Paris Styles Eschew Flapper and Skirts Longer
Paris fashion houses keep to longer silhouettes delaying Easter parade outfits for the United States. Designers resist abroad bootlegging, keeping buyers in the dark as major models arrive slowly to New York. The week’s show featured longer skirts via godets and flounces and a mahogany inspired strong straight silhouette deviating from flapper ideals with bright orange and yellow hues.
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New York
Middle West
United States
Montana Farmers Facing Rosy Year Says Department
Montana agriculture entered 1929 in a generally favorable financial condition, with farmers and stockmen showing more buying power in 1928 than 1927. The department notes fall moisture was short, livestock outlook stable, and cattlemen may hold back sales to expand breeding while sheepmen expect larger lamb crop marketing if conditions improve.
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Montana Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
Refuge sanctuary bill outlines funding and restrictions
The proposal sets a sliding appropriation from 75000 to 1000000 dollars over seven years for sanctuaries and bans shooting on preserved lands. Refuge relocation across many states is noted though not specified in the measure. Congress has long debated a refuge program. past House votes defeated it over controversial provisions, now revised to drop licensing for shooting on refuges.
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Union
Congress
Garrett
Tennessee
Simplicity Alerps Ford Model A Ignition System
The article highlights the Model A Ford's simple design like the Model T with emphasis on a revolutionary ignition system. It notes elimination of high tension cables, a dash placed coil, and a single primary wire through a steel dash conduit. The system aims for minimal trouble with easy quick replacements for condenser and breaker arm.
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Henry Ford
Migratory Bird Refuge Bill Clears House In Unity Vote
The House approved a rewritten migratory game bird bill 219 to 0 to set up a 10 year program and a commission to establish sanctuaries under the migratory bird treaty with Canada. The measure returns to the Senate with changes for review.
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Washington
House
Senate
Canada
House Agriculture Committee
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce and Interior
Jackrabbit Wins Wild Dash Through Anaconda
A full sized jackrabbit raced through Anaconda near Main and Oak streets then into Park avenue where George Hart’s dog chased it. Winnie Sparrow Charlie Wahlstedt and Sig Goodfriend witnessed the odd stunt as the jack sneezed at the dog and continued to hide in debris from the Sundial theater-Margaret garage fire.
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Anaconda
Main
Oak Streets
Park Avenue
George Hart
Winnie Sparrow
Charlie Wahlstedt
Sig Goodfriend
Sundial theater-Margaret
Len ten Vesper services planned by Presbyterian church
Rev T J Simons announces a Lent vesper series at five o clock with devotional worship to mirror the season. The sermons will stress absence and reconciliation as Easter nears, while the choir’s anthem last Sunday is praised and the Sunday school reports strong attendance. Lee R Light visited Helena for teaching duties and the legislature while here. Joe Butala, former rancher, arrives from St Helena Cal for weeks of business and visiting. Murray Stebbins, state woolgrowers secretary, also visited.
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Presbyterian Church
T. J. Simons
Lee R. Light
Normal College
Helena
Joe Butala
St. Helena
Cal
Mr. Butala
Dillon residents travel to see Gay Paree in Butte show
Dillon attendees includ e Boss Emerick Sullivan Conover Poindexter Browning Has tings Vance Baxter Tonrey Carter Adams Andrus Kuder Dodd Boger and many others. Arthur Ripley and spouse motor over from Deer Lodge but snow blocked return so they rode the train.
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Dillon
Butte
Gay Paree
Broadway
Boss Emerick
David Sullivan
John Conover
F. M. Poindexter
Terry Browning
A. B. Hastings
Glenn Vance
Anson Baxter
Frances Tonrey
Lucille Carter
Mille
Clara Adams
Harry Andrus
Fern Kuder
James Dodd
Marie Boger
Arthur Ripley
Deer Lodge
California cold mirrors Montana says Mrs Bond
Mrs. Mary Bond and her daughter Mrs. H. L. McCaleb returned from southern California where they had spent several weeks. They report unusually cold conditions in California similar to Montana.
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Mary Bond
H. L. McCaleb
California
Montana
Mrs Cashmore reports Dorothy Potter opens Seattle studio
Mrs W F Cashmore, recently in Seattle, visited relatives and learned that Miss Dorothy Potter, once a local high school graduate, has opened a musical studio in Seattle. The report comes from her Seattle visit and mentions Mrs L E Potter as a former local resident.
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Miss Potter
University of California
Seattle
Cashmore
W. F. Cashmore
Coast City
L. E. Potter
Mexican workers guilty of theft in jus tice court
Marcus Debales and Pashmall Negrete were found guilty of stealing a gold watch and chain from another Mexican. Judge Opp fined each $50, and both men serve their fines in the county jail until payment.
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Marcus Debales
Pashmall Negrete
Opp
Will of Dillon native Louis Anderson admitted to probate in Norway
The will of Louis Anderson, a former Dillon man who died in Norway, was admitted to probate in district court by Judge Henry G. Rodgers. Widow Mrs. Karan Anderson was named executor but, being in Norway, requested Jacob Dum as administrator with the will annexed. The court granted this request with the entire estate left to Mrs. Anderson.
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Louis Anderson
Dillon
Norway
Henry G. Rodgers
Karan Anderson
JacWee Dum ‘de
Walsh Would Thin Elk Herds at Yellowstone Park
Sen. Walsh of Montana proposes amending the deficiency appropriation bill to allow the interior secretary to dispose of surplus Yellowstone elk to private buyers for stock. Current law permits transfers only to municipalities at transport cost. About 36,000 elk exist in two park herds near the northern and southern boundaries with no price specified.
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Walsh
Yellowstone National Park
Ashington
Democrat
Montana
Secretary of the Interior
Founders' Day 18 Observed in Jackson
Jackson P T A held Founders Day on February 15 with a candle lighting ceremony, a memorial tribute, recitations, minuet performances, Lincoln song, a primary room playlet The Boy Who Was Kind, and dainty refreshments by committee members. The event celebrated the history and significance of Founders Day.
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John Jackson
Mae Jackson
Roy Ford
George Washington
Mac Jackson
Rosie Wenger
Mary Woody
George
Martha Washington
Made Jackson
Sadie Ford
Beryl Woody
Lincoln Song
Valentine
Alice Inabnit
Ladies Aid
Peterson Fossourd
Shepherd
Claud Lapham
Residents and visitors bustle through Dillon area
Four locals and several out-of-town guests are noted in Dillon from Point of Rocks Grasshopper and Dell areas. Mrs Hugh Smith Loretta Robison Berniece Belzer visited Dillon from ranch homes while John Judge and Alex Poyre spent time at the county seat. Henry Dowling and Mrs Bert Orr traveled to Butte and recent birth of a son to Lester Schultz family is reported with mother and baby in good condition. WE Applegate and Oscar Gravelly are listed as visiting/from nearby towns.
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Mrs. H. Jewett
The
Barrett Hospital
Babe
Jewett
Mr. Jewett
Dillon Tribune
Hugh Smith
Loretta Robison
Berniece Belzer
Dillon
Point of Rocks
Henry Dowling
Dell
Bert Orr
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Aris
Alerps
Murray Stebbins
State Woolgrowers' Association
Boulder
F. D. Willis
Shrine Meeting
George W. Dart
Bagdad Temple
Roscoe Cornell, Jr
Robert Finch
State University At
Missoula
T. E. Gilbert
American Legion
Legion
Warren Temple
Paul Temple
City Hall
UO Eer Auspices
Dillon Business House
G. C. Booth
Baxter
Tonrey
Jackson
Jackson P. T. A
John Judge
Grasshopper
Alex Poyre
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