PWA grants to four states total 99 allocations
The Public Works Administration reports Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico received 99 of 2,206 total loan and grant allotments through December 1. Montana led with 46. New Mexico 29. Colorado 19. Wyoming 6. Ickes said grant levels remain fixed whether bonds are sold or bought by PWA. Dr. Ernest T. Eaton received a long distance trophy from Iowa alumni in New York City for traveling the farthest to attend a dinner hosted by Dr. Walter Jessup.
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Public Works Administration
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
PWA
Ickes
Eaton
Ernest T. Eaton
Billings Polytechnic Institute
City
New York
New York City
State University of Iowa
Walter Albert Jessup
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Billings
Iowa
Radio Beacon Project Soon Under Way At Billings Airport
Construction of a radio beacon and weather transmitting station is set to begin at Billings municipal airport by the department of commerce. Nearby mines near Gains Grove in Campbell county Tennessee have closed due to dangerous gas buildup inside.
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Billings
Department of Commerce
Forest work sustains millions through employment and trade
Forest activities normally provide jobs for 1.5 million people and, including sale and transport of forest products, support 500,000 more. The combined impact shows forests underpin a large portion of employment in related sectors.
Utility toll lines and upgrades across Montana in 1930
Central offices moved from Townsend to Fort Benton with new equipment to improve service. Toll switchboard added at Glasgow. About 4000 feet of aerial cable replaced near Belgrade and three miles with 70 cable terminals at Bozeman. Fort Peck rerouted 32 miles of Fort Union Havre line for isolation. Northward facilities extended from Cut Bank to oil fields with 75 poles and 31 miles of copper wire. Highway changes forced reroutes on several lines including Missoula Darby and Vaughn Augusta. Repairs made on multiple lines and service improvements completed in eight towns. A final note claims Americans smoked 115 379 197 008 cigarets in 1930.
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Fort Union-Havre
Missoula- Darby
Missoula-Clarks Fork
Billings-Lewistown
Vaughn-Augusta
Casper-Billings
Helena - Calgary
Pocatello - Butte
Butte-Garrison
Kalispell High School project clears legal hurdles for bids
Supreme court dismisses injunction against Kalispell high school trustees and county commissioners. Flathead's $210000 PWA school plan moves to bid letting with at least 11 general bids and six or more plumbing and wiring bids. Auditorium for 1000, air conditioned and lit, features Yale type stage. gym seats 1100 with balcony seating. Project valued at $350000 after remodels and additions.
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Supreme Court
Kalispell High School
Flathead
PWA
Fred Brinkman
Andrews Big Cattle Raiser Led Texas to Montana Drive
Montana Lou Grill reports on T. T. D. Andrews of Fort Worth known as the cow boy orator who sponsored a major Texas to Montana cattle drive in 1886. Under boss Quarles 6,021 head were driven from Fort Worth on June 4 to the Home Land and Cattle company at Garfield county Montana by September 25, with only 23 head missing and cattle praised for good condition. Andrews announced 11,600 head sold to Home Land in 1886, with 5,600 more to move from Trinidad, California, expressing satisfaction with the enterprise.
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Texas
Montana
Lone Star
T. T. D. Andrews
Fort Worth
Andrews
Miles City
Home Land and Cattle Company
Quarles
South
The
Trinidad
Cal
Miles City Cattle Giants Complete Followed Purchase Deal
The Home Land and Cattle company buys the Lee-Scott Cattle holdings for 82500 in a major Miles City Montana deal. The stock, about 5000 head, from the Yellowstone north ranges, brings 17 dollars per head. The sale marks one of the era’s largest cattle transactions with impact on local ranchers and Miles City business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Home Land and Cattle Company
Yellowstone
Cass Avenue
Second Street
St. Louis
Lee- Scott Outfit
Lee-Scott
Stockgrowers’ Journal
Miles City
Montana
Telephone firm adds to service Fort Peck Fort Benton Townsend
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co extends service as Fort Peck Montana gains a 320 line central office and new copper circuits from Glasgow. The Fort Peck exchange opened after a short cutover with 50 phones and grew to 140, with hundreds more expected as government construction adds homes and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Fort Peck
Mont
Paul Bunyan
J. N. Whittinghill
Montana
Glasgow
New Landing Field Planned in Forsyth Sector Project
Completion of the Forsyth intermediate landing field of the Billings Miles City section of federal project No. 88 is set for within the month.
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Forsyth
Billings- Miles City
Distinctive Lady Benefits From Cuticura Routine
An advertisement touts a skincare routine for clear healthy skin using Cuticura Soap to cleanse pores and Cuticura Lalium powder for dusting. The copy emphasizes the delicate feminine influence of the perfume and glamour associated with the routine.
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LA Roberts Pro
E. 15
Brooklyn
N. Y
Windsor
Adset Sure
Penn-Maryland Corp
National Distillers
New York, N. Y
Old
Kentucky
America
Santa Claus
Rica
American Medicinal Spirits Corporation
Chicage
Louisville
Flathead County
Fred A. Brinkman
Flathead County High School
Yale University
Brinkman
Montana Lou” Grill
Farly Day
Homeland and Cattle CO
Leescott Outfit
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy
Fort Benton and
Townsend
Mon
New Landing Field
Harry A. EN
M West
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