Marion Crawford Suicide Shocks Valier Community
Marion Crawford, 18 year resident of Valier and husband of Martha Rienks, died by self inflicted gunshot after a late night, financial worry and despondency. A note to his mother explained motives. Sheriff and coroner investigated. inquest deemed unnecessary. He leaves a young widow, mother, three brothers and three sisters. Martha Rienks Crawford earlier hailed from Chateau.
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Valier
Marion Crawford
Tuts
Martha Rienks
Chateau
Embody
Wyse
Earl R
Ted R
Harlan L
Oregon City
Oregon
Clarence Parmalee
Walier
Hyla Crawford
Missoula
Floyd Phillips
Klamath Agency
Conrad Independent Observer
What About Labor A Discussion From January Meeting
J A Baart argues for district based county administration to cut road and bridge costs. He proposes cash economy, local supervisors, reduced heavy machinery use, and paying workers with current taxes rather than credit. He urges price supports for farm products to enable producers to pay wages and stimulate employment.
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Taxpayers’ Association
Local Social Scenes Include Visits and Community Program
Mr and Mrs Roy Hanberg visited the Swensons on Thursday while Martin Hanson of Chateau passed through Dupuyer delivering gas. An M I A program featured a 10 minute talk on leisure service and a duet by Lorna Green and Lula Swenson. The group played basketball after. Roy Stott has had the flu and Mr and Mrs Joe Moss hosted several young people Saturday evening.
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Roy Hanberg
Reid Swenson
Martin Hanson
Chateau
Bynum
Dupuyer
Lorna Green
Lula Swenson
Mrs. Watson
Roy Stott
Joe Moss
The Canton Print Shops Teach a Lesson in Fair Pricing
A fable from early Canton shows three printers: one overcharges for quality, another undercuts with poor work, and a third earns trust with high quality at a fair price. Over time customers abandon the first two and seek the third, whose shop endures to this day as a model for honest value. The Acantha embraces the third printer’s ethic.
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Gutenberg
Canton
Do Our Legislatures Cost Too Much Across States
A pamphlet titled Timely and Significant Facts About Our Costs of Government by the Montana Taxpayers' Association compares state legislative costs. It shows Montana's 1933 regular session at 191 113 dollars for a population of 537 606, versus Utah at 40 690 dollars for 507 847 people, plus notes on county indebtedness reductions and interest savings under budget laws, and a 2 054 108 dollar overall drop in taxes across state and local governments.
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Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Montana
Utah
Community Notes From Farmington And Surrounds
Farmington notices report the Ladies Aid annual meeting set for next Wednesday afternoon January 25 and various social events. Oscar Richem hosts about 60 friends at a Larson ranch party with dancing and cards last Thursday evening. Rays Umphress family visited Great Falls last weekend returning Sunday. Beatrice DeRusha birthday surprise party at O DeRusha home. Several patrons hosted parties including wedding anniversary for Howard and spouse. Several residents, including Mrs. Denison and Mrs. Baldani, are mentioned in travels and social events. Ben Wolk returns from Minnesota after his mother's death.
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Ladies’ Aid
Oscar Richem
Larson
Strain Ranch
Ray Umphress
Great Falls
Ellen Denison
Fellows
California
John Edwards
Albert Schwanbeck
Frank Hynes
Earl DeRusha
Oscar Lindseth
O. DeRusha
Beatrice DeRusha
Ernest Arensmeyer
Howard Hanson
Bremer
Emil Depner
Ralph Baldani
Hilda Anderson
Walker
Fairfield
Koyle School
Frances Myrick
Marie Lindseth
Forseth
Sewing Club
F. W. Smith
Cecil Passmore
Ben Wolk
Minnesota
Montana Fish and Game Board Biennial Report Declares Revenue Drop
The 1931 1932 biennial Montana fish and game report notes fewer licenses and a revenue fall of over 40000, detailing finances and operations. Chairman W P Sullivan leads articles on state fish and game issues with contributions from Warden Marrs and others.
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Fish and Game Board
Montana State Fish and Game Department
Montana
Forest
W. P. Sullivan
William Steinbrenner
Harry P. Stanford
William F. Flynn
B. L. Price
Charles B. Marrs
Commission
Fish and Game
Sullivan
Marrs
Joe I. Hendricks
J. W. Carney
Kenneth F. MacDonald
Evening visitors and gatherings around Mrs. Elsie Jones family
Local social notices recount numerous calls visits and weekend plans among residents. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Chas Fields Alfred Taumgartner and families James FitzPatrick John FitzPatrick Dick Nugen and Maria Jones with trips to Choteau Blackleaf Farmington and Dupuyer noted.
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Elsie Jones
Chas. Fields and Sons
A. G. Roberts
Robert Sheppard
Choteau
Robert, Jr
Fred Broeder
Alfred Taumgartner
L'Endroy Saturay
Roy Moye
BE. S
Wm. Thomas
Een
Fréd Broeder
Community events and local visits at Chateau
Pendroy and Davis visit Great Falls return home. Mrs. Broeder rents in Chateau as children attend local school. Card party planned Friday January 20 in Cornett building with modest admission. Gutshall visits Chateau. Robert Sheppard Jr remains ill in hospital. Pendrey folks to present home talent plays Miss Molly and Wedding Bells next week.
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B. N. Davis
Great Falls
Fred Broeder
Chateau
Cecil Kramer
Miss Dea
Fred McOmber
Conrad
Cornett
Silvius
J. H. Gutshall
Robert Sheppard, Jr
Pendrey
Molly
Pendray Dance Draws Crowd Amid Blizzard Gap
A busy Pendray hall hosted a Saturday dance with 10 and 35 cent admission as a blizzard trapped attendees through Sunday. Various social visits and meetings follow, including Harold Grady at the Lewis home and a bridge gathering at Mrs. Swanson’s. Robert Clarkson plans a Pendroy meeting January 21 at 2 pm.
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Pendray
Harold Grady
Lewis
J. A. Swanson
Simon Huff
Great Falls
Fred Phillips
Carl Peterson
Wm. Gowan and Sons
Chateau
Robert Clarkson
Pendroy
Hanusa
Dutton
Milo Sabins
Rowland
Silvius
Earles
Larson
Ladies’ Aid
Dave Sabis
J. Hanson Ranch
Farm-Home Suggestions From Montana State College
Montana State College outlines crop rotation to boost yields and notes market losses for aged ewes in 1930 31 causing Montana flocks to age and shrink. Farm women in McCone county in the family food supply program produced 1 984 pounds of cheese last year.
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Montana State College
Montana
McCone County
Montana Farm Index Figures in January Outlook
The January Montana Agricultural Outlook will include farm index figures compiled by the Montana Experiment Station to show the actual position of Montana farm and ranches, with delivery to county extension agents in early February.
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Montana Agricultural Outlook
Montana Experiment Station
Montana Farm and Ranch
Phil Cole Visited Brother in Batesville Hospital Bedside
Local attorney and livestock buyer Phil I. Cole was summoned Wednesday last to the bedside of his brother Charles F. Cole in Batesville Arkansas. Charles, two years younger, is ill with a heart ailment and his life is believed to be despaired of. Wheeler Cole of Fairfield has visited Phil in past years.
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Phil I. Cole
Charles F. Cole
Batesville
Arkansas
Phil
Wheeler
Fairfield
Views From Highview Weekend Guests
Mrs. Carol Maynard was a weekend guest of Miss Doris Jones. Mr. and Mrs. James FitzPatrick and their son John, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kuka and their son Robert were Thursday guests.
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Carol Maynard
Doris Jones
James FitzPatrick
John
Frank Kuka
Robert
How Modern Women Lose Fat Safely
Bold promise for Kruschen Salts as a fat loss aid. It advises a morning half teaspoon in hot water, reduced pastry and fats, and note of weight loss after four weeks. Claims safety and health benefits with money-back reassurance and easy availability at drug stores.
Theodore Pulliam Dies at Louisville Kentucky
The death of Theodore Pulliam, brother of J. E. Pulliam, longtime manager of the Gold en Rule store in Chateau, is reported from Louisville Kentucky. He was 57 last June and was known here as a Kentuckian who embodied the Old South gentleman in dress and manner. Funeral services were held at the First Christian church in Louisville with Masonic rites at Corinth Kentucky.
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Louisville
Theodore Pulliam
J. E. Pulliam
Golden Rule
Chateau
Corinth
Sweet clover acreage rises under Sun River irrigation project
Operators note acreage grew from about 1,000 in 1929 to 2,561 in 1932 as sun river irrigation expanded. D P Thurber irrigation specialist says the crop serves as seed, seed and pasture, and a green manure to improve soil fertility.
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Sun River
D. P. Thurber
Dairying and Farm Practices From a 1931 Text
Agricultural notes advise on balancing dairy cow diets with high protein feeds like alfalfa hay and linseed meal and outline flood irrigation surveying with a level. It warns of home canned meat poisoning and details a method to measure wool cleanliness. It cites 1931 tuberculosis destruction of cattle and hogs in the U S.
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United States
Pallet Endures Wide Temperature Range
A pallet can withstand a temperature span from nearly zero to 100 degrees. The feature highlights versatility for storage and transport across varied climates without compromising integrity.
Potato Trick for Salty Soup Noted
A kitchen tip suggests adding a raw potato to salty soup to absorb excess salt. Leave it in the pot for a few minutes, then remove. The method relies on starch to draw out saltiness, improving flavor without wasteful adjustments.
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Tena Rienks
Cowgill
Martha
J. A. Baart
Fable
Farmington
Phil Cole
Highview
Louisville, Kentucky
Count Teton
City of
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