Flag of M Company in the Philippine campaign
In a memoir by B N Kennedy, a Spanish American War veteran and Troy Echo editor, the Montana First Regiment's formation under President McKinley is recalled. The Anaconda smeltermen donate a silk flag, which is presented to M Company, hoisted at Caloocan near Manila, and punctured by Filipino fire before veterans return to Montana.
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B. N. Kennedy
Troy Echo
McKinley
Maine
Montana
Helena
Washington, D. C
America
M Company
B. N
Anaconda
Old Town
The
Anaconda Elks
Rod Williams
Big Jack Hammill
Anaconda Elks Lodge
Caloocan
Manila
James Casey
M Copny
S. Zelandia
Aguinaldo
Frisco
San Francisco
Butte
Portland
J. H. Durston
Anaconda Standard
Jacob Schippman
Tom Donnelly
Jo Shifman
The M Company Flag Story Remembered in Anaconda
A former Montana unit recalls pledging their flag to the Hearst library in Anaconda for all time. The tale moves from a patriotic pledge to a whispered frameup, a cement vault risk at Helena, and a later encounter over the fate of the paper slip bearing the promise.
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M Company
Montana U. S. V
Hearst
Anaconda
Sandard
Pendleton
Oregon
Lbrarian
Hearst Library
Seattle
Wash
Jacob Schippman
Philippines
Helena
Schippman
Brewster Named to Montana AAA State Committee
Burton B. Brewster of Birney Montana has been named to the Montana AAA state committee to replace W A Denecke who resigned as range member. Brewster a longtime rancher and former range assistant has been with AAA since 1937 and is known to stockmen. The move places him on the committee alongside Corvallis chairman McKenna Geyser F H Richardson Columbus and others.
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Burton B. Brewster
Birney
Mont
Montana Aaa
W. A. Denecke
State Office
the Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Bozeman
Brewster
Seein
Lapa Ranch
Quarter Circle A
Triple- A
Ae Ser
Sars Sne
Denecke
Gavote Hief Tires
Gallatin County
Meber
Corvallis
McKenna
Geyser
F. H. Richardson
Columbus
Ane
Tana Extension Service
Montana 163d Infantry Praised by General White
The 163d Montana Infantry earns praise for its progress and fighting spirit during maneuvers near Jolon California. A June 30 1941 letter from Major General George A White commends Colonel Bloomquist and the unit for its exemplary service and development, noting they reflect credit on Montana and the Army.
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George White
Montana
41St Division
Hunter Liggett Military Reservation
Bloomquist
Jolon
Calif
163D
American Soldiers Tough Customers In Staging Battle
At Camp Hunter California four days of realistic combat tested 52 000 US Army troops. Maj. Gen. Kenyon A Joyce praised the force for brains speed and determination and said the men show strong psychological fitness and endure harsh marches and sleep deprivation. The Blue forces totaled 34 000 from Fort Lewis.
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Camp Hunter
Liggett
Calif
Kenyon A. Joyce
Ninth Army
Fort Lewis
North Montana Fair Hopes Brighten Ahead for 10th Year
Harold F. DePue state fair secretary says prospects are brighter than any year since opening ten years ago. Rain improves winter wheat, spring wheat outlook, cattle and sheep prices rise, local industries at full capacity, and reservations suggest enhanced agricultural displays and attendance.
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North Montana
Harold F. DePue
Appoint W H Jones To Extension Post In Yellowstone
William H. Jones, former extension agent in Stillwater and Fergus counties, is named agricultural extension agent in Yellowstone county. He will replace Lambert Hruska, the acting agent who has been called to army service, per J. C. Taylor of Montana State College. Jones brings broad extension experience to lead the Yellowstone program.
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William H. Jones
Stillwater
Fergus
Yellowstone County
Lambert Hruska
J. C. Taylor
Montana State College
Jones
Taylor
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Smeltermen
Street of M Company
Zapote River Bridge
Cavite
Anaconda Sales CO
Anaconda, Mont
AAA
Yours
George A. White
U. S. Army
163D Infantry
George F. Bloomquist
Charles R. Dawley
W. H. Jones
Mayflower
Wim Sara
Death Valley
Hollywood
Conoco N
Conoco
NY Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Purdue University
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