Flag and patriotic drive train Montana volunteers in the Philippines
A veteran writer recounts the First Montana at Helena under McKinley’s call, the Anaconda Elks delivering a silk flag to M Company in Caloocan, Filipinos puncturing the flag, and the journey home through San Francisco and Butte with duty to preserve Old Glory.
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B. N. Kennedy
Troy Echo
McKinley
Maine
Montana
Helena
Washington
D. C
America
B. N
Anaconda
M Company
The
Anaconda Elks
Rod Williams
Big Jack Hammill
Anaconda Elks Lodge
Caloocan
Manila
James Casey
Zelandia
Aguinaldo
Frisco
San Francisco
Butte
Portland
J. H. Durston
Anaconda Standard
Jacob Schiffman
Tom Donnelly
Jo Shifman
The M Company Flag and Its Faraway Tale
A narrator recounts the plan to donate M Company, 1st Montana U S V flag to Hearst library Anaconda for life. The tag is preserved in a glass case. Decades later a former comrade recalls the frameup to seize the flag and a slip of paper detailing its fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Company
Montana U.S. V
Hearst
Anaconda
Sandard
Pendleton
Oregon
Lbrarian
Hearst Library
Seattle
Wash
Jacob Schippman
Philippines
Helena
Schippman
Smeltermen
Brewster Named to Montana AAA Committee
Burton B. Brewster of Birney Montana was named to the state Montana AAA committee to replace W A Denecke who resigned as the range member. Brewster has served as range assistant since 1938 and has ranching ties with the Quarter Circle A. Other members of the state committee are W S Bailey R J McKenna F H Richardson and J C Taylor.
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Burton B. Brewster
Birney
Mont
Montana Aaa
W. A. Denecke
State Office
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Bozeman
Brewster
Montana
Quarter Circle A
Triple- A
Denecke
Gallatin County
W. 8. Bailey
Corvallis
R. J. McKenna
Geyser
F. H. Richardson
Columbus
J. C. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Fishermen of Eire Protest High Twine Costs
Irish fishermen stage protests over rising prices of twine challenging suppliers and governing bodies. Local fleets gather at docks to demand relief measures and calls for price controls.
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Eire
Montana 163d Infantry Commended for Manners in Maneuvers
A 1941 letter from Major General George A. White and Lt. Col. George F. Bloomquist commends Montana's 163d Infantry for its spirit enthusiasm and drive during maneuvers near Jolon California. The division notes the unit's progress reflects credit on Montana and the U S Army.
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George White
Montana
41St Division
Hunter Liggett Military Reservation
Bloomquist
163D
Jolon
Calif
163D Infantry
George A. White
U. S. Army
American Soldiers Tough Customers In Staging Battle
In CAMP HUNTER California the army tests 52,000 troops over four days of realistic combat. Maj. Gen. Kenyon A. Joyce lauds the Blue forces of 34,000 from Fort Lewis, saying soldiers endure marches at night and sleep in fields as officers note growing brains speed and determination. The exercise aims to sharpen psychological fitness and overcome obstacles.
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Camp Hunter
Liggett
Calif
Kenyon A. Joyce
Ninth Army
Fort Lewis
North Montana Fair Sees Brighter Outlook in a Decade
Harold F. DePue, secretary manager, says the North Montana State fair faces a brighter year with no adverse crop or industrial outlook. Rain improves winter and spring wheat prospects, cattle and sheep prices rise, and local industry runs at full capacity. He notes higher attendance, better exhibits, and reservations already strong for a stronger agricultural display statewide.
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North
Montana
Harold F. DePue
DePue
W H Jones Appointed Extension Agent in Yellowstone County
William H H Jones former extension agent in Stillwater and Fergus counties has been named agricultural extension agent in Yellowstone county. He will succeed Lambert Hruska who has left to serve in the army. J C Taylor director of extension at Montana State College announced the appointment.
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William HH. Jones
Stillwater
Fergus Counties
Yellowstone County
Lambert Hruska
J. C. Taylor
Montana State College
Jones
Taylor
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Cavite
Anaconda Sales CO
Anaconda, Mont
AAA
Yours
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Charles R. Dawley
North Montana
W. H. Jones
Mayflower
Hotel
Death Valley
Hollywood
Conocon
Conoco Nth
Conoco
AND
Conocon& Oil
Néa
Continental Oil Company
Purdue University
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