Ant shipment by Western Airlines sparks desert village tale
A 1949 report notes two million ants shipped as Livestock from Los Angeles to Minneapolis by Western Airlines. The cargo, Pogonomyrmes desertorum ants, was to a Minneapolis advertising agency. The piece mentions an "Ant King" and desert sand villages built with glass and sand.
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Minneapolis
Minneapol
Delyn Hornaday
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Herald
Billings Nas Appointed to Loan League Committee
Clark, executive vice president and secretary of the Security Building and Loan Association of Billings, has been appointed to the Appraisal Policy and Building Practices committee of the United States Savings and Loan League. The 57-year-old is tasked with guiding associations in financing new home construction during the housing shortage and improving data on real estate values and property appraisal methods.
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Loan League
Clark
Seci Ity Building and Loan Association of
Billings
United States Savings and Loan League
Irvings Association
M.E. Murphy
Rutheford
New Jersey
Billings Students Named to Honor Societies at MSU
Xenia Anton and Mary Jo Crumbaker of Billings join 13 girls named to Mortar Board senior women's honorary during Imerscholastic week at Montana State University. Joyce Hardin and Ailérsy Olsen of Billings are among 23 men named to Tanan-of-Spur, a sophomore women's honorary.
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Billings
Xenia Anton
Mary Jo Crumbaker
Mortar Board
Montana State University
Joyce Hardin
Ailérsy Olsen
Tanan-of-Spur
Remy Broadcast Highlight From Thursday News
The Herald aired late focal news on Thursday at 1 p.m. with REMY providing the broadcast update.
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Remy
Ants in a Glass Habitat Mirror Desert Natives
A fragment describes Hornaday's ants tunneling and caring for young in a glass habitat. It notes their eggs feeding behavior and burials, comparing to the desert conditions of California. The passage emphasizes observation through glass as the creatures carry on their natural routines.
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