Poems and prizes spark Montana high school contest
Dahlberg of Threlty Line mining plans to study at University of Montana next year. The Missoulian reports 427 poems entered from 110 towns with Grace Coates and Gwendolen Haste tied for second, Bonita Bagley fourth, and Lillian Leonard fifth in a statewide essay contest judged by Merriam Carson and Ferguson. The winning poem Old Isidore titled and read aloud in Montana.
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Ne Dahlberg
Threlty Line Mining
Usford
Dahlberg
Firestone
Mipapula
Grace S. Coates
Martinsdale
Gwendolen Haste
Billings
Bonita Bagley
Bherlock Lincoln
Missoula
Lucy Carson
Fe ‘State Normal College
Dillon
French T. Ferguson
Missoulian
Isidore
Barberry eradication urged to curb pine rust in Montana
Helena June 22. Agriculture Commissioner A H Bowman urges Montana citizens to remove barberry bushes to fight black stem rust threatening many Montana pines. Federal research by BD Stakman supports barberry eradication, noting rust absence in Europe except near barberry. Currants and gooseberries aid rust spread. growers advised to learn facts and cooperate with government. Public can request Farmers Bulletin No 1389 from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Helena
Montana
A. H. Bowman
Bowman
BD. C.stakman
United States Department of Agriculture
Scotland
England
United States
Europe
North America
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Farmers
Angle to Succeed Sheridan as Capitol Postmaster
Helena July 2 selection of a capitol postmaster and a new head for state heating plants marked a five hour board session. Earl R Angle was chosen as the third capital postmaster candidate while Dr George W Craven was placed in charge of all heating plants to cut costs. Charles L Sheridan, named earlier to succeed Henry J Baker, may not hold the post long and is expected to become a contact officer and special prosecutor for the Disabled American Veterans in Montana. Savings of about 6500 dollars monthly were cited as the reason for giving Craven control over state owned heating facilities.
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Helena
New. Capitol
George W. Craven
School of Mines
State Board of Examiners
Earl R. Angle
Capitol
Charles L. Sheridan
Henry J. Baker
Montana
Craven
Planta
Retallack Begins Term In State Prison
Charles Retallack, age 6, was sentenced to two to four years in the state prison on a statutory charge. He had appealed and was released on a $5,000 bond, yet started serving his time Wednesday morning.
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Charles Retallack
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Norma Talmadge
Viola Dana
Theodore Roberts
Raymond Griffith
Lord Chumley
Distinctive Pictures Corporation
Alma Wuhens
Conrad Nagel
Wyndham
Eugene O’brien Mae Busch
Tain
Isidor
Barberry
Angle
Sheridan
Retallack
Studebaker
Wyandotte
Ponca
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