents
Richard Arlen
Kentucky
Femaini In
American Candy Shop
West Park
Buck Privates and Costello
Cartoon News
Shirley Temple
Spring Boyington
Nigel Bruce
Gale Sondegaard
Eddie Collins
Sybil Jason
Lloyd Nolan
Irene Hervey
Robert Armstrong
Dan Shea
Owsley's
Payless
Call Busineasers Park
Butte, Mont
Ann Mitchell
Hughie Dunlap
Steinway
Solovox
Butte’s Great
Aero Club
Rialto Theater
Lau
Republic
Judy Canova
Bob Crosby
Charlie Butterworth
Andy Devine
Featurin
Rialto el Ec Pictures
Aay Ae Ta Neen
Eas
Paul Lukas
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