Wheat yield forecast brightens Montana belt as rains return
T F Dixon superintendent of the Great Northern Butte division reports an intensive survey from Havre to the North Dakota line shows 1,800,000 acres seeded to spring and winter wheat could yield 15 to 35 million bushels if moisture remains favorable. He notes renewed optimism, subsoil moisture restoration, and many landowners returning with seed loans, while cautioning hot winds and too little moisture could cut the estimate.
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Montana
T. F. Dixon
Butte
Great Northern Railway
Great Wheat Belt
Havre
North Dakota
Great Falls
Sweet Grass
Augusta
Lewistown
Pendroy
Dixon
Glasgow
Opheim
Washington
Oregon
Wheat
Drouth
Richey
Foley
Hansen
Kalispell District Votes on 82500 Bond for Two New Schools
Electors in Kalispell school district No 5 will decide on an 82500 bond issue to fund construction of two new school buildings. The board plans to apply for a 67500 grant from the Public Works Administration to help cover costs of building and equipping the structures. A Corby England postman has traveled over 250000 miles in 45 years of service.
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Kalispell
Kalispell School District No. 5
Public Works Administration
Corby
Kettering
England
Testimonial Heralds Relief From Kidney and Asthma
D. E. Burger of Pryor Montana reports twenty years of kidney trouble and asthma improving after using Wong Sun Company herbal medicine. He cites prostate and land trouble as prior issues and says after a few weeks he is well again and would recommend the company. Write or call.
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D. E. Burger
Pryor
Montana
Wong Sun Company
Wong Sun Company Legal Notices and Locations
Local notices list Wong Sun Company with offices or references in Billings Sheridan Missoula Great Falls Montana. The fragmented lines point to multiple city references in Montana indicating business locations or filings across several towns within the state.
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Wong Sun Company
Billings
Mont
Sheridan, Wye
North Montana State Fair Sees Strong 1938 Outlook
The 1938 North Montana State fair aims to rise in national rankings with 1937 metrics cited as a benchmark. Exhibits total over 80 000 entries judged by a single judge, with new rustic log exhibit building for wildlife, and over 40 000 in prize money including 10 000 to the National Hereford show at Great Falls. Attendance and exhibitor counts top past years as Aug 1 to 6 dates approach and advance ticketing offers remain similar to prior years.
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North Montana State Fair
United
Montana State Fair
Montana
Great Falls
Livingston Prepares for Its Biggest Roundup
Cowhands head to Livingston for the 13th annual Montana Roundup set July 2 to 4 led by Governor Ayers parade. The event features 30 long horned Mexican steers 25 wild Brahma bulls and top rodeo acts including Ed Bowman and Jiggs the mule with Trick riders and Miss prone rider from New York's Madison Square Garden.
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Leo Cremer
Livingston
Montana
Old Town
Crazy Mountains
Texas
Ed Bowman
Madison Square Gardens
New York
Pally Bowman
Francis Weaver
Sole 1896 Class Survivor Honored at State College
Lucy Stafford Peck, sole survivor of Montana State College class of 1896, was honored at the 42nd commencement. The event included a Woman's Day dedication and alumni banquet. Peck, born in Harrison, Mont., later taught in Wash ington and led Waterville high school's science department for 16 years.
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Montana State College
Lucy Stafford Peck
State College
Peck
Oliver P. Morgan
William T. Shaw
Florence Foster
Burton Fleming
Lucy Stafford
W. O. Peck
Bozeman
Pony
Waterville
Wash
Waterville High School
Washington State College
George
Gallatin County High School
Donald
Gran Coulee
L. O. McAfee
Albany
Ore
Cryin George Rooney Sent to County Farm
Crying Roone y admitted 500 sentences in Butte jails over years and was sent to the Silver Bow county farm by Police Judge Louis Buckley. Buckley said another sentence would not help, noting Rooney’s sobriety struggles after a recent vagrancy arrest.
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George” Rooney
Butte
Rooney
Silver Bow
Redeyed
Louis Buckley
Buckley
Livingston Rodeo at Stake: Weavers and Cadillacs in Feature Acts
Spectacular rider Floyd Weaver star turns with his brother in a double trick ride while Joe Cook, famed trick rider and roper, headlines. Competitors from Canada to Texas vie for large cash prizes and world championships as amateur broncho busting and pole games draw crowds amid a full event lineup of ponies Indians carnivals and fun.
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Floyd Weaver
Weavers
Joe Cook
Canada
Texas
Livingston
Ecene
Montana
Ever Sees
Cone
Bird Refuges Fill With Water Across Montana State
K F Roahen of the United States game management reports rapid filling of 15 bird refuge projects by the biological survey in Montana. Nearly all are near completion and will inundate about 30 394 acres totaling 141 011 acre feet. Projects store runoff to reduce erosion and irrigate arid land while sowing sago bullrushes trees and shrubs. Trout and warm water fish are being stocked in appropriate reservoirs. Further projects are planned pending federal approval.
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United States Bureau of Biological Survey
K. F. Roahen
Billings
United States Game Management
Biological Survey
Roahen
Bureau
Bure Roahen
Era
Butte Fire Chief’s Wrong Turn Sets Shed Ablaze
Fire Chief Martin reversed extinguishing effort and accidentally burned a wooden shed. County health officers urged destruction to quell vermin. Mary, estate administrator, sought court order to authorize the blaze as part of settling a deceased person’s estate.
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Butte
Martin
T. FE. Downey
Mary
Putite
Major Reiner Transferred to Houston Post
Military dispatch notes Major Reiner being reassigned to Houston Texas after reported orders. Transfer records indicate stationing at Port Sem Houston with duties to follow.
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Reiner
Houston
Texas
Texa
Sportsmen Seek Five District Fish and Game Commission
A proposed 1938 initiative would create a Montana fish and game commission with one member from each of five districts. The governor would appoint from nominees of local sportsmen groups, with six year terms and district boundaries listed. Section 11 outlines the commission’s duties and powers.
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Gortsmen
Montana
Lincoln
Flathead
Sanders
Lake, Mineral
Missoula
Powell
Granite
Ravalli
Deer Lodge
Jefferson
Silver Bow
Beaverhead
Madison
Gallatin and Park
Glacier
Toole
Liberty Hill
Teton
Cascade
Chouteau
Lew
Clark
Meagher
Broadwater
Pondera
Blaine
Phillips
Valley
Daniels
Sheridan
Roosevelt
Judith Basin
Fergus
Musselshell
Petroleum
Garfield
McCone
Wheatland
Golden Valley
Sweet Grass
Stillwater
Carbon
Yellowstone
Rosebud
Treasure
Big Horn
Prairie
Richland
Dawson
Wibaux
Fallon
Powder River
Carter
Custer
Ofperseed
Lee Cum 82 Pioneer Sells North Montana Restaurant
Lee Cum, 82, long prominent cook and restaurant keeper in northern Montana, sells his Lee Cum cafe to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin. He plans to return to his family after the sale. Cum’s career spanned California, Helena, Fort Benton, Fort Assinniboine, and Fort Belknap, with the Annamite language note about the term ma.
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Lee Cum
Montana
Lee
Fort Assinniboine
Old Fort Belknap
Chinook
Sh Mion
Thomas O'Hanlon
Yellowstone river watershed commission formed by state leaders
Gov Roy E Ayers appoints Bert E Armstrong Kingston Rockwood Brown Billings and J B Scanlon Miles City to Yellowstone river watershed commission to aid state and federal representatives in apportioning waters of the Yellowstone river and its tributaries. New grazing commission members Lee Williams Deer Lodge James B Grierson Myers Treasure Howard Morse Dillon named for two year terms ending April 1 1940.
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Roy E. Ayers
Treasure State
E. B. Donahue
Helena
Yellowstone River
Ayers
Bert B. Armstrong
Livingston
Rockwood Brown
Billings
J. B. Scanlon
Miles City
Mr. Donahue
Wyoming
J. D. Quinn
Clyde Seavey
Yelowstone
Montana
National Congree
United States
Bert E. Armstrong
Kingston
Montana Grazing Commission
Lee Williams
Deer Loge
James B. Grierson
Myers
Treasure County
Howard Morse
Dillon
Western Farm Bureau conference delegates meet at Yellowstone
More than 500 delegates from 11 western states discussed irrigation and reclamation at the Western Regional Conference of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Yellowstone Park on June 23 24 and 25. Representatives from Arizona Oregon Utah California Wyoming New Mexico Nevada Montana Colorado and Washington and farm leaders from Idaho attended.
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Bozeman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Yellowstone Park
Arizona
Oregon
Utah
California
Wyoming
New Mexico
Nevada
Montana
Colorado
Idaho
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Great Northern
Trip Thru Road
Missoula, Mont, Greag. Falls, Mont
County
Federal Games
Sportsmen
Change IN Board
Pioneer
Asia
ON Water Division
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
Montana Hardware Co
Second Street
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