Straw Hat Day Declared Nationally Yet Helena Dims Observance
May 15 marks Straw Hat Day nationwide but Helena will largely ignore the celebration as J Plavins stays busy and locals fear the risk of donning straw lids on the Gulch main street. Zebediah Gimpfiz poses in a new skyplace hat, drawing attention despite his reluctance to wear it. He vows not to print his plan to discard his spring felt on May 15, citing wife and weather.
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Helena
J. Plavins
Zebediah Gimpfiz
Mississippi River
Zebediah
Expenditure Cuts Trim Montana School Projects
Efforts to reduce costs cut luxuries while funding core facilities at several state institutions. A full time architect position was dropped, while outside architects remain at regular fees. Planned upgrades include a new horse barn, hothouse, and silo at the Helena valley girls' school, with a debated swimming pool defeated by a narrow vote.
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Helena Valley
Kassing
Rhoades
Miles City
Boulder
State Orphan's Home
Girls’ Vocational School
Hutte Likely To Be State Champ Again
The article details a close pace race with Duggan taking the lead at the last turn in the 220 yard dash trials and finals, while Bergin and Davis challenge for top spots. It notes state-record near misses, multiple heats, and the meet closing tomorrow with results in 50, 220, 440 yard dashes and other events.
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Duggan
Rice
Harrington
Butte Central
KR. Davis
Butte
Davis
Bergin
Decker
Georgovitch
Hagen
Stevensville
Circle
Nelson
Anaconda
Billings
Smith
Wolf Point
C. Hagen
Ren
Hamilton
Armstrong
Great Falls
Woodworth
Bunney
Bell
Doherty
Whitefish
Athand
Polson
Lyon
Sweet “Grass County
Cole
Chino
Publicity as Crime Deterrent Says Public Safety Chief
Philadelphia May 14 Director of Public Safety Butler endorses newspaper publicity as a crime deterrent. He agrees with police experts that more publicity helps deter crime and states we cant fer too much publicity in his field.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Butler
General Butler
Washington State Beats Montana In 16th Inning Classic
Berg's three base hit and Mitchell's perfect sacrifice in the 16th inning propelled Washington State College to a 2 to 1 victory over the University of Montana in Pullman. The game extended into extra innings as late heroics decided the winner.
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Montana
Pullman
Wash
Berg
Mitchell
Innit
Washington State College
State wide track and field results from Montana events
Multiple athletes from cities such as Butte, Hamilton, Missoula and Whitehall achieved top marks in heats and finals. Notable distances include a 46 feet 6 inches shot put and a 114 feet 6 inches distance in a field event. Varsity participants from Three Forks to Darby earned placements, while a separate feature notes a lynching near Orlando following an assault allegation.
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Charlton
Butte
Barrett
Carlton County
Robinson
Manhattan
Athond
Taylor
Hamilton
Semington
Great Falls
Murphy
Whitehall
Page
Granite County
Jones
Missoula
Diseua
Avery
St Porna
Loree Works
Vwllena
Chesco
Stockett-Sand Coulee
Caruso
Park County
Elsie Kerleethes
Darby
Ravalli County
George
Saunders
Park
Dawson Yukon flood swamps town in worst history
A May 11 dispatch to the Canadian Press reports Dawson Yukon is in the grip of its worst flood. The Yukon river has overflowed, washing away homes and damaging business houses. A radio station is out, and access to the Krondyke river bridge from both directions is blocked as ice-filled waters rise.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dawson
V. T
Yukon River
Dispatch
Krondyke
Yukon
Ten Die In Quake In Oriental Negros
Manila May 14 Ten persons were killed by a series of earthquakes in Oriental Negros province. Many unreinforced concrete buildings collapsed while frame structures suffered serious damage according to weather bureau officials.
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Manila
Associated Pressj
Weather Bureau
Oriental Negros
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