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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
8
In Part One Jimmy, a 13 year old, cares for the Driscolls’ baby Michael while the parents attend a funeral. He reassures Mrs. Driscoll and handles the infant’s needs, playing on a rainy April day and reflecting on his orphan asylum past and the baby’s fragile start.
Jimmy cares for the Old Man alone as floodwaters rise around the Driscoll farm. A dam threat and isolation loom while a late river warning unsettles him. He contacts neighbor Mrs. Jones for help as the family may be stranded and the baby needs feeding.
Clinton Phillips credits Blue a Australian shepherd with saving his life and his family's during a January blizzard at Silver Sage ranch 12 miles northeast of Three Forks. The dog belonging to Herbert Dunbar carried a note to Three Forks guiding rescuers who brought needed supplies.
Larry Marks aged 49 and once of Helena died in San Francisco after ill health. He left Helena about 20 years ago, ran a cattle ranch at Ismay, later worked in a hardware business, and is survived by his widow, a son Larry Jr. of San Francisco, his mother Mrs. Hattie Marks, and Mrs. Louis Newman of Newman.
In 1939 Northwest Airlines completed a mileage total of 5,373,951 miles and carried 74,519 revenue passengers across 34,629,350 passenger miles, reflecting robust air travel demand and service activity.
Montana turkey co-ops shipped 554 913 pounds in the last season, totaling 27 cars, as eastern markets extend demand. Miss Harriette Cushman of Montana State College notes production can yield a net cost of 11 cents per pound with prices as low as 16 cents per pound in the past decade.
Northwest Airlines requests permission to establish a coast to coast route via Twin Cities Chicago and Toronto with added Detroit and Buffalo stops. Cross Hunter and executives outline expansion plans in Washington as safety accolades are noted and prior fleet growth highlighted. Read the Classified Advertisements.
Agricultural economists predicted that farm families would have more cash to spend in 1939 than in 1938, signaling better farm income and improved buying power despite ongoing economic challenges.
L F Kelley owner of United Karakul & Fur Co of Twin Falls Idaho announces headquarters for the firm will be in Great Falls while home offices stay in Twin Falls The karakul breed originated in Bokhara Asia and Theodore Roosevelt helped its first import The U S and Canada host about 7000 karakul head The company has operated in Twin Falls for five years.
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