Good Rider 13 Blackfeet Indian Secures Fox Film Work
Good Rider a 13 year old Blackfeet boy whose white name is Martin Pepton earned a role with 20th Century Fox after an audition sparked by a New York newspaper photo. The Blackfeet craft shop raced to assemble a full war bonnet drum moccasins and beadwork under supervision for Hollywood. Father Cullen and Father Mallman arranged his move to Los Angeles and placement in a Catholic school.
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Good Rider
Hollywood
Martin Pepton
20Th Century Fox
New York City
New York
Marquette Legion of Indian Missions
New Orleans
20Th Century Fox Studio
Bernard A. Cullen
Father Cullen
Egon Mallman
Heart Butte
Blackfeet Reservation
Father Mallman
Los Angeles
Millipede Rolls into Sphere for Defense
The many legged millipede can coil into a near perfect sphere to shield itself from its predator, using this remarkable defensive behavior.
1938 Montana elk and deer season totals released
Montana reports 3598 elk killed in 1938 with Judith Basin and Park county partially open. Elk in Park county may reach 300 already with 300 more expected. Flathead 707, Sunriver 930, Ravalli 387, Jefferson 250, Gallatin 562, and other counties listed. Deer total 1418. heaviest in Sun River 552 and Judith Basin 554. Nine mountain goats and 27 bears also recorded.
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Fish and Game A Department
Yellowstone Park
Montana
Judith Basin
Park County
Yellowstone
Sanders County
Flathead South Fork
Fish and Game Commission
Flathead
Sunriver
Ravalli
Jefferson County
Gallatin County
Chouteau County
Madison County
Mineral and Missoula Counties
Powell County
Lincoln County
Sun River Country
Gallatin
Bitter Root
Early Harlem teacher Mrs. Walter E. French dies in Georgia
News of Mrs. Walter E. French of Valdosta Ga reached Harlem relatives. A pioneer Harlem teacher and homesteader, she married Harlem businessman in 1896. Her husband died in 1936. Survived by daughter Mrs Jeanette Spear Lawry Valdosta Ga son Royal Everett French Lakeland Fla two sisters Mrs Mary Farnum and Mrs Lucy Goodall Cocoa Fla.
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Harlem
Walter E. French
Valdosta
French
Thirty Mile Creek
George D. Powell
Thomas M. Everett
J. M. Everett
Jeanette Spear Lawry
Royal Everett French
Lakeland
Fla
Mary Farnum
Lucy Goodall
Cocoa
Barber grows cotton plant in Hinsdale window
H B Claypool Hinsdale barber nurtures a cotton plant begun from seed sent from California with the aim to harvest a single cotton bell later this month. The unusual crop sits in the barber shop window reflecting a quirky agricultural experiment.
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Montana
H. B. Claypool
Hinsdale
Claypool
California
Neil Kent
A Virgin Forest Versus Second-Growth Invulnerability
A saying compares untouched virgin forests with second-growth areas, suggesting the former feel less penetrable or more resistant to intrusion than regenerating woods. It uses metaphor to discuss resilience and change in natural landscapes.
Supreme Court Lets Montana Fish and Game Set Seasons
Montana Supreme Court rules the state fish and game commission may adopt rules modifying existing statutes to set elk hunting seasons. The decision directs dismissal of lower court orders and upholds the commission’s authority to shorten or lengthen seasons, with dissent noting limits to extending fixed periods.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Montana Supreme Court
District Court of
Lewis and Clark County
George W. Padbury Jr
Fish and Game Commission
South Fork
Flathead
Montana
Supreme Court
State Commission
State Board
Game Commission
Albert H. Angstman
O. F. Goddard
Ralph J. Anderson
S. V.ewart
C. F. Morris
Ravalii County
Feeder Airmail Service Possibility Explored for Montana
Montanans Inc manager William G. Ferguson says a feeder airmail system is under study with the post office department and the civil aeronautics authority. He notes towns such as Livingston Bozeman Townsend Three Forks and Toston could gain mail and express service via light planes carrying mail and possibly two passengers.
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Montana
Montanans, Inc
William G. Ferguson
Post Office Department
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Mr. Ferguson
Livingston
Bozeman
Townsend
Toston
Three Forks
Ferguson
Bozeman Man Chosen President Of Montana Motor Trades
Dean Chaffin of Bozeman was elected president of the Montana Motor Trades association at the Helena convention. He succeeds George H. O'Rourke of Helena. Clyde W. Burgan of Helena and R. M. Perry of Glasgow were named vice presidents. Martin P. Trenne of Helena was re elected secretary. Board members include Elmer Olson Livingston R E Mulvaney Billings E C Owen Miles City H O Bell Missoula E J Runkel Havre M H Hall Kalispell Jack Nemeck Butte and Harry Jardine Great Falls.
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Bozeman
Dean Chaffin
Montana Motor Trades Association
Helena
George H. O'Rourke
Clyde W. Burgan
R. M. Perry
Glasgow
Martin P. Trenne
Elmer Olson
Lewistown
R. E. Mulvaney
Billings
E. C. Owen
Miles City
H. O. Bell
Missoula
E. J. Runkel
Havre
M. H. Hall
Kalispell
Jack Nemeck
Butte
Harry Jardine
Great Falls
Guatemala Sees Jump in Chewing Gum Demand
Guatemala reports a sharp rise in gum consumption with demand nearly doubling in a recent month as consumer interest expands. Local producers note sustained growth and expect continued strong sales ahead.
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Quatemala
Fewer Forest Fires in 1938 Reveals Safer Season
Bruce Groves of the Helena office reports a shorter season and lower fire danger in 1938 across 17 northern Rocky Mountain national forests. The period from April to September showed reduced fires and generally lower danger due to moisture and July rains, with lightning storms persisting but controlled efficiently. September brought record high temperatures but overall danger remained modest compared with earlier years.
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Helena National Forest
Bruce Groves
Helena
Rocky Mountain
Groves
Montana
Idaho
Kaniksu Forest
Kaniksu Organization
Coeur d’Alene
Kaniksu
Kootenai
Fire Control Organization
Weather Bureau
Indians Awed By First Wagon in Treasure State
In 186? a small party led by Joseph Lemphrey brought Montana its first four wheeled vehicle. The expedition, joined by Peter Lemphrey and Jesuit priests, battled mountains and forests to reach a state not yet touched by gold.
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Treasure State
Montana
Joseph Lemphrey
Peter Lemphrey
Joseph and
Duvall
Cork Oak Origin and Distribution
Cork is harvested from the cork oak native to Iberia and parts of the Mediterranean. It grows in Spain Portugal Italy and the islands of Sicily Corsica and Sardinia. Cork oaks have been planted in California but are not native to America.
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Spain
Portugal
Italy
Sicily
Corsica
Sardinia
California
America
Helena Begins Oro Fino Hale Water Pipeline Project
A WPA crew of 10 men starts work on the Oro Fino Hale pipeline, with additional WPA labor as winter allows. The project lays 17,000 feet of 10 inch non tuberculating transite pipe to deliver 50 percent more water to Hale, raising service 67 feet higher than Woolston and extending to the hills south of Helena and Lenox.
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Helena
Works Progress Administration
Oro Fino Gulch- Hale Reservoir
WPA
Oro Fino-Hale
Hale
Woolston
Lenox
Ancient Czech Homeland Reached Wide Frontiers
A historic note asserts that a Czechoslovak population inhabited most of the present Czech territory a thousand years ago, surpassing current borders except for a small eastern region.
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Czechoslovakia
Housewife Walks Over 3000 Miles Within Home Each Year
A housewife tallies a remarkable habit walking more than 3000 miles inside her residence annually. She logs distances while cleaning, tending to chores, and moving between rooms, turning daily routines into a steady indoor trek.
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Young Blackfeet
Lad
Twentieth Century Fox Picture
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
Peacock Novelty CO. P
Chicaxo
Kentucky
Schemley Distributors, Inc
Fred A. Barkley
Montana State University
American Philosophical Society
Commission
Felena
Rockies
Red River
Bear River
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Deer Lodge Pass
Beaver Dam
Fort Owen
Father Ravalli
Joseph Lomphrey
EGER
Eger Arms Corp
York, LY
National Distillers
Vrabov
Ont
Windsor
Town Tavern
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