Solvency and benefits guide highway expansion plans
The article outlines three criteria for approving highway extension or betterment: solvency, sufficiency of user benefits, and probable revenue. It explains cost of ownership, the need to preserve existing mileage, and the limits of counting user savings as revenue. It compares urban and rural highways and details Montana financing across primary, secondary, and local roads.
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Highway Department
Montana
The
Highway Commission
Congress
Ford's 1939 plans push expansion and weather tested cars
The message emphasizes continuing growth despite recession, detailing a $34 million buildout of plants and equipment to boost future car and tractor production. It notes new tire, tool, and steel-press facilities, weather testing labs, and a creed that profits go to buyers, not sellers.
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America
Ford
Eesto
Ford Introduces Mercury 8 Between De Luxe Ford and Lincoln Zephyr
Ford Motor Company announces two new 1939 Ford models plus an all new Mercury 8. The Mercury 8 sits between the De Luxe Ford and the Lincoln Zephyr with a 116 inch wheelbase hydraulic brakes and a 95 horsepower V eight engine. The firm touts improved plants and equipment as it moves forward.
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Ford
Voter Registration Drops Across Montana in Latest Count
Secretary of State Sam Mitch ell reports 269 963 Montanans registered since last June vs 283 695 eligible in the prior general election. Most counties show declines, while Blaine Deer Lodge Flathead Lake Lincoln Missoula Park and Teton show gains. Silver Bow leads with 26 378 registered, Cascade 20 489, Yellowstone 17 587. Flathead surpasses Lewis and Clark with over 800 new registrations.
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Sam W. Mitchell
Yellowstone
Flathead County
Lewis and Clark County
Winnett Man Named to Athletic Board
Gov. Roy E. Ayers appointed Clarence Saylor of Winnett to the state athletic commission for a term expiring March 1, 1940. Saylor fills the post created by the death of Oshey Devine of Great Falls after organizing the Winnett boxing club in 1936 and 20 years of athletic involvement in Montana.
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Winnett
Athletic Board
Roy E. Ayers
Clarence Saylor
State Athletic Commission
Saylor
Oshey Devine
Great Falls
Montana
P W A Funds Run Low in 1939 Projects
A report from P W A headquarters in Washington says funds are nearly exhausted and no new grants or loans for Montana Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming will likely be approved before January 1 1939. Active projects may stay on file in case Congress funds another lending program. Some money could come from rescinded projects.
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Public Works Administration
Montana
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
P.W.A
Washington
D. C
Congress
Patterson Family Guests At S. S. Patterson Home
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Patterson and their son from Helena visited the S. S. Patterson household for the weekend, sharing time with relatives and enjoying the hosts hospitality.
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Spencer Patterson
Helena
S. S. Patterson Home
PWA Projects in Montana Boost Land Values
R A Radford of Omaha regional PWA director says Montana water board works raise land values and create long term wealth. He notes many states focus on buildings while Montana's storage and diversion projects counter deterioration and show no weak links. Land values risen by five to fifty dollars per acre.
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Public Works Administration
State Water Conservation Board
Montana
R. A. Radford
Omaha
PWA
Radford
The
Water Board
First Presbyterian Church Service and Programs
Paris E. Wells D D leads Sunday service at 11:00 with the minister's subject Highway Obstruction Junior Endeavor meets 7:00 and Senior Endeavor 7:30. Sunday school begins at 10:00.
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Paris E. Wells
D.D
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D. A ‘McKinnon
State Publicity
Gene Byrnes
Henry and
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, Michigan
Sake Mihi
First Presbyterian Church
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