Browning man uncovers 1651 Stainer violin mystery
Charles D. LaBreche of Browning owns a Jacobus Stainer violin dated 1651 with maker’s name and year burned inside. It traveled from France with his grandfather, has seen Honolulu Sydney New York and Philadelphia, and remains in excellent condition.
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Montana
Browning
Charles D. LaBreche
Jacobus Stainer
France
LaBreche
United States Navy
Honolulu
Australia
New Zealand
New York City
California
Philadelphia
Traffic Cop Confronts Man Over Car Incident
A tense exchange unfolds as a traffic officer confronts a woman and she struggles to locate an item while he pushes and pulls objects inside the vehicle. The scene captures a moment of confusion and confrontation during a routine stop.
Big Winter Sports Carnival to Dazzle Anaconda Fans
The second annual winter sports carnival in Anaconda December 28 and 29 features ski jumping with 20 top jumpers, including Casper Oimoen captain of the 1936 U S Olympic team. Other events include figure and speed skating, basketball contests, bowling, wrestling, dances, and banquets as hundreds of tons of snow are prepared for fast tracks and multiple jumps daily.
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Anaconda
Harry M. Johnson
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Montana
West
Casper Oimoen
Oimoen
United States
U. S
Freddo
Salt Lake City
Hendrickson
Canton
S. C
Barney McLean
Hot Sulphur Springs
Colo
Washington
California
Colorado
Anaconda City
$4 Turkey Yields $25 Nugget in Gizzard
Walter Demer of Missoula found a gold nugget valued around $25 and a gold crown from a tooth inside the gizzard of a turkey bought for $4 at Hamilton. The discovery, he says, proves the bird’s value beyond the purchase price.
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Turkey
Walter Demer
Missoula
Hamilton
Expedition Seeks Cleopatra Built Temple Remains at Armant
An expedition pursues remains of a temple attributed to Cleopatra at Armant in Egypt, aiming to locate and study the ancient structure and its historical context.
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Cleopatra
Armant
Egypt
Treasure State News in Brief
BUTTE Fire caused several hundred dollars damage to the interior of a broadcasting station heating plant west of Butte. MISSOULA First deep snow of the season on the Montana Idaho border at Lookout pass, reported 36 inches deep. BUTTE Joseph A. Francis named city plumbing inspector by Mayor Hauswirth, office created by council. KALISPELL Boy Scout Flathead district gains 42 members, Percy Frazier reports. DEER LODGE Petitions for a new federal building circulating, more than 1 300 signers. FORSYTH Five year old Wayne Ward buried after a pitchfork injury to the eye. SHELBY Ferdie school fire forces two grades to gym classes, stove overheated. BOZEMAN President Alfred Atkinson discusses Tennessee valley authority at Montana chemical society meeting. LIVINGSTON Darroch Crooks of Seattle, former Livingston resident, invited to represent U S in winter Olympiad. DEER LODGE Warren E Evans former Powell county clerk dies. survivors listed.
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Missoula
Montana-Idaho
Lookout Pass
W P A Canning Project Caps Season With 57000 Cans
The Works Progress Administration canning project in Kalispell closed its four month run with an output of 57 000 cans of fruit vegetables and meat. The products were supplied to 338 families in Flathead County.
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Kalispell
Works Progress Administration
Flathead County
Montana forms grazing districts on million acre lands
Missoula reports that one and a half million acres in Montana have been organized into grazing districts under the last Legislature. Louis Andem of Florence, a member of the state grazing commission, stated recently.
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Missoula
Montana
Iast
Louis Andem
Florence
State Grazing Commission
Lost dog Rex worries 12 year old over Christmas
12 year old Jack Pascoe faces a bleak Christmas unless Rex the family dog is found. Rex disappeared when he and several boys went into the hills to collect Christmas trees.
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Livingston
Rex
Jack Pascoe
Helena Quake Damages Estimated At 3 to 4 Million
City survey by Oscar Bannson shows about half of Helena’s roughly 3,500 buildings damaged in October quakes. Other items note a rancher injured in a Christmas tree mishap, journalism paper invited to a Washington convention, and regional health and commerce updates across Montana.
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Helena
Oscar Bannson
Sheridan Lad Fatally Injured While Hunting
Carl Freidrich a 16 year old from Plentywood was fatally shot when a loaded shotgun dis charged after slipping from a sled where he rode with two friends. He was taken to Plentywood hospital but died before treatment could be given.
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Lewistown
Kenneth
Alfred Dresen
Sheridan
Carl Freidrich
Plentywood
Here
Carl
Plentywood Hospital
Montana Cattle and Sheep Conditions Steady Despite Decline
A crop and livestock report by Montana statistician Jay G. Shalong shows range condition at 72 percent of normal on December 1, down from 78 percent, with cattle at 89 percent and sheep at 89 percent of normal. November weather was favorable, aiding livestock despite late October snows crusting some ranges.
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Montana
Jay G. Shalong
Monana
Malta Named Northern End of Malta Grass Range Highway
The Malta Commercial Club learns via Senator James E Murray that the U S Bureau of Public Roads agrees with the Montana Highway Commission on designating Malta as the northern terminus of project No 333 the Malta Grass Range highway linking through Phillins county and Wilder to form a Dakota to Yellowstone Trail route from Swift Current Sask to Yellowstone Park urged by local business leaders for years.
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Malta Commercial Club
James E. Murray
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Montana State Highway Commission
Malta
Phillins County
Wilder
Swift Current
Sask
Yellowstone Park
Three Enter Water Disappearances Resurface Near Lynch Rescue
Miss Clesner reports all three vanished beneath the surface and surfaced together. She seized Mr. Lynch's clothing and he pulled her to safety.
Demurrer in Kalispell on gambling second offense
Judge J E Rockwell sustains Tom Perry demurrer in district court. Perry pleads not guilty to conducting two gambling games. Court rules prior gambling conviction cannot be used to charge a second offense across different games of chance. The state argued either game is gambling to allow second offense. An old-timer recalls leaders once trusted with money for safekeeping.
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Kalispell
Tom Perry
J. E. Rockwell
Perry
World War Cost to U S Rises with Allies Loans
The text states the net daily cost to the United States was 27.6 million dollars, rising to 38.5 million dollars when loans to the Allies are included. It adds a note that charcoal will absorb gases in a milk room.
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United States
Former Narcotics Agent Sent to Pen
Arthur R. Davis, 40, ex-convict from Montana Wyoming and Colorado, received a one year term after pleading guilty to taking 100 dollars from a Billings cigar store in exchange for protection from arrest in gambling law violations. Davis was arrested December 3 leaving the cigar store with five twenty dollar bills.
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Arthur R. Davis
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Davis
Raymond T. Nagle
W. E. Boley
Nagle
Deer Lodge
Gasoline tax drawbacks rise for agricultural and industrial users
Last month drawback payments to agricultural and industrial buyers of gasoline surged compared with November of 1934. The total for 1935 reached $121,268 while November 1934 was $64,489. The refunds apply to users who do not consume fuel on highways.
Sponges Described as Low Form of Animal Life
A brief note defines sponges as a low form of animal life capable of eating and digesting, outlining their simple structure and basic biological function.
How to train baby's bowels with an old family prescription
A baby bowel regimen recommends daily half a teaspoon of Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for bottle or breast fed infants to promote regularity and prevent fretfulness and poor growth. The ad highlights the doctor's forty seven years in practice and claims successful attendance at over 3500 births without a maternal or infant loss.
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Caldwells
Caldwell
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