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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
7
Mary escapes a pursuing convict and hides in Mabel's House on the moor. She triggers the police call, gains safety, and explores the house to face memories of Mabel while the criminal closes in.
The Montana statewide industrial survey plan was approved by Montanans Inc and the state chamber of commerce to map new industries. A new industries department may be created to manage the program while the CAA is urged to stay independent. Other resolutions support the Wheeler amendment, land use classification, sugar industry legislation, and a $800,000 college building bond.
Flaherty and L A Campbell of Missoula named to directors at large. Elected at large include H N Montgomery of Chinook and H E Wells of Whitefish along with Campbell. W G Ferguson of Helena was reelected secretary manager.
Maj. Joseph I. Lambert's One Hundred Years With the Second Cavalry draws on regimental records to reveal long unseen Indian engagements in Montana during the 1870s. The volume notes the unit’s early discovery of Custer’s fate, its rescue of Reno’s battalion, and the first monument to the Custer massacre. Maps and lithographs illustrate Bozeman Trail routes, Bear’s Paw campaigns, and other key scenes.
The Montana supreme court recommends instruction of citizens with one citizenship day in September. The ruling emphasizes public access to government duties and democratic participation, citing historical wartime contexts and urging education to safeguard democracy.
More than 100,000 Americans are reported as patients in hospitals for mental disease. The statistic highlights the scale of psychiatric care and the burden on health institutions nationwide.
The WPA reports extensive child health work in Montana including free hot lunches, nursery schools, and home visits. From 1935 to 1940, 319,822 hot lunches served, 3,638 nursery children aided, and clothing distributed. Parent education classes draw about 547 parents monthly and a summer camp and health program for Indian children operate at Blue Bay on Flathead Lake. Regular routines, health checks, and recreational facilities support ongoing welfare efforts.
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