Granddaughter of Sacajawea Visits New Mexico Coronado Celebration
Laura Rutledge of St. Louis, granddaughter of Sacajawea, visits New Mexico for the Coronado anniversary. She disputes common lore about Toussaint Charboneau and Sacajawea, citing burial in Missouri and Sacajawea living to nearly 100.
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New Mexico
Southwest
Laura Rutledge
St. Louis
Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Mrs. Rutledge
Richmond
Washington County
Missouri
Charboneau
Hebard
William Clark
Toussaint Charboneau
North Montana State Fair Program Offers Wide Entertainment
The North Montana State Fair opens August 5 for its 10th anniversary with new features across the grounds. Highlights include an $18,000 racing meet, the Rubin & Cherry exhibition, a Miss Montana elimination contest, expanded agricultural displays, Blackfeet handicraft, pioneer relics, state fish and game displays, and 4-H, FFA, and Hereford shows alongside ongoing rodeo and entertainment.
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Montana
Atlantic City
State Fish and Game Department
Forestry Service
Housing Loans Reach 1940 Montana Milestone
Federal Housing Administration loans in Montana built nearly two million dollars of houses in the first six months of 1940. Ben S. Hill, state FHA director, said the six month total was 1,948,300 versus 945,000 in early 1939. May and June saw sharp state growth with Billings leading in loan applications followed by Great Falls and Helena.
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Billings
Great Falls
Helena
Montana AAA Officials Attend National Conference
Montana officials F. H. Richardson T. B. Holker and E. R. Olson attended the national conference of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Washington D C. They joined committees on performance crop insurance and program effectiveness to shape the 1941 farm program while visiting Georgia and Alabama offices for insights into tenant farming and conservation needs. Total eclipses of the sun occur about once in three years with totality under three minutes.
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AAA
Montana
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington, D .C
F. H. Richardson
T. B. Holker
Montana Extension Service
E. R. Olson
Bozeman
Olson
Holker
Richardson
Georgia
Alabama
Wooded figure Charboneau debated by historians
Historians split on Charboneau's character with some hailing him as a noble figure and others painting him as a villain, while many now suggest the truth lies between these extremes.
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Tured
Charboneau
Old Dobbin to be memo as Montana Guard modernizes
State Adjutant John W. Mahan said 9 or 10 units still with horse equipment should forward it to state headquarters. Trucks will carry guns and other gear in the future.
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Old Dobbin
Montana National Guard
John W. Mahan
Western Animal Production Meeting At Montana State College
Specialists from most western states attended the summer meeting of the western section of the American Society of Animal Production at Montana State college in June. The gathering included specialists from Washington D C and the Midwest besides the western delegation.
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Western States
American Society of Animal Production
Montana State College
Washington, D. C
Midwest
Butte Memoir Revives 60 Year Rioh Era Visit
Ralph Louis, former Idaho Falls mayor and Montana meat plant pioneer, recalls Butte’s 1880s days during a 60th anniversary visit. He notes lack of paved streets, early fire troubles, and the first electric plant near Montana Street. Louis and Justice Cohen clash over Shodair store location as part of a lively reminiscence.
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Butte
Ralph Louis
Idaho Falls
Montana
Louis
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Cohen
Granite
Broadway
Main
Hamilton
Montana Street
Silver Bow Creek
Montana Power Co
Beilenberg
Dovenspeck & Brown
Cohen
Shodair
West Broadway
Shodair Fruit
Sara Orenstein
Keyser Named Traffic Manager for Hine in Montana
George D. Keyser Jr a veteran Western Air Express traffic staffer is named traffic manager for the Hine in Montana a new role to coordinate operations in Great Falls Helena and Butte with headquarters in Great Falls He will oversee traffic duties in Great Falls and assist in handling rising air traffic from the Butte and Helena offices.
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George D. Keyser Jr
Western Air Express Traffic Department
Hine
Montana
Great Falls
Helena
Butte
Keyser
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Ferdinand the Bull
Montana State Fair
Vueer
Sunny Brook
Kentucky
Ralph Lewis
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Conoco
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