Anselmo crew safest on Butte hill 1939 report
United Press notes the Anselmo crew logged 5 518 shifts without a lost time accident from May to year end at Butte as 150 crews performed 153 098 shifts in Oct Nov and Dec without such an incident. Separate items discuss British Columbia copper shipped to the Soviet Union via Tacoma for the war against Finland and Montana GOP events with Dewey visit and Lincoln day plans plus possible food stamp program steps.
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Butte
Anselmo
Butte Hill
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Victoria
B. C
Department of Mines
British Columbia
Tacoma
Wash
Soviet Union
Finland
Copper stocks fall sharply amid wartime disruptions
United States refined copper in storage stood at 159,485 tons on December 31 1939, down from 316,543 tons on July 31, a drop of 157,058 tons. Copper reserves at end of 1938 totaled 289,755 tons. The Copper Institute released these first wartime trade statistics since the European war began.
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New York
United States
The
Copper Institute
Swansea Mines Co Installs Diesel Air Compressor
Helena report: C L Hewitt, manager, says Swansea Mines Co operating near here is installing a diesel driven air compressor to speed up operations.
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Helena
C. L. Hewitt
Swansea Mines Co
Montana Candidates File for Nomination as Campaign Activities Quicken
Mayor Charles Hauswirth of Butte becomes first to file for governor. Sen. Burton Wheeler, Butte, files for renomination to the U S Senate while noted as a possible Democratic presidential candidate. Wheeler’s filing is backed by J Burke Clements. G O P headquarters move to Helena with William Casper in charge as Tom Dewey’s Feb 10 visit approaches.
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Helena
Great Falls
Charles Hauswirth
Butte
Burton K. Wheeler
J. Burke Clements
State Industrial, Accident Board
Montana Wheeler-for-President Club
Montana
Wheeler
U. S. Senate
Progressive
Montana General Assembly
U.S
E. K. Cheadle, Jr
Shelby
Republican
G.O.P
William Casper
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Montana reports gains in building and loan and credit unions
State Examiner W A Brown notes Montana building and loan associations increased resources by 825 656 while credit union resources rose by 1 039 in the past year Atty Gen H J Freebourn rules school districts can receive gasoline tax refunds on fuel used for government or proprietary functions State patrol intends to crack down on drunken driving after a 1939 record 550 arrests Helena tourist traffic to benefit from a modern highway marker system by D A McKinnon MT highway engineer and vice president of a western states group 1939 saw road marker replacements and standardized signage including circular railroad crossing signs hexagonal stop signs and square work zone markers
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Montana
W. A. Brown
H. J. Freebourn
Helena
D. A. McKinnon
American Association of State Highway Officials
McKinnon
Scobey Crowns Campaign Against Radio Howling
The city of Scobey launches an effort to curb radio interference with Mayor Edward Lee approving purchase of a detector to trace interference sources. Signs along highways mark mileage to towns to aid drivers seeking gas or repairs at junctions.
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Scbey
Scobey
Edward Lee
Montana Farms Embrace Electricity Boosting Rural Power
Montana state rural electrification grows with 6 563 farms connected to power lines up from 4 900 year ago. Thirteen percent of state farms now use high line power as REA lines expand to 1 631 miles serving 3 063 customers. Since 1936 REA funding totals 2 391 100 dollars with 803 500 allotted in 1939.
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Bozeman
Montana
Armin J. Hill
Montana State College
Hill
Rural Electrification Administration
Lifelong frontier trapper Bushman recalls fort days
Gabriel Bushman of Wolf Point Montana is 106 years old and recalls Fort Union Mondak and Woody Mountain in Canada. He met Sitting Bull and witnessed frontier life, while raising a family and trading post ventures after his 1867 marriage to Margaret Azure.
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Wolf Point
Gabriel Bushman
Montana
Old Fort Union
Mondak
Montana- North Dakota
Fort Union
Missouri
Yellowstone
Bushman
Assiniboine
Margaret Azure
Woody Mountain
Canada
Sitting Bull
Gabriel, Jr
Mary Moran
Adolph
Chateau, Mont
Gems for Your Scrapbook
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes on virtue and action. The selections feature thoughts from Sutta James Russell Lowell Mary Baker Eddy James A Garfield Theodore Roosevelt and Amelia Barr urging deeds over birth, small acts, and persistent effort to build a good life.
Welfare Department Disburses February Assistance Checks
The state welfare department mailed 17,963 checks totaling 288 508.02 to recipients under welfare law. Old age aid covered 12 235 people for 220 689.84 dollars, averaging 18.04 per person. Dependent children received 63 375.33 to 5 561 children at 11.87 each, and 169 needy blind checks totaled 3 514.75 averaging 20.80 each.
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State Welfare Department
Federal spending cited on Grand Coulee dam work in 1940
John C. Page reclamation commissioner announced the federal government had spent 299472 dollars in Montana through January 1 1940 for supplies and equipment used in the Grand Coulee dam construction on the Columbia River in Washington.
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Washington
Montana
Grand Coulee Dam
Columbia River
John C. Page
Dewey Visit Seen as Turning Point for 1940 Election
The essay argues Thomas E. Dewey could reshape Republican chances and national policy, likening the 1940 crisis to 1861 65. It praises Dewey’s rise from humble beginnings and urges a record based appraisal.
Dewey Visit Highlighted By Honest Leadership Claim
The speech extols the speaker as honest and capable and warns of widespread corruption. It cites taxation burdens for workers in New York and asserts government spending exceeds earnings for most of the year. The text notes Dewey's upcoming visit as potentially significant for the public.
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New York
United States
Dewey
Water Users Irrigation Company Assessment Notice
Notice from Water Users Irrigation Company Dillon Montana assigns a 12.5 cent per share assessment on capital stock. Payment due by March 20 1940 to the Treasurer at 80 South Montana. Unpaid stock after March 20 1940 becomes delinquent and will be sold at public auction on May 18 1940 to cover the delinquent assessment and advertising costs. Secretary B A Risley.
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Water Users Irrigation Company
South
Montana
Dillon
Cortion
South Montana Treet
B. A. Risley
South Montana
Notice of Tax Deed Application in Beaverhead County
Berg Christensen of Dillon Montana applies after April 8 1940 to Beaverhead County Treasurer for a tax deed to land in Section 15 Township 7 S Range 9 W M M comprising 320 acres more or less south half of northwest quarter and west half of southeast quarter with 46.96 dollars due plus interest and charges by law.
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Berg Christensen
Dillon
Montana
Walt
Beaverhea County
M.M
Berg Christensen Berg Christensen
Beaverhead County
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Dillon Examiner
United Press Association
Consistory Shrine Temple
Lewistown
Miles City
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
State Public Welfare Board
FSCC
Lou C. Boedecker
Ra Ley-No
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Gallatin High School
William H. Breen
Agricultural Information
Extension Service
Yellowstone County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
J. O. Tretsven
Lake County Association
Flathead
Lewis and Clark County
Gallatin County
Fergus County
Cascade County
Madison and Jefferson Counties
Tretsven
John Bower
Bower
Sutta
James Russell Lowell
Mary Baker Eddy
James A. Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt
Amelia D, Barr
Xerxes
Gaston OF Orleans
Louis XIV
W. R. Allen
Northwestern
Mr. Dewey
White House
Roosevelt
al Smith
Northland
Northrup, King
Northrup, King & Company
Boise
Idaho
Atlantis
Blackleg Aggressin
Parke, Davis & Co
Geo. M. Gosman
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