Travel season ends at Glacier Park with high attendance
Glacier National Park reports 170073 visitors for the travel year, up 10.8 percent from last year. Auto travel drove gains while rail and air declined. Montana and Canada produced the largest out-of-state counts and international tourism rose with Waterton-Glacier ties strengthening cross-border travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glacier National Park
D. S. Libbey
New York
San Francisco
Waterton Lakes National Park
Canada
Montana
Dominion of Canada
United States
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
California
Washington
Illinois
Minnesota
Union
Alaska
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Puero Rico
Canad
England
Panama
France
South Africa
China
Norway
Dutch West Indies
Chile
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Bolivia
Argentine
Netherlands
Peru
Rhodesia
Dutch East Indies
Coyote Hunting by Plane Falls Under Federal Rule
Helena aviation inspector C L Clabaugh outlines federal rules for hunting coyotes from airplanes this winter. Pilots must obtain low flying waivers, hold commercial ratings, secure landowner permission, and provide land maps. He cites incidents of out of state pilots using cattle carcasses as bait and vows cooperation with farmers to halt such actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Clabaugh
Helena
General Inspection Division
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Clabaugh
Montana
Federal
Montana Carloadings Rise in August Train Freight
The Montana state railroad and public service commission reports overall carloadings in August up 16 percent from a year earlier. Ore shipments lead the gains with 883 cars compared to 4 053 last year while wheat drops 91 cars and cattle, sheep, concentrates, slag and tailings, and crude petroleum all rise by hundreds of cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Railroads Fund Montana Schools Through 1938 Taxes
The Association of American Railroads reports that in 1938 railroads paid over 4.5 million dollars in Montana taxes for public schools, funding 21 347 students with an average 104 dollar per pupil cost. The survey notes rail taxes also support highways and local government, and would shift to homeowners if railroads were government owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Association Survey
Montana cash balance rises in October report
Montana's cash balance on October 1 stood at 10,227,264 dollars, up from 7,475,705 a year earlier, per State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon. September receipts totaled 2,663,123 dollars, slightly below the 2,695,573 recorded for the same month last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Ray N. Shannon
Echoes from the Past 1919 Highlights
ECHOES from the PAST lists 1919 items: N Whitacre returns from Texas to study business climate. Rev W W Van Orsdel near death from stroke. Red Cross officers elected Miss Margaret Nagle chair and J A Sweat vice chair. others named for junior Red Cross, finances, and county affairs. Also notes marriage of Joseph Torgerson and Fereda Newland. injuries from a car crash near Fairfield. Great Falls beats Teton 28 to 0. Sun River club formed with Sam Ness president. Rev J F Schulte improves after Rochester operation. death of Alex Breeding at 84. 14,000 acres in Teton sold at auction avg 16 an acre.
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N. Whitacre
Texas
W. W. van Orsdel
Brother van
Montana
Red Cross
Margaret Nagle
J. A. Sweat
Clara Carlson
A. H. Doughty
BE. Haugen
Halvor Daley
John Vahn
Geyser
Great Falls
Teton Bulldogs
Loomis Stars
Sun River Community Club
Sam Ness
J. F. Schulte
Rochester
Alex Breeding
Agawam
West
Teton County
Supreme Court Hears Murderer Lee Simpson Appeal
The state supreme court took under advisement the appeal of Lee Simpson a Golden Valley County farmer convicteder of murdering Deputy Sheriff Arthur Buford on April 14 1938 and sentenced to hang. Prosecutors said Buford shot while the sheriff escaped and several alleged victims were found on the Simpson ranch. Simpson previously attempted suicide in jail and a book listing 16 names was found. Defense argued trial procedure errors.
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State Supreme Court
Lee Simpson
Golden Valley
Arthur Buford
Simpson
Buford
Simpson Place
Tattooing of Domestic Animals Tied to State Registration
Montana Attorney General Freebourn rules that tattooing livestock is illegal unless the marks are registered with the state recorder of brands. The opinion, written for Paul Raftery, notes a firm supplying tattooing equipment solicits memberships in a national association that provides materials and promises to list tattooed animals and owners with sheriffs nationwide.
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Freebourn
Montana
State
Recorder of Brands
Paul Raftery
Governor names board picks and park appointees
Governor Roy H. Ayers named William T. Boone a Missoula attorney and William T. Cowan of Box Elder to the state board of education. Boone replaces Wallace Brennan and Cowan fills the vacancy from EB C. Carruth’s death. The governor also appointed Frank Carey of Virginia City to the state park board for the unexpired term of M. M. Duncan.
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Roy H. Ayers
William T. Boone
Missoula
William T. Cowan
Box Elder
State Board of Education
Boone
Wallace Brennan
Cowan
EB. C. Carruth
Havre
Frank Carey
Virginia City
State Park Board
M. M. Duncan
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Glacier Park
Montana - Dakota Utilities CO
Citizens State, Bank
Chateau, Mont
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Iron Horse
The
Association of American Railroads
R. I. McClue
Linouue
FORD
Choteau, Mont
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