Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-23
NEWS OF OUR NEICHBORS
, Cleaned from Exchanges that Reach Our Desk
REHEARING ON KICK POWER PETITION

~REHEARING On C POWER PETITION
Attorney T. L. Walton returned last week FROM Washing
ton with the news that the petition requesting increased
power for radio station KICK had been denied by the
federal communications commission. The commission lat
er set aside the decision, however, and named April 30
as the date for rehearing. Attorney Walton also spent
considerable time at the capital checking up on the prog
ress of Missouri Valley irrigation.
LEGION OFFICIALS EXPOSE ExTORTION-
The Roosevelt County News, Wolf Point publication,
carries a story on attempted extortion of funds from
members OF the American Legion who will receive Adj
justed Compensation certificates this summer. A circular
letter has been forwarded to all American Legion posts
IN the state warning members of newly established bus
mess firms" who would use the certificate benefciaries
as extortion prospects.
RAILWA CCDEN VICTIM HAD RECORD
County officials at Glasgow last week received a report
from the department of justice at Washington relative to
the identity of Clarence Lund, found cut in two, appar-
entity by a train, on the tracks near Glasgow recently.
Fingelprint records disclosed the man, under the name
OF Clarence jackson, was wanted at Jonesboro, ILL.,, for
kidnapping and robbery while armed.
ALLEGE HIGHWAY MAN FIRED ON CARS
State highway department officials at Bismarck are in
v~estigating charges of motorists that Roy Frazier, high
way maintenance engineer, fired on them on the highway
near Tioga when they ignored road closed" signs. Will
liston police question the officers right to carry a gun.
Frazier denied firing his gun.
NORTHEASTERN MONTANA HAS AIRPORTS-|
Northeastern Montana has many adequate airports, as
revealed by the 1886 Airway Bulletin issued by the U.
S. Department of Commerce. Descriptions of airports at
Circle, Culbertson, Glasgow, Harlem, Havre, Plentywood,
Poplar, Scobey and Wolf Point are contained in the bull |
letin. There are 76 approved airports in Montana.
SPRING FOOTBALL, TRACK AT GLASGOW
Coach Ray Buzzeti of Glasgow issued a call for high
school track and football candidates last week. Beginning /
Monday, several weeks will be utilized in training on
football fundamentals. Most of the track team which
placed second last year at the Havre meet are back for
workouts.
MAN INJURED BY TRUCK NEAR WMLISTON-I
Joseph Casey, As, of Alexander is in a Williston hospital
critically injured as a result of an accident in which he
was thrown from his truck near Williston. The truck,
which was loaded with coal, struck a soft shoulder on
the highway near that city and careened into the ditch.
MEDICINE LAKE PROJECT DRAWS TOURISTS
Many persons have hocked to the Medicine Lake Biol
ogical Survey project east of that town to witness the
recently installed dikes and spllways in operation. 1t is
reported the project in operation affords a splendid sight
seeing tour for motorists and amateur cameramen.
SPORTSMEN TO MEET AT CULBERTSON-
Members of the Northeast Montana Spotsmen's associa-
ton will be held in Culbertson Sunday, April rs. The
meeting, called for 2 pm, will be held in the American
Legion hall. Lunch will be served.
WINS SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
Brockton high school won first place for Inc first time in
the history of the school in the district scholarship con-
test held there last week. Culbertson placed second and
Antelope third.
WOLF POINT TANK NEARS COMPLETION
The new city water tank at Wolf Point is nearing COM
pletion. The building of the tank is a WPA project. 1t
will be 80 feet high and will have a capacity of approx
imately 100000 gallons.
SIMONS WILL DIRECT HAVRE MASSED BAND
When the massed band plays at Havre, concluding the
annual music festival, Charles Simons, veteran director
of the Wolf Point band, will be the director.
DREDGING BEGINS AT o PECK DAM
The 1886 dredging season on the Fort Peck project be-
gan last week when the Dredge Gallatin started pump
ing fill into the main section of the dam.
CULBERTSON LIBRARY GETS CASH GRANT
The Culbertson library received a federal grant of $645 }
last week for improvement and catalogueing of books of
the city library.
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