Fair exhibits planned by 4-H and Womans Club
The project fair set for September 25 and 26 will show crops and vegetables in the high school manual training building and animals at the West Side barn. Entry by 10 p m on September 25. Fifty to seventy youths participate with class 1 to 7 open to club members and classes 10 to 12 open countywide. Prizes range from one to five dollars in several categories including swine sheep poultry corn grain potatoes beef grass alfalfa and farm crops with ribbons for top placements. The Big Timber Womans club garden contest awards support a large prize for best garden exhibit and encourages attendance by all. Continued on last page.
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Big Timber Womans Club
Death of Rev J A Smith Early Day Pastor of Big Timber
The Anaconda Standard reports the death of Rev. J. A. Smith a 70 year old Methodist minister known across Montana. Funeral services were held at Mountain View Methodist Church in Big Timber with interment at Mount Moriah cemetery. Survived by two sons Roy and Howard Smith. The body moved from White's chapel to 3010 Sheridan Avenue for the funeral procession from the residence to the church.
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J. A. Smith
Methodist Church of
Big Timber
Anaconda Standard
Montana
Mountain View Methodist Church
C. L. Clifford
Mount Moriah
Red Lodge
New Chicago
Drummond
Phillipsburg
Smith
Methodist Church
Mountain Home
Idaho
Butte
Roy Smith
Howard Smith
Utah
White’s
Roy C. Smith
Sheridan Avenue
Chief Justice L. L. Calloway Heads Montana Memorial
Chief Justice L. L. Calloway of the Montana supreme court was elected chairman of the commission to propose a Lewis and Clark memorial. Members include Governor Erickson state treasurer Harmon Superintendent May Trumper and David Hilger of the State Historical Society. A meeting October 1 will review designs and sites for the memorial honoring the explorers who spent 1804 to 1806 in Montana.
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Helena
L. L. Calloway
Montana Supreme Court
Lewis and Clark
J. E. Erickson
EE. I
Harmon
Montana
Special Aircraft Board Meets in Washington for Conference
The war and navy departments coordinate for the presidents special aircraft board convening at the White House. Colonel William Mitchell may be summoned as an expert witness to address charges of incompetence and inefficiency in air service administration. The navy orders a court of inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster and offers cooperation, including confidential information if authorized.
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Washington
War and Navy Departments
Special Aircraft Board
White House
War Department
William Mitchell
Air Service Administration
Wilbur
Naval Court of Inquiry
Shenandoah
Davis
Mitchell
Army
Naval Aviation
Army Air Chief
Army Air Program
Hermit Kills Man On Montana Roadside
T J Brown, 60, was shot in the head by Cort Wiseman an eccentric hermit living near the Gib son road 21 miles northeast of Big Timber Montana Brown's daughter Mrs E Quenzer returned from Rifle Colorado after attending the funeral Wiseman surrendered to tourists then to the sheriff no motive given a possible lynching narrowly avoided Quenzer named executrix and guardian of two minors plans to travel to Rifle after estate matters.
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Mr. Brown
Wiseman Place
Walker Wins Democratic Nomination for New York Mayor
State Senator James Walker defeated Mayor John F. Hylan by a 95 543 plurality in the New York City mayoral Democratic primary. Hylan announced retirement to private life and hinted at a possible third ticket with Hearst backing. Walker prepares for a rest while borough leaders pledge support.
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New York
James Walker
New York City
John F. Hylan
Hearst
John H. Sinnot
Arthur Brisbane
Hearst Publications
City Hall Reporters Association
First Fake Ticket For Baseball Series Reported
Washington records the first fake ticket scare of the world series season. A photostat copy of a pasteboard ticket was found on Mercer J. Conway, a patent office employee. No real tickets exist yet as engravings are only submitted to the patent office.
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Washington
Mercer J. Conway
Patent Office
Edward B. Enyon, Jr
Washington Club
Hill to push amendment to repeal Eighteenth Amendment
Representative John Philip Hill of Maryland plans to introduce a constitutional amendment at the December opening of Congress to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. He cites a Federal Council of Churches report noting adverse social effects since 1920 and notes his long opposition to prohibition and efforts to modify the Volstead Act.
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Baltimore
John Philip Hill
Maryland
Congress
Hill
Federal Council of Churches
Jardine Declares Armour Morris Merger Legal
Secretary Jardine ruled the Armour Morris packing merger legal dismissing a 1923 complaint by Secretary Wallace. A White House meeting followed, with discussion of evidence from hearings nationwide. He warned future violations could trigger action under the Packers and Stockyards Act.
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Washington
Armour and Morris Packing Companies
Jardine
Wallace
White House
Packers and Stockyards Act
Secretary of Agriculture
Maine Murderer Ends Career By Own Hand
Harry A. Kirby, jailed since May in Augusta on charges of murdering Ada Hayward, committed suicide by slashing his wrist with a razor. Earlier, Emma Towns was rescued from a burning cottage at Lake Marancook in Winthrop with two bullet wounds and Kirby was linked to the crime after Hayward’s body was found May 25. Kirby had been arrested in Newburyport, Mass, after leaving a letter to Kennebec County Sheriff Cummins saying he would sacrifice his life to Maine rather than plead guilty.
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Augusta
Maine
Harry A. Kirby
Ada Hayward
Emma Towns
Lake Marancook
Winthrop
Miss Hayward
Kirby
Newburyport
Mass
Henry F. Cummins
Kennebec
Farm Loan Bankers Say Western Farmers Prosperous
Four western farm loan bankers testified at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing that farmers and stock raisers in Kansas are prosperous. Former Kansas Attorney General Fred S. Jackson pressed to impeach the view, while Albert H. Denton of Home National Bank Arkansas City Kan asserted that farmers as a class are better off today than before the war.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
Fred S. Jackson
West
Albert H. Denton
Home National Bank of
Arkansas City, Kan
New Fight Schedule Ordered For Champs
New York boxing officials ordered a fresh heavyweight title agreement for 193? between Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills after Paddy Mullins rejected the prior contract. Mullins pressed to name Wills as challenger and to specify venue and date and to secure return of the $25 000 post for Wills if the fight did not occur. The commission set to present the new articles to Mullins next week.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
New York Boxing Commission
Paddy Mullins
Jack Kearns
Tex Rickard
Mullins
Wills
Dempsey
Children Break Window Triggers Fatal Duel Over Damage
Two Park county men, Clarence Keough and Carl Abramson, were killed in a Monday morning shooting following a dispute over a broken window light at Old Chico. Authorities say both men fired with a high powered rifle. Keough shot Abramson, Abramson's return fire wounded Keough, and a final discharge as Keough fell tore away his head. Coroner to hold inquest Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Livingston.
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Livingston
Park County
Old Chico
Clarence Keough
Carl Abramson
Abramson
Chico
Keough
Walter Selby
Carl
Gary
Ind
Selby
LaFollette Jr. Likely Wins Wisconsin Senate Nomination
Robert M. La Follette Jr. claims a statewide victory by over 90,000 and a 30,000 plus majority over rivals. He notes uncertainty about how many Republicans will enter the September race as independents, listing eight potential contenders across parties.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Robert M. la Follette
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Roy P. Wilcox
Edward F. Dithmar
Daniel Woodward
Arthur R. Berry
William George Bruce
John M. Work
George Bauman
Italian offers 400000 turtles for Montana aid
A letter from G Debertal of Meran Tirol offers Montana 400000 turtles to aid Gallatin county quake relief, with transportation paid. The German note, translated by Rose Brandt, requests approval from state officials and is linked to a commercial aquarium owner. The offer remains uncertain and was forwarded by Governor Erickson to Sam Goza.
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Helena
Italy
Gallatin County
Montana
J. E. Erickson
Sam D. Goza
G. Debertal
Meran
Tinto
Federal Council Sees Prohibition Under Testing Time
The Federal Council of Churches reports prohibition faces a supreme test with uncertain outcome. It notes inconsistent social effects since 1920, unreliable data, and mixed publicity. The study finds the public mood shifted but accepts the saloon's passing with satisfaction.
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Washington
United States
Research and Education Department
Federal Council of Churches
Prohibition Unit
Treasury Department
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Womans
Turkey
Department
Board
E. Quenzer
Jimmy Walker
Hylan
Albany
Walker
John H. McCooey
Brooklyn
David Bendit
Richmond
Maurice Connolly
Queens
John Phillip Hill
Farm Loan Magnates
O. K. Western Farmer
Champs
Bob
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