Penwell sees big rops in Fergus boost for state fair
Lewistown June 26 Montana State Fair president Lewis E Fennell of Helena and Samuel Phillips of Central Bank toured Fergus County Sheep Companys Box Elder creek ranch. Penwell reported 6000 head of sheep with eight pound fleece, praised Montana crops and predicted the best state fair yet with strong county support. A squadron of planes from Presidio San Francisco may attend opening day on Labor Day.
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Lewistown
Lewis E. Fennell
Helena
Montana State Fair Association
City
Samuel Phillips
Central Bank and Trust Company
Fergus County
Box Elder Creek
Penwell
Mr. Penwell
Montana
Presidio
San Francisco
Great Falls
Ivory tusks found in gravel pit near Canton Broadwater
Towns end June 2 report by Townsend notes four ivory tusks uncovered by road workers north of Canton near the old Roberts place. Two upper and two lower tusks, eight inch uppers and three to four inch lowers, matched to an old skull found and degraded. Locals speculate saber tooth tiger, urging naturalists to study and place the find in a broader prehistoric context. Mike Sheridan currently holds the tusks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Roberts Place
Canton
Mike Sheridan
Misses Julia Marrjorie and Charlotte Woolfolk Visit Deer Lodge
June 26 Deer Lodge notes list Misses Julia Marrjorie and Charlotte Woolfolk visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Larabie on their way from University of Missouri studies to Roundup Montana. Marie Neeley of Butte staying with sister Mrs. Lara bie after semester. Yvonne Bouvier of Twin Bridges arrives for summer with relatives. Coleman Mulcahy returns from New York. R. W. Magette family vacationing in Hamilton. Elsie Cobb returns from Los Angeles after months away.
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R. W. Magette
Hamilton
Elsie Cobb
Los Angeles
Officers View Proposed Road to Cooke City
Red Lodge June 2 Official reconnaissance for the Red Lodge to Cooke City motor road began with forest service engineer Fred Theime Bureau of Public Roads Berbie Kitt and Beartooth supervisor R T Ferguson leading the party. Local men W P Burke W E Pinkney and M E Martin with son Jona aided the effort expected to take about three weeks to study elevations grades culverts bridges and other factors to decide if a formal survey and government project might follow. Burke previously assessed the Tin Can camp to plateau stretch noting a four to six percent grade and an estimated three thousand dollars per mile for construction.
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Red Lodge
Cooke City
Fred Theime
Forest Service
Missoula
R. T. Ferguson
Bear, Tooth National Forest
Berbie Kitt
Bureau of Public Roads
Harry Smith
W. P. Burke
W. E. Pinkney
M. E. Martin
Jona
Ferguson
Mr. Therme
Bureau of Public Lands
Burke
Tin Can Camp
St Ignatius Man Shoots Indian Trespasser in Leg
Denny Irvine, a St. Ignatius rancher on Post creek near here, shot 22 caliber at Clarence Wells after Wells refused to leave Irvine’s land. Wells, a 20 year old half breed Indian, was wounded in the leg below the knee. Sheriff Kelley investigated and released Irvine, deeming the act justified to drive Wells off the ranch. Wells was taken to St. Ignatius hospital for care.
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St. Ignatius
Clarence Wells
Denny Irvine
Irvine
Post Creek
Here
Wells
Kelley
Lake County
Irvine Ranch
Identify Body as T. Gause Finally
Theodore Gause aged 19 drowned in the Tongue river while crossing on a horse. Days later the badly decomposed body was found lodged in barbed wire, near Forsyth. Initial speculation linked the body to others before the horse mare confirmed it was Gause.
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Broadus
Theodore Gause
Forsyth
Grause
Horace Broadus
Oscar Broadus
Powder River
Leslie Bower
E.W. Bower
Graham
Gause
Knudsen Ford Nuptials at First Baptist Glasgow
The Rev Ralph E Knudsen pastor of First Baptist Glasgow married Miss Vivian Fawn Ford daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Ford in an 8 pm ceremony at First Baptist Glasgow attended by about 60 guests Rev E R Curry of Helda officiated The couple will pursue further studies He and the bride are alumni of the University of Chicago The bride has taught in Nasima schools and the groom has taught in Nashau high schools
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Glasgow
Ralph E. Knudsen
First Baptist Church of
Vivian Fawn Ford
Frank Ford
First Baptist Church
E.R. Curry
Heldha
State Superintendent of Missions
Cecil’Ford
Enid Sater
Danville
Ills
Dwight Ford
Julia Murray
Elaine Kent
Ruth Behner
Lola Clausen
Knutsen
Sioux Falls College
University of Chicago
Nashau
Auto Crash Near Missoula Kills Six Inside Car
Six people narrowly escaped death when their automobile was struck by an eastbound Burlington train about 12 miles east of Missoula. Driver J C Montreuil was injured by flying glass. his wife Martha Clark and her four children survived the crash. The car, though badly damaged, did not overturn and was towed away after the collision.
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Missoula
Burlington
J. C. Montreuil
Montreuil
Worden Avenue
Northern Pacific
Martha Clark
Palmer Street
Rock Creek
Thousands Losing Los Angeles Homes in Hard Times
In Butte on June 2, more than 60,000 Los Angeles home preclosures were pending in April, with about 10,000 foreclosures in May and expected similar monthly totals for six months. John Lambert, a former builder, blamed inflation, rapid growth, and wage cuts for the slump, noting past booms and current setbacks in LA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Los Angeles
John Lambert
California
Woman Brought Back to Face Constable
Mrs Annie Turner, charged as a fugitive from justice, was captured in Philipsburg and returned to Anaconda by Sheriff Gallagher and Deputy Oldhaber on a warrant from Justice Silha's court. She faces trial in the case against Constable Alfred Johnston for alleged assault on Mrs Turner. Johnston had been off duty and drinking. Turner was released on her own recognizance pending next Saturday's hearing.
Chinese control 58 percent of Manila retail stores
The Chinese control 58 percent of all Manila retail stores, Filipinos 36 percent and Japanese 6 percent, according to figures from the bureau of commerce and industry. Manila has 1,855 retail stores known as Sari-Sari Stores selling household necessities.
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Manila
Associated Press
Bureau of Commerce and Industry
Man Dragged by Lariat After Rope Mishap at Miller Ranch
Weary Trapp, long employed on Thompson and Miller ranches, was dragged more than a quarter mile when his foot caught in a lariat loop as he tried to adjust it on a horse. He was severely lacerated, clothing torn, and carried over rocks and gulleys before the rope snapped. He lies at Billy Woods’s home recovering with aid from a doctor. condition improved and recovery expected.
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Miller Ranch
Trapp
Billy Woods
Flatwillow
Thompson and Miller
Hobson Farmers Buy More Land at Forty Dollars an Acre
Hobson, June 26. A growing land market in the Judith Basin shows local farmers buying more acreage with profits from taming wheat. Since the 1924 harvest, over 3,000 acres changed hands along Louise creek beach north of Hobson, mostly at about $4 an acre. A tract of 80 acres sold for $0 per acre. Purchasers often paid one third to one half of the price in cash. one buyer paid all debts from 1923, bought a new automobile, and added 320 acres at $40 an acre. Bank deposits across Judith Basin banks run higher than last year.
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Hobson
Judith Basin
Herbert Woodward
First National Bank
Louise Creek Beach
Judith Basin County
Woodward
Travel notices color Wolf Creek gathering crowds
Wolf Creek residents and relatives dispersed for visits across Montana. Douglas and Jessie Burns traveled to Helena and back the same day. Mr and Mrs W J Manning and children planned a Great Falls visit for a week with relatives. Louis Arnold of Helena vacationed at the Burggraff ranch for a week. Vera Bowman visited Great Falls with kin and friends. Mildred Crougham appeared as a social guest. Rufus Ingersoll and family, wintering in Missoula, visited relatives. Gladys Thompson of Townsend visited her uncle and aunt H F Bowman. Leo Rhein and children enjoyed a weekend stay with Howard Tagersoll. H F Bowman and Opal Bowman, plus niece Gladys Thompson, drove to Sun River and returned. Lawrence Lane passed through with a geological survey crew. Edward L Borho was a Helena business visitor.
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Wolf Creek
Douglas
Jessie Burns
Helena
W. J. Manning
Great Falls
Louis Arnold
Burggraff Ranch
Vera Bowman
Mildred Crougham
Rufus Ingersoll
Missoula
Gladys Thompson
Townsend
H. F. Bowman
Leo Rhein
Howard Tagersoll
Opal
Sun River
Lawrence Lane
Geological Survey
Edward L. Borho
Hoppers Scarce Says Fergus Co Anglers
Fishermen report grasshoppers are scarce with no bait available. It troubles anglers but pleases farmers. Eggs laid last fall failed to hatch, likely due to severe temperature swings last winter. If true, the winter wheat crop loss may be a blessing in disguise.
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Lewistown
Gloria Explores Love and Vanishing Dream of Marriage
Gloria Gordon, married to Dick Gregory, spirals through debt, infidelity, and loneliness. Her pursuit of glamour leads to failed work, a flirtation with actor Stanley Wayburn, and a bias toward a cleaner image for Jim Carewe. Gloria and May Seymour confront scandal and choice as life shadows their plans.
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Gloria Gordon
Slepper
Dick Gregory
Pointblank
Gloria
Stanley Wayburn
New York
John Seymour
Jim Carewe
May Seymour
May
Jim Catewe
Mar
Six Hundred Girls Arrive by Special Train to Glacier
Great Falls details a special Delta Delta Delta sorority train carrying 600 members to the Many Glacier hotel in Glacier Park for an annual reunion. The Great Northern line may hold the 17-car train in Great Falls for 10 minutes to show the city, with Commercial Club deciding length. Hundreds of local men will drive cars if the train is kept longer.
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Great Falls
Great Northern
Glacier Park
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
re+ union
Billings
Yellowstone Park
Gloria Gregory Must Decide Between Love and Escape
Gloria contemplates leaving her husband Dick Gregory after he betrays trust and appears torn between starting anew with him or her own independence. She suspects Dick remains involved with Susan Briggs while planning to confront him about a prized keepsake, the tea wagon, as the couple’s fragile life unravels.
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Gloria
May
New York
Susan Briggs
Miss Briggs
Gregory
Sue Briggs
Stolen Ford Cup With Smuggling Tangle From Canada
June 26 Glasgow report on a Ford coupe taken last November from W. T. Henderson, a Vanguard Sask dealer. Eugene Regent took the car to Glasgow and sold it through a local dealer for cash. Federal authorities, after learning the car came from Canada, have attached and advertised it as smuggled. The case raises international law questions likely requiring time to resolve.
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Glasgow
W. T. Henderson
Vanguard
Sask
Saco
Henderson
Eugene Regent
Regent
Canada
Glasgow Girl Marries Baptist Pastor There
Dr W T Hornaday, vice president of the American Bison Society and head of the New York Zoological Park, visited the National Bison Reserve on Friday returning to New York from a coast trip for wildlife protection. He last saw the Flathead herd 16 years ago when he helped present the original 37 buffalo herd later breeding the reserve’s herd. He praised reserve conditions but urged a reduction in the elk herd to spare grazing for buffalo and other wildlife.
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Bisom
Picnic at Rosebud Hosts Record Farm Bureau Crowd
More than 600 people attended the Rosebud Farm Bureau picnic on June 26, making a new record for the annual Rosebud county event. Chancellor M A Brannon of the University of Montana delivered the noon program on Community Relations, addressing economic recreational and governmental aspects.
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Forsyth
Farm Bureau
Rosebud
M. A. Brannon
University of Montana
Dumped Into Pool Tourists Escape After Car Crash West of Hysham
A Ford bound slipped off a culvert west of Hysham during last week’s storm, tipping into a pool. The family of four escaped unharmed but were soaked and in need of clothing. A hotel in Eureka provided lodging and clothes. They registered as Mrs M Weitzel with no address and left without thanking the donors or returning the borrowed garments. The party appeared to be traveling without a fixed destination, heading to an unspecified town.
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Hysham
Eureka Hotel
M. Weitzel
Chinese Pheasants Increase Rapidly in Miles City
Pheasants are rapidly increasing in the Miles City district says local sportsmen. De Keenan, recently a game warden, arranged pheasant eggs for residents who will raise and release the birds. Eggs have reached S. E. Heres at Mizpak ranch, John May at Tongue River, Amos Anderson at Powderville, and Bob Sutton at Pumpkin Creek. Eggs came from Helena via the State game and fish commission.
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Miles City
de Keenan
S. E. Heres
Mizpak
John May
Tongue River
Amos. Anderson
Powderville
Bob Sutton
Pumpkin Creek
Helena
State Game and Fish Commission
Fergus County Hogs Top Seattle Market
Lewistown June 26 C E Long of the Judith Basin Live stock Shipping association reports a Seattle firm telegram showing a Lewistown hog carload last week sold at 1450 a hundred dollars. The price is a new coast market record for the year and reflects the benefits of cooperative marketing for local farmers.
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Lewistown
C. E. Long
Judith Basin Livestock Shipping Association
Seattle
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Fergus
Qeer Lodge News
Officers View
T. Gause
Hornaday
Buffalo Reserve
Lariat
Wolf Creek News
Fergus Co
Rodney Millbrook
Clark Street
Margot
James Neale Carewe
Boston
Myra Gail
Jim
John
Glacier
Expressman
Aunt Dorcas
Uncle Henry
Glory
Henry
Gregorys
Dorcas
Him
U.S
Brannon
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