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Newspaper
Billings Herald
Location
Billings, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
9
A Herald interview poll asks if Billings should curb noise from locomotives, wedding parties and car horns. Residents and business leaders from Binkerd Phipps to Swede Corlesa debate regulation to ease night disturbances, with supporters citing growth and visitor comfort.
Yellowstone county clerks warn that the registration deadline is 5 p.m. Friday at the election office in the courthouse basement for the November 7 general election. Hart Haight reports about 600 new registrations since July 18 with total primary registrations at 23,072, signaling more than 25,000 eligible voters. The two day window for new or re registering voters ends Friday with office hours 2 a.m. to 12 and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Saturday hours vary.
A Billings necropolis page laments grave desecration at Yellowstone Kelly’s site. The piece notes beer cans and whiskey bottles strewn inside an iron fence, praising Kelly as a soldier explorer and author once celebrated beside Daniel Boone and Davie Crockett.
Billings Commercial Club shows 15 year growth across water meters gas meters telephones and bank deposits. Water meters rose from 4g162 to 8,536 by Jan 1 1950 gas meters from 4 027 to 11 920 telephones near 1 963 in 1950 deposits climbed from 9 746 000 in 1935 to 65 375 000 in 1950 building permits jumped toward 3 million during 1935 to 1948 and beyond.
Independent producer Nit Frolt uses Billings as a film hub with a new 1870s era set at the Midlands Expo fairgrounds. The site hosts a 5 acre setup and the Shook ranch nearby provides battle scene locations for Paramounts Technicolor productions.
Lt. Pagg of Billings and Howard Ellsworth of Helena announce a privately sponsored crusade to gather signatures on Freedom Scrolls, with a 10 ton symbol bell to be dedicated in Berlin on United Nations Day October 24. The effort funds West German radio broadcasts and seeks civilian backing for a global information battle.
Enrollment figures show increased pupil totals across Billings schools. Grade schools rise by 50 to 3 102, intermediate grades up 43, senior high up 91, totaling a net gain of 136 in secondary and 2 724 in the secondary system. Junior high enroll remains 1 258, with senior high at 1 200 up from last year.
Rumor of the Week notes a Billings bank is constructing an elaborate two story addition to its current quarters. Work on the Montens Netlienal Bank proceeds as planners extend the building to accommodate growth and services.
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