Missoula ‘Girl Bums’ Causing Railroad Trouble – 1942
Missoula Girl Bums Causing Trouble – 1942
Missoula high school girls, with an intense desire to cheer for their team, but with no money, are causing railroad officials here trouble in their efforts to “ride the blinds” and “beat their way” to football games in nearby cities. Few trains leaving Missoula the day before out-of-town games do not carry several girl “bums” in addition to the usual number of boys, railroad officials declared.
The above paragraph appeared in The Sunday Missoulian on November 22, 1942.