Montana Second in Wool Output at Three Day Convention
A three day Montana Woolgrowers Association meeting at the Rain bowl hotel in Great Falls highlighted a $32,000,000 Montana wool and sheep industry. Montana ranks second to Texas in wool and sheep production with Great Falls as the hub of northern Montana’s wool and sheep sector.
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Montana
Rainbow Hotel and Civic Center
Great Falls
Montana Woolgrowers Association
Texas
Intermountain
United States Agricultural Marketing Service
Sioux Raiders Kill Pryor Creek Trapper in 1877
In spring 1877 Charley Cox and Hubble trap beaver on Pryor Creek amid Sioux tensions. A war party attacked, Cox was found dead with a rifle and five cartridges, while Hubble rode to alert others. Lieutenant Done then led Crow nation duty with soldiers including Brigham Young as courier. The narrative intertwines trapping life, peril from Sioux, and early Fort Custer construction under General Buell.
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Charley Cox
Hubble
Pryor Creek
Crazy Horse
Little Big Horn River
Pine Ridge
Dakota
Cox
Yellowstone River
Skookum
Joe
Done
Second Cavalry
Crow Nation
Crow Agency
W. H. White
Columbus
Server
Fort Ellis
Clark Fork
Crow Camp
Brigham Young
Custer
General Buell
Montana Briefs Chronicle Deaths Births and Local Histories
In 1940 Harlowton records 68 births and 26 deaths. marriages outnumbered divorces 39 to 12. Frank Brown, 99, a Civil War veteran and pioneer, dies at Red Lodge. Coroner cites rupture in Stevensville death. Kalispell reports 250 pounds of wheat distributed to feed 2000+ ducks. Bitter Root notes long-time stockman Thomas Thorning dies at 173. Bigfork influenza subsides. one Johnson family death from pneumonia. school enrollment returns to normal. Sunburst honors Robert Harvey rescuer with National Safety Council medal. Billings reports 1940 fire losses peak at $512,289.96. Northern Hotel loss listed at $400,000. Bozeman longtime resident Mary Elizabeth Sabin dies at 101. Roosevelt sent a birthday message on her 100th.
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Harlowton
Red Lodge
Frank Brown
Brown
Alaska
Texas Ranger
Kalispell
Flathead
Bigfork
K. B. Johnson
Johnson
Kalispell Hospital
Robert Harvey
Robert Doggett
Sunburst
The
National Safety Council
Billings
W. H. Steele
Bozeman
Mary Elizabeth Sabin
Ashbel W. Treat
George Washington
Grace Pierce
Rufus B. Sabin
Sparta
Wis
Veterans of Foreign Wars Encampment Set for Havre
The annual district encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held February 8 at Havre with Bear's Paw post No 497 as host. Members of the state council will report on the meeting held recently in Helena. The state encampment is scheduled at Lewistown June 11.
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Havre
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bear's Paw
State Council
Helena
Lewistown
Vaccination Aids Poultry Against Cholera and Typhoid
Seasonal outbreaks of cholera and typhoid in flocks are hard to distinguish. New York station work shows cholera vaccination in ducks can apply to other fowl, while Kansas State reports typhoid vaccines from killed cultures. Bacterias are injected in two doses to build immunity, with mixed vaccines available where both diseases are present. Vaccination twice yearly is advised for durable protection.
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New York
Kansas State Agricultural College
Airplanes in Argentina Used to Deliver Medical Supplies
Airplanes may be utilized by the element in Argentina to transport doctors and medical supplies to territories, facilitating access to essential care and logistics across remote areas.
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Argentina
Montana 1841 feeder tours draw wide attendance
The 1841 Montana feeder tours in six towns attracted large crowds and steady interest as farmers and stockmen learned feed lot management methods. Attendees heard demonstrations on carcass grading, lamb grading, and sanitation with experts from Montana State College and industry groups.
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Montana
Orcutt
Montana State College
Chinook
Sidney
Forsyth
Hardin
Billings
Fromberg
Louis Hablas
Armour & Company
Fargo
H. F. Patterson
Hadleigh Marsh
Montana Veterinary Research Laboratory
G. H. Bingham
E. P. Orcutt
Hatter Gearhart
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co
E. J. Maynard
Maynard Brokerage Company
Jack Chancey
The
Holly Sugar Co
Berlin to demolish Great Maginot line at $500 million cost
A Berlin brief reports the Great French Maginot line is being torn down after a $500 million estimated investment. Other items note premature births in Norristown, a trio of American Legion officials led by Milo J. Warner to Britain, a public whipping in Elkton, and a stamp theft case in Dallas. The roundup also mentions park benches in San Antonio for woodcarvings, a Taopi village election victory for women led by Mrs. Gosha, New York oil talks on synthetic rubber, chugging youths returning to Detroit for a car swap, and aliens in the U.S. totaling 4,741,971 with New York hosting the largest population.
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Berlin
San Antonio
Tex
Tropi
Mina
J. H. Gosha
H. J. Tolstead
Edwina Johnson
A. Lagervall
New York
mThe
Ambassadors Eyes and Spanish War Talks Reported
TOKYO Admiral No mura reveals a new artificial right eye and orders five spares ahead of his Washington visit. He jokes about a long stay in America and bringing extras eyes. LONDON British authorities report Hitler pressed Spain to join the war but generals and Franco opposed the move.
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Tokyo
Kichisaburo Nomura
United States
Washington
America
London
Adolf Hitler
Spain
Germany
Italy
Ramon Serrano Suner
Hitler
Francisco Franco
Nurses Registration Planned in Montana
Miss Edith Brown secretary of the state nurses examining board announces all Montana nurses will be registered under the national defense program. Circulars will be sent to nurses to fill out and return promptly.
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Edith Brown
State Nurses Examining’ Board
Montana
Miss Brown
New Water Board Member Appointed in Montana
Gov Sam C Ford announced H Raymond of Hamilton joins Montana water conservation board succeeding Rockwood prow of Billings whose term expires Raymond is prominent in Ravalli county water affairs and chairs related committees
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Are Water Board Co
H. Raymond
Hamilton
Montana Water Conservation Board
Sam C. Ford
Ravalli County
Mr. Raymond
Rockwood Prow
Billings
Meeker Jimmie Peeping Question Provokes Family Talk
A Meeker exchange reveals Jimmie sometimes peers through the keyhole when his mother and sister are present on the davenport. He admits to peeking when adults are not watching.
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Meeker
Jimmie
Davenport
Jane
Montana Highway Official Peterson Resigns
Ernest A. Peterson, legal counsel for the Montana highway commission and highway patrol, submitted his resignation effective Jan. 31. A former Bozeman resident and Gallatin County attorney, he will return to Bozeman to resume private law practice.
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Ernest A. Peterson
Montana Highway Commission
Highway Patrol
Peterson
Bozeman
Gallatin County
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Leonard Portes
P. O
Costa Mesa
Calif
Gage Grocery
Brooks, Mont
Texaco
Clarence Lillie
Brooks
Mont
Newcastle
Wyo
Fred Lundberg
Good City
S. W. Idaho
Western Auto Supply
Payette
Idaho
Jan. List
20Th St
Rainbow Farm Pheasantry
Barrington, Ith
Mar-Dor
Plymouth Bldg
Minneapolis, Minn
Alaska Junk Company
Adams St
Spokane
Wash
Delco
D. C
Livingston, Montana
Ohio
Macdonald's Farmer Almanacs
Atlas Printing Co
Dept. W
Binghampton
N. Y
K” Linotype
Pondera County
Conrad, Mont
Milton Nursery Company
Milton
Oregon
Tualatin Valley Nurseries
Sherwood
Yewis & Walker
Wyoming
Butte
Helena Stamp Works
Fred Griffin
Phillip
Raymond
Roy Whitcomb
Olympia
Eugene
Tony Gill
R. R
Trout Creek
H. H. Brown
Alberton
P. O. Box
M. J. Bottomley
Oroville
Valley County
Glasgow
South Painter Ave
Whittler
Fort Shaw
Frary & Burlingame, Inc
Fort Peck Dam
Missouri
Fort Peck
S. Defense
Hanson Auto School
L. Fargo
N. Dakota
Nettle Street
Arthur Wilson
O M. Campbell
Clarissa Ave
Los Angeles
Scottsbluff
Neb
Reeder
Palestine
Gimpson
Denver
Colo
Seattle
Fox Studios
Balesmen
Red Comet
Comet Bldg
Littleton
Colorado
Saltee
Offire
God
Reason
Dawn Publishers, Inc
Fulton St
Brooklyn
Palace Watch CO
Palace Bidg
Minneapolis
Minn
Old National Bank
Spokane Fur Co
Riverside Ave
Indian Museum
Osborne
Kansas
Curry Apts
Cavalier Gale
Henry S. Royce
Puget Sound Bank Brds
Tacoma
Hampshire
H A. Marsh
Tillamook
Bosma
Tillamook, Oregon
Pp. C
BABY
Minorcas
Anconas
New
South Dakota
JU. S
Northwest
Burgess Hatchery
U. S
Allen Hatchery
Dept. L. Billings
Allied
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mystrand Poultry Co
Placer St
Butte, Mont
CBS
Columbia Network
Peggy Zinke
Peggy
Jenny
John Dowling
John Moyle Richards
Foss Ranch
Stevensville
Richards
Cornwall
England
Prous
Norristown
Mary Iannone
American Legion
Milo J. Warner
Britain
State Department
Elkton
Glen Doyle
Dallas
Lee Schwartz
Llodi
Johnny Ferrero
Frank Migliardi
Detroit
Justice Department
Utah
Helen Wood
Alfred G. Huenergardt
Miss Wood
Hollywood
Elaine Dascom
O14
Quaker Co
Lawrencebers
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