ACRE ALLOTMENT MADE FOR STATE IN MONTANA
The 5 656 685 acres allotted by the cultural adjustment administration at Washington are distributed among Montana counties. A J Barton executive secretary of the state agricultural conservation committee provides the breakdown for 1938 soil depleting acreage including wheat and potatoes and restoration land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cultural Adustment Administration
Washa
D. C
Montana
A. J. Boron
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Welfare expenses split by program from the public welfare board
Auditor John J. Holmes announced that state relief spending through the public welfare board during April and March totaled 450499 dollars. Old age pensions accounted for 245497 dollars, the largest share of the expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Welfare
Venice City Features 175 Canals Throughout Its Waterways
Venice remains famed for its extensive canal system with 175 waterways weaving through the city. The network supports transportation, tourism, and historic architecture as a defining urban feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Italy
Tourist Clerks to Tour State
A group of 20 tourist bureau clerks from the Pacific Northwest will tour Montana in June. William G. Ferguson of Montanaus, Inc. plans arrangements and will fund the trip to gather firsthand information on roads scenic attractions and features. The itinerary runs Glendive to Cooke City Yellowstone Idaho Oregon Pacific coast then to Spokane Missoula Kalispell Glacier Park Great Falls Helena Butte Bozeman Livingston Billings and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapkes
Pacific Northwest Tourist Association
William G. Ferguson
Montanaus, Inc
Anaive Abe
Ena Ecler
Glendive
Ee Yellowstone
Idaho
Uence
Pacific Coast
Kane
Missoula
Kalispell
Glair Park
Great Falls
Helena Butte
Bozeman
Livingston
Billings
Dive
Tongue River Dam Bond Issue Sold
The Tongue River project in Rosebud county is half finished and will irrigate about 60 000 acres. The Water Conservation Board sold 660 000 dollars worth of bonds to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis to finance construction, with 540 000 dollars previously granted by the Public Works Administration. The project, approved by PWA, has 200 men at work and will store 65 000 acre feet of water over 100 miles of valley. The board also accepted Ruby River storage dam in Madison county as complete with 520 000 dollars cost, including 234 000 dollars WPA grant and 286 000 dollars from bonds. Ackley Lake project in Judith Basin county, 100 000 dollars, will irrigate 5 000 acres near Hobson. A Dillon delegation petitioned for Beaverhead river dam to store 100 000 acre feet for Beaverhead valley irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Conservation Board
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Tongue River
Rosebud County
Public Works Administration
Ayers
PWA
Washington
WPA
Water Board
Ackley Lake
Judith Basin
Hobson
Dillon
Beaverhead
Beaverhead Valley
Old Park Buildings to Be Razed Under Special Era Order
Notice to Glacier National Park superintendent E T Scoyen reports a special ERA project will raze and salvage condemned government buildings at Glacier Park Station and upgrade the water and sewer system at Two Medicine campground. Funds total 6423 dollars with 4735 for labor and supervision and 1000 for materials. Project expects 40 workers for two and a half months, all certified from Glacier county relief rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Scoyen
Glacier National Park
Glacier Park Station
Two Medicine Campground
Glacier County
Treasure State News in Brief Highlights From Helena to Malta
Multiple Montana briefs report contracts for prisoner clothing in Helena, 4-H and crop programs in Pondera, taxes and unemployment collections in Helena, water and road projects in multiple counties, 4-H camp selections, a Great Falls diocesan event, a divorce in Kalispell, and various local business, education, and agricultural updates across Kalispell, Missoula, Malta, and More.
Hungry bear dies after getting trapped in cabin window
A large black bear, emerging from hibernation, broke into an unoccupied forest guard cabin at Lolo National Forest. The animal gorged on reserve rations, became swollen, wedged itself in the window, and died in the opening. A forest ranger found the bear dead about a week later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lolo
Livingston Civic Group Plans Iron Lung Fund Drive
A Livingston civic and fraternal committee studies types of iron lungs and raises funds to purchase one for use by area residents. The effort seeks community support and outlines needed funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paoer
Represenderes
Livingston
Vingston
Welfare Board Rescinds Grant Plan After Supreme Court Ruling
The welfare board reversed a lump sum grant after a state supreme court decision limited funding to supervised projects. It informed George Ayers that the grant was repealed and funds would revert to general revenue for relief use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Gor.ge Ayers
Welfare Department
State General Fund
Reynolds City and Elk Creek Mining Rush of 1865
In Deer Lodge County Montana Territory the Elk Creek district near Day Gulch saw a silver boom after 1865. Jack Reynolds and party discovered placers drawing 2.5 million in gold from 6,000 miners, followed by rapid town growth and lawmaking among settlers. The miners drafted and adopted a detailed code governing claims and preemption, with records kept for public inspection. Local leaders and recorders pulled the district into two divisions and set voting rules for serious governance.
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Elk Creek
Deer Lodge County
Reynolds City
Day Gulch
Deep Gulch
Bear Gulch
Jack Reynolds
Reynoldsity
Thomas McKevitt
Joseph L. Coleman
Deer Lodge
Montana Territory
M. T
A. D
H. B. Day
W. W. Johnson
1St Creek
2Nd Bar
Recorder’s Office
John W. Keenan
H. B
Hnson
J. McKay
R. H. Johns
S. Bradley
Discovery
J. W. Keenan
Lewis Orrin
R. H. Jones
Federal agencies build irrigation and drainage works in Milk River area
About 450 workers including supervisors and survey crews are engaged in dry land development and irrigation projects across Blaine Phillips Valley counties. Key sites include Hinsdale resettlement pumps serving 320 acres, Zurich and Malta tracts, and multiple reservoirs in Blaine and Valley counties. Crews operate machinery, with ongoing seeding, tree planting, and rodent control programs.
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Montana
Projsk Wikes
Suse
Valley County
Hinsdale
LeTourneau
William Broderick
Blaine County
Duffy Murry
Zurich
Edwards Tract
Malta
Wagner
LeTourneaus
Tri-County
Phillips
Valley
Savoy
Chinook
Harlem
Phillips County
Old Lovejoy
Grove
Corwine Center
Forks
Opheim
Vandalia
Aeons Legion
State hospital patient count slips in May at Warm Batings
A May report by Dr. John C. Dunne shows patient numbers at the state hospital for Finens at Warm Batings falling by five to 1,900 from the prior month. Deer Lodge state prison population rises by 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
John C. Dunne
Deer Lodge
Red Lodge Plans Montana tourist loop through Yellowstone and Glacier
Henry Carlson of the Red Lodge publicity bureau outlines a summer tour loop starting in Glendive and visiting Billings Red Lodge Cooke City Yellowstone West Yellowstone Bozeman Butte Helena Missoula Kalispell Glacier Park Great Falls Lewistown and return to Billings The plan promotes travel across Montana with a 310 picture display for hotels and fair booths including the New York World's Fair.
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Ontana
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Butte
Helens
Missoul
Kalispellate
Elena
Great Falls
Lewistown
Billings
Red Lodge
Yellowstone Park
Cooke City
Park
West Yellowstone
Gallatin Canyon
Bozeman
Missoula
Kalispell
Glacier Park
Carlson
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
St. Louis
Kansas City
Gallatin Country
Bitter Root
Flathead Lake
South Fork
Flathead Mountain
Sun River
Red Lodge Publicity Bureau
Appointment to Montana Dental Board Confirmed
Gov. Roy E. Ayers named Dr. R. H. Nelson of Missoula to the state board of dental examiners for a five year term ending March 2.
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Dental Board
Roy E. Ayers
R. H. Nelson
Missoula
State Board of Dental Examiners
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Monana
A. J. Barton
Borton
Barton
Abeer E Renee Ten
Lake Jas
Blaine Es
Chouteau
Hill Hiahend
Liberty
Garfield
McCone Veges
Lewis and Clark Waat
Gallatin
Custer
Powder River
Star Photo Studios
M la Crosse, Wis
Tongue River Dam
Lot
U. S. Bureau OF Mines
Copper Mining CO
Buite, Montana
Treasure State
Helena
Fligelman
State Penitentiary
I. . McQuitty
Conbrad
Pondera County
Frank Finnegan
Anaconda
R. H. Rebal
Flathead
Flathead County
Big Spring
Crane Co. of
Wales-Dave-Hermiston Co
Rensselaer Valve Co
Roundup
L. R. Shirley
Bismarck
N. D
George L. Hummel Co
Dodge
Plymouth
Shipley
M. B. Gilman Co
North Dakota
Robert Sullivan
Columbia Falls
Washington,d. C
Barclay Craighead
Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission
James T. Sparling
Mineral
Sanders
Lincoln
Pius XI
Edwin V. O'Hara
Vatican City
Rome
Silver Bow
Jack Healy
Healy
Josephine Reid
Jack David Reid
New Westminster
B. C
Edmonton
Nesena
Montana Water Conservation Board
G. Aaron Smith
Missoula County High School
Eugene Olson
Cut Bank’ High School
National Air Mail Week
Washington, D. C
Melena
State Board of Examiners
R. G. Milburn
Tyler
State Grazing Commission
Miles City
Silver Bow County
Abba Holliday
Butte City
Hmlls
Harlowton
Commercial Club
D. E. Perkins
Glacier Park Airport
Montana State University
Kalispell Hotel
Albert Dreesen
Dreesen
George Lanstrum
John Hanrahan
Stanley Shaw
State University
Shaw
Paul Chamran
Leroy Purvis
Jean Olson
Eunice Fleming
Phyllis Smith
Joyce Paulson
George Bloomquist
Welfare Board
Nea Aes Wea
Shively
Kentucky
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