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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1940
Page
4
Montana land farmers push strip farming to curb wind erosion in southeastern counties. Adoption rose from 2,520 acres in 1930 to 1,415,521 in 1939, aided by AAA payments and contour striping to control runoff on slopes. Chouteau county leads with 258,000 acres on 750 farms.
A frog found during a Havre high school dissection class was mounted and added to the biology laboratory permanent display. The specimen showed an unusual two heart condition described as a biological oddity.
Carl Trauerman says Montana mining directory compiled from 2000 operator questionnaires will run 200 pages and 3000 copies will be issued. Dr Francis A Thomson asks congressional supporters to stop backing his bid for director of the U S Bureau of Mines.
Eleven moose forced 70 relief workers to retreat in Glacier National Park as they cleared windfalls for a fire break along the Flathead River. Ranger Don Robinson reported the incident to the chief ranger. The moose charged the crew, then withdrew without casualties.
A four unit 5400 horsepower diesel engine on an experimental run from St. Paul to Wenatchee, Wash., and return halted in Whitefish yards to change crews. The monster locomotive is owned and operated by the General.
Red Lodge prepares for the third annual dog derby on March 9 and 10 with top team drivers including Everett Heseman of Twin Falls Idaho and Celey Baum of Ashton. D. W. Columbus, president of the Red Lodge Winter Sports association, notes the event as a potential Montana winter sports classic.
The state board of education concluded its two week hearing by backing university president George Finlay Simmons and rescinding the demand for five professors to resign. It cited insufficient funding and found no censorship or restraint on academic freedom, while urging faculty harmony and continued labor union rights. The dismissed resignations included Librarian P. O. Keeney and five faculty leaders.
Helena attorney S C Ford announced his candidacy for the Montana governorship on the Republican ticket. Ford, elected attorney general in 1916, came to Montana in 1906 after Kansas University law school, gained state wide attention in 1938 leading the campaign to suspend the legal saloon law, and is part owner of radio station K P F A in Helena.
Paris E Wells D D minister outlines Sunday activities with Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 00 and sermon The Condemnation Prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30.
Mrs Buck O Day is reported to be recovering from a major operation performed at Barrett Hospital Saturday evening.
Year old Vera Cordingly from Ashton is the sole female entrant. Ski races for men and women hockey games a bobsled race skijoring and other winter events are on the schedule.
Gov Roy E Ayers filed for renomination on the Democratic ticket pledging to continue a business like pay as you go administration. He proposed ongoing irrigation reclamation water conservation social security unemployment insurance highways and reducing state debt. Arthur F Lamey Havre previously announced his candidacy for governor.
Inspirational quotes on living by example from Mary Baker Eddy Rowland Hill Spenser Gilrbt West and others. The notes emphasize moral conduct and the impact of personal behavior over words. It mentions dairy breeders saving promising bulls and discarding inferior ones based on herd improvement records.
Local brief notes that Jack Brenner of Horse Prairie visited the city last Thursday. No further details on purpose or activities are provided.
Fifty year old New York architect turned avid painter has 43 watercolors of the World's Fair bought by the event. The works tour city museums and exhibit halls nationwide. He discovered by a Board of Design member and praises Ford Exposition scenes like Garden Court and Road of Tomorrow.
John W. Bonner of Helena announces he will seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general. A long time attorney for the state highway commission and the railroad and public service commission, Bonner previously ran in 1936 under H. J. Freebourn. Bonner is a Montana native and state university law graduate.
Several Montana residents visited the Husted ranch on Sunday including Archie Webking and Cal Peter son. Others chauffeured trips to Butte over the weekend, with Frank Husted and Jim Burns noted as Butte visitors. Families and relatives of Paddock and Dodgson were also mentioned among weekend gatherings and drives.
In Missoula, the individual has held the role of secretary treasurer for the state democratic central committee for the past two years, indicating ongoing party leadership at the state level.
Miners ran wild for 24 points, while Worsdell added 15 with sensational corner shots in a hard fought basketball battle against the Bulldogs.
Mr and Mrs Harry Williams motored to Alder on Sunday to visit relatives, sharing a brief family outing and returning home afterward.
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