Interchurch drive signals strong Western support for unity fund
Lyman Pierce reports wide Western enthusiasm as the interchurch world movement pushes a joint fund of 336,777,572 for cooperative denominational programs abroad and at home. Five million canvassers target 30 denominations with major gifts to support foreign missions and union institutions worldwide.
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Interchurch World Movement
Interchurch
Lyman Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Interchurch Idea
Interchurch World Movement Fund
Great Co-Operative Movement
Neadness
Interchurch World
Interchurch Organization
Cairo
Kimpese
China
Association For Mission Treasures
India
Coleres
Beft
Christian Literature Society
Union Medical College
Latin America
Evangelical University Federation
Philippine Islands
Memorial Hospital
Union Theological Seminary
Evangelical Union of the
Foreign Mission
Union Schools
Union Language
Woman's Union Christian College
Madras
Isabella Thoburn College
Lucknow
Ginting College
Nanking
Women's College of Peking University
Woman's Christian College of Japan
Tokio
Women's Union Medical Missionary College
Vellore
North China Union Medical College For Women
Peking
Divorced Man Seeks Divorce Record in Silver Bow Court
A former serviceman writes to the Silver Bow county clerk asking when and on what grounds his wife received a divorce. Clerk Thomas Fox notes he will search the records to verify if the divorce was granted and by what procedure.
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Silver Bow
Thomas Fox
Bitter Root Pioneer N J Chaffin Dies at 71
Funeral services for N J Chaffin pioneer resident of Bitter Root valley were held at United church Corvallis with Rev J L Hulser officiating. Interment followed in Corvallis cemetery. Chaffin died of stomach cancer at his home east of Corvallis four miles. Born March last in Springfield Missouri he came to Montana in 1864 with his family. He married Josie Tillman in 1881 and lived on homesteads near Victor and later on Tom Chaffin ranch. He witnessed early settler hardships and community life in Bitter Root valley, including wagon roads and rising prices in 19th century. One son Clifford survived. another died in boyhood.
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Missoula
N. J. Chaffin
Bitter Root Valley
United Church
Corvallis
JL. Hulser
Springfield
Antony Chaffin
Elijah
Milton Chaffin
James Mitchell
Plains
Montana
Mr. Mitchell
Victor
Albert Woods Ranch
Josie Tillman
Tom Chaffin
Clifford
Chaffin
John Slack
First orchard planted near Corvallis in 1875 by Chaffin kin
Mr. Chaffin recalls planting the first wheat orchard near Corvallis in 1875, his uncle Elijah Chaffin setting out the trees. He knew Herron the Frenchman who named the town Corvallis in 1879, and the fear of an Indian uprising. The old mud fort a half mile north provided refuge when rumors of warpaths spread.
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Chaffin
Corvallis
Elijah Chaffin
Herron
Joint session to decide on Big Hole bridge
Silver Bow and Beaverhead county commissioners meet in joint session to evaluate a new concrete and steel two span bridge over the Big Hole river at Mel rose. The $ bridge, built by Butte contractor Joseph Silver, will have equal cost sharing between the two counties once approved by both boards.
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Silver Bow County
D. D. McKnight
J. Shaw
M. Best
Beaverhead County
Big Hole River
Melrose
Joseph Silver
Butte
Dreguson Cleared as Babas Fined in Court Gambling Case
Victor Anger filed a complaint leading to Babas and Dreguson appearing in police court on gambling charges at 67 East Park Street. Witness stated he saw Babas roll the dice and make change. Babas paid a $25 fine and received 24 hours stay. Dreguson’s charge was dismissed.
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Victor Angeranes
Peter Babas
Fred Dreguson
East Park Street
Dreguson
Babas
Babsas
A F Stewart Resigns to Lead Y M C A in Poland
A F Stewart resigns as Wyoming field secretary for the Interchurch World Movement to serve with the Y M C A in Poland with allied forces. He served 18 months in France as a Y M C A secretary, earned a recommended Distinguished Service Cross for heroism at Soissons, and will report to New York on May 17 before sailing to Antwerp. He plans to visit Indiana home before departure.
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A. F. Stewart
Interchurch World Movement
Wyoming
Poland
France
Stewart
Soissons
United States
Movement
New York
Antwerp
Interchurch
East
Indiana
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Co-operative Movement of Churches
Quldier
Wrigleys
Y.M.C.A
U.S
U. S
L. 5. Tires
Royal Cords
Butte Buick Company
A. C. M. Hardware Co
Butte Second Hand Auto Co
Montana Clearing House
Rupert's Automobile Exchange Motor Car Distributing Co
Cedillac Co
W. Granite &T
N. Main
Galena St
Wyoming St
Front
Broadway
Quartz
Broadway Garage
Broadway Silver Bow Automobile Co
Howard Pierce
Broadway Rivers’ Accessory Co
Motor & Tire Sales Company
Montana Auto & Garage Co
Anaconda
Arizona
Anaconda Tire Shop
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