Wibaux Montana King of Cattle to Crop Pioneers
Pierre Wibaux became famous as the area’s leading cattleman guiding a herd once near 60 000 head and establishing ranches around Wibaux. The county shifted from cattle empire to crop farming with floods and droughts shaping growth. By 1929 a major flood devastated Pierre Wibaux and nearby towns, yet the region persisted with lignite coal, irrigation dams, and scenic bad lands attracting visitors.
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Wibaux
Montana
Keith
McClellan
Mingusville
Pierre Wibaux
France
West
Coffie
Gateway County
Northern Pacific Railway
U. S. Highway 10
Little
Missouri
Northern Pacific
Beaver Creek
North Dakota
Wibaux County
Louisiana
Nebraska
Dakota
Idaho
Becom
La Verendrye the First Westward Explorer Rewarded with Ruin
The article profiles Sieur La Verendrye and his sons Pierre and Chevalier, early French explorers who quested for a northwest passage to the sea. They reached the Shining Mountains in the Big Horn range, mapped frontier routes, buried a leaden plate near Pierre, and returned to Montreal after a months long westward voyage amid hostile tribes and scarce funds.
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Mississippi River
United States
Northwest
Maryland
Washington City
West Virginia
Ohio
Washington
Montana
Plains
North America
France
Great Sea of the West
Pacific Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Sieur la Verendrye
Canada
North Dakota
Missouri River
la Verendrye
Lewis and Clark
Montreal
Pierre
Chevalier
Mandan
Bow
North and
South Dakota
Little Missouri
Marmath
N. D
Fallon
Carter Counties
Powder River
Big Horn Mountains
Wyoming
Shining Mountains
Rockies
Big Horn Range
Yellowstone National Park
Pell Mell
la Verendryes
Tain
Order of St. Louis
Auguste
Western
Tourism Down in Montana as War Slows Travel
War cuts Montana tourist traffic by about one third since Pearl Harbor. January to August 1942 traffic on U.S. 10 fell 28.5 percent from 1941, Yellowstone visits dropped 64.4 percent, and total travel year shows a 66.1 percent vehicle decline. Officials note out of state defense workers contributed to road traffic.
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Montana
Pearl Harbor
State Highway Department
U. S. 10
Yellowstone Park
Park
Glacier National Park
Pacific Coast
91st Division Color Standards Return To War Duty
Montana officials say the 91st division Pacific coast units will carry flags from the 362d infantry and related 364th artillery into World War II. The Remnants club of Montana used the banners in peacetime. the army requires them in combat. Helena residents George A. Davis and Joe R. Montgomery, former 362d officers, are noted members.
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91St Division
State Adjutant General's Office
Helena
Pacific Coast
362D Infantry
Montana
91St
Remnants Club of
362D
364Th Field Artillery
United States Army
George A. Davis
Benton Avenue
Joe R. Montgomery
G. A. R. Records
Argonne Forest
Ford Urges Montana War Jobs and State Reorganization
Governor Ford backs a wartime reorganization and prompts Montanans to shift from nonessential roles to essential war work. E M Birely urges mining industry employment for minerals like chromium, copper, zinc, and manganese, with deferments possible for miners. Ford touts a balanced budget, graft elimination, and strong loyalty to the war effort.
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Montana
E. M. Birely
Selective Service
Birely
National War Manpower Commission
Sam C. Ford
Ford
State Man Elected President of Eagles
Lester H. Loble of Helena elected grand worthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the Chicago convention. He is a Helena attorney and former Montana legislator, with civic roles in Helena and leadership in pioneer societies.
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Lester H. Loble
Order of Eagles
Chicago
Loble
Helena
Montana
George OC
Tank
Davenport
Grand
Central School
New York University
Society of Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Kiwanis Club
Bardas joins Illinois piano faculty at Bloomington school
Stefan Bardas, pianist and music director at Carroll College since October 1939 and soloist at many state concerts, assumed duties as professor of piano at the Haos Wesleyan School of Music in Bloomington starting September 1.
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Bardas
Illinois
Stefan Bardas
Carroll College
Haos Wesleyan School of Music
Bloomington
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W-Bar
Yellowstone River
Wolfer
Little Missouri River
Yellowstone
Big Missouri
Miles City
Black Hills
Eagles
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Cory
Royal” Coffee Brewer
DuPont Paints
DuPont
Montana Hardware Co
Butte
Great Falls
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