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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1939
Page
3
More than 94 percent of Montana war veterans are employed. Of 1,800 in the state, 1,571 are unemployed per R B Downs veteran placement officer. In the first nine months, the service made 1,365 veteran placements.
Northern Pacific railway announces two Thanksgiving dinners on its North Coast Limited train. Passengers can dine November 23 or November 30 as some northwest states observe different Thanksgiving dates.
James Burns Bob Hanson and Jim Burns Cal Peterson visited the Busted ranch Monday and Thursday. Vernon Goody delivered cattle to the Husted ranch Monday. Mrs Verne Stanchfield and Sharon Lea called at the W C Jones home Monday afternoon. Mrs Frank Husted taken to Dillon for medical care Wednesday. Numerous Dillon Wisdom Butte visits and weekend guests at the Husted and Pendergast homes.
Paul T. Smith of the state railroad and public service commission went to Washington to contest higher livestock freight rates proposed by railroads. He argued Montana stockmen rely on the 85 percent normal rate and urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to protect the feeder and stocker cattle shipments.
Montana freight car activity climbed to 28 355 loaded cars in September, up from 27 363 a year earlier, the state railroad and public service commission reported. Increases appeared across ore, cattle, sheep, petroleum, coal, flour, logs, lumber, copper, concentrates, lime rock, sand and gravel, and sugar, with declines in stone, wheat, sugar beets, peas and beans.
Montanans Inc the state wide chamber of commerce will ask the 1941 legislature for an appropriation to spend advertising the state s recreational advantages to tourists The advertising committee in Butte last week adopted the 1940 campaign including newspaper and magazine space and radio time and set a budget to be raised from members statewide.
Two highway patrolmen pull over an aging car with no plates. A impoverished couple and their children ride with household goods and a small misty ancestry dog. After the officers offer aid, they buy the dog to help the family toward warmth and work, leaving the car unharmed as they depart.
The state fish and game department reports tularemia in beaver across three districts Hardin Harlowton and Roundup. Dr W J Butler state veterinarian confirms infection in these areas. The disease usually affects rabbits and similar animals but can spread to horses sheep and humans who handle infected wildlife.
W Lee Simpson, Golden Valley county rancher condemned for the deputy sheriff murder and sentenced to hang, asks the state Supreme Court to rehear the case. The request follows an earlier court action, with proceedings pending in the high court.
The district court made findings in a unanimous decision. In Simpson's petition for a rehearing he contends that one juror was prejudiced before trial. At the trial he was charged with killing two ranch employees whose bodies were found after the deputy was killed.
State Auditor John J. Holmes plans a state wide campaign against non licensed insurance companies accused of selling policies in Montana and refusing to pay claims due to hidden contract terms. Holmes says nearly 1,000,000 dollars is lost each year in premiums to these firms and urges buyers to verify licensing with his office.
Measles rose in Phillips county with 50 new cases reported to the state health board this week. The prior three weeks showed 60 cases, then 43 the next week. statewide, 18 additional cases were recorded.
Dave Higbe, mine manager for the Montana Asbestos company, says Gallatin Canyon mine operations 35 miles southwest of Bozeman have produced rock yielding from 50 to 60 percent pure asbestos per ton.
Governor Roy E. Ayers proclaims November 23 as Thanksgiving Day aligning with Roosevelt and designating it a legal holiday. The text praises national unity, peace, progress, and divine guidance, urging gratitude for freedoms and blessings while hoping for continued happiness, success, and peace.
Surveys of the proposed 39,000,000 irrigation project on the Marias river in northern Montana show payments on construction and maintenance costs would be 5.38 dollars per acre, too high for the benefits. Montana's senators say they will continue to advocate approval.
Leonard Thompson, Pastor leads services and events at First Lutheran Church. Sunday School at 11 a.m. on Sunday November 19 with divine services. Thanksgiving day service on Thursday November 23 at 10 30 a.m. Congregational fellowship meeting on Tuesday November 21 at 8 p.m. Pastor and Lutheran students attend Lutheran Students Association convention at Bozeman on Friday and Saturday November 17 18.
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