Green and Gold Ball Held by Bynum in L D S Hall
The annual Mutual Improvement Association Green and Gold ball was held at the L D S hall in Bynum last Friday night. Fairfield M I A and Chateau L D S Sunday school co sponsored. Queens Tracy of Fairfield and Ona Jensen of Bynum crowned with escorts and gold green crowns. Crowns and necklaces presented by Glen Baird. Attendees from Great Falls Vaughn Simms Dutton Fairfield Chateau Shelby Valier Pendroy.
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Mutual Improvement Association
L. D. S. Hall
Bynum
Fairfield M. I. A
Chateau L. D. S
Tracy
Fairfield
Ona Jensen
Warneke
Simms
Glen Baird
Farmer
Roy Stott
Roland Peters
Beck News H D club plans February card party
The H. D. club met January 31 at Mrs As mus home with Mrs 8 Stengremson assisting. Food leaders Mrs J Tackes and Miss Lena Tackes directed refreshments. A card party for husbands is set for February 9 at the school. Families and guests visited locally including Melvin Becks moving to a Fairfield area farm and Joe Tackes visiting Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Club
Asmus
Stengremson
J. Tackes
Lena Tackes
Nick Ludowissi
Laverne
Wisconsin
Melvin Beck
Fairfield
Joe Tlehnert
Great Falls
Neck
Farmers Union
Joe Primus
Tucille
Irene
W. Asmus
Timmerman
A. Beth
Arnold
Geo Gamradt
Melvin- Betk
Joe Tackes
Great Talls
Jimmie
Columbus Hospital
American Legion Scholarships For Montana High School Orators
The American Legion offers a four year college scholarship worth 4000 to Montana high school students in grades 9 through 12. With 198 high schools and 100 posts, each district will select two committee members to run the contest by March 1. District winners advance to zone and state levels with finals in April and a national trip for the state winner.
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Department of Montana
Montana
American Legion
State Department of Education
Legion
State Department of the American Legion
Yellowstone County Dairy Herd Wins December Butterfat Lead
Yellowstone County Dairy Herd Improvement Association topped Montana for December with 37.5 pounds butterfat per cow and 932 pounds milk per herd. Lake County came second, Flathead third, followed by Lewis and Clark Gallatin Fergus Cascade and Madison and Jefferson. State totals show 81 associations, 2,585 cows, and 30 low producing cows removed.
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Yellowstone County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Montana
J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College
Lake County Association
Flathead
Lewis and Clark County
Gallatin County
Fergus County
Cascade County
Madison and Jefferson Counties
Tretsven
State buys road marker to meet safety specs
The state spent $3,505 last year on road safety markers as part of conforming the highway system to specifications recommended by the American Association of State Highway Officials, per state highway engineer Don McKinnon.
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American Association of State Highway Officials
Don McKinnon
Names of Interest in Lewis and Clark Regions
A long note by Forest Ranger L J Howard details origins and authority for place names in Lewis and Clark National Forest and County Montana. It notes Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as namesakes, spelling changes from Clarke to Clark, and references limited archival sources including 1919 Mentor Magazine and 1905 legislative correction.
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Acantha
L. J. Howard
Howard
Gladio
Lewis & Clark
National Forest
Lewis & Clark County
Mont
U.S. Geographic Board
Lewis & Clark Forest
U. S. Forest Service
Congress
Mentor
New York City
Lewis & Clarke Forest Reserve
Lewis & Clarke County
Clark
Clarke
Lewis and Clark County
State panel orders hearing on French telephone rates
The Montana railroad and public service commission directs Mountain States Power to show cause February 20 at Kalispell why extra charges for French telephone sets should not be eliminated or lowered. The ruling covers Big Fork Columbia Falls Kalispell Polson Sommers and Whitefish where the firm charges 50 cents extra monthly for French sets.
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The
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Mountain States Power Company
Kalispell
Big Fork
Columbia Falls
Polson
Sommers
Whitefish
Torch-Bearers at Chateau Little Theatre Opens Feb Twenty-Eighth
The Chateau Little Theatre group presents George Kellys Torch-Bearers a three act satirical comedy at the high school auditorium on Wednesday Feb 28. Directed by Chas Huntziker the show promises wholesome amusement and local talent seeks a generous reception from enthusiasts who formed the troupe.
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Little Theatre Group
George Kelly
Chateau Little Theatre Group
High School
New York
Choteau
Chateau
Chas. W. Huntziker
Montana Gold Output Rises Across 1939 Figures
Montana produced gold valued at 8.946 million in 1939 up from 7.116 million in 1938. Silver and copper also rose above 1938 levels with gains of 39 percent in silver and 28 percent in copper. Montana ranked seventh in gold, third in silver and third in copper among states, the U S bureau of mines reported.
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Montana
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Rise in Patients at Warm Springs Asylum
There were 1,902 patients at the state asylum at Warm Springs on February 1, up from 1,894 a month earlier, according to a report by Dr. B. L. Pampel, superintendent.
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Warm Springs
B. L. Pampel
For Sale Household Appliances and Radio Gear
For sale items include a Maytage gas washer $50 a Haag 32 volt electric washer $40 Ward s 32 volt radio $20 Kelvinator 5 cubic ft 32 volt refrigerator $60 contact Laura M Gibler Box 165 Dutton 37 4 pd.
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Ward
Laura M. Gibler
Dutton
Auto dealer highlights classic, vintage cars for sale
A local dealer promotes a selection of used vehicles including a 1936 Chevrolet Master Coupe, 1935 Chevrolet Master Sport Sedan, 1935 Standard Sedan, 1934 Nash Sedan, 1933 Ford V8 Sedan, 1931 Model A Roadster, 1939 Chevrolet Pickup, 1935 International Pickup, and 1934 Ford 1 Ton Long Wheel Base Truck. Emphasizes modern reconditioning methods to put new life into the stock.
For Sale Irrigated Land Near Fairfield Montana
For sale 160 acres irrigated land four miles east of Fairfield Montana for 2100 cash. No buildings. Contact executors of Catherine Barrt estate J F Schulte or T O Larson Chateau Mont. In Fairfield see Avery Denhart. Also listed two brood sows to farrow April 1, four A1 milk cows and 125 Austra white pullets. C E B Stenson Farmington.
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Fairfield
Mont
Catherine Barrt
J. F. Schulte
T. O. Larson
Chateau
Avery Denhart
C. EB. Stenson
Farmington
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Champ H. S. Orator
Choteau Food Market
E.R. O'Neil
Texas
J. J. O’neil
Kelloggs
Bliss
Red Potatoes
Raspberry
Loganberry
Virginia
Forest
L. J Howard
Nie “Sa Born TS
Mees
Royal Theater
L. E. Taylor
Minneapolis-Moline
O. Hanson
M. L Bechtel
O. L. Hampton
Bagley Cabins
Gorham Block
Betty Baxley
Se Va A
Tore
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