Echoes from the Past December 11 1919 News Highlights
Coal miners return to work ending a national strike easing a coal shortage in Choteau. Frank Oulton to buy 25 cars of wood at Glacier Park to tide citizens until coal arrives. J W Willis dies at 58 at Burton Beach. Eastern Star officers elected Effie Bateman Alice McCullough Clara Moore Thyre Haugen Clara Foot Marie Coffey. McKinley Peters of Chateau aids guard duty in Peking China. Thos Echanda of Teton County dies by suicide leaving wife and three children. Fire destroys Claude Eddington home near Bynum. Ray McClue’s mother dies at Minot ND. Forest report shows 20,499 livestock grazed on Lewis and Clark forest. $4,500 pounds of turkeys shipped from Teton County for Christmas trade. Teton basketball wins first three games. Public school children plan gifts for Rocky Boy Reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Frank Oulton
Glacier Park
J. W. Willis
Burton Beach
Effie Bateman
Alice McCullough
Clara Moore
Thyre Haugen
Clara Foot
Marie Coffey
Eastern Star
McKinley H. Peters
Chateau
U. S
Peking
China
Max Bishop
Acantha
Elkader
Iowa
Thos. Echanda
Teton County
Claude Eddington
Bynum
Ray McClue
Minot
N. D
Lewis & Clark Forest
Teton Basketeers
Rocky Boy Indian Reservation
Hill County
Simpson Sentenced to Hang December 30
Lee Simpson of Ryegate is sentenced to hang on December 30 for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Arthur Buford of Golden Valley county. The ruling was by District Judge W L Ford after Simpson was tried in 1938, with an appeal denied by the state supreme court and a request for rehearing rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Lee Simpson
Ryegate
Arthur Buford
Golden Valley County
W. L. Ford
Simpson
Buford
Guy Tullock
Lewistown
Roy E. Ayers
Supreme Court
Tobacco Hearing Set by State Commission for December 18
The state railroad and public service commission set December 18 for a hearing on a statewide tobacco cost survey requested by retail grocers and tobacco jobbers. The board said the survey will proceed if the hearing presents warranted evidence, and a system adopted could prevent selling tobacco at a loss for a trade leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Community Notes From Beck Area Gatherings
Beck news covers visits and social events around Great Falls and nearby towns. Gladys Gamradt returned home from Columbus hospital with her parents. A school card party featured prizes for Eileen Beck and Virgil Gamradt. Seven bridge tables were played and refreshments served at midnight. A surprise party honored Lena Toekes at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gamradt
Great Falls
Gladys
Columbus Hospital
Eileen Beck
Virgil Gamradt
J. Homberg
C. Burgmaier
Asmus
Elmer Johnson
Lena Toekes
Arnie Sands
Leo Toekes
Frankie
Dutton
al. Nelson
LeRoy
Mike Toekes
N. Paulus
Charlie Quade
Fort Missoula
Henry
Promotions in Montana National Guard reshapes leadership
Brigadier General John W. Mahan announced 16 promotions and transfers in the Montana National Guard as part of streamlining efforts. Lieutenant Colonel E. M. Birley of Billings becomes colonel to command the 153rd Infantry, with Major E. K. Cheadle Jr and Major Clarence H. Olson elevated to lieutenant colonels and assigned key staff roles. Major Louis E. Bretzke of Glasgow transfers to the 41st Division staff as assistant division plans and training officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana National Guard
John W. Mahan
War Department
E. M. Birley
Billings
153Rd Infantry
E. K. Cheadle, Jr
Shelby
Clarence H. Olson
Sweet Grass
41St
Louis E. Bretzke
Glasgow
41St Division
Rankin joins Republican state central committee
W. D. Rankin of Helena is appointed to the executive committee of the Republican state central committee by state chairman E. K. Cheadler Jr. He succeeds the late P. R. Heily of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Rankin
Helena
Republican State Central Committee
E. K. Cheadler, Jr
P. R. Heily
Columbus
Sparling Attends National Ag Officials Meeting in Chicago
James T. Sparling, state commissioner of Agriculture, traveled to Chicago this week for a National Association of Secretaries and Directors of State Agricultural Departments meeting. The session focused on a broad review of interstate trade barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Sparling
Chicago
National Association of Secretaries and Directors
Small Electric Water Heater Fills Farm Need
A compact portable electric heater provides hot water on farms without full system upgrades. The unit holds about two gallons, weighs 20 pounds empty, 35 pounds full, and uses 600 to 1400 watts. It offers instant hot water for shaving, dishes, and dairy work at about four to six cents daily, with installation around $25.00.
Agawam Notes Include Funeral, Travel, and Social Updates
Aagawam residents attended Fred Zimmerman's funeral in Conrad on Wednesday. The Warren Jerome family moved to Belt Montana last week with Pat Wicks and family to live on the Jerome ranch. M Wicks retumed to Lemon South Carolina after his brother’s death. Mrs Henry Weist received a surprise birthday party. Mr and Mrs A C Robinson and Jay visited E L Robinson in Butte who lost his right arm in an on duty accident at the yard office and is at St James hospital. Loraine Schaffer came home from Great Falls for Thanksgiving. A club meeting and social events were noted, with Mrs Stephenson and Mrs Lindseth mentioned. flu with Mrs Robert Malone, and plans for the Christmas program and gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Zimmerman
Conrad
Warren Jerome
Belt
Mont
Pat Wicks
Jeromes
M. Wicks
Lemon
S. C
Henry Weist
A. C. Robinson
Jay
Butte
E. L. Robinson
St. James Hospital
Loraine Schaffer
Great Falls
Stephenson
Joe Torgenson
Lindseth
Robert Malone
Eligible 674 to receive federal pensions this month
Six hundred seventy four persons may receive a lasting Christmas present this month from the federal social security board. They will be informed they are eligible for federal pensions monthly as long as they live. The group includes those who already received lump sum payments and now benefit from a congressional amendment to start monthly payouts earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Social Security Board
Olga Atromset
Dairymen See Better Demand in 1940
Bozeman reports 1940 dairy outlook shows higher milk output and more cows as young stock exceeds replacement needs. Stocks of dairy products down, demand up with improved business and prices. War could curb cheese imports and boost exports of concentrated milk. past WWI trade shows modest foreign shipments of manufactured dairy goods remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Tretsven
Lake State
Montana business up in October driven by car dealers
Four hundred thirty-one independent retailers in Montana gained 3.9 percent in October from a year earlier with sales totaling 2,961,978 dollars. Car dealers led with a 33.6 percent rise while department stores fell 14.7 percent. city results ranged from Billings up 23.1 to Havre down 7.3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Federal Census Bureau
Butte
Great Falls
Billings
Helena
Missoula
Anaconda
Bozeman
Havre
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Prospects for Wool Prices Improve in 1940
An Agricultural Marketing Service report by Jay G. Diamond forecasts better prices for Montana wool growers in 1940 due to improved U S business and war demand. US mills bought 50 percent more wool in the first nine months of 1939 than 1938, with expectations of sustained high mill consumption in 1940. England’s heavy purchases are expected to support American wool prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Montana
Agricultural Marketing Service
Jay G. Diamond
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
England
Filipino independence debate shifts public mood
The essay argues that Filipino political sentiment has shifted from seeking immediate independence to favoring modification of the Tydings McDuffie Act. It notes economic worries, tariff impacts, and security fears regarding Japan, with U S military and naval opinions split on preserving bases versus defense concerns. It suggests Congress may respond to growing support for change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Congress
Islands
Newsweek
U. S. Dependency
Gooa
Japan
Nippon
Son of Heaven
U.S
Far
Modifica
Falls Laying Flock Champ Egg Producers
Bozeman reports Montana poultry demo farms show Lois Slanger of Great Falls led flocks over 100 birds with 202 hens and 244.1 eggs per hen. John J. Vargo of Trout Creek topped under 100 flocks with 69 hens and 260.9 eggs per hen. Brock's Poultry Farm at Carter led breeding flocks with 749 hens and 212.8 eggs per hen. The year saw 12 farms exceed 200 egg averages and many cooperators earned labor income. More cooperators bought high quality chicks from Socks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Lois Slanger
Great Falls
Harriet Cushman
Montana State College
Sanders County
Brock
Carter
Bar Group Seeks Citizenship Day In Montana
The Montana Bar Association asks the state supreme court to set a yearly Citizenship Day across Montana. Schools and organizations would run programs to explain federal government functions and constitutional meanings. The plan was approved at the association's fall meeting in Billings and drafted by Loble, Lamey, and Wuerthner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Bar Association
State Supreme Court
Helena
Arthur F. Lamey
Havre
Julians Wuerthner
Great Falls
Adlerika Advertisement for Gas Relief
An advertising blurb promotes Adlerika as a remedy for stomach gas pressure affecting the heart due to constipation. It claims one dose relieves pressure and that Adlerika cleans out both bowels, sold at Alt Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alt Drug
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Beck News
National Guard
Sparling
Breen Oil CO
Ira Miller
Agawam News
Therm Heater
Knudtzon Lumber Co
Choteau, Mont
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