Echoes of the Custer Tragedy Recalled
The piece surveys Custer's last stand myths and survivors, noting Comanche the horse as the sole authentic survivor and detailing General Godfrey, Grace Harrington, and family memories linked to West Point. It portrays ongoing debates over Custer’s fate and honors, including Harrington’s postmaster role and ancestral Civil War service.
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Edward
Godfrey
Cookstown
N. J
Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Frederick W. Benteen
Guster
Little Big Horn
Benteen
Marcus A. Reno
Ohio
Twenty-first Ohio Infantry
United States Military Academy
West Point
Joseph
Nex Perces
Bear Paw Mountain
Grace Aileen Flarrington
Miss Harrington
Henry Moore Harrington
Tom Custer
New York
Harrington
North Carolina
Terry
Fort Abraham Lincoln
North Dakota
Little Ble Horn
James E. Porter
I Troop
James R. Sturgis
E Troop
B. A. Brininstool
Quster
Texas
Europe
Miss Berard
Queen Victoria
United States
Niles
George Washington
Intermountain News Highlights Local Developments
District Attorney Harmon seeks militia aid over Boulder Dam tax issues in Boulder City while Idaho officials discuss Governor Balzar. Twin Falls approves fireworks season lifting near-city bans. Idaho Falls to host marker dedication for Snake River crossing with multiple governors invited. Parma reports 600 workers and significant daily wages on harvesting 80 acres of peas. Nampa to repave 440 blocks of streets at an estimated 18000. Reno reports two Oakland salesmen survived a highway plunge with injuries. Logan addresses May finances and a 25 percent property valuation relief request. Provo hospital expansion approved. Ogden confirms ample water supply. Salt Lake City officials plan federal job opportunities for older ex-service members. Ogden finances strained by unemployment relief with future savings plan. Salt Lake Sugar earnings fall in 1931 with better prospects for 1932. Boise warns farmers with mortgaged crops about releasing property to avoid legal entanglements. Logan oils streets in fifty blocks. Springville farm bureau explores bartering produce for labor. Nephi notes notable gold showings in Juab county and activity near Callao.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Harley A. Harmon Bia
Boulder Dam
Boulder City
Board of Tax Commissioners
Govenor
Fred Balzar
Twin Falls
Ida
Idaho Falls
Snake River
George Dern
Utah
C. Ben Ross
Idaho
Boy Scouts
Montana
Wyoming
Parma
Nampa
Morrison and Knudsen Company
Boise
Reno
New
Oakland
Calif
Truckee- Reno
Truckee
Logan
Logan City
John A. Hendrickson
Cache County
Provo
Utah State Hospital
Utah State Sanity Board
Ogden
Fred B. Williams
Artesian Park
Wheeler Creek
Salt Lake City
Eigil
Washington
D. C. Employment Service
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Elmo Scott Watson
George Armstrong Custer
Thomas McDougal
McDougal
Comanche
Myles W. Keogh
H. I. Nowlan
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Far West
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Dyche
University of Kansas
Tne
Custer Oghters
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Western Newspaper Union
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Intermountain News
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Springville
Nephi
Juab County
Callao
Sally Sez
APEX
Intermountain
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W. H. Bintz CO
Phaedrus
South West Temple
Larrent County
Welle
George A. Perry
Mountain View
Wyo
Extension Division
University OF Utah
Utah Savings & Trust
Salt Lake
NEW Vice Motor Oil Bold
Rufus
Ol Uni
Fletcher
Intermountain Made
Intermountain Products
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