Mining Revived in Emery District Near Deer Lodge
The Emery district nine miles east of Deer Lodge surges with mining as prices rise for gold and silver. The Emery mine, once idle, sees a lease by George Tweedy with William Hoff as foreman, plans a 100-ton mill, and expects about 60 workers. Blue-Eyed Maggie, Deer Lodge’s famed mine, continues steady production despite market swings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman H. Mulcady
Emery District
Deer Lodge
Emery
George Tweedy
California Capital
T. Oxman
New York
Emery Group
Ed Taylor
Robert Nelson
James E. Higgins
Oldsters
Higgins
Maggie
Sam Varella
Sam
Mac
Zosell
Dave Conklin
Coleman-Caroline
Cottonwood Creek
Uri
Anaconda
Mark Twain
State School for Deaf and Blind to Rise in Great Falls
Plans show a three story brick and concrete school on a four block site in Great Falls to house deaf and blind students. Construction funded by a federal loan grant totaling $175000 with expected completion and modern facilities for classrooms shops dormitories and a hospital unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State School For the Deaf and Blind
Great Falls
George H. Shanley
Helena
Boulder
State Board of Education
Agents in 2800 Counties Expand Farm Extension Network
The United States now has county agricultural agents in over 2,800 counties with many counties hosting home demonstration agents and 4-H clubs. More than 1,100 extension specialists at state agricultural colleges aid in disseminating latest farming information and organizing local leader conferences and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
State Agricultural Colleges
Maharajah's Wedding Dancers Parade on Elephant Platform
In India during a maharajah's wedding crowds watched dancing girls perform on a platform strapped to two elephants. The spectacle drew street crowds and added pageantry to the royal event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
CCC Camp at Nine Mile Alberton Runs Forest School Program
Reporter Michael Kennedy observes CCC youths at Nine Mile camp turning a work site into a forest campus. He notes 83 courses including college and vocational classes, 58 instructors, 3,147 books in circulation, and 1,331 monthly guidance interviews, with most youths improving education alongside labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
CCC
Nine Mile
Alberton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Trail Building
Forest
Charles H. Smith
Garrett G. Dokter
Harold W. Bernard
Rail Carriers Pay 22642 in Rebates to Montana Shippers
Montana public service commission announced restitution totaling 22642 from rail carriers including Southern Pacific Milwaukee Northern Pacific Great Northern and Bay Transport for overcharges on California sugar shipments three years ago. Shippers receiving sums include Davidson Grocery Butte and Stone Ordean Wells Billings among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
California
State Public Service Commission
A. P. Bruce
Commission
A. H. Angstman
Southern Pacific
Milwaukee
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Bay Transport Company
San Francisco
Angus Grocery Company
Dillon
Murphy Wholesale Grocery Company
Helena
Stone-Ordean & Wells
Billings
Will Sell 18 Lake Firm elevators in Great Falls
Eighteen grain elevators owned by H. B. Lake & Company, bankrupt since 1933, will be offered at private sale in Great Falls on June 5 subject to court confirmation. Trustee W. S. Cameron may receive bids up to 10 a.m. June 5 for elevators at Beckett and 16 other Montana locations. The properties handle over a million bushels annually and currently operate under lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Lake & Company
Great Falls Corporation
Great Falls
United States District Court
Charles N. Pray
W. S. Cameron
Beckett
Carter
Chester
Coffee Creek
Denton
Dutton
Fort Benton
Gildford
Grass Range
Highwood
Joplin
Moore
Moulton
Pendroy
Rudyard
Swift
Suffolk
Townsend
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Sam Stephenson
Great Falls Land and Improvement Company
Marcus Daly
John D. Ryan Esates
First Avenue
Thirty Eighth Street
Talis
Sais Ae
Rex
Janie Rex
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Belgium
Michael Kennedy
Tompkinsville
Kamakura
Japan
Czechoslovakia
America
Civilian Conservation Corps
THE
Grubstaker
Montana Life Insurance CO
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