Women Ride Herd as Cowboys Go to War
Ranchers face a cowboy shortage as men head to the army and selective service urges flexibility. Colorado ranchers say women and city youths can help with roundup and branding, with Lazy V W ranch testing the approach and a western coalition promoting cooperative roundups to conserve cowboys and speed work.
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Colorado War Manpower Committee
B. F. Davis
Colorado Stockgrowers’ and Feeders’ Association
Dr. Davis
Nederland
Colorado
L. W. van Vleet
van Vleet
L. B. Merchant
San Simon
New Mexico
West
Veterans of Foreign Wars district convention planned
Across Montana towns brief notes report events including a Kalispell VFW district convention set for Sept 20 Anaconda memorials Missoula appointments at Montana Power Co Great Falls river death and other local notices involving residents and officials.
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Kalispell
Montana
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Montana Woman Reaches 94 Through Hard Work Says
Butte's Mrs. Jessie McLeod born 1848 in Charleton Prince Edward Island recounts witnessing three wars and Montana's rise. She moved to Montana in 1888, settled in Granite and Butte, now helps with meals at her daughter’s home. She credits hard work for longevity amid a large family.
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Helena
State Capitol
State Board of Examiners
Sun River
John James Travis
Montana
Rimini
Phileman Travis
Last Chance
Chestnut Valley
Travis
Butte
Alf C. Kremer
Jessie McLeod
Pacific Northwest
Charletown
Prince Edward Island
McLeod
Western America
United States
Territory of
Lochel McLeod
Canada
Granite
Granite County
Falls School Head Urges Long Range Education Programs
Harry A. Burke, superintendent at Great Falls, urges a long-range plan for schooling. He warns changes from wartime shifts, population decline of 25 percent in 20 years, and the need to balance fundamentals with new realities to prepare children for a postwar world.
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Falls
Harry A. Burke
Great Falls
Institute of Professional Relations
Great Falls College of Education
The Bravest Man I Ever Knew
An explorer recalls a daring figure who rode to bankruptcy court by taxi and invited the driver to become a creditor rather than paying the fare. The anecdote frames courage as bold, unconventional risk in facing financial ruin.
Stillwater Pigs Await Victory Sale For War Bonds
Stillwater county pigs will go to market with Vs for victory on their backs as the Midland Production Credit association holds its victory pig sale Oct. 31. Members choose a pig paint a V and fatten it for the auction with proceeds to be converted into war bonds.
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Stillwater County
Midland Production Credit Association
Conscience Money Found in Used Sedan Ad
A Portland reader reports finding seven dollars under the cushion of a used sedan bought for five. The note calls the money conscience money and questions the source in a brief, humorous classified item.
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Conscience
Northwestern
Portland Oregonian
Royal Iced Tea with Hawaiian Pineapple Twist
Summer thirst chasers from Hawaii present Royal Iced Tea. Prepare fresh black tea with mint, mix with pineapple juice and lime, serve over ice with pineapple cherry kabobs and mint garnish.
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Hawaii
NHE
Greater Credit Use Among Farmers Highlighted
Ben Zimmerman, president of the Northeast Montana Production Credit association, reports midyear that Roosevelt county and the north half of McCone county farmers are using more credit than in years. The association has lent $126,684.65 this year, up from $102,173.97 last year, with signs of progress in cutting real estate and other debt and improving financial standing over the past two decades.
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Ben Zimmerman
Northeast Montana Production Credit Association
Roosevelt
McCone
Credit Association
Reasonable They Can't Tell Her He Is Going Up
The exchange questions government reach as a neighbor wonders if Uncle Sam has taken over Iceland in a remark about authority and perception.
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Uncle Sam
Iceland
Leading Saddle Clubs to Showcase at 1942 North Montana State Fair
The North Montana State Fair in Great Falls Montana runs August 3–8 featuring 60 new stalls for entrants. Top riders from across the United States will compete in bronc and bull riding, calf roping and other rodeo events with purses totaling $18,000 over six days and a $1,000 Derby on Friday.
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Montana
Northwest
Leo Cremer
Outlaws
United States
George Mills
Jasbo Fulkerson
Rodeo Association of America
Cowboy’s Turtle Association
North Montana
Marian Martin Pattern 9002 for misses sizes listed
Order Marian Martin Pattern 9002 in misses and women's sizes 14 through 42 with 3% yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16. Send 16 cents and include size name address and style number to Newspaper Pattern Dept MN 232 West 18th Street New York NY. Our Pattern Book advertises Fashion Maneuvers for Summer with smart simple to sew styles for work and play.
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Newspaper Pattern Dept
West 18Th Street
New York
N. Y
County adopts manager government plan for elections
Petroleum county voters approved a county manager form by a two to one vote at the primary election. Voted offices were abolished with only the clerk of court and treasurer remaining for specified terms. Beginning January 1 1943 the board of commissioners will govern as a policy making body and a county manager will be directly responsible to them.
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Petroleum County
June Sales Down in Montana Retail Trade
June sales of independent Montana retailers fell 12 percent from June 1941 levels and rose 5 percent above May 1942, per a preliminary release by J C Capt director of the census bureau. First six months of 1942 show a 6 percent drop vs a year earlier.
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Montana
J. C. Capt
Bureau of the Census
Mammoth Cave Highlights as World’s Largest Cave
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is identified as the world's largest cave featuring three rivers eight waterfalls multiple lakes and over 200 miles of galleries, attracting visitors and researchers.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Extension Nutritionist Urges Peach Canning for Housewives
Montana State College extension nutritionist Bessie E. McClelland urges Montana homemakers to can peaches this season. She recommends slicing and canning in their own juice or halves with syrup, using hot packing and water-bath processing, and follows sugar ration guidance with honey or corn syrup as substitutes.
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State College
Bessie E. McClelland
Montana State College
California
Montana
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