Wealth of Millionaires Seen Rising in 1928 Tax Returns
Washington March 1 The treasury expects 1928 barometer figures to show about 14 000 Americans with wealth over 1 000 000 based on past tax returns and business data. Last year 11 607 had taxable net incomes over 100 000, about 1 000 000 wealth, with 283 reporting million plus income. The March returns likely add four or five names to the millionaires list. Overall returns and taxable incomes are expected to rise despite steady corporate rates.
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Ashington
Treasury
Joseph S. McCoy
McCoy
Mountain States Reduces Charges For New Phones
Mountain States Tele phones and Telegraph company announces lower connecting charges effective March 1 to align with Bell system policy. Residence connect drops from 3 50 to 3 00 and business extensions from 3 50 to 1 50. moving within building and changing set types also cut to 1. instrument connections remain 1. Helena offices authorized the move.
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Mountain States
Federal building program eyed by Mellon and Postmaster
Secretary Mellon and the Postmaster General urged Congress to approve a 398 million dollar public buildings plan. The proposal outlines projects across Montana and Wyoming, including Butte Helena Havre Lewistown Anaconda and several border stations with estimated costs and second class post offices to boost receipts.
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Ashington
Congress
Mellon
New
Montana
Butte
Helena
Havre
Lewistown
Anaconda
Sweetgrass
Border
Scobey
Border Station
Roseville
Babb-Piegan
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Glendive
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Vaudeville by Dillon P T A Set for March Fifteenth
Members of the Dillon Parent Teachers organization will present an Orpheum Vaudeville on Friday evening March 15. A playlet by PTA members and Charles Fitzpatrick of Butte will perform a Scandinavian impersonation. The program includes seven acts with singing dancing and skits. Violet Eastman of Beaverhead county high school will direct. Addie Baldwin has returned home after six weeks in southern California.
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Dillon Parent- Teachers’ Organization
Orpheum
Charles Fitzpatrick
Butte
Keith
Violet Eastman
Beaverhead County
Crossings of Rare Gladioli Spark Theories On Inheritance
A. E. Kunderd of Goshen Indiana, a long time gladiolus hybridizer, discusses heredity and environment with Mendel's laws guiding his work. He notes he cannot settle which came first the chicken or the egg and suggests plant breeding may approach race determination through careful selection and known ancestry.
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A. E. Kunderd
Gladion
Goshen
Indiana
Gregor Johan Mendel
Mr. Kunderd
Kunderd
Beav erhead Vote Fails Annexation Move in Madison
In the Montana legislature a bill to annex part of Madison county to Beaverhead was advocated by Mr. Paul who argued both areas shared interests. The measure failed as the enacting clause was stricken on motion by Mr. Watson. The mayoral nomination names include Mayor Eliel J E B Morse Governor B F White Charles H Padley and O M Best. The Davis and Busby company performed three nights at the Dillon theatre with a strong band. the horse sale drew $50 000 in horse trades and many more in private sales. E T Brock aims to walk Dillon to Butte in 14 hours or less, based on a wager from Hughes and McCaleb. After a month of darkness Dillon street lights returned last Wednesday night.
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Montana
E. T. Brock
Brock
Dillon
Butte
Hughes & McCaleb
Ater
Prize for Best Solution of Forest Problems
A donor provides 1250 dollars to the Society of American Foresters for two prizes of 1000 and 250 dollars. Essays must describe the present forestry situation in the United States and propose a nationwide remedy. The donor aims to stimulate national forestry study and constructive solutions. Conditions outline what the essays should cover and the intended outcomes.
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Society of American Foresters
Lenon
Washington, DC
United States
Forestry Essay Contest Rules for 1929 Publication
The notice outlines a contest inviting essays on the public welfare of forests with three compulsory points. Essays must be typed, under 3 000 words, include a summary at the start, and be signed only with a pseudonym. Winning and selected essays may be published in the Journal of Forestry and Journal of Forestry, with return of non-winning papers upon request. Submissions are due by September 30 to T Dana or Raphael Zon. awards announced in December 1929.
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United States
Journal of Forestry
Committee of Award
8. T. Dana
School of Forestry and Conservation
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Raphael Zon
Lake States Forest Experiment Station
University Farm
St. Paul
Minnesota
Society of American Foresters
Redington
Repairing Winter Damage to Lawns
The article explains that thawing and standing water damage lawns more than cold, with heaving lifting grass from soil. It advises rolling early in spring on dry soil, careful sizing by soil type, and warns against overpacking clay. It notes methods to control earthworms and grubs using corrosive sublimate and arsenate of lead with proper precautions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Caution on Buying Alfalfa Seed From USDA Bureau
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics warns farmers to buy only seed adapted to their farms especially for common seed not state certified. Verify origin with a United States Verified Origin Seed Certificate tag on each bag and use a verified origin dealer for seed in central and northern districts.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
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