Wolf Point Airways Certificate Honor From Guggenheim Fund
A Guggenheim Fund letter dated March 14 1920 expresses gratitude to J B Randall postmaster for aiding Wolf Point Airways Corporation and identifies West Point as aerial navigation oriented. The fund lists Orville Wright Dwight W Morrow among its 12 incorporated members and sends a certificate to Wolf Point with a marker to honor aeronautics progress.
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Daniel Guggenheim
Orville Wright
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dwight W. Morrow
West Point
Post Office Department
Department of Commerce
Aeronautic Industry
Wolf Point Airways Corporation
Harry F. Guggenheim
New York
Gun Man Held in Oxford Poolroom Disturbance
Theodore Gardner, 37, arrested by Nichol and Mitchell on a disturbing the peace charge after a poolroom incident in Oxford. Gardner drew a long pistol threatening bystanders, then fled. officers later restrained him. He claims being followed by a song and an electric influence. An insanity hearing may be requested.
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Theodore Gardner
Ounkers Nichol and
Mitchell
Terry ‘Coming
Gardner
Oxford Pool
Gartner
Nichol
Terry Rooming House
Southside
Alaska
Mountain Pass
Ted Gardner
Wolf Point
Foor
Lynch brought back to answer charges over bad check
Walter Lynch was brought back from Lewistown by Sheriff Anderson to answer a bad check charge. It is reported that other charges will be filed against Lynch who opened a school of telegraphy here last fall.
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Walter Lynch
Lewistown
Anderson
Lynch
One Easter Mass At Catholic Church This Sunday
Father Benedict Seethaler announces a single Easter Mass at nine o clock on Easter Sunday morning instead of seven and ten. The congregation is asked to bear this in mind.
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Benedict Seethaler
Alderman and Treasurer Candidates Filed in City Ward Races
James Alvick runs for alderman in the Second ward while E. J. Prendergast seeks aldermanic seat in the Third ward and J. L. Jensen files for city treasurer. The city election is set for Monday April 1.
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James Alvick
E. J. Prendergast
J. L. Jensen
Businessmen Close Doors For Good Friday Quiet
At the request of local ministers Secretary Gordon of the Commercial club urged city business men to close from 12 to 2 pm on Good Friday March 29. Gordon says all agreed to comply with the request.
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Gordon
Commercial Club
Krepsbach Plans 100 Watt Expansion for KGCX
EB Krepsbach proceeds with enlarging KGCX broadcasting station to 100 watts or more. He collects details on new equipment, costs, and Radio Commission requirements to proceed.
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Krepsbach
KGCX
Radio Commission
Seeding Underway Around Town As Warm Weather Spreads
Lustre correspondence reports J. J. Baker has begun sowing wheat while Charley Hall west of town has done considerable seeding. With warm weather field work of various kinds becoming general on both sides of the river, farming activity is increasing.
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J. J. Baker
Charley Hall
Golf Course Improvements Start Under Ole Erickson
Work on extensive improvements for the golf course has begun with Ole Erickson as chief architect and Oscar Olson as his assistant. The grounds committee serves as board of advisors. Better grounds for greater golf enjoyment and satisfaction is the slogan.
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Ole Erickson
Oscar Olson
China's Great Birthday Party at Chinese New Year
A Herald reader shares Rev H G C Hallock's report from Shanghai dated February 15 1929 describing Chinese New Year customs. The piece details the New Year feast firecrackers red snow confetti and the rush to settle debts and prepare food while homes are cleaned and guests arrive. it notes the noisy celebrations and widespread holiday atmosphere.
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P.O
Shanghai
China
William Standing Praised At Great Falls Art Exhibit
The Oswego born Assiniboine artist William Standing received strong praise at the Great Falls exhibit joining noted names like Olaf Seltzer Ralph DeCamp Lone Wolf and Joe DeYong. Standing, self taught, displayed works such as Again Boine Sun Dance Snowstorm Butchering and Approaches of Civilization in a show extended to artists from other states.
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Great Falls
William Standing
Oswego
Olaf G. Seltzer
Ralph DeCamp
Lone Wolf
Joe DeYong
Ruskell
Standing
Montana
Ben Youngkin Takes Over Singer Agency in Three Counties
Ben Youngkin, who became the first of the year to take over the Singer sewing machine agency from L. L. Bogut, now holds the agency for Roosevelt, Daniels and Sheridan counties. Bogut will accompany Youngkin as specialty man for the present. The Singer Shop received a new shipment of machines and will make summer quantities to Wolf Point, shipped by war to Seahey and other pits.
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Ben Youngkin
Singer Sewing Machine Agency
L. L
Livestock Day Planned at Havre for April
A livestock day at the Havre experiment station will study cattle and hog work. Louis Vinke of the Montana experiment station notes tests on 12 cattle lots and 6 hog lots. Wintering cows growing stock fattening calves and hog feeding methods are featured. Past Havre days drew stockmen from northern Montana and spurred interest in station work. A. W. WARDEN County Agent.
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Havre
Montana
A. W. Warden
Leavitt’s Role in 70th Congress Laws Enacted
Washington reports that of 1722 laws enacted by the 70th Congress, 23 were introduced by Congressman Scott Leavitt. Senate and House members sponsored far more, with Leavitt’s impact including private pension bills and relief measures. His Indian affairs chairmanship drove additional activity, and 100 laws were reported from his committee.
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Washington
Scott Leavitt
House
Senate
Leavitt
House Committee On
Indian Affairs
Spur to Bridge Site Opens in Missouri River Crossing
Preliminary work for the federal bridge across the Missouri River at the Macon crossing is underway. The Great Northern holds rails and ties while Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. builds a spur from the main line about a miles west of the Macon Elevator to the site. 600 cars of material, including 1200 tons of steel, are to be shipped. Gravel comes from Chinook. Foreman says about 175 men will be employed as the project aims to be ready by July 4, 1980.
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Missouri River
Macon Crossing
Great Northern
Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company
Macon
Guy Colling
Wolf Point
Paramount wartime epic Wings praised by War Department
The War Department lauded Paramount for its air war epic Wings to be shown at the Liberty theater Thursday through Saturday. The film cost 100000 and will be dedicated to the Second Division with a Washington memorial using stills as models. Paramount built an exact St Mihiel sector to capture battle footage, impressing officials who sought permission to model the memorial from the film.
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War Department
Paramount
Liberty Theatre
Washington
St. Mihiel
Local business shows increase in volume
Wolf Point merchants report a sharp rise in railroad trade with February volumes nearly doubling 1928 figures and March forecast to exceed March last year. Carload shipments include fence wire automobiles tractors implements gasoline lumber sugar and flour. Also a carload of horses to Hinckley and a hog shipment to Seattle.
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P. Swedberg
Wolf Point
Martin Spey
Hinckley
Minn
Fremont
Williston Chosen For Farmers Union School of Instruction
Williston hosts the Farmers Union school of instruction on April 6 and 7 with about 50 organizers and union leaders from Burke Divide Mountrail Williams and McKenzie counties in North Dakota and Richland McCone Valley and Daniels counties in Montana. The event will cover the grain storage plan and aims to spread the Union message across the hard wheat district with forenoon afternoon and evening sessions and a mass meeting Saturday.
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Williston
Farmers’ Union School of Instruction
Hisory
Burke
Divide
Mountrail
Williams
Short jury term clears calendar burdens of cases
The brief term in court settled and dismissed cases from the calendar after years. Notable actions include the Paulson Taylor case, the City of Inet County tax penalties suit, and MO Kaliene versus Switzer with a signed judgment. Several cases were settled or dismissed for lack of prosecution, with default judgments and quiet title actions resolved.
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Paulson ‘Taylor
Ocrty County
Frank Callin
Marion and Foor
Pan
Supreme Court
MO. Kaliene
Security State Bank
J. B. Switzer
W. A. [Lovell
H. C. Skarie
W. L. Stephens
Deby Schad
Farmers State Bank of Medicine Lake
Commercial Credit Trust
Helton Motor Co
KL. McCann
Leuritz Madsen
George Compton
George Weinburger
Winston-Harper- Fisher Co
Emma P. Mitton
Lee M. Tinker
Roosevelt Young Men Finish Short Courses at MSC
Roosevelt county students Del fert Blair Culbertson Bert Weinrich and Julius Grete from Roosevelt county completed 12 week winter short courses at Montana State College. Blair and Weinrich finished farm mechanics while Greth completed wheat marketing and elevator operation. Forty six students earned graduation certificates March 22 as the program aids Montana farm youths in practical agricultural training
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Montana State College
Delfert Blair
Culbertson
Bert Weinrich
Fort Union
Julius Grete
Froid
Roosevelt County
Blair
Weinrich
Greth
Montana
A. W. Warden
Missouri Opens Up Ferry In Service
The Missouri river ferry operations resume with the White City making regular trips starting Wednesday. Ice and water conditions improved unusually fast after a long impassable period, with reports of high water at Poplar and Culbertson. George Littlefield plans a Macon crossing ferry near the bridge site. Martin Hagen’s power ferry aided early service as the river cleared.
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Missouri
Martin Hagen
White City
George Littlefield
Macon
Poplar
Culbertson
Religious Picture Is Topic Sunday Eve Talk
The sermon at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening will discuss Plockhurst's picture He is Risen. A reproduction will be given to each family, allowing the congregation to view the image as Rev. Walker speaks. He plans to cover many famed religious pictures in future talks.
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Presbyterian Church
Plockhurst
Walker
Christ
Peter
DeVinci
Pilot
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Wolf PT
Guggenheim
J. B. Randall
Glen Fraser
Missouri ‘River
Lrnge
Fraser
Frager
Catholic Church
H. G. C. Hallock
America
Herald
Rev. Hallock
William
Dist
Singer Agency
Bureau
BIG Meeting Farmers Union
Roosevelt Youngs
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