Montana Presses School District Consolidation Amid Mixed Gains
Montana continues consolidating elementary districts with 976 operating and 199 non-operating districts, a drop from 1,256 in 1944-45. High school districts grow to 157, totaling 24 percent of districts, while crops rebound with barley at 41.16 million bushels and rye, flaxseed, and potatoes rising, per Glen dive Daily Ranger.
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Second Largest Wheat Crop Just Harvested
Montana reports 1955 wheat harvest totaling 97,615,000 bushels, the state’s second largest on record, behind 114,174,000 in 1953. Spring and winter crops combined exceed the 1944–1953 decade average by 22 percent, aided by high yields per acre with an average of 23.0 bushels statewide.
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State Doll Contest Prizes Announced
The State Doll contest runs from November 1 to December 1 with entries due by December 1. Prizes of 10 and 5 dollars are awarded in two divisions, stuffed dolls and stuffed animals, with a 10-dollar club prize for most entries.
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Fishing Season Extended to November Thirty
Walter Allen of the Montana Fish and Game Department says the regular 1955 open fishing season will run through November 30, extending the prior close date of November 15 to let anglers benefit from late fall brown trout. The bag limit remains 15 trout per person with a 10 pound cap, excluding rainbow and cutthroat trout. Winter season begins December 1 and runs until February 29, 1956. anglers should consult the 1955 56 regulations for stream and reservoir openings by county.
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Mem Counts Dr E Jalavisto Quote on Longevity
A Helsinki university figure Dr E Jalavisto is noted for a remark on longevity urging chosen motherhood tied to longevity. The quote contrasts parental life span with broader life expectancy and implications for health wisdom.
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