Turkish Students Enroll at Mines in Butte Montana
Nine Turkish students formerly at Freiburg Germany and Ecole des Mines Paris join Montana School of Mines in Butte for English study and fall term engineering courses. They were sent by Ankara in 1937 to study there and return to Turkey after graduation, with letters confirming transfer due to war.
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Freiburg
Germany
Ecole Des Mines
Paris
Montana
Ankara
Canadian
Butte
California
Ottoman Empire
Curtis Wilson
School of Mines
Wilson
Francis A. Thomson
Europe
America
Montana Mining and Engineering College
Montana Highway Accidents Kill 145 in 1939
The Montana highway department reports 145 deaths from auto accidents on state highways and city streets in 1939, one more than 1938. No fatalities in early January until Jan 9 when three died. the year closed with Richard Burke, a 15 year old student, killed in a coast under a moving car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Highway Department
Montana
Richard Burke
Publishers Sue KGVO Over Copyright Infringement
Twenty five suits seeking fifteen thousand dollars in total damages are filed in Helena federal court by musical publishing firms accusing radio station KGVO Missoula of playing music without proper rights.
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RADIO
Helena District of Federal Court
KGVO
Missoula
Wheeler for President Club Formed by Montana Democrats
J. Burke Clements, chairman of the Montana Industrial Accident Board, announces a Wheeler for President club in Helena to back Senator Wheeler. He says Montana Democrats will seek instructed delegates to the Democratic National Convention and promote a swift state-wide organization to support Wheeler for the 1940 nomination.
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Helena
J. Burke Clements
Montana
Wheeler
Barclay Craighead
Clements
Montana Democratic Central Committee
Industrial Accident Board
Roosevelt
New York
Washington
United States
Helena Airport Progress Highlighted As 1939 Major Achievement
Helena civic leaders cite municipal aviation gains for 1939 with 25 full time staff at the field. Runways 5,300 and 6,400 feet completed, field fenced with NYA labor, weather bureau in place, and new radio inner markers aiding navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NYA
Helena
Helena High School
L. W. Fahrner
Warren Kepler
Helena Valley
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Roland Gasperis
East Helena
Boeing
Sam Mitchell
Army Air Corps
Montana Aviation
Clarence Claybaugh
Civil Aeronautics Authority For
Montana
R. E
Red) Morrison
Morrison Flying Service
Rochester
Minn
Morrison
Carroll
Northern Montana
Federal Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Airways
MacDonald Pass
Spokane Hill
Airport Commission
CAA
Aeronautics School
Rehearing Denied On Chain Store Tax Challenge
Montana high court refused a rehearing of Vaughn and Ragsdale Co. suit challenging the 1937 chain store tax law as invalid due to its enacting clause Be it enacted by the people of the state of Montana The court had reversed district court ruling in favor of the state and the 1937 law’s enacting clause was corrected by the last legislature about 1100 dollars collected under protest may be refunded to the state.
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State Supreme Court
State Board of Equalization
Vaughn & Ragsdale Co
Billings
State of
Montana
Legislative Assembly
A. J. Horsky
Lewis and Clark County
High Court
Cleaning Method Removes Stains From Utensils
Heavy brown stains on aluminum and enameled cooking utensils can be removed using steel wool and a mild cleaning powder.
Montana News Briefs From Helena to Billings
A Montana round up reports pig crop up 68 percent to 277000 head in 1939 while Cut Bank sees Q4 1939 stamp sales of 6608.03 dollars. Butte hosts the Pioneer club costume dance Feb 3. Missoula notes 39 million pounds sugar refining. Helena lists National Defense week chair and ski highlights. Fairfield sees a western move. Havre notes Collier story. Billings records library plan and Burr bequest. Helena reports livestock year and housing growth. Livingston appoints senator replacement.
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Helena
Montana
Butte
Butte Pioneer Club
Masonic Temple
Larry Hamilton
Fewer One Crop Farms in Montana Boost Diversified Crops
Montana farmers reduce single crop risk as irrigation expands and prices rise. J G Diamond notes increases in alfalfa seed sugar beets barley corn and sweet clover seed amid higher wheat yields and a growing cash crop mix driven by irrigation and market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
J. G. Diamond
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Diamond
Alfalfa seed production rebounds after years of logging
In 1939 income rose from 235000 to 904000 as alfalfa seed production returns to normal. The 1939 crop nearly doubled 1938 and matched the 10 year average. Seed sales highlight the crop’s value while recent years show a drop in side seed and annin output amid large canned pea stocks.
Billings pushes to extend city limits before 1940 census
Billings Commercial club seeks to add 5,000 residents to Billings city limits to expand population prior to the 1940 census. Current area is 3.9 square miles, compared with Great Falls nine square miles.
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Billings
Billings Commercial Club
Great Falls
Montana crop insurance pays out 617805 bushels in 1939
C L Waring of the state AAA committee cites Montana data under the 1939 crop insurance program showing 1537 policyholders received indemnity payments totaling 617,805 bushels of wheat on 156,111 acres protected. Premiums amounted to 673,942 bushels, with Pondera leading in policies and indemnities.
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Montana
C. L. Waring
AAA
Bozeman
Waring
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Pondera
Fergus
Dawson
Sheridan
Teton
Chouteau
Judith Basin
Beaverhead County Opens New High School Building
Dillon's $320,000 high school opened on January 2 with the return of students after Christmas break. Enrollment stands at 325 as the new plant covers an entire city block and is described as one of the finest high school facilities in the northwest.
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Melena
Lou Brock
Hollywood
Fred Astaire
Helena
Ted Collins
Pineview
George Abel
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Dillon Woman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. W. F. Cashmore of Dillon, widow of a Prominent Dillon family, died after a long illness. Surviving are her husband four sons Franklin and Jack of Dillon Howard of Billings William Hel ena physician and Lewis and Clark county coroner.
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Dillon
W. F. Cashmore
Franklin
Jack
Howard
Billings
William
Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Daily duties for a helpful teen in room cleaning
Establish a routine of tasks for a young family member to complete daily. Duties include making the bed, tidying surfaces, sorting laundry, emptying trash, dusting shelves, folding clothes, and organizing personal items. The daily checklist reinforces responsibility and a sense of purpose.
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Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Inman Hatcheries
Aberdeen
Dakota
Granger, Wash
Art Thacker
Granger
Wash
Mills Novelty Company
Joon Fels
Express
Slayton Laboratory
Loma
Mont
Big Horn County
Corinth
August Hackman
Frank A Smith
Calvin Philips & CO
Columbia St
Seattle
Gallatin County
Salmon
Idaho
R. F. Bohart
Twin Bridges
Miriam H. Rahders
N. Davis St
Pasco
Pasco Winery
Ralph Trout
Lander
Everett
Whillans
Rockefeller
Columbia Basin
Edwin Leland
Moses Lake
Fairfield
Hm F. Hassard
Aine Stock Ranch
Frary & Burlingame
Fort Peck Dam
Missouri
Glasgow
Fort Peck
Box
Schultz Drug Store
Manitan Sorines
Colorado
Hoyt
IOYT
Kalispell
Price
Henry Elm
Andes
O. I C. Werners
Bevis Orchards
Tonasket, Wash
R. E. Hassard
Front
Hofmann
Tillamook
Petrie Machinery CO
Alaska Junk Company
Adams St
Spokane
Sport-Photo Studios
Harrisburg
Stahi Battery Service CO
Bannock
Boise, Idaho
Shray
Broadway
Joliet, Il
Stamp Exchange
Lefferts
Brooklyn
N. Y
Reach
Lydia E. Pinkham
EGOS
SUN Produce Co
Bo Main St
Helna Mont
Ogden
Denver, Cole
Montean
FOX Studios
Picture Craft Studios
Des Moines
SEDA
Pacific Stamp Workes
Sprague Av
von Behren Manufacturing CO
Francvile Indiana Am Ette
General Electric
Western Metal CO
Bloomington
Tinois
Eee
Stallcop
Havre Mont
O. M Campbell
Clarissa Ave
Los Angeles
Mul
Cleveland
Helena Air Field
American Crystal Sugar Co
C. Howard Walden
Leo J. Crosby
Georgetown Lake
Flint Creek Hill
Herrick & Yancey
McDonald Pass
Mount Helena
Havre
Walter J. Drought
Independent Natural Gas Co
Box Elder
Frank S. Marion
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
H. Clyde Moore
Boston Woolf Trade Association
Montana Woolgrowers Association
Paul Etchepare
Hmavre
Collier's Weekly
Robert P. Lewis
Lewis
Bob Askins
Ismay
Jack Goldberg
Ringling Bros. Circus
T. J. Hawkins
Montana Library Association
Margaret Fulmer
Association
Lanning Committee
State Library Extension Board
WPA
W. J. Butler
Roy E. Ayers
Oscar Baarson
Ernest T. Eaton
Billings Polytechnic Institute
George Howard Burr
New York City
Burr
Livingston
M. H. Lashorn
State Senate
Bert B. Armstrong
Ment
Board of County Commissioners
Lashorn
Northern Pacific
Montana School of Mines
Square Butte
Cascade County
Walter Woodrow
Sun River
AAA Committee
Charles M. Russell
Auther
Montana Newspaper Association
Montara
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