Melrose Notes on Summers, Rodeos, and Visitors
Melrose residents attend Dillon rodeo as Johnny Reynolds wins all around while Jack O'Brien misses breaks. Families and guests tour Missoula, Dillon, Twin Bridges, and Whitehall. A June miscellaneous shower honors Mrs Burr Lively, with pinochle, prizes, and a banquet at Mrs Clara Hoffman's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Streb
Albert Streb
Chicago
Catholic Action
Jean
Sacred Heart Academy
Missoula
Jimmy. Brown
Judy
Jimmy Beaudet
California
Montana
Brownie
Melrose
Jack O'Brien
Jack
Vera Schulz
George Bighorn
Jim LaMarche
Dillon
Butte
Phillip Cochran
Eden
Idaho
Burr Lively
Clara Hoffman
Connie Lively
Violet McCauley
Lloyd Wilhelm
Leonard Lively
Lulu Lively
Velma Evans
Frank Gordon
Kenneth Hull
Claude Dodgson
Frank Hoffman
John Macliver
Clifford Reid
Aline Stone
Melrose Rodeo Elephant Hauls In The Highway
Local chatter notes a circus elephant riding in a horse trailer on the highway near Melrose. Residents recall the sight as unusual and comic as they travel to Virginia. Johnny Reynolds is hospitalized with a hand infection after a rodeo injury, yet he performed many rides before the medical setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Wilhelm
O. ‘Wallhead
Albert Streb
Mary Jo Streb
Jack Cohen
Gertrude Roberts
Geraldine Reynolds
Wallace Reynolds
Clara Hoffman
Bobby Lou Hudson
Howard Jones
W. Q. Kearns
Hazel
Marguerite LaMarche
Fred Raffety
Carl Kupher
Idaho
Isaac Dodgson
Kupher
Oon
Virginia
Sells Circus
Melrose
Frank Buck
Willard Olson
Canyon Creek Lakes
Johnny Reynolds
Johnny
Local residents and visitors noted in Dillon area notices
Official and social notes list S P Meade in Lima on business, Esther Rebish vacationing in Los Angeles, Mrs Harry Williams visiting a nephew in St James hospital, and Gary Williams recovering after emergency surgery. Other entries include Leo Gilligan visiting Dillon, Lou Connors taking a teaching post, John Cheek returning from Missoula, and multiple extended visits by families from Butte, Armstead, Oakland and Albany. The health update reports Rev Omer Idso improving after a horse accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Gilligan
Veterans’ Hospital
Livermore
Lou Connors
Butte
Connors
Lima
John Cheek
Missoula
Sidney
Iowa
Ralph Liggett
Philip Liggett
Oakland
Calif
Carl Gillespie
James
Thomas
Albany
Kate Giles
Norman Giles
William H. Bates
Ann Arbor
Mich
H. H. Bates
Bates
University of Michigan
Cottonwood
Ariz
Stanton Memorial Hospital
Omer Idso
Sheridan
George L. Routledge
Idso
Assembly of God Church Sunday Services Schedule
The Assembly of God Church at Corner of Glendale and California Street announces Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. with a Sunday evening service at 8 p.m. A Wednesday prayer meeting is held at 8 p.m. Each service follows the church's regular schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly OF God Church
Glendale
California -Sts
Montana weighs special session on slot law loopholes
Gov. Sam C. Ford warns he may call a special Montana legislature session to close loopholes allowing non profit clubs to operate slot machines. He cites racketeers drawing players from coastal states and cites state tax data, highway bill board rules, and rising population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana
30Th Legislative Assembly
Pacific Coast
Ford
Hickey
State Equalization Board
Sam Goza
Veterans aid rule change hits Montana reentering students
Helena VA regional office reminds Montana veterans returning to college this fall of a rule change. Veterans who paused in one institution to pursue other training must secure supplemental eligibility certificates to resume college coursework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Veterans Administration
Montana
Lutherans Offer Distance Sunday School via Courses and Radio
The Lutheran church in Great Falls announces a Sunday school plan enabling Montana children to study from home or locations far away regardless of weather. The program uses correspondence courses and will be supplemented by radio programming to reach scattered families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Ave. N
Great Falls
Robert E. A. Lee
Lee
Montana
E. B. Steen
Parklandfi
Wash
Doris Gerdrum
Grass Range
Lutheran Church
Montana pilots set 16 stop state tour to Havre
About 200 Montana pilots will fly into Bozeman on September 5 to begin a state tour sponsored by the Montana Pilots Association. The tour runs September 5–9 with 16 stops including Hamilton, Butte, Missoula, Kalispell, Cut Bank, Chateau, Great Falls, Lewistown, Harlowton, Billings, Miles City, Glendive, Sidney, Poplar, Glasgow and Havre.
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Bozeman
Montana
The
Montana Pilots Association
Havre
Hamilton
Butte
Missoula
Kalispell
Cut Bank
Chateau
Great Falls
Lewistown
Harlowton
Billings
Miles City
Glendive
Sidney
Poplar
Glasgow
Montana to Hold Sept. 2 Meeting on Mexican Labor for Beet Harvest
Montana farm labor committee will meet September 2 to address sugar beet harvest staffing after agriculture commissioner A. H. Kruse called the session. The federal agency says only 36,000 Mexican workers will be available, far below the 59,000 a year ago, with doubts about the 2,500 extra workers sought. About 2,200 Mexicans currently available, 13,950 acres to be machine harvested, 11,200 acres by manual work with local help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Farm Labor Committee
A. H. Kruse
Federal Production and Marketing Administration
Montana
Kruse
Retired Army Officer Resides in Montana for Licenses
Montana Attorney General R V Bottomly states a retired regular army officer is considered a Montana resident for securing resident hunting and fishing licenses. The ruling clarifies eligibility criteria and residency interpretation for military retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Atty
R. V. Bottomly
Montana Education Association to sponsor 26 teaching meetings
Twenty six public meetings aimed at the professionalization of teaching will be held across Montana communities over the next six weeks, sponsored by the Montana Education Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
The
Montana Education Association
Montana to Transfer Military Cemeteries to National Center
The U S army will cease maintenance of cemeteries at Fort Harrison and Missoula. Remains may be moved to Golden Gate national cemetery in California if states or local groups do not assume upkeep. Gov Ford will consult counties before deciding. Also, over 400 Montana 4 H club members are to gather in Bozeman for a four day congress September 15 to 18 with competitions in agriculture home economics judging and dress revue with the dress winner advancing to Chicago for national honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City
Robert Julian
Madisonian
Verona
Jefferson Davis
G. G. Bissell
Fairweather
Alder Gulch
Montana
Idaho
Bannack
Helena
Madison County
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Fts. Harrison
Missoula
U. S. Army
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno
Calif
Sam C. Ford
George A. Horkan
Memorial Division
U. S. Quartermaster Corps
Ford
Bozeman
Chicago
Grass fat cattle fetch new western high at Billings yard
Prices for grass fed cattle climbed to a western record at the Billings livestock commission yards. Three 3 year old grass fed whiteface steers from Homer Cooper of Fishtail Montana sold for 26.90 per cwt equaling 385 dollars each. Thirteen Ellis Merrill Thermopolis Wyoming heifers averaged 1010 pounds for 22.20 per cwt. These cattle sold off the grass with no grain, signaling strong grass fattened cattle demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings Livestock Commission Company
Homer Cooper
Fishtail
Mont
A. H. Langman
Ellis Merrill
Thermopolis
Wyo
Langman
Livestock Prices Edge Higher at Los Angeles Union Stock Yards
The Los Angeles Union Stock Yards reports mixed price trends with strong gains in swine and beef cattle, while cows eased. Top steers near 1000 lbs reached $16.50, a 1026 lb load at $26.15, and a 990 lb heifer sold for a record $26. Medium to good cattle moved $22.50 to $25, with cows mostly $14.50 to $17.50. Hog prices rose with good to choice butchers at $29 to $30.56, feeder pigs steady around $35 to $42.50, and lambs $20 to $21.76 See notes on differing market points.
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Los Angeles Union
Los Angeles Union Stock Yards
Undertone
Orphan Fortune for Spaulding Heirs Sought in Montana
Chicago probate genealogist seeks Spaulding children in Montana to claim about 1700 from a relative who died without descendants. Walter C. Cox reports the couple, Herbert and Florence Spaulding, moved to Montana 30 to 33 years ago and died 17 to 20 years later. The heirs named Susi Florence or Lillian, Allan, and others may exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Montana
Herbert
Florence Spaulding
Walter C. Cox
S. LaSalle St
Spaulding
Cox
Mrs Leslie Austin Returns Home From Idaho Visit
Mrs Leslie Austin and her baby daughter returned to Caldwell Idaho after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Fairbanks They accompanied Mr and Mrs Glen Philips on their way back to Tucson Arizona after spending several weeks with Mrs Tom Fairbanks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Austin
Caldwell
Idaho
Tom Fairbanks
Glen Philips
Tucson
Aziz
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Melrose Lamarche Conmesonnen
Good Housekeeping Magazine
House Service
Minnesota Woolen
Bill George
St. Dillon
Montana Unites Press
State Highway Department
Howard W. Holmes
Holmes
State
Commission
Elizabeth Ireland
Miss Treland
Ireland
H. F. Wilkins
Wilkins
War Assets Administration
WAA
Butte Motor Company
E. Galena
Bramsman
East
Hazelbaker Insurance Agency
Real Estate — Abstracts
Beaverhead
Hazelbaker
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