Wheat and Subs Still Half-Weight in Food Rules
In Bozeman Aug 6 the US-France-Italy-UK food chiefs met and urged continued strict economy and waste elimination in all food handling to back transport for the European front. A Washington notice freed some from total abstinence but kept the fifty fifty wheat purchase rule and monthly six pounds per person.
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Bozeman
United States
France
Italy
Great Britain
America
Herbert Hoover
North America
Europe
Food Administration
Washington
Big Dome Oil Starts Drilling Near Beaverhead Holdings
The Big Dome Oil and Gas company moved a new drilling outfit to its ground near the Beaverhead Alberta holdings about nine miles south of Dillon. Drilling to begin once the rig is erected with Manager Jaquette of Butte overseeing and Wm. Wilson supervising transport with a steam tractor.
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Big Dome
Big Dome Oil and Gas Company
Beaverhead- Alberta Company
Dillon
Jaquette
Butte
Wm. Wilson
Primary Candidacy Declarations Filed By Local Republicans
The article lists Republican candidates declaring for various offices including H. B. Duff for legislature FE G Farnsworth for assessor F B Williams for assessor W J Cushing for county attorney Alf Decker for Bedrock precinct committeeman E M Martinell for Dell precinct committeeman James Kirkpatrick for Dillon precinct committeeman Jesse Finsley for state representative Petitions must be filed with the county clerk by 5 PM August 10.
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H. B. Duff
FE. G. Farnsworth
W. J. Cushing
Alf Decker
Bedrock
E. M. Martinell
Dell
James Kirkpatrick
Dillon South Central
Jesse Finsley
Local schools plan fall openings amid crowded facilities
The Training School opens Tuesday September 3 with large attendance expected. Normal College follows in a week and the High School the last week of September. Public library will serve one grade and Baptist church may be used for others due to overcrowding.
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Normal College
Training School
Baptist Church
Calvert of Lima Attends Meetings in Dillon
Charles E. Calvert of Lima visited Dillon on Wednesday to handle business affairs and meet local contacts.
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Charles E. Calvert
Lima
Dillon
Dowell Opposes Looser Deportation Bill for Alien Anarchists
Washington August 6 A special correspondent reports in the house debate on a bill to deport alien anarchists. Representative Cassius C Dowell of Iowa rejects amending the measure to allow second deportation without a prison term, arguing it would encourage repeats of illegal entry.
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Washington
Cassius C. Dowell
Iowa
Secretary of Labor Authority
Dowell
Montana Reports Show Crop Improvement in July
county agents in 17 Montana counties report improved conditions for grain and ranges in the two weeks ending July 27 due to rain. flax benefits most, labor shortages persist in some sections, and yields for winter wheat and oats look stronger in places.
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Helena
Chas. D. Greenfield
Blaine
Harlem
No Cessation of War Preparation Urged by Defense Society
The American Defense Society urges immediate legislation for nonstop enrollment and training to reach five million in the U S armed forces. The letter to Senator Wadsworth notes the president’s call to persist beyond that figure and warns delays affect preparedness.
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France
American Defense Society
James M. Wadsworth, Jr
Senate
Congress
Charles Stewart Davidson
Society
United States
Senate of the United States
Runaway Six-Horse Team Escapes Untouched in City Streets
A six-horse team drawn by Thomas Thomas bolted from a wool warehouse area on North Montana Street Tuesday afternoon. The frightened team swung onto Idaho Street then Reeder before turning west and were halted near the railroad crossing. No injuries or property damage occurred as parked autos narrowly avoided the runaways.
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Thomas Thomas
Montana Street
Idaho Street
Reeder
Band Day at Chautauqua Lights Dillon Week
The fourth annual Dillon Chautauqua opened Monday with strong attendance and full, well-received programs. Notables Lincoln Wirt Maude Ballington Booth and Charles Crawford Gorst appeared. Thavin's band impressed crowds in a 1500-seat tent. Band day featured Thavin's big ensemble with two concerts, while John E. Shipman promoted events in Butte.
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Dillon
Lincoln Wirt
Maude Ballington’ Booth
Charles Crawford Gorst
Thavin
County Court House
A. G. Thomas
Dr. Thomas
Corinne Gerber
Morrison- Smith Company
Miss Morrison
Miss Smith
Marshall Louis Mertins
Morrison-Smith Company
D. F. Fox
Pasadena
Zedeler
Charles C. Gorst
Mr. Gorst
Dr. Stansfield
Portland
Oye
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Peter Wilson Charged With Sedition In Preliminary Hearing
Peter Wilson faced a preliminary hearing before Justice Kenison on sedition charges after he pleaded not guilty. Bonds were set at $5,000 following his arrest last Thursday night to prevent potential mob violence over remarks about a U S soldier stationed on furlough.
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Peter Wilson
Kenison
Wilson
Stark Evans
United States
Dillon Man Enlists for Army Service
Royal C. Brown of Dillon enlisted for service in the quartermaster corps and miscellaneous in the regular army. Fred Beck of Rimini was recruited in the 27th army engineers Monday by Private J. W. Tompkins at the Helena recruiting station. The concrete work on the bathing pools at Elkhorn hot springs is finished and the resort will soon open to patrons.
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Dillon
Royal C. Brown
Quartermaster Corps
Regular Army
Fred Beck
Rimini
27Th Army Engineers
J. W. Tompkins
Helena
C. H. Fortman
Elkhorn Hot Springs
Freeman to Speak Here on World Methodist Centenary
Mark Freeman leads a group of centenary speakers returning from Sumatra and Java to present the Methodist world program at Dillon on August 22. Rev. James C. Baker of Urbana Illinois and Dr. E R Fulkrson of Japan join to discuss plans for worldwide Methodism and the church’s next century.
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Mark Freeman
Sumatra
Java
Methodist World
Dillon
James C. Baker
M. E
Urbana, Ill
State University
Japan
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodists of America
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Allied
F. B. Williams
Asses
Sor
Montana
Chautauqua
John E. Shipman
San Francisco
Thayiu
Thavia
Thavic
Thaviu
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