Forest Ranger Treed by Fire
Verne Cellins recalls Bob Jansson of Lincoln Station attempting to extinguish a Bear creek lightning fire by climbing the tree and cutting the blaze from above. The plan backfired as limbs and brush fed the lower fire and he escaped down the trunk with dry breeches, the top fire left burning. Officials note the need for fire insurance to accompany liability coverage.
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Helena National Forest
Verne Cellins
Verne
Bob Jansson
Lincoln Ranger Station
Bear Creek
Bob
Forest Office
Woolgrowers' Association to Convene in Butte Next Month
One of Montana's oldest groups, the Montana Woolgrowers Association, plans its 38th annual convention in Butte on January 16 17 and 18. The article traces the group's history from its 1883 Fort Benton founding and early efforts to combat scab and lax enforcement laws to its current role as a service organization and state affiliate of the National Woolgrowers Association in Salt Lake City.
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Montana
Montana Woolgrowers Association
Butte
Fort Benton
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
California
Oregon
Washington
C. H. Williams
Deer Lodge
Gibson
E. O. Selway
Dillon
Missoula
J. H. Carmichael
Augusta
Selway
Carmichael
Bozeman
Henry Sieben
Paine Biasesteandustry
Montana Association
National Woolgrowers Association
Salt Lake City
Will A Campbell Dies Publisher of Helena Independent
Will A Campbell longtime editor and publisher of the Helena Independent died at Fairfax sanitarium near Seattle after health issues. He helped purchase the paper in 1913 with Senator Thomas J Walsh and led Montana’s oldest continuous publication. Survived by wife Maude Carter son William and two grandchildren. He was 32d degree Mason and member of several clubs and organizations.
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Will A. Campbell
Helena Independent
Montana
Fairfax
Seattle
Campbell
The
Independent
Thomas J. Walsh
Lincoln
Neb
Weeping Water
University of Nebraska
Nebraska State Journal
Denver Republican
Chicago Chronicle
Omaha Bee
Middle West
Omaha Chamber of Comaneree
Louis Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Helena
Maude L. Carter
Nathan Carter
West
William C
Walter Rasmussen
Ben Ulrich
Los Angeles
Robert
Bert Jr
M. J. Thomas
New Oil Well Starts Scramble Near Cut Bank Field
Robert E. Crowley, formerly a Great Falls attorney now in Los Angeles, holds a 700 acre prospect in the Cut Bank oil and gas field. After years of regulatory limbo the nearby success sparks renewed interest from operators and a swift lease move to spud a well within days.
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Ley
Yukon
Crowley
Cobb
Nadeau Bros
Robert E. Crowley
Cut Bank
McCoy
Great Falls
Los Angeles
Cut Bank Oil and Gas Field
Cobb State Gasser
Moulton
Turnover in Montana WPA Work Force Surges in Oct–Nov
State Administrator J. E. Parker reports a turnover of 9,375 WPA workers in October and November Montana. About 5,933 moved between WPA and private industry, with 638 entering WPA for the first time and 2,605 leaving WPA for private jobs. Additionally 3,328 returned to prior outside employment.
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WPA
Montana
J. E. Parker
Parker
Ray Hart of Billings Dies of Heart Attack
Ray M. Hart of Billings a prominent merchant and former relief administrator died of a heart attack at his home. A Montana resident for about 40 years he had a long career in business and public service. He was 56.
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Ray Hart
Billings
Ray M. Hart
Montana
Hart
Pioneer White Dies at 82 After Pioneering Across Regions
Joseph A. White, a Minnesota Dakota and Montana pioneer born in Mendota in 1856, died after spending winter months in California. He traveled the Missouri frontier, freighting from Yankton to Fort Benton, helped establish Sun River mills, and aided Augusta Montana and surrounding communities. His wife Mrs White died last February.
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Joseph A. White
Minnesota
Dakotas
Mon
Augusta
California
White
Mendota
Minn
Daughters of the
Michigan
Dakota
Missouri
Iowa
Joseph White
H. H. Sibley
Bangor
Joseph
Mr. White
Yankton
Fort Benton
Montana
Sun River
Fort Shaw
Pioneer Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George Dudley Tribble of Dry Creek near Manhattan marked their 55th wedding anniversary with a family dinner for 25 relatives and friends. The Tribbles, longtime settlers, have lived 51 years on their ranch. George born 1862 in Worth county Missouri came to Ogden Utah in 1870 then to Rodersburg by ox team, later moving to Gallatin City and Dry Creek where he attended the first school there. He married Mary Frances Durham in 1883 at age 21.
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George Dudley Tribble
Dry Creek
Manhattan
Tribble
Mr. Tribble
Worth County
Missouri
Ogden
Utah
Rodersburg
Plunket
Gallatin City
Three Forks
Mary Frances Durham
Sanford
State Tax Board Reports Five Year Revenue Growth
The report shows total five year revenue of 35 697 120 with gasoline taxes the largest source at 14 090 421 after refunds. Inheritance taxes rose to 703 620 in 1938 with Clark estate adding 457 000 plus 86 000 interest. Other taxes include sleeping car express freight corporation licenses mines and energy taxes among others.
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State Liquor Department
W. A. Clark Jr
Butte
United States
State Supreme Court
Clark
Supreme Court
Equalization Board
Durham Marriage Tied to Home Wedding in Montana
A Kentucky native who arrived in Montana in 1861 wed at the home of Rev. George Sanford, a Methodist minister, in a ceremony conducted at his residence.
Montana Sees Import Gas Threat to Jobs and Coal
A Montana public appeal denounces Montana-Dakota Utilities for seeking to import gas from Range Oil and Gas of Alberta, arguing it will wreck coal markets, destroy mine jobs, and hurt railroads. The piece urges Montanans to act to protect state industries and employment.
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Montana-Dakota Utilities Company of
Minneapolis
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
United States
Range Oil and Gas, Limited
Alberta
Canada
Minneapolis Corporation
Telstad
Great Falls
England
Petitioner
Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
Dakotas
Minnesota
Fort Peck
America
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Burns & Co., Ltd
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Alliet
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Central Avenue
Wool Growers’ Association
Williams
W. G. Gilbert
H. A. Snyder
C. M. Bair
Martinsdale
Jeff Doggett
Townsend
B. C. White
Peter Pauly
Williams & Pauly
Pauly
Europe
T. O. Larson
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
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