Pioneer Yellowstone Photographer Passes
William H. Jackson died in New York at age 99. Civil war veteran and noted photographer of the Union Pacific railroad construction his images helped spur Yellowstone National Park’s creation. He authored books and painted many Western scenes after age 90.
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William H. Jackson
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Jackson
Union Pacific
Gettysburg
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Yellowstone Park
Education for Democracy at Home theme chosen
Mrs. Howard Bogart of Poplar, new president of the Montana Federation of Women's Clubs, says the 1942-1943 year will focus on Education for Democracy at Home and marks an extended period of activity for the federation.
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Federation
Howard Bogart
Poplar
Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs
Montana Population Shifts Ahead of War Tory Plan
An estimated 35,000 Montanans have left the state over two years for war work and related activity. A 1943 study by Montana State College economists warns population will drop about 40,000 below 1940 census levels, with urban growth and aging trends. Postwar adjustment favors diversified industry, irrigated land, small industries, education, and strong distributive systems.
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Montana
R. R. Renne
H. H. Plambeck
Department of Agricultural Economics
Montana State College
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Renne
Plambeck
Pigeons Refuse Food on Long War Message Flights
Pigeons used to carry war messages in Britain do not eat while traveling and will spurn food after long flights, though they drink water and sleep until strong enough to eat again.
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Britain
Life Was Grim in Early Days Diary Reveals
The diary details harsh conditions at a fort with class divisions at meals, high prices for provisions, and a trader’s life. It recounts Letellier trapping for luxuries, a 1851 blizzard that killed two traders and 30 Indians, and the Sioux chief Iron Horse funeral with a cart procession, scarlet coffin, and Stars and Stripes.
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Francois Alatien
Francois
Letellier
Iron Horse
Fort Union
Francois L’alsatien
Tepee
Henri Picotte
P. Chouteau Fur Co
Mr. Picotte
Dace
St. Louis
Quota for Montana nursing course at cap reached
The summer nursing course at Montana State College is fully filled to speed up training as vacancies arise from nurses entering the armed services. Miss Anna Pearl Sherrick urged supervisors to enroll women in regular college nursing courses starting next fall. Students completing the summer course Aug 24 may enter Deaconess and Columbus hospitals in Great Falls, St James Butte St Patrick Missoula and Deaconess Bozeman, gaining three months of training. Liberia boasts a balanced budget.
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Montana State College
Armed Services
Anna Pearl Sherrick
Columbus
Great Falls
St. James
Butte
St. Patricks
Missoula
Bozeman
Wickard reports victory on food front in pig crop forecast
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard cites a June pig report showing 62,000,000 spring pigs and a total near 105,000,000, up 23 percent from last year. He warns of marketing bottlenecks this fall and urges farmers to stagger marketing, finish hogs well, and use abundant feeds to maximize pork and lard for the war effort.
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Department
United Nations
Axis
Army
State Mother Saves Her Daughter Son From Flaming Blaze
A Missoula mother poured gasoline from a stove causing a flare that burned her three year old daughter badly. She and her father-in-law smothered the fire and flagged a passing truck to rush the injured girl and her brother to a hospital two miles away. Patricia suffered third degree burns while David had only a singed scalp.
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Missoula
Pattee Canyon
Clyde Stewart
Patricia
Henry Stewart
David
Cantaloups: Selecting ripe melons for best flavor and health
Nutrition expert Miss McClelland advises buying Montana grown cantaloups when in season and choosing melons with a clean stem scar, firm well netted rind, and a slight golden hue. Avoid bruised, shriveled, green under netting, or decayed spots. overripe melons are soft and flavorless.
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Montana
Bessie E. McClelland
Montana State College
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