Tales of a Youthful Pitcher and the Big Train Legend
A reminiscence on Bob Feller and Walter Johnson, comparing the Iowa high school talent with the famed Big Train. Johnson's early Dillon showcase featured 18 strikeouts and helped shape future stars like Dr. Johnny Lavan who later joined the St. Louis Browns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Feller
Iowa
Cleveland American Ague
Bob
S. O
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Weiser
Idaho
Dillon
Mill
Walter
Johnny Lavan
Lavan
St. Louis Browns
Washington
St. Louis
Browns
Harvest delays slow Montana hay crops in rain drenched week
Western Montana reports two weeks of rain hindered hay harvest work. Scattered items note a funeral for John Glenn in Corvallis, a man in Noxon taking his life, and a lightning strike killing a rancher in St Ignatius. Montana disease rates decline with mumps leading cases. oil and forestry notes appear from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Falls
Montana
ST. Ignatius
Ben Detert
Herman
Harvey
FIGHTER POOR ON FIGURES
A nostalgic boxing tale contrasts Tom Sharky a navy heavyweight and a stubborn boxer who demanded payment before a bout. The piece recalls a 22 year old episode in which Carl Roloff sought a Milwaukee opponent to face Tommy Sheehan with a large pay cut for the challenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Sharky
Tom
Navy
San Francisco
Bologaey
Sharky
Carl Roloff
Billings Athletic Club
Milwaukee
Tommy Sheehan
Chicago
Roloff
Tremblay's 1500 dollar throw saves Butte game
In Dillon, Tremblay made a daring circus catch in center and a long throw to nail Johnny Lavan at home, saving $1500 for the Butte Union club. Bill Walsh recalls the play as the greatest show he saw, part of a five game Dillon tour en route to Salt Lake and Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremblay
Doc” Tremblay
Dillon
Butte
Bill Walsh
Butte Union Association
Bill
Salt Lake
Ogden
Walsh
Weiser
Johnny Lavan
Lavan
Shannon
Montana
Missoula Grill Bowling Five Faces Decades of Change
The Missoula Grill bowling team, led by Carey Diedrich Aiken McCurdy and Miller, endured 12 years of lineup changes and victories. A 1936 divorce marked shifts, while Druhot’s volatile stint with Butte and later success with Missoula highlight a turbulent baseball era in Montana.
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Grill
Missoula
Carey
Diedrich
Aiken
McCurdy
Miller
Diedrich, Aiken
Midland Empire Fair to Proceed Despite Flood Losses
The Midland Empire fair will go ahead as scheduled in August with no curtailments. Flood damage to the grounds is about 200000 dollars. Fair Manager Harry L. Fitton and Yellowstone County commissioners coordinated repairs with the county surveyor C Durland, planning crews to work through August 9, without relief labor. Community clubs from Lockwood Blue Creek Duck Creek H Hillcrest West Side Huntley Billings Bench South Billings Shepherd Middlebeach Canyon and the county home demonstration council will sponsor booths and organize this year’s event.
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Fair Board
Yellowstone County Commissioners
Harry L. Fitton
Fg Tereque County
C. Durland
Fitton
Fairgrounds
Yellowstone County Community Club
Northern Hotel
Lockwood
Blue Cree Duck Creek
H. Hillcrest
West Side
Huntley
Billings Bench
South Billin Shepherd
Middlebeach
Canyon and County Home Demonstration Council
Montana Sees Rapid Tourist Growth And Advertising Push
Montana's new tourist industry expands with 50 million visitors expected from 37 states. Butte serves as a travel hub between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, aided by Montanans Inc and the state highway commission. Advertising reaches 18 states, with maps, folders, and mailings, plus radio and film campaigns and features on Yellowstone and Glacier.
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Howdy
Montana
Florida
Maine
Kentucky
Arkansas
Texas
California
Arizona
Butte
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Big Hole Battlefield
Bi Hole
Montanans, Inc
State Highway Commission
Grantland Rice
Ashing
Bear
Glacier Parks
It Was Her Story and She Was Sure Stuck With It
A woman recalls an incident where a strange man and a hitchhiker were involved as she fled in a car. Her husband later goes missing after a reported meeting at Paradise, with Montana cited as a national vacation spotlight per Montanans and state authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Commerce
Paradise
School Bond Approved for Lincoln and High School Upgrades
A $14 bond levy funds improvements at the Weer and Lincoln schools for heating and remodeling to add a new room. Increased enrollment prompted the changes. Police report confusion with a stranger scene but found no serious results or details on the intruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
Jelly Shelf Classics and Peach Jam Tapioca Soufflé
Step by step for peach jam preparation and a peach jam tapioca soufflé dessert. Includes fruit prep, sugar, pectin, boiling, cooling, and canning, plus a tapioca base recipe with peach jam, eggs, vanilla, butter, and baking in a water bath for ten servings.
26-Wagon Boss Leads Fort Benton Ox-Drawn Freight
A historical scene shows the wagon boss riding ahead of an ox-drawn freight caravan departing Fort Benton Montana. The figure embodies the traditional leader who directs the long, mule and wagon train pride of frontier commerce during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benton
Montana
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Montana Sports Tales of
Joe L. Markham
Montana State Athletic Commission
Brown
Jimmie Austin
Johnny
Treasure State News
Wamilton
Corvallis
John Glenn
Glenn
Brown County
Wiliam Elprick
Noxon
the Valley Nursing Home
Elprick
Helena
B. K. Kilbourne
Scobey
Boy Scout Organization
Billings
Billings City
Miles City
Southeastern
Montana County Association
L. J Onstad
Srand
James I H. Baldwin
United States District Court
Livingston
Joseph Joffe
Yellowstone Park
Park
Joffe
Glacier Park
E. T. Scoven
Clacier National Park
Logan Pass
Loganness
R. G. Roby
Bozeman
Montana Federation of Post Office Clerks
E. Kays
Great Falls
L. E. Niles
Harris Avenue
Missoula River
Sun River
Lewis and Clark National Forest
R. T. Ferguson
St. Olaf College
Martin Trystag
White Sulphur Springs
Lewistown
Glendive
Townsend
Frank Ball
Sunlight
Whitehall
Eastern
Winston
Custer
Milboula
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Henry 8
Grain Growers’ Oil Co
Battlesea Company
Louis
Lekvold
Battleson Company
Kenosha
Tommy Sheean
A. L
Doc’ Tremblay
Falls
Union Association
Druhot
Carl Mathes
Mathes
McCafferty
Mac
Wottinell
McCaffer
Midland Fair
Montanans, Inc. i
The
Polson
Alice Blake
U. S
Last Chance Sulch
Mont
Mr. Russell
Carson
Kit Carson
Missouri River
Canadian Mounted Police
Sun River Canyon
Murphy
Queen’s War
Mr. Wolf
Red Coat
Old Sioux and
Blackfeet
Sam River
Packer
Old Sun River
Montana Newspaper Association
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