Library Project Expands Montana Reading Services Statewide
The Montana library extension commission and the Works Progress Administration announce a statewide library project to extend services to all citizens. Regional offices are set up in Billings, Great Falls, Miles City, Kalispell and Butte, with the latter serving as the state office.
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Works Progress Administration
Montana
Montana Library Extension Commission
Annabel Edinger
WPA
The
Works Projects Administration
Billings
Great Falls
Miles City
Kalispell
Butte
World's Largest Earth Dam Nears Completion at Fort Peck
Fort Peck dam, the world’s largest earthfill structure, nears full readiness to improve Missouri River navigation. The project, closed June 24 1937, will enter polishing next year with 500 workers and a 105000 kilowatt plant planned for 1941. The reservoir already spans 24 miles by 7 and holds 50 million gallons, with long term plans to 180 miles, 1600 miles shoreline and 19412 thousand acre feet storage.
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Fort Peck
Missouri River
Montana
Clark Kittrell
Kittrell
Gatun
Panama
Sioux City
St. Louis
Federal Public Works Program
Great Falls
New Deal
Wheeler
Park Grove
Keyes
Carl
Missouri
Statewide Montana libraries push rural access with WPA funding
A Montana plan to widen library reach uses a $358,698 WPA grant to employ 550 workers and $97,560 state support to purchase 15,000 new books. The effort targets 12 county libraries and 42 public libraries, plus underserved areas lacking services.
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Montana
Edinger
Montana Library Extension Commission
WPA
Flying Rancher Celebrates 15th Aviation Anniversary
Thomas Wolfe, vice president in charge of traffic for Western Air Express, marks fifteen years in aviation this month. He also runs Robbers Roost ranch at Medicine Bow Wyoming and trained many traffic managers nationwide. Wolfe, a Northwestern graduate and former football star, helped organize night air mail and led Chicago and transcontinental routes before joining Western Air Express in 1936.
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Thomas Wolfe
Western Air Express
Wolfe
Art Kelly
Butte
Jack Smith
Great Falls
Medicine Row
Wyo
Chicago Association of Commerce Aviation Committee
Chicago
National Air Transport
United Airlines
Western Airless
Northwestern University
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Custodian Gertrude Davis dies at Dickinson ND
Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Davis longtime custodian of the Marquis DeMores chateau near Medora North Dakota died days ago at the Sisters home in Dickinson following a paralytic stroke. She had lived in Medora over 40 years and came west from Pennsylvania, noting the landmark tied to Theodore Roosevelt and Marquis DeMores.
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Dakota
Gertrude Elizabeth Davis
Marquis DeMores
Medora
N. D
Dickinson
DeMores
North Dakota
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Rie J Coss
Fulton
Tass
First National Bank
Lewis & Walker
Wvomine
McCarroll’s
School OF Beauty
Union
Jessie M. Grefig
Mer
Grante
RX Laboratory
Worth Investigation
Paxson’s Pharmacy
Utah Ave
Mont
Pwr
IIT
John L. Morrison
West
Randolph Street
de Peterman
Delphia
1Th Avenue
Qnland California
C. E. Spurgin
Choteau
Hassard
Frary & Burlingame
Mesa
Wash
Fort Peck Dam
Glasgow-Fort Peck
Box 218
Glasgow
E. Hamilton
Monarch Montana
P O. Box
Helena
John A Wilson
Stanford Montana
Stuchlik Drug Company
Berwyn
Price
F. B. Price
Murray Institutes
Minneapolis
Iowa
Fred Chandler
Chariton
Newkirk
Hardin
Stewart
G. L. Burgess
Nebraska
Illinois
Boyd & Stevens Wyola
DUEOC
Rudy Hruska
Lewistown
King Bessie Ormsby
Corriedale
Keith Culbertron
Wyola
Linus Markuson
Galata
Mw Livestock
Shed
Charles Newkirk
H. P. Stover
Power Shovel Petrie Machinery Co
Lake Superior
Superior
Wis
Wwe
Edwards
N. E
Portland
Oreton
Mns
Wolf
Coyote
Real Coyote
George Edwards
Livingston, Mont
Alaska Junk Company
Adams St
Snokane
Manks
DeLand, Fla
International Catholic Correspondence Club
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mallard Ducks
Libby
FOX Studios
Northwest Photo Service
Farrio, North Dakota
Nystrand Poultry CO
Placer St
Butte, Montana
Mid City National Bank
Foley Bros, Produce CO
Fulton Market
Main St
Helena Mont
Tebe
Helena Stamp Works
Helena, Mont
Pacific Stamp Works
Sprague
Spokane
Bunch
Welch
Minn
F i Auto Parts Co
Great ‘Falls
General Electric
H. P
Carl Weissman É& CO
Fourth St. So
M Gordon & CO
Aluminum St
Butte Mont
Es Re Ein
L. ©. Smith
P. O. Box
Charles Dickens
Russia
Pan
the Clown
Tope
Skheei
Wong Sun
China
Wong Sun Company
27Th St
Western Air
Medicine Bow
Aer Roma
California
America
Ec SD Tokee
Romant Ay Ta Re Inc
Lodi, California
OLD Quaker CO
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Quaar Brook
Kentucky
Sunny Brook
National Distillers Prod.Corp
Nyc
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