Controversy at State University Missoula Over Faculty Purge
The state university at Missoula faced a dispute with President George Finlay Simmons and faculty. The state supreme court ruled librarian Keeney entitled to reinstatement until a hearing. At the September board meeting five faculty members were asked to resign, including Merriam, Atkinson, Mollett, and Lennes. Merriam resigned for a position in Oregon. Governor Ayers urged restraint and that complaints go to the local board. Roy E Ayers comments followed.
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Pres
George Finlay Simmons
State Supreme Court
P. O. Keeney
H. G. Merriam
E. A. Atkinson
Keeney
C. E. Mollett
Pharmacy School
N. L. Lennes
Merriam
Ing
Oregon
Simmons
Ayers
Roy E. Ayers
State University At
Missoula
Billings Livestock Co schedules weekly sales and future plans
Receipts show cattle hogs and sheep trading steady in Billings with prices near recent highs. Cattle and sheep mostly sold in the seven to seven fifty range with hogs around five and change. The yard urges more farmers to bring stock, notes Monday sales year round starting Jan 1 and lists Langman as contact at 4151 Billings Montana.
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West Coast
Billings
Langman
Billings Livestock Comm. Co
Montana
Eresete
University board warns Montana faculty over criticism
The State Board of Education declares loyalty to the university and state, demanding faculty grievances be filed with the board. It states criticism should be directed to the board, not individual leaders, and outlines a hearing on January 15, 1940, at 9 o'clock.
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University of Montana
State Board of Education
State Board
Missoula
Albert Stamm Heads to Milwaukee and Chicago
Albert Stamm left last week for Milwaukee and Chicago where he will visit relatives.
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Albert Stamm
Milwaukee
Chicago
Bond Issue Planned for Bozeman College Buildings
State Board of Education approved a measure allowing the Montana State College executive board at Bozeman to push a 1940 initiative voter referendum for 850000 dollars in bonds to fund new college buildings. Dr A L Strand cited student housing shortages and crowded facilities as hindrances to efficiency. The proposed bonds would be repaid from building income, not the state.
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State Board of Education
Helena
State College
Bozeman
A. L. Strand
Christmas Celebration Draws Large Local Crowd
A Christmas celebration at the Hartwig theatre drew a large crowd as speakers lectured on Alaska and the Arctic to school children. Sponsored by local businessmen and the Dillon Chamber of Commerce, with E. W. Bond as general chairman and committee members Erwin Christensen T. Lee McCracken and Lambert Eliel.
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Alaska
Arctic
Hartwig Theatre
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
E. W. Bond
Erwin Christensen
T. Lee McCracken
Lambert Eliel
Pocatello Faces Beaver Head High in New Gym Opener
A baton twirling class directed by Leone Cashmore will debut publicly. Pocatello will be Beaver Head High's opponent in the opening event at the new gym.
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Pocatello
Beaverhead High
NEW Gym
Leone Cashmore
Funeral of Geo Lovell Held in Dillon
Geo Lovell died after illness. He belonged to multiple Masonic bodies in Butte and was survived by a sister and a brother in South Dakota and a niece in Butte. The funeral was at the Masonic hall in Dillon with Dr Paris E Wells officiating. Knights Templar escorted the procession and burial followed at Mountain View cemetery.
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Knights Templar
Order of Eastern Star
Zabud
Butte
Bagdad Temple
Masonic Hall
Paris E. Wells
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Heads Drive for Paralysis Funds
Lt Gov Hugh Adair of Helena heads Montana committee to stage celebrations on Roosevelt's birthday January 30 to raise money for infantile paralysis. Half the funds stay local, the rest go to the national foundation for emergencies and research. Adair also chaired the state last year. Elder Leslie Smith officiated at a double wedding in Idaho Falls Saturday afternoon, uniting Heber Haddon with Deola Whitmill and Robert Hadden with Mary Sawyer. the grooms are brothers.
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Hugh Adair
Helena
Montana
Roosevelt
Keith Morgan
New York City
National Foundation
Adair
Leslie Smith
L.D.S
Idaho Falls
Heber Haddon
Deola Whitmill
Robert Vernon
Hadden
Mary Sawyer
Mrs. Bimrose Returns From California Visit
Mrs. F. H. Bimrose returned from San Pedro California where she spent the last three months with her daughter Mrs Frances Brewer.
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F. H. Bimrose
San Pedro
Calif
Frances Brewer
Wheeler Considers Dnc Offer If Roosevelt Declines
Senator Wheeler signals willingness to run if President Roosevelt declines a third term. Dispatches from St Paul report Wheeler and Henry Wallace told the Farmers Union convention they believe Roosevelt may not seek a third term. Wheeler argues the nation cannot afford such a precedent and notes ambassadors back from Europe advise against a third term.
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Sen
B. K. Wheeler
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Montana
Agricul
Ture Henry Wallace
Wheeler
Europe
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