Night Before Christmas read aloud in family drama
Peter recalls a blended Christmas tale as Clement Moore’s story and a father’s return drive a rift with Grandma Farraday toward reunion. Amid illness and snow, Peter longs for a pony while a hopeful father plans a life together and a late ceasefire restores family ties.
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Clement Clarke Moore
Benjamin Moore
Columbia College
Peter
Santa
St. Nicholas
Moore
Santa Claus
Winter's Advent Late in Montana
December warmth tops records across Havre Kalispell Helena and other points with 60s highs into mid month. Wheat growers worry over lack of moisture as crocuses violets roses bloom elsewhere. Havre November mean reaches 40.8 degrees. unusual for the period.
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Havre
Kalispell
Helena
Montana
Harold Mead
Boulder
Belle Taylor
John McGough
M. D. Cahill
Excelsior Avenue
Butte
Ynee
Cut Bank
Canadian
Fragmentary Yuletide Snippet Ends Sleepily
Incomplete lines recall a holiday scene with phrases about all and good night as someone sleeps, ending abruptly with END-.
Warm spell ends early as Montanans brace for snow
Montanans and state highway crews favored an early end to the warm weather. A Cut Bank resident remarked that the mild spell could fool the sparrows and pansies, but he kept his fingers crossed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael
Peter
Teachers Join Retirement System at University Units
Three hundred twenty five of five hundred twenty teachers in six units of the greater university of Montana have joined the state teachers retirement system. Ninety nine voted not to join while 96 were ineligible. Treasurer Ray N. Shannon said those who did not join may have another chance under the law and will receive prior service credits if they join before September 1, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Montana
Teachers’ Retirement System
Ray N. Shannon
Shannon
Teachers’ Retirement System Board
Cac tus plants and cavern ceiling facts mixed in brief
Readable notes describe cac tus plants growing on tree branches in the southwestern United States and state the Carlsbad caverns in New Mexico reach a 300 foot ceiling. The text also notes vice presidents becoming presidents in a general sense.
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United States
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
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Charles J. McGuire
News Syndicate Co., Inc
Ruth
Farraday
Pete Farraday
Farradays
Jim
Grandma Farraday
Della Flarraday
Jim Wyatt
Dr. Baker
Ang
Daddy
Grandma
Teri
Wyoming
Vontana Hardwart
Butte and Great Falls
Doc
Doc Barclay
Connie
Elizabeth Heller
Mimi
Mildred Robin
Marge
Vivian Smolen
Bess
Audrey Egan
Bennett Kilpack
Columbia Network
United Stater
C.J. Dean
N. E. Cor
General Electric
General Electric Supply Corp. Distributors
D.a.tinker
St. Louis
Old Quaker
Woskey
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