Legion Leader Pioneer Stock Grandson of Montana Pioneers
Ora J. Armstrong of Kalispell, former Montana American Legion state commander, traces his lineage to Missouri River settlers who reached Fort Benton in 1865. Born in Choteau, he served 25 months in World War I, organized Cut Bank post in 1920, led Kalispell post and district 4, and became state commander in 1937. Now in Kalispell, he works in insurance and is secretary of the Montana Retail Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora J. Armstrong
Kalispell
American Legion
Department of
Fort MacLeod
Alberta
Collins
S. T. Ranch
Chateau
James
Amelia Schmidt
Jake Schmidt
Choteau
Sulgrove Place
J. W. Kerr
Farmington
Schmidt
z _ James Armstrong
Deep Creek
Browning
Asa
Ora
Teton County
Company M
Camp Mills
Long Island
Camp Merritt
N. J
France
C. James Smith
Langres
Germany
Coblenz
Armstrong
Cut Bank
Goodsell resigns from Montana State College post
Benjamin M Goodsell resigns as director of orchestra and choral groups at Montana State College after two years. He will join Bethany College in Lindsborg Kansas as director of the school of orchestra playing and head of the violin department next September. He will study at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago for six weeks this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Goodsell
State College
Benjamin M. Goodsell
Montana State College
A. L. Strand
Goodsell
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kan
American Conservatory of Music
Chicago
Canadian refiners contract Montana oil delivery to refineries
Major Canadian oil companies order 600 tank carloads about 5 million gallons from northern Montana fields. Deliveries to Moosejaw and Regina must finish within 90 days. Some oil will go via pipelines to Coutts refinery for loading. rest ships to Canada.
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Montana
Moosejaw
Regina
Coutts
Montana Points
Canada
North Montana State Fair to Feature Grand Midway Show
North Montana State fair officials announce the world’s largest midway show from August 1 to 6 in Great Falls. Hennies Bros. brings 50 railroad cars of rides and 16 devices with 40 concessions plus neon, spotlights, and a grand fireworks display each night by Theatri-Duffield Fire Works.
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Montana
Hennies Bros
Great Falls
Midway Avenue
Theatle-Duffield Fireworks, Inc
North Montana State Fair Management
North Montana State Fair
Fairgrounds
Treasurebelt
North Montana
Bricker
Falls Man Sees Bear Strike Car Near Bonner’s Ferry
J. F. McNamara, formerly with the United States customs at Great Falls and now deputy collector at Port Hill Idaho, reports his car was struck broadside by a large bear near Bonner’s Ferry while returning from Sandpoint. The rear door and fender were dented and the rear bumper torn off. blood marked the scene as the animal fled into the brush.
Reif Of Bozeman Elected Montana Legion Commander
Harry Reif of Bozeman was elected commander of the Montana American Legion by unanimous vote at Helena in the state convention. He succeeds Ora J. Armstrong of Kalispell and has long served in Legion and 40 and 8 posts, with extensive civic involvement.
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Harry Reif
Bozeman
Montana
Department of the American Legion
Helena
Livingston
Reif
Ora J. Armstrong
Kalispell
Virginia City
Butte
France
Fort D. A. Russell
Harry
Silver Bow Post No. 1
American Legion
Gallatin Post No
Floyd Erie
Hamilton
Herman Niva
Rudy Strosky
Roundup
Ce Cc
Carver
Bob Pott
Ralph Packett
Billings
Great Fa
Bozeman-Livingston
Co. Pruner
John Fechter
Harry H. Hartz
William F. Schimpf
T. A. Reiner
Co. E. Pew
The
Malta
Great Falls
William G. Ferguson
Mr. Pew
C. T. Busha
Lou Molumby
Quincy Scott
Portland
Ore
Wildlife surveys planned in Montana streams and lakes
The forest service wildlife department will conduct three summer surveys in Montana to assess fish needs and habitat improvements. The Swan River on the Flathead forest, the Boulder River in the Absaroka forest, and Belt Creek in the Lewis and Clark area are the specified survey sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildlife Department
Forest Service Wildlife Department
Montana
Swan River
Flathead Forest
Boulder River
Absaroka Forest
Belt Creek
Lewis and Clark
Washday jelly recipe and odd garden finds in Beggs Oklahoma
A printed home remedy promotes strawberry jelly on washday with a half minute boil for peak flavor. It details juice extraction from berries, sugar and pectin steps, and paraffin sealing yielding twelve 6 ounce glasses. The note also mentions a bizarre Beggs Oklahoma garden find a five fingered carrot, a 14 pound potato and onion quadruplets alongside Death Valley record heat of 134 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beggs
Okla
G. F. Savage
Lisbon quake 1755 claimed sixty thousand lives in minutes
A massive Lisbon earthquake in 1755 killed an estimated sixty thousand people in under six minutes. The sea withdrew in a retreat before a devastating subsequent surge inundated the city.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Montana counties steer Montana exhibit to San Francisco 1939
A governor appointed committee says Montana’s participation in the 1939 San Francisco exposition hinges on enthusiasm from counties. Members from Lewistown and Helena will survey county groups to judge if regional districts can help offset exhibit costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Montana
Tom Stout
Lewistown
D. A. McKinnon
Helena
G. Ferguson
Montanans, Inc
R. L. Smith
Anaconda to Host 1939 Montana Municipal League
At Miles City closing session the Montana Municipal League chose Anaconda as the 1939 convention site. Mayor T. J. McCarver of Anaconda was elected president, with Julius Wuerthner Great Falls, Andrew Rockne Glendive, and A. J. Roberts Helena as vice presidents, and M. J. Mee Anaconda as secretary treasurer.
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State Municipal League
Anaconda
Montana Municipal League
Miles City
T. J. McCarver
Julius Wuerthner
Great Falls
Andrew Rockne
Glendive
A. J. Roberts
Helena
M. J. Mee
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Ora Armstrong
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Prickly Pear
Sun River
Acoma Hotel
Chequamegon Cafe
Shay-wam-egon
West
Haltman
Butte Mont
Otelainbow
Northern Grill
Finest
Northern Hotel
Kentucky
Stitzel-Weller
Shively Mentucky
Lot
U. S. Bureau OF Mines
Butte, Montana
North
Montana State Fair
Paroff
State of Montana
Department of Montana
Gallatin Post No. 14
Sargent Legion
Department of Monana
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
B. P.O. Elks
Western
Legionnaires
George Gossman
Dillon
Ernest Yarbrough
Prescott Boutelle
Frank Flaherty
H. D. MacMurray
H. H. Dokken
H. E. Bouchie
Glasgow
Charles J. Doherty
Missoula
Julius Hilgard
United States
Death Valley
Calif
Nature
Dean
Doan
Billings Polytechnic Institute
the Polytechnic
Northwest
Polytechnic
Intermountain Polytechnic College
Polytechnic School of Technology
Losekamp Conservatory of Music
Billings Business College Polytechnic Academy
Executive
Billings Polytechnic Institute Polytechnic
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