Low Cost Wheat Production Train Tour Aims to Cut Costs
A Montana Extension Service led low cost wheat production train will tour northern Montana in January to March with 15 cars of modern machinery. Stops include Opheim Wolf Point and Billings, with meetings and demonstrations led by M L Wilson and County Agent Warden. The program runs 9 am to 5 pm on arrival day, with a 1 30 pm meeting and several motion pictures to illustrate cost saving methods.
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Montana
Montana Extension Service
Great Northern Railroad and
Farm Machine Companies
Wolf Point
Opheim
Billings
M. L. Wilson
Montana State College
Southern
Fairview
Richey
Culbertson
Poplar
Scobey
Frazer
Nashaw
Glisgow
Services Sunday for Mrs Gustaf Appelgren
First Lutheran church was filled to overflowing as mourners gathered to honor Mrs Gustaf Appelgren who died on the 9th. Services were at two o clock conducted by Pastor A C Johnson with a choir singing hymns. The casket was adorned with flowers from friends and organizations. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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First Lutheran Church
Gustaf Appelgren
A. C. Johnson
Greenwood Cemetery
Two Education Meetings Busy at Great Falls
Frank H. Livingston and Mrs. Mayme Wigtil attend the Montana Education Association delegate assembly in Great Falls. The event hosts over 250 educators and marks a record high enrollment of Montana Education Association members.
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Great Falls
Frank H. Livingston
Wolf Point
Mayme Wigtil
Montana Education Association
Livingston
They Shall Reap the Whirlwind Sybil Thorne Story
A nostalgic portrait of Sybil Thorne, once Boston society’s darling, her beauty and public attention, wartime romance with a soldier named John Lawrence, disillusionment after he died, and her later engagement to Craig Newhall to honor her dying father.
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Sybil Thorne
Boston
John Lawrence
Sybil
Craig Newhall
Craig
Hamblin Wins State Honor as Top Farm Plant Salesman
C. W. Hamblin, electrician and radio expert, district agent for Fairbanks Morse farm lighting plants, receives a letter confirming he tops the Montana list for the largest number of farm plant sales. The award reflects well on his sales and installation work and on northeastern Montana farmers.
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C. W. Hamblin
Fairbanks-Morse
Fairbanks-Morse Company
Montana
Mr. Hamblin
Gribble Visits Old Home in West Virginia
R. S. Gribble of Bredette spent Thursday in Wolf Point then left for his old home near Parkersburg West Virginia. He left there 47 years ago and this will be his third visit since that time to revisit his boyhood scenes.
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R. S. Gribble
Bredette
Wolf Point
Parkersburg
West Va
Mr. Gribble
Demonstration of Oil Locator At Poplar Dome
G J Crawford of Baker demonstrated an oil locator device before 15 to 20 Wolf Point and Poplar men. He tested his method on the Poplar dome with Theodore Rounds and C L Emmons noting corroboration of locations and plans for a deep test well. Crawford surveys and plots indicate likely drilling spots and he invests in the Community well without fees, sustaining local confidence in oil discovery prospects.
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G. J. Crawford
Baker
Wolf Point
Poplar
Crawford
Poplar Dome
Theodore Rounds
C. L. Emmons
Pmmons
December Weather Mirroring 1913 Winter Observed
Albert Berner from the Southside reports Montana winters have matched this December for the first time since 1913. He notes homesteaders cut hay between Christmas and New Year during that era and again this year.
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Albert Berner
Montana
Ed Krebsbach Named Westland Oil Local Agent
E B Styer resigns as Westland Oil Co local agent. Ed Krebsbach of Vida will succeed him, bringing strong local ties and business experience. Styer delayed resignation. Werner Schreiber remains as agent. Krebsbach may move his family to Wolf Point. Styer will focus on his implement business.
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E. B. Styer
Westland Oil Co
Ty Ed Krebsbach
Vida
P. M. Krebsbach
First State Bank of
Krebsbach
Wolf Pout
Vida Hall
Vida Orchestra
Wolf Point
Vida Broad
KGCX
Styer
Westland Company
Cotinue
Priccescor
Werner Schreiber
Agnesin
Hoover Returns to Washington Sparks Session Talk
President elect Herbert Hoover returns from a South American tour and resumes interest on Capitol Hill in a possible special session of Congress. Expect discussion of his views upon arrival as lawmakers plan to gauge his stance.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Capitol Hill
Congress
Appeal Taken In Robbery Case
Sheridan county and treasurer Eng Torstenson won a $101,865.40 verdict plus interest from the National Surety company for an insurance policy covering robberies in Plentywood in 1926. The defense appealed to the United States circuit court at San Francisco, arguing the record. The amount on appeal totals $116,579.25 plus $2,117.21 in costs.
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Sheridan County
Eng ‘Torstenson
National Surety Company of New York
United States Circuit Court
San Francisco
Plentywood
Hurd
Mall
Schillingers Return From Trip Amid Rain and Cold Spell
Paul Schillinger Sr and Ed Schillinger recently returned from southern Minnesota where heavy rains swelled creeks. Since their trip Minnesota has endured a spell of cold weather.
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Paul Schillinger, Sr
Ed Schillinger
Minnesota
Bridge Completion Date Set for July First 1930
The Wall Point Bridge project is slated for completion by July 1 1930 or 18 months from now. The Mississippi Valley Bridge and Iron Company will rush equipment and material to the site, with no start time specified, under a government contract demanding the deadline.
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Wall Point
Missenel Valley
Settle The Nut Championship At Wall Point Golf Club
Four members Bob White Frank Catlin John Cook and Charley Marshall were named as the Wall Point golf club nut championship contenders after a Christmas afternoon round on the local fairways. The report notes cold, snowy conditions with snow three inches deep and sand greens exposed as a new test for golf, and mentions rough scores around 49 and 28 32 for players.
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Wall Point Golf Club
Fairways
Bob White
Frank Catlin
John Cook
Doc
North Pole
Charley Marshall
John
Calif
Flo
Charley
Jefd
Junka
Brazil Presents Night Fireworks for Hoover
President elect Hoover’s goodwill cruise to Central and South American nations culminated in a fireworks display after Rio ceremonies. The Utah faced delays as Brazilian officials restricted premature sailing but Hoover reboarded a bit after sunset amid locals wanting more time for the show.
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Utah
Key West
Hoover
Rio de Janiero
Boulder Dam bill passes after long fight at White House
President Coolidge signed the Boulder canyon dam bill ending months of filibuster and debate. The act authorizes a Colorado River project at Black Canyon on the Arizona Nevada line costing about 165 million dollars pending ratification of the Colorado river compact by Arizona and six other basin states. The ceremony included Senators Johnson and Swing, with pens presented to Johnson, Swing, and George H. Young of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.
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Washington
Thee
Boulder Canyon Dam
Coolidge
Colorado
Black Canyon
Wyoming
New Mexico
Nevada
California
Santa Fe
N. M
Arizona
White House
Senator Johnson
Representative Swing
Johnson
George H. Young
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Byrd and party at ice barrier
Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd reports from the ice barrier, celebrating a Christmas trek southward and extending the American flag farther south than before. He notes the voyage remains far from civilization, with heavy seas preventing shore contact for days.
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Byrd
Ice Barrier
New York
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Secndary
Navy
Curtis 1
Providence
Ory Joyal
Fee
Bay of Whales
Penney Company Pays Out Bonuses
J C Penney Co distributed Christmas bonus checks from its 1021 stores totaling 412307 dollars with 4832 women employees taking part. At the local Penney store two employees received bonuses for length of service and sales volume Ada Jacobi and Mrs Eli Maltby were named participants according to manager O C Heinze.
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J. C. Penney Co
Penney Company
O. C. Heinze
Ada Jacobi
Eli Maltby
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Palm Room
Rainbow Hotel
Society For the Study of Education
R. J. Cunningham
Helena
Cunningham
Association
Essembly
Hamblin
Wworld
Sue
ED Krebsbach
Westland Agt
Vida Man
Yait
Frank
Bob
Ann
Chariny
Melie Stow
Grantland Rive
Dome
Vane
Brazil
Boulder Dam
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