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1914 June 12, Anaconda: John Fogarty, Jr. has returned to Nampa, Idaho, after visiting with relatives at their home in South Butte for the past three months.
In World War I he was a Sgt. in Company D, 163 Montana Infantry Regiment and saw action Chateau Thierry and the Argonne.
In January 1920 he was living with his older brother Frank C. Fogarty in Great Falls, Montana. John L. was 25 born South Dakota.
1931 Jan 31, Butte, MT: Montana radio fans will be interested in the announcement that John Fogarty, native of this state from Great Falls and hailed by critics as a second John McCormack, will be on the air tomorrow afternoon from 5:15 to 5:30 mountain time singing a number of selections from station WEAF, New York in National Broadcasting hookup which includes stations KOA. Denver and KSL, Salt Lake and through to Pacific coast stations. The Montana tenor is a brother of Frank Fogarty, a Great Falls business man, who was in Helena yesterday visiting local friends. The younger Fogarty has received flattering notices in the 'eastern publications, including the New York Daily Mirror, which declared his voice the nearest approach to John McCormack's he had heard. He is a World War Veteran. Mr. Fogarty attended school in Great Falls for several years and for a time was employed in the A. C. M. mills there. During the World war he served in the army. Following the war he resumed his musical education, assisted by his brother, Frank. He has a number of vaudeville engagements and recently was tendered a contract by the New York Broadcasting company. His success is a source of gratification to his friends.
1940 June 20th, Helena, MT: Noted Singer Will Visit Former Great Falls Home Monday - John Fogarty, noted tenor and a former Great Falls resident, will visit his brother, Frank Fogarty in Great Falls, and present a concert there June 24. He is the cousin of Mrs. B. J. Tucker and a nephew of the late C. F. Murphy of Anaconda. He announced his plans last week when he was a guest artist on Fred Allen's nationally broadcast radio program. He plans a series of concerts on the west coast after leaving Great Falls. Fogarty, a Great Falls resident and a student of Great Falls schools for some time after leaving his native South Dakota, left Montana as a member of the 163rd Montana Infantry. During his overseas service he attracted much favorable comment on his voice and in 1920 began to study vocal music in New York. He has lived in New York since then. Radio work brought him a host of admirers, but he abandoned it several years ago to confine his efforts to concert activity.
In 1942 John Leo Fogarty registered for the draft. His address was Capital Hotel, 8th Ave. and 51st St., New York City, NY. He was 47 years old born in Sioux Falls, So. Dakota on Aug 19, 1894. His nearest relative was Frank C. Fogarty of 2616 First Ave, Great Falls, Montana.
1944 January 3rd: John Fogarty, born in 1894 Sioux Falls, SD, arrived at Hamilton Field California onboard an US Army airplane. He was listed as an U.S.O. entertainer.
1947 January 23rd: John Fogarty age 52 born 19 August 1894 in Sioux, S.D. was a passenger on the SS Willard A. Holbrook in New York City. At that time his home address was 925 So. Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming.
1966 August 24, Billings, Montana: Fogarty Hat Comes Home: Helena (AP)-- John L. Fogarty gave his hat to the state Tuesday. The round-domed, old-style western hat was accepted by Gov. Tim Babcock and turned over to the Montana Historical Museum for safe-keeping and display. Fogarty is a Great Falls native who spent 22 years on the concert stage as an Irish tenor before his retirement. He lives in New York City. In 1932 while making a Community Concert appearance in Great Falls, Fogarty was given the hat on which the late Olaf Seltzer had done some art work, including the seal of the state. Prominent Montanans of that time autographed the hat brim, including then-Gov. John E. Erickson. With Fogarty when he gave up the hat--his prize procession for many years--were three of his Great Falls schoolmates. The four enlisted together in the 1st Montana Infantry in World War I. They are Ernest C. Steel, member of the Montana Railroad Commission, Carl H. Suhr, Great Falls; and J. G. Lambert, Helena.
1914 June 12, Anaconda: John Fogarty, Jr. has returned to Nampa, Idaho, after visiting with relatives at their home in South Butte for the past three months.
In World War I he was a Sgt. in Company D, 163 Montana Infantry Regiment and saw action Chateau Thierry and the Argonne.
In January 1920 he was living with his older brother Frank C. Fogarty in Great Falls, Montana. John L. was 25 born South Dakota.
1931 Jan 31, Butte, MT: Montana radio fans will be interested in the announcement that John Fogarty, native of this state from Great Falls and hailed by critics as a second John McCormack, will be on the air tomorrow afternoon from 5:15 to 5:30 mountain time singing a number of selections from station WEAF, New York in National Broadcasting hookup which includes stations KOA. Denver and KSL, Salt Lake and through to Pacific coast stations. The Montana tenor is a brother of Frank Fogarty, a Great Falls business man, who was in Helena yesterday visiting local friends. The younger Fogarty has received flattering notices in the 'eastern publications, including the New York Daily Mirror, which declared his voice the nearest approach to John McCormack's he had heard. He is a World War Veteran. Mr. Fogarty attended school in Great Falls for several years and for a time was employed in the A. C. M. mills there. During the World war he served in the army. Following the war he resumed his musical education, assisted by his brother, Frank. He has a number of vaudeville engagements and recently was tendered a contract by the New York Broadcasting company. His success is a source of gratification to his friends.
1940 June 20th, Helena, MT: Noted Singer Will Visit Former Great Falls Home Monday - John Fogarty, noted tenor and a former Great Falls resident, will visit his brother, Frank Fogarty in Great Falls, and present a concert there June 24. He is the cousin of Mrs. B. J. Tucker and a nephew of the late C. F. Murphy of Anaconda. He announced his plans last week when he was a guest artist on Fred Allen's nationally broadcast radio program. He plans a series of concerts on the west coast after leaving Great Falls. Fogarty, a Great Falls resident and a student of Great Falls schools for some time after leaving his native South Dakota, left Montana as a member of the 163rd Montana Infantry. During his overseas service he attracted much favorable comment on his voice and in 1920 began to study vocal music in New York. He has lived in New York since then. Radio work brought him a host of admirers, but he abandoned it several years ago to confine his efforts to concert activity.
In 1942 John Leo Fogarty registered for the draft. His address was Capital Hotel, 8th Ave. and 51st St., New York City, NY. He was 47 years old born in Sioux Falls, So. Dakota on Aug 19, 1894. His nearest relative was Frank C. Fogarty of 2616 First Ave, Great Falls, Montana.
1944 January 3rd: John Fogarty, born in 1894 Sioux Falls, SD, arrived at Hamilton Field California onboard an US Army airplane. He was listed as an U.S.O. entertainer.
1947 January 23rd: John Fogarty age 52 born 19 August 1894 in Sioux, S.D. was a passenger on the SS Willard A. Holbrook in New York City. At that time his home address was 925 So. Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming.
1966 August 24, Billings, Montana: Fogarty Hat Comes Home: Helena (AP)-- John L. Fogarty gave his hat to the state Tuesday. The round-domed, old-style western hat was accepted by Gov. Tim Babcock and turned over to the Montana Historical Museum for safe-keeping and display. Fogarty is a Great Falls native who spent 22 years on the concert stage as an Irish tenor before his retirement. He lives in New York City. In 1932 while making a Community Concert appearance in Great Falls, Fogarty was given the hat on which the late Olaf Seltzer had done some art work, including the seal of the state. Prominent Montanans of that time autographed the hat brim, including then-Gov. John E. Erickson. With Fogarty when he gave up the hat--his prize procession for many years--were three of his Great Falls schoolmates. The four enlisted together in the 1st Montana Infantry in World War I. They are Ernest C. Steel, member of the Montana Railroad Commission, Carl H. Suhr, Great Falls; and J. G. Lambert, Helena.
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1914 June 12, Anaconda: John Fogarty, Jr. has returned to Nampa, Idaho, after visiting with relatives at their home in South Butte for the past three months.
In World War I he was a Sgt. in Company D, 163 Montana Infantry Regiment and saw action Chateau Thierry and the Argonne.
In January 1920 he was living with his older brother Frank C. Fogarty in Great Falls, Montana. John L. was 25 born South Dakota.
1931 Jan 31, Butte, MT: Montana radio fans will be interested in the announcement that John Fogarty, native of this state from Great Falls and hailed by critics as a second John McCormack, will be on the air tomorrow afternoon from 5:15 to 5:30 mountain time singing a number of selections from station WEAF, New York in National Broadcasting hookup which includes stations KOA. Denver and KSL, Salt Lake and through to Pacific coast stations. The Montana tenor is a brother of Frank Fogarty, a Great Falls business man, who was in Helena yesterday visiting local friends. The younger Fogarty has received flattering notices in the 'eastern publications, including the New York Daily Mirror, which declared his voice the nearest approach to John McCormack's he had heard. He is a World War Veteran. Mr. Fogarty attended school in Great Falls for several years and for a time was employed in the A. C. M. mills there. During the World war he served in the army. Following the war he resumed his musical education, assisted by his brother, Frank. He has a number of vaudeville engagements and recently was tendered a contract by the New York Broadcasting company. His success is a source of gratification to his friends.
1940 June 20th, Helena, MT: Noted Singer Will Visit Former Great Falls Home Monday - John Fogarty, noted tenor and a former Great Falls resident, will visit his brother, Frank Fogarty in Great Falls, and present a concert there June 24. He is the cousin of Mrs. B. J. Tucker and a nephew of the late C. F. Murphy of Anaconda. He announced his plans last week when he was a guest artist on Fred Allen's nationally broadcast radio program. He plans a series of concerts on the west coast after leaving Great Falls. Fogarty, a Great Falls resident and a student of Great Falls schools for some time after leaving his native South Dakota, left Montana as a member of the 163rd Montana Infantry. During his overseas service he attracted much favorable comment on his voice and in 1920 began to study vocal music in New York. He has lived in New York since then. Radio work brought him a host of admirers, but he abandoned it several years ago to confine his efforts to concert activity.
In 1942 John Leo Fogarty registered for the draft. His address was Capital Hotel, 8th Ave. and 51st St., New York City, NY. He was 47 years old born in Sioux Falls, So. Dakota on Aug 19, 1894. His nearest relative was Frank C. Fogarty of 2616 First Ave, Great Falls, Montana.
1944 January 3rd: John Fogarty, born in 1894 Sioux Falls, SD, arrived at Hamilton Field California onboard an US Army airplane. He was listed as an U.S.O. entertainer.
1947 January 23rd: John Fogarty age 52 born 19 August 1894 in Sioux, S.D. was a passenger on the SS Willard A. Holbrook in New York City. At that time his home address was 925 So. Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming.
1966 August 24, Billings, Montana: Fogarty Hat Comes Home: Helena (AP)-- John L. Fogarty gave his hat to the state Tuesday. The round-domed, old-style western hat was accepted by Gov. Tim Babcock and turned over to the Montana Historical Museum for safe-keeping and display. Fogarty is a Great Falls native who spent 22 years on the concert stage as an Irish tenor before his retirement. He lives in New York City. In 1932 while making a Community Concert appearance in Great Falls, Fogarty was given the hat on which the late Olaf Seltzer had done some art work, including the seal of the state. Prominent Montanans of that time autographed the hat brim, including then-Gov. John E. Erickson. With Fogarty when he gave up the hat--his prize procession for many years--were three of his Great Falls schoolmates. The four enlisted together in the 1st Montana Infantry in World War I. They are Ernest C. Steel, member of the Montana Railroad Commission, Carl H. Suhr, Great Falls; and J. G. Lambert, Helena.
1914 June 12, Anaconda: John Fogarty, Jr. has returned to Nampa, Idaho, after visiting with relatives at their home in South Butte for the past three months.
In World War I he was a Sgt. in Company D, 163 Montana Infantry Regiment and saw action Chateau Thierry and the Argonne.
In January 1920 he was living with his older brother Frank C. Fogarty in Great Falls, Montana. John L. was 25 born South Dakota.
1931 Jan 31, Butte, MT: Montana radio fans will be interested in the announcement that John Fogarty, native of this state from Great Falls and hailed by critics as a second John McCormack, will be on the air tomorrow afternoon from 5:15 to 5:30 mountain time singing a number of selections from station WEAF, New York in National Broadcasting hookup which includes stations KOA. Denver and KSL, Salt Lake and through to Pacific coast stations. The Montana tenor is a brother of Frank Fogarty, a Great Falls business man, who was in Helena yesterday visiting local friends. The younger Fogarty has received flattering notices in the 'eastern publications, including the New York Daily Mirror, which declared his voice the nearest approach to John McCormack's he had heard. He is a World War Veteran. Mr. Fogarty attended school in Great Falls for several years and for a time was employed in the A. C. M. mills there. During the World war he served in the army. Following the war he resumed his musical education, assisted by his brother, Frank. He has a number of vaudeville engagements and recently was tendered a contract by the New York Broadcasting company. His success is a source of gratification to his friends.
1940 June 20th, Helena, MT: Noted Singer Will Visit Former Great Falls Home Monday - John Fogarty, noted tenor and a former Great Falls resident, will visit his brother, Frank Fogarty in Great Falls, and present a concert there June 24. He is the cousin of Mrs. B. J. Tucker and a nephew of the late C. F. Murphy of Anaconda. He announced his plans last week when he was a guest artist on Fred Allen's nationally broadcast radio program. He plans a series of concerts on the west coast after leaving Great Falls. Fogarty, a Great Falls resident and a student of Great Falls schools for some time after leaving his native South Dakota, left Montana as a member of the 163rd Montana Infantry. During his overseas service he attracted much favorable comment on his voice and in 1920 began to study vocal music in New York. He has lived in New York since then. Radio work brought him a host of admirers, but he abandoned it several years ago to confine his efforts to concert activity.
In 1942 John Leo Fogarty registered for the draft. His address was Capital Hotel, 8th Ave. and 51st St., New York City, NY. He was 47 years old born in Sioux Falls, So. Dakota on Aug 19, 1894. His nearest relative was Frank C. Fogarty of 2616 First Ave, Great Falls, Montana.
1944 January 3rd: John Fogarty, born in 1894 Sioux Falls, SD, arrived at Hamilton Field California onboard an US Army airplane. He was listed as an U.S.O. entertainer.
1947 January 23rd: John Fogarty age 52 born 19 August 1894 in Sioux, S.D. was a passenger on the SS Willard A. Holbrook in New York City. At that time his home address was 925 So. Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming.
1966 August 24, Billings, Montana: Fogarty Hat Comes Home: Helena (AP)-- John L. Fogarty gave his hat to the state Tuesday. The round-domed, old-style western hat was accepted by Gov. Tim Babcock and turned over to the Montana Historical Museum for safe-keeping and display. Fogarty is a Great Falls native who spent 22 years on the concert stage as an Irish tenor before his retirement. He lives in New York City. In 1932 while making a Community Concert appearance in Great Falls, Fogarty was given the hat on which the late Olaf Seltzer had done some art work, including the seal of the state. Prominent Montanans of that time autographed the hat brim, including then-Gov. John E. Erickson. With Fogarty when he gave up the hat--his prize procession for many years--were three of his Great Falls schoolmates. The four enlisted together in the 1st Montana Infantry in World War I. They are Ernest C. Steel, member of the Montana Railroad Commission, Carl H. Suhr, Great Falls; and J. G. Lambert, Helena.
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