Billings Lions Back Seeing Eye Work For Spoelder
Herman Spoelder, blind Billings news dealer, trains with dog guide Gyp at Morristown Seeing Eye School. Lions club sponsorship helped fund his 30 day program, and residents are urged to avoid petting the dog to keep the team in harmony during streets crossings and daily routines.
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Billings Gazette
Herman Spoelder
Billings
T. L. Gap
Chateau
Tony
Billings Lions Club
Spoelder
Lions Clubs
Seeing Eye
Gyp
Herman
Seeing Hye, Inc
Morristown
N. J
Seeing Eye School
Tierman
Billings News Dealer
United States Army
Army
C. O
Bue
Harrison Eustis
City
Mass Layoffs at Fort Peck Dam Planned by Next Year
Capt. Richard Lee of the army engineers told a Helena meeting of the national emergency council that more than 3,000 workers will lose jobs at the Fort Peck dam by early next year. Current staffing is 3,185 and will rise to 3,750 by May 1, with skilled workers likely to find other jobs but many laborers facing unemployment for a period.
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Fort Peck
Richard Lee
Army Engineers
Clark Littrell
Helena
National Emergency Council
Lee
New Vivaccine for Horse Disease Boosts Immunity and Cuts Cost
Dr. W. J. Butler reports a chick embryo vaccine for sleeping sickness in horses is 100,000 times stronger than last year’s, immunizes in 36 hours, and costs about 2.50 per horse. About 3,000 Montana horses valued at 100,000 died last summer. vaccination is advised in March to May, preferably by a veterinarian. Areas near former outbreak zones should brace for possible epidemics this summer.
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Montana
W. J. Butler
Butler
Encyclopedias Prompt Clerk to Sell Gift Set
A conversation between two clerks centers on selling a gifted set of encyclopedias. The first clerk offers the set, claiming no use for it, while the second clerk rejects the sale, asserting greater knowledge than any encyclopedia. The exchange ends with the first suggesting the thrill of perusing and spotting errors.
Wheeler to Run in 1940 for Senate Seat
Dispatches from Washington report United States Senator B K Wheeler will seek re election in 1940. He is the first of 32 outgoing senators to announce another bid while Roosevelt's stance on his candidacy remains a question. Wheeler led opposition to the court bill but backed several New Deal measures. Life magazine poll ranked him tenth among the most competent senators.
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Washington
United States
B. K. Wheeler
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Life Magazine
Helena men dig for radium with new gadget find
Dr David Berg and two Montana State College men walk the Helena dump using an odd gadget to locate radium worth ten thousand dollars. They discover the radium in three tiny tubes after an apparent mislaid patient bandage incident.
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David T. Berg
Helena
Arthur J. M. Johnson
Arthur Dye
Montana State College
Bozeman
School Election Law Held Invalid Declared unconstitutional
Attorney General H. J. Frebourn issues opinion finding the recent school election law invalid. The measure allowed only property owners and parents of students to vote but violates the state constitution.
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H. J. Frebourn
Tomato Juice Harmful To Laying Hens
Extension poultry expert Mies H F Cushman of Montana State College warns tomato juice and other citric fruit acids shut off egg production in laying hens. The claim arose from a Midwest grower who reported tomato juice cocktails cured diseases, but university cautions against such remedies.
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Mies
H.F. Cushman
Montana State College
Miss Cushman
Midwest
Montana Tourist Crop Estimation At Forty Million
William G. Ferguson, manager of Montanans Inc, predicts Montana’s 1939 tourist crop will reach 40 million dollars, a 10 million rise from last year. He cites rising inquiries about Montana’s recreational attractions and notes the World fairs on both coasts will drive visitors through the state en route to the events.
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William G. Ferguson
Montanans, Inc
Montana
Ferguson
Boiled cod ruse in a seaside dining exchange
A harried waiter asks if the customer is the boiled cod. The weary patron denies and says he is a lonely sale with an empty plaice and wants to fillet.
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