Longer Season and Higher Limits for Migratory Birds in 1944
Montana announces a ten day longer open season for ducks geese brant and coot with increased bag limits and 45 day possession after closing. Hunting hours run from 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset. Waterfowl hunters must carry a duck stamp and use restricted firearms with plug limits. Snow geese blue geese and other species see higher limits while full goose counts vary by species and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Cole
Fish and Wildlife Service
Madison
Montana
Helena
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Dawson
Richland
McCone
Roosevelt
Valley
Phillips
Blaine
Daniels
Sheridan
Lincoln
Mineral
Glacier
Hill
Yellowstone
Big Worn
Treasure
Sweet Grass
Wheatland
Stillwater
Carbon
Golden Valley
Musselshell
Rosebud
Sanders
Toole
Liberty
Pondera
Nelson Assigned to China Mission
War Production Chief Donald M Nelson is to undertake a special mission to China as President Roosevelt selects him for a pivotal assignment. Maj. Gen. Patrick J Hurley, former Hoover secretary of war, will accompany Nelson. Charles E Wilson remains in command of the arms program during this crucial period.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
China
White House
Charles E. Wilson
Nelson
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover
WPB
Wilson, Husky
General Electric Co
Nelson-Hurley
Power Company's Entries Win Five Awards in Contest
R H Fletcher director of publicity for Montana Power Co says the firm won five awards in the Public Utility Advertising Association contest. Entries were judged in regional and national categories at a Chicago convention, competing with utilities from eight western states and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls Tribune
R. H. Fletcher
Montana Power Co
Public Utility Advertising Association, Inc
Chicago
Iowa
Manitoba
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Fletcher
Bozeman Fire Dept Quells Burning Hayload Prank
A group of boys tossed lighted matches into the street as a wagon of hay passed. Bozeman firefighters responded to the blaze with a quick suppression downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Bozeman Fire Department
Long Trip From House to Barn Records 50 Mile Daily Trek
Fallon reports farmer Chris Johansen makes a 50 mile daily trip from his house to a distant barn across the Yellowstone river after floods washed away the local bridge and his boat. He crosses at the nearest crossing 50 miles away and notes his crops are late this year.
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Fallon
Chris Johansen
Johansen
Yellowstone River
Wartime Stamp System Remains Valid for Select Goods
The notice lists ration categories with stamp ranges and validity. Meats fats red stamps A through Z8 and A5 through D5 stay good indefinitely. Processed foods blue stamps A through ZS and A1 through F remain valid indefinitely. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 good for five pounds. 33 good for five pounds after September 1. Sugar stamp 40 covers five pounds canning sugar through February next year. Gasoline A 12 coupons valid through September 21. Shoes airplane stamps 1 and 2.
Land transfers noted at courthouse records
Recent land transfers include Laura B Dutton to Walter C Dutton and wife covering lots 11 and 12 in block 11 Boulder addition No 1 to City of Big Timoer. Continental and Co to Frank Kloeckner 50 acres in 6-14N-15E. Ole M Ueland to Jacob Johnson 640.34 acres in 34-2H-13E and 4-1N-13E. Herman H Graff to Harry C Mack 160 acres in 24-2N-15E. State Bond Mortgage Co to H O Mosier 280 acres in 26 27-28-17E. J L Faw to Harry F Weamer all of 9-1N-17E.
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Court House
Laura B. Dutton
Walter C. Dutton
Boulder
Big Timoer
Continental and Co
Frank Kloeckner
Ole M. Ueland
Jacob Johnson
Herman H. Graff
Harry C. Mack
State Bond & Mortgage Co
H. O. Mosier
J. L. Faw
Harry F. Weamer
Fat Waste Yields Five Bullets Per Tablespoon
A reported calculation shows one tablespoon of waste fat can produce five machine gun bullets, highlighting the wartime efficiency of improvised ammunition production.
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Ieregate
Freckleton
Eng
Courtesy
Los Angeles Examiner
Power Company
Richter
Rodeo
Clown Chitwin
Salt Lake City
Johnny Jordan
Madison Square Rodeo
Georgia
Hot Springs
Sponsored BY
Bozeman Jaycees
Livingston
Wilsall
Columbus
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Grey Cliff McLeod Lazy Day Melville Springdale
Reed Point
Shawmut
Twodot
Harlowton
Park County
Stillwater County
Wheatland County
Washington State
California
the Big Timber
Pioneer
United States Employment Service
N. Second St
Livingston, Mont
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
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