Liquor and Beer Revenue Tops Ten Million for State
State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon reports that the state has collected 10,209,256.42 from liquor and beer since 1934. Major sources include liquor profits and licenses plus beer taxes. funds allocated to counties relief public schools and water programs along with the state temperance commission.
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State Liquor Control Board
Ray N. Shannon
Shannon
Water Conservation Administration
State Temperance Commission
Penwells Return From Eastern Wedding Trip
Collector of Internal Revenue Lewis Penwell and his wife Mrs Penwell have returned to Helena after a wedding trip visiting the eastern coast southern states and the San Francisco Fair.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Lewis Penwell
Montana Treasurer Reports Cash in Banks and February Receipts Change
State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon reports Montana had 7 571 804 10 in cash in banks on March 1 up from 7 103 943 91 a year earlier. February balance stood at 7 988 159 57 with receipts totaling 2 447 739 56, up from 1 888 387 73 the prior February. February disbursements were 3 067 104 98, down from 4 197 316 in February 1938.
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Montana
Ray N. Shannon
Montana Dairy Output Dips in 1938 Ice Cream and Butter
Ice cream production in Montana fell to 1,316,771 gallons in 1938 from 1,354,170 gallons in 1937, per the dairy division of the state department of agriculture. Butter output for 1938 reached 11,556,893 pounds.
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Montana
State Department of Agriculture
Cheese production up in 1938 over prior year
The report shows cheese output rising to 1,432,870 pounds in the latest year from 1,086,931 pounds in 1937 while overall pounds compared to 10,607,773 the year before.
Montana Among Top Crime States In Hoover Report
J Edgar Hoover, FBI chief, released a crime ranking for 1938 showing Montana in the upper half of the 48 states by crimes per 100 000 population. New Mexico and Colorado led Montana by wide margins with Wyoming close behind.
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Montana
Western States
J. Edgar Hoover
F.B.I
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
State Supreme Court Upholds Mechanic Lien Priority
The state supreme court unanimously ruled that J. C. Herman’s mechanic’s lien in Roosevelt County has priority over a mortgage held by the Federal Land Bank of Spokane. Herman supplied building materials. the land later transferred to another owner and was mortgaged to the federal bank.
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State Supreme Court
J. C. Herman
Roosevelt County
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Herman
Federal Bank
District Court
Supreme Court
Montana Navy Recruit Quota Set at Five for This Month
The Helena navy station reports Montana's quota of new recruits is five for the month. After selection, the five men will be sent to the San Diego training school for three months.
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Montana
Navy
Helena
San Diego
Washington committees agree on 3 million grasshopper control fund
Washington sources report senate and house conference committees reached a 3 million dollar appropriation for grasshopper and cricket control in the western states this summer. The senate favored about 5.4 million while the house proposed 2 million, and a final figure will be announced soon.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
West
Welfare Office Cost Is Only 9.2 Percent
Administrator M. Brandford of the state welfare department states that relief administration costs total 9.2 percent, disputing a legislative committee’s 30 percent charge. The figure covers both state and county department expenses.
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M. Brandford
State Welfare Department
State Department
Welfare Department Costs Clash With 1937 Budget Claims
Administrator Brandford said administrative costs for the welfare department over the two years ending March 2 were far lower than the 1937 legislature’s allocation. He asserted no funds were dishonestly expended in welfare services or aid to the crippled children.
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Ments
Brandford
Welfare Department
Tough on Lions but Good for Deer on Roy Murray Ranch
Roy Murray of the Boulder valley ranch has trapped and turned in multiple mountain lions to the state fish and game department. He notes his dog helps trap and he sometimes rides 20 to 30 snowy miles to reach lions. He endures cold nights by camp fires while keeping deer and other game safer.
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Roy Murray
Boulder Valley
Roy
State Fish and Game Department
McKinnon Elected to Western States Highway Board
Don McKinnon state highway engineer was elected to the board of directors of the Western Association of State Highway Officials at the annual meeting in San Francisco. He also serves as general chairman of the Montana National Bituminous Conference, a global road builders group.
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Don McKinnon
Western Association of State Highway Officials
San Francisco
McKinnon
Montana Anglers Attract National Inquiries On Fishing
More than 100 letters a day arrive at Montanans Inc from readers across the United States seeking Montana fishing reports. The surge follows advertisements in February and March issues of sportsmen magazines.
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Montanans, Inc
United States
Montana
Sportsmen’s Magazines
Montana Highway Speed And Road Limits Fixed
Federal narcotics officers raided a Helena home of Wong Ah Foo uncovering morphine yenshee and yenpops hidden in a stool and clothing. The operation led by L V Snowden and D E Denneen marks the first opium den bust in Montana since the early 1920s after months of investigation.
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Helena
Wong Ah Foo
L. V. Snowden
Federal Narcotics Bureau
D. E. Denneen
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Montana
Equipment Stored With Opium Paraphernalia Found
Police raided a den uncovering three opium smoking layouts pipes lamps yen hooks and hypo needles. The pipes were still hot from use signaling recent activity at the scene.
State Board Bulletin Aids Montana Budget Planning
The state board of equalization issued a bulletin to help county assessors clerks and treasurers prepare spring budgets. It explains new tax procedures effective this spring due to recent legislative laws. Chairman E A Dye said the bulletin aims to improve intelligent budgeting in Montana counties this year.
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State Board of Equalization
E. A. Dye
Montana
WPA Montana Expenditures Near Four Million In 1938
The Works Progress Administration spent 3 976 052 dollars in Montana for materials equipment and supplies during the three and one half years ending December 31 1938. Local project sponsors contributed 6 311 297 dollars. The largest WPA outlay was for labor not included in the total.
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Works Progress Administration
Montana
WPA
Montana claims total by out-of-state workers rise to 425
Four hundred twenty five workers from twenty six states filed unemployment benefit claims with the Montana state commission. The claimants built benefit accounts before arriving and have spent about sixty thousand dollars since coming to the state, according to Chairman Barclay Craighead.
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Montana
State
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Barclay Craighead
Craighead
Montana tourist camps receive health ratings for cleanliness
The state board of health rated 293 camps as clean in 1938, about 60 percent of 487 camps in operation in Montana. Eighty seven camps improved since 1937, 64 stayed the same, 34 declined, and four camps were closed for unsanitary conditions.
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State Board of Health
Montana
Duel Erupts on Wolf Creek Ranch Quarrel
Bert Mendenhall and Mrs. Mendenhall quarreled on the family ranch near Wolf Creek. Bert fired a shotgun amid the dispute, escalating the confrontation and prompting a police response.
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Bert Mendenhall
Mrs. Mendenhall
Wolf Creek
Bert
Couple Injured in Shootings Reach Helena Hospital
A wife with buckshot injuries drove a family car to Helena for treatment while Bert rode to Fort Harrison with a friend for care. Both have nonfatal wounds and no reconciliation announcements have been made.
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Mate
Helena
Bert
Wolf Creek
Fort Harrison Hospital
Sunday Lecture Notes on Substance and Spiritual Treasure
The Christian Science lesson sermon read in all Churches of Christ, Scientist on March 12, 1939 centers on honoring the Lord with substance and first fruits. It cites Luke 12 33 34 about alms and treasure in heaven and cites Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health pages 458 459 linking renunciation of worldly gains to heavenly riches.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Paul
John
First Lutheran Church Services and Meetings
Leonard Thompson pastor announces Sunday March 19 services at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 a m The Ladies Aid meets at the church March 16 at 3 45 p m for an all hostess meeting Junior choir practice follows at 7 30 p m Dorcas activities are listed
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Leonard Thompson
Ladies’ Aid
Dorcas
Farmers urged to plant only tried wheat varieties
Ralph D. Mercer extension agronomist at Montana State College in Bozeman urged farmers to use standard spring wheat varieties tested for the state. He cautioned against heavy planting of nonrecommended types such as Renown Canus Apex Pilot Merit Coronation Premier Nordhaugen’s New Rival Vesta and Mercury despite some satisfactory Montana tests.
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Ralph D. Mercer
State College
Bozeman
Montana
Agronomist
Montana Seed Growers Association
Renown
Canus
Apex
Pilot
Merit
Coronation
Premier
Nordhaugen
Vesta
Mercury
Dillon Boy Chosen To Manage Junior Livestock Show
Paul Fidler a senior at the University of Nebraska Agriculture College was chosen to manage the Junior AK Sar Ben livestock show to be held March 18. Fidler is a former Beaverhead County High School graduate.
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Paul Fidler
University of Nebraska Agriculture College
Paul
Beaverhead County
Society Events at Martin Thompson Home and Church
Society gathers at the Martin Thompson home hosted by Eleanor Thompson for choir practice on Friday March 17 at 8 p.m and Luther League meeting at the church on Thursday March 23 at 7 30 p.m.
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