Record of Clif ford B. Prodger Great Falls Air Pioneer
Montana recalls test pilot Clif ford B. Prodger who died in a Redwood City California crash while demonstrating a British made plane. He had flown extensively in World War One testing about 200 aircraft types and earned a U.S. pilot license before aiding Beatty in Britain. His career highlights include leading test flights for Handley Page and serving as a top experimental tester for the Royal Naval Air Service.
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Montana
Clifford B. Prodger
Great Falls
Redwood City
Calif
Prodger
Vardney Aviation School
British Air Service
England
Germany
America
Beatty School
Royal Air Service
Flying Corps
United States
Beatty
Hempstead Field
Long Island
Admiralty
British
Royal Naval Air Service
Jules Verne
Verne
Flight
Earth
London
Handley-Page
R. Blackburn
Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company, Ltd
Bome
Berlin
Tex Rickard the Showman of Two Eras in One Life
The article portrays Tex Rickard known as a world famous boxing promoter. It recalls his Montana cowpuncher days with longhorn herds and hard winters and notes his rise to staging a world class boxing event before a two million audience. It compares him to Phineas T. Barnum for his exceptional showmanship and capital efficiency.
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Montana
George Lewis Rickard
Tex Rickard
Dodge City
Kan
Montana Ranges
Phineas T. Barnum
Barnum
Rickard
Paints Hide Airplanes For Low Visibility Missions
Special aircraft paints include a dull black for searchlight concealment a bright aluminum for sunny conditions and a coating for hiding planes on hazy days rendering them less detectable.
Hunters Battle Wolves in Texas
Government hunter Bob Calhoun tracks bobcats and red wolves in Refugio County Texas. The Fish and Wildlife Service says pursuing 30 to 50 pound predators is perilous requiring speed, skill and knowledge of each animal. Calhoun has trapped around 75 bobcats and 350 wolves in three years.
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Plains of
Texas
Fish and Wildlife Service
Harold L. Ickes
Bob Calhoun
Refugio County
Calhoun
Gloria Jean Stars in Lux Radio Theater Adaptation
In Columbia Drama the 12 year old soprano Gloria Jean wowed CBS listeners in Lux Radio Theater's adaptation of her 1940 hit A Little Bit of Heaven directed by Cecil B De Mille. She reprises Midge the child star who gains fame and wealth then sacrifices it for her family.
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Gloria Jean
CBS
Lux Radio Theater
Heaven
Cecil B. DeMille
Columbia Network
Midge
Praise for standard machines in aircraft testing work
A letter lauds the standard machines for aircraft testing noting superior capability in the country. It states that the service to carry out tests is trusted to capable hands and that the reports provide substantial technical help to the design staff. It mentions the individual’s concise remarks before taking up the machine and his standing in the aircraft world.
Garden of Eden Just Off Hell Gate Canyon
Early Missoula residents recount how Hell Gate canyon earned its name and how the area once shared a town and river with that moniker. Writer Captain Mills notes the canyon’s beauty despite the harsh nickname and hints at origins linked to Indigenous lore or Hudson’s Bay Company trappers.
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Garden of Eden
Hell Gate Canyon
T. J. Kertus
Missoula
Hell Gate
Eden
Captain Mills
Clover Leaf
Hudson’s Bay Co
Forecast Slave World If Dictators Triumph
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox addressed naval academy graduates warning that control of the high seas may determine the next century and foretelling a slave world under imperial will if power passes to advocates of totalitarian government.
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the Navy
Frank Knox
Naval Academy
High Seas
Snakes and Gators Safer Than Streets
John Lynch, a naturalist for the fish and wildlife service, prefers quiet southern marshes over big city streets. He argues snakes and alligators pose little danger if you stay cautious, a view tested by his recent work near Washington headquarters before returning to the swampy habitat.
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John Lynch
Lynch
Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D. C
Taffic
Pershing veteran Joe Montgomery Leads Lewistown Post
Looking Back recalls Joe Montgomery, new U S land office register at Lewistown, Montana, who served under General Pershing in the Philippines and later under General Morrow, with an honorable discharge guiding his return to public life and Republican leadership in the community.
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Joe Montgomery
Register of the United States Land Office
Lewistown
Montana
General Pershing
Uncle Sam
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Roosevelt
Pershing
Mpord
Montgomery
United States
Republican Central Committee
World famous soprano Lily Pons eyed Montana visit
Secretary W G Ferguson of Montanans Inc announced a special invitation to Lily Pons the renowned soprano who has performed in radio film and opera to visit Montana saying she has yet to see the state and would be welcomed to sample its United States.
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Lily Pons
Montana
Lily
Montanans, Inc
W. G. Ferguson
Union
United States
Ferguson
Lewistown Land Office Register Reappointed
The text notes the last general election and mentions a person who was recently appointed register of the Lewistown land office by President Harding. The snippet implies a political appointment context without detailing the individual's name or exact date.
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The
Lewistown
Pie Plates Reflect Light For Barn Lighting
Cut old auto reflectors or aluminum pie plates into large passes for light to pass through. This directs more illumination into Pine sockets for outbuildings and barns where needed. The tree frog can shift color from dark to light in about 20 minutes.
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Britain
E. M. White
California
Tex
Old
Columbia Drama
Roosevelt County Independent
Bass Ad Theta
Anaconda
Hibbon
Kentucky
ST. Paull, Mipk
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