Montanan briefs report local, state affairs and obituaries
A roundup of Montana items notes Chester Parsell of Whitlash dies at 64 after 40 years in the Sweet Grass hills. Debaters discuss military training at the state finals in May with Great Falls and Kalispell in lead. Roosevelt approves airport improvements near Butte totaling about 579000. Legion district Three Rivers meeting set for Nov 15 in Choteau with auxiliary. Montana works program threatens to drop workers who reject private employment. Mary Pettigrew dies in Great Falls after long illness. Forsyth and Glendive notices follow. Bigfork resident O R Coverdell marks 100th birthday with family ties to Missouri. Kirby Hoon named Montana state athletic commissioner, joining Ed Trueworthy and Jeff Lingle. Great Falls plans elaborate Armistice Day Hawaiian themed football entertainment. Ernest Beaty receives the Distinguished Flying Cross in Britain. Musselshell project reports gains in water storage at Martinsdale and Durand reservoirs. Reynolds Prosser, famed trapshooter and Montana State Trapshooting secretary, dies. Maybelle Rockefeller heads Montana Hairdressers Association in Butte. Rural electrification lines extended by Vigilante Electric Cooperative bring power to 500 outlets across 212 miles serving Toston, Ruby, Wisdom. Three mining leaders elected to American Mining Congress board in San Francisco. Four Butte pioneers die, including Bridget O Malley, Elia Monroe, George McLeod, and Margaret Lowney Burns.
Figures On Grazing In Phillips County
The South Phillips County Grazing Association, which controls about 2,000,000 acres of range land between the Missouri and Milk rivers, spent 16832 for leases on public domain soil conservation county state and other land last year. Dale Waters read the annual report as secretary at the Malta meeting.
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South Phillips County
Halloween recipes and party games from a vintage menu
A collection of Halloween dishes and party ideas including Lima and Celery Salad, California Coleslaw, Magic Fruited Macaroons, Angel Rennet-Custard, Chocolate Jack o Lantern Tarts, and a decaffeinated coffee beverage. Also tips on party morale with games Bonanza and Dig, highlighting easy preparation and festive presentation.
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Michigan
Local Brewer Directors Elected in Regional Board Vote
Waters reports improved finances as Brewers appoint leaders. Anderson is chosen director of the northwest section, Kuger takes northeast, and Waters serves as director at large.
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Waters
Brewer Anderson
Northwest
Henry Kuger
Dale Waters
Re-elected Leader Heads North Dakota Reclamation Group
George P. Homnes of Crosby North Dakota was re elected president of the North Dakota Reclamation association. He previously led the Northwest Fort Peck Diversion association before taking the state post.
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George P. Homnes
Crosby
N. D
North Dakota Reclamation Association
Northwest Fort
Celebration parade marks imperial rescript anniversary in Tokyo
Nearly 100000 students, both male and female, marched in Tokyo to celebrate the first anniversary of the imperial rescript to the country's youth.
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Tokyo
Pattern 449 Cut in Women Sizes Seventeen Through Forty-Eight
Pattern 449 is cut in women's sizes 34 to 48 with 36 inch reference. The amount of fabric required is specified as 3 percent yards for slip and panties in 39 inch fabric and 5 percent yards for face edging. Send 15 cents in coins for this pattern and provide size name address and style number. Orders go to Newspaper Pattern Department MN at 70 Fifth Avenue New York NY.
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Newspaper Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Kalispell Youth Wins Valor Bravery Medal for River Rescue
Dean Logan, 17, a crippled Kalispell senior, saved two boys from a swollen Flathead River raft hazard. He swam through strong currents, freed himself from a snag, and ferried both youths to safety despite exhaustion. Maj. Ralph W. Robert announced the award and hoped for Roosevelt to present the medal.
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Legion of Valor
Dean Logan
Kalispell
Flathead River
Maj
Ralph W. Robert
Board of Awards
Dean
White House
Roosevelt
Flathead County High School
Logan
Practical Health Hints on Safe Weight Reduction
A health note warns against rapid weight loss schemes promoted by magazines and faddists. It advocates sensible dieting with at least 1500 calories daily, including bread and milk, and warns that drastic plans can harm health. A doctor’s example shows gradual loss over 18 months as a safer standard.
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Reading
Missoula to Host 1942 Montana Postmasters Convention
Cletus J. Walsh, state president, announced the Montana Association of Postmasters will hold its 1942 convention in Missoula. The note adds a side fact that the Ginkgo tree has existed on earth for about 180 million years.
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Montana Association of Postmasters
Missoula
Cletus J. Walsh
Polytechnic
Grand National Livestock Show to Open in San Francisco
Stock producers nationwide back the Grand National Livestock exposition set for San Francisco's cow palace from November 15 to 22. Keyston announces 44809 dollars in cash premiums with a detailed judging schedule covering fat cattle hogs sheep and various breeding stock across multiple days.
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Keyston
Wheat Growers Receive CCC Loans Totaling 8.89 Million
The Agriculture Department announced Commodity Credit Corp loans to Montana wheat growers totaling 8,888,985.90 dollars through September 27. They cover 7,846,001 bushels in warehouse storage and 2,220,910 bushels in farm storage.
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Montana
Commodity Credit Corp
Agriculture Department
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Shelby
Chester R. Parsell
Whitlash
Sweet Grass Hills
Great Falls
Butte
Choteau
Three Rivers
Montana Works Progress Administration
Joseph E. Parker
Mary E. Pettigrew
Salem
Forsyth
Emily Florence Church
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Glendive
Bigfork
O. R. Coverdell
Coverdell
Missouri
Flathead Valley
Kirby Hoon
Montana State Athletic Commission
Joe L. Markham
Ed Trueworthy
Jeff Lingle
Billings
Ernest Beaty
Eagle Squadron
Royal Air Force
Gregory A. Daymond
Harlowton
Helena
Reynolds Prosser
Montana State Trapshooting Association
Prosser
Old American National Bank
First National Bank & Trust Co
Maybelle Rockefeller
Montana Hairdressers Association
Lilian Wittkamper
Reba House
Neil Harmon
Marcia Weimer
Havre
May Ellis
Vigilante Electric Co-operative
Twin Bridges
Toston
Ruby
Wisdom
American Mining Congress
San Francisco
J. J. Carrigan
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Carl J. Trauerman
Mining Association of Montana
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Bridget O’malley
Scranton
Elia Monroe
Cambridge, Minn
George McLeod
Nova Scotia
Margaret Lowney Burns
Ishpeming
Mich
Phillips
California
Coleslaw
Berta’ Y
Betty Barly
J. A. Tobey
George N. Keyston
The
Agricultural Association
Nion Tucker
Harold F. DePue
R. J. Welch
DePue
Ing
Hampshire
Corriedale
Berkshire
Chester
Hereford
Ayrshire
Duroc-Jersey
Jersey
Suffolk
Poland
Clark’n Fork
Anaconda
West
Rawlins
Charles M. Russell
United States
Montana Newspaper Association
Seagram
Bena
Seagraw’s
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