Sweetheart o Mine: A Hollywood Quickie Goes Big
Lee Tenny pitches a low budget drama starring Vanney Mara. He writes the full screenplay, budgets under $20,000, shoots fast, and navigates studio strikes. After a perilous production, Metropolitan Pictures buys the film for $27,000 and signs Tenny to six pictures with high pay, while Vanney becomes his leading lady.
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Vannoy Mara
Vannoy
Hollywood
Elijah
Vanney Mara
Lee Tenny
Mr. Katz
Katz
Miss Vanney
Poverty Row
Lee
Mr. Tenny
Vanney
Daily Rushes
Hollywood Hills
Nevada
Metropolitan Pictures Corporation
Abe
Labor
Maintein
Blister Rust War Continues Across Northwest Forests
In October five hundred sixty three workers managed blister rust control across northwestern Montana eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Over five thousand workers fought the disease during peak season with federal forestry experts assisting. The effort targets curbing infection by eradicating wild currant and gooseberry bushes which harbor spores. Winter prep focuses on burning and land clearing where brush remains.
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Montana
Washington
Idaho
Terry cloth towels offered by yard in light weights and colors
Lightweight terry cloth offered by the yard in multiple colors for bathroom curtains. Easy care fabric that cleans well and does not require ironing.
Cognac Seal to Honor Wheatland Legion's Last Survivor
A hermetically sealed cognac bottle rests in a monument at the Wheatland American Legion post building dedicated on Armistice Day. The container holds the post charter, 1936 membership, and dedicatory program, to be opened by the last surviving member. The monument bears the inscription Here lies the body of John Cognac. The last is first. The rest are gone.
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Wheatland American Legion Post
Harlowton
Wheatland Post
John Cognac
Fewer Coyotes to Bay at November's Moon
Five hundred five predatory animals were bagged in Montana during October by 36 hunters in cooperative predatory animal control. The haul included 489 coyotes and 16 bobcats or about 15 animals per hunter. Ed Guenther of Terry Prairie county led with 26 coyotes, followed by William Arthur of Deer Lodge Powell county with 24 coyotes and one bobcat.
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Montana
Ed Guenther
Terry
Prairie County
William Arthur
Deer Lodge
Powell County
State highway drafting division to move into new capitol building
The drafting division of the state highway commission will move into its new building on the state capitol grounds by January 1. Chief engineer D A McKinnon says blue printing equipment is being installed. Other divisions will relocate as soon as possible after the new year.
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State Highway Commission
Commission
State Capitol
D. A. McKinnon
Ancient naval battles described in Egyptian tomb walls
Archaeological analysis asserts naval warfare occurred millennia before Christ. Wall scenes from ancient Egyptian tombs allegedly show ships and extensive combat, implying significant bloodshed in early maritime conflicts.
New Customs Houses Planned on Montana Border
Plans for two new United States customs houses on the Montana-Canadian border proceed with an approximate total cost of 35 000. Turner area will host one building at 17 000, bids open for a second north of Plentywood at about 17 500. Bartley, Great Falls district customs collector, says the project aligns with the federal public building program.
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United States
Montana-Canadian
W. H. Bartley
Great Falls
Turner
Plentywood
Montana
Bartley
Through sleeping car service Chicago to Red Lodge
North Western Railway partners announce a through standard sleeping car, air conditioned, between Chicago and Red Lodge to operate daily during the park season. The route uses the Burlington line Chicago to St Paul and the Northern Pacific from St Paul to Red Lodge.
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Red Lodge
Park
Northern Pacific
Burlington Railways
Chicago
Burlington
St. Paul
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