Wisdom Mary N Cottrell Correspondent Notes Holiday Gatherings
The Wisdom bridge club hosted a Sunday evening in the community building with dancing games and midnight refreshments. Guests included Miss Vera Hopkins and Mr and Mrs Dell Bacon at the old Thompson place. prizes in five hundred went to Mrs Lucy Laurence and Ned Kortum. The column lists many local residents visiting, traveling or hosting over Christmas in Wisdom and nearby towns with numerous family gatherings and holiday travels. New books for the Wisdom Library were purchased by the library committee including Gone With the Wind and Drums Along the Mohawk.
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Wisdom
Bridge Club of Wisdom
Dell Bacon
Thompson Place
Vera Hopkins
Harry Hopkins
Lucy Laurence
Litle
Billy
Barbara
Jt Hopkins
Fed Kortum
Beulah Duber
Asa Willey
Rank Ritschel
Gov
Larence Bauers
Long Beach
Calif
Bessie Paddock
Rank Husted
Butte
Charles Ralston, Jr
Bozeman
Floyd McClennan
Missoula
Iry Hopkins
Atley
John Anderson
Ferdinand Gillam
Ohio
Bill Knudsen
Whitehall
Laurence
Allen Gross
Beulah Dubler
Gibbons District
Laurence Christiansen
Fishtrap
St. Ann’s Hospital
Anaconda
Jack Paddock
Dillon
Fred Anderson
Charles Lovell
Big Hole
Walter Clapp
Hienie Williams
Jack Anderson
Christina Anderson
Andrew Anderson
Percy Willey
Ray Willey
Dale Willey
Bonnie Rankin
Ted Krotun
John Burwell
C. W. Francis
Wallace Francis
Clark Huntley
Harold Capehart
Walter
Arch Stewart
R. J. Somers
Ivan Shaw
Roberta Roberts
Dade Stephens
John Wharton
H. S. Armitage
Chris Rasmussen
Argyle Stephens
Amy
Hallie Stephens
Harry Helming
Clarence
George
Grover Helming
Jack Hurley
Wisdom Library
Wisdom Women’s Club Library
Margaret Mitchel
Winnifred van Etten
Walter D. Edmonds
Barnes Mantele
C. B. Glasscock
Characteristics of the Modern United States Navy Destroyer
The destroyer is a long slender ship around 1200 tons displacement. It runs 314 feet long, 31 feet wide, and drafts 9 feet 10 inches. Crew totals about 125 officers and men. Armament includes four 4 inch guns, one 3 inch anti air gun, and twelve torpedo tubes in four triple mounts. Built to generate about 27 000 horsepower, it can reach 35 knots.
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United States Navy
First US Navy Submarine Dives in 1898 Milestone
The first submarine vessel of the United States Navy conducted its initial dive on March 17, 1898, remaining submerged for one hour and forty minutes. Navy records later show the USS Nautilus reached 336 feet underwater, setting a depth mark.
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United States Navy
Christmas Socials Tie Montana Town to Surroundings
Jackson Mary N. Cottrell reports a flurry of holiday visits and travels around Jackson. The Troupe family, Hirschy and Clemow households hosted relatives in Dillon, Butte, Sheridan, and Dell. Several couples hosted card games with prizes noted, and Jack Hirschy plans to enter state college in Bozeman January 4.
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Jackson
John Troupe
Jean
Big Hole
Dillon
William Christiansen
Fred Hirschy
Harry Helming
Jim Woody
Mark Clemow
John Krause
Martin Jackson
Jay Tallent
Ernest
Henry and
Jay, Jr
Dell
Roy Jackson
Basin
Jake Neidt
John Shaw Neidt
Tom Clemon
Charles Wenger
George Rhino
Missoula
Doris Dishno
John and
Paul Jhanke
Wisdom Section
Fred Hirschy Ranch
Harold E. Contway
Wenger
Alfred Peterson
Kenneth Peterson
Sam Peterson
Ralph Peterson
Ben Oneal
Plen Oneal
Elvin Peterson
Melvin Peterson
George Pettit
Butte
John Hutchens
Geraldine
Christian Science Lesson Theme for December 27 1936
The Sunday lesson in Christian Science centers on abiding in Christ's doctrine and cites 2 John 1 9 2 Timothy 3 16 17 and a passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. It emphasizes the Bible as the sufficient guide to eternal Life.
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Christian Science
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Education advisor is club guest at Birch Creek camp
Religious services are entirely voluntary and attended by a large portion of CCC boys. Vocational guidance and training at the camps lead to placements back home in their communities. Mr. Simpson praised the Beaverhead community hosting Birch Creek camp. Thomas E. Gilbert chaired the meeting. B. E. Cummings of Billings attended as a visitor.
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CCC
Simpson
Beaverhead
Birch Creek Camp
Thomas E. Gilbert
B. E. Cummings
Billings
Deaths in County Decrease in 1936
January 5 deaths include Patrick Tormey 26 shot in chest during personal crisis. January 15 Hugh L Rodman 55 Free man Marble. January 16 Wilhelmina Bjorni 70. January 20 William Bailey about 175 frozen to death.
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Patrick Tormey
Hugh L. Rodman
Freeman Marble
Wilhelmina Bjorni
William Bailey
Notable Ages in Public Notice Listing
The record lists individuals with ages including 10 Andrew Schutte 51, 22 Florence Brown 88, 23 John Anson Baxter 41, 23 Blanche Gordon 49, and 28 Kasper Hauser 67. The snippet presents a sequence of names paired with ages in a structured notice.
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Andrew Schutte
Florence Brown
John Anson Baxter
Blanche Gordon
Kasper Hauser
Brief Biographical Notices of Local Residents
The record lists individuals with ages: Alexander Carleton Innes 69, Walter Carlson 57, Mary E. Willard 55, John J. Williams 86, Charles Butcher 69, Lillian Culver 85, Lorena Stone Tovey 37, George Lanon about 75, Carl Mittlemier 52. Additional entries include 13, 19, 26, and 28 dates or identifiers.
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Alexander Carleton Innes
Walter Carlson
Mary E. Willard
John J. Williams
Charles Butcher
Lillian Culver
Lorena Stone Tovey
George Lanon
Carl Mittlemier
Obituary snippets of four men with ages listed
Four short obituary lines provide names and ages: James Jenson about 75, Harrie J Bostwick 64, Milton J Nay 77, and Edwin G Farnsworth 68. The fragment hints at a local death notice page listing bereaved families and ages.
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James Jenson
Harrie J. Bostwick
Milton J. Nay
Edwin G. Farnsworth
Notable Deaths and Ages Then and Now
A list of recent death notices and ages includes Darline Gleason age 4 for accidental drowning, James Ballow Hawkins 89, William H. McMannis 79, Joseph Brunier 60 with a crushed skull from an axe strike, Joseph Halterman about 76, Alden Bowring 6, Walter Lyons 48, Barry Caskin 26, Richard Lewis Watt 3 from accidental gunshot, George J. Ries 50, Francis E. Foote 79, Bessie Elizabeth Nolan 39, Dorothy Lucille Nye 2 in auto accident, Frank Eliel 72, Charles S. Truax 79, Lena Amdahl 74, Raymond J. Wheeler 33 with gunshot wound to head in personal crisis, Earl Ripley Smith 44 heat prostration, and Carrie Henrietta Whiting 75.
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Darline Gleason
James Ballow Hawkins
William H. McMannis
Joseph Brunier
Joseph Halterman
Alden Bowring
Walter Lyons
Barry Caskin
Richard Lewis Watt
George J. Ries
Francis E. Foote
Bessie Elizabeth Nolan
Dorothy Lucille Nye
Frank Eliel
Charles S. Truax
Lena Amdahl
Raymond J. Wheeler
Earl Ripley Smith
Carrie Henrietta Whiting
Obituary and age list of local residents
A compiled roster lists several local individuals with ages: Archibald A Hayden 78, Rose Ann King 63, Charles Pinkerton 69, Frank E Wright 44, Sam D Carlisle about 70, Otis D Bullis 56, Anna Uber 88, Wendal Anderson 53, Andy Gut 62, George Edinger 68, Fred Thompson 46, John A Conover 81, Ida Reeves 80, Ray Ashworth 37, Barbara Kuntz 43, Lige R Young 37, Jennie Waters 74, Lulu Belle Gilman 50, Martin Quigley 76, alongside dates and notes."
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Frank Ebert Wright
Sam D. Carlisle
Otis D. Bullis
Anna Uber
Andy Gut
George Edinger
Fred Thompson
John A. Conover
Ida Reeves
Ray Ashworth
Barbara Kuntz
Lige R. Young
Jennie Waters
Lulu Belle Gilman
Martin Quigley
Walter Cook and Robert Thiel Noted in Brief Items
Walter Cook, 82, and Robert M. Thiel, 6 months, are mentioned in a concise local item listing individuals with ages in a community notices brief. The short note records their names and ages without additional context.
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Walter Cook
Robert M. Thiel
Nautical Novelties on Submarines and Rescue Techs
The article outlines US Navy submarine naming after fish, sizes, and crews, noting the 1918 largest class at 196 feet 488 tons and later V types at 346 feet with 3000 tons and 90 men. It describes propulsion speeds, diving limits, and a 1935 Coronado test of a diving bell for rescue aboard the BarraCuda.
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Navy
Coronado Roads
State dairy associations top list in Montana output
Gallatin Park leads Montana dairy herds with 635 pounds milk and 25.4 butterfat for November, followed by Cascade, Lake, Yellowstone, and Lewis and Clark associations. Twenty two cows were culled. Shelterbelts in Chouteau county total 289 with 91 315 trees valued at about 28900 dollars. Extension training closes seven schools and kicks off winter discussion meetings with 115 leaders attending.
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Bozeman
Montana
Gallatin Park Association
J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College
Cascade County Association
New Lake County Association
Yellowstone Association
Lewis and Clark Association
Tretsven
Chouteau County
G. A. Rassley
W. H. Lamphere
Glendive
Wolf Point
Havre
Great Falls
Missoula
Billings
Lamphere
John Brewster
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Clyde Howard
Livestock Situation Insights From West Coast Feeders
J A McNaughton reports on the western hog industry with rising corn prices, feed mixtures replacing corn, and the impact on hog production. He notes high December hog prices, below normal farrowing, and the need for efficient use of pastures and feeds to balance supply and demand.
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Los Angeles
Middle West
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Miss Mildred Taylor Vacationing at Boulder Home
Miss Mildred Taylor, an instructor, is spending her vacation at her Boulder home.
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Mildred Taylor
Boulder
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Roy Oliver
Butte Wednesay
Jack Miller
Anne Miller
C. E. Miller
Helena
A. Carlson
Bob Anson
Daly Memorial Hospital
Hamilton
Don Anson
Helming Brothers
Prchasers
Walter Stewart
Phn Troupe
Soren Christian
Mary N. Cottrell
Earl Wheat
Melens
Boston
Shey
Archibald A. Hayden
Rose Ann King
Charles Pinkerton
Wendal Anderson
Bass
Dolphin
Pike
Sea of Galilee
Ed Baker
Extension Service
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Sra
Mre
Lea
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