National Guava City Mayor Election Files and Candidates
A detailed report on filings for Wolf Point city offices and party tickets. Candidates for mayor include John H. Appelgren, John H. Coffey, and R. M. Thompson. Aldermen race features W. B. DeWitt and George H. Flint. Police magistrate candidates are Charles Gordon and Marvey D. Geringer. Slogans emphasize principles, loyalty, and good government. Filing window closes March 29. election set for April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Blackmon
National Guard
Wolf Point
F. C. Williams
John H. Appelgren
John H. Coffey
R. M. Thompson
Independent Party
George H. Flint
Charles Gordon
Gordon
Appelgren Stands For Good and Progressive Government
John H. Appelgren, candidate for mayor on the People's Party ticket, submits a public statement outlining his platform. He stresses governing with law, enforcing prohibition and gambling laws, and placing a trusted, competent chief of police. He emphasizes he seeks office to serve taxpayers and believes the city can improve under principled leadership.
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People's Party
John H. Appelgren
W. B. de Witt
the Herald
Havel
People’s Party
Wolf
Graduates Forge Ahead With Work and Orchestra Tour
From Orlando, Florida, Wolf Point high school graduate Marian Walter reports employment with Western Union. The orchestra includes members from 38 states and various nations, with the Walters as sole Montana representatives. Laurel surveys, Donald attends high school, Florin faces Narcoossee, and Marian observes Wolf Point’s orchestra pride amid a large school.
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Wolf Point High School
Orlando
Florida
Western Union
Florin
Laurel
Donald
Marian
Walters
Fiji Islands
Montana
Marian Walter
Two Divisions to be Changed in Great Falls Plan
A Great Falls Tribune item outlines major changes to railroad divisions and music education in public schools. It notes the Great Northern line expansion, possible redistricting from Havre to Whitefish, and the move to reduce operating costs while boosting music programs in local schools. Plan details include four main districts and increased supervision, with continued discussion on page three.
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Great Falls Tribune
Great Northern
Nied
Cut Bank
Montsal
Supt. Livingston
Ruth Moschelle
Wolf Point High School
Dillon State Normal School
Moshelle
Havre
Whitefish
Havre-Cut Bank
St. Paul
Minot
Pacific Coast
Naturalization Day Hearings Planned in Wolf Point
Judge S. E. Paul of Plentywood will visit Wolf Point Friday for naturalization hearings in the afternoon and a law and motion day session in the morning. Petitioners include Ezra Lewis Campbell of Benrud L S Mamahas of Wolf Point Mrs Lina Margatha Person of Poplar and Carl Joan Person of Poplar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Paul
Plentywood
Wolf Point
Ezra Lewis Campbell
Benrud
L. S. Mamahas
Lina Margatha Person
Poplar
Carl Joan Person
School Records Show Perfect Attendance Across Classes
A historic school roster lists students with perfect attendance for the sixth month across 1A 2A 3A and 3B classes. Names include Myrtle Bakken, James Anderson, Alma Nel, Blanche Saunders, Carl Deck, Myrtle Winnes, Miss Boior, and many others from 1A, 2A, 3A and 3B sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Bakken
Josephine Bittle
Go Shino Kume
Lucille Fredrickson
Harold Nichel
James Anderson
Marjorie Forsythe
Leo Knight
Alma Nelson
Kenneth Bittle
Alma Nel
Lucille Lund
Blanche Saunders
Carl Onberg
Edith Ammerman
Russel] Alexander
Philip Nelson
William Beem
Aynard Boyer
Dorothy Bevelheimer
Iona Carr
Devone Johnson
Charlotte Nichol
Hazel Shuman
Meddie Boyer
Miss Green Junior Clayton
DeVere Dougherty
Loraine Murhay
Vincent Nedrud
Robert Clement
Lillian Kellogg
Eleanor Muus
Walter Ren
Carl Deck
Robert Huxsel
Jean Marshall
Helen Murphy
Katherine Norby
Mavis Plaris
Corinnth Saunders
Glenora Smith
Gerald Smith
Pappas Loses Brief Bout to Stan Buresh
The Liberty Theatre match pitted New Rockford Nebraska 175 pounder Stan Buresh against Bill Pappas of New Rockford North Dakota. Buresh won in 17 minutes with a toe hold and 16 minutes with a double bar toe hold. Pappas, weighing 190 pounds, failed to stave off defeat and stated Buresh would move on to other cities for further bouts.
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Liberty Theatre
Stanley Buresh
Bill Pappas
New Rockford
N. C
Pappas
Nebraska
Buresh
Ablin Motor Company Becomes New Chevrolet Agent
Ablin Brothers of this city and Oswego form Ablin Motor company to handle Chevrolet and Buick cars. Charles D. Ablin of Oswego will relocate with his family to manage the firm. The agency leases the Old Golden Rule building and remodels it into a showroom for the cars.
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Ablin Brothers
City
Oswego
Ablin Motor Company
Chevrolet
Buick
Charles D. Ablin
Rmg
Golden Rule
Cleo Flint Wins Declamation at Local Contest
Cleo Flint captured first in the humorous declamatory contest with At Madam Newberrys and will travel to Culberts Friday for the county event. John Williams placed second in humor with Taste by James Whitcomb Riley. Isabelle Haynes won dramatic with Pro Patria and Ellen Appelgren won oratorial with The New South.
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Cleo Flint
Isabelle Haynes
Ellen Appelgren
New South
William Hilde
Lillian Schrether
John de la Hunt
Ruth Herman
Blanc de Pipal
Neil McFarlan
S. A. Walker
Elsie Schoening
John Listerud
Mrs. Collins Heads to England From Nickwall Farm
Mrs Eli Collins leaves for England after her husband’s death. She will stop in Springfield Illinois and Toledo Ohio to visit friends en route. Neighbors will miss her as she expresses mixed plans about remaining in England while preferring West and ranch life.
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Eli Collins
Nickwall
England
Springfield
Toledo
Ohio
Collins
Ita
Wolf Point City Council approves Westland Oil permits
Minutes show the Wolf Point Montana city council meeting on March 22 1928 presided by Mayor Thompson with Alder men Johnson McNeil De Witt and Appelgren present. Application by Westland Oil Company for a 15 by 26 wooden warehouse with steel siding and two 17000 gallon steel storage tanks plus a pipeline through Second Avenue South and South Front Street to Great Northern right of way was approved. Continuous text notes continuation on page three.
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Wolf Point
Montana
Ken Catt
Thompson
Thrse
Johnson
McNeil
de Witt
Appeleren
Williams
Ferguson
Cherry
Westland Oil Company
Second Avenue
Pront Street
Great Northern
G. N. House
Ty Alderman Johnson
Wortland of Company
Westland Company
South Front Street
Great Northern House
Legion Plans Tree Planting at Local Cemetery
The Leonhard Dethman Post No 22 of the American Legion completes plans to plant trees in the local cemetery. Two thirds of addressed organizations have responded positively. no one has declined. Trees will be donated by government agencies while donations fund land cultivation and initial planting. Experts will supervise. A row of trees will line the cemetery front and sides.
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Leonhard Dethman
American Legion
Legion
East End Man Arrested on Grand Larceny Charge
Henry Qelkers of Culbertson was arrested last Monday by county authorities on a grand larceny charge. He is jailed on $2,000 bail after a warrant prepared earlier, with alleged theft of sats from a neighbor some time ago.
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Henry Qelkers
Culbertson
Westland Oil Construction Prep for Wolf Point Site
Westland Oil Company began erecting a bulk station and two 17 000 gallon steel storage tanks on Second Avenue near Main and Front in Wolf Point to serve the town and nearby areas. Ole Hippy of Scobey oversees construction with a small crew, aiming for completion in about ten days to two weeks. The project includes a wood frame bulk station 18 by 25 feet, a pipe line to the Great Northern tracks, and wholesale distribution to the region.
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Wolf Point
Westland O1 Company
Montay
Ole Hippy
Plentywood
Scobey
Hippy
Westland
Cogswell Implement Company
Second Avenue
Main
Front Streets
Cogswell
Phantom Beggars Words About The Phantom of the Opera
Rupert Julian directed The Phantom of the Opera to premiere March 31 at the Liberty theatre. Carl Laemmle of Universal says the Phantom is immense, a potential world premiere. An 8,000 audience watched Faust opens with opera stars, ballet, and a 100 piece orchestra under Alexander Bevani and George Tyroler.
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Rupert Julian
Marth
Liberty Theatre
Carl Laemle
Universal Pictures
Oration
Faust
Alexander Bevani
Mephistopheles
Olive Ann Alcorn
Ernest Belcher
George Tyroler
Peonies
Newark
Fire destroys Merc Co stock at Wolf Point store
Fire heavily damaged the Wolf Point Mercantile Company building early Wednesday, starting in the furnace room and engulfing the basement. Firemen fought flames for over two hours, with wind pushing smoke and heat, leaving stock ruined and front plate glass shattered. The fire blocked by the wall to the Golden Rule building prevented a broader disaster.
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Wolf Point Mercantile Company
Robert Moore
Sharman Hotel
Ben Anderson
C. W. Styer
Main Street
Rand
Mercantile
Real Progress in Farm Activities in Roosevelt County
County Agent D B Noble reports Roosevelt County extension plans focus on progress over volume. The Farm Bureau met at Culbertson highlighting efficient practices to raise earnings, and identifying gaps in nonstandard areas through improved seed quality, tillage, clean ground, summer fallow, and saloon saving devices.
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D. B. Noble
Roosevelt County
Farm Bureau
Culbertson
Fire at Owl Cafe rear smolders out quickly
Monday morning the Wolf Point fire department answered a fire call at the Owl Cafe rear building. A passer-by’s lighted cigarette started the blaze which burned briefly and was soon extinguished by a small stream before engines arrived.
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Wolf Point
Owl Cafe
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Ite UN
Citizens Party
William C. Johnson
R. B. Conrad
Harvey D. Geringer
W. A. Lavell
J. R. Burgess
J. H. Appelgren
Mr. Appelgren
Police
OUT Bank
Devil's Sake
L and
Devil's Lake, N. D
Mise Andseth
Deloris Bogut
Marie Erickson
Linwood Hickel
Ruby Lee
Philip Skaret
Donald Stennes
Charles Taylor
Emma Boyd
Wilbur Erickson
Helen Jansen
Lois Schafer
Lorraine Smith
Loren Strand
Phyllis Wood
Myrtle Winnes
James Boyd
Barbara Goodman
Frederick Herold
John Bunker
Billie Olds
Esther Olson
Henry Torvik
Marjorie King
John Bloom
Francis Delaney
Francis McKay
Gwendolyn Smith
Evelyn Parkett
Miss Boior
Ervin Dyck Franklin Owings
Marie Wilson
Eugene John
Stan Buresh
New Chevrolet
Madam Newberry
Mrs. Eli Collins
Appelgren
East End
Westland Oil Construction
THE
Paris Opera
Merc. CO
Coffey
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