February Meeting of Legion Auxiliary Sees Large Turnout
The American Legion Auxiliary held its February meeting February 19 at the MIS church parlors with many members and visitors present. Plans included a Poppy Poster contest and selling 500 poppies on Poppy Day in May. A naval print plate was approved, and a library board meeting was set to choose a Community Service book.
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Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Mis
Library Board
Elmer Smith
Kropp
KFRDG
E. A. Cogley
Ferris
Fort Harrison
Beck
Daley
National Defense
National Defense Thru Conservation
R. F. Vick
FP. W. Smith
Stuesis
Keith Vick
Lois Hodgskiss
Leah Ferris
Mildred Mckee
The
Legion
Auxiliary
Sturgis
Anderson
Darby
Vick
Nyhus
Baker
Community notes from Bole and surrounding area
Eighteen families attended a Bole Woman's Club pot luck at the hall with a short program and games. Several local residents hosted guests overnight or visited friends, and Sam Luinstra died at Chateau hospital after a months-long illness. Art Tesch was reelected Greenfield Farmers Oil Co director. parties and visits involve Standish, Austad, Hane, Swenson, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bole Woman's Club
Gibson Monkman
LeRoy Robinson
Chateau
R. E. Davis
Buster Wiseman
Mary Hane
Simms
Miss Gladys
Fred Swenson
Merle Bunday
Sand Coulee
C A Austad
Harold Waters
Dutton
Lucille Inbody
Myles Standish
Sam Luinstra
T. S. Gap
Chateau Hospital
Art Tesch
Paul Mathis
Pete Sandmo
Lyle
G Dauwalder
Greenfield Farmers Oil Co
Fairfield
Great Falls
John Holm
Ben Benson
Mamuzich
C. A. Austad
Gladys Hane
Deanna
John Fiolm
Art Johnson
Bensons
C. F. Carlson
John Standish
Name Changes for Runner Gulch and Sock Lake Historic Notes
Historical notes recount Runner Gulch drainage named for George Heavy Runner in 1925 after a game law violation resulting in fines. Mentions proposal of Indian Gulch and linked events, plus 1934 Headquarters Creek fire and Sock Lake naming origin by Clarence A. McNeal and crew.
Geographic Feature Named Near Continental Divide
The small lake at the head of North Fork Red Shale Creek is cataloged near the Continental Divide with section references S 30 or 31, T 24 N, R 11 W. The origin of the name is attributed to Clarence A. Bud.
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North Fork
Clarence A
Bud
Poet Reflects on California From Montana Roots
Former Deer Lodge man now in California writes a satirical verse portraying California as overcommercialized and wild for tourists. The author, R. J. D., notes Montana readers may chuckle, while boosters seek a truth about the state.
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Deer Lodge
California
California Boosters’ Club
Montana
Western Sun
Our Lake Hidden Lake name origin and history noted
In section 18 T 24 N R 9W M P M the lake was called Hidden Lake before 1934. Jess L. Gleason of Chateau Montana likely named it Our Lake with inscription on a shore tree later found by Clarence A. McNeal in 1934. Forest records from 1937 reflect the name change to avoid confusion with another nearby lake.
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Our Lake
Hidden Lake
N. R
M. P.M
Jess L. Gleason
Chateau
Montana
Clarence A. McNeal
Lewis & Clark Forest
Sun River Ranger District
Teton Ranger District
Clarence A
Bud) McNeal
Rock Creek
Valentine Parties Briefed Across Agawam Area
Agawam residents hosted multiple Valentine gatherings with games like Rook and Monopoly. Prizes went to Ma deline Wuest and James Jensen. A large club house gathering occurred Friday. Funeral services were held for Mrs Ed Marhardt in Bynum on Monday.
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O. Thorvilson
A. C. Robinson
Monopoly
Madeline Wuest
James Jensen
Club
S. Thomas
A. Vansen
A. Robinson
Ed Marhardt
Bynum
Resources Increase in Montana Financial Firms
Montana financial institutions show gains as 20 building and loan associations report total resources of 11.073 million dollars at the start of the year, up 825 thousand from the prior year, and six credit unions add 1 thousand and 39 dollars. State bank resources also rise by 4.5 million, according to state examiner W. A. Brown.
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Montana
W. A. Brown
State Examiner
Brown
Bootlegger J H Chapman Fined and Sentenced in Missoula
J H Chapman, a bootlegger who jumped bond in 1983, was found guilty last week in Missoula. He received a $500 fine and eight months in jail after serving a Mann Act sentence at McNeil Island federal prison and recent parole.
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Sunlty
Missoula
J. H. Chapman
McNeil Island Federal Prison
Pendray News Thin Community Notices and Obituary
W C Briggs died Wednesday at Chateau after a two day illness. Funeral services were held Saturday with wide community attendance. Mrs Porter lost a patient in Chateau. Several Pendray residents attended the Conrad funeral Saturday. If weather is bad the Mrs Dick Rose shower moves to the Farmers Union Hall.
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James Sheble
Baby
Torgers
W. C. Briggs
Chateau
C. W. Johns
J. H. Gutshall
Louise Hamer
Kenneth Riley
Conrad
Guild
Harry Collins
Do. W. Fields
Pat Mills
Mr. Dray
Mr. Byrd
Harry Swanson
H. D. Club
Fulbright
Swanson
Lewis
Larson
John Rose
Dick Rose
Wm. Flynn
Dea
Tony Reise
Wray
W. J. Earles
H. C. Nelson
Nick Wellenstein
Max Brownell
Estes
Fred Durland
Gitchell
J. B. Wellenstein
Maynard Hospital
Porter
Luce
Pendrey
Farmers’ Union
For Rent Rooms in Gorham Block 19 11
Classified notice lists a rental for rooms suitable for light housekeeping in Gorham Block 19 11 and a separate sale of a milk cow described as average with an asking tag. Contact Bob Clark for details and pricing.
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Gorham Block
Bob Clark
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Fuller
Knudtzon Lumber Co
Choteau, Mont
Choteau Food Market
E. R. O'Neil
J. J. O'Neil
Catsup
Golden Valley
Carton
Miracle
Golden West
Runner Gulch
Badger Creek
George Heavy
Pondera County
J. R. Rice
Glacier Park Station
Glacier County
George Heavy Runner
Heavy Runner
Peigan
Marias River
Fort Shaw
Forest Supervisor
L. J. Howard
Forest Ranger
Montanan
Ananias Club
San Diego
Golden Gate
West
Boosters’ Club
Agawam
Pendray News
L. E. Taylor
Peter Marren
Kemp Chevrolet Co
Glenleyd
WLENT
Catherine Warner
A. G Arensmeyer
Farmington
Maytag
Ward
Laura M. Gibler
McCormick-Deering
K. P. Hall Chateau
Sturgis Hardware
Miss the News OF the World
RCA
Chick’s Shell Station
du Barry
McCall
Federated Store
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