Montana Music Club Leaders Elect New Officers
Eleanor McTucker of Butte was elected president of the Montana Federation of Music Clubs at a one day convention in Great Falls. New officers include J A Duffy and Esther Benson, Luther Sander, Eleanor Beel, Ingwald Erickson, and W F De Groat with Forrest Wachs name in succession. Herbert W Burton dies at 63 in Butte after a career with the Butte Water Co and active Masonic roles including grand commander of Montana Knights Templar.
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Great Falls
Eleanor McTucker
Butte
Montana Federation of Music Clubs
Forrest Wachs
J. A. Duffy
Esther Benson
Miles City
Luther Sander
Eleanor Beel
Ingwald Erickson
W. F. de Groat
Shelby
Herbert W. Burton
Butte Water Co
Grand Commandery of
Montana
Knights Templar
Bagdad Temple of the Shrine
Bagdad
Fort Missoula Transformed as Alien Enemies Detention Site
The Fort Missoula complex in western Montana shifts from U S Army to immigration and naturalization service oversight housing more than 1,800 alien enemies under P R Mc Laughlin. The article traces the fort from 1876 to 1940s roles, including WWI mechanics school, CCC headquarters, and selective service center, noting early 1941 Italian detainees from Conte Biancamano.
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Stars and Stripes
Fort Missoula
Montana
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States Army
P. R. McLaughlin
Havre
Bitter Root Valley
Flathead Reservation
Col. C. C. Gilbert
Eighth Infantry
Third Infantry
J. M. Dixon
58Th Infantry
Fourth Infantry
Paris
Alaska
Missoula
National Guard
Citizens
CCC
Conte Biancamano
Special care for victory garden in hot dry weather
In hot dry weather the gardener must cultivate to curb weeds and conserve water, create a dust mulch, and apply plant food. Begin insect control at first sign of pests. Use fine spray water to warm it and balance evaporation, and water in shallow trenches if limited. Soak one section deeply for a week before moving to another.
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Victory Garden
Sioux Indians Lose $739 Million Claim Against U S
The Court of Claims dismissed a Sioux Nation suit seeking $739,116,256 for lands taken in 1877. It ruled the claim is oral rather than legal and lacks clear congressional authority to adjudicate. The decision spans Sioux history from 1851 and covers territory now Minnesota Iowa South Dakota North Dakota Nebraska Wyoming and Montana.
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United States
Court of Claims
North Central
Congress
Black Hills
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Monana
No Fourth of July Fireworks in State
Statewide ban on sale or use of fireworks remains in force under an edict from Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt. Montana defense officials warn councils to prohibit fireworks pyrotechnics or other explosive signaling devices during the ongoing emergency.
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Montana
Ninth Defense
John L. de Witt
Tom D. Caverly
Montana Defense Advisory Commission
Thomas Coakley
San Francisco
Farmers Build Canals in Russia Amid Field Entertainment
Russian farmers construct canals for irrigation while being entertained during test periods by singers dancers and actors providing performances and leisure as work progresses.
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Russia
Liberalized Truck Regulations Seen as Lasting Postwar Change
The wartime interstate agreement on commercial vehicles waives state limits on sizes and weights for the duration of the war. Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones says postwar, states may amend laws in 1943 to match the liberal wartime standards.
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Jesse Jones
Secretary of Commerce
Council of State
State Fund Balance Rises by More Than Two Million
State Auditor John J. Holmes reports June 1 net balance of all state funds at 14,448,614.25 dollars, up from 12,234,029.25 a year earlier. General fund shows June balance of 1,513,393.32 dollars in surplus versus 18,652.91 overdraft last year.
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John J. Holmes
Lsted
University
Montanans Endorse Statement on Gasoline Use
Montanans Inc endorsed the president’s stance that no restriction on gasoline use is needed in oil and gas producing areas and in pipeline supply regions. Officials note the belief especially fits Montana where oil and gas production and tourism could be harmed by curtailment.
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Montanans, Inc
Montana
Canadian scientists extend life of fish nets
Canadian researchers unveil a method to lengthen net life with costs ranging from about 100 to 10000 dollars. The approach targets maintenance and durability to reduce replacement frequency for commercial fisheries.
Death removes Stephen Birch after long Northwest career
Stephen Birch, 81, president and founder of S. Birch & Sons Construction Co., died in a Great Falls hospital. Born December 24, 1860 in Montreal, he moved to Pembina, N D, then Missoula, later Great Falls. He helped rebuild Fargo after the Fargo fire and led a major Northwest construction firm. He and wife Annie observed their 50th wedding anniversary in 1933.
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Stephen Birch
Great Falls
S. Birch & Sons Construction Co
Fargo
Birch
Montreal
United States
Pembina
N. D
Missoula
Columbus
Northwest
Mississippi River
Northwest States
Masonic Blue Lodge
Scottish Rite
Knights of Templars
Shriners
Annie
County Board Okays Sheriff O Connell Mileage Back Claim
Lewis and Clark county commissioners approve a back mileage claim of 2805 dollars and 60 cents for Sheriff Brian D. OConnell covering travel between January 7 1935 and 1939 40 with rate disputes and a 10 cent per mile allowed rate for investigations cited by the Attorney General.
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Helena
Lewis and Clark
Skeleton found on Raglan beach identified as missing man
John Bleha discovered a skeletal remains hanging from a tree on Raglan beach in Blaine county while searching for cattle. Coroner Herman Kuper and Deputy Sheriff Ed Largin identified the remains as George Bleha, 55, who vanished three years ago, with death listed as likely self-inflicted.
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John Bleha
Raglan Beach
Blaine County
Herman Kuper
Ed Largin
Bleha
George Bleha
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