Montana Metals Output Drops Sharply in 1930
Montana’s 1930 mining reported 32.72 million dollars in gold silver copper lead and zinc, down from 71.78 million in 1929. The state mined 2.69 million tons of ore versus 4.72 million in 1929, with 43,489 ounces gold and 7.05 million ounces silver. Copper lead and zinc output totaled 196.13 million, 21.31 million, and 52.84 million pounds respectively, while average metal values are listed.
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Ontana
United States Bureau of Mines
Department of Commerce
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Cascade
Deer Lodge
Fergus
Flathead
Granite
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lewis and Clark
Lincoln
Madison
Meagher
Mineral
Missoula
Park
Phillips
Powell
Ravalli
Sanders
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Montana
Fergus County
Annual 4-H Convention Set for June at Montana State College
Nearly 200 members and local leaders will attend Montana State college for the state 4-H club convention June 16 to 19. Delegates from many county sections will be chosen to ensure active participation and project experience. Out of state speakers include W. P. Jackson of the Playg round and Recreation Association of America and Doris Schumaker of the Child Development Institute New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana State College
Charles Potter
Potter
Montana Experimental Station
Montana Extension Service
State College
W. P. Jackson
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Doris Schumaker
Child Development Institute of New York
Jackson
Schumaker
Seven Cars of Wool Shipped to National Market
Secretary M E Stebbins and Paul Draper of Draper and Company of Boston attended Deer Lodge events as seven cars of wool totaling 225000 pounds from Roy Clary of Great Falls were consigned to the National Wool Marketing Corporation. Clary, a leading eastern Montana producer, makes his first shipment to the National.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Stebbins
Paul Draper
Draper and Company of
Boston
Deer Lodge
Roy Clary
Great Falls
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Clary
Montana
Helens
Gregorys and Miss Burch Attend Week End at Holland Lake
Mr and Mrs L A Gregory and Miss Gladys Burch visited Holland Lake near Missoula for a weekend outing attended the event run by Mr and Mrs Paulie former Dillon residents and hosted by the lake operator couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Gregory
Gladys Burch
Holland Lake
Missoula
Weey Toll
Paulie
Dillon
Adams Apples and the Adam's Apple Riddle in Tobacco Ads
The Austin Minnesota Herald discusses a tobacco ad appealing to women smokers asking if women have Adam's apples. It notes medical denial and reflects humor about church memories and Eve's apple, ending with observational lines on the Adam's apple notion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tobacco Company
The
Tobacco Company
Garden of Eden
Adam
California
Sunkist
Florida
Bermuda
Austin, Minn
Herald
Wiksdals Return From Wade Lake Trout Outing
Mr and Mrs J F Wiksdal returned from a two day Wade Lake outing with 55 fine big trout. They distributed the catch among friends in the Wade section and in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Wiksdal
Wade Lake
Wade Section
Dillon
Dillon Student Attends School of Mines in Butte
A student from Dillon is attending the School of Mines in nearby Butte continuing his studies in industrial or mining disciplines. He joins a program likely connected to the historic mining school and regional industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Butte
The
School of Mines
Wool Show to Award $1360 in Montana State Fair Premiums
Elena June 5 Special reports the Northwest Wool show within the Montana State fair offers 1360 dollars in premiums. Murray E Stebbins supervises wool and sheep. G B Conwell and John B Blackwood named officers and judge. August 17 to 22 set as dates with eight trophies to champions. Special wool exhibit planned and fleeces to be displayed across district fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elena
Montana
Murray E. Stebbins
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
G. B. Conwell
Big Timber
John 8. Blackwood
Chinook
J. H. Hahn
Townsend
H. W. Davis
Bozeman
Agnes Rapstad
Harry Gould
Fort Benton
Seguard Revold
Melville
Local Residents Attend Meetings and Visits Across Cities
Mrs Van Esberg arrived from La Grande Ore to visit sister Mrs Barrett in Dillon. Frank Paul and Mrs G T Paul accompanied to Billings for a Frigidaire dealers meeting. Donald Bayerd returns from University of Washington to spend the summer in Dillon. A W Wilson and Lambert Eliel group attend Oddfellow Rebekah lodges and a Great Falls visit. Fred Chapman attends state convention in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Esberg
la Grande
Ore
Robert M. Barrett
Frank Paul
G. T. Paul
Billings
Paul
Donald Bayerd
University of Washington At
Seattle
Dillon
Lambert Eliel
Great Falls
Fred Chapman
Butte
Highway warrants first block offered for sale this year
El ene June 22 Preliminaries for sale of the first block of highway construction warrants, part of a $6,000,000 fund, were settled by the highway commission, Governor Erickson, and State Treasurer Williams. The entire $1,500,000 block will be offered in one block to keep uniform interest rates. Bids open August 14, delivery September 4 to highest bidder. The state plans to use the funds to match federal money and let contracts for $3,000,000 more work this year including four new construction jobs and oiling and gravel surfacing on existing projects.
Local Tales Of The Week In Dillon
Locals report Jeanne Covalt injured after a fall from a tree and rendered unconscious. Albert and Mrs Knudsen and two children visited Dillon friends then returned to Coeur d Alene. Sam Ditty killed two rattlesnakes at Frying Pan basin. Elmer Devaney and Boyd Quick felled a large rattler there a week earlier. Judge Lyman H Bennett from Virginia City attended official business. Monty Burdick and family were Bannack visitors last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Knudsen
Coeur d’Alene
Dillon
Sam Ditty
Elmer Devaney
Boyd Quick
Lyman H. Bennett
Virginia City
Thrift in the Kitchen Recipes for thrifty meals
The piece urges smart budgeting for meals with guidance on costly and cheap foods, and offers two recipes Black Bean Soup and Pork Chops with Dressing. It promotes using cheaper meats canned vegetables evaporated milk dried beans and affordable fruits to stretch dollars while maintaining nutrition.
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U. S. Bureau of Commerce
Adams’ Apples
Chapman
Rom Jackson
A. W. Wilson
Oddfellow and Rebekah Lodges
Jeanne Covalt
Monty Burdick
Banana Brown Betty
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