Ferry pilots fly U S bombers to Britain across Atlantic
A cadre of 65 to 70 percent American pilots ferry bombers to Britain, delivering planes despite bad weather and avoiding enemy sighting. Four veterans describe routine crossings, with solitary flights preferred. Additional English landings equip planes with life gear and rations. Pay ranges from 400 to 500 dollars per trip with minimum two trips monthly.
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United States
North Atlantic
Britain
Atlantic
Sir Frederick Banting
Toronto
Newfoundland
Alfero
Atlantic Ferry Organization
Arkansas
Imperial Airways
British Empire Air Services
Ontario
England
Air Transport Auxiliary
Atfero
Montana News Briefs Highlight Postwar Ventures
Texas Pipeline Co qualified to do business in Montana signaling possible extensive pipeline work. In Great Falls parents warned against children playing in tall weeds near rattlesnakes. Two inspectors to check grain and sugar beet scales. Vermiculite mine adds 35 workers and a 20 carload order. Ole Hendrickson, 176 years old, died on Choteau mountain after a 20-year search for gold. Governor Ford reappointed Dr. F. M. Nelson to the veterinary medical examiners board through 1945. Timber for a new short wave station to be built at the immigration building for border patrol. Montana wood crop 1941 yielded $11.15 million on 32.8 million pounds. Kalispell reports 6,040 driver licenses issued, 1,860 truck licenses, record highs. Wheat stocks in elevators totaled 7.8 million bushels, far above prior years. No new Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases for a week. other infectious diseases listed. Private Richard Lake publishes Fools Fable in Albuquerque. son of Wheatland county. Helena to host state grass conservation commission with new secretary Bruce Mott. Woodtick note referenced from Dr J W Butler letter.
Ten Game Wardens Transferred To New Posts
Ten deputy state game wardens were moved to new assignments effective Aug 10, as announced by state game warden Dr. J. S. McFarland. The shifts, ordered by the fish and game commission, aim to boost enforcement activity with younger staff in demanding districts and veteran wardens in lighter posts. Named transfers include Starina to Missoula, Dorrington to Shelby, Miller to Anaconda, Holmes to Harlow, Clark to Bozeman, Krost to Sidney, Cook to Glendive, Lindsay to Libby, Hargraves to Billings, and Marshall to Hardin.
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J. S. McFarland
Helena
Fish and Game Commission
Frank Starina
Hardin
Missoula
W. J. Dorrington
Libby
Shelby
Louis Miller
Harlowton
Anaconda
Allen T. Holmes
Billings
Harlow
Theo Hargraves
Frank Marshall
Bozeman
McFarland
State Bank Loans and Discounts Summary
At June 30 total loans and discounts of 69 state banks reached 24.24 million dollars with cattle loans comprising about 25 percent, reported by W. A. Brown state superintendent of banks.
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W. A. Brown
State Superintendent of Banks
Prominent Montana Attorney John G Brown Dies at 61
John G Brown a leading Montana attorney and political figure died in Helena at 61 from a heart attack. Born October 29 1879 in Edina Missouri he studied at Yale 1903 and joined the Montana bar the same year. He practiced in Butte and Helena and worked with Governor Sam V Stewart from 1920 to 1932. He held Masonic ranks and was a longtime Republican ally of Herbert Hoover. He is survived by his wife Cordelia Ashlock two sons William A and John Griest Jr and a granddaughter.
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John G. Brown
Montana
Helena
Edina
Tus Heinze
Railroad and Public Service Commission
William Wallace Jr
T. B. Weir
Sam V. Stewart
Billings Polytechnic-Intermountain College
Brown
Knights Templar
Scottish Rite
The
Elks
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
Montana Bankers Association
County Commissioners Association
Missouri
Cordelia Ashlock
William A
John Griest Jr
New York City
Onion remedy for ticks on cattle and sheep proposed
A reader reports that feeding sheep cull onions drives ticks away from the flock and suggests trying the same method on cattle. The message notes eastern Washington has woodticks on sheep and claims immediate relief after onion feeding.
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Washington
Malignant Catarrh Reported in Montana Cattle
Montana cows suffer from malignant catarrh for the first time in the state. Dr. W J Butler, state veterinarian, notes 73 cases of equine sleeping sickness with 19 deaths this year. He warns late summer and potential frost reduce epidemic risk.
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Montana
W. J. Butler
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