Glacier National Park to Open Going-to-the-Sun Road May 28
The Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park is set to open May 28 after a delayed spring thaw. Park crews have crossed Logan Pass with about 12 feet of snow remaining and expect early visitor access if weather stays warm. Entrance stations will charge regar fees, and Glacier Park Company facilities will reopen June 15 with meals and lodging nearby.
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Glacier National Park
Lupt J W Emmert
Montana
National Park Service
Continental Divide
Logan Pass
Rockies
Glacier Park Company
Juniors Open Season With Pair Of Games At Fairfield
The Chateau American Legion baseball team opens its season with two games against Fairfield this weekend. Saturday at 5 30 p.m. the juniors travel to Fairfield, and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. they host the Fairfield Legionnaires at the Choteau field. Jay Dunckel leads a young, hustling squad with Tony Jaconetty and Gene Depner as key infielders. Roger Gefeller and Jim Talifson pace pitching and hitting. The conference schedule begins June 9 at Fairfield, with games also at home against Fairfield, Conrad, Sunburst and others through July.
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Chateau
Tony Jaconetty
Gene Depner
Roger Gefeller
Jim Talifson
Fred Jackson
Mike Snyder
Andy Anderson
John Meyers
Don Baumgartner
Jon Huffman
Bob Hollar
Gary Moon
Jim Connole
Rich Bachmeier
Rich Wilson
Bob Hanson
Steve Koch
Fairfield
Conrad
Sunburst
Fairfield Conrad
Walier
Browning
Farm real estate values rise in Montana and nation
Montana farm real estate values increased four percent in the year ending November 1956, aligning with a national four percent gain to a new high. Wyoming Kansas Nevada and Colorado saw declines while Oklahoma Texas held gains. soil bank effects not yet clear as buyers focus on wheat and central Corn Belt holdings.
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Bozeman
Montana
U. S. Department of Agriculture
John Bower
Montana State College
Dreuth
USDA
Colorado
Nevada
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Corn
Soil Bank
Equitable Life Loans Reach 7.56 Million in Montana Farmlands
Glen A Hunt of Equitable Life Assurance Society announced that by the end of Q1 1957 Montana farmers and ranchers had borrowed 7,557,000 from the Society, up from 6,635,600 a year earlier, with 528 growers using the funds in their operations.
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Montana
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Glen A Hunt
Equitable
Spokane
Anaconda Book Details Rich Copper Empire and Key Figures
The article reviews a new book on the Anaconda Company detailing the Butte mining legacy. It covers Marcus Daly, Augustus Heinze, W. A. Clark, and leaders Kelley and Ryan, plus consolidation, expansion into fabrication and foreign markets, and the slogan From Mine to Consumer. It notes Butte Hill as the richest, and cites Free Enterprise as a driver of progress. Also mentions shrimp species from National Geographic.
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Anaconda
Kelly
Anaconda Company
Marcus Daly
Augustus Heinze
W. A. Clark
Clancy
Harney
Mar‘cosson
Utah
Butte
Ryan
John D Ryan
C F. Kelley
Butte Hill
Ryan and Kelley
American Brass Company
Canada
Kelley
Glover
Clyde E Weed
Dodd, Mead & Company
New York
Montana Power names H. C. Donaldson treasurer
Harry C. Donaldson of Butte named treasurer of the Montana Power Co succeeding the late James R. Sullivan. A native of Wisconsin, he has served as deputy county clerk and recorder for Chouteau county and held roles with the Great Falls and Helena offices before joining the Montana Power Co in 1927.
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Butte
Harry C. Donaldson
Great Falls
Montana Power Co
Donaldson
James R. Sullivan
Delavan
Wis
Abbotsford
Great Northern Railway Co
University of Washington
Montana State University
Missoula
Montana
Chouteau County
Fort Benton
Helena
New Power Company
Chateau
Louella Stearns
State to Issue Tags for License Plates Next Year
Helena Montana motorists will use 1957 license plates through 1958 with aluminum tags. The 1958 tags will be attached to 1957 plates and resemble 1956 tags. The tag and plates are made at Deer Lodge prison. The 1959 plates will have all numerals same size and include the state outline. I O O F lodge meetings resume June 4 at 8 pm.
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Helena
Montana
Board of Examiners
F. O Burrell
Alex B. Stephenson
Deer Lodge
Stephenson
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Glacier Park
Carl Larson
Life Insurance Company
ACM
National Geographic Magazine
Cochrane
Montana Power Company
Missouri River
Montana Power
America
Vienna Sausage Armecurs
Kool Aid
H. C. Donaldson
George Henderson
Choteau
Acantha
Moose Hall
Rhythmaires
Hansen's Dairy Office
Chateau, Duttsta and
Dutton, Augu
Hansen’s Dairy
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