Montana cowman led the way from range to rebuilt lands
W. W. Jaycox, a pioneer of northern Montana ranching and mining era, argues the farm security administration’s success hinges on livestock. He recalls decades on the Montana range with Milner outfits, the shift from cattle to farming, and his belief that deferred grazing and cooperative range development will restore a thriving livestock based valley system in Blaine Phillips counties and Milk River region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Blaine
Phillips Counties
Farm Security Administration
Montana
W. W. Jaycox
Bill Jaycox
Indian Territory
H. D. Jaycox
Edwards Tract
Malta
Jaycox
George Crook
Yoming
Natrona County
California
Ogden
Butte
Helena
Fort Benton
Milner Livestock
North Montana
Granville Stuart
Charles A. Broadwater
Charley Russell
Pat Tucker
Bob Coburn
Johnson
Milner Cattle Co
Bear Paw Pool
Hinsdale
Badland Country
Missouri River
Ontana
Lormere
Resettlement Administration
Monna
Montana State University 93 Percent of 1938 Grads Employed
Officials report 93 percent of the 320 members in MSU's 24 departments from the 1938 graduating class are now employed. Law School leads with all 31 graduates finding jobs. A note mentions a Siam moon flower opening at night with large fragrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State University
Sportsmen Propose Montana Game Law Reforms for Tourism
Kalispell and Whitefish groups back reforms to boost wildlife conservation as a driver of Montana tourism. Proposals seek federal land acquisitions for migratory bird refuges, use of Robinson-Pittman funds for wildlife restoration, creation of a state game management expert, and stiffer penalties for deer poaching and use of set guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Montana
State Fish and Game Commission
Commission On
Big Game Management
Buffalo Bill Piano Recovered in New York
Preston C. Rice reports locating a concert piano once tied to William F. Cody in New York State. Mary Jester Allen, Cody’s niece, recalls it being given to Buffalo Bill during his land ventures. Rice bought it from a Sardinia hotel and contemplates donating or selling to the Cody memorial group in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William F
Buffalo Bill) Cody
Fee
N. Y
Preston C. Rice
Mary Jester Allen
Buffalo Bill
Rice
Sardinia
Rural power line energized at Laurel Northeast of town
Electricity reached 80 rural customers northwest of Laurel as the Yellowstone Valley Electrification Association Laurel unit energized its first 40 miles. Lights enabled farm homes to glow for the first time and ranches used power for evening chores in barns and outbuildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Yellowstone Valley Electrification Association
Belfry Declared Biggest Little Navy Town by Recruiters
Navy recruiters name Belfry Carbon county a leading naval town with seven sons in the service, surpassing Whitefish and prompting a humorous note on national enlistments as the “Biggest Little Navy town in the United States.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfry
United States
Whitefish
Carbon County
United States Naval Recruiting Office
Helena
Sam
John Holland
Ney
United
Dinner honors Flathead pioneer Lucy Ducharme at 78
A large audience gathered at the Ducharme schoolhouse east of Polson for an annual dinner honoring Lucy Ducharme known as Aunt Lucy. The 72 relatives and friends celebrated the 25th year of the tradition, recalling her life from Lewiston Idaho to the Flathead valley and her long work as a respected community figure.
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Ducharme
Polson
Flathead Valley
Lucy Ducharme
Lucy
Lewiston
Idaho
Harriet Baboyne
Baptiste Marengo
Stevensville
Arlee
Bitter Root
Peter Finley
Temples for U S Government Rise While LatAm Builds Skyscrapers
In a global architectural contrast, the United States is constructing Greek temple styled buildings for federal departments, while several Latin American nations pursue towering skyscrapers as new government homes reflecting differing urban visions and modernization goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Golden Wedding Day Observed in Montana Mining Camp
Judge George W. Padbury Sr. and Mrs Emma Padbury of Helena celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Marysville with telegrams from Rev Joel Vigus. Padbury, a longtime bookkeeper, mine superintendent, and justice of the peace, held posts including notary public and Helena police magistrate. Their sons include George Jr. and Earle, with Fred serving in the state House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Judge
George W. Padbury Sr
Helena
Joel Vigus
Padbury
Tacoma
Judge Padbury
Jurgens& Price
Emma Schafer
Montana
Michigan
Grand Pacific
Thomas Cruse
Bald Butte
Joseph Toole
Theu
George Jr
Earle
Fred
Lewis and Clark County
Record Sheep On Feed In Montana Hits Peak Since 1934
Montana January 1 feed lot figures show 200000 sheep on feed the highest since 1934. Total on feed in corn belt and western ranges stands at 5700000 head, 297000 below last year. Cattle and sheep in good condition. fall marketings at low levels as producers restock.
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Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Bureau of Agricultural Eco- Peons
Anl
Corn Belt
Western Range
Diamond
Jewish I of the Irish Free State at 4000
The report notes the Jewish group within the Irish Free State reaching a figure near 4,000, highlighting a demographic milestone and community presence in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Free State
Native Sons Fill Lower House with Birth Origins
Montana gains 26 native sons in the state’s House with 12 born in Iowa and 9 in Wisconsin leading birthplaces list. The compilation, read by the chief clerk, names lawmakers by district and birthplace across Montana and other states, noting two Mosses from Missouri and various cross state origins.
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Montana
Arkansas
R. E. “Red” Morrison
Lewis and Clark County
Iowa
Wisconsin
Bob Dunn
Gallatin County
McLeod
Cascade
Armstrong
Flathead
Duncan
Missoula
Flynn
Freshman
Silver Bow
Friedl
Valley
Kirscher
Broadwater
Lehrkind
Gallatin
McCarthy
Malee
Deer Lodge
Murray
Newell
Carbon
O’connor
Padbury
Smith
Lewis and Clark
Potter
Meagher
Siegling
Stafford
Vanderbeck
Madison
Wenger
Wilson
Medlen
Beaverhead
Lippard
Chouteau
McGee
Jefferson
Brown
California
Williams
Yellowstone
Colorado
Illinois
Stevens
Antrim
Ravalli
Baker
Fergus
Beck
McCone
Indiana
Rice
Big Horn
Enswiler
Carter
Archer
Blaine
McFatridge
Mrs
Beadle
Clark
Wheatland
Collins
Richland
Dunn
Green
Dawson
James
Liberty
Laubach
Teton
Lowe
McClain
Parker
Filathead
Wibaux
Holness
Kansas
Acton
Ryan
Kentucky
Daniel
Lincoln
Hammond
Cole
Petroleum
Maine
D’ewart
Park
Horrigan
Massachusetts
Bower
Mineral
Michigan
Minnesota
Listug
Roosevelt
Prairie
Strommnes
Sorte
Daniels
Lambert
Hill
Nebraska
Bryne
Toole
Roehl
Goodwin
Andy Brower
Lake
New York
Moss
Missouri
Gurnie Moss
North Dakota
Ingen
Garfield
Woods
Pas
Hess
Ohio
Berthot
Longnecker
Ravalll
Zuck
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Balgard
Golden Valley
Liggett
Musselshell
McKenna
Judith Basin
Scofield
Powder River
Utah
Sullivan
Anderson
Cannon
Kellogg
Pondera
Lynch
Fragmentary Names Map to Unclear Local Text
OCR fragment lists individuals with scattered locations including Sanlene Norway Watson Missoula Findlater Custer Sea son Filipe Aronson Glacier and Sweden. Context and roles are not clear from the fragment.
Montana Receives 107 Million From U S For Relief Projects
The U S treasury reports Montana has collected 107 836 942 46 in direct and work relief patents over three years. Nationally over nine billion dollars was dispensed. Montana funding spans highway and roads 22 708 097 78 public buildings 3 905 859 39 recreation 4 364 714 27 conservation 20 792 539 53 and more with administrative and relief grants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
U. S
Treasury Department
Forest Service fights poaching in northern Rockies
Forest service officers report a rising poaching campaign in national forests of the northern Rocky Mountains. They say over 50 deer have been killed and venison shipped from Mi to Pone meat markets in Butte and Missoula since the hunting season began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
Rocky Mountain
Butte
Missoula
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Cowman
General Creek
Rede Plains
Siam
Carl Weissman & Company
4Th Bt
Great Falls, Mont
Clark's Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Adolph Rieger
Fallon County
Montana Extension Service
Extension Service
Kalispell
Affair
John A. Matthews
Helena and
Townsend
Red” Morrison
Arkansan
Town
Hawkeyes
Nation
Gargie
Lea Kentucky
Kentockises
Schenley Distillers Corp
N.Y.C
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