Red Cross Sunday Proclaimed by Governor Stewart
Governor Stewart proclaims November 2 as Red Cross Sunday urging church unions and public support. Local Phillips County Red Cross Home Service reports $12,000 in bonuses, $5,000 in travel pay, and about $2,500 monthly in compensation applications. Would you like to add more details?
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Red Cue
Phillips County Home Service
Phillip County
Maynard Wins Transcontinental Air Derby Flight
First Lieut Belvin W. Maynard piloting a DeHavilland four crossed the continent from Mineola to San Francisco in about 24 hours 58 minutes 54 seconds unofficially leading the westbound division of the air derby. Major Carl Spartz and Lieut Emil Kiel followed with times of 80 hours 40 minutes 15 seconds and 50 hours 43 minutes 20 seconds respectively. Conditions left questions about the race’s continuation with plans for return trips possibly delayed and staged.
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San Francisco
Belvin W. Maynard
Mineola
N. Y
Maynard
W. F. Klein
New York
Emil Kiel
Roosevelt Field
Carl Spartz
Spartz
Kiel
Montana irrigation could boost farming 400 percent
Dr. S Fortier head of irrigation for the U S Department of Agriculture visited Butte and said Montana can raise agricultural output by 400 percent through irrigation. He noted 6 000 000 acres could be watered with the state now only 1 700 000 acres irrigated and urged immediate action to stabilize farming and prevent repeat drought losses.
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Butte
Montana
S. Fortier
United States Department of Agriculture
Corn King Frank Schempp Fattened Hogs From 40 Acres
Frank Schempp of the Milk River area raised 40 acres of corn this year and fattened 42 hogs. He stored about 250 tons of fodder for winter, saved 100 bushels of seed corn, and has ample corn left for next spring and summer. The crop was cultivated like an Iowa field without irrigation. What is wheat compared to this.
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Frank Schempp
Milk River
Here
Iowa
Southbound effort to skirt severe weather on WESL route
A southbound movement aims to avoid the severe weather encountered along the WeSL corridor, with travelers rerouted to safer paths. Strong winds and heavy rain prompted precautionary diversions as crews monitor conditions.
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Wesl
Montana seed in high demand for alfalfa seed
Seed dealers from across the United States and Canada are in Montana to select alfalfa seed. Thomas Mills says Dr. Williams Grimm alfalfa seed from Chinook sold at the highest price yet. Montana seed highly sought for northern climates. Prices may rise next spring as seed scarcity and tests are still underway.
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United States
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Montana
Thomas Is. Mills
State Nursery & Seed Company
Helena
Dr. Willam
Chinook
Captain Fred King returns after World War service
Captain Fred King, a leading organizer of local militia Company G, served from the first volunteer call until after the war. He rose from private to lieutenant during the Mexican border action and was promoted to captain on the battlefield after teaching officers and men the art of war.
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Fred King
Kamrad
Fred
Lieut
King
Knights of Pleasure Club Organizes Cohesive Matrimony Plan
A group of eligible young men formed a secret club aiming to marry en masse under a cooperative living setup. Rumors say they vow not to marry or to wed together, sharing one kitchen and chores to cut living costs. Officers include Rey Barbour president Walter Woods vice president M R Nelson secretary treasurer Elmer Dybdal publicity manager.
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Seymour
Rey Barbour
Walter Woods
M. R. Nelson
Elmer Dybdal
France
Blaze at Dodson destroys Pioneer hotel in fire
A fire Wednesday morning gutted the Pioneer hotel in Dodson, started in the furnace room and discovered about 4 o clock. The First National Bank of Dodson saved a few items from the building, which dated to 1915 and was owned by Dudley Jones. Estimated loss totals 50 000 dollars.
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Dodson
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Dudley Jones
Illinois man grows 85 pound squash on dry land
Hinsdale reports Mike Murphy living east of town showing a squash weighing 85 pounds and measuring seven feet four inches by five feet three inches. The giant fruit was grown on non irrigated land and is presented as the squash record of the year.
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Hinsdale
Mike Murphy
May breed super hens eyeing lower living costs
Cleveland October 13 Alton E Briggs Benton president of the national poultry egg and butter association told about one thousand delegates at the thirteenth annual convention that super chickens and eggs two or three times their present size could be produced soon at little extra cost. He said a new type of super hen is being bred and would reach the public in the near future, helping to lower the cost of living.
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Cleveland
Alton E. Briggs
Benton
National Poultry, Egg and Butter Association
Briggs
Red Cross Meeting Promotes Home Service And Drought Aid
A Red Cross gathering at the Methodist church featured talks by Mrs. Runge and Mrs. Facey on Home Service. The chapter outlined aid for drought victims, clothing distribution, and a membership drive from November 2 to 11 with ongoing calls for donations and volunteers.
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Runge
The
Home Service
Facey
Malta
Home Service Department
School Notes and Science Trip Highlights
The Womans Club hosts a Hallo we en party for the high school and eighth grade. Students earning 100 percent in current events Friday included Wallace Blue Herbert Abel Ruth Hunter Richard Davis and Pearl Swanson. An eight grade spelling test saw four perfects Lillian Abel Margaret Olson Madeline Archer and Mabel Garrison. The science plan included a field trip to hills south of town to collect rocks and minerals with specimens like quartz feldspar mica granite shale gneiss quartzite agate flint limestone sandstone petrified wood jasper gypsum hornblende. A labeled collection will be added to the school lab and fossils and other items will join the collection.
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Wallace Blue
Herbert Abel
Ruth Hunter
Richard Davis
Pearl Swanson
Lillian Abel
Margaret Olson
Madeline Archer
Mabel Garrison
Social News From Lower Whitewater Townscene
Local residents and visitors share weekend and weekday visits. Couples and families like Mr and Mrs A Strommen C T Glescock Levi Osier and C Arsche travelers visit Sacco guests P A Huntley and children spend time at the ranch. Multiple households join Sunday dinners at the Tatham Huntley ranch and with neighbors up north and nearby.
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C. T. Glescock
Levi Osier
C. ~. Arsche
P. A. Huntley
A. G. McCord
O. C. Busche
Tatham- Huntley Ranch
Ckert Pabst
Ang Herold Wang
Anna Ander
Domestic Service Courses Plan by YWCA in New York
The YWCA launches training for home assistants to standardize domestic service and elevate it alongside clerical work. Courses cover cooking, waiting, cleaning, sewing, child care, and menus with eight hour days at 15 dollars weekly, no live-in arrangements, with certificates on graduation.
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Young Women's Christian Association
New York City
Miss Smith
Mom Brown
Young Women’s Christian Association
Los Angeles
Cal
American Y W C A Opens Hostess House in Germany
The American Y W C A has opened a Hostess House in Germany to serve as a residence and social center for American women war workers including canteen Red Cross and Signal Corps personnel with the Army of Occupation.
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Germany
Red Cross
Signal Corps
Army of Occupation
Foreign Trade Courses Opened by Y W C A for Women
The New York City Y W C A introduces Foreign Trade courses for women. Subjects include shipping filing orders tariff consular invoices documents insurance and export trade aimed at postwar opportunities in South America. Many New York women seek world experience and memorial independence by taking these courses and pursuing jobs abroad after completion.
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South America
New York City
New York
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Steela
Saco
Womans’ Club
Lower Whitewater
Mrs. A. Strommen
A. A. Sommers
Gitter
Hans
Hans Waal
Theodore Olson
Y. W. C. A. Foreign Trade
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