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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1941
Page
2
Southeastern Montana once a drought center has staged a range comeback unseen in its history. State veterinarian Dr. W. L. Butler, returning from the region, calls the forage the finest he has seen. Rain has revived the prairies, nourishing bunchgrass as whiteface cattle roam. He notes a heavy calf crop and predicts a record year for local cattlemen.
The Newstrand Poultry Co of Butte Montana invites buyers to ship any time and lists 2139 Placer Street as the contact for live poultry and eggs.
Montana supreme court rules that a jointly held bank account does not automatically pass to the survivor. In a Ravalli county case, Justice Albert Angstman directs the district court to uphold Agnes Sullivan's objections, declaring the will controls the estate distribution between Agnes and Gerald Sullivan.
Senator Murray of Montana has written WPA Commissioner Howard Hunter protesting the planned discontinuance of WPA operations in 30 Montana counties effective June 30. He urges a $1,500 increase in Montana's July quota, arguing Montana and other western states have received little from the national defense program.
Silver Bow County appeals to the Montana Supreme Court from a $16528.87 judgment awarded to former Sheriff Lawrence Weir in Silver Bow District Court on January 23.
The North Montana State fair and rodeo in Great Falls runs August 4 to 9 with THE AERO RAY GIRLS performing on swinging trapeze under airplanes. Top rodeo stock from Brahma bulls to Mexican Longhorns faces leading cowboys for $650 per event plus amateur purses of $200. Rodeo Association points apply, arena director Leo Cremer. rodeo secretary Alvin Gordon. announcers Cy Taillon and Jack Story. events include bronc riding bull riding calf roping bulldogging and entertainment acts by Maide and Ray and others. Tickets and seating advance advised.
Representatives from 22 communities in Cascade and Teton counties met in Great Falls to hear about a proposed cooperative creamery and poultry dressing station under the Farmers Union. John McKay outlined stock loans and member education while other speakers presented budgets, expansion potential, and cooperative experience.
Yellowstone Park has already exceeded the 1921 visitor total of 81,716 by June 15 this year, as reported by Superintendent E. B. Rogers. The note ends with a safety message: Save a Life Be a Careful Driver.
Disabled Veterans of the World War meeting in Great Falls warns that postwar care for disabled veterans is strained. They report Army Navy and Marine beds are full due to draftees and enlisted men, with 3000 beds不足 and El Paso’s Army hospital at capacity housing 750 veterans.
At Butte, Officer Ernett Sullivan demonstrated a Golden Labrador retrieving eggs for onlookers. The dog brought back several eggs placed a short distance away and returned them intact, impressing the gathering with careful handling.
The government plans 16 new barracks at Fort Missoula to double the capacity of the detention camp where 813 Italians are held. Officials say the move is for preparedness, not new detention policy, with normal capacity about 1,000 detainees and Italian sailors already near that number. Some Italians held at Ellis Island may be moved west when space is ready, while new barracks can be used separately and may house non Italians if sent. A policy separates German and Italian nationals in detention.
The state highway department released a tentative list of 12 road contracts to be bid July 25. Projects include grading surfacing oiling and bridges on Chinook-Malta Baker-Ekalaka Rogers Pass-Simms Butte-Whitehall Plains-Elmo Harlowton-Moore Cut Bank river Jordan-Circle Eureka north Browning- Glacier Park and related overpasses and guard rails across several counties.
State and federal officials finalize a cooperative plan to standardize fish plantings in Montana. Elmer Phillips will approve all requests, eliminating duplication and targeting 11 state and 2 federal hatcheries to specific areas.
Butte mourns as Mrs Douglas Craft, 21, dies from injuries after a car driven by her husband plunged into a canyon near Hardingway. Her unborn child also died. Husband, 30 cents in his pocket, suffers injuries and vows to rebuild in Toston. Funds and clothing flood in from local merchants and sheriff’s campaign to aid the destitute family.
Grasshopper damage in Chouteau county is minor. Of 2749 sacks of bait distributed, most went to the Genoa area north of the Teton river, with some allocations to Geraldine Highwood and southeast of Big Sandy.
In the Missoula forest service wildlife division officials map zones for hatcheries. They allocate areas to each facility to manage conservation and species propagation.
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