Montana Board Denies Intra State Freight and Passenger Rate Increases
The Montana board of railroad commissioners rejected four per cent requests from railroads and motor carriers and denied intra state passenger fare hikes by Intermountain Transportation Burlington Transportation Northwest Greyhound and Northland Greyhound. Seven small bus lines won a 10 percent average rise and a 25 cent minimum. A March 22 hearing was set to consider Union Pacific plans to discontinue two Butte Idaho Montana passenger trains. C R Anderson of Helena was named a special assistant for budget and finance in the state department of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Board of Railroad Commissioners
Intermountain Transportation Co
Burlington Transportation Co
Northwest Greyhound Lines, Inc
Northland
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Union Pacific Railroad Company
C. R. Anderson
State Department of Education
Public Instruction
Mary M. Condon
Anderson
Montana Education Association
Montana Tax Deadline Reminders and Penalties Issued
Montana officials urged taxpayers to file 1948 state income tax returns by April 15. Chairman John Matthews warned that delaying filing incurs penalties up to 300 dollars, with 1,000 dollars for false statements, stressing the tax burden falls on those who pay.
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Montana
John Matthews
State Board of Equalization
Matthews
Montanans Buy Over Two Million in Savings Bonds
State bond sales director Arthur Nelson reports Montana buyers spent 2,853,271.71 on U S Series E F and G bonds in February. The figure is slightly below last year’s February total, while redemptions fell by 272,000.
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U. S
Arthur Nelson
Nelson
MSU prepares 1949 Little International Livestock Show
Montana State college agricultural students gear up for the 1949 Little International Livestock Show on May 19 and 20. Earl Peace of Polson, manager, will be aided by Bozeman’s James Paugh, both former 4-H members. show sponsored by the college Agricultural club.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
Earl Peace
Polson
James Paugh
Peace
Little International
Paugh
Agricultural Club
Montana 4-H members chosen for Junior club week trip to Canada
Four Montana 4-H club members were selected to represent the state at Junior club week July 4-8 in Olds Alberta. Peggy Leary Rosebud county Wesley Crawford Chateau county Dorothea Hoell Gallatin county and Bob Rush Yellowstone county will join about 150 Canadian junior farm and homemaker clubs for the exchange. State club leader T W Thompson of Montana State College announced the delegation and noted the Montana Alberta rural youth exchange continues yearly. Letters from Mrs M M Donoghue of Butte to the state historical library describe Camp Cooke Fort Shaw and the Helena to central Montana mail route, with Mr Donoghue’s late Lt Martin Hogan among the letter writers. John Mohr Stillwater county and Elva Sundberg Deer Lodge county were chosen for state 4-H scholarships to the National Youth Foundation camp at Camp Minniwanka Shelby Md August 16-28.
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Son
Montana State College
National Youth Foundation
United States
Young Mohr
Bozeman
Montana
Olds
Alberta
Canada
T. W. Thompson
Thompson
Peggy Leary
Rosebud County
Wesley Crawford
Chateau County
Dorothey Hoell
Gallatin County
Bob Rush
Yellowstone County
M. M. Donoghue
Butte
State Historical Library
Camp Cooke
Lewistown
Fort Shaw
Helena
Donoghue
Martin Hogan
13Th
U. S. Infantry
Camp Cooks
John Mohr
Stillwater County
Elva Sundberg
Deer Lodge County
Camp Minniwanka
Shelby
T. W. Thomp
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Silver Bow County
H. H. Scarborough
Salt Lake City
Andrus Hotel
McNamara
Clancy
Mills Brothers
Dennis Day
Bradley Electric
Pillow
RCA Victor
Columbia
Capitol
DECCA
Bonner
Red Cross
Montana Fish and Game Department
K. F. Vernon
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of Interior
Vernon
Lower Yellowstone
Huntley
Billings
Sun River
Great Falls
Moorhead
Powder River
Missoula
Souri River
Inter - Department
Interior
Great Falls Airforce Base
Bob Nowland
Continental Division of
Military Air Transport Service
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Walter Stamm
Albert Stamm
Townsend
Jean
Hell Gate
Edward S. Healy
Daily Missoulian
Skinner
Alex Carter
Johnnie Cooper
P. Shockey
Frank L. Worden
Christopher P. Higgins
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Dillon Hides Fur Co
N. Montana
Dillon Electric Company
Chryslers
Chrysler
Erica
Pie
Chrysler-Plymouth
Chrysler-Plymouth Engineering
Idaho St
Watson Motor CO
Dillon, Mont
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