Missoula to Host Major Montana Labor Convention
More than 200 delegates are expected at the Montana Labor Federation convention in Missoula. The Missoula County Central Trades and Labor council selected a committee to oversee arrangements for the three day session starting June 23 with elaborate entertainment planned to ensure a successful gathering in western Montana.
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Meeting of Labor Organization
Montana
American Federation of Labor
Missoula
Missoula County
The
Labor Federation
Grand Lodge of Masons
Grand Chapter
Eastern Star
Do You Know Your Liver Health Fact
Do You Know Your Liver It is one of the most important organs of our bodies. It secretes bile stored in the gall bladder and released into the intestines after meals. Bile kills bacteria, purges, purifies and sweetens the system, while poor liver function causes many disorders.
Joe Meek the Hard Drinker who Saved Missionary Wife
A 1837 Yellowstone rendezvous tale recalls Joe Meek saving missionary Mrs. Smith during a perilous chase. Meek, famed frontiersman and later Oregon legislator, shared drink fueled exploits yet performed rescue, guiding Mrs. Smith away from pursuing Indians while her husband perished in the harsh Wind River region. The episode highlights Meek’s contradictory character as outlaw and protector among trappers and traders.
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Martha E. Plassmann
James Bridger
Yellowstone Lake
Missouri
Three Forks
Ashley
Ematinger Company
Helen Mar
Meek
Wind River
States
St. Louis
Gray
Flathead Mission
Willamette
Joe Meek
Hudson’s Bay
Ematinger
Mrs. Smith
Smith
Wyoming
Governor Names Mrs Hathaway to Child and Animal Protection Office
Stevensville resident Maggie Smith Hathaway, a pioneering Montana legislator in 1916, has been appointed by Governor J E Erickson as secretary of the state bureau of child and animal protection. The post, to replace M L Higgins, is effective immediately. Hathaway, longtime Ravalli County figure, served two legislative terms and earlier as Lewis and Clark County superintendent of schools. She has farm experience near Stevensville and supported child labor amendments during the 1925 session.
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Gon
Meek
Little Helen Mar
Northwest
Oregon
Marshall
Washington
Stevensville
Maggie Smith Hathaway
J. E. Erickson
State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Hathaway
M. L. Higgins
Ravalli County
Montana
House of Representatives
Ohio
Lewis and Clark County
Margaret Hathaway
Erickson
Child Baureau
Ice Cream Consumption and Local Licenses in Billings
Billings residents consume between 1600 and 2060 gallons of ice cream weekly, per a conservative dealer estimate. The city has 64 licensed ice cream and soft drink dealers, with some summer-only permits. monthly inspections occur for all stores handling ice cream. Vanilla leads in flavor popularity, followed by chocolate and strawberry, with sherbet also common. The note adds that the first power-driven woolen mill was built at Byfield, Mass., in 1794.
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Billings
Health Department
Byfield, Mass
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Garden City
Jensen
St. Montana
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Helen Mar Meek
Whitman
Ore
Mentase Dictributerso
Butte
Se. Idake S
Butte, Mentar
Mrs. Hathaway
Child Bureau
Jacobi
Bentea
Riley
Butte Bottlers Supply CO
Be. Maim &T
Ment
Carls Weissman & Co
Auto Wrecking House
Great Falls
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World Today
Chinchilla
Sable
Silver Black Fox Company
Missoula, Montana
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