Montana Farmers Eye New War Time Corn Variant
New York reporting on a Mandan maize discovery, showing red black and blue kernels that thrives in cold dry climates. Montana and other mountain state farmers may plant this corn to boost U S production as a rebuilding effort. Also notes recruiting for the Second Montana Infantry and rookie training at Fort Harrison with tents and daily drill.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
Department of Authropology
American Museum
Northwest
Montana
United States
Second Montana Will See Active Service
Fort Harrison June 19 Information has reached the recruiting office that many young men hesitate to join the Second Montana regiment. They fear indefinite guard duty of tunnels bridges and property. Officials promise a western concentration camp in a few weeks for training and other preparations.
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C. E. Ecker
Ecker
Second Montana Infantry
Montana Regiment
Fort Harrison
Fort. Harrison
Montana
Foote Named Director of Montana Boys Working Reserve
L. R. Foote, deputy state superintendent of public instruction, was appointed by Governor S. V. Stewart last Thursday as director in Montana of the United States Boys' Working Reserve.
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L. R. Foote
Volunteer Farm Reserve Seeks County Organizers
Foote announces statewide need for volunteers to lead county units. Eligible teens 16 to 21 enroll to spend vacation on farm work, vow to defend the constitution, and receive wages and government badges after entering service. Directors meet in Washington June 29-30 to discuss the reserve’s aim to aid wartime food production.
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Foote
Washington
N-S Ranch Refuses 60 Cent Wool Offer Near Cascade
The Montana outfit the Escalir N-S ranch near Cascade rejects a 60c per lb bid from a New England wool house. The clip, a premier Montana Merino, is kept under contract policy and not sold below terms. Refusal follows telegram offer, a practice common among top Montana wool men, risking losses to 15-20 cents per pound as clips move to speculators.
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N-S
Cascade
Escalir
New England
Montana
Price Gap Sparks Market Watch Says Helena Paper
The Helena Independent notes contracts set at 40 cents a pound with sale prices fixed since last December. It observes current market prices differ by only one or two cents from the entire selling price of a clip from years past.
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Helena
Billings Polytechnic Adopts War Training Program
The college announces a fall term shift to military discipline with uniforms and 45 minute daily drill. Engineering agriculture and commerce courses adapt to wartime needs with language study in French and Spanish. Women will pursue nursing and Red Cross work plus domestic sciences.
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Billings Polytechnic
Polytechnic
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