Pioneers to Convene in Helena for Aug 6 7 Session
Montana Pioneers and Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers announce their annual convention in Helena August 6 7 8 hosted by the Lewis and Clark chapter. E M Hall presides local committee chairs prepare plans for the three day event. About 25 000 tourists spent 4 000.
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Montana Pioneers and Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Helena
Lewis and Clark
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Placer Hotel
E. M. Hall
Pig Crop 1942 Montana Spring Output Up 49 Percent
The federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports Montana will produce a 1942 spring pig crop of 275,000 head, 49 percent above last year. Prospects point to a fall crop near 195,000 and total 1942 production around 470,000 head, aided by favorable prices and feed and new producers.
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Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Ten-Year Silicosis Rule Eased by Attorney General
Attorney General Howard M. Gullickson rules silicosis compensation applicants need only maintain a state domicile for ten years, not physical presence, per request of J. B. Convery, administrator of the state department of welfare.
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Howard M. Gullickson
J. B. Convery
State Department of Welfare
Montana school balances highest in history say officials
Preliminary budgets indicate Montana's 1 900 school districts hold record cash balances and likely lower tax levies next year. About 1 700 secondary and 200 high schools will be reviewed before July 27 when final budgets are set. Last year income exceeded estimates by about 750 000 dollars due to funds from various sources.
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Montana
Fred Bennion
Montana Taxpayers Association
Bennion
Bonner Leaves Montana, Heads to Army Staff School
Maj. John W. Bonner former Montana attorney general on leave from the state service has been selected to attend the command and general staff school at Fort Leavenworth. Howard M. Gullickson confirms Bonner completed judge advocate general training in Washington and is departing for Fort Leavenworth after serving as attorney general from Jan 6 1941 to May 1 1942 before his active Army call.
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John W. Bonner
Montana
Army
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Howard M. Gullickson
Bonner
Washington
How the Ruby River Gained Its Name in Montana History
The Passamari or Stinking Water river in Montana earned its infamous nickname from various legends. Frosty winters and buffalo die-offs fed theories of foul air, while hot springs near the mouth gave the most probable cause. In 1877 the Montana legislature renamed it Ruby River, hoping to honor the Ruby Mountains and ease public sentiment toward the old appelation.
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Dinand
Fred) Peterson
Alex Metzel
Passamart
United States General Land Office
Canyon
Caswell
Cahill
Williams Creek
Ruby
Ruby Valley
Salt Lake
Blacktail
Big Hill
Puller Springs
Virginia City
Tom Donegan
Territory
Montana
Ruby River
Ruby Mountains
Passamari
National City Bank Announces Board Election For James Hobbins
The National City Bank of New York names James R. Hobbins, president of Anaconda Copper Mining Co, to its board of directors, signaling a leadership move in banking and mining circles.
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The
National City Bank of New York
James R. Hobbins
Anaconda Copper Mining Coa
Vaccination Drive Hits Three-Year Mark in Mexico
Under President Lazaro Cardenas health program 11 925 077 Mexicans two thirds of the population have been vaccinated against small pox in the last three years.
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Lazaro Cardenas
Railway Express Eyes Reverting to Horses for War Freight
Railway Express Agency may return to horse and wagon haulage to handle rising wartime volumes. Carl W. Lehmann reveals limited horse supply and few wagon builders while the fleet remains 15,000 trucks and air express climbs 97 percent. The company tests synthetic tires and donates truck space to armed services and Red Cross.
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Railway Express Agency
Carl W. Lehmann
Great Falls
Railway Express
Rail Express
Air Express
Lehmann
New York
Army
Navy
Treasury Department
Office of Civilian Defense
Red Cross
Montana Sets Sage Hen Season and Upland Quarters
The Montana fish and game commission announces the 1942 sage hen season with specific county openings from Aug 23 in several counties and Aug 23–25 in others, a three bird daily bag limit and five possession limit. Tentative seasons for sharp tailed grouse and blue grouse follow, with varied county openings and the same bag limits as sage hens. An Aug 23 rule requires plug limits on repeating shotguns. Remaining pheasant and partridge seasons to be determined next month.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Montana
Wheatland
Rosebud
Hill
Blaine
Phillips
Valley
Judith Basin
Fergus
Petroleum
Golden Valley
Musselshell
Powder River
Wibaux
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Custer
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Garfield
Sheridan
Daniels
Roosevelt
Richland
Dawson
Fallon
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McCone
Lincoln
Mineral
Sanders
Plathead
Fergus County Fair Cancelled for 1942
Fergus county fair board in Fergus announces the cancellation of the 1942 Central Montana fair. Secretary Hall Clement says the move aligns with the community and national interests and that labor needed for farming outweighs fair preparations. County commissioners are in accord.
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Fergus County
Montana
Hall Clement
Clement
Shamanism Defined as Primitive Religion
The text describes shamanism as a primitive belief system where deities answer solely to medicine men known as shamans.
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