Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-09-19
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS

LIONS SPONSOR WHITE mi EMENT
Adoption Of the white cane movement for protection Of
blind pedestrians was voted by the Wiliston Lions
club. The white cane movement, now internationally OBJ
served. provides each sightless pedestrian with a white
cane tipped with red. Through cooperation with the
city ordinance is passed requiring all traffic to give
right OF way to anyone carrying one Of the canes.
wuNDERLlcH NEARING END ON CONTRACT
Martin Wunderlich. Jefferson City, Missouri, contrac-
tor. who began work late in 1884 on his dirt moving con-
tract at the lower end of the Fort Peck spllway, is
nearing the windup OF his job. which involved moving
1850, 900 yards OF material. With another week Of good
weather, the contractor is expected to be pulling OF the
project
ALCOHOLISM DEATHS LOWERED IN STATE
The death rate from alcoholism in Montana has de-
creased with the passing Of prohibition, it has been
indicated In official records. For the first six months
OF this year, Is people died from that cause as COM
pared to 20 for the same period a year ago. In 1884 a
total of 80 died in Montana from alcoholism
RADIO PERMIT HELD FOR COURT DECISION
The permit of George Bairey, manager of radio sta
ton KGCX Wolf Point. to construct a new broadcast
ing station at Valley CITY, N. Oak, has been held UP
temporarily pending a decision by the court Of appeals
as to the removal OF a station from Moorhead, MINI.
to Duluth
GEORGE LOTUS WINS TRIP TO THE COAST
AS a reward for selling the most life insurance in Mon
tana and Wyoming for the New York Life Insurance
company between June 80, 1884 and July /, 1885. George
Loftes of Wolf Point has been awarded a free trip by
the company to the coast to attend a convention Of life
insurance agents.
RETURN OF scoBEY PRISONER ASKED
Governor Martin OF Oregon has issued a requisition
upon Montana for the return OF Jack Schuyler, under
arrest at Scobey. Schuyler is charged in Douglas coun-
ty with family desertion and failure to support his
wife and child.
POPLAR FOOTBALL SQUAD WHIPPING INTO
SHAPE-Over 90 candidates have reported to coach
Hanson at Poplar and are hard at work preparing for
a heavy schedule. The Poplar team will be strong
again this year. Their schedule will include Havre,
Glendive and Miles City.
FERA TURNS OUT MANY MATTRESSES Mat
tresses made by the FERA mattress factory at Willis
ton during its months OF operation totahed 1892 1t has
been revealed. OF the total number 1884 mattresses
were issued to relief clients in Williston county, the re-
mainder being shipped to adjacent distribution points.
SCOTT n GETS STATE PosT-Scott p. Hart,
division highway engineer has been promoted to the
state office of maintenance engineer. Mr.. Hart has been
with the STATE Highway department IL years. during all
OF which he has worked in northeastern Montana.
STOLEN AT LAkE-Car thieves
stole two automobiles at Medicine Lake last week end.
One was a 1928 ODDS coach belonging to a party from
near Poplar and the other was a new Plymouth sedan
belonging to A. G. Anderson.
WILL BUILD NEW BUILDING AT MEDICINE
LAKE Tearing down Of the frerazed structure which
housed the First State bank at Medicine Lake began
Thursday. Plans have now been completed for the con-
stmction of a new building to house the institution.
BAINviLLE FARMER DROPS DEAD FROM
HEART A~TTACk1George Mcconnell, farmer living q
short distance west of Bainville dropped dead Tuesday
from heart disease. His body was taken to Sidney for
burial
COLLECTING PERSONAL TAXES IN RoosE-
vELT-John Curran has been appointed special deputy
by the Roosevelt county commissioners, and is out
among the residents In the county collecting person
al property taxes.
QUESTIONED ABOUT AUTO DEATH-Authori-
ties at Fort Peck detained SLIM Conrin, SIS, Fort
Peck worker, for the hit and run death last week Of
Joseph H. Kloeckner, 4S Of Butte.
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