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Twelve students at the college achieve top marks while not taking regular courses, highlighting exceptional performance among nontraditional learners.
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1930
Page
3
Twelve students at the college achieve top marks while not taking regular courses, highlighting exceptional performance among nontraditional learners.
The estate of Agnes Robertson Clarke of New York, valued at 8.516 million dollars, including 17600 in Anaconda Mining stock, will pay 316.99 in inheritance tax to Montana. Attorneys are Taylor Blanc Capron March. net estate 7.956 million. Also reports Montana State Normal College honors with students from Dillon and other towns leading the roll.
Forest supervisor J. C. Whitham issues a warning banning posters and advertising signs on national forest lands to avoid clutter and preserve recreation areas. He urges removal of any existing posters and notes special consideration for cases where a candidate argues aesthetic value.
The Montana State fair will August 18 to 23 feature enlarged fine arts exhibits with added premiums to attract painters and photographers. Exhibits will be amateur and professional with cash prizes and an opportunity to market work while remaining on display until the final day. Interested entrants may write A. D. Thomas, Helena, secretary of the fair, for rules and premium lists.
In Tonopah Nevada green caterpillars with a saw like tail advance between Luning and Mina destroying greasewood and sagebrush. Each insect has 16 legs on each side and moves in a centipede like line. Farm experts say they never heard of such a visitor before and a motorist reports the pests moved five miles at high speed. Origin unclear.
Montana shows one car for every 6.24 people, slightly above the national average of one car per 6.3 people. California leads with one per 2.64, while Georgia has one per 10.62. New York posts 1,922,068 passenger cars but 34th in cars per person at 6.12.
Deputy Secretary of State Clifford L. Walker reports 221,624 voters registered for the upcoming primary, up from 203,193 in 1928 and 211,450 in 1924. County totals list highs in Missoula 9,601 Gallatin 3,889 and Yellowstone 10,946, with overall state total 220,624 qualified voters.
State veterinarians and bacteriologists conducted a post mortem on a two year old buck to determine the cause of an odd ailment that killed the deer. A live woodtick was found in the deer brain during the autopsy, prompting further investigation.
Montana sheep cattle and hog producers vote to join the National Livestock Marketing Corporation under the federal farm board plan. A Helena branch office will supervise the Montana effort with Vinke as manager and a July 10 meeting set to act.
The deer wandered near Canyon Creek and was captured by Art Fabian and E H Balkenhof. It showed injury to the right antler and was taken to town. State Veterinarian Dr. W J Butler ruled death from frontal brain infection due to injury. The animal expired after a post mortem conducted by Dr D M Warren with state officials present.
The Montana League of Women Voters backed two infancy and maternity bills before Congress at an all day Helena session. The state board opposed bills transferring administration from the children's bureau and planned questionnaires for legislative candidates on jury service for women primaries and funding for infancy and maternity work.
The federal mint reported 1929 US refined gold output at 2,208,386 ounces worth $45,651,400 and silver refinery yield at 61,? 61 27,868 ounces valued at $31,687,754. Nevada led silver with 168,941 ounces, Montana 55,854, Idaho 19,597, New Mexico 38,026, Oregon 17,657 while Utah topped silver totals at 17,844,657 ounces followed by Montana 12,613,580 and Idaho 9,533,327 ounces. Montie Burdick was sighted in Jackson yesterday.
Emmett Dougles, once a prominent Big Hole basin rancher now ranching in Jefferson County, served as commissioner in the county. He spent last Thursday in Dillon visiting from Whitehall.
The article notes Ford cars provide satisfactory service to millions of motorists worldwide and are chosen by many large companies. It credits careful construction in every detail and highlights the compression chamber design as key to efficient gas flow and thorough fuel mixing.
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