Threshing immature grain cited as loss to Montana farmers
State college extension men grain buyers and combine harvester salesmen met in Sherman to push an educational campaign against harvesting grain with excessive moisture. The plan, led by M L Wilson, urges moisture testing before harvest to prevent lowering grain grade and financial losses.
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State College Extension
the Sherman
M. L. Wilson
State College
Wilson
Willson
Tana
Farm Management Department
Montana State College
Smith-Hughes
Cascade County
Lewistown
County Board Holds Numerous Equalization Sessions
County commissioners held another session of the board of equalization with State board members J H Stewart and J W Walker. Next Monday the board will conduct the final equalization and set the levies for the coming year.
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Board of Equalization
J. H. Stewart
J. W. Walker
State Board of Equalization
County
Sth
Crime Wave Subides In Rural Jails
Sheriff Ben Olson reports Roosevelt and Valley counties have empty jails as crime drops. The piece questions whether the millennium, or migrating birds to Sheridan county, explains the lull in offenses.
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Roosevelt County
Ben Olson
Valley County
Sheridan County
Snell and Ortley Wed by Justice Geringer in July
William E. Snell of Fort Belknap and Jane Ortley of Dabney married by Justice H. A. Geringer on July 28. The brief ceremony united the couple in a local proceedings note.
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William E. Snell
Fort Belknap
Jane Ortley
Dabney
H. A. Geringer
Local People Visit Regina Exposition
Wolf Point residents and nearby people toured the Regina Exposition this week. Reporters described fine farms and parklike farmsteads in Wilcoxen district where summer fallow is used. Hundreds from northern Montana and North Dakota attended after extensive advertising. FARMERS WIN PRIZES At a July 30 prize day by Motor Sales Company filling station Axel Holden won 25 gallons of gasoline and Albert Lee took 6 gallons of lubricating oil. A large crowd bought gas and received a quart of oil each.
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Wolf Point
Regina
Messrs
Heinze
Huxsel
Listag
Lovell
Wilcoxen
Montana
North Dakota
Motor Sales Company
Axel Holden
Albert Lee
Farm training the best kind for Montana youths
Evan W. Hall of Miles City, agricultural agent for the Milwaukee railroad, told a Smith-Hughes conference that better trained Montana farmers are more valuable than outsiders. He praised state agricultural education and urged focus on local conditions to prepare youths for successful farming.
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Great Falls Tribune
Montana
Towa
Illinois
Evan W. Hall
Miles City
Milwaukee Railroad
Smith-Hughes
Park Hotel
Hall
Milwaukee
Fair Manager Urges County Exhibits At Montana Fair
W. F. Casey, secretary and manager of the Montana State Fair, toured the city to promote the fair. He predicts the best state fair yet, thanks to fine crops, and urges east-end counties to prepare samples for shipment. The fair will handle county exhibits after receipt, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh is billed to attend for two days as a top attraction.
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W. F. Casey
Montana
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Helena
Montana awards 73.6 miles of highway and five bridges
Helena July 29 Montana's State highway commission opened bids and awarded contracts on 73.6 miles of new highway construction and five bridge projects totaling 595,030.26 dollars. The lett ing includes 10 road jobs in Rosebud Powder River Pondera Roosevelt Sweet Grass Park Madison and Silver Bow counties worth 553,355.32 dollars and five bridge jobs in Rosebud Pondera Roosevelt Sweet Grass and Park counties totaling 41,674.94 dollars. Next month a public meeting will review five projects costing about 250,000 dollars with contracts to be awarded for surfacing work.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Commission
Rosebud
Powder River
Pondera
Roosevelt
Sweet Grass
Park
Madison
Silver Bowl
Billings
Miles City-Broadus Road
Powder River County
N. D. Nicholas
Medora
N. D
Dupayer-Birch Creek
Pontera County
McLaughlin
Livingston
Stevens Brothers
St. Paul
Increasing Volume of New Wheat Marketed
The first load of new wheat marketed in Wolf Point arrived July 28, winter wheat harvested by Nis Refslund of the Southside. Elevators receive wheat daily, mostly winter variety. The first spring wheat load was hauled from Charlie Hall farm two miles west on August 4, bought by Frank Bannister. Hall wheat is durum, cut with a binder and threshed traditionally. Early indications suggest yields around 2 to 3 dust bushels per acre.
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Wolf Point
Nis Refslund
Southside
Charlie Hall
Frank Bannister
Monthly Weather and Crop Report for Vida area
Ed Sehfilfiger, U. S. Weather Observer, Vida, reports July precipitation at 1.26 inches. Winter wheat fields mostly bundled or stored, yielding 25 to 30 bushels per acre. spring wheat ready for tinder and expected 15 to 25 bu per acre. Summer fallow boosts output, fall plowing lowers it. Flax and corn progress well. potatoes good. Cool weather needed to finish the crop.
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Ed Sehfilfiger
U. S
Kelly Bros Dissolve Partnership in Store
Tom Kelly and his wife Mary become new partners in the hardware and furniture business, continuing operations after July 29. J. W. Kelly and Mrs. Kelly retire. The firm, formed in 191%, was a landmark at Main and Third. The retiring pair will be replaced by the couple, while other family members assist.
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Tom
J. W. Kelly
Tom Kelly
Mary Kelly
Ore W. Kelly
Mrs. Kelly
Kelly Brothers
Main
Third
Minnesota
Jack
North Dakota
Tot Kelly
Din Donovan
Lunsford
N.bd
Glacier Park
Mrs Erickson Chairs Montana Radio Audition Committee
Mrs John B Erickson wife of the governor has accepted the invitation to chair the Montana Sponsorship Committee for the National Radio Audition. Prof D G Shallenberger of the University of Montana Missoula is state Audition Manager as committees form to invite musical civic cultural leaders to sponsor contests for amateur singers aged 18 to 85.
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John B. Erickson
1 Atwater Kent Foundation
Montana
Erickson
D. G. Shallenberger
University of Montana At
Mortana
Auto Accident Involves Lustre Family Near Frazer
A 9 year old Peter Fast suffered a skull fracture and remained unconscious until Wolf Point hospital arrival after a collision Sunday morning between a Chevrolet truck driven by Ferdinand Funk of Larslan and a Dodge sedan driven by Henry G. Fast of Lustre. The three Fast children and the Funk family were treated for cuts and bruises. the four other occupants were cared for at the Thiessen home.
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H. G. Fast
Lustre
Wolf Point
Herald
Ferdinand Funk
Larslan
Henry G. Fast
J. F. Thiessen
Frazer
Mennonite Brothern
Mr. Funk
Brich
Mr. Fast
Mrs. Fast
Arthur
Olga
Peter
Arnold
Helen
Henry
Tieten
Karl Reddig
M. Thiessen
Mennoite Hrethern
David
Jobo Otfert
Thirseen
Vance and Cheely Tour Montana By Air
Earl Vance of Vance Air Ways and W W Cheely Montana Newspaper association president visited Wolf Point during an airship tour to promote landing fields in major towns. Dr Smith and Joe Hocking accompanied from Glasgow. Vance recently opened a Great Falls flying school with eager Montana youths.
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Earl Vance
Vance Airways Corporation
Great Falls
W.W. Cheely
Montana Newspaper Association
Smith
Joe Hocking
Glasgow
Wolf Point
Hocking
Vance
Montana
Cheely
Four Girls Nominated for Roosevelt County Princess
The Herald lists four candidates for Roosevelt County Princess with nominations by multiple supporters. Represented are Madaline Strachan of Wolf Creek, Vera Smith near town, Hedwig Tessman deputy in the clerk of court’s office, and Elida Smith, a 1927 local high school graduate.
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Madaline Strachan
Strik-an
John Strachan
Wolf Creek
Norby Sweet Shop
Vera Smith
Charlie Hall
Wolf Point High School
Hedwig Tessman
Frank Cusker
Court House Corps
Thos
IR. Forbes
Elida Smith
Hedwig
Tessman
Lustre
The
Herald
Nothing Doing on 3 Terms Cas President Coolidge Statement
Rapid City Aug 2 President Coolidge announced he would not run for president in 1925 as a brief message on slips of paper. The hour long conference produced no comment from him and reporters sought reaction as clerks and officers processed the terse note. Senator Capper and other guests were present during the momentous disclosure.
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Rapid City
Coolidge
United States
Br. Coolidge
Nell
Mr. Coolidge
Senator Capper
Everett
Page four column four plea turns up brief clue
A fragment references turning to page four column four for a clue or instruction. The readable text is sparse and lacks full context, leaving the precise action or subject unclear.
County Princess Voting Plans Feature August Contest
The Herald describes a county princess election with candidate photos planned for printing. Voters receive a coupon in August issues to cast a secret ballot for a candidate by mail or in person. ballots require full signatures and will be checked for repeaters.
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Roosevelt County
Montana
Herald
Wolf Point
Mary B. Joe
James FL Doe
Miss Roe
Mr. Doe
Helena
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ENARD
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Mrs. Erickson
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