50th Birthday Celebrations For St Patrick School Butte
Butte hosts Sept 7 celebration marking 50 years since construction of St Patrick's School begun in 1888. Montana born priests to celebrate pontifical high mass with Bishop Gilmore as celebrant and Frank C Walker of New York as a main speaker.
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Bishop Gilmore
Helena
Frank C. Walker
New York
St. Patrick’s School
Butte
Joseph M. Gilmore
W. J. McMahon
Finlen
Walker
Holy Father
H. A. Gallwey
T. J. Walker
J. H. Curtis Jr
John E. Corette
Joe L. Markham
W. L. Murphy
Mamie Lenahan
Anna O’brien
Edgar Andrieux
J. M. Venus
St. Patrick Church
Father Venus
Montana
Buite
J. J. McNamara
St. Patrick's School
Butter Council
Knights of Columbus
Columbian Squires
Night Bird Activity and Construction Industry Size
The whippoorwill, related to the nighthawk, is a night bird that takes to the air after the nighthawk falls silent. The construction industry ranks as the second largest in the United States, valued around six billion dollars and employing about four million workers.
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United States
Physical course on women at Montana State College
Montana State College will offer a new physical education for women starting next fall. Miss Katherine Chrisman outlines a flexible program allowing majors in physical education and general science with minors in English economics sociology history or home economics. Graduates become certified to teach in high schools and gain broad scientific training plus first aid and anatomy courses.
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Montana State College
Schubert Dyche
Katherine Chrisman
Chrisman
Red Cross
Leisure's Rise Draws Mixed Reactions Across Society
The note observes that while more leisure time is valued, access remains uneven as wealth and social status influence who benefits. It cautions that the distribution favors some, implying concern about equality in leisure opportunities.
Population of Kentucky state prison doubles its design capacity
The population is 1,110 inmates, about twice the number the prison’s buildings were designed to hold, highlighting crowding concerns at the facility.
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Kentucky
No Creel Mystery as Zerbach Nets Yellowstone Trout
William Zerbach of South Gate California sparked a modest fishing season highlight in Yellowstone park. He landed a black spotted trout of average size while securing extra haul: a tobacco can wrapped with two lines, three spinners, and three flies, with the trout snagged on one line rather than his own hook.
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William Zerbach
South Gate
Calif
Yellowstone Park
Zerbach
Newton Holcomb Promoted to Assistant Regional Representative
Newton R. Holcomb, manager of the Helena office, is named assistant regional representative of the federal old age insurance bureau with Denver headquarters. Riley Mapes succeeds him in Helena, having led the Havre office. The Helena unit serves Teton, Cascade, Fergus, Petroleum, Wheatland, Judith Basin, Meagher, Lewis and Clark, and Powell counties and handles account numbering, record corrections, and lump sum death and retirement payments.
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Newton R. Holcomb
Helena
Social Security Board
Bureau of Old Age Insurance
Denver
Heber R. Harper
Rocky Mountain
Holcomb
Riley Mapes
Havre
Washington
Montana
Miles Romney
National Recovery Administration
National Emergency Council
Mapes
Montana Department of Public Welfare
Works Progress Administration
Montana Transient Service
Chicago Service Bureau
United States Biological Survey
University of New Mexico
University of Chicago
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Teton
Cascade
Fergus
Petroleum
Wheatland
Judith Basin
Meagher
Lewis and Clark
Powell
Social Security
Poultry Group Seeks Members for World Congress Drive
The Montana state Poultry Congress committee led by Gov. Roy E. Ayers launches a membership drive for the seventh World Poultry Congress to be held in Cleveland next summer. A 1 dollar membership allocates 25 cents to Montana’s exhibit fund and 75 cents to the national organization. Harold DePue heads the Montana exhibit committee with plans for a permanent Poultry Industry Council to promote the state industry. Other board members include Clyde McKee and James T. Sparling, with H. B. Cushman as secretary and A. L. Hibbard as treasurer. The event marks the first U S host of the World Poultry Congress, which began in The Hague in 1921.
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Montana
Cleveland
State Poultry Congress Committee
Roy E. Ayers
A. R. Broman
Great Falls
Ayers
Harold DePue
Hague
Holland
Spain
Italy
Germany
England
Canada
Clyde McKee
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
James T. Sparling
H. B. Cushman
A. L. Hibbard
Helena
Queen Marie Visits Montana on 1926 U S Tour
Queen Marie of Romania and her children Prince Nicholas and Princess Ileana toured Montana in November 1926. Gov. Jane Erickson greeted the royal party in Helena, with guards and crowds at Great Falls and Missoula stops. the queen met locals, handed out mementos, and rode in a royal motor procession.
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Queen Marie
Romania
Montana
United States
Prince Nicholas
Ileana
Helena
Jane E. Erickson
Erickson
S. W. Stewart
John G. Brown
Winston
Col
E. H. Williams
Montana National Guard
Medora
N. D
Missoula
Herman Fligelman
Norman B. Holter
Brent N. Rickard
J. H. Carmichael
Augusta
Great Falls
Great Northern
Park Hotel
Central Avenue
Fifth Street
Yellowstone
Pacific Northwest
Frank O’hara
Great Northern Railway
Harry B. Mitchell
Mitchell
Marie
Heana
Colonel Carroll
Fred Fligman
Scott Leavitt
Lure of Mountains Haunts Miss McElhany on Bear Hunt
Miss McElhany daughter of J L McElhany of Glasgow and Walter travels each summer to the Rocky Mountains and Glacier Park for bear hunts. This May outing was hindered by heavy snow making bruin encounters difficult.
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MeEihany
Chita Aecago
Rocky Mountains
Glacier Park
Miss McElhany
J. L. McElhany
Glasgow
Walier
Bruin
Montana Board Grants Freight Rate Increase
The Montana railroad and public service commission approved a 5 percent intra state freight rate rise for 11 railroads, aiming to boost annual railroad revenue by about 400000. The order keeps several commodities at current rates as an emergency measure.
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Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wool Industry Defies Rayon Threat Says Montana Grower
Sylvan Pauly of the Williams Pauly sheep outfit in Powell county asserts wool remains superior to rayon. He notes wool fiber quality, long staple length, and rising sheep weights since biblical times, with Rambouillet as a favored breed. He cites 1929 Montana wool receipts at 30 million dollars and projected 1938 receipts around 15 million.
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Sylvan Pauly
Williams-Pauly
Powell County
Pauly
Butte
Rotary Club
Jacob
Williams Pauly
Sahara
Spain
France
Russia
Montana
Deer Lodge
Mr. Pauly
Haif
Gardiner
Did you comply with law when you voted in the primary
An article recalls a be required rule that voters must announce their name and address when handing a ballot to the judge. It notes a Great Falls incident where an attorney declared his name and street before voting, but the act was described as lawful.
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Great Falls
Limestone Needed to Neutralize Oklahoma Soil Acidity
The article estimates nearly 10 million tons of limestone are required to neutralize the acidity of soil in Oklahoma that needs lime treatment.
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Oklahoma
California Cultivates First Sugar Beets Since 1869
California researchers note that the state raised its first sugar beets in experiments begun in 1869. The effort marked an early attempt to establish domestic beet sugar production in the region.
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California
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Augustus
Rome
Kentucky, Forks
Shively
Park
State College
Franklyn Institute Dept
Rochester, N. Y
U. S
Newton Holcomb
Poultry Group
H. E. Cushman
Montana Extension Service
S. C. Huseth
Jeweler and
Optometrist
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
Boris Tbe
Schoenleys
BCU
Bourbo
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