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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1949
Page
6
Jackson area notes ranchers have started haying in full swing with favorable weather hoped to continue. Several families and visitors arrive for the summer at local ranches including the 40 Bar and Blaz Sugar outfits.
Sup. E. H. England of the Montana Highway Patrol urged defensive driving as part of a statewide August traffic safety campaign. He blamed excessive speed and courtesy lapses for about 75 percent of annual deaths, warning motorists to expect the unexpected and to avoid overconfidence.
The International Wheat Agreement takes effect July 9 after ratification by nations accounting for 99.6 percent of exports and 84.5 percent of imports. Provisions on guaranteed sales and purchases become active August 1, with U.S. sales totaling 168 million bush els annually for four years. Nations may ratify by Oct 31, 1949 or join later by two thirds votes in separate exporter and importer bodies.
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The Department of Agriculture reports more people left farms than returned in 1948, yet farm residents grew due to births outpacing deaths. January 1949 farm population reached 27,776,000, up from 27,440,000 in January 1948, and comprised about 19 percent of the civilian population, near recent levels though below the 28 percent share in 1940.
Mr and Mrs Ted Grenz and daughters Betty Marilyn and Sharon of Mobridge South Dakota arrive for a visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Pewe Mrs Grenz is Mrs Pewe's sister They plan a tour of Yellowstone Park before returning home
An advertisement touts T4-L jungleide with 90 percent alcohol that allegedly kills foot fungus in one hour. It claims a money back offer of 40c at any drug store and mentions George M. Gosman, Druggist, as the point of sale.
Pascal Bimat of Dell attends city matters. Jim C Taylor visits Townsend after coaching Broadwater county. Moffet family from Gillette Wyoming visit Dillon for vacation with Giles family. O D Brown, once Dillon janitor, injured on tractor and visiting relatives. W M Stone back at work after vacation. Henry C Wyatt of Seattle visits Hawkins family. Bergeson attends interagency reclamation meeting in Helena. Emerick recovering after Rochester hospital operation. J W Murfin and Kirksville relatives visit Dillon. George R Baker of Helena State Employment Office visits. Chester Melton of Harrisburg visits family. Florence Johanen of Chicago and Myrtle Peterson of Milwaukee visit Dillon. Routledge arrives from University of Nevada for summer with parents. assists Girl Scout Day Camp. James McCashin to be in Dillon July 28. Clay Dennis dismissed from Murray hospital. John Selvidge of Lima visits Dillon. Jeppsons en route to Yellowstone via Great Falls. Alfred Hunt and children of Waterloo visiting Dillon. James Jenkins returns from Ft. Harrison. visits Dillon. Kosowskis tour Yellowstone with Chicago relatives. Ray Lynch vacationing in Glacier NP. Minnie Kenison visits Armstead. Glen Salmonson of Butte and Squires family visit Helena. Squires family members on trip.
Danish Bing and Grondahl porcelain figures reappear in the country. A collection shown by Mrs. Marie Anderson features lifelike birds dogs children and Danish scenes. The genuine underglaze pieces display colors through a transparent glaze and attract American collectors.
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