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Show ' k- -4 IL . Th Cowlev, Hero, Rid Country of Dillinger and Company in Early 30 s Herald-Journ- Pioneer Progress Centennial Edition al Sam V bob h tc h pV was given the assistant dueetoi's Jot At iiU ut "8 story of a vs ho iTrankUn. Idaho, to such an the Iimehght the file. only toda that of Inves-th- e Bureau ydeial mi that time the Dillinger g"ng ii,vhed like mad dogs an os. the Midwest, killing, robbing And Sum Ci w ley followed Nathan In actual dnei lion of investigation. H took charge of the Dillinger chase just befote the battle of Spuin' Luke, Wis. He was given a petsonal staff of 25 stiaight-'-hootin- g special agents, whuh be kept cuculating He had , 23 mcie attached at and as inuny again on duty at Kansas City. Inidanapohs was another actual th.omde tff'kmon CuWfy Mathaia S? ,n c P111 iht L D "8S an S church, and r Matthew Cowley, aitle of the thurth' an gut Jam In Law l,fe lay in law, haid-hittin- ts Chn-ago- and he mf.d' of 35 yea a way that w mankind In iirft strongly Vkh that 0f uaatlf0 background venrs Cowleys last what down Hent in tracking call magazines detective 1 It w as ho point He had Dillinger to catch And DUlng r died with Sam Cowley not 10 feet away, besides H Hi Ills, one of the specn.1 agents who shot Dillinger. anl who died with Sam Cowley not long niter. So retiring was Cowley that Chicago Chief Agent Melvin Putvir, received ciedit for cornern and bunging his ing the in. anions life to an end. !!. L?, J r- s?nf.r,n,h, i' bad-ma- rtllTtiieatre on that fateful day he who saw and liekon and "Pret'v hench-t- o gt! Flojd, Billing, rs fall Ja to their ends, only a gang- itself m the f'uc ,, r blazing guns w as a Latter- It t 17 Sam Cow v m Hawaii ba nt k at Wood- 25 he was a t lei At m urd rnc Lothrops his way Washing-workin- g through ichool el 35 he . was an inspector assistant director to ,rd acting Division of ... of the Department Investigation acting under the parof Justice, tly drection of his chief, John smash the worst, Edgar Hoover, to this of predatory criminals nation has ever known franklin Native Bom In Franklin, Idaho, July colori3 189, his early life was unless you read between es Ard the lines record shows he attended of Preston and public schools Urn graduated from Brigham 1915 and attYoung college in The -.l, """I NATIONAL 11LRO Samuel P Cowky, Franklin, Idaho, native, was the FBI agent wno was instrumental in ridding this country of Its three most legendary John Dillinger. Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd Above is an artists conception of Cowley Just before h, death in 1934 during a running gun battle with Public Enemy No 1, Floyd Cowley attended school here, and the famous agent uts, graduated from the USAC. bad-me- r,' FBI ton, so lie went there For three and a half years he attended George Washington university's law school, and was Brossard's private secretary. He clerked at Woodward and Lothrops law firm during vacation, and in the summer of 1925 worked for the census bureau to see him to his law degree, which he finally got in iha division training school, Cowley was sent to Los Angeles for a grueling eight months assignment to everything from bankruptcy to copyright infringement. Then to Detroit, Washington, Butte, Chicago, and finally for the On Mission third and last time in 1932 he was He learned to speak Hawaiian brought back to Washington as an fluently on his mission, and had administrative assistant under 192S. to shift for himself to get through Haiod Nathan, assistant director rchooL In the summer of 1921 Got Degree In charge of investigations. It ind 1924 he roamed the Roey When he got his degree he went was in this post that Cowley distamtam states, selling knit foods. at once Into the division of investi- tinguished himself and rose rapidly as an investigator, until he His sister, Laura, had marrgation, and passed with honors was filing Nathans shoes. E. B grad-catwere USAC tests a ed stiff) Brossard, ad the (and they who was and still Is a membthat admitted a special agent of Kidnapper. er of the U. S. Tariff Commls-- v the 20s to the princely salary con In Washington. of $2900 a year and a life of Then, after passage of Lind-ber- g Sun heard about the thousand. law on kidnappings, Mr. haitl work, excitement, and undeof Nathan had to take to the field young men who work thlr niable fascination. ,T through college In Washlng- As soon as he graduated from and aid o the agents, and Cowley Saints high ichool in Salt Lake City the year. He served on a following from 1916 to mission in Hawaii attended USAC, sffl) and then where he graduated in 1925 with, bachelor's degree ended Latter-da- y s, I I ' f.x-- V .Scot A, ifa rm Hard Worker Jo t how Sam Cowley ran down clutt, collected evidence and directed the hunt that ended Dillin-ge- r, nobody in the D I would, or could say It was just explained that he woiked 16 hours every day, and never left a tip or a hint of a due until lie had tun it out to the very end and proved it w as in or out After Dillingers death, Agent Cowiey was promoted to Inspector and told to go after the rest of the Dillinger gang, and Pretty Foy Floyd, leader of the Kansas City massacre, and then, rravhe come back to p desk at Washington for a rest. Ke got Flovd, with Purvis out of Chicago leading the hunt in t''e field To Chicago Des airing that he would get back to Washington for some tune, he moved his wife and two children to Chicago, to be with them, as he was on the Saturday before his death. Receiving the wotd that Baby Face" Nelson was moving back Into old haunts (and trap.) which tie Federal men knew, the following Tuesday morning Cowlev Hung special squads of men out in tre direction of Lake Como, a suburb of Chicago, to check ijo on tl e gangster, movements, and that afternoon drove out with Agent Hollis to see how things vvera coming along. When Baoy Face went tearing by, the water-pum- p of his car shot away by oher agents, the Cowley-Holli- s tsm never faltered in giving chase, and battled to the death. That Sam Cowley died as he would have wished, nobody who knew him doubted. He would have been 52 years old this Monday. Most Are Sincere But Lacking VICKSBURG, Mich , Marriage proposals rolled In today to a pretd green-eyedivorcee hunting ty, a husband who can support her three children and cancer-stricke- n mother. Shapely Mrs Jean Gregory, 27, said that as of this morning she has received 18 letters, three telegrams and 25 personal visits Horn men who want to help her. One of the callers diove up to her home last night in a big -- Cadillac" accompanied by his w ife. This man, she said, asked her and her mother if they would be willing to accept financial assistance with no dungs attached Mis G egory said the man desc.ibed himself as "wealthy and sa.d he would write her after she accepted his offer. She to reveal his name or that of the other callers and wnteis because I don't want to embarrass these nice people Most of the men who have come to see me are very sincere, she said, but they dont live up to my qualifications She said they made ftom $40 to $60 a week, not enough to handle her ill mothers mounting expenses and care for her children LUE properly. She said she still live up to her offer "light man" despite assistance with no and congratulate the Cache Valley Boy Scout Council intended to to many the the offers of marriage Two of the letters were from women offering to pay the medical bills, and thiee moie wduld-b- e suitors a mall carrier, electri-cl- a and a factory owner were scheduled to arrive at the Gregory home today FAMOUS BAND Member, of the Thatcher Opera House band as they posed for thi. formal picture just efter the turn of the century. This group once won a prize at the Utah State Fair, and were known far and wide throughout the Intermounh tain West as a aggregation. As recalled by several the band member, are, front row, left to right: Elec Nibley, John P. Smith, Melvin Ballard, Joseph England, Frank Thatcher; .second row, Guy Thatcher, Hal Farr, Roy Cardon, G. W. Thatcher, Jr., Lee Thatcher, Tom Pridey; last row, Jim England, J. C. Wahlen, Jest Earl, Carl Luxamberg, and Billy Sanders. G. W. Thatcher ran the opera house and diractad the band. How many of them do you remember? top-notc- Small Girl, Serving As Interpreter, Played Cupid Crossing Plains plains In 1863 at the tender age ahead. wagon train had been sent East from Utah early that year to meet a company of Danish emigiants, of which my grandmother was a member. The ree state turn trip to the found the wagons so heavily loaded that all who were able to walk A Bee-hiv- they w?r separated when they finally ai rived In Salt Lake valley. Her parents moved to Utah valley and she never did get the dt ess. Although she often wondered what had happened to the couple, Christine became a grandmother herself belnre she ever heard of them again. , On day while visiting a daughter In Logan she went for' a walk through the Logan cemetery and chanced to find the graves of both David 'Reese and hie Danish wife. It was not until then that she learned through inquiry of the part the two had played In the plans. In appreciation the biide-to-b- e settlement of Cache valley this promised Christine material for couple who had been Introduced a silk dress when she could open and brought together through the biher trunk. It came as a great die efforts of a 1 appointment to the little girl that lingual, cupld. seven-year-ol- had to do so By MILS. BRYCE N. WADLEY A young teamster with the History, legend and romantic fiction mentions many Cupids but party by the name of David Peese perhaps none as Interesting as took good care of little Christine my pioneer grandmother Chris- through the hot lonesome days tine, who doubled as Cupid's as- and she rode his wagon while her sistant while coming across the parents and older brother walked of seven. another young Danlsn girl In the company and he wanted her to ride with him, but couldn't speak the language without the help of Christine d So the little made the introductions, and sat between the young man and woman for, the balance of the westwaid trip, Interpreting each others conversation as they went. Yeais later my grandmother wiote In her Journal: "The language of love Is so beautiful and easily learned they oon understood each other very well." Before the couple reached Utah they had made their wedding And before long David found good reason for letting the little girl ride beside him. She had learned enough English from missionaries who had stayed at her home in Denmatk and so could converse with the husky, young teamster. David's eyes were attracted by tr seven-year-ol- - t q Go To Church on Sunday! 4J t $ The Brick Church with a Warm Heart extends a most Cordial Wei come to all visitors. Fathers House, so let This is our no one feel a stranger here. i V V I H 3A S 1- . 3t ? V r; ( V - ' iV 3?: . c "sr ; , t y . v aul - 7 . - uiife-- j - - AJki i For parents with small children there are three nurseries during church hours. Ask.any usher for information. Cache Industry THE LOGAN PRESBYTERIAN (li CHURCH CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO ATTEND ANY'SERVICES. REGULAR WORSHIP SERVICE EVERY SUNDAY MORNING AT O'CLOCK. The 1951 Market Guide lists a tot:.l of 22 seperate industries m Cache Valley, with about TTj'K) cmplovees and a payroll of nearly million dol-- a one and year. REVEREND T) 1 1 one-quart- SUPPORT THE BOY scout program MADDOX RANCH HOUSE Residence and Study: 34 So. 2nd West. Piione 389, In our pastry depart- ment we use only the finest eggs DONATED MINER E. BRUNER, MINISTER We serve only the finest food. BANELLIS EGGS. MADDOX RANCH HOUSE THIS SPACE WAS DONATED BY i t h LOGAN FRIENDS IN THE INTEREST OF FREE WORSHIP Brigham City, Urbh M , |
