Montana Man Heads Engineers in Historic Rise
Donald B. Gillis, former Butte mining man, elected president of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. He rose from pushing slag pots in a Butte smelter in 1893 to executive roles with Clark interests and later Corrigan-McKinney Steel, now serving as vice president of Republic Steel. Dr Francis A. Thomson elected director.
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Donald B. Gillis
Butte
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
New York City
Malcolm Gillis
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
A. B. Parsons
Donald Gillis
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Montana Ore Producing Co
Gillis
Butte Athletic Club
Parrot Silver & Copper Co
William A. Clark
Clark
Mayflower
Tonopah
Goldfield
Nevada
Mexico
Corrigan-McKinney Steel Co
Price McKinney
Rio Tinto Copper Co
Cauchero Mining Co
Madero
Pancho Villa
Meck Kinney
Cleveland
Corrigan-McKinney
United States
Porriyet. McKinney Steel Co
McKinney
Corrigan
Republic Steel Corp
Houghton, Mich
Tau Beta Pi Fraternity
Union
Kirtland
Chagrin Valley
Gallatin Man William H. Lawrence Dies in Bozeman
William Henry Lawrence 75 a retired businessman and farmer who lived in the Gallatin valley for more than five decades died at his Bozeman home. He came to Montana from Michigan in 1887 and had been a longtime resident and community figure.
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Gallatin
William Henry Lawrence
Gallatin Valley
Bozeman
Ee Ree
Michigan
Three Montana 4 H club members win top national honors
At the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago November 28 Montana youths Katherine Sire of Belt Joe Eisenman of Park City and Ruth Gehring of Cascade gained national or western state medals in project achievement meat animal livestock and canning contests. The Treasure State delegation included 41 4 H members plus leaders and agents to attend tours banquets and congress sessions.
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United States
Montana
Ruth Gehring
R. E. Cameron
Pauline Bunting
Florence Johnson
Cascade County
George Woolley
Gallatin
Chicago
Helena Mill
Glasgow
Mary Slayton
Ryegate
June Crowe
Billings
Cascade
Mary Jane West
Arline Nelson
Belt
Ruth Mills
Presley Zeller
Sun River
Dana _ Schrupp
Great Falls
Broadwater
Floyd Poe
Toston
Chouteau
Elma Shore
Big Sandy
Vonley Cox
Fort Benton
Custer
Lucile Bird
Coalwood
Carter
Betty Marty
Fallon
Bernard Steffes
Plevna
Fergus—Valine Mietzner
Denton
Lula Snapp
Danvers
Kenneth Lurber
Moulton
George Young
Lewistown
Dorothy Pinkerton
Margaret Pruitt
Bozeman
Garfield
Sylvia Pluhar
Codagen
Judith Basin
Cecil L. Hess
Fairfield
Gerald Loch
Dutton
Dorothy Swenson
Farmington
Virginia Allum
Chateau
Eleanor Peden
Wheatland
Lutie M. Weedman
Shawmut
James A. Johnson of Shelby Dies After Lingering Illness
James A. Johnson 73 one time mayor of Shelby died after a long illness. He made a fortune in ranching and oil, promoted the Dempsey Gibbons fight in 1923, served as Shelby mayor 1910 1913 and 1913 1929 without pay. He faced financial loss over the fight but later prospered in oil. Survivors include his widow Mary M. Johnson two sons James W. Johnson and J R Johnson two daughters Winifred L Becker Mae L Tillman five grandchildren and a sister Lydia Margaret Dorion.
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James A. Johnson
Shelby
Johnson
Signal
Montana
Jim McDevitt
Fort Conrad
Naismith
Marias
Dempsey-Gibbons
James W
Body) Johnson
Jim
Jim Johnson
Lou Molumby
Great Falls
Chicago
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Dempsey- Gibbonns
Cascade County
Stanton Trust & Savings Bank
George H. Stanton
Stanton
Old Northwest Reclamation League
Idaho
Washi
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
Toole
Oon BO Eeen
Mary M. Johnson
James W. Johnson
J. R. Johnson
Los Angeles
Calif
Winifred L. Becker
Mae L. Tillman
Rosemary Gilroy
Betty Mae Becker
Jimmy Becker
Nancy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Lydia Margaret Dorion
St. Andrews
Que
Fire Prevention Funds Sought for Montana and Nation
Helena forest officials urged congressional action to boost fire prevention funding. W. W. White and H. H. Hendra led the Missoula meeting with F. A. Silcox stressing aid, noting northern fires and a 90 mile wind disaster in New England highlight need. Officials cited a two and a half million federal appropriation with four dollars matched locally, but said funds are insufficient for readiness and watchman services.
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Helena National Forest
Montana
National Forestry
Missoula
W. W. White
H. H. Hendren
White
F. A. Silcox
Forestry Service
Washington, D. C
Minnesota
Canadian
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Silcox
United States
New England
Verne Collins
Helena
Injured Man Watches Amputation After Car Crash
Walter Danniels twenty one observed as surgeons amputated his mangled legs after a collision in Great Falls. The youth suffered multiple fractures and was treated with spinal anesthesia before surgery. Driver William Fish of Browning fled the scene but later reported he was blinded by lights and swerved to avoid the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Danniels
Great Falls
William Fish
Browning
Roe
Daniels
Fish
Statewide and county projects unveil 2.6 million funding package
President approves two statewide and county projects totaling 2,639,276 for Montana during early November. Funding supports farm security demolitions and salvage, township land maps, a nationwide labor survey, and multiple local improvements from fairgrounds to school facilities and water systems across Cascade to Yellowstone counties.
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WPA
Joseph ¥. Parker
iHontana
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Blaine
Phillips
Valley
Montana State College
Montana
Parker
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C
Cascade—North
Great Falls
Chouteau
Big Sandy
Custer
Miles
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Daniels
Glacier
Hill
Beaver Creek
Havre
Lake
Polson
Sopet
Harrison, McCone
Circle
Alberton
Keystone
Missoula
University of Montana
Powell
Dodson
Roosevelt
Sanders
Plains
Silver Bow
Glasgow
Yellowstone
Billings
First Christmas Seal Sale Led by Emily P Bissell
Emily P Bissell organized the United States first Christmas seal sale in Wilmington Delaware in 1907 to fund public health efforts and spread charitable relief nationwide.
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Emily P. Bissell
United States
Wilmington
Del
Belt 4-H Club Completes 12 Projects Wins 10 Trips
The Belt Community 4-H club earned state honors as champion demonstration team and placed third in the western division. Members compiled the report with Mrs. A. E. Nelson and county extension leaders. Over 10 years the club won 10 trips to Chicago Portland Bozeman and North Montana fairs and collected prizes totaling $660.78 this year.
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Chicago
Portand
Bozeman
North Montana State Fair
Belt
A. E. Nelson
Portland
North Montana Fair
Sacajawea
Red Cross
Oregon
Radio City
New York
Radio Corp. of America
Two-thirds of TB deaths occur before age forty five
The article states that about sixty seven percent of tuberculosis deaths happen prior to individuals reaching forty five years old, highlighting the disease's impact on younger populations. It emphasizes early mortality risk and the need for public health focus.
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Montana Man Heads
National Association
Pacific Hide & Fur
Chicasgo
Katherine Sire
Best
Joe Eisenman
Park City
Center
Missie
General Electric
MOET
Thrifty Om
Montana Counties
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Wyoming