13 Oct 1949
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Newspaper
Billings Herald
Location
Billings, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1949
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows a second class matter designation for The Herald at Billings Yellowstone County. The text references a government act from March 3 and a partial filing note.
Fire Chief Lucian B. Smith warns that many fires start from matches in children’s hands and calls for keeping matches away from kids. He endorses bonfires under parental supervision and a safe spot, plus fire prevention lessons akin to Boy and Girl Scout handbooks. The piece invokes Fire Prevention Week and references a mock Gettysburg Address on taxes as a satirical aside.
A fragment from a historical speech urges reducing tax burden next year and warns against higher income tax brackets. It promises taxpayers will seek more deductions to protect solvency and opposes taxation by Congress.
Billings hosted the Continental Oil refinery opening drawing 4 918 attendees in one day and about 55 000 total visitors over two days. The event featured plant tours, labeled equipment, and demonstrations while local workers explained refining basics to guests.
A humorous local column jokes about common superstitions and eye rubbing, notes on unsolved local murders and World Series reflections, and sketches about life in Billings. The piece mentions the Midland Empire Herald’s future plans, sugar beet deliveries, and a quiz with a national guard enlistment angle.
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