Local notes from Argenta to Medicine Lodge in 1890
Mrs. William Gilbert will leave for Zanesville Ohio to be met by her husband on his return from England. Tom Fox Argenta merchant brought about ten ounces coarse gold dust from placer fields on French Creek above Argenta. Mrs. Simon Estes shows a 70 pound squash and crabapples from Estes farm near Dillon. William H. Flemming uncovers a rich silver bearing ore vein on Lion Hill Bryant district averaging 250 ounces silver per ton. Miss Bella Rife becomes teacher at Medicine Lodge school.
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William Gilbert
Zanesville
Ohio
England
Tom Fox
Argenta
City
French Creek
Simon Estes
Twin Bridges
Estes Farm
Dillon
William H. Flemming
Lion Hill
Bryant
Bella Rife
Medicine Lodge
Local Business Notes and Travel Updates from Tribune
A. F. Graeter reported a substantial clean up from the gold dredge. Thomas J. Law buys about 100 head of steers and thoroughbred cows from BE W Slack. Mrs. W O Metzel visits sister near Stevensville. EE Timer returns from East Coast trip to make fall purchases. Miss Lisette Landon departs for Boston to study violin at a famous conservatory.
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A. F. Graeter
Thomas J. Law
Big Hole Basin
BE. W. Slack
W. O. Metzel
Lisette Landon
Boston
Conservatory of Music
Dillon Notes and Local Weddings Across Town
B G Farnsworth visitors Dillon. Madie Rife and Li N Van Ettén wed in a Presbyterian ceremony performed by Dr A E Martin. Mrs A E Graeter and Grace travel to Anaconda for Warren Graeter's wedding. A J Bell and wife return from Washington wedding to a cheerful reception. Miss Lillian Adams returns from Seattle exposition and San Francisco visit.
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G. Farnsworth
Salt Lake City
Dillon
Anaconda
Warren
A. J. Bell
Washington
Lillian Adams
Seattle Exposition
San Francisco
Local Births and Social News From Dillon Tribune
Mr and Mrs George Hopkins welcomed a baby girl weighing six and a half pounds on September 14. Dewey Cashmore hosted a five course dinner for the first Dillon volunteers with Lieutenant Thompson as guest. Fred R Chapman and Miss Ann Shafer of Dillon announced their marriage from Great Falls. A notable wedding at the Episcopal church joined Miss Mae of Polaris in a city romance started in high school days.
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George Hopkins
Dewey Cashmore
Dillon
Lieutenant Thompson
Fred R. Chapman
Ann Shafer
Great Falls
Episcopal Church
Mae
Polaris
Board Seeks Resignations at State University Missoula
Montana state board of education, meeting in Helena, adopted a special committee report urging resignations of five University of Montana Missoula professors. The report cites eight findings of fact from an inquiry into university conditions and proposes possible hearings, with resignations to take effect September 1 1940 or immediate action.
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State Board of Education
Helena
State University
Missoula
C. D. Borton
Glasgow
George M. Gosman
Dillon
Phillip O. Keeney
E. A. Atkinson
H. G. Meriam
C. E. F. Mollett
N. J. Lennes
Atkinson
Merriam
Mollett
Fall Precipitation Recorded at Station
The 24 hour period totaled .15 inch with a downpour that lasted most of Thursday. Wednesday brought .16 inch and Tuesday added .2 inch at the State Normal college, totaling .33 inch in three days for Ditton. Snow was reported in upland county areas as Beaverhead part of a wider Montana storm. Harvest work halted due to rain, causing layoffs of threshing crews, spud pickers, and hay field workers.
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State Normal College
Ditton
Beaverhead
Montana
River Bottom Mineral Permits Granted Along Missouri River
The state land board issued mineral permits covering about 4118 acres on a 48 mile Missouri River stretch between Lake Sewell and Logan to six individuals and firms. The permits authorize testing for dredging sites or mining locations and levy royalty on gold recovered. Officials say the action could boost Helena region gold mining activity where many dredges already operate.
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Missouri River
Lake Sewell
Logan
State Land Board
Nanita B. Sherlock
Helena
Professors Seek Reinstatement in Phillips Case
Dr A J Carlson of Chicago and Prof Henry Rottschaefer of Minnesota, AAUP members, appeared before the state board of education to request reinstatement of Paul Phillips, former head of the history department at the State University, after his resignation in 1987 following an association inquiry.
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A. J. Carlson
University of Chicago
Henry Rottschaefer
University of Minnesota
American Association of University Professors
State Board of Education
Paul ©. Phillips
the State University
Phillips
Roosevelt's Emergency Powers Highlight Neutrality Debate
Time editors summarize the 1939 neutrality act and Roosevelt's declared national emergency. They note expanded armed forces, potential seizure powers, and limited steps to aid Allies while keeping the U.S. neutral.
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Congress
U. S
Great Britain
Michigan
Vandenberg
Franklin Roosevelt
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
United’ States
Kaltenborn Interrupts Studio Entrancing Alibi Prank
The radio commentator Hans von Kaltenborn known as H V is humorously disrupted by announcer Frank Gallop who warms up with Old MacDonald before Kaltenborn’s news edit. Kaltenborn bursts into the studio hearing his own introduction mispronounced as Art Ve Kaltenborn Ei Ei Oh.
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Hans—von Kaltenborn
CBS
H. V
Frank Gallop
Philharmonic
Alibi Club
Gallop
Kaltenborn
Propaganda's shifting meaning across wars and nations
The piece traces how propaganda evolved from mere idea dissemination to organized wide scale deception. It discusses World War I and totalitarian methods, noting deliberate atrocity stories, enemy misrepresentation, and emotional manipulation to fuel war morale and national sentiment. It contrasts British and German postwar attitudes toward propaganda.
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Europe
Great Britain
Germany
Propaganda Wheels in Wartime Britain and France
The piece reviews wartime propaganda figures from Britain and France including Lord Bar-in Macmillan, Goebbels, and Giraudoux, noting their roles in shaping public opinion. It highlights Macmillan’s task as Minister of Information to build a censorship network and manage wartime news flow.
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U.S
Foreign Office
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Michael
Jean Hippolyte Giraudoux
France
Bureau Des Informations
Neville Chamberlain
Barin Macmillan
Aberfeldy
Britain
Lord Macmillan
Western Mines News Nuggets From Northwest Mining Scene
Norris Montana plans a 60 ton mill at Boaz mine this fall with cyanide recovery likely. Parker Arizona operators take over Empire copper gold mine near Oatman to begin work next month. Radersburg Montana boosts 75 to 100 ton capacity at Ohio Heating mine flotation mill with extra cells. Prescott Arizona Cumberland mine near Mayer rebuild includes flotation. Deer Lodge Montana Master Mines leases Fabian Bissonette holdings on Gold Creek and installs hydraulic gear. R W Shoemaker leads.
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United Press
Norris
Mont
Boaz
Vn Aos Parker
Ariz
E. H. Brooks and Associates
Oatman
Empire Copper and Gold
Radersburg
Ohio Heating
M.,and
M. Mining Company
Deer Lodge
Masters Mining Company
Fabian Bissonette
Gold Creek
R. W. Shoemaker
Wheat allotment not increased despite demand outlook
Washington reports AAA administrator R M Evans says no change to 1940 wheat acreage allotments despite European war sparked demand. He notes 62 million acre allotment is larger than this year's and 1914 harvest, urging farmers to stay with the AAA program to adjust quickly to demand without expanding acreage.
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U.P
R. M. Evans
Henry A. Wallace
Europe
Evans
AAA
Pony Express to Ride Again in 11 Day Sprint
Glendive Montana dispatch reports Bill Holzworth plans a 11 day pony express ride starting September 25 with 50 pounds of mail bound for the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco. He will pass Billings Laurel Cooke City Salt Lake City Reno and Treasure Island with a supporting truck and two spare mounts. Each horse covers about 30 miles then rests in the truck and rubber shoes will be used for highway travel.
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Mont
U.P
Bill Holzworth
Pony Express
Plains
Golden Gate Exposition
San Francisco
Utah
Reno
Nev
Treasure Island
Holzworth
Winter Seeding Best This Month in Montana
Bozeman Montana September 14 U P Ralph D Mercer extension agronomist at Montana State College says experiments show the best window to seed winter wheat in northcentral Montana is September 20 to October 5 with nine year averages of 84 bushels for August 15 and up to 21.1 bushels around October 1. Recommended varieties include Montana 36 Karmont New York and Yogo with Yogo adaptable to all winter wheat areas in the state.
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Bozeman
Mont
U.P
Ralph D. Mercer
Extension Agronomist
Montana State College
Montana
Mercer
Karmont
School Buses Face Safety Tests to Protect Students
Montana highway patrols under Supervisor Lou Boe Decker will inspect school busses for safety and require drivers to pass exams on traffic regulations. School boards urged to hire competent drivers as patrol enforces the law that requires vehicles to stop for school buses unloading children after incidents last year.
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Lou Boedecker
Boedecker
Montana
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