Anaconda Born From Marcus Daly Dreaming Plans
The article recalls Marcus Daly’s 1880s vision turning Anaconda into a leading Montana city. It details site selection for smelters, early land purchases totaling about 20000 dollars, the 1883 city plat, and township creation under Deer Lodge officials. It notes corner lot prices and the first council meeting with George B. Winston as city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Marcus Daly
Butte
Deer Lodge
Three Forks
Big Hole
Warm Springs Creek Canyon
Morgan Evans
Gordon Vineyard
Jacob Hartman
Hartman
Evans
Robert Finley
Finley
Alexander Glover
Joseph H. Harper
William Read
Los Angeles
Sam Jones
Anaconda Township
E. B. Waterbury
N. Dickenson
Front Street
McMasters
D. Allen Hardenrook
W. W. Turney
J. T. Quigley
Twin
William Lt. Hoge
David Cohen
Pat Grogan
James McNulty
George B. Winston
J. R. Boarman
T. D. Fitzgerald
Oak Street
Commercial Avenue
First Street
A. L. Kempland
Montana Potatoes Surge as April Exports Lead Month
Montana growers sold 100432 dollars worth of potatoes in April marking the month’s largest vegetable export. The brief also notes regional deaths, relief figures, and local civic items across Helena and other towns.
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Helena—- Montana
Classic Cheese Souffle and Open Cheese Bacon Sandwiches
Instructions describe a cheese souffle with butter flour milk and eggs baked in a water bath until puffed and golden. Also includes quick open cheese and bacon sandwiches with eggs cheese bacon and toasting or broiling steps and a butter fry finish.
Buffalo Return Roams Montana Range After 50 Years
N P Butler of Ekalaka reports nine buffalo in the Milliron district near Ekalaka and says their origin is a mystery as they trample fences, destroy crops, and drift from a suspect herd near Miles City. He notes the animals pass through fences easily. A cattleman quips about natives being feathered next.
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Range
Ekalaka
N. P. Butler
Milliron
Butler
Miles City
Northern Ireland teachers push for inspectors to be teachers first
Teachers in Northern Ireland demand that school inspectors first have teaching experience before serving as inspectors. They argue practical classroom work ensures fair evaluations and understanding of school conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
Soap Keeps Wartime Hygiene in Full Supply
Officials reassure the public there is no soap shortage for at least a year as glycerine by product from soap and munitions production supports abundant supplies. Citizens are urged to conserve none, continue regular bathing and laundering, and collect kitchen fats for glycerine and soap production.
Helena Hires Western Union Messenger Girls
Western Union in Helena hires Pauline Thornton and Ernestine Troutman as the first delivery girls in Montana. Manager William E. Simpson notes other Montana cities will follow Helena's lead as war labor shifts open jobs formerly held by men.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Helena
Pauline Thornton
Ernestine Troutman
Western Union
William E. Simpson
Montana
Montana Livestock Feeding Grows Into State Industry
Montana's livestock sector expands beyond range operations as irrigation and home grown feed boost feeding programs. The Great Northern official notes rising numbers of sheep and cattle on feed, with 1941 rankings and increased utilization of farm feeds and manures. He says the trend signals broader industrial development and urges farmers to plan capacity for steady annual fattening.
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Montana
E. B. Duncan
Great Northern Railway
Duncan
Treasure State
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
United States Department of Agriculture
Great Northern
U S Takes Property In Great Falls Area
The United States has seized 2012.75 acres east of Great Falls under wartime power, with hearings set in federal court on June 9. Judge Charles N. Pray signed the order for immediate possession on petition by John B. Tansil and C. W. Buntin, citing public use and urgent need. Thirty four defendants and others with interests are cited to file claims, and three commissioners will appraise lands if price cannot be agreed.
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Secretary of War
United States
Great Falls
United States District
Charles N. Pray
John B. Tansil
United States District Attorney
C. W. Buntin
Industrial morale impact on worker productivity
The text highlights that improving the psychological atmosphere in industry protects personal dignity, prevents worker discouragement, reduces discontent, and lowers the likelihood of conflict and production loss.
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Stanford
A. E. Myrick
Lewistown Hospital
Judith Basin County
J. B. Convery
Livingston
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Montana Industrial Salvage Committee
Glasgow
J. E. Parker
Works Projects Administration
Howard M. Gullickson
Boards of County Commissioners
Harold L. Tanner
Montana School of Mines
Bishop
Calif
H. L. Tanner
Missoula
Everett North
Billings
Montana State Junior Chamber of Commerce
J. George Graham
Deaconess and Columbus Hospital Schools of Nursing
Montana State Nurses Association
Lewistown
D. Francis Crowley
Matt Hoefner
Northern Pacific
W. J. Hobart
Butte Yards
Hoefner
Baker
Herb Desper
Sam Hamilton
Supreme Court
Lewis and Clark County District Court
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Cascade County
Rude & Krail
Benjamin F. Boyer
Barnes-King
Gloster
Marysville
Alaska
Shelby
Harold Moffatt
Moffatt
Glendive
Joseph John Stipek
Czechoslovakia
William McKinney
A. W. Caruthers
John E. McCarthy
Peter Haile
Anaconda Commercial Co
Water Company
James Richie
Qathy Crocker
ANS Chess
U. B
Betty Crocker
Home Service Department
Red Cross
Atenia
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
J. A. Tobey
U.S
Hame
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria, Ill
Anaconda Sales Co
Anaconda, Montana
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