Butte Rated High for Fire Prevention in May
Butte ranks high for fire prevention with 45 alarms per 100,000 population. Two of 17 Pacific bureau cities, Portland and Spokane, had lower alarm rates. Butte’s May figures outpace Pocatello, while city averages sit at 58.3. June fire causes include hot ashes, chimney trouble, near stove, wires, gasoline, incendiary, matches, rubbish, smoker’s carelessness, smoke, sparks, and debris.
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Fire Prevention Bureau of the Pacific
Butte
Portland
Spokane
Pocatello
Fire safety pamphlet issued in Butte by Fire Chief Fred Martin
The pamphlet contains collated fire statistics and offers valuable fire prevention suggestions. It invites citizens to know the fire chief and discuss issues directly, rather than wait for a fire to occur.
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Butte
Fred Martin
Flathead Valley crops average fifty percent
Missoula reports Stanley Scearce the Rowan observer released a crop summary for the lower Flathead valley and western Montana noting about 1,000,000 bushels of winter and spring wheat produced. Winter wheat is estimated to average from 25 percent on dry land to 100 percent on irrigated areas while spring wheat ranges from 10 percent on dry land to 100 percent on irrigated after 20,000 acres failed germination and about 10,000 more acres affected.
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Missoula
Stanley Scearce
Rowan
Flathead Valley
Montana
Flathead Valley Wheat and Crop Yields Report
The report estimates winter wheat at 50 percent yield potential and spring wheat at 35 percent, totaling about 1,000,000 bushels in the lower Flathead valley. Other crops show oats 35 percent, barley 75 percent, peas 75 percent, beets 0, hay 50 to 100 percent. June was the driest on record with 0.11 inches versus 0.97 average.
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Flathead Valley
San Francisco Labor Unions Extend July Fourth Strike
In San Francisco most labor unions kept the July 4 holiday through July 5 making turnout for a general strike in support of Thomas J. Mooney unclear. The International Defense League headquarters were closed and 8 Schulberg said office staff joined the strike.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
International Defense League
Mooney
Schulberg
Butte Sees Historic July Heat and Dry Summer
The weather bureau records a high of 97 degrees and a low of 55 with 88 at 6 PM as Butte endures the hottest July day on record. Heat relief was scarce as crowds sought shade and ice while dry winds persisted. June precipitation fell to a record low of 0.47 inches, signaling a prolonged drought across the state and stressing farmers and fishermen dependent on June rains.
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Butte
Weather Bureau
Weather report figures show drought impact on farming
The text notes farmers suffer similarly to dry land farmers this year with water shortages. It cites stream levels as insufficient to fill irrigation ditches and introduces figures from recent Weather reports spanning the past few years.
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Weather Report
Montana rifle team trials signal national meet picks
More than two dozen men signaled intent to compete for Montana rifle team spots for the Caldwell New Jersey national meet. J F Rutledge of the U S forest service Missoula directs the range shoot south at Rocker. Government will pay some competitors expenses to promote marksmanship in regular and guard units.
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Montana
Caldwell
N. J
J. F. Rutledge
United States Forest Service
Missoula
Rocker
Delegates Gather to Form One Big Union
Delegates from Northwest regions including Canada arrive for a morning convention at the Metal Mine Workers hall in Miles City to organize a single union. The meeting opens at 10 o clock with many state crafts represented. Union members from Miles City Livingston and Great Falls are listed along with the Federation of the Great Northern. Fred Clough of the Metal Mine Workers’ union is to call the convention to order and preside.
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Northwest
Canada
Metal Mine Workers’ Hall
South
Idaho Street
Miles City Trades and Labor Council
Miles City Blacksmiths
Livingston Trades and Labor Council
Livingston Federal Labor Union
Livingston Garment Workers’ Union
Missoula
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