Highest Bridge Once In Montana
In 1883 a Northern Pacific crew completed the world’s tallest wooden railroad bridge near Missoula, Montana, a feat observed by Governor Isaac Stevens as a foresighted engineering milestone. The Marent trestle, named for the span, stood 226 feet high with the same height as later steel structures, reflecting early surveying and bridge work under I S P Weeks.
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Isaac Stevens
Northern Pacific
Missoula
Parent Gulch
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Isaac I. Stevens
St. Paul
Minn
Pacific Coast
Hellgate Ronde
Missoula Valley
Jocko
Coriackan
O'Keefe Canyon
Marent Trestle
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
I. S. P. Weeks
Raiilroad
Northwest Airlines Names New Chairman of Board
At a special meeting the Northwest Airlines board elected Shreve M. Archer of Archer-Daniels-Midland as chairman subject to civil aeronautics approval. Edwin White of Kalman & Co. was named director to fill a vacancy from Richard C. Lilly’s resignation. An executive committee was created with Archer, Craig Hunter, George F. E. Gardner, E. I. Whyatt and Joseph T. Johnson.
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Northwest Airlines
Shreve M. Archer
Archer- Daniels-Midland Co
Minneapolis
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Edwin White
Kalman & Co
St. Paul
Richard C. Lilly
Craig Hunter
George FE. Gardner
Beverly Sills Rapid Rise to Starring Radio Debut Star
Ten year old Beverly Sills, a coloratura soprano, rose quickly after her Oct debut on Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour. Within weeks she joined Major Bowes Family on CBS and now acts in Our Gal Sunday as Elaine Raleigh.
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Beverly Sills
Major Bowes
CBS
Gal
Elaine Raleigh
Marent Trestle Bridge Built at Missoula in 1883
The Marent trestle, a major railroad project begun near Frenchtown, used a Howe truss and eight 30 foot towers. Led by A P Mitchell, with William Hamm overseeing timber, construction took about eight months and reached 688 feet in length. The June 15 1883 crossing drew crowds and ended with a celebratory return over the bridge.
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Stevens
Marent
Eddy, Hammond& Co
Missoula Mercantile Co
A. P. Mitchell
Samuel Wallace
Kenneth Ross
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Bonner
Clarence R. Prescott
Marent Gulch
Missoula
Fort Missoula
Farmers urged to insure crops in Montana for 1940 wheat
C L Waring of the state AAA committee at Bozeman urges Montana farmers to use all risk crop insurance offered by the federal crop insurance corporation as a shield against losses on the 1940 wheat crop. The Feb 29 deadline for spring wheat applications is noted, with new payment options at signup.
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Montana
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
C. L. Waring
AAA
Bozeman
Waring
Insurance Corporation
135000 New Passenger Cars 7s Registered in September 1939
About 135000 new passenger Cars 7s were registered during September 1939, totaling a sizable monthly increase in automotive registrations for the period. The data point highlights a strong market activity amid the prewar era.
Portrait of Meagher Portrait Changes Hands in Montana History
A large Meagher portrait, copied from T. F. Gallagher’s original in Waterford Ireland, is part of Helena’s historical library display. The Meagher widow donated the work, a life-size brigadier portrait with symbolic regalia, to Montana pioneers for a growing portrait gallery of state history.
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State Historical Library
Helena
Thomas Francis Meagher
Ireland
Montana
Edgerton
James Fergus
Meagher
Thomas F. Gallagher
James W. Sanders
Society of Montana Pioneers
New York
Fredericksburg
Joseph Bradford
Waterford Harbor
Hank Tower
Second Army Corps
Kearney
Company A
69Th Veteran Corps
Pie Crust Tips For Frugal Home Bakers
The guide explains placing a bottom crust in the pan then adding filling. It advises fluting the edge, rolling a top crust just to fit, pricking, and sealing to prevent juices from bubbling out as the filling cooks.
Hard Beginings and Meticulous Frosting Rules
The text contrasts starting anew for workers who began with manual labor with careful kitchen prep. It warns to brush off crumbs before icing and trim rough edges to prevent lumps in the frosting.
Irish sportsman Sir George Gore named Glendive
The article explains Glendive's name origin from Glendive creek named by Sir George Gore during his 1855 Yellowstone hunting party. It notes earlier maps show Glendive creek in the 1860s, the town rising with the Northern Pacific’s 1881–82 arrival, and includes historical opinions by David Hilger Bancroft and O D Wheeler. The text ends with an unrelated cookie tip.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
George Gore
Glendive
Dawson County
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone River
Miles City
Billings
Livingston
David Hilger
The
State Historical Library
Glendive Creek
W. W. DeLacey
Yellowstone
Montana Historical Society
Sligo
Fort Union
Missouri
St. Louis
Lewis Merrill
Sir George Gore
Montana
Ireland
War Department
O. D. Wheeler
C. A. Rasmussen
Helena
Youth Meet to Hold Conference in Helena
Prominent Montanans from state and federal levels join business labor and religious leaders in Helena January 22 to discuss placing more youths in private employment with Aubrey Williams of Washington D C national youth administrator. Similar meetings are under way in other states to reduce jobless youths.
Montana and Wyoming Praise Chinese Herb Medicines Relief
Hundreds of people across Montana and Wyoming report notable relief from a method labeled as Chinese herb medicines. The claims cite broad patient satisfaction and widespread use in local communities.
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Montana
Wyoming
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Kelsey Yy
Dorr
Great Falls
Allmand Bros. Mfg. CO
Huntley
Nebraska
Lewis & Walker
Butte
BABY
Gallatin Chick News
Gallatin Chick Hatchery
Minorcas
Anconas
New
Inman Hatcheries
Aberdeen
Dakota
Granger
Wash
Art Thacker
DELCO
A. A. Johnson
Roy, MontAna
Butte Business College
Northwest
Gallatin County
Rae
Salmon
R. F. Bohart
Mont
Fairfield
R. E. Hassard
Frary & Burlingam
Fort Peck Dam
Glasgow-Fort Peck
Box 218
Glasgow
Bober
Newell
South Dakota
Hertzler-Carpenter Cattle Ranch
Hardin, Mont
Sarpyark
B. Kesselheim, Inc
Fratz Bldg
Wwe
Broadway
New_York City
Price
F. B. Price
Bessie
Hofstetter Holstein Farm
John Hofmann
Tillamook
Ore
Petrie Machinery CO
Edwards
Wolf
George Edwards
Wingston, Mont
Stahi Battery Service CO
Bannock
Boise, Idaho
Alaska Junk Company
Adams ,Bt
Spokane
Lydia E. Pinkham
Milton Nursery Company
Milton
Universal Service
New York City
Palestine
Texas
Ogden
Denver
Cole
Lytle’s
Otis Orchards
Picture Craft Studios
Des Moines
Iowa
FOX Studios
SUN Produce CO
Main St
Pacific Stamp Works
Sprague Ave
von Behren Manufacturing CO
Evansville
Indiana
Eee
Ieee
Stamp Exchange
Lefferts
Brooklyn
N. Y
General Electric
H. P
Lili Ips
Elgin
O. Um. Campbell
Clarissa Ave
Los Angeles
Calif
M. R.A
General Meagher
Historical Society
T. F. Gallagher
City of
Waterford
Butte Mont
Wong Sun Company
N. 27Th St
Wong Sun
Sanos
Iver
OLD Quaker Company
Lawrenceburg
Rawlins
Charles M. Russell
United States
Montana Newspaper Association
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