Centennial Valley Notes and Local Family Visits
Centerville section reports Mrs. Geo Goble hosting relatives from Hulton Indiana with O. E. Goble as a local link. Tours note haying wrapping up with good crops as Idaho Falls visits, Lakeview sawmilling activity, duck season plans, and school developments in Dillon. A drunken driving collision near Lavon caused one car to leave the road with both vehicles damaged. Local pilot Fred Woodside landed a plane near Reichle in an unprecedented field landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Goble
Dan Foster
Hulton
Indiana
O. E. Goble
Dillon
Josephine Vierbance
Allie Hancock
Rose,Tadovich
Génevieve Green
Jane “Bryan
Jay “Hancock
Archie Green
William Bryan
Albert Polish
Julius Hartwig, Jr
Lavon
Fred Woodside
Wood's
Reichle
Sheridan schools open with full staff and enrollment
Sheridan schools begin week with instructors listed for all grades led by principal Mr. Wyatt. Enrollment totals 161 pupils with 63 in high school and 98 in lower grades. Nearby Brandon and Duncan districts also start with named teachers. Farmers report a large grain crop and weather notes warn of frost and late gardens. Robert Nesbitt is seriously ill with family arrivals from California and Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Winslow
Elizabeth Armitage
Nellie Cecil
Curtis Holland
Edith Duncan
Lilian Kindschey-Marsh
Hatten
Wyatt
Brandon
Julia Wilson
Duncan
Lola Hedges
E. D. Marsh and Sons
Vernon
Ted
Robert Nesbitt
H. B. Nesbitt
California
Alma Downing
Sand Point
Idaho
Reichle News Social Busyness Surrounds Dillon
Mr and Mrs Val Tadovich moved to Dillon to enroll their daughter Rose at Beaverhead County High School. Mr and Mrs William Adders of Butte visited the Nick Adders home. Mr and Mrs John Hand and family drove to Dillon for shopping. Miss Evelyn Polish stays in Butte while attending high school. Nettie and Susan Hand moved to Dillon for school with Nettie joining the training school and Susan entering Normal. Mr and Mrs Joe Pace of Apex visited Robert Joy. Miss Teresa Reichle of Butte spent time in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Tadovich
Dillon
Rose
Beaverhead County
William Adders
Butte
Nick Adders
John Hand
Evelyn Polish
Nettie
Susan Hand
Miss Nettie
Susan
Joe Pace
Apex
Robert Joy
Teresa Reichle
4 H Clubs Of Real Importance In U S
The boys and girls 4 H clubs are a growing national group of young farmers. They exhibit at Chicago with the National Livestock Show, boasting 650000 members 175000 head of livestock 3000000 quarts canned 123 dollar average bank accounts and other asset values. Eighty percent expect to stay on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Singing Fireman of the Northern Pacific Goes On Tour
Howard Melaney a famed lyric tenor known as the Singing Fireman of the Northern Pacific Railway begins a 2,500 mile weekly circuit. He will perform Mondays at station WOC Davenport Tuesdays at KMOX St Louis Wednesdays at WLW Cincinnati Thursdays at WLS Chicago and Fridays at KMBC Kansas City. Once an obscure locomotive fireman in Montana his rise to fame came after a critic heard him while tuning a locomotive and he has since sung nationwide in radio and concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Melaney
United States
Canada
Mr. Melaney
Northern Pacific Railway
WOC
Davenport
KMOX
St. Louis
WLW
Cincinnati
WLS
Chicago
KMBC
Kansas City
Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited
Montana
Minneapolis
New York
Los Angeles
Toronto
New Orleans
Typhoon Tale From a Spanish War Vet
A. 8 S. Johnson, a Spanish war veteran, recalls typhoon experiences in the Philippine islands. He describes reading of Manila area storm losses and recounts a dreamlike moment when a typhoon struck, lifting the building and leaving him exposed under the clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Johnson
Philippine Islands
Manilla
Changeable Weather Triggers Bronchial Cough Relief
Fall weather brings coughing and throat irritation. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound provides soothing coating, helps dislodge mucus, and stops the hacking cough for children and adults. No opiates or constipation. Sold by Geo. M. Gosman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. M. Gosman
Potts
Northern Pacific seeks $4 million rail expansion in Montana
Northern Pacific Railway filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to build 111 miles of track in eastern Montana. Plans include Brockway to Jordan 60 miles, Jordan to Edwards 27 miles, and a 24 mile branch near Wooldrow to Bloomfield. The move follows a June 1928 pledge to extend westward as development warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Montana
Northern Pacific Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
B. W. Scandrett
Commission
Brockway
Jordan
Edwards
Northern Pacific
Dry Creek
Glendive
Circle
Northern Pacific Today
Glendive-Brockway
Bloomfield
J C Penney Exhibit Highlights Montana Expenditures
The J C Penney display at the Midland Empire fair in Billings shows the company spent 584 942 dollars in Montana in 1928. A chart outlines the 36 Montana stores and local managers owning homes and civic involvement through chambers of commerce and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Company
Billings
Montana
J. C. Jeppson
Jacsrarigae
Cveateit Ossidaes
J. C. Penney Co
Chambers of Commerce
Farewell Party for Rev and Mrs Ricketts at Taylor Home
Members and friends of the Methodist church held a farewell party last Friday at Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Taylor's home for Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Ricketts who depart soon for Stevensville. Music readings and refreshments followed the gathering. The couple received an electric waffle iron as a gift and a farewell song was performed. Blair Sprinkle visited in Butte Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Carl B. Taylor
H. B. Ricketts
Stevensville
Blair Sprinkle
Butte
Grace Knox Celebrates Sixth Birthday With Friends
Grace Knox daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Knox celebrated her sixth birthday Saturday afternoon with twelve of her small friends invited. Delicious refreshments and a birthday cake featured the party followed by games and play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Knox
Ed Knox
Tri Wheeler Gadget Promises Citywide Kids Run Errands
Dillon shops display Harrac Tri Wheeler a scooter driven by a single child motor aimed at fun and service. buyers who purchase Maxwell House coffee five pounds receive the Tri Wheeler at a small price or bring five empty cans with $2.45 to claim the toy for their child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Maxwell House
Everton Poindexter to Wed Eleanor Fuller in New York
Announcements from Dillon report the marriage of Everton Gentry Poindexter formerly of Dillon and Miss Eleanor Constance Fuller of New York City. The ceremony is set for September 27 at the home of Henry Jones Fuller. Poindexter is the son of Judge J B Poindexter of Honolulu and is a Dillon native who later studied at Helena High and Columbia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Everton Gentry Poindexter
Eleanor Constance Fuller
New York City
Henry Jones Fuller
J. B. Poindexter
Honolulu
Fifth Judicial District
Helena High School
Columbia University
New York
Native Trout Fry Planted In Local Streams
A consignment of two truckloads of native trout fry was received Monday by J. C. Whitham the local forest supervisor. They came from the Anaconda hatchery and one load will be planted in Bloody Dick creek and the other in the upper Big Hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Whitham
Anaconda Hatchery
Bloody Dick Creek
Upper
Big Hole
Waldorf Luncheon Honors Mrs. Waldorf Visitor
Mrs. A. F. Waldorf hosted a luncheon at her South Washington Street home last Friday for Mrs. Sarah Waldorf mother of A. F. Waldorf who is visiting locally from California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Waldorf
South Washington Street
Sarah Waldorf
California
Eliel Brothers' Lambert Eliel Heads East On Buying Trip
Lambert Eliel of the Eliel Brothers departs Tuesday for Chicago and other eastern manufacturing centers to spend time on a buying trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Eliel
Eliel Brothers
Chicago
Petersons Dine With Curry Hosts Then Plan Move to Billings
Mr and Mrs A T Peterson entertained at the Curry home with autumn blooms a fine dinner and card games. The Petersons and family departed the next day for Billings where they will reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Peterson
R. D. Curry
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Centennial Valley
Mabel
Martha Caldwell
Topeka
Kansas
Olivier Upham
Joe Buck
L. D. S. Hospital
Idaho Falls
Fay Selby
Lakeview
Frank O'Connor
James Hanson
Selby
M. Duncan
Elk Lake
Sheridan News
G. W. Rightenour
Reichle News
U. S
Melaney
NEW
Hupmobile
J. W. Walters
N. Montana St
Penney Company
IS IS
MR. and Mrs. Ricketts
Everton Poindexter
Mrs. Waldorf
Curry Home
Paris
Daily Messenger
Dillon Tribune
Petrie Tractor & Equipment Co
Missoula
C. C. Newman
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