Montanan in India reports on war life and sanitation
Dr. William Jellison of Flathead County, now major in India, describes mosquito control work, airfield construction, and mixed living conditions. He recalls Burma flight ordeals, river views over the Ganges and Brahmaputra, and contrasts between old and new in the field while noting malaria challenges and sanitation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jellison
Flathead
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Bill
Kalispell
Burma
China
Jellison
Charles
Rangoon
Ganges
Bramaputra
Johnson
Montanan and 2 others win portrait title of Captain Lawrence
The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals orders the New Jersey Historical Society to turn over a 125-year-old Gilbert Stuart portrait of Captain James Lawrence to three Redmond descendants. The ruling follows a prior chancellor decision about title if no living descendants existed. The portrait, once stored in a Newark vault, is tied to William Preston Redmond and Grant National Park connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lawrence
Chesapeake
Gilbert Stuart
Court of Errors and Appeals
New Jersey
New Jersey Historical Society
Lawrence
Preston Redmond
Wisdom
Mont
Dorothy Redmond Hubbard
Kelly
Wyo
Child questions peach as cloth remains on skin
A three year old, Sue, questions if she must eat the cloth on a peach after a neighbor offers the fruit. The exchange ends with Sue asking if she must eat the cloth on it, reflecting her careful scrutiny of the peach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue
Christian Science Monitor
New South Wales Banana Reaches 12 Inch Length
A banana developed in New South Wales measures 12 inches long and five inches around and weighs about a half pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Paragon Maid Letting Gladdie Down in Miss Marple Tale
Miss Marple investigates why Gladdie, a skid from Old Hall, lost her place after a brooch went missing and a plate broke. Edna reports misdeeds and suspicions shift among the Skinner tenants as a paragon maid appears. Mary Higgins, a model servant, arrives, boosting village hopes yet masking tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Miss Marple
M’am
Gladdie
Old Hall
Skinners
Gladys
Miss Skinner
Miss Lavinia
Skinner
Miss Emily
St. Mary Mead
Emily
Gladys Holmes
Jazz
Larkins
Grady
Miss Wetherby
Jane
Mary Higgins
Shorthorn Calf Sale Slated At Billings
The Shorthorn feeder calf auction set for Oct. 22 at the Billings livestock commission Co. yards will be the first of its kind in the west. A breeding stock sale follows with 65 registered Shorthorns and 35 bulls plus 30 females. Frank Harding of Chicago will judge the show preceding the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings Livestock Commission Co
Montana Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
West
John G. Morris
Billings
Morris
Montana
Frank Harding
Chicago
Dudley Jones Resigns Warden Post in Montana
Dudley Jones, warden of the Montana state prison and registrar of motor vehicles, resigns effective December 1. Gov. Sam C. Ford names J. E. Henry to succeed him as purchasing agent, with R. E. Shaw named to take Henry’s former post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Jones
Montana State
Motor Vehicles
Sam C. Ford
J. E. Henry
Jones
Phillips County
Missouri
Montana
Shaw
Helena
Turkey Growers Name New Northwest President
Leon McNicol of Great Falls was elected president of the Northwest Turkey Growers association at the concluding sessions of their annual convention in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon McNicol
Great Falls
Northwest
Turkey Growers Association
Salt Lake City
Mercaptan Decried as Vilest Smelling Compound
A prevailing view in the report hails mercaptan as the most offensive odor devised by humans, noted for its extreme pungency and lasting aroma.
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Montanan
Maidé
By News Syndicate Co., Inc
Doctor Haydock
London
G. P
Miss Hartnell
Emily Skinner
Lavinia
Anaconda
George A. McIntosh
St. Ann Hospital
New York City
Dillon
National Distillers Products Corp
Sunn
Western
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company Lumber Department
Bonner, Montana
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