Slants on Life and a Lone Cowboy in Falls
The author recalls a newspaper obituary of a man known only as Texas Slim a cowboy who died suddenly after enjoying a movie at the Liberty theatre. He describes Slim’s routine appearance in Great Falls streets and his lonely life, noting the quiet friendliness of a past greeting and reflecting on what more might have been learned.
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Great Falls
Texas Slim
Liberty Theatre
Falls
Fifth and Central
Tragic car crash near Concord claims elderly couple
In Concord area a new Chrysler driven by Mr and Mrs Corry crashed and burned after a front wheel swerve. Following motorists rescued them but they died. The writer also notes the death of Mrs Bullerdick a musically renowned woman. A hospital account recalls an Indian boy’s stomach ulcer surgery with hopeful recovery. Weather concerns and grain prospects conclude the column.
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Conrad
Angel of Death
Services Held Last Monday for Mrs. Bullerdick
Funeral services for Geneva N. Bullerdick 42 a noted Choteau piano teacher were held at the Methodist church with Rev. R F Vick officiating. Burial followed in Chateau cemetery. She taught music at local schools and directed the church choir. She was survived by her husband Millard Bullerdick and her Seattle family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Geneva N. Bullerdick
Choteau
Deaconess
Great Falls
R. F. Vick
Banks Funeral Home
Geo. A. Carroll
Herbert B. Swenson
J. W. Breen
K E. Sturgis
F. W. Smith
Chateau
Roy M. Crismas
Eileen Reiquam
Maxine Sturgis
Billy Reiquam
Weldon Swanson
Leah Ferris
Ballerdick
Geneva North Carroll
Gastonia
North Carolina
R. H. Carroll
Bellingham
Wash
Everett
Everett High School
Seattle
Mme. Dobbs
M. Venino
Tacoma
Fife
Oakville
Waterville
Blackfoot
Idaho
Teton County High School
Millard Bullerdick
Acantha
Pearson
Choteau Woman’s Club
Three Rivers
American Legion Auxiliary
Security Benefit Association
Queen Rebekah Lodge No
The
Auxiliary
Ladies’ Industrial and
M. J. Carroll
Pool Manager from Great Falls Named for Chateau
Lions club members in Great Falls secured Forbes Bottomley as Chateau pool manager for the summer. Lifeguards Keith Vick and Anna Rose will work with him. Bottomley, a former lifeguard and swimming instructor in Great Falls, arrives this weekend. Over 175 swimmers used the pool Sunday as opening drew crowds. The pool will be cleaned and new water installed this week.
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Lions Club
Great Falls
Forbes Bottomley
Chateau
Bottomley
Keith Vick
Anna Rose
State University
Missoula
Mitchell
YMCA
Grain Hopper Threats Through July
The account warns that hoppers will not eat foliage on grain between now and the end of July. If dry conditions persist they could cause extensive damage to crops.
Storage facilities for wheat crop present problem
Montana farmers face scarce storage as 1941 wheat prospects loom. Transportation limits and tight railcar use hinder movement to terminals. Loans at 85 percent parity require satisfactory storage, with Triple A offering storage construction aid and labor or material compliance payments.
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Montana
W. H. Wellenstein
Teton County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Triple A
Flag Drill With Band Concert Friday Eve
The weekly band concert is set for Friday evening at 8 at the old bank building corner. A flag drill by the daughters of Captain C. James Smith Post American Legion, with the band, will mark the feature, directed by Mrs. Reid Swenson of Bynum. Regular rehearsal for the next concert will be in the high school auditorium at 8 15 sharp.
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C. James Smith
Installation of Lutheran Pastor Here on Sunday
Installation services will be held Sunday at 3 o'clock at the Lutheran church for Rev Bernard Grovdahl the resident pastor at Chateau. Rev Skindler of Spokane district president of the Lutheran circuit will install the new pastor. Grovdahl was ordained at Fargo ND and is a graduate of the seminary in Minneapolis. No Sunday school at the church for the next two Sundays.
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Lutheran Church
Bernard Grovdahl
Chateau
Skindler
Spokane
Lutheran Circuit
Grovdahl
Fargo
N. D
Theological Seminary
Minnneapolis
Death of 16 year old Donald Newman in Pendroy area
Donald Lawrence Newman aged 16 died Wednesday evening at Chateau Hospital after a long illness. Born November 9, 1924 in Power, he was the son of Frank and Mrs. Newman of Pendroy. Funeral details at the Methodist church pending relatives word. burial planned at Lutheran Cemetery Beck community. Survived by his parents and two brothers Everett and Eugene. brothers Arthur and Norman preceded him in death.
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Donald Lawrence Newman
Chateau Hospital
Banks Funeral Home
Power
Frank Newman
Pendroy
Beck
Everett
Louisiana
Eugene
Arthur
Norman
Improvements Being Made in Glacier Park
Glacier National Park in Montana readies for midsummer with upgraded tourist facilities. East Glacier and St Marys Lake area cabins welcome guests while West Entrance opens an auto checking station by July 1. Logan Pass gains enhanced information services and expanded ranger coverage as roads and boat operations expand for visitors.
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Glacier National Park
Montana
Logan Pass
Glacier Park Hotel Co
East Glacier
St. Mary’s Lake
Rees Creek
Park Administration
National Park
Public Roads Administration
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Waterton Lake
Great Northern
Glacier Park
Belton
Swiftcurrent
Josephine
Two Medicine
McDonald Lakes
St. Mary Lake
Glacier
Lake McDonald
National Park Service
High Mountain
Hoppers Hatch in City Sparking County Advice
County agent reports large hatches of grasshoppers in vacant lots and backyards in Chateau with last year’s damage to vegetables flowers and shrubs. Officials urge early morning baiting to kill hatching hoppers and prevent further harm. free bait available at the county warehouse. bring containers.
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Chateau
Greenfield Sire Assn Expands Insemination Outreach
Harry E. Furgeson appointed veterinary manager of the Greenfield Sire and Marketing Assn to extend artificial insemination services. The group, serving 3,600 dairy cows and animals, has twelve purebred sires a stallion two boars and 160 members. Furgeson, a 1936 CSU graduate, hails from Kansas and grew up in Colorado.
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Greenfield Cooperative Sire and Marketing Assn
Harry E. Furgeson
ESA
Fairfield Project
Mr. Furgeson
Colorado State College
Judith Ann
Sire Association
Kansas
Giro
Colorado
Fairfield
Denver
Ash Grove
Englewood
Arapahoe County
Safeway Stores
Hospital Admissions And Dismissals At Local Homes
John Ferris of the Columbia Falls Soldiers' Home admitted as medical patient Wednesday. Baby Ritter from the road construction camp admitted June 15. Mrs. Caroline Lee of Fairfield admitted June 12. Mrs. Gilbert Lee dismissed June 16.
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John Ferris
Columbia Falls
Baby Ritter
Caroline Lee
Fairfield
Gilbert Lee
500 Attended 4-H Picnics in Park Sunday
Over 500 people attended the annual 4-H picnic in the city park last Sunday enjoying good weather. Delegates returning from the state convention at Bozeman spoke on citizenship and shared program numbers. Winners in sports included Fay Rash and Clyde Schultz among others. Power 4-H boys beat a combined team 12 to 9 in baseball.
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Lannch
Bozman
Eloise Southard
Builders’ Group
Margaret Olson
Mary M. Loch
Audrey Lawson
J. A. Swanson
M. Averill
Fay Rashl
Jeannette Hawthorne
Jolly Swan
Don Arensmeyer
Robert Dillon
Howard Jensen
Pauline Rice
Jane Ledesky
Melba Jensen
Alfreeda Crawford
Lorna Green
Pearl Tangen Ltd
Power
Carnival to exhibit next week at Legion pavilion
The Fairway Shows from Bismarck North Carolina will perform at the Legion pavilion next Wednesday and Thursday under American Legion sponsorship. They currently play Havre this week and travel to town thereafter. Free nightly attractions by the Wizard Duo Riders will entertain, with numerous shows and concessions and no admission charged to the carnival grounds.
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Bismarck
N. C
Legion
American Legion Post
Havre
Library notes on philosophy and forthcoming books
A reader discusses Spinoza and Schopenhauer and notes the upcoming pay shelf release of Between Two Worlds by Upton Sinclair. Also mentions Berlin Diary by William Schuyler and This Above All by Eric Knight. Story hour draws an appreciative audience. weekly schedule updates include a Tuesday morning session and daily hours except Sunday.
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Spinoza
Kamat
Upton Sinclair
Berlin
William Schuyler
Eric Knight
BNO
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Robert
Butlerdick
Therese Mollette
Shelby
Angel of Mercy
Donald Newman
Une
Library Notes
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