Montana Income Averages Rise in 1949 Census
New 1950 Census data in Montana Business show average family income in Montana at 3255 dollars, 6 percent above national. Higher incomes concentrate in Toole county and several cities, with Laurel and Great Falls among top locales. decline in lowest income brackets noted. A separate river disappearance case details a woman identified by brother in law Cecil Wells, found in Yellowstone river near Huntley.
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Montana
Montana Business
Bureau of Business and Economics Research
Montana State University
United States
Toole
Lewis and Clark
Liberty
Chouteau
Cascade
Pondera
Yellowstone
Hill
Laurel
Body of Billings woman found in Yellowstone River
The body of Mrs. Leroy Wells, 40, of 927 Miles Avenue Billings, was found in the Yellowstone River one mile east of the Huntley bridge Sunday morning. She had been missing since June 25, triggering a county wide search by law officers and family members. Body discovered by Huntley postmaster Lawrence Osness at about the time of dawn.
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Cecil Wells
Yellowstone County
Mel Boice
Huntley
Billings
Randall L. Wilson
Frank Quilico
Frank H. Ehlenburg
North Nineteenth Street
Montana Power Company
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone Billings
Leroy Wells
Miles Avenue
Huntley Bridge
Inventor Gives Fortune Away in Sudden Donation
Cleveland July 21 Claud H Foster a 79 year old inventor and philanthropist handed out nearly 4 million dollars Monday night He plans to retire to a four room residence and devote his time to charity and civic duties Fund recipients include hospitals colleges and various public institutions with details scattered in early reports.
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Cleveland
Claud H. Foster
Duke endows Cleveland charities with vast gift
Foster, a thrifty Protestant bachelor, announced a gift of 3.88 million dollars to Cleveland institutions. After a 13 percent share to Western Reserve University, funds will support 15 hospitals and orphanages in the area with a mix of Protestant Jewish and Catholic beneficiaries. He has previously given over 5 million to local groups including the YMCA Fenn College and the Salvation Army.
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Sandusky Bay
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Foster
Fenn College
Salvation Army
Gabriel Manufacturing Company
Navy Plans Super Carrier In Brooklyn Yard
TheBrooklyn Navy Yard drew the assignment to build a new massive aircraft carrier as part of wartime fleet expansion. Officials promise rapid construction and broader industrial support for the project.
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NAVY
Washington
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Saturday Drive Fuels New Race For Second Super Carrier
The nation advances two big projects with a push to complete the second super aircraft carrier by weekend harbor talks and a contract awarded for the nation’s second atom powered submarine to General Dynamics electric boat division.
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America
Atom
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corporation
A Banker Plans Farm Life, Finds Community Appeal
At a dinner in Balesville a state capital banker contemplates leaving town for a quiet farm life. The narrator argues farming requires hard work and neighbors, and the banker realizes the social rewards make the plan appealing.
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Missus
Balesville
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