Climax 15 Drawings Near in Bowles Loucks Case
In Hillsboro Oregon March 10 the Bowles Loucks murder trial heard Bowles blame an eternal triangle for the tragedy. Police read his statement admitting fault for his relations with Miss Loucks. Miss Loucks provided contrasting remarks claiming Mrs Bowles asked not to call the hospital and recalling Bowles lifting her from the kitchen to the bedroom after the knife wound.
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Hillsboro
Ore
Eternal Triangle
Nelson C. Bowles
Portland
Irma Loucks
Bowles-Loucks
Bowles
Miss Loucks
Leone Bowles
Butte Silver Bow consolidation defeated by voters
The proposal to consolidate Butte city and Silver Bow County failed by 2,843, with 6,391 in favor and 9,234 against. City precincts narrowly supported consolidation the county did not, leaving 21 precincts for and 42 against. Weather was warm and dry as results came in late, with Divide and Melrose reported last.
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Butte
Silver Bow
Walkerville
Meaderville
Centerville
Dublin Gulch
Reservoir District
McQueens
Silver Bow Park
the Boulevard
Floral Park
Lake Avoca
Brown's Gulch
Rocker
Four Mile
Divide
Melrose
Consolidation
Divide and Melrose
Montana Lawyer Fletcher Maddox Dies in California
Fletcher Maddox, longtime Montana lawyer and national Republican organizer, died late last night at his son Coburn F. Maddox’s National City home near San Diego. Born in 1860 in Washington, he began Montana politics in 1884 as a delegate to the territorial Republican convention and later rose to leadership roles. His home was Great Falls, Mont.
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San Diego
Cal
Fletcher Maddox
Montana
Coburn F. Maddox
National City
Here
Great Falls
Mont
Washington
Territorial
Joseph Cotton Dies as Undersecretary of Ovate
Joseph Potter Cotton longtime undersecretary of state dies at Johns Hopkins hospital after two major operations in six weeks He was 55 and died at 5 10 p m with wife Isabel and George S Franklin present Secretaries Stimson and Boone had visited earlier Cotton served during Hoover era and London naval conference absence He underwent spinal infection operation January 21 and eye removal February 16
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Baltimore
Joseph Potter Cotton
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Isabel
New York
George S. Franklin
Joel T. Boone
White House
Henry L. Stimson
Cotton
State Department
Stimson
Walter E. Dandy
Johns Hopkins
Hoover
Food Admin
Butte Woman Seriously Burned in Home Explosion
Mrs. Hattie Thompson of 1952 Harrison avenue sustained severe burns and other injuries from an explosion and fire that damaged her home yesterday. Her son Howard Thompson was arrested on a held for the government charge after a still’s remnants were found at the scene. Two adjacent frame houses on Anaconda road were destroyed, forcing occupants to flee in nightclothes as the Butte fire department fought the blaze for over an hour.
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Hattie Thompson
Harison Avenue
St. James Hosital
Mysicians
Howard Thompson
Thompson
J. J. Murphy
St. James Hospital
J. J. Kane
Anaconda Road
Butte Fire Department
Hones
Adam Welci
Committee Starts Administration of Farmer Loan Aid
A midwestern school board proposes an eligibility list of 10 to 12 teachers to fill vacancies in the Butte district. The plan aims to streamline hiring by listing qualified teachers and assigning openings in order. February district expenses totalled $69,999.44 with instruction the largest cost. A history teacher was employed during Miss Dora Drowatsky's absence. The high school auditorium will host a St. John's play. In Washington, three leaders took charge of a $10 million drought farm loan fund, led by Lewis T. Tune with B C Powell and Maj. Gen. Frank Cheatham. The panel seeks to speed loans to farmers and reduce processing time.
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Butte
Trustees of School District No. 1
Library Bindery Company
Margaret Leary
Dora Drowatsky
Rocker Rural School
St. John's
Rocky Mountain
Lewis T. Tune
St. Louis
Hyde
Tune
B. C. Powell
Little Rock
Ark
Frank Cheatham
Cheatham
Philippines
France
Powell
Arkansas Bankers’ Association
Industrial Savings & Trust Co
The
National Farm and Home Hour
Tyne Committee
Congress
Wilbur to award Hoover Dam contract today
Secretary Wilbur will award the contract for the Hoover dam power plant construction at 10 a.m. with Senator Johnson and Representative Swing of California witnessing the acceptance of the low bid from Six Companies, Inc. of San Francisco. The signing is delayed for several days and the contract will be sent to the Denver office of the reclamation.
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Washington
Wilbur
Hoover Dam
Kettleman Hills
Interior Department
Johnson
Swing
California
Reclamation
Mead
Companies
Inc
San Francisco
Denver
The
Jobless sisters take own lives in Danube plunge
In Budapest, three sisters, Frienda Elizabeth and Irene Rosenberg, arrived from Resianopel seeking work. Lacking funds, they drank poison then leaped from the Margarethan bridge into the Danube, screaming as they jumped.
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Budapest
Hungary
Margarethan
Danube
Elizabeth
Irene Rosenberg
Resianopel
Clemenceau Reconsiders U S Army Formation War Pressures Rise
On page nine the article reports Clemenceau admitting a shift in stance on forming the U S Army while British pressure for American troops continues. Pershing opposes single control of supply as urged by Foch. The piece notes a poorly functioning home general staff and signs it may seek control in France.
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Clemenceau
U. S. Army
Pershing
Foch
High school youth guilty of murder gets life
Virgil Kirkland, a high school football star from Valparaiso, was found guilty of murdering his sweetheart Arlene Draves during a Gary gin party last November. The jury, after deliberating from 4:50 pm to 8:40 pm, returned a unanimous verdict for life imprisonment. Kirkland showed no flinching as the verdict was read. his mother cried while his father consoled her. The youth awaits formal sentencing, expected tomorrow morning, before Circuit Judge Crumpacker.
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Virgil Kirkland
Gary, Ind
Arlene Gwendolyn Draves
Arlene Draves
Gary
Indiana
Valparaiso
Ind
U.P
Barret O'Hara
Crumpacker
Young Kirkland
A. Upp
Highest gasoline tax to remain five cents says state board
Helena March 10 The State Board of Equalization told the highway commission that no higher gasoline levy will be imposed if the debenture referendum passes The attorneys and board maintain the referendum re enacts the 5 cent tax and does not duplicate the levy Absent passage few contracts can be let this year due to emergency program funding
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
The
Highway Commission
Board of Equalization
Butte Lodge Hosts Supreme Head of Bnai Brith
Rabbi Samuel Koch, grand president of the Independents of Brna Brith with Seattle headquarters, was guest of honor at Baron De Hirsch lodge in Butte. About 150 members and families attended as Koch, arriving from Spokane yesterday and departing today for Billings, outlined the organization's history aims and purposes during his visit to District No. 4 which includes Washington Idaho Montana Utah Nevada and California. He expressed a wish to return soon.
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Rabbi Samuel Koch
Brnta B'rith
Seattle
Wash
Baron de Hirsch Lodge
Butte
Dr. Koch
Spokane
Billings
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Nevada
California
Koch
Land Office Jobs Said To Be Safe
Washington March 10 officials say land office employees fear of job loss ends with Hoover public lands committee recommendation to transfer 178 million acres in the western states. Positions deemed safe for 20 to 30 years as years of work by the land office and geological survey remain before lands could go to states.
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Washington
Land Office
Hoover
Public Lands Committee
The
Geological Survey
Wetter in Montana Snow and Cold Wednesday
Occasional light snow expected in Montana on Wednesday and Thursday. Colder conditions arrive Wednesday, especially southeast and extreme east portions.
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Montana
Final plans for Butte spring market festival outlined
Final plans for Butte's spring market festival and automobile show, starting March 19, will be finalized at a chamber of commerce meeting tomorrow evening. The event, drawing Montana residents to view new spring merchandise and cars, offers special fares from all Montana points, with return by March 25. The Butte Exchange Club will host entertainment at Columbia Gardens on March 22, featuring four orchestras. Merchants promise the finest displays yet for the festival.
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Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Butte Exchange Club
Columbia Gardens
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Butte Lodge
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