Early 1939 Liquor Licenses Sought Ahead of Schedule
State liquor control officials report 1939 license requests arriving faster and earlier than last year with 198 retail establishments receiving licenses before Christmas. Revenue breakdown shows $53,225 from retail licenses plus $49,800 from retail beer licenses and other items. Helena store No. 1 marks its fifth anniversary amid brisk holiday sales and ongoing expansion to both retail and wholesale.
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State Liquor Control Board
Warren Toole
Helena
Montana
Alber & Adair
George Crispin
Nellie Buchanan
Kes Rigler
Rigler
East Helena
Wimory Schopfer
John Ahern
Johnnie Dolan
Grizzly
Adair
Pioneer Emma J. Cowan Dies At 85 In Spokane
Emma J. Cowan 85 Montana pioneer and author died at 2 Spokane hospital. Widow of Capt George F. Cowan, she was kidnapped by Nez Perce in 1877 near Yellowstone, married in Helena the same year, and the couple moved to Spokane in 1910. Survived by two sons and a daughter. brother Will Carpenter of Logan Montana.
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Emma J. Cowan
Montana
Yellowstone Country
Spokane Hospital
George F. Cowan
Spokane
Helena
Joseph
Cowan
Butte Youth Blamed in Fatal Auto Crash
A coroner's jury in Judge J. J. Lynch's court found 18 year old Melvin T. Branter entirely to blame for a two-vehicle crash at an intersection that killed Rose Melvin, 18, and Francis Burke, 27. The jury recommended Branter be held for trial in district court.
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Butte
Melvin T. Branter
J. J. Lynch
Branter
Rose Melvin
Francis Burke
Theb Pe
Glider Pilot License Test Without Minimum Flight Experience
A glider pilot applicant is required to take a flight test despite no stated minimum flying hours. The test evaluates basic piloting skills to determine license eligibility.
Montana's oldest cyclist pedals miles daily for decades
S A Goetcius 83 special deputy tax collector in Billings is likely Montana's oldest bicyclist. He rode about two miles daily for 39 years totaling over 25 000 miles. He credits cycling for health, recalls 60 mile rides and a 30 mile day in early days, and recalls a windshield injury from an auto. He arrived in Montana in 1900 from Wisconsin, lived in Glendive, moved to Billings in 1901, and has long courted the city on his bike while caring for gardens at the Swan home.
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S. A. Goetcius
Billings
Montana
Mansfield
Wis
Goethius
Dillon
Whitehall
Wisconsin
Glendive
Butte
Midland Empire
Godtbins
Protest Over Sugar Beet Acreage Cuts From Northern Montana
The Northern Montana Development association of Havre sent a resolution protesting proposed acreage quotas for 1939 sugar beets to Secretary Wallace and Montana’s senators and representatives. It urges no acreage control and promotion of beet production to offset reductions in other crops and support labor, reclamation obligations, and relief burdens.
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Montana
Congress
Northern Montana Development Association
Havre
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Security Administration
United States
Ice Well in Montana Gold Region Draws Summer Crowds
In the Wolf mountains near Greenleaf creek, E Wilder and Jim Campbell sunk a shaft in the 1880s and found an ice well now a summer magnet. The site, dating to volcanic formation, remains a popular cooling spot with hundreds visiting for relief from heat and picnics.
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Montana
Lou” Grill
Wolf Mountains
E. Wilder
James Campbell
Greenleaf Creek
Northwest
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone Valley
Wilder
Campbell
Rosebud
Frederick Grant
Associated News
New York City
James C. Clifford
Tongue River Indian
Clifford
Shentle
Agent Clifford
Pine Hills
Miles City
Baker
Refinery Builds Soda Regeneration Plant at Laurel
A caustic soda regeneration plant is under construction at the Independ ent refinery in Laurel. The new unit will cut sulphur content in gasoline and lower production costs.
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Laurel
Beetgrowers Elect Leon Thomas As Board Chairman
Leon Thomas of Missoula was re elected chairman of the Western Montana Beetgrowers association board. Other officers named include Morris Stevensville as vice chairman and Ray Morris of Corvallis as secretary treasurer.
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Beetgrowers
Leon Thomas
Missoula
The
Western Montana Beetgrowers Association
Morris Stevensville
Ray Morris
Corvallis
Helena businessman Jacob Opp dies at 80
Jacob Opp, a long time Helena resident and prominent business figure, died after extended illness at age 80. born September 12, 1858 in Germany he emigrated to the US in 1881, settled in New York then moved to Helena in 1884. He helped establish Opp & Conrad with his sons and Ralph J. Conrad. Survived by wife Emelia Gabisch and other family.
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Jacob Opp
Helena
Opp
Reiterhof
Germany
United States
New York City
St. Louis
Fred Kuntz
Montana
Ralph J. Conrad
Arthur
Lincoln
Mr. Opp
Emelia Gabisch
Retired farmer duped in Laurel Christmas fund scam
John Fox, a 58 year old retired Laurel farmer, was recruited to act as Santa Claus for a supposed $30,000 charity to needy Laurel families. He was forced to post a $4,000 bond, then the two men vanished after presenting him with a bogus cash roll. The conspired plan involved Montana and Wyoming suspects claiming ties to a Texas oilman and a Catholic priest loan, leaving Fox with a fake tin box and worthless waste paper.
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Laurel
Montana
Wyoming
John Fox
Dan Stephenson
Santa Claus
Billings
Fox
Texas
Dredges Continue Fort Peck Dam Work Amid Light Snow
Dredge Missouri completed a protective dike slope at Fort Peck dam and work shifted to the upstream berm as Dredge Jefferson pumps since December 9. With two dredges active, 3,134 men were employed on December 15. Weather has been favorable with minimal snow since December 3.
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Fort Peck
Missouri
Jefferson
Incorporation Petitions Circulated for Broadus Montana
Petitions to incorporate Broadus in Powder River county circulated, highlighting Broadus as one of Montana’s few remaining unincorporated county seats.
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Broadus
Powder River County
Montana
Helena man Opp remembered for civic spirit and kindness
Mr. Opp long a Helena resident left two sons a daughter Genevieve of Helena three granddaughters a grandson and a great granddaughter. Friends recall him as a kindly pleasant man whose word was as good as his bond. He supported civic movements and was active in local organizations including Helena lodge 193 Elks and Helena aerie 16 Eagles.
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Genevieve
Helena
Opp
Jr. Opp
Helena Lodge No
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Helena Aerie No
Order of Eagles
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State Board
Weissman
Carl Weissman _& Company
4Th St
Great Falls
Mont
Clark's Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Ment
Billings Ice
Mr. Goethius
Herrick Swan Sr
Billings Gazette
Swan Home
Rimrock Drive
Swan Lawn
Witi Wallace
Capital City
Calvert
Calverts
Pacific Hide & Fur
Glasgow
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