Titian Masterpiece Alleged in Butte Private Collection Show
An unsigned oil titled Danae attributed to Titian is on loan to the Butte Art Center from Joseph Beauier’s private collection for a brief display. Critics and authorities deem it genuine, sparking debate among local cultural circles about whether a Butte man owns a true Old Master.
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Joseph Beau
Butte
Butte Art Center
Titian
Joseph Reau
Giorgione
Paduay
Bellini
Doge
Italy
Bacchantes
Venus
Adonis
Perseus
Danae
Mr. Beau
Jupiter
Royal Gallery
Madrid
Spain
Butte Art Gallery
Siamese Farmer Erects Charm to Guard Grain Field
A Siamese farmer places a charm in his grain field to deter evil spirits from damaging the crops, claiming it protects the harvest.
Cheaper Crested Wheatgrass Offers Fall Planting Opportunities
Montana agronomist Mercer reports cheaper crested wheatgrass seed this fall enables regrassing abandoned dry land at low cost. Plant Sept 15 to freeze up, drill into stubble or shallow soil, 3–5 lb per acre. Two strains, Standard for eastern Montana and Fairway for mountain areas, with careful variety choice and early spring growth noted.
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Mercer
Montana
B. O. Seelye
Little Pumpkin Creek
Valbore
Seelye
Montana Briefs Roundup Across Towns
In Butte the St Lawrence mine reopens with 400 workers as part of Anaconda mines revival. Helena notes manager changes at Western Union, and Virginia City reports the Revenue mine owner Norman MacLean has died in Boston. Miles City shifts Milwaukie freight role to Spokane, and Missoula cites a judge’s sentence for liquor to Indians after a death. Ennis records a landmark fire, Lewistown reports harvests, Bozeman marks Fort Ellis site revival, Paradise touts onion farming success, Helena news covers moose sighting and a fire hall bid. Fort Peck dam work grows jobs after an earth slide, Yellowstone plans coin meters for camp trailer power, and Montana joins an interstate parole compact. Fort Peck surveys reconsider irrigation power uses, and Fort Benton notes Frank MacDonald’s return from New Zealand.
Tourism dollar shared by many in Montana urging vote
Montana highway finance committee promotes initiative 41 with a three year survey showing tourists spent 30 million dollars in the state last year. It breaks down the dollars into transportation lodging retail stores meals amusements and refreshments and notes 1,333,721 visitors averages nearly four days in state.
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Montana Highway Finance Committee
State Highway Department
Montana
Montana highway plan backed by federal grant match
The Montana state highway department survey shows average tourist spending five dollars and seventy two cents per day. The state highway commission could issue three million dollars in debentures to match a federal grant, repaid from a five cent per gallon gas tax, adding to state funds for a ten million dollar highway program over the next two years and creating more than 3.61 million man hours of employment. The debentures would not raise new state taxes.
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State Highway Commission
Montana
American violin maker crafts Stradivari style instruments
Hugh H. Waldron of Froid, Montana, a postal worker turned amateur luthier, pursued old wood and European connections to produce American violins patterned after 17th century Italian masters. Starting 1936 he built several instruments using seasoned spruce from Swiss mountains and curly maple, with top craft, varnish, and precise curves. He traded with European firms to source old wood dating to 1653, aiming for instruments that echo Stradivari and Amati quality.
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Antonio Stradivari
Cremona
Italy
Hugh H. Waldron
Froid
Waldron
Boyood
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Emil Shofter
Stradivari
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Czechoslovakia
France
Forest fire danger rises as lookouts removed warns hunters
Regional Forester Evan W. Kelley of Missoula warns drier forests this fall increase fire risk. He urges hunters to be extra careful with campfires, warming fires and cigarettes until rains begin. He notes rising hunter caused fires since 1933 and calls for cooperation from sports groups.
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Evan W. Kelley
Missoula
Kelley
Sot Yice
Theaompson
Willamette National Ofe
Thompson
Forest Service
Colville National Forest
Hie Hetame
North Montana State Fair crowns 19 champions across divisions
State Leader RB E Cameron announces 19 champions who won titles individually or as teams at the North Montana State Fair Great Falls. Winners include Wilda and Ellen Davis of Gallatin in home economics judging, Emma and Evelyn Feyk of Fergus in food prep, Betty Johnson of Garfield in food preservation, Harold and Roberton of Flathead in daily demonstration, Lois Huffman Cascade in dress revue, Mary Slayton Golden Valley best dress, Harriet Swan Richland formal party dress, Pauline Hadzor Madison, Bruce Bond Cascade beef showmanship, Cora Otness and Dorothy Swensen Teton room improvement, Jeff Roberts Billy Dean Jensen Cascade in ag economics, Katherine Stre and Christine Kleffner Cascade, and Rolland Ridlin and Paul Provost Richland in agriculture.
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Ana
Great Falls
Tate
Wilda
Ellen Davis
Gallatin County
Emma
Evelyn Feyk
Fergus County
Bettyary Johnson
Garfield County
Harold
Roberton
Flathead County
Lois Huffman
Cascade County
Mary Slayton
Golden Valley County
Harriet Swan
Richland County
Pauline Hadzor
Madison County
Bruce Bond
Cora Otness
Dorothy Swensen
Teton County
Jeff Roberts
Billy Iilits
Dean Jensen
Katherine Stre
Christine Kleffner
Rolland Ridlin
Paul Provost
Waldron crafts oldest wood violins in United States set
Waldron builds violins from 285 year old spruce and 1865 maple in a project named Troubadour. He has completed Jongeleur Colimbine and Harlequin and will finish Minnesinger Meister singer and Troubadour over two more years. A later Famous Composers group will honor Beethoven Verdi and Bach.
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Waldron
United States
Beethoven
Verdi
Bach
Forest thefts and campground destruction threaten national forest facilities
Hunters and vandals loot ranger stations stealing bedding, cooking gear and rations as winter patrols risk life. Public campgrounds suffer wrecked benches, tables, fences and landscaping trees marked or ruined for firewood. Forest officials vow patrols and wider protection to curb losses and urge locals to watch for thieves.
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National ‘Forest Guard
Evan W. Kelley
Neanderthal chin hint noted in first human fossil idea
Kansas leads mining states in mineral production surpassing Alaska while Guatemala plans free toothpaste distribution to schoolchildren, as reported from various notes.
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Kansas
West
Alaska
Red Lodge Man Claims Rheumatism Cure From Wong Sun
Andrew Lahti of Red Lodge Montana says he suffered for years with rheumatism and, after using Chinese Herbs from Wong Sun Company in Billings, is now entirely well. He urges others in Montana and Wyoming to try the product and regain health.
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Andrew Lahti
Red Lodge
Montana
Wong Sun Company
Billings
Wyoming
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St. Lawrence
Anaconda Company
Helena
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Kalispell
Norman Kurtz
Western Union
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J. R. Reagan
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Coast
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Unson
Annie Paul
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Ennis
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Old Fort Ellis
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Paradise
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