Early repair urged to avert farm machinery shortages
Farmers should notify county U S D A defense boards immediately about repair parts shortages as Montana pushes a March 15 readiness target. R J McKenna notes record 1942 production needs parts to be used efficiently and urges farmers to check with dealers and report gaps to the local board for Washington negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. D. A. Defense Boards
R. J. McKenna
Montana U. S. D. A
America
McKenna
U. S. D. A. Defense Board
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Defense
Record Sheep and Lambs On Feed Reach All-Time Jan 1 High
The agricultural department estimates 6 775 000 head of sheep and lambs on feed for market on January 1 an all time record for that date and five percent above last year. The on feed total was higher in the 11 cornbelt states and in western and southwestern range sections according to the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Agricultural Department
Dear Sweet Girl Anna Sue Confusion Exchange
A fragment shows a girl insisting on her name Sue while being called Anna. The dialogue reflects affectionate mistaken address and a tender tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Sue
Early Western Character Recalls Indian Dangers and Close Calls
Charles Rowe recalls Montana days after arriving in 1867. He recounts near Fort McLeod ambushes, a winter ice-cutting expedition with two travelers found dead in a ravine, and a Wells Fargo stage chase with Indians chasing the wagon. He describes brutal fights, tactics, and a final encounter that deterred further attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rowe
Montana
Fort Mcleod
Missouri
Canada
Wells Fargo Co
Benton
Helena
Agricultural Labor Recruiting Program Explained at Parley
A national farm labor mobilization plan was outlined at a San Francisco conference of USES representatives from 10 western states. Fay W. Hunter announced a nationwide series of conferences to mobilize farm labor for 1942 harvests, with 300000 additional man-years needed. James G. Bryant stressed staffing in local offices to run the expanded farm placement service and highlighted western farms feeding the war effort in the Pacific. James Brennan, farm placement supervisor from Helena, attended among other USES delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
San Francisco
Fay W. Hunter
Washington, D. C
Farm Placement Service of
USES
Hunter
James G. Bryant
Bryant
Pacific
United States Department of Agriculture
United
Many Who Found Rich Diggings Profited Little
Story of Thomas B. Hunt and partner W. B. Webb in Alder Gulch and nearby districts during Montana gold rush days. From 1864 65 they chased new diggings through Silver Bow Ophir Blackfoot and Washington gulches, staking claims, trading ground for livestock and cash, then watching others reap large fortunes while they sometimes moved on. Ground stakes and early mining laws formed as they pegged claims, with initial returns limited though later proves rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Thomas B. Hunt
Aldergulch
Hunt
Virginia City
State
Insane Asylum
Cottonwood
Deer Lodge
Granville
Jim Stuart
Dog Creek
Norton's
Charley Dorr
Blackfoot City
Ophir
Dorr
Pence
Tiger Gulch
Bill Norton
Ed Sanders
John Little
Silver Bow
John Vipond
Washington Gulch
Webb
New York Gulch
Blackfoot Country
Dixon Receives Promotion to Great Northern General Manager
T. F. Dixon, longtime Great Northern official, is named general manager of Great Northern lines west of Williston. I. E. Manion replaces Dixon in Great Falls as superintendent of the Butte division, with John Budd succeeding Manion at Klamath Falls. Dixon began in 1916 in Great Falls and has since held multiple posts in Spokane Havre Seattle and Whitefish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Dixon
Butte
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Lines
Williston
C. O. Jenks
Dixon
Great Falls
I. E. Manion
Kalispell
Whitefish
Manion
John Budd
Road
Klamath
Klamath Falls
Ore
Great Northern
Seattle
Spokane
Marcus
Canada
Havre
Cascade
Lewistown
Billings
Sweet Grass
Fattening Montana Cattle Bulletin Promises Feeding Facts
A Montana extension service bulletin titled Fattening Montana Cattle offers guidance for cattle feeders. Written by E. P. Orcutt the pamphlet covers feeder cattle selection nutrition basics grains roughages sugar beet by products protein supplements and management. It also reviews the status of cattle fattening in Montana and poses six self assessment questions for beginners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Extension Service
Montana
Bozeman
E. P. Orcutt
Price Jump Uproots Hefty Load Leaving Town
The report notes a price surge from per hundred pounds before departure to one hundred after the driver left town with his shipment. No further details on origin or destination are provided.
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Miles City Saddlery Co
Miles City, Mont
Chrysler Products Agency
Shell Gas Agency
Montana Mining Center
Hot Springs
Mont
Missoula
Western Slope
Nelle A. Hartwell
Paonia
Cole
P. O. Box
Bolvent
Chateau, Mont
Spokane Pet Supply
Sprague
Wash
Crafted Son
Audubon Bakery
N. W. Boulevard
O. E. Watts
University Ave
San Diego
Calif
E. E. Woodward
Brush, Cole
Northwest Fixture Co
Beauty
Margaret Hood
Central Ave
Sun River Valley
Frary & Burlingame, Inc
Hilmar Conitz
Bluegrass
North Dakota
Wwe Lw
Sam Rober
Newell
Mount Hood Distributors
Hood River
Oregon
Valley County
U. S
Glasgow Courier
Glasgow
Alaska Junk Co
American Lending Library
Dept
MNA
College Point
Tualatin Valley
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Helena Stamp Works
Trapper
Edward
George Edwards Livingston
Carl Weissman & CO
Fourth Bt. Bo
North Main
Waterbury
Connecticut
Lois Reeder
Palestine
Texas
Simpson
Denver
Colorado
Nigel She Gross
Kao Dees
Johnnie
Bogus
Colonel White
Ink Judson
Yassah
Brother Bogus
Dar
Defense Boards
eLey
Marvel Dental CO
S. Dearborn St
Chicago
Chinook
Wilson Motor Co
Mont. St
Butte, Montana
Farms Annes A
Nam Ito
F. M. Gottlob
Rte. 4
O. Gunderson
LeSueur
Minn
Mitchell, Bo
Dakota
Nnstrand “Poultry Co
Eges
Placer St
Butte, Mont
Ira Jones
Jewel St
Danville, TM
Evergreen Hatchery
Lynden, Wash
Inman Hatcheries
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Fiorello LaGuardia
Office of
Civilian Defense
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Landis
White House
LaGuardia
New York
Thomas Hunt
Lucille Casey
Cafe Society
State Uest Rit CO
Hele Tana
Kentucky
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