Central Montana hailed for new railroad plans across five counties
Montana faces two major railroad proposals to extend lines toward Jordan and Lewistown with Great Northern and Northern Pacific each seeking cross state routes. Hearings through the Interstate Commerce Commission are likely in December as Montanans anticipate faster markets and renewed growth along the nine hundred mile envisioned network.
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Kinsey Howard
Montana
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Pacific
Missoula
Blackfoot Pass
Continental Divide
Great Falls
Sun River
Lincoln
Bonner
Milwaukee Road
Great Northern Railroad
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richey
Jordan
Brockway
Edwards
Woodrow
Bloomfield
Garfield County
United States
Charles Donnelly
Circle
Mont
Ing
New Rockford
James J. Hill
Pe Empire
Snowden
G Falls
Lewistown
Great Northern
Lewtown
Glendive
Rockway
Arthur Curtis James
New York
Speed Increases Problems Of Road Making And Highway Maintenance
O S Warden of Great Falls, chair of the state highway commission, warns that faster cars complicate Montana road building and maintenance. He cites rising vehicle output, higher speeds, and the need for licensure reform, plus plans for oiling gravel roads, marking routes, snow removal, and seeking increased federal funds over the next two years.
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O. S. Warden
Great Falls
State Highway Commission
Warden
Chambers of Commerce
Commission
United States
Glacier Park
Roosevelt Highway
Custer Battlefield
Conoco II Maiden Flight Promotes Germ-Processed Oil
Conoco II, Continental Oil’s six passenger monoplane, arrives in Great Falls on a maiden trip to introduce Conoco Germ-Processed Motor Oil. Sales promotion manager J. E. Moorehead outlines an 18 day tour covering 12 division headquarters across 28 states, with air travel accelerating messaging and plans to feature Pike's Peak tests in ads.
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Great Falls
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
J. E. Moorehead
Continental
Mr. Moorehead
Marland Companies
Greater Continental Company
Salt Lake City
New York City
Richmond
Conoco II
Moorehead
G. K. Ludwig
Mr. Ludwig
Pike’s Peak
American Automobile Association
Division
Butte Children Forsake Pranks for Halloween Reform
More than 600 East Side pupils from Grant school form the Hallowe'en Reformation club. They pledge fun without mischief adopting signs and banners to deter window soaping and property damage. The annual costume parade ends at Wiz Way Grocery with apples for participants.
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East Side
Grant School
Butte
Hallowe’en Reformation
Oo. Hallowe'en Reformation Club
Isabel Kelly
Wiz Way
Charley Gallagher
What He Slept In
A teacher repeats the phonetic lesson to a backward pupil Tommy as he struggles to recall what bed spells. The dialogue underlines a child’s confusion with spelling and a comical punch line about what he sleeps in.
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Tommy
Vera Philip
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Murphey, Favre & Co
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