Chief Justice Sands Dies After Accident and Illness
Dr. Walter B. Sands, 68, chief justice of Montana's supreme court, died in Helena from injuries after being knocked by a backing bus. An impacted fracture of the left hip was the primary cause, with a heart ailment as a contributing factor. Born 1870 in Maiden Rock Wisconsin, he studied at the University of Minnesota and practiced law in Chinook. He married Mary Cook in 1895 and leaves five children: Glen, Milo, Coynne, and two daughters.
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Walter B. Sands
Chinook
Montana
Sucport
Helena
S. A. Cooney
Supreme Bench
Justice Sands
Maiden Rock
Wis
Harlem
Frank Miller
Cut Bank
George Hoag
Sands
Peas
Esbyterian Church
District Legion Elects New Leaders for District 2
Lee Staples of Turner was elected commander and Art Rasmussen of Harlem became vice commander at Hogeland. Charles E. McDonnell of Malta was named sergeant at arms. Auxiliary officers include Mrs. George Ammon of Turner as president, Mrs. Frank Lewis of Chinook as first vice president, Mrs. Leach as historian, and Mrs. James Minagh of Harlem as sergeant at arms.
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District Legion
Lee Staples
Turner
American Legion
Hogeland
Art Rasmussen
Harlem
Charles E. McDonnell
Malta
Auxiliary
George Ammon
Frank Lewis
Chinook
Leach
James Minagh
Montana Sets Record as Floating Debt Is Wiped Out
State Accountant William Hosking announced Montana will be free from floating indebtedness by July 1 the first time since 1918. The state expects about 350000 left from the current year to retire floating debt and cites tax collections and prudent spending as key factors. Bonded debt has fallen from a 1934 peak to 9685224 25, with remaining direct obligations 5141224 25 and highway debentures payable from gas tax revenues. Relief funding from liquor monopoly profits supports welfare programs with new taxes forecast to raise hundreds of thousands annually.
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Montana
William Hosking
Hosking
State Board of Equalization
General Fund
Public Works Administration
Water Conservation Board
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
State Temperance Commission
Toelp
Robin Follows Moved Spruce To New Home
A robin nested in a 20 year old spruce moved by the State Nursery and Seed Co. to Western Life Insurance. The mother robin stayed by the nest while the tree was moved and later laid eggs. Four young robins hatched as Dolan from Western Life cared for the tree. Wisconsin game laws about pickerel size are noted.
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State Nursery and Seed Co
Helena
Western Life Insurance Co
Dolan
Western Life
Mr. Dolan
Mrs Jerome Williams and Her Dog Bleckie From Colfax County
Mrs Jerome Williams recalls a life rooted in Nebraska prairie, surviving lean years, teaching country schools, and working in a post office before becoming a compositor in Big Timber. She married her employer Jerome Williams fifteen years ago and values self sufficiency, with hobbies centered on her husband and dog.
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Colfax
Nebraska
Prairie Homestead
Big Timber
Pioneer
Mergenthaler School
Chicago
Jerome Williams
Montana Roundup of Local News Briefs
Diverse notes from Montana towns report a heart attack death of Fred Langdon in Butte, a Minneapolis marriage for Nellie Severance, state expenditure figures, lumber fire losses in Missoula, a Federated Music Clubs election in Kalispell, a Roundup marriage, July 4 observance proclaimed, Billy Martin injury in Townsend, grasshopper control funding progress in Bozeman, Karst's Kamp owner in Gallatin canyon, and Froid violin postmaster receiving ancient Swiss wood.
Montana News Briefs From Helena To Bozeman
CHOTEAU Charles F Proff of Choteau named to the state soil conservation committee with offices at Bozeman Helena Florence Swanstrom of Great Falls re elected president of Montana State Nurses association Bozeman chosen as 1939 meeting site W B Foster 61 retired NP railway carpenter found shot dead in Missoula coroner says self inflicted illness last decade GREAT FALLS The general land office to lease oil and gas rights on 2402 acres near Kevin Sunburst Gas Ridge auction in Gr Falls July 11 KALISPELL Helena chosen for 1939 state music teachers convention Missoula Helena Butte Billings Great Falls Deer Lodge Miles City Dillon and Kalispell represented BOZEMAN At Montana State College first time a mother and daughter receive bachelor of science degrees Agnes B Wiggenhorn and daughter Mary Ellen Billings mother secretarial science SPARLING Thomas Sarling of Helena injured in scooter auto collision near Ekalaka while students at MSU.
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Helena
Florence Swanstrom
Great Falls
Montana State Nurses’ Association
Bozeman
Missoula
W. B. Foster
Northern Pacific Railway
Guy Stuckey
Foster
General Land Office
Kevin-Sunburst
Bevin
Wonka Io
Gr Falls
Sat
Kalispelis
State Music Teachers’ Association
Butte
Billings
Deer Lodge
Miles City
Dilion
Kalispell
Montana State College
Agnes B. Wiggenhorn
Mary Ellen
Thomas Sarling
James T. Spar
State Agcultural Cooner
Neers
Ekalaka
Sparling Ant
Elks Convention Set for Anaconda July 21 23
The 36th annual Montana Elks convention will be in Anaconda July 21 23 with six drum and bugle corps and two bands entering from lodges statewide A 50 third handicap trapshoot at Nell park range is a featured event chaired by Barney Larsen Entertainment includes sight seeing trips dances and informal musical programs Several state officers and committees are named for the convention tasks
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B. P.O. Elks
Anaconda
Edward A. Wenger
Elks
Therogram
Nell Park
Barney Larsen
Deer Lodge
Butte
Glendive
Billings
Dillon
Great Falls
Lewistown
Warm Springs
Galen
Lakes District
Montana unit postmasters meet discuss postal affairs
The Montana unit of the National League of District Postmasters held its annual meeting in Missoula June 20 21 discussing postal affairs and legislation. About 180 third and fourth class Montana postmasters attended. In Kalispell a new playground for ages three to seven will be built in Woodland Park announced by Supt. Ward Buckingham to start soon. In Great Falls Bishop Edwin V. O Hara named Mrs. Dottie C Edwards as diocesan news editor for The Register Catholic paper. In Bozeman Rov E Huffman earned a BS in agricultural economics from Montana State College and will pursue graduate study at the University of Maryland next year. In Butte government condemnation proceedings for land at Medicine Lake and along the Milk River will be heard in Havre district court.
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Missoula
Montana
National League of District Postmasters
Montana Post- Ters Ae BU
Organizaon
Edwin V. O'Hara
Dottie C. Edwards
Ontario
Ore
Register
Bozeman
Rov
E. Huffman
Highwood
Montana State College
University of Maryland
Huffman
Butte
Medicine Ake
Havre
Shodair Hospital Serves Children in Montana
Shodair Crippled Children's Hospital in Helena, part of the Montana Children's Home and Hospital, reports 54 orthopedic exams, 48 physical therapies, 50 ultraviolet treatments, and 15 admissions since March 2. Patients come from nine counties including Richland and Flathead. The state approves Shodair for crippled children cases. it operates a full physical therapy department and is the state's only hospital exclusively for children.
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Shodair Crippled Children’s Hospital
Helena
Montana Children’s Home and Hospital
Aie Bea
Dean
Richland County
Flathead County
Shodair Hospital
Crippled Children’s Division
Department of Public Welfare
Norman B. Holter
Earl J. Murphy
Amos Booth
Los Angeles
Milk river lands eyed for irrigation and refuge plans
District Judge James H. Baldwin announced federal irrigation use of Milk river lands and a migratory waterfowl refuge for Medicine Lake. In Glasgow Josef Sklower of Malta was named secretary of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce for land development knowledge. Bozeman voters approved 316,500 in bonds for three new schools and an addition to the junior high with work possible by August 1.
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James H. Baldwin
Milk River
Medicine Lake
Glasgow
Josef Sklower
Malta
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
Milk River Valley
Montana
Bozeman
Pueue Works Administration
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Northern Grill
Acoma Hotel
BEST
West
Butte Mont
Big Boy
Bridger Canyon
Gallatin Valley
Bozeman Canning Co
Mrs. Robin
Wisconsin
Western Air Express
Mrs. Jerome Williams
Bleckie
The
Big Timber Pioneer
Treasure State News
Fred Langdon
Nellie M. Severance
Soo Jine
Minneapolis
John J. Holmes
L. R. Smith Lumber Co
Forrest Waches
Federated Music Clubs of Montana
Marguerite Barrett
Klein
Nat A. Allen
Ryegate
Golden Valley County
Emmanuel Baptist Church
F. Sidney Shinall
Roy E. Ayers
Townsend
Billy Martin
Toston
Congress
Harlow B. Mills
Peter F. Karst
Karst’s Kamp
Gallatin Canyon
FROID
H. H. Waldron
Switzerland
Choteau
Charles F. Proff
Teton County
L. Wendell Knight Jr
Concord
N. H
Mary Lowney
Knight Vee
Gee
Dora “Walker
Nina Richert
Recordin
Elizabeth Winn
Woodland Park
Ward Buckingham
Kentucky
Che Shively
General Electric
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