Soil Program Makes Headway in Montana 1937 AAA Report
A. J. Barton reports Montana’s 1937 AAA efforts seeded 224000+ acres to perennial legumes and 126000 to crested wheat grass among widespread soil building practices. In 55 of 66 counties, with strip cropping, fallow, shelterbelts, irrigation and reservoir work, erosion control and native grass restoration advanced soil conservation statewide.
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AAA
A. J. Barton
Montana
Silver Bow
Barton
Drouth
Burks Wins $1,861 Jury Verdict In Great Falls Suit
In Great Falls a district court jury awarded W. E. Burks a judgment of 1861.85 in his favor after a counter claim. Burks, a northern Montana drilling contractor and oil operator, was sued by Rachel E. Burks for about 8000 over notes she said he gave. The case stemmed from the defendants notes and Burks countered with his claims.
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Great Falls
W. E
Bill) Burks
Montana
Rachel E. Burks
Burks
Treasure State News in Brief from Great Falls and Beyond
Montana brief items report a shooting near Great Falls, pension plans, obituaries, local governance changes, railroad and utility updates, crime charges, and agricultural and electrical infrastructure developments across multiple towns including Helena Libby Havre Laurel Billings Red Lodge Laurel Fairfield White Sulphur Springs and Missoula with named officials and local events.
Helena cabin seeks to become pioneer museum
Citizens meet to purchase the 1865 Gilpatrick cabin at the head of South Main in Helena for restoration as a pioneer museum. The project, backed by the chamber of commerce, aims to raise about 450 dollars and create park space, with locust trees in front noted as Montana’s first planted trees. The Mitchell estate owns the property and appraisal hearings are ongoing to set terms for sale.
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Gilpatrick
Chamber of Commerce
Helena
Main Street
James Fergus
Matt Staff
Ellen F. Romundstad
Fergus
West Main Street
William Fergus
Gilpatrick Cabin
S. C. Gilpatrick
Louis C. Henry
Helena Real Estate
Mr. Henry
Alaska
Last Chance Gulch
Frank
Seattle
Mitchell
George W. Padbury Jr
Walter G. Sampson
Sampson
J. E. Erickson
Clara H. Kennett
Lottie Rumsey Willett
R. E. Towle
A. T. Hibbard
J. J. Haytin
Lester Loble
Montana 1939 soil depleting acreage allotments listed
The state agricultural adjustment administration announces total county soil depleting acreage for the 1939 crop year. Counties show upper limits for all crops designated under the soil depleting category, guiding 1939 farm acreage allotments and notifying farmers before February 1, 1939.
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Montana
A. J. Barton
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Borton
State Committee
Barton
Deer Lodge
Flathead
Granite
Lake
Lincoln
Mineral
Missoula
Roc
Ravalli
Sanders
Blaine
Chouteau
Glacier
Hill
Liberty
Phillips
Pondera
Teton
Toole
Weagher
Musselshell
Ste Petroleum
Wheatland
Beaverhead
Gallatin
Jefferson
Madison
Carbon
Park
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Treasure
Yellowstone
Iz Carter
Custer
Fallon
Powder River
Rosebud
Wibaux
Whitefish Claims Best Navy Town Title
Whitefish with about 2000 residents asserts it has the most navy enlistments per capita in the United States. Recruiter Frank A Story of Helena notes 12 youths from Whitefish enlisted in four years and the local Navy Mothers club counts 17 members. He adds that navy communities tend to produce more sailors due to familiarity and hometown support.
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Whitefish
United States
Frank A. Story
Helena
United States Navy
Storey
Navy Mothers’ Club
Navy
Dan Boone Descendant Born in Butte
Mr and Mrs James Allen Boone of Butte welcomed a two pound boy days ago. The WPA watchman father claims fourth generation lineage to Daniel Boone making the newborn the fifth generation. The infant is fed by eye dropper and is expected to thrive and be named after the famous frontiersman.
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James Allen Boone
Butte
WPA
Dan
Date Palm Cultivation Costs and Timetable
In the United States the process to grow one acre of date palms to bearing yields takes about eight years and costs around $5,000. The grower starts to reap returns after this long maturation period and investment.
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United States
Montana Uses Nearly One Hundred Million Telephone Calls in 1938
J. N. Whittinghill of Mountain States Co reports Montana had 58,660 phones on Dec 1 1938, up 1,969 from a year earlier. About 100,000,000 calls originated statewide, with Butte Great Falls Billings and Helena accounting for over 50 million. Local improvements boosted service and efficiency.
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J. N. Whittinghil
Mountain States Company
Moon States
Montana
Ontana
Butte
Great Falls
Billings
Helena
Wife Identifies Body as Husband in Philipsburg Case
The badly decomposed body found near Philipsburg is identified by Mrs. Sullivan of Butte as her husband William Harvey Sullivan, missing since June 11. He told her he was going to a warmer climate, and a shotgun wound through the roof of his mouth was the apparent cause of death.
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Husband
Philipsburg
William Harvey Sullivan
Butte
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