Enduring West myths debunked by 73 year old Miller
Charles E. Miller, a longtime Butte resident, recounts his Army service from 1882 in Arizona against Indian raids to Yellowstone and Texas, denies two gunmen legends, notes real dangers were scarce, and recalls Buffalo Bill Cody, Calamity Jane, and Vigilantes with a life spent barhopping from Davenport to Cody.
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Charles E. Miller
Butte
West
Buffalo Bill Cody
Southwest
Miller
Miller Shoul
United States Army
Arizona
Buffalo Bill
Cody
Wyo
Plains
Wild West
Owsley Block
Davenport
Yellowstone Park
War Department
St. Louis
Geronimo
Texas
Montana
Army
Beidler
Boone Helm
Virginia City Water Co
Bozeman
Billings
Garland
State Hospital
Warm Springs
Montana Seeks 30 000 Apprentice Seamen For Merchant Marine
The Montana Employment Service joins a national drive to recruit 30 000 apprentice seamen over two years to crew 1 200 new merchant ships. Men aged 18 to 23 will be paid during training and assigned to active service after. Applicants must meet maritime standards and may join the merchant marine reserve to be exempt from selective service.
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Montana
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Barclay Craighead
Maritime Service
Merchant Marine Reserve
State Aliens Denied Licenses for Liquor
Ray Wahl administrator for the Montana liquor control board said 1942 liquor licenses would be refused all enemy aliens. He noted a Japanese applicant’s permit had already been rejected and that citizenship questions were being checked closely before new permits are issued.
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Ray Wahl
Montana Liquor Control Board
Wahl
Engineering seniors tour Billings plants for real world study
Eleven senior chemical engineering students from Montana State College toured industrial sites in Billings to observe plant processes. They visited the Great Western Sugar Co. factory Yale Oil Co. refinery and the Billings waterworks to supplement classroom and lab work.
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Montana State College
Billings
Great Western Sugar Co
Yale Oil Co
Insurance Doctor Question Reveals Century-Old Answer
An applicant responding to an insurance doctor asks about his father’s age at death states he was one hundred four. The exchange highlights an unusually long lifespan referenced in a brief dialogue.
Industry and Uncle Sam Solve Super Plane Fuel Shortage Fast
American refiners now produce 100 octane aviation fuel at about 2.1 million gallons daily, a jump from 1.8 million. Plans call for tripling capacity within 12 to 18 months, with 25 plants under way and many more planned. Government easing on tetra ethyl lead usage boosted output by 4 cc to 4 cc, expanding capacity by 15 to 20 percent overnight. Lower grades 85 and 91 octane remain in production, while 100 octane moved from lab to early commercial use.
Old Blue the Bell Ox Led Longhorns to Dodge City
The tale traces Old Blue, famed Longhorn steer, guiding thousands north from Texas to Dodge City in 1876 78. He led the JA cattle, wore a bell on his lead collar, and earned reverence from cowboys for steady leadership, surviving stampedes and guarding the herd. His horns now rest in Panhandle museum collections.
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Old Blue
Dodge City
Southwest
Mexico
Texas
Great Plain
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Montana
Pecos
Arkansas
Colorado
J. Frank Dottie
Blue
Bell Ox
Dobie
Nueces
Charlie Goodnight
John Chisum
Arkansas River
Pueblo
Colo
Goodnight
Texas Panhandle
Adair
North Star
Doble
Steer
The
Panhandle
Barber Victory Settles Dempsey Debt From 1923 Purchase
Roy Barber, Montana businessman, won an 18 year dispute over a $1,000 settlement after Dempsey failed to pay for sound equipment bought in 1923 for a Great Falls camp. Judge Holt ruled Dempsey liable. Barber settled for $1,000, receiving $1,119.80 awarded.
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Roy Barber
Great Falls
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Shelby
Barber
Barber Music Standard Furniture, Inc
Barber Music Store
Civic Center
C. F. Holt
Holt
Scrap salvage urged for war effort nationwide
Every American citizen can help defeat the axis by salvaging scrap materials including rubber rags steel and paper, urges the division of civilian supply OPM. Individuals should search closets attics and cellars for waste items usable in meeting war needs with old hose overshoes and household goods cited as valuable, sold to scrap dealers or donated to welfare agencies.
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OPM
Miner Norris Tait Receives Heavy Fine for Out of Season Elk Killing
Norris Tait a 23 year old Melrose miner was sentenced in Virginia City to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine for allegedly killing elk out of season. The case stems from the mysterious September killing of four elk near Melrose and linked to a band berated there.
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Norris Tait
Melrose
Virginia City
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Miles City, Mont
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Omaha, Neb
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Colstrip
Mont
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Payette
Idaho
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Brawley
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New Richmond
Ohio
Mount Hood Distributors
Hood River
Oregon
Palmer Lumber & Mfg. Co
Chehalis, Wash
Valley County
U. S
Glasgow Courier
Glasgow
American Lending Library
Dept. Mna
College Point
N. Y
Alaska Junk Co
Spokane
Wash
Macdonald's Farmer Almanacs
Atlas Printing Co
Dept. W
Binghamton, N. Y
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Sherwood
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Idaho Falls
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Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
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Helena
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Seattle
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Mead Bidg
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Ore
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Fourth St. Bo
Simpson
Denver
Refined Contacts Bureau
Omaha
MINN
Getchell
Sam Forman
the Dalles
BABY
Wwee
Inman Hatcheries
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Parmners Store
Mitchell
Dakota
MLN. A
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E. Muller
Mining City
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Chicago
Montana Employment Service
Merchant Marine
Hedda Hopper
Miss Hopper
Hollywood
Uncle Sam
Lydia Pinkham
Charles M. Russell
United States
Montana Newspaper Association
Great Falls, Montana
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