Diverse Plans Used to Speed Western Travel
After the California gold discovery a race to speed mail and travel emerged. Edward Fitzgerald Beale tried camel caravans in 1856 but failed while Congress funded a Pacific mail line with a six year contract. The Pony Express then shifted emphasis to faster routes, with the North Platte and southern road networks evolving, and the Abbot-Downing Concord coach capable of carrying up to fourteen passengers on grueling western journeys.
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Congress
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Edward Fitzgerald Beale
Southwest
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Biterfield
Paxon
American Frontier
Platte
Professor Paxon
Lander
Tipton
Missouri
San Francisco
Mark Twain
Mala
North Platte
Omaha
Concord
N.H
Abbot-Downing
Union Pacific
Concord Stages
Pony Express
Great Marias fair closes in Toole county during war years
Shelby reports the Great Marias fair office under Gladys Dahl is ordered shut by the fair board and county officials. The 1942 fall fair was financially strong, but the wartime closure ends the output of a long-running community event across Toole county.
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Shelby
Toole
Gladys Dahl
Fair Board
Frank Walker Likely Named Democratic Party Chairman
Reports say Postmaster General Frank C. Walker is Roosevelt administration’s chosen successor to Edward Flynn as Democratic national chairman. If confirmed, Walker would follow a Farley precedent, balancing party unity and leadership amid looming factional tensions.
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Frank C. Walker
Roosevelt
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Flynn
St. Louis
Harrison Spangler
Iowa
Republican National Committee
Walker
James A. Farley
Farley
Executive Council
National Emergency Council
Wheeler
Mont
National Committee
Montanans Organize Block Leaders for Civilian Defense
In Helena a meeting of state chairmen of civilian war activities agreed to appoint block leaders to improve organization and address confusion and dissatisfaction with rationing. The move aims to tighten local oversight as shortages persist over the coming months.
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Montana
Helena
Go Christmas Shopping In Your Own Kitchen
Homemade jams and jellies offer festive gifts from the kitchen. Learn two holiday recipes grapefruit marmalade and cranberry jam with step by step directions, quantities, and canning notes to produce colorful boxed presents.
Colleges to Aid Military Forces Plan Outlined
Lieut Col Harley B West outlined a plan to convert colleges into training bases for the armed forces with students drawn from army ranks. Participants would live under army discipline, receive regular army pay, and focus on scientific and technical study while military training remains subordinate to academics. The program aims to start soon, anticipates nine month to over two year courses, and seeks campuses able to house and feed men amid anticipated long war.
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War Department General Staff
Colonel West
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Edmund E. Day
Cornell University
Joseph W. Barker
Columbia University School of Engineering
Navy
Knox
Army
West
State Man Presents President With Model Ship
New addition to President Roosevelt's model ship collection is a 14 inch three masted schooner crafted by 88 year old Livingston cabinet maker John O Lyall born in the Orkney Islands on June 20 1854 and living in Livingston since 1885 He sent the model to the White House via his son in law Major Walter C House who accompanied a letter from Lyall noting his time spent building ships for friends and Roosevelt replied expressing gratitude and delight in the gift.
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Roosevelt
Livingston
John 8. Lyall
Glasgow
Scotland
White House
Lyall
Walter C. House of Livingston
Orkney Islands
United States
New Facts Learned In Weasel Research
Dr. Philip L. Wright of Montana State University reports that weasels breed in July or August but do not bear young until the following spring. The finding, published in two papers, comes after five years of study begun during his doctorate work.
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Philip L. Wright
Montana State University
Wright
Both Versions Pattern 9223 for Marian Martin Tot Wear
Marian Martin pattern 9223 offers a two in one design for a dress and a wool school dress with bolero seaming and front skirt gathers. Available in children's sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with specific yardage for 35 and 54 inch fabrics. Send 16 cents plus size name address and pattern number to Pattern Department MN 232 W 18th St New York NY.
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Marian Martin
Pattern Department
18Th St
New York
N. Y
Deposit of Tungsten Will Be Given Test
One of the west’s largest tungsten deposits lies southwest of Melrose as tests begin to judge mill feasibility. John T. Potts installs mining gear under lease to Dillon partners owning sixteen claims. Assays show high tungsten content, boosting optimism for expansion and equipment access. Ore moves to Victoria mill at Silver Star for preliminary processing.
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Melrose
John T. Potts
Salt Lake City
Dillon
Victoria
Silver Star
Montana maintains 40 mph signs while enforcing 35 mph
Col. Charles L. Sheridan, chief of the highway patrol, says signs read 40 mph will not be changed back to 35 mph due to lack of labor and material and cost. He notes gas ration card holders have agreed to 35 mph, and patrol will strictly enforce the new ruling despite the signage.
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Montana
Highway Patrol
Charles L. Sheridan
Sheridan
Highway Department
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