County Boards Urged to Trim Budgets in Montana
The Montana State Board of Equalization calls county commissioners to pare current year budgets to bare necessities amid rising previous tax burdens. It notes a 1929 county levy at 12 million for schools over 1.8 million higher than 1928, and urges taxpayers to review proposed budgets next Wednesday before November votes.
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Elena
State Board of Equalization
Montana
Board of Equalization
Boards of County Commissioners
State Board
Judge Rodgers Leaves for Columbus to Preside in Stillwater County
Judge H. G. Rodgers departed yesterday for Columbus where he will preside on the bench in Stillwater County.
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H. G. Rodgers
Columbus
Stillwater County
Weekend Gift Boxes From Home Aboard Ship
A fragment describes steamer baskets and week end boxes sent from home aboard a ship. It details contents like marmalade candies fig tins and a date loaf cake with a recipe for cookies and cake mix. The tone evokes nostalgia and the joy of receiving care packages while at sea.
New York Wakes to Host of Antique Laws
New Yorkers learn of long forgotten city ordinances that would curb odd acts from stacking whisky barrels over two feet high to playing a bagpipe near an asylum. The list cites Central Park etiquette, street safety rules, and odd fines, painting a vivid picture of archaic regulations still on the books.
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New York
East Ninety-eighth Street
West Eighty-ninth Street
Central Park
University of Hard Knocks Grad Builds Great Terminal Signal System
Cronk, a self made graduate, designed the Cleveland Union Terminal interlocking system. Six men manage 150 daily trains using a 576 lever interlocking machine across 22 tracks and three main lines over the Cuyahoga River. He describes a shift from two relays to 1 640 relays at the chief tower.
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University OF Hard Knocks
Charles D. Cronk
Cleveland Union Terminal
Cronk
Cuyahoga River
Cleveland
New York Central
Touring Yellowstone Party Heads to Park for Ten Days
Mr and Mrs Harry Brown Miss Marie Brown Mr and Mrs Ban Eth El Brown and small daughter and Mr and Mrs Harvey Sorenson left Monday for Yellowstone park to spend ten days.
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Harry Brown
Marie Brown
Banethel Brown
Harvey Sorenson
Yellowstone Park
Stephan Family Heads to Sterling for Month Visit
Dr and Mrs Walter H Stephan and their three children Walter Robert and Betty Blythe depart Sunday for Sterling TL Dr Stephan’s hometown they will spend a month visiting relatives and friends
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Walter H. Stephan
Walter
Robert
Betty Blythe
Sterling
Dr. Stephan
Woodcutter Believes He Survived Alleged Slayings
A distressed elderly man named Stepanovich, believing himself killed, was escorted to a physician who deemed him insane. He was returned to the county jail as the county attorney prepares filings for an insanity proceeding.
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Stepanovich
Michaud
Forest Planting Totals Across Nation for 1929 Documented
The 1929 forest planting report shows 111 175 acres forester supports. Data breakdown includes 920 acres by municipalities 25 088 by industrial groups 539 by schools and colleges and 1 516 by other organizations. Farmers planted 24 825 acres for woodlots and windbreaks. Michigan led with 27 820 acres planted followed by New York 21 136 and Louisiana 10 583.
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United States Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Washington
South Dakota
Michigan
New York
United States
Forest Service
Iowa
Nebraska
County 18 Budget Inspects Final Officers and Sessions
Final estimates of county officers and departments for the coming year were examined as the board closed its August session. Attending were Chairman A L Anderson Dillon Commissioner O C Gosman Lima Commissioner Martin C Jackson Jackson and Acting Clerk Albert Baker. Next Monday two sessions will convene for equalization and tax levy matters covering municipalities and acreage.
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A. L. Anderson
Dillon
O. C. Gosman
Lima
Martin C. Jackson
Jackson
Albert Baker
Insurance pitch warns of lawsuits after accidents
An advertisement urges insured drivers to protect against costly suits after crashes. It stresses you may win a case but face very high settlement costs, and promotes Hazelbaker Insurance as the solution.
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Hazelbaker
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