Capon Industry Gains New Impetus in Montana Flocks
Montana reports the first caponizing schools in Big Horn and Gallatin counties with nearly 400 birds castrated. Extension poultry specialist Miss H. E. Cushman notes capons reach market after January and fetch premium prices, aiding poultrymen’s cash income.
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Montana
Big Horn
Gallatin
H. E. Cushman
Montana State College
Gladys Julian
Manhattan
Gallatin County
G. A. Woolley
Miss Cushman
Valley, Hill
Judith Basin
Treasure State News in Brief
A roundup of Montana items from Bozeman to Stevensville includes a planned 10 round boxing bout at Bozeman Hot Springs Aug 15 between Hubert Dennis and Floyd Morey, a dynamite find in Kalispell, forest project funding in Absaroka, and local civic efforts. Also noted are a fatal coal mine collision near Great Falls, fines for drunken driving, bond purchases in Bozeman, a large fire damage incident in Missoula, and other regional updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Hubert Dennis
Montana
Floyd Morey
Reno
Nev
Bozeman Hot Springs
How to Train Baby's Bowels with Dr Caldwell Syrup
An old family doctor prescribes daily half a teaspoon of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsi to prevent constipation in bottle fed or breast fed babies. The ad touts 47 years of practice and 3500 births with no maternal or infant loss.
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Caldwells
Caldwell
Blast wrecks science church in Great Falls
An explosion likely caused by escaping gas ignited by a spark from an electric switch shattered the First Church of Christ Scientist interior in Great Falls. Four parishioners were leaving as the blast occurred. walls bulged, doors ripped from hinges, and debris filled the interior with minimal dust or smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Great Falls
Push Action For Short Stock Haul
Great Falls activists file with the Interstate Commerce Commission to let Montana livestock shippers use the direct Butte Salt Lake City route to California markets. They argue Spokane routing adds feed stops and raises costs, hindering state shipments to southern California.
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Montana
California
Great Falls
Interstate Commerce Commission
I. C. Jones
Butte
Salt Lake City
Jones
Butte-Spokane
Ronan Captures Poultry Honors In June Produce Race
Mrs. E. F. Bartell of Ronan topped all poultry demonstration farm operators in June with 25.1 eggs per hen from 220 birds, beating nearest competitor by nearly two eggs. Mrs. Paul Wood of East Helena led among operators with under 100 hens, averaging 22 eggs from 78 hens. H. W. Todd of Bozeman posted the top breeder flock at 22.6 eggs per hen. Sixteen flocks yielded 15 or more eggs per hen in June.
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E. F. Bartell
Ronan
H. E. Cushman
Paul Wood
East Helena
Wood
H. W. Todd
Bozeman
Farm Briefs on 1936 Harvest Acreage and conservation tips
Wheat and corn planted for harvest in 1936 totaled 170 million acres versus 169 million as the 1928 to 1932 average, per Secretary Henry A. Wallace. Tips include cloth door strips to deter dairy flies, water around shelterbelt trees in heat, and a lenient nurse crop cut rule under the agricultural conservation program with producer proof accepted by the state committee and western region director.
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Henry A. Wallace
J. C. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Western Region
Red Lodge Justice Honored on 90th Birthday
Judge Charles Wilson a lifelong Red Lodge resident and pioneer Montana public official is celebrated by the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows. A cane bearing both orders is presented. he is noted as among Montana’s oldest active Justices of the Peace and a longtime Mason and Shriner. Wilson arrived in Red Lodge in 1887, helped build mine cars, and ran the town bottling works before retirement. He was born August 5, 1846 in Gordon Scotland.
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Charles Wilson
Red Lodge
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Odd Fellows
Wilson
Iowa
Montana
Masons
Shriners
Gordon
Berwickshire
Scotland
America
Drama director Barnard Hewitt leaves State U for Iowa
Dramatics chief Barnard Hewitt departs Montana State University this month to helm the drama program at Iowa State College. During his tenure since 1932 he produced 15 long plays and 31 one-act dramas, including Elizabethan works, modern pieces, two of his own plays, and multiple prize winners in Frontier and Midland contests. He directed works by alumni and students, involving scores of MSU students in dramatics.
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STATE
Barnard Hewitt
Missoula
Iowa State College
Montana State University
Frontier
Midland
State University
Doctor Surmises Clear Air Above 20000 Feet
A Baltimore physician flying in an army bomber reports that the air above twenty thousand feet appears free from germs. The observation comes during a high altitude flight testing aircraft performance and safety in wartime conditions.
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Baltimore
Journalism Head to Address Press At State Meeting
Dr. R. L. Housman recently named executive head of the University of Montana journalism school will address the Montana State Press association convention in August. He holds the only doctoral degree in journalism in the world.
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R. L. Housman
State University
Missoula
Montana State Press Association
Housman
Homesteads Reopen On Public Domain For Settlers
Interior department officials prepare regulations to resume homesteading on public land after a yearlong halt. Prospective settlers may claim up to 320 acres of suitable land, with criteria to avoid abandonment, as the grazing and investigations divisions face a decision on verification duties.
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Interior Department
Department Division of Investigation
Public Land Rules Include Forest, Grazing And Sale Data
The text notes that certain executive orders from 1934 and 1935 withdrew 165 million acres of unappropriated public land from settlement. It mentions amendments to grazing and homesteading on land deemed better for agricultural crops than for native grasses. It also records 1923 fishermen earning 134000 dollars from selling 2 344 000 pounds of fish scales to a paint maker for pearlessence production.
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Taylor Grazin Mit
Woman's Wings Narrow As Remedies Quicken Prejudice
A fragment suggests beliefs about rapid remedies for prejudice. The text contrasts duration with a woman's perceived narrowing of wings, implying societal constraints.
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Cushman
George W. Gustafson
Big Horn County
Treasure State News
Kalispell
Livingston
Absaroka National Forest
G. E. Martin
Boeman
Gallatin Recovery Association
Walter White
Gallatin Dam
Stockett
Chris Wick
Gerber
Tracy
Robert Dunn
Eugene McCarthy
Dunn
United States Savings
H. H Howard
J. W. Carney
Helena
Carl Chase
Welena
State Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Opheim
Gus Kellner
Aklavik
Yukon
Arctic Circle
Kellner
Scobey and
Williston
N. D
Miles City
Lewistown
C. G Manning
Fergus County
PWA
Washington
Yellowstone Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Melena
Montana Elks Association
Gus Ott
Chester Coleman
Gordon Rogalien
Arthur Trennery
Billings
George R. Merritt
Northern Pacific Railway
Merritt
West Yellowstone
W. W. Williams
Here
Hill C. Warner
John Wagner
George Wagner
Creighton
Neb
Glasgow
Frank Gunn
Valley County Trades and Labor Council
Charles Joslyn
Ronald Bensine
G. Kries
John Bohler
Sam Northrup
Hialmer Davidson
G. J. Kries
Oscar Rothe
Mr. Carson
William Downes
Stevensville
Walter Case
F. F. Higgins
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
J. O. Tretsven
Drouth
E. E. Isaac
Jfotel
Butte, Mont
Art Wiltul
Ascec
Jake
Arcos
Wishie A
Betty
Calumet
General Foods
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