Skunk Battles Helena Officer In Oil Company Grounds
A skunk seeking shelter under a Capital City oil firm warehouse clashes with Officer Joe Hildenstad of Helena. The standoff ends as the animal evades tear gas while the officer vows to continue the pursuit. The encounter unfolds with local workers watching and the city left to ponder which is mightier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk
Hill and Dale
Oil Company
Capital City
Joe Hildenstab
Helena
Hildenstad
Mr. Skunk
Water Board Jobs Rise as WPA Employs 2100 in State
Two thousand one hundred men are employed on state water conservation projects through the WPA, per a report to the board by Chief Engineer E. B. Donohue. Work in Custer Richland Dawson and Fallon counties has halted due to exhausted federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Board
WPA
E. B Donohue
Custer
Richland
Dawson
Fallon
Dividends Unclaimed From Closed Banks Reported
A. Brown state superintendent of banks reports unclaimed dividends totaling 55 433 dollars belonging to depositors in closed banks. Accumulated since 1927, about 20 000 dollars may be claimed soon, while 35 000 dollars are classified as dormant by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brown
State bank department paid over two million to claimants
For 11 years the state banking department disbursed 2,207,231 to claimants against closed banks. Thirty three banks failed in that period and payments covered 57 percent of the claims, according to W. A. Brown, department head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Banking Department
W. A. Brown
Zebras on Milk Route Driven by Local Girl in St Louis
A St Louis milk delivery route uses zebras as a playful motif and is driven by a girl, adding a regional twist to the everyday service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Treasure State News in Brief Highlights From Helena to Great Falls
Helena reports near normal forest grazing in Montana due to fall weather. Kalis pell notes hospital stay for Anna Hummer after hip fracture. Warm Springs records 52 more patients Jan 1 1938. total 1859. Missoula notes nine foot snow on Lookout pass with rotary plow clearing. Miles City to host statewide checker tournament in February. dates later. Townsend stores food for the poor at Broadwater courthouse. Helena pays 227016.71 to counties for pupil transport. Helena newborn Michael Freebourn wins first baby derby prize. Livingston bears sighted shot near Decker flats. Helena forest income allocated 553642 among 34 counties. Deer Lodge reports December inmate aid. population up to 578. Wibaux Stewart Stair recovering after arm injury and amputation. Melena Hugh Sherman named to Great Falls park board. Glasgow blast loosens 10000+ cubic yards fill near Fort Peck dam. Helena farm prices fall to 1934 levels in December. Livingston Mike Ricci recalls silver dollar headaches in New York. Plains three year old Darrell Murray saves self from fire. Augusta Woodmen officers elected. Billings junior fat livestock show manager named. Helena Montana Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries to meet in Billings Jan 25 26. Great Falls Jeanne Walters reported missing from Sacramento search advised.
Snowbound Reunion On A Forgotten Streetcar Run
Elsie pursues a missed date with a sailor in a snow lit city. She meets him again near Swope Park as he frets over his mother and a vanished home. They walk a frosted path while she worries about a job and the ten dollars in her purse.
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Elsie
Swope Park
Leavitt
Wisconsin
Varoni
Saps in Snow and a Christmas Promise
In a frostbitten city, Elsie and a sailor argue over past chances and future plans. They debate work, love, and memory as a clipping from the agony column nudges them toward renewing their bond and sharing a Christmas dinner and a locket. The fragile moment hints at hope amid hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Finn
Turkeys in Treasure State See Sharp 1937 Production Drop
Miss Cushman reports Montana turkey production in 1937 fell sharply from 1936. Total pool shipments dropped to 830,332 pounds and Christmas market shipments totaled 276,970 pounds, with Thanksgiving at 63,362 pounds. Factors include feed shortages and costly feed relative to turkey prices in 1936, plus shift from small flocks to large scale production.
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Acco
Turkey
Treasure State
Examinations Set For Jan 27 and 28
Seventh and eighth grade exams will be given January 27 and 28, per Ruth Reardon state superintendent. Miss Cornelia Geary county superintendent at Deer Lodge will list students and requisitions for question sets from Helena. If weather is inclement, children may write at local schools under supervision named by the superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Reardon
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cornelia Geary
Deer Lodge
Geary
Helena
Property rights Rule for Creeks and Non Navigable Rivers
The article states that creeks and small non navigable rivers belong to the landowners through whose property they pass. This establishes ownership rights tied to land boundaries and emphasizes that such waterways are not public assets.
Butte Newsroom Delves Into 10 000 Dollar Counterfeit Scheme
A Chicago Globe feature describes Butte as a mining camp with a fighting edge and lore of crime. It recounts how a Butte woman was defrauded of 10 000 dollars by a dark skinned trickster who used a supposed curse to swindle her, with detective Joe Williams and the outfit moving across the continent and remaining at large.
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Batte
Wayman Lian
Globe
Butte
ByPey
Sie Seannee of
Bolles
Larry Gan
Jack Duggan
Montana
West Broadway
Duggan
Joe Liams
Police
Anna Stone
Williams
Banco
Radio beacon watchmen guard airways in bureau unit
The bureau of air commerce maintains a corps of operators who listen to radio beacons around the clock report any interruption and speed repairs to keep air navigation safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Air Commerce
Climatic and Plant Zones Form in Grand Canyon Altitude Range
In the Grand Canyon of Arizona four distinct climatic and plant zones arise from the extreme altitude difference between the canyon floor and the north rim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Arizona
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Federal Adjustment & Collection Bureau
Midland Savings Bids
Denver
Colorado
American Auction College
Sedro Wooley
Wash
Spokane
Majestic Hotel
Lewis & Walker
Ira Buttemont
George Mason
Astoria
Ore
Canaries
W. J. Mathers
Millwood
Stevens Woodcraft
Chimacum
Fort Peck Dam
Missouri
Glasgow-Fort Peck
Glasgow
Mont
Eugene
California-Oregon
Rodmans
Billings-Hesper Road
W. G. Bacon
Billings
Baumgartner Studio
Ehlers
S. Main
Helena, Mont
Nelson Reservoir
F.o.b. Saco
McNeil Bros
Saco
U. S. Air Corps
Flying Intelligence Service
Jefferson Building
Philadelphia
Lst
Dakota-Montana Hide & Metal Co
Sidney, Mont
Alaska Junk Co., Inc
Gen
Del
Bozeman, Mont
Price
M. Guenther
West
Manchester
Ohio
Social and Employment Agency
Gollatin Chick News
Gallatin Chick Hatchery
Bozeman
Mor
Montana Poultry
J L. Dorsh CO
Nystrand Poultry CO
Butte, Montana
Wittes, Granton
Wis
Evergreen Playground
Seattle
F. Cattnach
N. E
Pacific Stamp Works
Sprague Ave
Helena Stamps Works
Columbian Music Publishers, Ltd
Toronto
Can
Mont. Ave
Foster
Henning, Minn
Eer
Ar. N. A
Department of Public Welfare
England
Cop
Kalispell
Anna Hummer
Carl Hummer
Warm Springs
State Hospital For the Insane
Missoula
Wallace, Ida
Lookout Mountain Pass
Montana-Idaho
Miles City
Fred Irish
WPA Recreation Project
Townsend
Broadwater County
Michael Freebourn
Harrison J. Freebourn
Livingston
Decker Flats
Ed Durgan
Yellowstone Valley
Wibaux
Stewart Stair
E. B. Stair
Glendive
Fairview
Melena
Hugh I. Sherman
Board of Park Commissioners of
Great Falls
Roy E. Ayers
W. E. Mitchell
Anaconda
State School of Mines
Fort Peck
Snake Butte
Harlem
Mike
Ricci
New York City
Gotham
Em Cop
Plains
Darrell Murray
Darrell
Here
Augusta
Woodmen of the World
W. J. McManus
W. E. McManus
C. M. Henderson
Leutenant
A. Pings
Phil Pings
A. Christian
Marty Murphy
Leon Murphy
Rex E. Woods
Clyde Overman
Mabel E. Pings
Harry L. Fitton
Harry A. Snyder
Billings Woolgrower
A. H. Langman
Montana Association of Commercial Organization
W. G. Ferguson
Montanans, Inc
Henry Bohling
Charles Baldwin
Whitefish
Jeanne Walters
Sacramento
Calif
J. M. Walters
Walters
California
West Coast
Trom
Evelyn Murray Campbell
Hark
Calvert
Calverts
Meares
CAL KY
ERT Distillers Corp
Relay
Louisvile
Chrysler
Calvert’s
Roaring Town
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Kentucky
Ken
Mative Kentuckians
Litter Wli Distillery, Inc
Shively, Ky
Wilken
Blendeo
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