Pioneer Montana Family Ties to State Legion Commander
Dr. J Armstrong of Kalispell, state commander of the American Legion Montana, is the son of James William Armstrong a Montana pioneer who came up the Missouri River to Fort Benton by steamboat in 1865. The Armstrongs settled near Prickly Pear valley and later near Uolling, with family ties to Chateau and Farmington through the Schmidt lineage.
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Dr. J. Armstrong
Kalispell
The
American Legion
Department of
Uolling
Teton
Armstrong
Chateau
James
Amelia Schmidt
Jake Schmidt
Sulgrove Place
J. W. Kerr
Farmington
Schmidt
James Armstrong
Ory Armstrong a World War I officer recalls service and life in Choteau
Ory Armstrong, known as Dutch in Choteau, grew up there and joined Company M Montana National Guard. He served at the Mexican border, in World War I with the 163rd Infantry, trained at Langres, earned a lieutenant commission, and led a bridgehead outpost at Coblenz before April 1919. He died in 1928 near Brown ing and was buried in Choteau cemetery.
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Choteau
Givens
Maynard Hospital
Deep Creek
Browning
Asa
Ory
Teton County
Company M
Montanaational Guard
Butte
Montana National Guard
163Rd Infantry
U. S. Regular Army
Fort Harrison
Camp Mill
Longsland
Camp Merritt
France
James Smith
Fort Harrison Librarian Ashton Led Red Cross Per Aide Years
Fort Harrison marked the career of Ottiilia K. Ashton who joined Red Cross service as assistant director on November 7 1927 and became director a year later. She later served as senior recreational aide, then returned as recreational librarian after transfers and earthquakes. The article outlines therapeutic recreation in hospitals and the library’s role as a patient relief and mental diversion through reading.
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Ottiilia K. Ashton
Red Cross
Fort Harrison
American Red Cross
Veterans’ Administration
Hoseburg
Ore
Pioneer family descendant earns national military rank and local leadership
The obituary honors a Kalispell man with 19 war service years, 3 brothers who served in France, and all returned commissioned. He helped organize Cut Bank American Legion Post 1920 and served as its commander for two years, later leading Kalispell post and District 4, and was elected state commander in 1937. He returned to Kalispell, reentered the insurance business, and served as secretary of the Montana Retail Merchants Association. He was married.
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France
Camhe
Cut Bank
American Legion
Kalispell
Lewistown
Montana Retail Merchants Association
All German People Must Serve State
Berlin reports Field Marshal Hermann Goering announced the four year program for economic independence requires all German men and women, regardless of profession, to perform temporary labor service for the state starting July 1. Suitable occupations will be assigned under government contracts with pay not below standard wages, with positions kept open for them.
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Berlin
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Canadian Eucharist Congress Opens in Ancient Quebec
In Quebec on June 23 the first national eucharistic congress opened with pomp and ceremony. Bells rang from nearly 59 churches as the Canadian Episcopate gathered with 10 archbishops and 44 bishops. Cardinal Villeneuve, archbishop of Quebec, was relocated as papal legate to begin the five day meeting. Breweries in Venezuela must produce at least 1,000 quarts of beer daily to prevent shortages, barring machinery breakdown.
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Quebec
Can Jade
Cardinal Villeneuve
Venezuela
Public Building Fund Study Across 48 States
Washington June 23 A committee of post office and treasury officials is studying the spread of 60 million dollars in public buildings across the 48 states. The expenditure was authorized by Congress and added to 70 million dollars authorized in 1937 for a three year program dated July 1. Congress has appropriated 59.09 million to date, including 25 million from the recent session.
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Washington
Post Office
Treasury
Congress
Probation Conference in Seattle Draws Criticism
In Seattle on June 23, five probation officers faced sharp critique from Ralph G Wales Western director of the National Probation Association. Wales condemned cramped cells and inadequate court hearings, urging officers to build confidences respect and faith to achieve lasting reforms.
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Seattle
Ralph G Wales
National Probation Association
San Francisco
Wales
Western Parole and Probation Association
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John Armstrong
Prickly Pear Valley
Sun River Crossing
Ft. McLean
Alberta
Helena
Batch Tailoring CO
SAI
Causeal
Ortm
Brousers
GLOBE
North Main Street
H. D. Murray
Department
Fort Librarian
Otillia K. Ashton
Fort. Harrison
Interstate Lumber CO
Buddy
American Legion Auxiliary
AB Official Legion
Jerry
Stohe
Montana Power Company
Montana Power CO
Wast
Wspal
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