Montana seeks Miss Western America in 1939 contest
Montana hosts a state search for its prettiest girl to win Miss Western America. The winner travels to San Francisco for finals, then to Paris for the Paris International Exhibition of Arts and Technics, with other prizes including trips to London and Victoria. Entrants must be 18 to 25, single US citizens, Montana residents with high school education, and provide photos plus a brief biographical letter.
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Paris
London
Montana
San Francisco
Montjanans, Inc
Helena
France
Victoria
B. C
Europe
Bretagne
United States
Thomas M. Allen
Montanans, Inc
Mont
Require Inspection of All Truck-Hauled Grain
Montana shippers and buyers are reminded that federal inspection and grading is required for grain hauled by truck as well as other transport. The act mandates grading for grain sold by grade in interstate or foreign commerce, with official inspection available at Great Falls Harlowton and Bozeman.
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W. C. Whitcomb
Montana Grain Inspection Laboratory
Montana State College
United States Grain Standards Act
Montana
Great Falls
Harlowton
Bozeman
Whitcomb
Driver Survives 150-Foot Plunge Into Riverine Embankment
W. E. O'Dell, telegraph operator at Garrison, escaped serious injury when his car plunged over a 150-foot embankment into Clark's Fork river. The vehicle landed upright on the ice, skidded to the center of the stream, and came to a halt.
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W. E. O'Dell
Garrison
Clark’s Fork
Maps of Every Program Farm Will Be Made
Plans to map all farms joining the 1937 agricultural conservation program were announced by A J Barton executive secretary of the state agricultural conservation committee. Mapping will begin when weather allows and will show fields fences buildings shelterbelts and roads plus 1937 field uses and measurements on tracing paper files with county committees as permanent records.
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A. J. Barton
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
County Agricultural Conservation Committees
Veteran Captain Gleason Leaves Butte Fire Dept After 35 Years
Capt James P Gleason retires from the Butte Fire Department after 35 years of service. Born in Tipperary Ireland he came to Butte in 1894 from Pennsylvania coal mines and later moved toward Los Angeles where his son and daughter reside. He is 65, noted as a former athlete and a ten second runner.
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Tipperary
Ireland
Pennsylvania
Butte
Los Angeles
James P. Gleason
Butte Fire Department
South
Cap” Gleason
Bryan
Gleason
Pete Sanger
Fred Martin
Union Pacific
James Gleason Jr
John J. Cullen
Captain Gleason
Hannibal's Army Braved Alps Snow for First Time
Reports describe Hannibal's troops terrified by the unexpected Alpine snowfall during the crossing. Many soldiers reportedly had never seen snow before and faced the peril with alarm and caution.
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Hannibal
Alps
Cheyenne Indians Enlist in U S Army T
Redskins initially resisted leaving their reservation and doubted enlistment. Army officers believed Cheyenne soldiers would prove capable, joining the United States service as the era's policy shifted.
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United States Service
25 Cheyenne Indians Join Troop L in Miles City
The arrival of 25 Cheyenne braves in Miles City from Lame Deer agency joins Troop L of the Eighth Cavalry, expanding the Casey Scouts to 44 men. Lt. Sturgis notes difficulty enlisting Indians but praises younger warriors willingness, while Lt. Marshall and Gen Merritt push recruiting amid mixed public interest.
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Montana
LOU” Grill
Miles City
Lame Deer
Casey
Edmund Casey
Fort Keogh
Plenty Horses
Big Foot
Wounded Knee
Eighth Cavalry
Licut
Sturgiy
Merritt
Department of Dakota
Sturgis
Marshall
William D.mcananey
Washington, D. C
War Department
McAnaney
Fort Belknap Indian Agency
Simons
Army
Elkins
Senate Works Fast Approves Bills as Session Ends
In one day the state senate killed 11 bills amid a rush to adjourn. Among those struck down were two proposed constitutional amendments and seven addressing labor issues. China designates Shanghai as sole port of entry for raw cotton imports.
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Senate
State Senate
China
Shanghai
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State Nursery & Seed CO
U. S. Army
Plummer
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Butte Inter Mountain
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Madison County
Williams
Iirm
Hawaii
Blanco
Pracaearng
Anaconda Copper Mining CO
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Boone
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Oscar’ Pepper
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