O Connors speech at Huntley Project picnic in Osborn
Congressman James F. O Connor addressed about 2 000 people at the Huntley Project picnic on the U S experimental farm in Osborn Montana praising the federal reclamation program. He cited the project as a turning point in irrigated agriculture and noted substantial economic and population impact across Montana with water conservation and increased farm homes.
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Montana
Milk River
Sunriver
Lower Yellowstone
Frenchtown
Missoula
O’connor
Secretary of Interior
Reclamation Service
Yellowstone County
O'Connor
Huntley
Water Conservation Board
Buffalo Rapids
Glendive
Congress
Bureau of Reclamation
Internal Revenue Up Fifty Percent in State
Montana tax receipts rose from 6 799 222 to 9 504 464 for the year ended June 30. Tax sources include corporation 1 754 094 in 1940 and 2 467 950 in 1941, individual 1 359 528 and 2 285 039, excess profits 41 466 and 53 206, employment taxes 1 362 813 and 1 475 708, and other taxes 2 280 919 and 3 140 728.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Montana
Treasury
County Clerk May Charge Filing Fees In Helena
Attorney General John W. Bonner ruled Friday that a county clerk and recorder can charge a fee for each mining claim listed on the affidavit of annual labor filed in the county clerk’s office. He also held that an automobile owner who registers a car in any one year must pay the full year’s registration fee upon re registering, even if the car is not used for six months.
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Helena
John W. Bonner
Earther
Mrs John F Work Passes in Bozeman
John Work of McLeod reports the death of his grandmother Mrs John F Work at her Bozeman home at 4 p m Funeral services were held in Bozeman with burial at Sunset Hills Mrs Work was daughter of Jeremiah and wife of early Montana pioneer John F Work who settled near Elton water tank Their children were Ward Vida Marie and Lester P Work The Elton ranch was sold in 1892 and the Work family moved to Bozeman Mrs Work and her brother in law died on the same day in Livingston and Bozeman respectively, both unaware of the other's illness.
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Pioneer
John Work
McLeod
John F. Work
Bozeman
Sunset Hills
City
Jeremiah Stone
Missouri
Montana
Helena
Mont
Elton
Ward Work
Vida Marie
Ray L. Holloway
Lester P. Work
Kermode & Davis
Work
Mr. Work
Mary C. Williams
The
Livingston
Arne Vasby
Lott Hospital
Axel Anderson
Bjorn Tjaaland
Lars Algaard
Thorvald Breen
Mountainiew
Gunhild Tollefson
Princeton
B. C
Eivind
Roald Lomeland
Thorvald
Arne
Jonas Motland
Norway
Billings
Egersund
United States
Lester P
McLeod and
Ringling
O. P. Terland
Russians seize 32 armored cars and 300 motorcycles in drive
Concentrated air attacks hit German mechanized and motorized units on the German Russian front. Russians report routs in Polotsk Nevel Smolensk Zhitomir and Besarabian sectors as major drives against Leningrad Moscow Kiev and Odessa gain momentum. In routing a German regiment they claim 32 armored cars 25 guns eight mine throwers 400 motor cars and 300 motorcycles captured.
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Moscow
Polotsk Nevel
Smolensk
Zhitomir
Selective draft hits three quarter million mark
Selective service headquarters reported 764,499 men who reached 21 registered for the July 1 draft in the United States and possessions. The state breakdown includes Colorado 6,079 Montana 3,376 Wyoming 1,762 and other entries.
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Washington
Selective Service
United States
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Death of M. L. Baughey in Dillon apartment room
Martin L. Baughey aged 83 was found dead in his Dillon house room Monday night after a daylong absence. The funeral was at Lowry's chapel with Rev. Axel Anderson officiating. He was born in Franklin County Pennsylvania December 17, 1857 and had lived in Kansas and Montana. He leaves a son Robert Baughey and a daughter Lulu Murphy plus a brother Solomona Baughey and two granddaughters.
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M. L. Baughey
Dillon Apartments
Martin L
Uncle Mart) Baughey
Dillon House
Lowry’s Chapel
Axel Anderson
Lutheran Church
Chambersburg
Chapman
Kan
Anna Lowry
John A. Lowry
Kansas
Big Timber
Billings
Lowrys
Robert Baughey
Sacramento
Calif
Lulu Murphy
Everett
Wash
Solomona Baughey
Colorado
J. A. Lowry
Dean Lowry
West Yellowstone Editor Arrested for Bad Checks
W N Mahlum editor of the West Yellowstonian was arrested in Gardiner after a pursuit and charged in Bozeman with issuing a fictitious check for 57 dollars to the Bozeman Courier and cashing another bad check for 20 dollars in Gardiner. He was arraigned and granted 24 hours to enter a plea.
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Livingston
W. N. Mahlum
West Yellowstone
Gardiner
Dick Kyser
Gallatin
Bozeman
Jiggs” Lovely
Kyser
Mahlum
Bozeman Courier
Justice of the Peace
J. N. Pratt
West Yellowstonian
Norwegian immigrant Arne Vasby dies after Livingston cesspool fall
Arne Vasby born 1903 in Egersund Norway died July 17 in Lott hospital Livingston after being crushed when sheep trampled into a 20 foot cess pool near Trail Creek Park County. Peter and Telmar Terland rescued him. 39 sheep perished.
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Arne Vasby
Livingston City
Cesspool
Bridger Creek
Terland
Trail Creek
Park County
Peter
Telmar
Vasby
Livingston
Telmar Terland
Lott Hospital
Vasley
Tollefson
Convery Named Welfare Administrator Succeeding Brandjord
Helena July 23 Governor Ford said he recommended James B. Convery of Silesia to be welfare administrator starting August 1, to succeed I M Brandjord. Convery, Billings native, ran a Silesia mercantile for 30 years and led Carbon county commissioners. His daughter Jean works on the Daily Missoulian news staff. Brandjord previously served as Commissioner of Public Lands before leading welfare affairs for about four years.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
State Public Welfare Board
James B. Convery
Silesia
I. M. Brandford
Billings
Convery
Board of
County Commissioners
Carbon County
Montana County Commissioners Association
Jean
Daily
Missoulian
Brandford
Deputy game wardens shifted in Montana reorganization
Helena July 23 Deputy game wardens are being shifted in the first transfers of a general reorganization of the department announced by state game warden Dr J S McFarland The changes take effect August 10 and include moves such as Starina Hardin to Missoula Dorrington Libby to Shelby Miller Harlowton to Anaconda and others to Bozeman Libby Sidney and Billings The aim is to tighten enforcement of game laws with some promotions and others moving to districts with less noise and exertion
Montana Cattle Among High Sellers at Chicago Market
Montana cattle were among the high sellers on the Chicago stockyards Tuesday in a five carload shipment of steers from experimental feeding trials by the United States range station Miles City and Montana State College Bozeman. The 144 head included 114 from Miles City and 30 from Bozeman, part of a sire testing program.
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Chicago
Montana
United States
Miles City
Montana State College
Bozeman
AFL Advises Laborers to Save Earnings
Washington July 18 The American Federation of Labor urged members to save more income as a hedge against possible rationing or consumer taxes amid rising buying power and defense driven production cuts. The federation projected 1941 wage earners income could rise about 18 percent from 1940 and urged unions to study an employer’s wage paying ability before negotiating.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
City County Airport Taxation Legal Ruling
Helena July 16 Counties may levy up to 6 mill and cities up to 1 mill to build joint city county airports and fields a ruling by Attorney General J W Bonner says levies may accompany annual admin levies for port upkeep and construction. Remaining county high school levy funds are to be redistributed among districts that did not receive full budgets. School trustees may provide transportation to pupils within or outside districts and may cover rent room and board.
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Helena
J. W. Bonner
Mayor LaGuardia Announces Bid for Third Term
New York July 21 Mayor Fiorello H LaGuardia said in a radio address he will run for a third term as mayor though he preferred not to. He cited requests from many groups including the city Fusion party and noted he has not been offered the Republican nomination.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
WOR
WNYC
City Fusion Party
Roosevelt seeks authority to extend selectee service
President Roosevelt urged Congress to declare a national emergency so selectees, national guardsmen, and reservists can remain in service beyond one year. He asked to raise annual enlistment limits and allow indefinite service under presidential direction while Congress considers the plan.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
May
House Military Committee
Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
Body of Mrs Daly Taken to New York
Hundreds of Montana friends gathered in Hamilton to honor Mrs Marcus Daly widow of the copper king at a simple funeral in St Pauls Episcopal Church. Attendees included Mrs James W Gerard and Marcus Daly III. The body will be sent to New York City for services Monday and burial in the family mausoleum.
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Hamilton
Montana
Marcus Daly
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
T. W. Bennett
Missoula
Daly
Flowers
James W. Gerard
New York City
Germany
Marcus Daly III
Landon Signals Defense Extension Amid Policy Critique
Alf M. Landon, in a CBS broadcast address from Topeka, urged keeping selectees and National Guardsmen under arms beyond a year. He blamed the president's policies for straining national security and warned the nation remains exposed if forces are released.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Baker Man Sentenced for Embezzlement
Ray Bundlie former city and deputy county treasurer was sentenced to two and a half years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to embezzling 5017 dollars and 16 cents of city funds. Charges followed an audit by deputy state examiner L W Miller.
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Baker
Ray Bundlie
L. W. Miller
Sweet Grass Woman Held Liquor Stock in Suit
Helena July 18 The Montana liquor control board sues Lena M Gleason at Sweet Grass for $7464.20 alleging she refused to turnover stock valued at 1865.30 held to harass the plaintiff after her vendor appointment was terminated June 18. Exemplary damages of 5598.90 are sought as three times the stock value.
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Helena
Montana Liquor Control Board
Lena M. Gleason
Number of CCC Camps May Have To Be Closed
Dwindling CCC enrollments may force the discontinuance of about 10 forest service camps in region one this month or next. Helena official W. E. Fry said Washington officials notified him potential camp reductions could reach roughly 30 percent, with Rimini camp likely affected as it normally houses 200.
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Helena
CCC
Forest Service
W. E. Fry
Helena National Forest
Washington
Fry
Rimini
Assessor Reports County Property Valuation Details
County assessor Hathaway with Deputy Hoem released the annual report totaling 10 519 128 full cash value and 3 328 328 taxable value. Real estate 4 422 995 improvements 1 671 425 livestock 1 281 885 cattle horses sheep hogs and other property listed with counts and per head values.
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Hathaway
Board of Equalization
Helen Hoem
Sweet Grass County
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Congressman O'Connor
Osborn
John F
Holmes
Jim Convery
I. M. Brandjord
AFL
Laguardia
Landon
Sweet Grass
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