Tom Byrd A Legendary Cowboy Fueled By Horses Across West
82 year old Musselshell rancher Tom Byrd is described as a lifelong horseman and skilled bronc rider who chased cattle from Texas to Montana. His life includes long trail drives, frontiersmen days, and a devotion to horses epitomized by his final sorrel Babe and a wife who drove four mules on the move.
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Tom Byrd
Parker County
Texas
Tom
Smokey” Brown
Northwest
Fort Sill
Tex
Deerail
Colo
Sue Mason
Coleman County
Greer County
Oklahoma
Commanche
Commanches
Montana
West
Byrds
Brazos River
Moorcraft
Ridge, Mont
Musselshell County
Roundup
Evers
Byrd
Musselshell Country
Babe
Drug Clerk Who Wanted to Be Stockman Quits Newspaper
Pete Snelson left the Great Falls Tribune after a long newspaper career dating to 1899. He began as a drug clerk in Iowa, moved to Montana to farm and ranch, and held roles from reporter to editor in multiple papers before becoming Great Falls postmaster in September.
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E. M. White
Pete Snelson
Great Falls
Little Ben Mining Co
Sandusky
Harold G. Nicholas
San Francisco
Galky Horse Ranch
Snelson
Anaconda Standard
John C. Derks
Salt Lake City Tribune
Ashman N. Brown
Ballinger
Washington
Providence
R. I
Journal
Derks
J. H. Durston
The
Standard
Brown
Mr. Durston
Pete
Armour & Co
Montana
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Spokane
Old Butte Intermountain
W. W. Cheely
Lower
Judith River
Fergus County
Tom Byrd the West’s Durable Bronc Rider at 82
The article profiles Tom Byrd a famed bronc rider now 82 living in Roundup. He recalls tough days with early western riders and notes his bond with his horse Babe who answers him from his bedroom window. Byrd continues to ride despite age and doubts cars will replace riding in the future.
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Redskins
Tom
Tom Byrd
West
Babe
Byrd
Red Cross Meeting Plans For Montana Session In Butte
The executive committee of the Butte chapter discussed the Montana meeting of the American Red Cross to be held Oct. 12 in Butte. Fifty five county chapters outside Silver Bow may send delegates. Jesse D. Newman serves as chairman of the Butte chapter.
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RED Cross
Montana
American Red Cross
Butte
Utte
Silver Bow
Jesse D. Newman
Zionist claim Palestina as Jewish land to curb global anti Semitism
The Zionists argue that establishing Palestine as a Jewish homeland will lessen anti Semitism worldwide. They frame the move as a practical solution to secure safety and self determination for Jewish people across nations.
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Palestine
Rider Seeks Movie Contract by Pony Express Route
Bill Holzworth aims to reach the San Francisco exposition within a set time to win a movie contract. He travels from Glendive to San Francisco using pony express style with two-thirds of the distance by truck and rubber shod horses. He plans 30 mile horse shifts and will carry mail, wearing a period costume to resemble Buffalo Bill Cody.
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Bill Holzworth
Glendive Se
den Gate Exposition
San Francisco
Sos Wox
Billings
Laurel
Cooke City
Lake City
Reno
Holzworth
Pony Express
Buffalo Bill Cody
Fox
Gary Cooper's Mother Recounts Silent Film Rise in Helena
Mrs. Charles Cooper recalls Gary Coopers early Montana roots and path to Hollywood. She notes his original name Frank Gaon er changed by Hollywood, his schooling in Helena and Bozeman, work as Yellowstone bus driver, a stunt stint with a rodeo cowboy friend, and his later life with Veronica Balfe in Brentwood, including a lion hunt with Italian counts and connections to William Boyce Thompson and the Drexel Biddle family.
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Mr. Deeds
Gary Cooper
Gary
Charles Cooper
Helena
Frank
Cooper
Montana Supreme Court
Montana State College
Bozeman
Yellowstone Park
Hollywood
Montana
Wolf Creek
New York
Veronica Balfe
Brentwood
Africa
Countess di Fasso
Italy
William Boyce Thompson
Butteman
Fame and Fortune
Thompson
Gertrude Hickman
Richard O. Hickman
Virginia City
Thompsons
Anthony Drexel Biddle Jr
United States
Oland
Two Appointments In Extension Service
Two appointments in the home demonstration staff of the Montana extension service were announced by Director J. C. Taylor. Miss Claris Brown, a 1935 Montana State College graduate, named home demonstration agent at large and began duties Sept. 1 after advanced work at the University of Washington and Montana. She taught school at Hinsdale and Fort Benton. Miss Gladys E. B. Tofte became home demonstration agent for Beaverhead county beginning Sept. 1, succeeding Miss Lillian Stone who moved to Lewis and Clark county.
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Montana Extension Service
J. C. Taylor
Claris Brown
Montana State College
Miss Brown
Valley County
Washington
Montana
Hinsdale
Fort Benton
Gladys EB. Tofte
Beaverhead County
Lillian Stone
Vero
Lewis and Clark County
Dairy Cattle Train To Exhibit In Billings For National Show
A 40 car dairy cattle train en route to the Pacific International and San Francisco national dairy show stops in Billings for eight hours on October 4. Montana dairymen and others are invited to view top stock from six breeds at Midland Empire fairgrounds with an educational program in the afternoon.
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San Francisco
Montana
United States
Billings
J. O. Tretsven
Middle West
East
Springfield
Mass
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Portland
Ore
Tretsven
Midland Empire Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice for women during menopause aiming to maintain appeal. Recommends fresh air eight hours sleep and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to boost vitality and ease nervous, moody symptoms often linked to "change of life." WELL WORTH TRYING.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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William L. Chenery
Collier’s Weekly
Edward Keating
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Rocky Mountain News
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Montana Daily Record
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