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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1940
Page
3
Bozeman reports note rotenone dusts control cabbage worms, potato beetles and cherry slugs without harming people or plants. Two dustings may be needed for eggs. it can replace Paris green for potato beetle control.
James McEntee reports that 31 CCC camps will remain in operation in Montana at least until September 30. The camps include 1,200 Montana men 110 war veterans and 4,890 men from other states. They will work on forest improvement range rehabilitation reclamation projects national and state parks wildlife and soil erosion programs.
Albert H. Tarkalson and Frances Lovell of Anaconda married Tuesday afternoon in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Paris E. Wells of the Presbyterian church.
Glacier National Park in Montana reports 73 889 visitors by July 15 up 11 percent from last year and over 30 percent higher than 1937 or 1938. Canadians show an 80 percent drop since July 1 due to passport rules while Americans cross into the Canadian side freely. Montana motorists lead in local visitation, with Washington, California, Minnesota, and Illinois also well represented and visitors from every state except Vermont along with Hawaii and international regions.
Montana state report shows June gasoline tax receipts at 703770 dollars, up 127634 from a year earlier. Mr and Mrs Joseph Purtha and daughters Barbara and Mary of Los Angeles visited Am brose Brown in Armstead for two weeks.
Montana reported a six month total of 40.81 million in federal loans and expenditures for 1939, with 13.73 million repayable to the government and 25.60 million in non repayable grants and public works. Housing loans totaling 1.48 million and agricultural and road expenditures are detailed, alongside local notes on relief programs and a visit by Charles Bud McGrath to Dillon.
Mrs. Edith Noble is enjoying a several week vacation in Glacier Park and the Canadian Rockies. She is traveling with companions and plans sightseeing at notable sites in the region.
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