Nuttiest Pipe In Montana Sparks Local Legend
Story records pipe bragging across Montana from Great Falls to Butte. Notable claims include David Hilger’s strong pipe from Judith basin, Phil Gillis’s long daily sessions, and Silver Bow chair Byron Cooney owning the nutty pipe. Louis S. Cohn lent the three dozen pipes to a hospital, with ownership decided by elimination.
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Sid Willis
Great Falls
Montana
Judith Basin
David Hilger
Hilger
Butte
Phil Gillis
City Health Department
Byron Cooney
Board of County Commissioners of
Silver Bow
Mike O’connell
Patsy Sullivan
Billy Molloy
Nelson Moore
Sherman
Louis S. Cohn
Asia
Africa
Indian Ocean
Cohn
Cooney
Sherlock Holmes
Hot Springs Montana Emerges as Health Resort Hub
Hot Springs Montana grows from a 150 population to a thriving health resort with capacity for nearly 1000 guests. Plans include seven miles of paving, new hotels, cabins, and apartments, plus improved roads to Missoula Spokane and Kalispell. Officials predict 30000 bath-house visitors in 1941 if travel remains steady.
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Hot Springs
Montana
Mont
E. M. Riberdy
Chamber of Commerce
Riberdy
United States
Canada
Two Springs
Ashe
Plains
Plains-Elmo
Missoula
Spokane
Kalispell
Chamber
E. OC. Marques
Symes
Fred S. Symes
Less Wheat Stored in State Shrinks by 4.56 Million Bushels
Montana reports total wheat stocks of 34 227 000 bushels on April 1 1941 down from 38 787 000 on Jan 1 a drop of 4 560 000. Most loss is in farm stocks while mill and elevator stocks nearly unchanged at 10 759 000 bushels the highest April 1 on record and among the highest quarters.
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Montana
Montana R C Permits Revoked and Rate Maps Approved
The Montana railroad and public service commission revoked 14 M R C permits tied to unpaid state fees or lack of insurance for carriers operating from Havre Libby Shelby Circle Chateau Miles City Twin Bridges Glendive Hardin Lindsey Laurel Columbus and Monarch. The board also approved new base rate area maps for Forsyth Missoula and metered water rate schedules for Big Fork Libby and Or A. A petition by Great Northern to remove tracks and stockyards at Hauck was granted.
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Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Austin B. Middleton
Havre
Libby
Shelby
Circle
Chateau
Miles City
Twin Bridges
Glendive
Hardin
Lindsey
Laurel
Columbus
Monarch
Middleton
Forsyth
Missoula
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Big Fork
Mountain States Power Co
Great Northern Railroad
Hauck
Normal Rainfall for Texas Panhandle in November
A brief notice notes that normal rainfall for the Texas panhandle in November is less than one inch, indicating typical dryness for the period and guidance for local farming and weather expectations.
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Texas Panhandle
Missoula Sets Training for Forest Service Unit and Parachute Squad
Missoula will host May training for a small group of forest service personnel and June training for parachute jumpers as part of the centralized forest fire parachute squadron's operations with headquarters in Missoula.
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Missoula
Cycads Survive intoModern Era as Living Links
The Cycads, ancient plant group dating back millions of years, are still represented today by living relatives. The fragmentary text notes their long evolutionary history and current existence as extant cycads in modern flora.
Ruthless Thinning Out in Gardens and Easy Corned Beef Loaf
The article emphasizes strict spacing in seedings to improve yields, warns against crowding in radish and flower beds, and suggests using a ruler or stick to maintain proper distances. It also presents an Easy Corned Beef Loaf recipe with gelatin and beef stock, serves 8 to 10, and notes it fits busy days.
Specialty Crops Grow in State in 1940 Exports
Montana known for wheat and livestock expands into specialty crops. The federal report shows 178 carloads of potatoes vegetables and strawberries exported in 1940. Potatoes dominate with 164 carloads. Dillon leads with 124 carloads, while Deer Lodge Jefferson Milk River Flathead Helena and Bitter Root valleys also ship sizable loads. Whitefish serves as a vegetable hub with onions and mixed vegetables, and Hamilton Missoula supply strawberries.
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Montana
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Dillon
Deer Lodge
Jefferson
Milk River
Flathead
Helena
Bitter Root
Whitefish
Hamilton
Missoula
Fort Benton offers grasshopper bait to farmers this year
Grasshopper bait will again be available in Chouteau County with a 10 cent charge for the first sack and 5 cents for refills. Labor funded by federal aid is unavailable for mixing, so county funds cover the remainder. Bait will be sold only in Fort Benton and about 18 carloads are expected. Libby reports Poston Bros of Kalispell leasing land near the Universal Zonolite Insulation Co to mine vermiculite on property owned by local residents.
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Fort Benton
Chouteau County
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Furriers
Marc
the Old Quaker Company
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Florence
Towanda Hotel
Mrs
P. J. Crouley
M. R.C
Hfe
West
Rawlins
Charles M. Russell
Union States
Montana Newspaper Association
Russell
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