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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1949
Page
6
A speaker warns against prioritizing tourist profits over hospitality. He cites states raising prices to chase gains, reducing winter visitor numbers. Emphasizing friendly treatment, he argues good hospitality preserves Montana’s reputation and encourages repeat visits.
Governor Bonner appointed eleven Montanans to seven state boards and agencies for terms ending 1952 to 1955. Appointments include Carl McConnell and Lee Nielsen to management, Jane Stevenson and Marjory Wright to nurses examiners, J J Smith to unemployment compensation, and others to milk control and university executive boards. Local selective service planning consolidates offices from 56 to 15. March railroad carloadings rise 18.7 percent year over year with wheat shipments leading gains. Farm prices drop one point while grain offsets to keep the all commodity index at 262.
A group of about 250 teachers and college students traveling by autocade through the west faced license friction in Montana Maine and Mississippi. Governors ensured safe passage and courteous treatment, turning the trip into living advertisements for Montana to attract visitors and potential residents through friendly outreach and showcasing the state’s beauties and values.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports mid April prices versus mid March 1909. Wheat 1.88 per bushel. oats 0.68. barley 0.84. corn 1.50. butterfat 0.64. eggs 0.372. beef cattle 20.40 per cwt. lambs 23.90. hogs 19.80. alfalfa seed 34.60. all hay 16.60 per ton. milk cows 201 per head.
Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m. Sunday evening service at 8 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8.
Rev Fr Timothy Clifford lists Sunday masses at St Rose Church 8 a m and 10 a m with Lima 10 30 a m first Sunday Grant 10 30 a m second Sunday Melrose 9 a m third Sunday Jackson 9 30 a m fourth Sunday
Dr E G Koch says new chemistry laboratories at the Montana School of Mines in Butte will be ready for use next fall. The note accompanies an Examiner Printing Co job visit claim.
Word arrives of a daughter born April 27 to Dr and Mrs William H Bates of Cottonwood Arizona. Local residents Robert Banks on leave from the San Diego Naval Training Center plans to report back May 17 for yeoman training. Various community members, court work, travel, and a drivers examination announced for May 13 at the courthouse.
Don Alley and Pete Piazzola won the weekly shuffleboard tournament at the State Bar after 16 players entered the event on Tuesday night.
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