Naturalists warn of park death trap in Yellowstone bog
Yellowstone park rangers report a quaking bog near Tower Falls Mam moth Hot Springs harboring submerged pools where four elk and a cow moose perished, suspected to be dragged to doom by grizzlies. Census tallies show 290 grizzlies, 250 black bears, plus thousands of elk and other wildlife.
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Yellowstone National Park
Tower Falls
Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone Park
Jackson Hole
Curiosity
Lon Evans
Old Faithful
Montana Officials Report Bonds Purchase and Revenue Actions
Montana officials announce a $60,000 city bond refunding, a state unemployment grant of $29,729, and a $7,367,287.02 cash balance at year end. Notes cover new offices, bond elections, WPA funding, and agricultural conservation appointments amid a broad, statewide roundup of fiscal and public works updates.
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Helena
Nanita B. Sherlock
Forsyth
Billings
Ray N. Shannon
Mine Claim Assessment Moratorium Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed a bill waiving the annual development work for mining claims held by prospectors through June 30. To retain locations in the United States and Alaska, claim holders must file a notice by noon July 1. The relief applies to those exempt from 1937 income taxes despite opposition from Ickes and the mining committee.
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Roosevelt
Johnson
California
United States
Alaska
Ickes
House Mines and Mining Committee
Interior Department
Sunburst Postmaster Heads Montana League Chapter
John W. Huntsberger of Sunburst was re elected president of the Montana branch of the National League of District Postmasters at the 16th annual convention. T. P. Hendrickson of Hingham was elected secretary treasurer for the third consecutive time.
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Sunburst
Montana
John W. Huntsberger
National League of District
T. P. Hendrickson
Hingham
Trend of Business in Montana Shows Improvement
The state economy may rise with larger crops and a late summer fall swing. Bert, director of the state Salelegement, notes preparations to supply farmers with labor and meat service to meet demand.
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Senne
Me Bert
A State Saelegement Seri
Hundreds of Miles of Montana Roads to Be Reconstructed
D A McKinnon state highway engineer says floods and heavy spring rains left hundreds of miles of surfaced Montana roads in need of reconstruction. He cites aging, oil-mat surfaces and early construction as causes, with重点 on earners and spenders and a plan tying reconstruction to a statewide road program including feeder roads.
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D. A. McKinnon
State Highway Department
McKinnon
Helena
Seventh Highway Financial District
Lewis and Clark
Broadwater
Jefferson
Townsend- Toston
Winston-Townsend
Whitehall
Montana City
Helena-Butte
Bituminous Road Meet In Demand
The Fourth Annual Montana national bituminous conference will be Oct 11 14 in Biloxi Mississippi. Montana engineers McKinnon and Cheney head the committee with state highway methods used as texts in a meeting that draws national experts for discussions on fundamentals design construction and maintenance of bituminous surfacing.
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Montana
Biloxi
Miss
D. A. McKinnon
Mississippi
Hugh L. White
Highway Department
Montana Highway Department
McKinnon
Engineer McKinnon
D. I L. Cheney
State Department
State Highway Department
Butte
Glacier Hotel
Glacier National Park
Hine Department
Idea of Winter Resort at Yellowstone Spurned
E Demaray acting national parks service director says Tri State Tourist association proposals to open Yellowstone in winter and build a ski jump near Old Faithful Inn are infeasible due to enormous facilities costs and the park's distance from large winter sport cities.
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Yellowstone
E. Demaray
National Pars Service
Tri-State
Yellowstone Park
Demaray
Parole Board Grants Release to Two Older Convicts
The state parole board approved the liberation of Edith Hoffman Nash, 19, convicted of robbery at Shelby in 1937, and Clarence Myhre, 34, convicted on a statutory charge in 1932. The report notes a porpoise named Pilot Jack assisted ships into Wellington Harbor for years and became protected by law.
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State Parole Board
Edith Hoffman Nash
Shelby
Clarence Myhre
Wellington
New Zealand
Steel Floors Placed in Fort Peck Tunnels
Fegles Construction Co. of St. Paul leads main contract work at Fort Peck dam tunnels. Steel tubes with 24 ft 8 in inside diameter are lowered 242 feet into tunnel shafts, joined to form a reinforced concrete tube to carry water past gates. Work is in tunnels Nos. 1 and 4, with other dam components and dredges boosting hydraulic fill during June. London reports over 5454 licensed houses including hotels and restaurants.
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St. Paul
Fort Peck Dam
Midland
Fort Peck
Arm
Fort Peckner
Madison
Jefferson
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