Outlook for crop best in ten years in Montana
T F Dixon of the Great Northern survey forecasts winter and spring wheat yields in northern and northeastern Montana from 15 million to 35 million bushels if moisture remains favorable. He notes renewed optimism among farmers, subsoil moisture restored, and widespread landowner return aiding a potential record spring wheat crop.
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Montana
T. F. Dixon
Butte
Great Northern Railway
Great Wheat Belt
Havre
North Dakota
Great Falls
Sweet Grass
Augusta
Lewistown
Pendrey
Dixon
Glasgow
Opheim
Bainville
Watford City
N. C
Richey
Wolf Point
Vidal
Washington
Oregon
Foley
Hansen and
Peterson
Art Coulston
Plentywood
Ford
Lewis and Jackson
Kalispell voters consider $82500 school bond issue
Kalispell district No 5 electors will vote on a proposed bond of 82500 to finance two new school buildings. The board expects a $67500 grant from the Public Works Administration to help cover building and equipment costs.
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Kalispell
Public Works Administration
Village postman cycles miles in 45 years of service
The Corby Kettering village postman has walked and cycled more than 250000 miles during 45 years of service.
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Corby
Kettering
England
Sufferer Finds Relief in Wong Sun Herbal Remedy
D E Burger of Pryor Montana reports twenty years of kidney trouble asthma and prostate issues improving after using Wong Sun Company herb medicine. He says relief came in a few weeks and urges others to try the product. Write or call for details.
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D. E. Burger
Pryor
Montana
Wong Sun Company
Wong Sun Company Missoula and Great Falls Notice
Wong Sun Company lists locations in Missoula Montana and Great Falls Montana. Details about business actions or notices are not specified in the readable text.
North Montana State Fair Eyes Leadership With 1938 Plans
The 1938 North Montana State Fair aims to rise in national ranks with a strong education and entertainment program. Officials report past success, highlight a new rustic exhibit building, and set over 40 thousand dollars in prize money including a new automobile on the sixth night. Attendance, exhibitors, and entries exceed prior years as fair dates run August 1 to 6 with advance strip tickets available.
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North Montana
Montana
Great Falls
Livingston Plans Biggest Roundup for July Show
Livingston gears up for the 13th annual Roundup July 2 to 4 with Leo Cremer’s string of rodeo horses and 30 long horned Mexican steers plus 25 Brahma bulls. Governor Ayers to lead the parade as Ed Bowman the clown and star riders entertain, featuring Gene Creed and other top trick riders.
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Leo Cremer
Livingston
Montana
Old Town
Crazy Mountains
Texas
Ed Bowman
Jiggs
Gene Creed
Madison Square Gardens
New York
Tilly Bowman
Francis Weaver
Sole 1896 Class Survivor Honored at State College
Lucy Stafford Peck the sole survivor of Montana State college class of 1896 attended the 42nd commencement week as guest of honor. The alumna banquet honored her as the first class to graduate from the college and featured her as the featured guest alongside peers Oliver P. Morgan William T. Shaw and Florence Foster.
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Montana State College
Lucy Stafford Peck
State College
Peck
Oliver P. Morgan
William T. Shaw
Florence Foster
Burton Fleming
Lucy Stafford
W. O. Peck
Bozeman
Pony
Waterville
Wash
Waterville High School
Washington State College
George
Gallatin County High School
Donald
Grand Coulee Dam
L. O. McAfee
Albany
Ore
Montana State College Alumni Association
Cryin George Rooney Sent To County Farm
Cryin George Rooney, famed for crying in court, is sent to Silver Bow county farm after 500 sentences in Butte jails. Police Judge Buckley remarks another sentence will not help. Rooney’s release from a vagrancy charge preceded his latest arrest as he struggled with sobriety and repeated releases and returns.
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George” Rooney
County
Butte
Rooney
Silver Bow
Redeyed
Louis A. Buckley
Buckley
Buckley Said, “Another Won't.” Rooney
Livingston Rodeo Promises Wide Western Pageantry
The Livingston Roundup features the Weaver brothers riders Joe Cook and top broncho riders from Canada to Texas. Amateur broncho riding for nonprofessionals from Montana and Wyoming offers large cash prizes. Daily polo games pit Montana cowboys against eastern dude polo players, with gaited horses, relay races, parades, dances, and fireworks shaping a full festive program.
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Floyd Weaver
Weavers
Joe Cook
Canada
Texas
Livingston Rodeo
Livingston
Montana
Wyoming
Melville Country
Helena radio host shocked audience with cuss words lead
A Helena radio announcer sparked a brief audience reaction by uttering strong language during a live segment. The incident drew attention to the lead editorial that followed, which reported a typographical error from the printer as a graphical mishap.
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Helena
Bird Refuge Projects Fill With Water Across Montana
K F Roahen of Billings reports federal bird refuge programs in Montana rapidly fill with water. The Biological Survey operates 15 sites near completion, inundating about 30 394 acres and storing runoff to combat erosion. Reservoirs hold trout or warm water fish and receive plantings of sago and bullrushes along with trees and shrubs.
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United States Bureaus of Biological Survey
K. F. Roahen
Billings
Pee States Game Management
Biological Survey
Roahen
Bureau
Wen
Butte Fire Chief Orders Shed Destruction by Fire
Firefighters burned a wooden shed by order of Judge T E Downey after county health officers cited infestation and pests. Mary Walsh public administrator sought the court order to destroy the shed as part of settling a deceased estate.
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Butte
Martin
T. E. Downey
Mary Walsh
Major Reiner Transferred to Fort Sam Houston
Army orders in Washington D C transfer Maj Thomas A Reiner United States Infantry executive officer of the seventh reserve district with headquarters at Helena to Fort Sam Houston Tex He has been in Helena four years and served seven years in Montana before 1930 Lieut Col Harold P Kayser will take over his duties and comes from San Diego Cal He has not been advised when the transfer becomes effective
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Reiner
Houston
Texas
Washington, D. C
Onc
Thomas A. Reiner
United States Infantry
Seventh Reserve District
Helena
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Montana
Harold P. Kayser
San Diego
Calif
Turkey to Spend 5 Million on Istanbul Shipyard Modernization
Turkey plans a five million dollar program to modernize Istanbul shipyards. The investment aims to upgrade facilities for shipbuilding and repair, boosting capacity and efficiency at major Turkish port works.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Sportsmen Seek Change in Board for Fish and Game
Montana sportsmen circulate a 1938 fish and game commission act proposing a five district board with one governor appointee from each district. The measure requires eight percent voter signatures, sets six year terms, and outlines commission duties powers and district boundaries. Tom Messelt files by July 8 with the secretary of state.
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Fish and Game Commission
Tom Messelt
Great Falls
Montana Wildlife Association
Montana
Lincoln
Flathead
Sanders
Lake, Mineral
Missoula
Powell
Granite
Ravalli
Stillwater
Carbon
Yellowstone
Rosebud
Treasure
Big Horn
Prairie
Richland
Dawson
Wibaux
Fallon
Powder River
Carter
Custer
Lee Cum 82 Pioneer Sells His Restaurant
Lee Cum 82 a longtime cook and restaurant keeper in northern Montana sold his interest in the Lee Cum cafe to Mr and Mrs Ed Martin. He hopes to return once conditions in China settle and to rejoin his family.
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Lee Cum
Montana
Lee
Yellowstone river watershed commission named by governor
Gov. Roy E Ayers appoints Bert E Armstrong Rockwood Brown and J B Scanlon to aid Montana Wyoming and federal reps in apportioning Yellowstone river waters. Billings Billings and Miles City delegates join in planning the compact. Also reappoints grazing commission members for 1940.
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Roy E. Ayers
Treasure State
E. B. Donahue
Ilelena
Yellowstone River
Ayers
Bert B. Armstrong
Livingston
Rockwood Brown
Billings
J. B. Scanlon
Miles City
Clyde Seavey
Yellowstone
Montana
Wyoming
National Congree
United States
Bert E. Armstrong
Yellowstone River Watershed Commission
Grazing Commission
Montana Grazing Commission
Lee Williams
Deer Lodge
James B. Grierson
Myers
Treasure County
Howard Morse
Dillon
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Trip Thru Road
Billings, Mont. Sheridan, Wyo
Missoula, Mont, Great Falls, Mont
North Montana State Fair
Western Life
Federal
Pioneer
Asia
American Farm Bureau Federation
Yellowstone Park
Arizona
Utah
California
New Mexico
Nevada
Colorado
Idaho
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
Montana Hardware Co
Second Street
Great Falls, Mont
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