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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1928
Page
5
Montana stock and range condition, December 1 shows ranges and sheep above November levels while cattle stay steady. Ranges and cattle at 10 percent of normal. sheep at 102 percent. October dry, low precipitation and sparse snow allowed grazing to continue with no livestock suffering.
Helena Dec 22 Montana will likely lead the nation in the percentage increase of automobile deaths in 1928 says Lucien Benepe director of the state bureau of vital statistics. Up to December 1 there were 20 deaths from railroad crossing smashups versus four in 1927 and total auto fatalities reached 104 up from 75 in 1927. Last year Montana had fewer deaths than any other state.
Dry fall weather low wheat prices and root rot cuts Montana winter wheat seeding 45 percent and winter rye 25 percent from 1927 levels. December reports show 543000 acres of winter wheat for 1929 harvest and 116000 acres of rye, with rye at its lowest since 1926 and winter wheat the smallest since 1921.
Dr Hazel Dell Bonness head of the state health board warns that lack of sufficient rest is a principal factor in rising tuberculosis cases among girls aged 15 to 20. She notes the high school and early college years, plus work entry, drain nervous energy and reduce resistance enabling TB to take hold.
A warm note thanks the recipient for friendship courtesy and Western Way business shared. It expresses appreciation for past messages and the ongoing relationship.
Dr Bonness cautions that many girls eat too little to nourish the body and that dieting plus scanty winter dress lowers resistance to tuberculosis. He notes summer sun and air help, winter chilling harms immunity and mentions Christmas seal funds support an anti tuberculosis campaign.
A list of prize items and recipients from Eliel’s includes dolls rocker Polly and Polly rocker names such as Guy Gray Helen Bucklin and Miss Carson. Other entries mention a Sky Bird flyer handcuffs and a Ford Buddy L Dump with various numbers and affiliations.
Fifty members of the Methodist Church present the pageant The Star Sunday at 7 30 featuring the oriental Wise Men and a contemplation of Christ birth.
Fragmentary text notes that Christianity, existing for twenty centuries, gains enlightenment from Understanding then through three modern wise men and five Christian groups, each offering distinct illumination.
Dr Burges Johnson of Syracuse university argues in Chicago that the country requires fresh swear words. He says old strong terms are worn out and degraded into slang used even by the pious. He contends that the impact of oaths has faded through frequent use.
J W Ferrell, recently moved from Dillon, was reported in serious condition at the Warm Springs state asylum. He was arrested in Great Falls on a forgery charge and brought back to Lewistown after pleading guilty, with illness cited as affecting his mind.
Montana Woolgrowers' association selects committee to present plans and estimates to the senate and house appropriation committees. Members named are A. T. Hibbard Helena B. O. Selway Dillon J. O. Berg Lennep and Jeff Doggett Townsend.
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