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August
10-William odom Of Roslyn. N. Y. flies
around world In record 70 hours. cover
ate committee probing army airplans
contracts suddenly adjourned.
September
president and Mrs. Truman visit Brazil
on 2O-day goodwill mission.
14-Army imposes complete ban on news OF
biological warfare developments.
25-Gen Carl Spaatz named air force chief
of staff.
2s-Farm income scars II per cent in past
year while operating costs jump is per
cent. department Of agriculture report
discloses.
October
Food conservation drive launched by
1o-First war dead arrive at San Francisco.
23-President calls congress for emergency
session on November II.
24EDistillers begin 6o-day shutdown to save
3o-U. S. Justice department fles anti.
trust suit against II investment bank.
ing companies.
November
4-Democrats regain state control in Ken.
lucky by electing Earle c. Clements
s-President's advisory committee says o.
S. must give Europe five and three
quarter billion dollars In aid In 1913.
13-Gov. Earl Warren Of California enters
Republican presidential race.
17-Congress convenes on Presidents call
to deal with European aid. imitation.
20-Charles Luckman resigns as chairman
Of citizens food committee.
25-Robert E. Hannegans resigns as post
master general; succeeded by James
A. Donaldson former first assistant
December
5-Ten movie writer's. producers and di.
rectors indicted for contempt Of con.
gress In Red probe.
11-Secretary Marshall denounces Russian
slurs on U. S. in London.
12-Open congressional investigation of
grain speculation Of Edwin Pauley,
army department official,
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former U. s. senator from
Maryland
7-Charles S. Woolworth 90 one Of found.
ers Of store chain:
1l-Eva Tanguay. &c. famous vaudeville
actress.
20-Andrew volstead. 81. former Mime.
sofa congressman Who introduced 1918
prohibition act.
26-Grace Moore. Is. opera. radio and
screen star. In air crash.
N-Paul P. Harris. rs. founder OF Rotary In.
ternational.
February
3+rAdm. Marc A. Mitscher. 60. hero Of both
hW6fld Wars.
60. Max Gardner. "a. U. 8. ambassador
to England.
ls-sIdney .Toler tcharlie CHAM. 50. dim
star. y ~,
lS-Harry K. rhaw. 70, wealthy playboy
who! shqt; Stanford White.
Mafck:nrc;TN ~:
s..sAgk ;ca5tts eSAbinan Gait. So. woman
l7TiRiIisfsaSy DaiaAstSst.ouuo O, &C.,
eral Motors corporation.
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NV ? ;"s s::: . !:,,,. u.s.: :,:., 3.
- Rose Bowl. Illinois As.
s gowl; Georgia sOs 20 , North Caroline TO-
State. O: Orange Bowl. Rice 8. Ten.
nessee Q. Shrine game. West All.Stars.
l7-Charles Trippi, Y; Of Georgia football
tessional football club. He will receive
2l-Bob Teller, Cleveland indians pitcher.
signs contract calling for $50. 900 plus
bonus for 1947 season.
25-Gil Dodds runs Knights OF Columbus
mile in Boston in record 4:0s.1.
February
2-National Collegiate Athletic association
bans running shift among football rule
l2-Charles Trippi. pro football star. signs
to play baseball with Atlanta club.
2l-5ank Gre rec ssn e. signs with Pittsburgh
28-Gus Lesnevich. light heavyweight
champion knocks out Billy Fox in title
bout In New York.
12-Martin Ortiz takes bantamweight title
15-Wllie Hoppe retains world three-cushion
billiards Championship
lea EDWARDS ana william L1ngelDaCh
win U. S. court tennis doubles.
22-Joseph verdeur sets new record for
22o.yard breaststroke. 2:l64 in Eastern
,s InteEcoIlegiate SWIMMING league; D..
M G win National Collegiate basketball title.
4:06.8 In Chicago.
April
scommissioner Happy Chandler suspends
Dur0rhar Rr0Ok1yn baseball c1uh
manager. for l947 season.
ls-Joe Baski. American heavyweight fight.
e5 defeats :, Bruce ucso, "oodcock. British
Baseball season opens. Brooklyn Is man.
aged by Burton Shotton.
2e-Texas u takes s, top honors i IN Drake re-
27-"Babe Ruth Day" observed at all ball
parks In U. S. and Japan.
May
sJet Pilot wins Kentucky Derby in
+National women's senior A. A. U.
championship swimmer meet in Seattle
n Xn cup III
honors.
l7-U s. golf team regains Walker cup at
so-Mauri Rose wins SlH'a annual 500 mile auto
race at Indianapolis with average speed
June
3-Honeymoon sets new world record for
seven furlong race Of 1:21 as minutes
at Hollywood Park. Calf
Lloyd Marshall Of Cleveland knocks out
British light heavyweight champion in
London.
l5-Lew Worsham wins national open golf
title by one stroke at St. Louis
l8-Harvard rowing crew defeats Yale in
historic race at New London. Conn.
EWpu Blackwell Of Cincinnati Rade
pitches frs, no.hit game Of season
., against , Boston Braves IN cineinnati
Athletic association championship in
meet at Salt Lake City.
29-Betty Jameson wins u s. women's
open golf title In Greensboro. NJ C.
July
ball game In Chicago. 2.l.
l6-Rocky Graziano defeats Tony Zale to
., yin worlds middleweight boxing title.
Hawaii yacht race In u days. 1904
chieago:to.Mackinac race in 80 hours.
2s-Gus Lesnevich. light heavyweight box.
ing champion. outponts Tamil Mauriel.
70. heavyweight. In non.title bout In New
August
like Williams knocks out Bob Montgom
cry In Philadelphia to become light.
weight champion Of world.
is-victory Song sets new world record for
minutes, In Springfield ILL.,
2l-D Lee Braun Of Dallas. Tex. wins pro
fessional North American clay target
championship In vandalia. Ohio.
22-Willie Pep retains featherweight title
BY defeating Jock Leslie in Flint. Mich
College All.Stsrs beat Chicago Bears
oro football suuad In Chicago. $50.
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Jy
Five killed when DC-3
transport crashes near
Charleston. S. C..
Transport plane falls near Carmel. NJ
j., killing 3. injuring 90. ~,
12-Airliner crashes near Galax. Va. KILL
ing IS Of 10 aboard.
13-Fifteen miners die In gas Re explosion IN
30-Tornado sweeping through Alabama.
Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri kills
February
1s-Twenty-one killed. 1873 injured when
train plunges over l50foot embark.
ment in Allegheny mountains near AL
2o-Expiosion of tank in eectroplating fac.
tory In central Los Angeles kills Is. IN.
jures 1853. demolishes area half mile
square.
2s-Worst mine disaster since 1923 takes
toll of Ill lives in Centralia. ILL.,. ex'
plosion.
April
2-ExplO sia IN IN fireworks plant in Clinton
s-Tornadoes rip through Texas Panhandle
and Oklahoma. killing 1888. injuring
1000. Woodward. Okla. hardest HIT
enormous explosion when freighter.
n n hsIb Sh and aF sets ERE ie 81
tanks and factories Fire RACES for three
days. Toll: 400 killed. $500 injured.
H. Anoth erS't t%ster ' Kills in rural
northwest Arkansas.
May
6-Outbreak of Infant diarrhea In Philadel.
avss kied S SfanS arnei
ae 1i.e New YORK seven survive:
Md killing ali So on board. Two crash.
es rank as worst air disasters in U. S.
history
3l-Tornado strikes Leedy. Okla. Wrecking
town. killing s.
June
Tornado kills IS in farming section near
Pine Bluff Ark.
9-Mississippi river Hoods lowlands in
northern Missouri. southern Iowa and
Illinois. forcing $4,000 to abandon homes.
., Seven drowned at Ottumwa. Iowa. ,,uos
when il strikes mountains near Lees.
22-FIash GOOD browns IL in Cambridge.
3-Tornado kills II near Grand Forks.
l3-Chartered DC.3 transport plane crashes
IN swamp near Melbourne. Fia.. killing
29-Explosion wrecks beauty shop in Har.
risonburg. Va. Ten women killed. 30
persons injured.
August
8-Four die when chartered plane dives
into chimney of gas plant in Everett.
Mass.
September
.s asy wsek ws 81 kfs Is ds s toll
11-Twenty killed when excursion boat blows
up at Pittsburgh dock.
~ i' 'e crosses Gulf Of Mexico, Strikes
louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas.
Toll: 100 killed; many injured. property
loss of Is to 80 million dollars.
21-Flood following hurricane browns 81 In
New Orleans area;
2s-Fire on New York City pier results in
injuries to ia fremen. five million dol
October
2EFiity:two killed when transport plane
2s-Forest fires In Maine XIII II, destroy
many homes. Fires rage throughout
NJ northeastern states.
ing ID.
November
7-Tornadoes strike Louisiana. killing 4. In.
juring IL.
1sArmy plane hits Mt. Spokane. WASH.
killing five men.
21-Nne naval personnel killed. two saved
In crash of bomber In Pacific. 100 miles
southwest of San Diego. Calf.
December
9-Army plane crashes near Goose Bay
Labrador: % die, six rescued.
1.-Two passenger trains collide head.on
near New Braunfels. Tex. killing two.
injuring nine.
12-Army plane burns and crashes near
Memphis. Tenn. killing 90
15-CAB tabulation shows l947 toll OF 274
fatalities in mishaps involving scheduled
airnes.
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DOMESTIC

EIS1sl. January
6-President Truman en-
phaSiZeS five major
problems-strikes. bust.
ness monopolies, housing. taxes and ag-
ricultural prosperity-in annual state
of the union. message.
1o-President submits budget totaling 37ia
21-Gen. George Marshall succeeds James
Byrnes as secretary of state.
February
l0-U s. signs peace treaties ending war
with Italy. Bulgaria. Hungary. Finland
l2-U S. and Canada agree to continue war
time collaboration for "peacetime joint
security purposes"
" s: Naval expedition, aier s discover is I've,
arctic continent.
2-U S. cooperates with Mexico in cam.
paign to control hoof-and.mouth disease
outbreak.
March
3-President Truman visits Mexico on good.
e-U. S. Supreme court finds John L. Lewis
and United Mine Workers guilty Of civil
and criminal GO contempt in coal strike Of
l2-President outlines Truman Doctrine"
on Europe and blasts Russian aggres.
ls-Cash wheat hits 30.year high of S3.05 a
bushel in Chicago.
l9-Georgia supreme court rules Melvin E.
Thompson Is legal governor of state.
3l-Many war power acts expire automati-
cally. including selective service. CPA
controls on steel. resins. textiles. solid
strictions Of ODT. and others.
April
7-Telephone workers launch nationwide
strike as $40; 900 employees of Bell sys.
tenn leave jobs.
e-David Lilienthal confirmed as head Of
Atomic Energy commission after heated
senate wrangle.
2l-President warns Of imitation dangers and
pleads for voluntary price cuts
of theft of Hesse jewels while serving
in Germany. and imposes 15.year sen.
tence.
May
l-Round of threatened strikes In steel and
heavy manufacturing Industries settled
by raises of 10 to Is cents per hour.
lfPresident signs bill to eliminate most
portal to.portal pay suits.
2O-Last major telephone workers strike
Newburyport, Mass. merchants abandon
voluntary price cut campaign;
plane. carrier.based XF2D.1. with speed
Of 600 mph.
June
l-Commssion on universal military train.
ing issues stern warning on dangers of
swift humiliation In atomic war without
huge army extensive defensive or.
ganization
ll-President reasserts doctrine OF main.
tanning world peace by helping weak
nations.
l7-House fails by two votes to override
presidential veto Of income tax reduc.
ton bill
2'Taft- Hartley bill becomes law as con.
gress overrdes presidential veto.
30-President signs rent control bill. continu.
ing modified controls until March l. 1913
July
i8-Senate sustains presidential veto Of In.
come tax reduction bill.
President signs presidential succession
bill placing speaker Of house first In line
2S-Sixty wartime emergency powers ended
and termination dates set for l24 others
26-Bill approved to unity armed forces.
Legislation passed permitting cashinR OF
veterans terminal leave bonds
N-James Forrestsl appointed to newly
created post. secretary Of national de-
tense.
Eighteen congress ends hrs, sessiun.
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

FOR SALE-One 32-volt, 750 watt light
plant. Batteries with 10-year guarantees.
Been used two years: Two motors and ons
well, Montana
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January
SOvington E. Weller, "a,
former U. s. senator from
MARYLAND
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November

November
3-Deaers blame rumors Of nylon stock.
ing shortage on radio comment a tors
and newspaper columnists
u--Russia reported to have exploded atomic
bomb In tests: U S. scientists doubt
possibility
10 -becommissioned oattieship New Mexico
reaches junkyard In Newark. N j.. for
scrappins after week of ludicrous bat
Ting" with freboats and writs.
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August
1-U. N. atomic energy commission re.
leases six papers on atomic control
plans Russia rejects proposals.
15-India becomes free Of foreign rule as
British relinquish powers. Two sover.
eign states. Dominion of India and
Pakistan. govern most of huge land.
21-Russian vetoes keep Italy, Austria.
Transjordania. Fire. Portugal from U.
N. membership.
23-Government OF Ecuador seized in blood.
less coup by defense minister Col. Car.
los Mancheno.
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FARM MACHINERY & EQUIP.

ONE 1915 MODEL Atom REQ Tractor and
30foot Fruehauf livestock trailer. This
tractor Is equipped with air brakes and
sander. Actual miles on this truck is 16, $50.
Write or Call HARRINGTON BROS.
Williston, ND.
Or Call 126 During Day and 81 Evenings
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May
3-Jet Pilot wins Kentucky Derby in
2:06 AS; Phlanx second. Faultless. third
4-National womens senior A. A. u
championship swimmer meet in Seattle
won by Crystal Plunge club of San
Francisco. Ann Curtis takes individual
honors.
H-U. S. golf team regains Walker cup at
ST. Andrews. Scotland.
30-Mauri Rose wins annual 500 mile auto
race at Indianapolis with average speed
OF 1863 miles.
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October

5-Beulah Overell and George Bud Col
lum acquitted on charge Of numbering
Beulah's parents In yacht explosion.
3O-Plot 10 obtain atomic bomb secrets re-
vealed In senate inquiry into Hollywood
communism.
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CHRONOLOGY
or 1912
QlSASIERS

January
Five killed when DC-3
transport crashes near
Charleston, S. c.
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July
big Three conference in Paris on Mar.
shall plan ends in failure on Russian
objections.
l5-Paris economic conference establishes
donation organization for European
economic cooperation under Marshall
plan.
20-Dutch forces. with air support. attack
Indonesian Republic installations on
Java and Sumatra. claiming breach Of
truce
28-Protests on undeclared war in Neither.
lands East Indies pour into U. N.
29-Russian U. NJ delegate Gromyko vetoes
U. S. resolution to set up two.year
frontier commission In Balkans.
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September

October
24-Fifty.two killed when transport plane
crashes in Bryce Canyon, Utah.
25-Forest fires in Maine kill II, destroy
many homes. Fires rage throughout
northeastern states.
26-Transport hits mountain In, Alaska. kill
ing la
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ll-New secret weapon" called as effec.
tive as atom bomb but cheaper to make.
announced by Prof. T. D. J. Leech OF
New Zealand: 1t reputedly Is some kind
of electrical death ray"
24-Freak snowstorm In Montana Wyoming
border region piles up l5.foot drifts
Three workmen smothered in snow.
buried truck.
28-General Eisenhower declares U. s.
army is now "a poor second" to Rus
siaS.
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august
ls-More than third (35 per cent? of veter
ans who entered college under G.I. bill
of rights have dropped out Of school
VA reports.
23-New minor planet discovered by Unit
versty of California II Is 10 miles ir
diameter. 1856 million miles from sun.
30-Radis tube almost as small as a grain
Of rice developed.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-02

eau Saturday. Tuesday guests were
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Thayer, also of
Kalispell.
P T Smithey of the Glacier Fur
niture left Monday for a three day
business trip to Spokane.
Doug McCully is spending part
of the vacation with his aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs Fred Gyrion,
Kalispell.
M G "Estie" Estenson was home
for the Christmas and New Years
day holiday from Great Falls,
where he is employed.
The P T A will meet next Tues
day, 8 o'clock, at the high school.
Dulane Fulton, high school prin-
cipal, is in charge of the panel dis
cussion of high school problems.
Mr. and Mrs AL Lehman and daugh-
ter, Dollie, spent Christmas day at
the Chris Overbo home, Whitefish.
Dollie remained for a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs Bill Sibley and
Marylyn, and Mr. and Mrs Ralph
Mason and Linda, were Christmas
day guests at the Ross Smithson
home.
Mrs Ernie Massman and son,
Gene, left New Years day for a
two to four weeks visit with friends
in Portland.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-02
Two Boys Baptized;
Hold Christmas PARTY

Two baptisms were performed
by Pastor Harry Baker of Our
Savior's Lutheran church Sunday.
Jon Olaf Vestre, son of Mr. and Mrs
Olaf Vestre with sponsor Ernest
Vestre, Kalispell, and Mrs Louis
Nugent, Columbia Falls, and Mark
Charles Lowitz, son of Mr. and Mrs
Delbert Lowitz, with Mrs Harry
Baker and Elma Donaldson, spon-
SorS
The Sunday school Christmas
party was held at the Hungry
Horse Village chapel at Z o'clock.
Treats and gifts for children were
distributed under the direction OF
a committe consisting of Mrs Nor
man Bornstad, Mrs Arnold John
on, Mrs H Dove, Mrs c Figenskau
and Mrs S Bakshas.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-02
Grandma Lydia Comeau, 81
Looks Forward to 1913

Petite Mrs Lydia Comeau-87
years old December 1S and proud
to admit her age-looks forward
to the new year. There wasn't any
big New Years Eve celebration
the lively barely five DOT tall
great-great grandmother never
has gone to them.
Mrs Comeau, who lives in the
house built in 1908 when the Co.
meaus moved to Columbia Falls,
came to the Flathead valley in 1896.
She moved to Columbia Falls in
1897 and married Dennis Comeau
June 81, 1899. They were married
in Kalispell, mot a big wedding.
lust married" and were entertain
ed in the afternoon by Mr. and Mrs
c E Conrad. Until 1908 they lived
on Mr. Comeau's homestead at Lake
Mcdonald.
Round gold ear rings on pierced
ears bob as Mrs Comeau tells Of
the five or six houses within two
or three blocks back N 1908. "An
oldtimer wouldn't know the place
now" she adds, "the saw mill and
boarding house which occupied the
flat have disappeared and new
houses are everywhere. Living
near the old school was conven-
lent for their six children, four of
whom are alive today. Counting
"her chickens" and helped by son
Eddie of park headquarters, she
totals IA grandchildren, IAN equal
number of great grandchildren"
and 1 great-great grandchild.
There were lots of saloons then
one woman of the town rode horse
back into one of the bars regularly,
she relates. Snow nowadays isn't
anything compared to the old days
either, with drifts as high as hous-
es. used to dig steps in the snow
to getsout of the house."
Speaking of the Hungry Horse
dam boom she describes it as Hun
cry Horse boom today = Hungry
Horse bum tomorrow" She likes
it, though, and thinks it's all right
I'VE need it."
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Mrs. O'Connell Heads
Local March Of Dimes

Mrs Claudia O'Connell has &C.
cepted the Columbia Falls March
of Dimes campaign Craftsmanship.
Matt Himsl, Kalispell, is county
chairman VINO has announced the
drive which VIII pe held January
IS to 80.
Volunteer workers will assist m
raising funds. Half of the funds
will remain in the county chapter
headed by Marshall Murray, Ka-
l;spell, with remaining funds go
ing to the National Founu 'tirb.
The worst polio epidemic in 80
years was in 1916. Montana had
1923 cases.
Other county chairmen include
Mrs Grace Fehlberg, Coram; Ho-
ward Latham, Hungry Horse pro-
ject; Dave Thompson, Bolton; Mrs
Alta Badger, Whftefish; Cliff Steib,
Kalispell; Mrs Ann Stenswick and
the Midtown Matrons club, Som
ers, and John McEvoy, Bigfork.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-02
Slate Conference Game


First conference game of the in
ner-valley basketball league will
be played here next Wednesday.
The local VFW team will compete
with the Americal Legion boys,
Kalispell. It's scheduled for 8 o.
clock at the high school.
BY a score of As to 43 Eureka
defeated Columbia Falls last Fri
day. Local players were Buzz
Reeves, Jiggs Hill, Matt Mateka,
Chef Hill, Bob Higson, Jack Chris
offerson and Jim Schnee.
Anyone interested in playing on
the team may contact Mateka at
the meat market.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-02
Missionary to Speak

Rev Ludwig zerbe, missionary,
will speak at the Baptist church
next Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Monday
night he will accompany Rev Wer-
ner to Marion for services. His
schedule while in Columbia Falls
includes speaking at the Ladies
missionary circle Wednesday af-
ternoon, and at the young peoples
meeting, 8 o'clock, Wednesday ev-
ening. Missionary circle meets at
the George Harrington home and
Yvonne Cole will be hostess at the
young peoples meeting. Rev and
Mrs zerbe and daughter will leave
soon for Africa.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-02
June Brandenburg Marries

Mr. and Mrs Henry Brandenburg
announce the marriage Of their
daughter, June, to Robert G Free
man, Seattle. The couple were
married December at Seattle. The
groom, civilian, is employed by
the Navy. Mrs Freeman, who has
been employed in Seattle, is 1913
graduate of Columbia Falls high
school and attended grade school
here.