Safe Hour Control to Avert Forest Fire Recurrence
A report by district forester Evan W. Kelley urges completing a safe hour control system in four western districts to reach fires quickly and extinguish before growth. It calls for 33,695 miles of trails and 12,600 extra miles of telephone lines plus 785 look out towers to extend roads, trails, detection, and manpower across 17.8 million acres yet lacking access.
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Rocky Mountain
Pacific Northwest
California
Intermountain
Kelley
Towa
New Hampshire
Major Kelley
Montana to Seek Extra Funds for Road Aid Match
Montana eyes an extra million dollars annually to match a potential federal twenty five million highway boost. Proposed options include a bond issue or reallocating gasoline tax refunds and automobile license revenues to the state for road construction. Farmers and other gas users would be affected by any shift in funds.
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Congress
Hoover
Montana
Amusing Baer on Auction Bridge Rules and Conventions
Humorist Bugs Baer riffs on Bridge history and play. He quips that Bridge derives from Garrump and uses a threePerson view of bidding. He mocks conventions, signals, and postmortems while noting the game’s quirks and theatricality.
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Baer
Signal Corps
United States Army
Marriages Show Great Increase in 1920 Records
A continued list of marriages for 1920 shows numerous couples from Dillon and surrounding Idaho towns, with dates ranging from April to November. The compiled entries name both partners and their home towns, reflecting a surge in marriage activity across the region.
Counties See Tax Funds Mixed With Road Revenue Plans
The article outlines that distillate use by farms avoids tax and boosts county road funds, totaling over $2 million annually, while automobile license funds reach $1.6 million with a 25 percent highway refund of about $1.25 million. Next year counties expect $2,241,538 from road levies, bridge levies, road tax, and special road district tax. All plans require voter approval. bonds not an option and lawmakers may not end refunds or remove license plates funds.
J C Penney Co Gives $481 000 Bonus to Employees
The J C Penney Co distributed a Christmas bonus totaling 481175.50 to 5610 associates. Bonuses go to workers in 1400 stores nationwide plus New York and St Louis offices, based on service years and salary. Four local store employees participated this year.
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Petersons Spend Christmas With Dillon Friends
A. T. Peterson superintendent of city schools in Billings and ex high school principal, with Mrs. Peterson and their two children, spent Christmas with Dillon friends.
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A. T. Peterson
Billings
This Place
Sixty Six Die in County in Past Year
A county records list shows sixty six deaths in the past year naming Frank Goodman Karl Seth Hand Frances Watrous Comfort George Black Joe Jacobson Nelson Walker. Local officials note the year’s fatalities across multiple causes and remind readers of health and safety measures.
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Frank Goodman
Karl Seth Hand
Frances Watrous Comfort
George Black
Joe ‘Jacobson
Nelson
Walker
Bank head predicts prosperous Ninth District in 1930
The Ninth district, covering Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Montana and northern Michigan and Wisconsin, is described as thriving with strong profits and sound finances. Officials expect a very satisfactory year in 1930 across all lines of endeavor.
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Letter Explains Montana License Law For Trailers And Cars
A letter from Mr. Small details how Montana license laws apply to cars and trailers. It discusses which vehicles qualify for half and one quarter year rates and notes a 1% ton trailer triggers a $5 license fee while smaller trailers are exempt from licensing.
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Small
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