Oil Development Likely for State in Western Montana
Reports from New York finance circles say Consolidated Oil, with Rockefeller and Morgan interests, plans extensive development in northwestern Montana and Canadian territory. Continental Oil may build a large refinery at Billings using Oregon basin crude, with possible acquisitions of Lewistown and Lethbridge refineries and talks with Detroit interests on western Canadian gas and oil projects.
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Financial District
New York
Northwestern
Canadian
Consolidated Oil Company
Rockefeller and
Morgan
Montana
Billings
Lewistown
Continental
Oregon
Detroit
Lethbridge
Montana Event Calendar to July and August
A series of upcoming events lists pageants, conventions and meetings across Montana. Highlights include the Lewis and Clark Pageant in Great Falls July 4–5, state conventions in Lewistown Bozeman Helena and Missoula, bank and legion gatherings, plus 4‑H and Rainbow Girls activities.
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Great Falls
Knight Templars and Commandry
Butte
Kiwanians
Grand Lodge Montana Masons and Eastern Star
Missoula
Sunshine Trail Association
Rainbow Girls
Havre
Montana Elk’s Lodge
Virginia City
Montana News Highlights From Around the State
Registration at the University of Montana summer school may reach 600 in Missoula. St Pauls Lutheran church at Lewistown was dedicated last Sunday. Opheim voters will decide a 15000 bond issue for a new school on June 30. Great Falls issued permits for over 50000 in residential building last month. Dawson county plans over 60 miles of new roads this year. Whitefish airfield upgrades approved for immediate action. A fire at Bute caused one injury and about 60000 in losses at Nevin Frank Bottlings. Lewis and Clark county petitions seek a 100000 road bond in fall election. Helena board approves 110 to 146 retirees from state teachers fund. Belgrade oil test movement underway with geologists predicting a good oil structure. Leavitt bill funds Bitterroot reclamation project at 750000. Cut Bank school bonds 40000 gym and auditorium sold to US National Company at 5 percent with 111 premium. Leavitt asks Congress to authorize Rosevelt and Rishland counties to build a Missouri river bridge at Culbertson. Butte landmark Mercury and Aluminum streets building, 60 years old, destroyed by high winds. Glacier National Park season opened June 15 with Hoover tour advance agent arriving. Presidential stop planned in Glacier for trout fishing. Seven alcohol related deaths in Cascade county in first five months of 1953. Portland Three Forks Cement to add 100 workers at Hanover plant pending coal supply from Roundup. plant now runs with sixty men.
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University of Montana At
Missoula
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Lewistown
Opheim
Great Falls
Dawson County
Whitefish
Bute
Nevin-Frank
Lewis and Clark
Teachers
Helena
Belgrade
Leavitt
Montana
Congress
United States National Company of Denver
Scott Leavitt
Rosevelt
Rishland
Missouri River
Culbertson
Butte
Mercury and
Aluminum Streets
Glacier National Park
Rocky Mountain
Hoover
Glacier Park
Hanover
Supt
J. C. Capper
Morrow Wins New Jersey Senate Nomination in Thrilling Primary
Edward W. Pickard reports Dwight Morrow’s overwhelming victory in New Jersey’s Republican primary over Franklin Fort and Joseph S. Freylinghuysen with a fourth candidate also noted. The result sparks speculation about a 1932 presidential race and draws White House outreach while tariff debates continue and foreign protests mount. Admiral Byrd gains national ceremony honors with Hoover and National Geographic Society officials in Washington.
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E. Jersey
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Franklin Fort
Joseph S. Freylinghuysen
Mr. Morrow
John A. Kelley
Morrow
Mr. Jloover
Stokes
New Jersey
Hibben
Princeton
Hoover
White House
Senate
Dwight Morrow
Blaine
Wisconsin
Morrow Rivalry Highlights Wet and Dry Readings in Primaries
The piece notes Morrow's repeal advocacy and New Jersey's wet lean, with wets optimistic but cautious about liquor politics. It mentions Roosevelts wet bid, Simpson's New Jersey race, Schall's Minnesota win, Idaville as Democratic nominee, White Jr. lead in Maine, and Prohibition not a major factor in these primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrow
Fort
New Jersey
Morrow
Anti-Saloon League
Maine
The
League
Democrats
Alexander C. Simpson
Minnesota
Thomas D. Schall
Theodore Christianson
John F. Selb
Einar Iddale
Hoover Signs Tariff Bill As Duties Take Effect
President Hoover signed the tariff measure on Tuesday and the new duties went into effect at midnight, marking a change in imports and trade policy.
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Hoover
Tariff Triggered Stock Slump Across Markets
The slowing of the new tariff bill coincided with steep drops in stock prices and in grains, cotton, and livestock. Recoveries were slight, and broker assurances blamed the tariff. Congressman Wood of Indiana accused moneyed interests and importers of manipulating the market for political gain and said he would investigate to identify responsible parties.
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Wood
Indiana
House Appropriations Committee
Tie
Senate vote defeats bid to pause London treaty disclosure
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee defeated Hiram Johnson's motion to withhold judgment on the London naval treaty until the President provides all negotiations documents. Four supported the motion while fourteen opposed. Johnson, Moses, Shipstead, and Robinson of Indiana voted for the motion. Chairman Boran stated the treaty would be reported with a simple recommendation to ratify. Reed and Robinson of Arkansas planned separate reports backing ratification. Johnson used a national radio hookup to argue against the pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Moses
Shipstead
Robinson
Indiana
Borans
Reed and Robinson
Arkansas
Byrd Returns From Antarctic Expedition to Heroic Welcome
Admiral Richard E. Byrd arrived in New York after his Antarctic voyage to a grand city welcome. The Eleanor Bolling lay at quarantine as a marine pageant escorted the ships up the bay. Mayor Walker and Grover Whalen led the parade with soldiers sailors and a ticker tape celebration. Byrd and his wife received honors including an honorary degree from New York University.
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Riciard
New York
Eleanor Bolling
Grover Whalen
Mayor
Walker
Admiral Byrd
Brown
New York University
Explorer
Ambassador Sackett Attacks U S Power Charges in Berlin Speech
RedERIC M Sacksett, American ambassador to Berlin, drew attention by criticizing U S power companies for high consumer charges in a world power conference address. Samuel Insull of Chicago objected to parts of the speech, which Sacksett dismissed. Senator Norris of Nebraska condemned the utilities in a subsequent Senate speech.
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Rederic M. Sacksett
Berlin
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Insull
Farm Board reappointments confirmed by Senate
Chairman Alexander Leggh and Charles C Teague of the Federal Farm Board were confirmed without opposition. Samuel I McKelvie, a wheat member, is expected to resign around July 1 though his term lasts another year, with initial retirement considered after the first year.
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Hairman Alexander Leggh
Charles C. Teague
Federal Farm Board
Senate
Samuel I. MckKelvie
Dis
Dr Elmer Ambrose Sperry Dies Renowned Gyroscope Inventor
Obituary notes the New York born scientist Dr Elmer Ambrose Sperry who advanced the gyroscope and its use in stabilizing steamships and airplanes. He developed and refined many inventions culminating in the gyroscopic compass.
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Elmer Ambrose Sperry
New York
Doctor Sperry
Rebels seize Tientsin customs house in internecine war
Dispatches from the Orient report shifting fortunes in the Chinese conflict. Rebels capture the Tientsin customs house and appoint Lennox Simpson, known as Putnam Weale, as customs commissioner. Nanking seeks to divert imports to government ports under its control.
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Tina
Orient
Tientsin
Lennox Simpson
Putnam Weale
Nanking
Romania Crowned King Carol's Coronation Plans Stir
Premier Iuliu Maniu says he and the regency knew Carol would return and approved it. He claims the coup was engineered by him as the young king plans a coronation in October and invites allied heads of state to attend.
Williams Brock and Schree Set Cross-Continent Nonstop Record
Aviators Williams Brock and Edward F. Schree established a new cross continent non stop record by flying from Jacksonville Florida to San Diego California in 13 hours 55 minutes and 80 seconds. They returned to Jacksonville for a round trip time of 31 hours and 58 minutes though the eastward leg required a fuel stop at Tallulah Louisiana.
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Illiams.brock
Edward F. Schree
America
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Califf
Tallulah
Western Newspaper Union
Montana Farmers Among Best Employers in Nation
Montana farmers show high pay for farm labor in 1929. October wages with board averaged $3.05 per day, above the 11 Western states' average of $2.57, while without board the Montana rate was $3.80, near top nationally. Comparison covers monthly totals and state rankings, noting Idaho Utah California Nevada leading Western wages and South Carolina lowest.
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Montana
Helena
Atlantic States
M‘ontana
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Massachusetts
Idaho
Utah
California
Nevada
Washington
South Carolina
Montana Ranch News Highlights Farm Cash, Wool Exports
Alfalfa seed production yields about 1.6 million dollars for state colleges. Prairie county hosts the largest Farmers Union picnic in county history near Terry. Wool shipments from Polson and nearby towns head to Boston. Western states form Northwestern Turkey Growers. Stillwater woolpool fleeces sold to Jeremiah Williams Co. of Boston for 25 cents a pound. Montana praised as rat free by MSU official. 4-H enrollment rises to 756,096 nationwide in 1929 with gains by both boys and girls. County reports show good crops with cool weather aiding root systems, some soil blowing, sheep shearing underway, and butter fat marketing plans in western Montana. Northern Pacific railway branch line proposed to serve Polson power site, cost about 500,000 dollars. R T Ringling sells wool at 25 cents per pound. Scattered rains lift agricultural outlook. growing conditions improve despite hot winds and soil blowing.
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Montana
State College
Farmers Union
Prairie County
Terry
Polson
Boston
Round Butte
Lone Pine
Narada
George W. Gustafson
Chinook
Northwestern
Turkey Growers’ Association
Salt Lake City
Stillwater Woolpool
National Wool Marketing Association
Jeremiah Williams Company
O. E. Stephl
Bureau of Biological Survey
Montana State College
Butte
United States
B. F. Thrailkill
State Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Northern Pacific Railway
Lake County
R. T. Ringling
State ‘Division of Publicity
Helena
One Prescription Made Family Doctor Famous
In 1885 Dr Caldwell wrote a prescription that eased common constipation symptoms such as coated tongue bad breath headaches gas nausea biliousness low energy and poor appetite. Demand grew rapidly and by 1888 it was prepared ready for use as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin available at drugstores.
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Caldwell
Four Corners of the Earth
Delayed Message Came Everlastingly Too Late
In the trenches Tom and Jerry endure 18 months without word from home. At armistice, Tom learns his girl is marrying elsewhere, while Jerry sobs over receiving an exemption from the draft from his district board, revealing cruel irony of wartime fate.
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Tom
Jerry
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss method claiming dramatic fat loss in three weeks. It promises increased energy, clearer skin, and a youthful feel, urging a one half teaspoon daily in hot water and a money back guarantee.
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America
Early Thames Regattas and U S Boat Race Beginnings
In 1715 Thomas Doggett started boat races for Thames fishermen and the first verifiable English regatta occurred in 1775 off Raleigh gardens, modeled on Venice. The United States saw its first race in 1811 between the Knickerbocker of New York and the Invincible of Long Island, with Knickerbocker victorious.
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Thomas Doggett
Thames
Raleigh Gardens
United States
Mknickerbocker
New York
Invincible
Long Island
Poor Doggy Young Wife Biscuits and Dog’s Fate
A light exchange shows a wife pleading to eat biscuits to avoid wasting food for their dog while the husband notes the dog’s pleasant nature. The brief humorous dialogue contrasts concern for provision with affection for the pet.
Many a Woman Seeks New Wrinkle Removal Method
Readers explore methods to reduce wrinkles and achieve smoother skin. Experts discuss topical treatments and lifestyle tips for line avoidance and improved complexion.
You Should Think For Yourself Not Just Feel For Others
The statement urges independent judgment over simple empathy, emphasizing personal responsibility in decision making rather than being swayed solely by others feelings. It frames self reliance as essential for clear thinking and accountable actions.
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West Point
Hurley
Army of Occupation
Trier
France
Sir Henry Cole
England
Ambassador Morrow
Edward W. Pickard
Borah
Noover
Tariff Commission
Wiram Dingham
Edge
Lover
National Geographic Society
Secretary of the Navy
Arlington National Cemetery
Byrd
Admiral Peary
Admiral Wilkes
Floyd Bennett
Washington Auditorium
Ranch News
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