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Author Josh Kelly Visits Shelby to Talk Jack Dempsey
Author Josh Kelly Visits Shelby to Talk Jack Dempsey
Author Josh Kelly Visits Shelby to Talk Jack Dempsey
Back in 1921, not long after oil had started gushing from our northern Montana fields, real estate sales here in Shelby were declining, dimming our little town's prospects of becoming the "Tulsa of the West." Then the mayor's son dreamed up a marketing ploy: offer to host heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey's next fight. What began as a publicity stunt soon spiraled into a civic drama