High School Aeronautics Training Plan Outlined
Clark M. Frasier outlined a plan to move civilian pilot training from colleges to high schools. The program aims to enroll 1.5 million students to build a pool of potential fighter pilots, with an air conditioning education to address postwar effects.
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State University
Clark M. Frasier
Civil Aeronautics Administration
United States Office ‘of Education
Frasier
Montana
America
United States Office of Education
Macmillan Company
CAA
Army and Navy Air Corps
United States
Canadian Range Project Influences Montana Range Use
Montana stockmen may gain from Canadian findings on preserving old range cover. The Manyberries study clipped 1940 growth and found that infrequent clipping boosted forage yields up to 85 percent versus annual clipping. Experts caution results under ideal conditions with no cattle but endorse conservative grazing to retain old vegetation.
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Montana
Canada
Dominion Range
Manyberries
Alta
E. Paul Orcutt
Montana State College
Orcutt
Conser
Bonneville's Winter Camp and Indian Allies in Montana
Captain Bonneville, traveling with Fontenelle's Fur Co party, wintered on the upper Salmon River after learning from Nez Perces about trappers and their customs. He noted friendly Nez Perces, their piety, and shared edible roots and rose berries as provisions ran low. A scout warned of Blackfeet near Horse Prairie, prompting hunts, near-misses with Indian raiders, and a notable early Montana card game interrupted near Bald Mountain.
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Bonneville
Fontenelle
American Fur Co
Pierre’s Hole
Salmon River
Nez Perces
Horse Prairie
Washington Irving
Letellier
Fur Company
Bonneville J
Bald Mountain
Flathead
Prairies
Irving
Montana
Andre
Lightning knowledge aids forest fire fighting efforts
The weather bureau provides accurate lightning forecasts to predict strike zones and timing aiding forest firefighting. The article recalls historical frontier events and notes Pacific Northwest topography complicates fire response, stressing the value of timely weather warnings to protect timber worth millions.
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Uncle Sam
Weather Bureau
United States
Pacific Northwest
Bears Shot in Park Over Feeding Habit Changes
Yellowstone park officials report about 50 bears killed this season for seeking food near camps while injuries and property damage rise mildly. Weather bureau findings reduce lightning fire spread allowing targeted firefighting, aiding wood conservation for war needs and forest health. America climbs from seventh to third in Do ing o-China supply rankings.
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Park Rangers
Canyon
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Missoula
Nez Perce
Arnold
Loretto
Fitzpatrick
Bridger
Vanderburgh
Three Forks
Blackfeet Country
Fort McKenzie
Gros Ventres
Pierre's
Hole
Betty Wragge
Yellowstone Park
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Helena
R. B. Richardson
Charles M
Montana Newspaper Association
Great Falls, Montana
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