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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
3
Western Montana Idaho and Washington battle vast fires driven by high winds. Dozens hurt or killed as crews fight Elk creek Lincoln and Salmon mountain blazes and dispatches seek aid from Fort Lewis and U S forest service.
In Seattle region on August 16, firefighters patrolled miles of smouldering lands as rain remained unlikely. The Sand Point area in Northern Idaho faced its worst blaze with the Pack river fire expanding across four timber sections. Bald mountain fire near Sand creek also advanced a mile despite crews’ efforts, with heavy damage reported to the Sand Point watershed.
Brownsville through Texas and nearby states recalls P P Ackley and his 71 winters along the Chisholm trail. He helped drive the first white faced cattle into the Texas panhandle in 1881 and spoke of long dusty days guarding Longhorns, saloons, gunfire, and the fading memory of the trail.
F Scott McBride rebutted a Current News Features piece that attacked Wayne A Wheeler and praised Mabel Walker Willebrandt. He argued Willebrandt’s critique misstates Wheeler’s role and insisted Wheeler acted openly and loyally in support of the Anti Saloon League.
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