WPA Lunch Program Feeds 3,000 Montana Children
WPA officials report nationwide impact with over 200,000 hot lunches served across 22 projects in Montana benefiting nearly 3,000 underprivileged students. The program reaches 42 states and DC, aiding health, attendance, and scholastic performance while creating private charity efforts and teaching good food habits.
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WPA
Joseph E. Parker
Montanawork Progress Administration
United States
Elen S. Woodward
District of Columbia
Greenville
South Carolina
Minnesota
Woodward
Notable Deaths in State for November Report
Record shows 444 deaths in November with three due to contagious diseases. Deputy registrar L L Benepe notes 17 tuberculosis, 10 influenza, 24 automobile fatalities. Births numbered 768.
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L. L. Benepe
State Board of Health
Attorney General clarifies tax payment for car re registration
The opinion by Attorney General H J Freebourne states that road and poor taxes need not be paid when owners reregister autos. The 1938 car tax must be paid before new license plates are issued, and road and poor taxes are required at the same time under the new registration law.
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H J Freebourn
Rosebud County Stockmen Boost Range By Deferred Grazing
Rosebud county stockmen are adopting deferred grazing under the AAA range program to conserve range and improve reseeding efforts. County agent Frank Barnum notes many farmers are using payments to protect areas and seed crested wheatgrass and alfalfa while irrigation supports feed supplies. Despite some drought risk, the outlook for range and feed improvement is brighter, with moisture needed for full recovery.
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Rosebud
Frank Barnum
Barnum
Fort Peck Spillway Cutoff Structure Reaches Winter Standby
Addison Miller and Fielding & Shepley finish a season at the Fort Peck spillway. The cellular cutoff walls are mostly complete with trenches back filled in reinforced concrete. About 92,000 cubic yards excavated. 1.4 million man-hours logged with no fatalities. remaining 4,300 cubic yards to pour next spring. 3,695 on payroll on Dec 15 as workers depart for holidays.
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Addison Miller
Fielding & Shepley
Fort Peck
Bear Paw
Butte Influence Shapes Denver Stadium Pen Design
Denver U officials credit Butte inventiveness for the stadium plan including a bull pen for youths and the Knot Hole gang free viewing concept. The idea, born from Butte’s Clark park and Columbia Gardens history, shaped Denver U’s athletic facilities and booster culture.
Billings Plans Four Landing Lanes At Municipal Airport
Billings will extend both ends of the city airport to add four landing lanes, each over 4,000 feet long, amid a 24 acre addition 700 feet wide. Dock Logan notes boundary lights 300 feet apart, no north end lights due to unknown south takeoff winds, and grading will start when ground thaws.
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Billings Municipal
Dock Logan
Billings Field
Spread Knot Hole Gangs The Denver stadium open to all
Denver university stadium stands out for never locking gates allowing any team or group to use the field. The facility, though owned by the university, serves the West Side Wildcats Arrapahoe Street Girls softball and others, with more weekly activity than many stadia. The idea was a Bingham concept born by himself.
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Denver University
Denver
West Side Wildcats
Arrapahoe Street
Vance Memorializes Montana Grizzlies 1915 Backfield Coach
Cecil Vance, a former Montana halfback from 1915, rose to national attention after Montana tied Syracuse in Missoula. He later coached high school teams and served as backfield coach at Northwestern University, earning praise from Lynn Waldorf for his contribution. The piece highlights Montana's 1915 and 1937 teams as its best in school history.
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Cecil Vance
Vance
Montana University
Grizzlies
Syracuse University
Missoula
Montana
Syracuse
Frank
Bucky” O'Neill
Frank Horr
John F. Meehan
Orange
Meehan
New York University
Manhattan University
Indians’ Major League Pioneers Rated Highest by Ben Tincup
Ben Tincup, now a Cincinnati Reds instructor, visited Butte and spoke about top Indians in the majors. He praised Sockalexis, Bender, Myers, and himself, noting Myers’ strong bat for John McGraw’s Giants and reflecting on the quartet’s legacy in baseball history.
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Butte
Giants
Tincup
Chicago
Myers
Chief Myers
The
Sockalexis
Bender
Ben Tincup
Cincinnati Reds
John McGraw
House Divided Over Twin Name Choice in Butte
A dispute at 1031 Utah Avenue Butte surrounds christening twin boys born to Mr and Mrs Anthony Gale. Nurses tag the identical twins at St James hospital while friends push for Tom and Jerry as favored names, stirring potential marital strain.
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Utah Avenue
Butte
Anthony Gale
St. James Hospital
Craig
Tony
Tom
J Ang
Tom and
Jerry
Chickenpox Leading Illness in Montana This Week
Dr. E K Kilbourne reports chickenpox as the most prevalent contagious disease in Montana with 104 cases in the last week. Bozemon accounts for 28 cases.
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Montana
E. K. Kilbourne
State Board of Health
Bozemon
Butte Business College Promotes Broad Commercial Education
The school markets a full program from grade school to high school and college courses, including CPA exam preparation. It reports 40,000 enrolled since founding, 16,000 diplomas earned, and day and night classes year round with about 500 students daily. Specialized staff and 130 typewriters equip modern offices.
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Butte Business College
Butte Business College Commercial School
Pais Boutrs
A. F. Rice
Montana Business Schools
Montana
Northwest
Butte
Mont
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Rosebud County
Montana Sports Tales
Joe L. Markham
Montana State Athletic Commission
Lynn Bingham
Amateur Athletic Union
Bingham
Denver U
An Bingham
Clark Park
Ball Park
Columbia Gardens
Knot Hole Gang
Knot Hole
Spac
Denver U Boosters
Denver Knot Hole Gang
Billings
Montanan
Wildcats
Joe
Tom and Jerry
Brand
Alfalfa
Peracre Mineo
Anaconda Sales Company
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