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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1939

Page

3

Montana Tourist Travel Survey Shows Longer Stays and Higher Spending

Montana's 1938 tourists spent 28.9 million dollars, up from 27.68 million in 1937, with 387,094 cars and 1,239,000 visitors. The report credits advertising and entry-station staff for longer trips and greater spending. Missoula led in entrants, followed by West Yellowstone and Gardiner.

Montana State Highway Department D. A. McKinnon Highway Department McKinnon Missoula Port of Entry West Yellowstone Gardiner

Montana Chamber Advocates Feeder Lines and Tourism Budget

The Montana Chamber of Commerce endorsed creating a 150000 dollar corporation to finance feeder airlines in Montana and a 10500 dollar tourist advertising budget. The meeting at Helena also urged continued cooperation with the national reclamation association, water rights protection, state resources education, and expanding Montana’s chamber and motor division membership.

Montana Montanans, Inc State Chamber of Commerce Helena National Reclamation Association State Chamber Montana Automobile Association Ferguson

Treas ure State News in Brief

Three Forks reports the death of 2 year old Carol Rae Yde from scalds after she fell into a tub of hot water at the Yde home. Glendive ships 25 new Chevrolet trucks for grasshopper control with the area a division point for poison distribution.

Three Forks Carol Rae Yde Carl R. Yde Yde Glendive Department of Agriculture Melena John J. Holmes

Wong Sun Chinese Herb Company Promises Relief

A Montana man reports asthma and kidney trouble relieved by Wong Sun herbs. He says health returned and work possible, praising the company’s pleasant dealings and recommending others to seek their remedies in Montana and Wyoming.

Wong Sun Chinese Herb Company Fred Barts Lavina Montana Wong Sun Company Wyoming

Memory of Vaudeville Sale Skirts and Derby

Postscript notes two grand sale items including skirts and a derby. The Goshen News Democrat comments that vaudeville appears dead, underscoring a fading entertainment era.

Goshen News Democrat

Montana News Roundup From Around The State

Reports from Helena, Bozeman, Roundup, and Missoula cover local incidents and projects. A dike on Fox Lake near Lambert suffers wave damage while a dam upgrade is funded by the Sidney Rod and Gun Club. State income tax collections lag 1938 by 15 percent. Gallatin Sheep Association sells 150000 pounds of wool for 1974 cents per pound to Colonial Wool Co. Route guidance for Montana recreational prospects issued by the highway department. Butte police mandated facial hair for Pioneer Day. Fort Missoula hosts citizen military training camp starting July 1 for a month. J N Brown, 89, dies after a ditch collapse while inspecting property. WPA funds allocated to improve Poplar agency campus water supply. A car accident near Wolf Point injures two teenagers, narrowly avoiding a train.

Rowe Montanans, Inc Montana D. P. Fabrick Choteau Montana Water Conservation Board Fred Bennion Helena Montana Taxpayers’ Association Don A. McKinnon Fedrick Missouri River Bennion McKinnon Highway Commission James H. Rowe Butte State Chamber William G. Ferguson Lloyd M. Strand First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roundup Luther Theological Seminary St. Paul Minn Montana Equalization Board Bozeman Gallatin Sheep Association Colonial Wool Co Charles Burden Dillon Hnelena State Highway Department R. H Fletcher Highway Department Charles Hauswirth

Montana Bank Resources Hit 154 Million in 1938

FDIC reports 114 insured Montana banks held 154,877,000 in total resources as of December 31 1938. Deposits reached 138,988,000 with 97,082,000 in demand deposits and 41,906,000 in time deposits. Loans and discounts totaled 31,868,000 up 1,481,000 from 1937. U S government obligations 41,145,000 and other securities 18,034,000.

Montana Federal Deposit Insurance Corp United States

Governor Ayers to speak at Carroll College 29th commencement

Governor Roy E. Ayers will deliver the commencement address at Carroll College Helena for the 29th ceremony. Very Rev Emmet J. Riley Carroll president announced the events include a baccalaureate sermon by Rev M A Weber and diplomas presented by Most Rev Joseph M Gilmore.

Roy E. Ayers Carroll College Helena Emmet J. Riley Carroll M. A. Weber Cathedral High School Joseph M. Gilmore College Board of Corporators and Trustees

Sprout and Tree Killer Advertised in Mississippi Classifieds

In Jones town Mississippi a young man described as 90 years old promotes a sprout and tree killer as a time labor and money saver through a classified advertisement. The item appears to be a farming tool or chemical product marketed locally.

Jonestown Mississippi

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