State board to confirm 20 university staff vacancies
The state board of education will meet September 11 to confirm appointments to about 20 vacancies across the university system's six units, per Dr H H Swain executive secretary. The state railroad and public service commission ordered two Billings drug stores to stop selling ginger ale below cost and warned of action for similar price violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Greater University
H. H. Swain
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Red Cross
Railroad Board
State Fairy Trade Commission
Car Counters Destroyed in Montana Speed Traps
D A McKinnon Montana state highway engineer reports motorists remove and destroy car counters that measure traffic by rubber tube sensors across roads. He says drivers misinterpret these devices as speed checks and brake abruptly to avoid triggering the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Montana
D. A. McKinnon
McKinnon
Motorist appeal urged for vehicle upkeep
A fragment requests drivers to help keep machines running by maintaining their vehicles. The note urges public cooperation and mentions an appeal directed at all motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Het
Parole Hits Eight In Deer Lodge Stint
The state board of paroles approved eight first time offenders for parole at Deer Lodge and ten inmates for discharge this month. Paroled prisoners have completed half their sentences while those discharged have finished full terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Paroles
Deer Lodge
Davis, Missoula editor and publisher, dies at Missoula
Warren B. Davis editor and publisher of the Daily Missoulian and the Missoula Sentinel died last Friday in Missoula after a heart attack. A Charlestown native, he started journalism at 19 in Boston before moving to Montana in 1908 to join the Anaconda Standard and later became editor and publisher of the Missoula papers in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren B. Davis
Daily
Missoulian
Missoula
Navy quota set at 23 for Montana enlistments
Montana's September navy enlistment quota is 23, released through Helena recruiter E. K. Beam. Great Falls district provides 13, Butte 5, Billings 4, and Missoula 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
United States Navy
E. K. Beam
Helena
Great Falls
Butte
Billings
Missoula
County Treasurers Ordered to Issue All Official Receipts
Attorney General H. J. Freebourn writes that county treasurers must provide official receipts for every sum collected from any source, clarifying standards for state examinations conducted by W. A. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Freebourn
W. A. Brown
Central Montana Highway Association Meets in Great Falls
The annual convention is scheduled for September 21 in Great Falls as announced by President Dr. H. J. McGregor. The meeting will cover association affairs and future projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Montana Highway Association
Great Falls
H. J. McGregor
Hauswirth enters Montana governor race
Charles A. Hauswirth, republic an mayor of Butte and publisher of the Eye-Opener, announces he will seek Montana's governorship next year. He is the first to enter the political race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Hauswirth
Butte
The
Eye-Opener
Montana
Hauswirth
Pipeline hearing set for Montana-Dakota Utilities rate case
The Montana-Dakota Utilities company will appear September 11 before the state railroad and public service commission at Great Falls to show cause why its natural gas rates from the Kevin-Sunburst field should not be reduced. The company contends the commission lacks jurisdiction, arguing it acts as a common carrier because of the pipeline, not a utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Great Falls
Kevin-Sunburst
Commission
Western Air Express Plane Flies Salt Lake City to Helena Fast
Ray Ellinghouse piloted a Western Air Express survey plane from Salt Lake City to Helena covering 450 miles in 2 hours and 20 minutes. The flight benefited from a strong tail wind, marking one of the fastest trips between the two cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
Ray Ellinghouse
Western Air Express
Salt Lake City
Montana PSC approves reduced Great Falls Gas rate
The Montana Public Service Commission approved a lower rate schedule for Great Falls Gas Company, effecting customer charges and utility pricing.
Milk producers on premises must hold dairy licenses
Helena Montana Attorney General H. J. Freeborn ruled that producers selling milk directly to customers who bring their own containers must obtain a dairy license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
H. J. Freeborn
State to establish correspondence school for disabled Montana students
State Superintendent Ruth Reardon said a new correspondence school will open this fall under authorization from the 1939 legislature. The program will offer high school work to handicapped children and provide enrollment for those unable to take desired courses in their day schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
Ruth Reardon
Montana
St Paul Foundry Co Qualifies to Do Montana Business
The St Paul Foundry Co of St Paul Minnesota has qualified with the Montana secretary of state to conduct business in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
St. Paul Foundry Co
St. Paul, Minn
Secretary of State
Montana
Bell Holt McCall company forms in Hamilton Mont
Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state for the Bell Holt McCall company a general automobile agency and garage in Hamilton Montana with capital of 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
Bell Holt McCall Company
General Automobile Agency
Hamilton, Mont
New Farm Society Considered for Great Plains
Montana State College sociologist Carl F. Kraenzel says a new social structure suited to Great Plains climate may form as dry years become normal. He studies New Frontiers on the Plains and suggests farm ownership may shift to corporate or community models to support large acreages from 1, section to 1,800 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
U.P
Great Plains
Carl F. Kraenzel
Montana State College
Kraenzel
Plains
West
Middle West
Farming practices borrowed from the humid middle west
Sociologist Kraenzel notes western farmers adopt midwest methods such as cultivating high lands and pasturing lowlands due to wet conditions. He argues eastern Montana farmers need not maintain section line roads every mile, except as a regional custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Kraenzel
Montana
Tana Dakota Utilities Ordered to Show Cause in Montana
The Montana public service commission will hear in Great Falls on August 30 why Tana Dakota Utilities gas rates in Montana communities should not be substantially reduced and why its pipeline should fall under commission jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
Minneapolis, Minn
Montana Public Service Commission
Great Falls
Montana
Commission
Montana Highway Jobs Reach 1746 in August First Half
D A McKinnon Montana state highway engineer reports 1746 men employed on highway projects in the first half of August. The figure reflects state wide activity across Montana road work and improvement programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
Montana
D. A. McKinnon
Tanzer mine project delayed by stockholders suit
Cooke City reports a stockholders injunction suit stalls development of the Tanzer mine properties near town. Plaintiffs allege that the Yellowstone Western Mines merger involved mismanagement and fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooke City
U.P
Tanzer
Yellowstone Western Mines
Armells mine deal under way to finance development
A pending agreement with Colorado capital to fund East Armells creek project seeks to advance Jim Paton’s mining group. Paton reported shipping a 20 ton car of sorted ore netting $360, with ore values above $30 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armells
U.P
Colorado Capital
Jim Paton
Armells Creeek
Paton
Last Chance Manganese Mine Yields High-Grade Ore
The Last Chance manganese property on the summit between Mono Lake and Bridgeport California, operated by L. A. Murphy of Reno, reports ore averaging 54 to 63 percent with under 3 percent silica content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno, Nev
U.P
Mono Lake
Bridgeport
Calif
L. A. Murphy
Reno
Gilt Edge mine tests cyanide ore in pilot plant plan
Brooks of Wyoming develops and tests cyanide ore from the old Gilt Edge mines and plans a pilot plant with cooperation from Door Engineering company. Montana health data shows declines in communicable diseases with scarlet fever and mumps clusters in Cascade county. Montana social work convention outlines six topic meetings in Butte October 12-14 led by local welfare and WPA officials. Montana Attorney General rules funds for county fairs must be used for county fair commissions. Rural Electrification Administration reviews Jefferson Valley Cooperative loan for 134 miles of lines aiding 325 members across five counties.
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Giltedge
Wyo
U.P
Lyman Brooks
Wyoming
Door Engineering Company
Helena
State Health Department
Cascade County
Butte
Montana Conference of Social Work
John J. O’connor
Public Welfare Administration
Gladys Mayo
WPA Division of Education and Recreation
Ethel Starner
Montana
Deartment of Public Welfare
Dillon
Rural Electricfication Administration
Jefferson Valley Rural Electrification Cooperative, Inc
Twin Bridges
Jefferson
Silver Bow
Beaverhead
Madison
Deer Lodge
Sheriff Sale Notice in Beaverhead County Montana
In the District Court of Montana Beaverhead County Remi Baril and Henry A Baril sue Tony Krule tz and Mary Krule tz In a sheriff sale to happen September 8 1939 2 pm at the court house front door Dillon Beaverhead County Montana The property described lies in Section 33 Township 7 South Range 9 West MP M and contains one acre Terms are cash Dated August 15 1939 Sheriff Paul H Temple of Beaverhead County 4 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Kruletz
Mary Kruletz
Dillon
Beaverhead
Montana
Remi Baril
Henry A. Baril
Paul H. Temple
Beaverhead County
Montana summons for quiet title in Beaverhead lands
Public notice from 1939 in Dillon Montana announces a summons for Oliver Kurtz Bertha Kurtz Edith Maxevier Carl Nelson Walter Grimes Thelma Grimes Alfred Cashmore Grace Cashmore William Cashmore Anna Cashmore William Cashmore as Trustee Peter Rozman Mary Rozman Fredricka Cushing and unknown claimants to two Beaverhead County tracts A and B, requiring answer within 20 days and detailing the land descriptions. The notice also includes a mine owner statement from J M O Day in Maricopa California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith E. Maxevier
Carl W. Nelson
Walter W. Grimes
Thelma Grimes
Alfred I. Cashmore
Grace M. Cashmore
Williamf. Cashmore
Anna F. Cashmore
William F. Cashmore
Peter Rozman
Mary Rozman
Fredricka Cushing
Notice of Application for Tax Deed in Dillon Montana
Charles Hammond of Dillon Montana will apply to Beaverhead County treasurer on or after October 30 1939 for a tax deed to East half of Lot 18 Block 8 Original Addition Dillon Montana. Amount due 10.65 dollars plus interest and charges. Dated August 30 1939. Signed Charles Hammond P O Box 25 Dillon Mont. 6 21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Hammond
Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead County
Charles Hammond
P. O. Box
Mont
Bids Sought for Heating Contract at Beaverhead High School
Sealed bids for installing heating equipment omitted from the Plumbing and Heating Contract No 2 at the new Beaverhead County High School in Dillon Montana will be received by the County Superintendent of Schools. Bids open September 22 1939 at 1 30 PM MST. Specifications and forms available from the architects Hugenin and De Kay in Butte and the County Superintendent. A 5 percent bid bond is required and bid validity is thirty days. The Beaverhead County High School District board reserves the right to reject any bids and ensure license requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Montana
PWA
Beaverhead County Court House
Hugenin and DeKay
Butte
Beaverhead County
Montana State Board of Equalization
Signet Card OF Trustees
R. M. Barrett
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Warren Davis
NAVY
Telequiz
Pyle
Ian Qar
Anqad
Eve i
United States
the Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Company
Gerard Price
Montana Department of Public Welfare
Frank L. Harrington
Legals
Sheriff’s Sale
Fifth Judicial District
State of
S&t &Stc
Foley
Louig
Troyal
Pape
District Court of the
Oliver B. Kurtz
Bertha Kurtz
Railroad Avenue
Helena Street
A. D
Norman Giles
W. M. Stone
W. G. Gilbert, Jr
Dark Horse
Jocko
Mulchy Creek
Maricopa
Pranenl Rawleigh
Rawleigh
Dept
Minneapolis
Minn
Margaret Sweeney
Schoo
Dillon Examiner
Payline
Yellowstone Natonal Park
Grasshopper Glacier
Blackleg Aeggressin
Tiedr
Parke, Davis & Co
Dillon, Montana
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