Montana Celebrates 50th Anniversary as Treasure State
A Montanan parade led by the high school band marked November 8 1939 the fiftieth anniversary of Montana’s admission to the Union. Governor Ayers proclaimed Patriotic Week honoring Pioneer Day Admission Day and Armistice Day. Montana’s early fur trade gold rush and livestock wealth spurred growth before statehood in 1889.
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Chateau
Montana
Union of States
Land of the
Free
Union
Roy E. Ayers
Louisiana Purchase
American Fur Trading Company
Fort Union
Missouri
Yellowstone
Territory of
Gold Creek
Granite County
Beaver
Grasshopper Creek
Texas
Benjamin Harrison
Plans Campaign Against Non-Licensed Insurers
State Auditor John J. Holmes announces a statewide drive against unlicensed insurance firms selling policies in Montana and dodging claims through contract technicalities. He cites nearly 1 million dollars yearly in premiums paid to these firms and urges buyers to verify licensure with his office.
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John J. Holmes
Montana
Holmes
Fines Recovered from Justice of the Peace Shortfall
Lou Boedecker reports more than $5,000 in fines collected by justices of the peace and not remitted to the state have been recovered since March 1. Four justices have been removed from office for failure to remit the money.
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Lou Boedecker
Justices of the Peace
Nature Narratives The Little Things
A meditation on developing hobbies to steady the mind and broaden knowledge. The piece cites dragonflies as a personal example and urges exploring fields like geology, plants, insects, astronomy, and human biology to gain fundamentals, balance, and tolerance for others. It extols self knowledge as precious and promotes hobbies for mental health.
Federal agency expands Montana apple purchases
The surplus commodities corporation plans to buy 10 more carloads of Bitter Root valley McIntosh apples, totaling 50 cars for Montana. This first 40-car order at 67 cents per box will feed needy families and school lunch programs through December, with the extra shipment extending supplies into late spring. Gerald Walsh aided the state in securing the additional purchase.
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Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Bitter Root Valley
Montana
Roy E. Ayers
Federal
Welfare Department
Gerald Walsh
Hamilton Ditch
Echoes from the Past: 1919 and 1929 Local Notices
Maj L A Foot returns from national American Legion convention in Minneapolis. Sheriff Ike Martine returns from mountains after cattle rustling roundup. John Truchot and Ada Logan wed by Rev Harry Stong. Heavy snowfall boosts moisture. bumper crop expected. T O Larson elected second district Republican chairman at Billings meeting. Sheriff Martine to Maryland to fetch Toralf Tokerud on statutory charge. Oil well spudded on John Carlson farm last Thursday. 4-H congress delegates named for Chicago. Mrs J F Pulliam dies in California. Granville F Underwood funeral and Chateau cemetery burial. Glen Jones forms winter men's volleyball teams. T H Pridham injured by maul while driving stakes. K E Sturgis starts boys club for ages over 16.
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L A. Foot
National Convention of American Legion
Minneapolis
Ike Martine
John Truchot
Ada Logan
Harry Stong
T. O. Larson
Billings
Martine
Maryland
Toralf Tokerud
Dutton
K. E. Sturgis
Montana measles epidemic eases with 43 new cases
Phillips county reported 43 new measles cases to the state board of health last week, down from 60 the prior week. Eight new measles cases arose in other Montana locales, while chicken pox topped with 40 cases and scarlet fever followed with 31.
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Phillips County
State Board of Health
Montana
Fall Season Ideal Time for Starting Home Account System
Bozeman November 7 Mrs Margaret Tuller Montana State College extension home management specialist urges homemakers to start home account systems now as autumn begins and school opens. She notes that an organized ledger helps plan expenditures for 1940 by itemizing food household operation personal auto and other categories and comparing monthly and yearly totals.
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Bozeman
Margaret Tuller
Montana State College
Measles Epidemic In Phillips County Rises Again
Measles activity in Phillips county increased this week with 50 new cases reported to the state board of health. The prior weeks showed 60 cases three weeks ago and 43 the next week, while 18 other statewide cases were noted.
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Phillips County
State Board of Health
Notice of Filing Petition for Bond Confirmation Montana
The District Court of Montana Teton County will hear Bynum Irrigation District on December 16, 1939 at 10 A M regarding confirmation of 238000 refinancing bonds and the related special tax. Interested parties may demur or answer by the hearing date to contest the petition and any order. Dated November 14, 1939. H M Daley, Clerk.
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Ninth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Teton
Bynum Irrigation District
Board of Commissioners of
District Court of the United States
District of
Board of Commissioners
Chateau
Gasoline Tax Up Reaches Record and Monthly Gain
The state five cent per gallon gasoline tax collected $566,931.53 last month, up $7,665.72 from October of last year. September posted a record high with $727,100.96 in collections, funding highway construction and maintenance.
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State Board of Equalization
Twenty-Eight Prisoners to Be Released from Deer Lodge Penitentiary
The state parole board approves the release of 28 inmates from Deer Lodge this month. Thirteen are first-termers who have completed half their sentences, while 15 have served full terms. Three of the full-term group are due to be arrested on new charges in other states.
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Deer Lodge
State Parole Board
Notice to Bridge Contractors Sealed Bids Sought
Sealed bids for a steel bridge over the Teton River in Teton County Montana are due by 11 AM December 4 1939 at the County Clerk office in Chateau Montana. Bid prizes require a 10 percent certified check. Plans and specs available from the County Clerk in Choteau.
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Teton River
Teton County
Chateau
Montana
Choteau
Monna
Board of County Commissioners
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Chateau, Mont
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
E. L. Kleffman
Choteau, Mont
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Nutter & Viegen
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Maynard Hospital
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