Montana Pioneers Gather for O'Donnell Birthday in Billings
A group of 14 Montana pioneers, all residents for over 50 years, gathered in Billings to celebrate J. D. O'Donnell's 79th birthday. The attendees, aged 70 to 91, included Dr. W. A. Allen 91 and Robert Leavens 70, reflecting Montana's early history from Indian fighting to irrigation founders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. O’donnell
W. A. Allen
Robert Leavens
West
Kiwanians
Billiass Kiwantys Club
Montana
J. D. O'Donnell
Mrs. Wagner
O’donnell
Glendolin Damon Wagner
O’donnells
Doctor Allen
Ohio
Custer Hill
Frank Summers
Bismarck
Canyon Creek
Fort Custer
Plenty Coups
Bill” Allen
Fromberg Brick & Tile Co
Murphy-Neal
Nutting
Bat
Beaver Canyon
Ennis
Huntley
McAdow
Westbrook
Virginia City
Aldergulch
Coulson
Billy Hamilton
Joe Cochrane
Muggins Taylor
Johnson
Montana Territory
T. C. Armitage
Armitage
Miles City
Livingston
Billings
Bob” Leavens
Fort Benton
Paris Gibson
XX. Beidler
Great Falls
I. J. Ranch
Bud” O'Donnell
Leavens
John Hughes
Lewis
Montana pioneers linked to the state's growth honored at O'Donnell party
A Billings Kiwanis gathering honored Montana pioneers including Nan Wynn, Raymond Scott, and lifelong cattlemen and builders like Nutting, Leavens, and O'Donnell. Biographies recount irrigation, railroads, cattle ranches, and public service shaping Montana from settlement days to modern times.
Broncho Charlie Miller Friend of Chief Joseph
Broncho Charlie Miller the famed western scout and horsebreaker, then in his eighties, served as a dispatch rider during the Nez Perce flight of 1877. Carrying orders from Gen. O O Howard toward the Bitter Root, he was spared by White Bird who declared him a friend of Joseph. He later joined Joseph’s winter camp and fought when needed while remaining wary of white men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Thane
Charlie Miller
Charlie
New York
San Francisco
O. O. Howard
Bitter Root Range
Joseph
Lolo Pass
Canada
Broncho Charlie
Fordham Brothers
Idaho
Ollicut
White Bird
Bear
Indians Were Vastly Amused At Broncho Charlie
Cayuse
Sally Winnemucca
Howard
Hugh L. Scott
Madison River Valley
Lieutenant Scott
Yellowstone
Miles
Bear’s Paw Mountains
Tepee
White Bird Canyon
Broncho
Leavenworth
Betty Lou Gerson stars in new Grand Hotel radio series debut
Betty Lou Gerson, a versatile radio actress born in Chattanooga, headlines the Grand Hotel drama series on Columbia network beginning Sunday Jan 7 at 1 35 p m E S T. The program, directed by her husband Joe Ainley, features two act dramas and traces Gersons early career from Birmingham stages to Chicago Goodman theater and radio superstardom.
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Betty Lou Gerson
Columbia Network
Chattanooga
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Chicago
Goodman Theater
Joe Ainley
Grapes Perish Quickly If Not Properly Cut
Perishable grapes should be kept whole. Use scissors to cut the bunches rather than breaking them apart to avoid damage and preserve freshness.
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Nan Wynn
Raymond Scott
Nan
West Virginia
Little Big Horn
Blue Creek
Johnnie Booz
L. A. Nutting
Laurel
Doctor Nutting
Citizens National Bank
O'Donnell
Bud” O’donnell
Toole
State Horticultural Board
State
State Fair Board
I. D. O'Donnell
Billings Kiwanis Club
California
America
Arculain Interior
Taos Feitetroteas
BUITE
General Electric Supply Corp
Winnemucca
Nevada
Sally
Plutes
Nez Perces
Wyoming
Cantana