Christmas Observances and Local News Across Madison County
Christmas was generally observed with Methodist services and school programs. Families hosted large gatherings, with the American Legion providing treats. A major real estate deal saw Farmers Union Trading acquire the Sheridan Garage building. Notes on weather, travel, and varied local tales follow, alongside reports on gasoline tax evasion and agricultural markets.
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Farmers Union Trading Company
Sheridan
W. N
Linkendorfer
Art Greene
Farmers Trading Company
California
Montana
Madison County
New Year Celebrations Through History and Customs
Festivities for New Year trace back to 3000 B C with Babylonian sun god rites and include gifts from ancient Rome. Church calendars link New Year to Christ's circumcision, yet secular customs prevail. Greeting cards and watch parties mark the transition, while Lorenzo Barth of Canton, Ohio, earns a living posing in department store windows as a wax figure.
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Rome
Lorenzo Barth
Canton
Ohio
Advertising wins big role in coming boom says Babson
Roger W Babson economist warns businessmen to use advertising and selling to fuel prosperity. He urges drills in prosperity psychology, strong bookkeeping, debt discipline, and selective profit focus as a boon to profits amid a forecasted boom. Also notes personal visits of Ernest Talent and family travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Mr. Babson
United States
Babson
Lighting and Exposure in Photography by John Van Guilder
The article discusses evaluating light for portraits and still life, avoiding harsh front lighting and shadows. It compares amateur practice with professional setups using side or back lighting, artificial and natural light, and emphasizes contrast to avoid flat images.
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John van Guilder
Watch Night Services at Baptist Church Tonight
A series of watch night services will be held at the Baptist church on Thursday evening starting 8 o clock and running to midnight. Rev. Tragutt and Rev. Lear speak, a drama The Portals of 1937 is staged, a slide illustrated reading The Other Wise Man is shown, and a candle light communion ends the night. Everyone is welcome to attend any part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Tragutt
Lear
Henry van Dyke
World’s First Community Wash House Serves 480 Dutch Housewives
A historic article describes a communal laundry facility in the Netherlands used by about 480 housewives. Two women are pictured finishing laundry and hanging clothes to dry in a heated cabinet before taking them home damp to iron, illustrating early shared washing practices.
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Agian
Pavelly
Christmas Guests and Winter Travel Among Area Families
Local residents share holiday visits and meals. Norman Nelson moved cattle and horses to the Bea verhead valley with Tom Judge driving. Darrel Weaver and family spent Christmas with George Harrison's family and left for Ryegate. Farley and Lenox families hosted turkey dinners at the Farley ranch. Several guests from Dillon and Missoula visited various homes. Temperatures neared 52 degrees before Christmas, with a snowy landscape on Christmas morning.
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Norman Nelson
Nelson
Upper
Grasshopper
Beaverhead Valley
Tom Judge
Mrs
Darrel Weaver
E. E. Cole
Jack Cole
George Pyle
Andy Pyle
Ruth
Lucy
Mr. Pyle
Hazelbaker Ranch
Big Hole Basin
Betty Daly
Missoula
Della
Jane
Erwin Marchesseau
Frank Marchesseau
Georgia Metlen
George Judge
Judge
Len Waldemar
Jud Dixon
Otto Pahnish
Earl Tash
Lena Knoll
Clyde Penny
Carl L. Knoll
Butte
Len Holloran
U. S. Mail
Holloran
Small
Bill Banknecht
Pyle Ranch
Penneys White Goods Event Next Week Attracts Shoppers
Penney’s announces a white goods event next week featuring thousands of dollars in new merchandise bought at contract prices. The sale promises significant savings to the public and highlights the high quality items on display. In other news, twins were born to Chavarria and wife in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, during their 40th wedding anniversary. In Chicago, Officer Henry Peterson arrested Mrs Stella Graham for intoxication and, when asked where she lived, she replied at the police station.
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Penney
Ightairs
da Chavarria
Tuxta Gutierrez
Mexico
Henry Peterson
Chicago
Stella Graham
Peterson
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Sheridan News
Mary Dimmick
Louise Steiner
Gertrude Spuhler
American Legion
Harry Foster
Robert Bell
Philipsburg
J. W
Ray Elser
Otto Braach
Glenn Hayden
Albert Braach
Laura Braach
Edward Braach
Charles Zea
Walter Branch
Natrass
Dillon
Beiler
A. H. Junod
Billings
Earl Johnson
Delian Raymond
D. W. Raymond
George Foster
H. M. O'Dell
Pocatello
Idaho
Enoch Cox
Kirby Magrill
Kansas City
Andy’ Rahn
Minneapolis
Tucson
Ariz
Johanna Smith
Lita Love
Steve Clemente
Hollywood
Calthro
Tennessee
Nashville Banner
West Virginia
State Tax Department
Mississippi
Michigan
Man
Missouri
Reichle
Buhrer
Glen
Harold’ Gransberry
Fay
Gransberry
Harvey
Charles, McIlrath
James Harvey
Charles McIlrath
Mrs. Lipscomb
Josephine VérNance
R. L. Poole
Menan
Mack Poole
Julius Hartwig
John Hand
Argenta
Dan Piccone
Sarah Harroun
Becaus
Jin
Ernest Talent
Fort Peck
Jay Talent
Sage Creek
Thelma Cutler
Golda
WeSella
Oakland
Calif
Morris
Zimmer
Newark
J. S. Jackson
Akron
Ed Farley
George Lenox
Lansing . Waldorf
Jane Waldorf
Farley Ranch
Elkhorn Springs
Farley
Lenox
Mrs. Hollis Harrison
Russell Harrison
Penney’s White Goods
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
Rutte
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Title Association
Pearl J. Smith
Mont
North
St. Dillon, Mont
Johnson & Johnson
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