Extension Service reports record January egg yields and seed treatment guidance
Bozeman reports H D Lockhart of Kalispell led January egg production among flocks over 100 hens with 11 202 eggs from 472 white leghorns at 24.4 per hen. Weir of Trout Creek topped under 100 hens at 24.7 per hen from 48 birds. Markle of Sidney headed breeding flocks with 5 521 eggs at 21.7 per hen. Feeding costs averaged 11 cents per hen. egg price averaged 21 cents per dozen. The extension service also details seed smut treatment for wheat oats barley using ceresan or copper carbonate in dust form and offers a do it yourself mixer plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
H. D. Lockhart
Kalispell
H. E. Cushman
Montana State College
L. J. Weir
Trout Creek
Sanders County
Forrest Markle
Sidney
Montana
Ralph D. Mercer
Mercer
Livestock Meetings Planned Across Montana This Month
Montana Wool Growers and Stockgrowers joint schedule four two day meetings this month led by extension livestock specialist Howard G. Lewis. All sessions start at 1 p.m. with AAA range division speakers among the program.
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Bozeman
Montana Wool Growers and
Montana Stockgrowers Associations
Howard G. Lewis
Montana State College
Highway letting set for nine projects totaling 761000
The state highway commission schedules March 21 letting for nine projects totaling 761000, funded by a 3 million bond. Projects include two Rogers pass items on the Great Falls to Missoula route and several bridges and road resurfacing jobs across Cascade, Teton, Powder River, Lewis and Clark, Chouteau, and Pondera counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Rogers Pass
Great Falls
Missoula
Montana
Lincoln
Great Falls-Belt
Cascade County
Chateau-Sun River
Teton County
Teton River
Choteau
Choteau-Sun River
Broadus
Wyoming Line
Powder River
Broadus- Wyoming Line
Ovando-Augusta
Lewis and Clark County
Summit
Fort Benton-Gareldine
Chouteau County
Pondera County
Butte Men Face March Trial for Moose Killing
Gus Anderson and Francis Moore of Butte are set for trial March 21 in Dillon on charges of killing a moose in the Wise River country. Deputy Game Warden Charles R. Price arrested them. Montana retains only a small moose population, largely in the Wise River area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Anderson
Francis Moore
Butte
Dillon
Wise River
Charles R. Price
Montana
Livestock Situation Reported By J A MInaughton
Weather across California brought heavy rainfall ending severe drouth in the Sacramento Valley. Lamb growers eyed preemptive culling while feed costs rose and market timing shifted. Western feedlots show solid supplies as prices stay above last year though below peak 1920s levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Joaquin Valley
Coast
California
Missoula Society Notes and Marri age Announcement
Mr and Mrs Edgar G Polleys of Missoula announce the marriage of their younger daughter Betty Ann Polleys to James Edward Spittler son of Mrs Bertha M Rogers of San Bernardino California The ceremony took place January 20 1939 at the Dubois Idaho home of A G Williams with Judge Patt officiating The couple plan to make their home in Missoula and Spittler works in Missoula in the insurance field He attended USC and the University of Washington earning a degree from the latter Sigma Chi member Betty Ann a Montana State University graduate Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority taught at the Dillon county high school last year and will return to Missoula next year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar G. Polleys
Missoula
Betty Ann Polleys
James Edward Spittler
Bertha M. Rogers
San Bernardino
Calif
A. G. Williams
Dubois
Idaho
Patt
George Sale
Montana State University
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Dillon
National Crusade to Reduce Traffic Violations by Shell Dealers
Shell Oil local manager Fred Woodside announces a coastwide campaign against traffic violations causing congestion and accidents. A share-the-road club will issue free emblems showing three marine signal flags meaning I am sharing the road. Authorities say removing the screwdriver could cut accidents and deaths by over 70 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell
Shell Oil Company
Fred Woodside
Coat theft leads to 120 day sentence in Helena store
A man entered a Helena second hand shop and offered a coat for sale cheap. The proprietor alerted police. the man received a 120 day sentence after authorities noted the coat had just been bought that day from another man and later reappeared as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Wool drop cuts Montana 1938 clip by 3 million dollars
Deflated prices reduced the value of Montana 1938 wool clip by 3 million dollars despite higher shear totals and heavier fleeces. In 1938 Montana produced 25.245 million pounds from 2.55 million sheep at an average 9.9 pounds, with the clip selling for 4.797 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Federal Agricultural Statistician
United States
Changes Made in Insurance Act in Montana Senate Bill 58
Helena March 14 The Montana Senate approved SB 58 affecting job insurance. Key changes redefine employer scope to those with 1+ workers and $500 yearly payroll, reduce waiting to two weeks, and set 16 weeks of benefits with earnings tests. Base period now uses first four of the last five completed quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Senate
Legislative Assembly
Roy E. Ayers
Montana
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Bowman Named Chief Engineer for Railroad Board
The state railroad and public service commission appointed Prof. C. F. Bowman of the Bozeman State College electrical engineering department as chief engineer. Bowman assumed duties March 15 and has served with the college since 1929, noted for work in radio circuits and power systems. he is a former navy radio operator and heads the Montana section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rail Board
C. F. Bowman
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
State College At
Bozeman
Bowman
Navy
Montana
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Mrs Katherine Caskini of Twin Bridges in Dillon Sunday
Mrs. Katherine Caskini of Twin Bridges spent Sunday in Dillon for a brief visit. She stayed with local residents and attended community events during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine. ‘Caskini
Twin Bridges
Dillon
For Sale Baby and Started Chicks and Poults
For sale list including full bloods and hybrids baby chicks and started chicks and turkey poults. Order early for any future date. Satisfaction guaranteed. George Opp 631 S Rife phone 58 W. 30-11.
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George Opp
S. Rife
Tax Deed Application Notice for Beaverhead County Property
Tony Kruletz will apply on or after May 8 1939 to Beaverhead County Treasurer for a tax deed to Lots 1 2 3 SE ZNW SY NEM NE4SW NW SE of Section 6 Township 8 South Range 7 West M M containing 302.60 acres. Amount due 149.98 plus interest and fees. Dated Dillon Montana March 8 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Kruletz
Beaverhead County
W. M.M
Dillon
Montana
A. D
Motion
M.M
Notice to Creditors in Estate of Samuel S Patterson
In the Fifth Judicial District Beaverhead County Montana executors Earl L Wheat and Kenneth Wheat notify creditors and others with claims against Samuel S Patterson, deceased, to exhibit them with vouchers within ten months after first publication. Notice published March 15 1939 in Dillon Examiner. 34-41. CALL 55 WITH YOUR NEWS
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Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montanas
Beaverhead
Samuel S. Patterson
Gilbert, Gilbert & McFadden
Idaho Street
Dillon
Montana
State of Montana
Earl L. Wheat
Kenneth Wheat
Dillon Examiner
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Business Management of
Examiner
S. Montana Street
Extension Service
Gilbert Hilde
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York
N. Pacific St
Dillon, Montana
V.N
Key Trust Bank
J A.minaughton
Sociely
Clubs
Mizpah
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Dillon Business and Professional Women’s Club
Claudia Faust
Ruth Kelly
Better Homes Club
Maude Miller
Sallie Baker
Byron Nay
Myrtle Overholster
Amos Wright
American Legion Auxiliary
City Hall
Community Service Committee
George Gosman
Louise Buhrer
W. J. Romersa
Dillon Homemakers Club
B. W. Emerick
Fred Kerr
Dorcas Society
Martin Thompson
Eleanor Thompson
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
T. T. McAdam
Ladies of
St. Rose Parish
St. Rose Hall
National Crusade
Ford
Yosemite
Motor Age
Detroit
Spring Ranch
Dillon, Emery Smith, Dillon, Mont
N. Pacific
Legals
Bertha Mayfield
Polson
Charles Coe
Feld
Parke, Davis & Co
Gosman
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