Miller Elected Fidac President At London Congress
Thomas W. Miller former alien property custodian was elected president of Fidac at its London congress. Roy Hoffman of Oklahoma named vice president as Fidac, the veteran federation with 10 million members, holds its New Orleans annual gathering during the American Legion convention. Miller, a World War I Colonel, will resign his custodian post to devote full time to Fidac.
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Thomas W. Miller
Fidac
Federation Inter-Allies Des Anciens Combattants
London
Miller
America
American Legion
Roy Hoffman
Oklahoma
Idae
New Orleans
Tee
Fidne Hes
Charles Bertrand
French Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Fidae
Harvard unit's Crimson flag tale stirs American Legion talk
At Pittsfield Massachusetts the sixth annual American Legion convention heard Congressman A Platt Andrew recount a WWI village scene in France. He describes natives assuming the U S flag was a solid crimson banner and villagers waved red garments and petticoats while shouting Yale jabs as soldiers passed by.
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A. Platt Andrew
Legion
The
American Legion
Pittsfield
Mass
Harvard Medical Unit
France
United States
Yale
Ralph Robart
Cambridge
Gloucester
Methuen Legion Post Builds Its Own Clubhouse
In Lawrence Mass the Methuen American Legion post closed a deal that enriched its ex chequer by several thousand dollars. They did not hire the pros, they built their own clubhouse with their labor and material, saving about five thousand dollars versus contractor costs.
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Methuen
American Legion
Lawrence
Mass
Legion posts lung motor fund to aid drowning rescues
The Portsmouth Virginia post of the Legion promoted a fund to buy a lung motor for reviving people taken from water gas and other hazards whose lives could be saved by forced oxygen inhalation.
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Portsmouth
the Legion
President Coolidge message read at Legion convention
The sixth annual national American Legion convention in St. Paul heard a message from President Coolidge read in place of his attendance. He voiced hope for enduring peace with leadership from nations and praised the Legion for its wartime and peacetime service and unselfish devotion to the country and world.
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The
American Legion
St. Paul
Coolidge
Legion
Women Legionnaires Live Courageous War Service Tales
Mrs. J W Atkins survived a shell overturning in Chateau-Thierry while driving an ambulance and being rescued with minor injuries. She served six months at the trench front with the American Committee for Devastated France and later helped recruit for the Lowe McFarlane post in Shreveport. Her story echoes a nurse’s wartime duty and postwar activity at Blue Bird Cottage near Shreveport.
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Chatelain- Thierry
Phat
W. Atkins
Lowe
Trench Front
Anne Moreen
T Fans
American Committee For
France
Third Trench Arty
Atkins
Chateau-Thierry
Edward
British Empire
United States Army
Prince of Wales
Lowe-McFarlane Post
Legionnaires of Woodstown Race To Vote On Lake Water
Legion men built a large raft on Memorial Lake in Woodstown New Jersey only to find the lake waterless litigation with an adjacent property owner left the basin desert like. Citizens will vote soon to decide if water will be restored to the lake and allow the raft to float.
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Legionnaires
Woodstown
N. J
Noah
Memorial Lake
Sahara Desert
Rhode Island Legion names new department commander
Raymond G. Littlefield was elected department commander of the Rhode Island Legion at the annual convention in East Greenwich. The election occurred for the James Stanton post in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
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Raymond G. Littlefield
James Stanton Post
Central Falls
Rhode Island
Legion
The
East Greenwich
Anderson Brothers Build Richland County Farm Enterprise
The Anderson brothers from Barnesville Minnesota settled in Sidney in 1910 and built a substantial farm operation in Richland County. With 48 acres converted to upland and rolling soil and later adding 4890 acres, they expanded into cattle and grain, surpassing county yields and contributing to the farm bureau movement. Net assets rise to about 35,000 in ten years, focusing on Montana opportunities over Texas California or Florida.
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Anderson Brothers
Sidney
Barnesville
Minn
Richland County
Lomesteads
Farm Bureau
Anderson
Riehtland
Tom
Andersons
Sioux Pass
Texas
California
Florida
Montana
Worth While Fin Re Turns for State Club Boy
Herbert Zwisler of Park City Montana earned 162 dollars in cash prizes as state club boy champion. His win included a 25 dollar corn trophy cup at Midland Empire Fair, a camping outfit, a 30 gallon oil can, a ukulele, and other premiums. Half his winnings came from open state corn classes and Midland Empire open corn classes.
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Herbert Zwisler
Park City
Montana
Montana State College
Corn Crowers
Get Poultry House Ready for Winter
Colder weather approaches as farmers must provide well ventilated poultry houses. Montana State College urges proper air flow to prevent humidity-related illnesses, with three to four square feet per bird and careful layout for easy care during cold months.
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Poultry Department
Montana State College
In Trouble Helpers Often Come From Uncounted People
The remark notes that when difficulties arise the assistance may come from unexpected sources or individuals not previously considered, underscoring how aid can appear from overlooked quarters.
Montana College reports steer feeding results in Nebraska study
Montana State College livestock department highlights steer feeding trials in Nebraska showing marketing beef cattle before age 4. Calves to three-year-olds fed 200 days produced varied weights and corn yields with differing beef per bushel ratios. Culling plans for ewe breeders to raise flock productivity discussed at Miles City meeting.
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Montana State College
Nebraska
Hairless Pigs Linked to Iodine Deficiency
A study by Dr. Howard Welch of Montana State College shows hairlessness and goiter in pigs stem from iodine lack in feed. Localities with low iodine in food and water produce affected pigs. adding iodine to sows’ diet for 30 days at about two grains daily stops the condition.
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Howard Welch
Montana State College
Harvest Records Hint at Leading Winter Wheat Yield
In Fergus County a top farmer on the Arrow Creek bench, Henry Creekmore, is expected to lead for winter wheat yield from a large field near 100 acres with a strong showing. Other notes mention John Garthes renting the ALT Cowan ranch near Tarlem and honey production from a swarm expansion, while Ivory Brackett of Miles City plans a fox farm expansion with North Dakota stock to build a large breeding operation.
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Lewistown
Henry Creekmore
Arrow Creek
Pergus County
Simamer
John Garthes
Alt. Cowan Ranch
Tarlem
Mie
Charles
North Dakota
Ivory Brackett
Miles City
Mr. Brackett
Gallatin County Farmers Show Strong Harvest Receipts
Estimates by conservative authorities indicate about 17 200,000 has reached Gallatin valley farmers in the last three months from this season's harvest. The totals exclude sizable sums from the pea crop and from potatoes, which are not yet marketed. The figures reflect the county's strong economic condition this season.
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Gallatin
Gallatin County
Local alfalfa seed cleaners authorized for growers
Snell Brothers of Miles City are named warehouse and cleaning agents for the Yellowstone Grimm Alfalfa Seed Growers association through the Montana Pure Seed Growers association. County agent CO M Yerrington says the arrangement lets Grimm and Cossack alfalfa seed producers store and have cleaning and grading done locally.
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Snell Brothers
Miles City
Montana Pure Seed Growers’ Association
CO. M. Yerrington
Custer County Farm Bureau
Hog Show and Sale at Wolf Point During Corn Show
County Agent Dan B. Noble says the hog show and sale at Wolf Point on November 12 13 and 14 will serve farmers by helping distribute and build breeding stocks. With porker prices high and a bright outlook for next year, there will be keen interest in the sale.
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Wolf Point
Dan B. Noble
First Livestock Consignments Placed at Fort Keogh Station
The initial shipment of livestock includes 300 head of purebred Hereford cattle from George Miles a Miles City banker and rancher and 1500 head of sheep from the United States station at Boise Idaho. Superintendent J W Schwartz notes the transfer marks the first consignments to the station formerly Fort Keogh now United States farm and livestock experiment station.
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George Miles
Miles City
United States
Boise
Idaho
United States Farm
Lvestock Experiment Station
Fort Keogh
J. W. Schwartz
Postmaster General Reports Rural Mail Routes and Supply Totals
Postmaster General Harry New announced 44 552 rural mall routes in the United States serving 6 504 592 families or 29 921 123 individuals. The service uses annually over 800 tons of stationery and typewriting paper 175 000 000 envelopes more than 70 quarts of ink and other supplies including mucilage pens clips twine and rubber bands.
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Harry New
United Stas
Postal Service
Milking Shorthorn Cattle Sell at Midland County Fair
Colonel Clyde N. Moore auctioned 42 purebred registered Shorthorn cows at the Midland I Empire fair grounds Kings on Oct 21 for a total of 2666 dollars. The top bid for a single animal reached 127.50 dollars with about 100 bidders and attendees present.
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Kings
Clyde N. Moore
Sheep merchant McLane sells out ships 12,000 sheep
John B. McLane of the Ritchie community, a sheep man for over ten years on the north side, has sold out and most of his 12,000 sheep were shipped from Terry. He plans a year off, then to buy more sheep and possibly travel to Australia to learn new methods.
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John B. McLane
Ritchie
Terry
McLane
Australia
Fire destroys home and outbuildings near Coalwood
Mrs John Ramer, living seven miles north of Coalwood at Sand Creek head, suffered a heavy loss when her frame house, barn, corrals and all contents burned. Loss estimated at $8,000. No one was home. the fire was first found by William Janssen nearby.
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John Ramer
Coalwood
Sand Creek
William Janssen
Rancher Bert Maynard Injured In Farm Machinery Incident
Bert Maynard of the Madison ranch sustained severe injuries when a belt struck his head during threshing work at home. He was unconscious briefly and suffered extensive bruising. expected to be laid up for several days.
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Bert Maynard
Madison
Seed corn prospects in Custer county optimistic after mild fall
Warm weather in Custer county over the past weeks gives encouragement for good seed corn despite early frost. Farm bureau agent C. M. Yerrington notes there has been no hard freeze yet this fall and stresses careful selection to maximize yields.
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Custer County
C. M. Yerrington
Farm Bureau
Flathead County Man Loses Arm in Canadian Threshing Incident
Joe McClatty, a well known Flathead County man, was seriously injured in Canada when his sleeve caught in a belt, pulling his arm into a wheel and breaking it. The injury necessitated amputation above the elbow.
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Joe McClatty
Flathead County
Canada
Insect Pests Destroy Billions in U.S. Crops
The article states over two billion dollars of U.S. crops are destroyed annually by insect pests. It notes more than one hundred pest kinds, largely immigrant species from countries with lax control enforcement.
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United States
Ranchers Return From Omaha Market With Returns
B. W. Peterson reports selling cattle at the Omaha market and clearing about 36 dollars per head. Neighbor Paul Simpson sold yearlings at 41 dollars per head.
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B. W. Peterson
Powder River
Omaha
Paul Simpson
Canadian stockman to finish 1500 cattle in Phillips County
George E. Ross a stockman from Canada plans to finish 1500 head of cattle in Phillips County during the fall season taking advantage of the local feed surplus.
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George E. Ross
Canada
Phillips County
Prison Wheels Relate To Life’s Shape Not Its End
A reflective note explores how confinement and routine shape daily existence beyond survival. It contrasts mechanical processes with human life, suggesting resilience and meaning emerge from within rather than from external systems or punishments.
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Massachusetts
Montana Ranch News
Young
Says College
Custer County Woolgrowers’ Association
Foirty
T. TL. Waddell
Arglonlural
Bozeman
Wrigley
Fred Morgan
North Carolina State College
Morrison
Morgan
Way America
Hust
Portland Cement Association
West
Washington Street
Chicago
Ca National Organization
Eb.connelly Co
Billings, Montana
Parker’s
Firecox Chem. Wks
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