Darby Celebrates 50th Anniversary with 5000 in Bitter Root
Old timers who settled Bitter Root when Darby was a sawmill hamlet were honored at Labor Day events attended by over 5000 from western Montana towns. Notables included John Waddell 82 and Evellin Matte son 87, with speakers like Dr. George F. Simmons.
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Darby
Montana
John Waddell
G. W. Sclleder
Evellin Matteson
Mary Solleder
August Solleder
Stella Tanner Fowler
Tanner
Waldo
Mary Kerlee
P. S. Siria
John Schofield
Alex Chaffin
Judith Summers
George Miles
George Waldo
McKinney
Valley
Newton Tillman
Whaley
H. F. Babbitt
Victor
M. L. Chaffin
Corvallis
Granville Stuart
Martha Newell
Missoula
Kansas
Cimmaron
Oklahoma
George F. Simmons
Monitana State University
Perry Smith
John Maki
George Cae
Abe Williams
Wong Sun Company Chinese Herb Medicines Aid Montana Worker
Fred Barta of Lavina Montana says years of asthma and kidney trouble left him unable to work. After taking Wong Sun Company Chinese herb medicines his health improved and he can work again. He endorses the products and the company.
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Wong Sun Company
Fred Barta
Lavina
Montana
Wong Sun Company Routes and Locations Listed
Wong Sun Company billing and dispatch notes show locations in Billings Montana Sheridan Wyoming Missoula Montana Great Falls Montana and Sheridan Wyoming. The fragment lists multiple city pairs indicating service sites or billing routes.
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Wong Sun Company
Billings
Mont
Sheridan
Wyo
Pioneer J H Sherburne dies at 87 in Browning Montana
J H Sherburne 87 a Browning banker and trader died at his Browning home his body sent to Glendale California for burial Survivors include two sons and three daughters He was born December 12 1850 in Maine and followed routes from Minnesota to the Rockies trading with and serving various tribes including the Ponca and Nez Perce He adopted into the Blackfeet tribe and remained active in business and community affairs into old age.
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J. H. Sherburne
Browning
Minnesota
Rocky Mountains
Glendale
Calif
J. L
F. P. Sherburne
Agnes Rowell Flint
C. Eb, Frisbee
Cut Bank
Vern E. Robinson
South Pasadena
Frelon
Texas
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Sherburne
Montana
Kansas State Line
Montana Territory
Helena Catholic Action elects officers in Butte meeting
Betty Bleichner of Butte was chosen president of the Helena Students' Catholic Action conference. Clair Krebsbach of Helena was named vice president, Kathleen Healon of Missoula corresponding secretary, and Michael O'Connell of Butte recording secretary.
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Betty Bleichner
Butte
Helena Students’ Catholic Action Conference
Diocesan Advisory Council
Clair Krebsbach
Helena
Kathleen Healon
Missoula
Michael O’connell
Students’ Catholic Action Conference
Traffic on U S Highway 1 Near New York Tops World
Report says U S highway 1 near New York City carries more traffic per mile than any other road globally. The claim highlights congestion levels on the major coastal route serving commuters and travelers alike.
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New York City
Treasure State Briefs Span Accidents and Agriculture
Montana items report Wayne Ciester struck by lightning and killed near Cole. Wheat yields rise for Joe Gamble near Bozeman. Bears injure 91 in Yellowstone Park, total below last year. Oil drilling advances west of Chinook while a motorist suffers a concussion near Great Falls. Public notices involve eight hour law, school expansion plans, and a transport license case in Helena.
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Yellowstone Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Government land seeded to grass to restore Montana range
Government land formerly plowed and abandoned in Phillips Valley and Blaine counties is being reseeded with crested wheat grass under a conservation program. About 21 000 acres will be planted this month across Phillips Valley and Blaine counties with crews of four per team, using caterpillar tractors and three drills.
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Philli
Blaine
Valley
Milk River
Montana
Phillips
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Farm Security Administration
Boost Montana Dude Ranches Promote State to Atlantic Seaboard
New Yorkers and the Atlantic seaboard learned of Montana dude ranches and state events via a WNYC radio broadcast. E D Anderson of Montanans Inc noted strong cooperation with the United States Travel Bureau and travel agencies boosting Montana as a top regional destination. A legend about a distant premiere is mentioned in the readable fragments.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Montana
WNYC
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
E. D. Anderson
United States Travel Bureau
State Chamber
Eomerce
Anderson
Pleuse
Eople
Monument to Cromwell Dixon at State Fairgrounds Faces Move
Helena Kiwanis plans to relocate a 1911 monument honoring Cromwell Dixon, the 19 year old pilot who flew from the Montana State fairgrounds to Blossburg and back, and died in Spokane later that year. The plaque, placed by Helena citizens, stands at the State Fair grounds and may be moved to the airport for wider public view.
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Cromwell Dixon
Soreness Lindbergh
Rocky Mountains
Helena Kiwanis Club
Helena
Dixon
Fairgrounds
Blossburg
Louis W. Hill
Greatorthern
Lewis Penwell
State Fair Board
John Ringling
Fair Board
Cromwe Pn Oor
Montana
Norris
Spokane
Montana State Fairgrounds
Ideal growing weather boosts Montana wheat and crops
Federal Agricultural Statistician Jay G. Diamond reports last week brought abundant showers and cooler weather improving late maturing grains in Montana. Insect damage declined and barriers were removed though showers interrupted harvesting causing over ripening and grain break down in some areas. Winter wheat planting looks good except Flathead needs moisture. beets corn hay and alfalfa show strong progress.
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Montana
Federal Agricultural
Jay G. Diamond
Flathead
Pioneers of the Air and Their Enduring Legacy
The article reflects on early aviation pioneers such as Cromwell Dixon and notes that their efforts made certain modern flight achievements possible. It emphasizes the historical impact of early aviators on today’s air travel and exploration.
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Cromwell Dixon
Fragmentary ancient remark hints at dating to earlier era
A garbled note references Harbicht and a 71 year period with a claim that the Cé site may date back to an earlier era or fireplace context, though the text is incomplete and unclear.
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Harbicht
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