Road Types Reflect Varied Needs State Has Considered
Montana highway patterns show a drive from Helena to Toston revealing issues of road width curvature and drainage. The article explains how engineering standards and cost limits shaped the 5000 miles of improved highways and the shift to dustless surfaces since the 1930s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. McKinnon II
Montana
Highway Commission
Commission
Helena
Toston
Butte
East Helena
Winston
Townsend
Butte Man Fined For Disturbing The Peace With Loud Car
Howard Malloy was fined $10 in police court after John Christian of 237 East Curtis testified Malloy’s car, described as a ratttle trap, roared past the home despite a request to keep it quiet. Malloy admitted the car’s cutout was open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Malloy
Butte
John Christian
East Curtis Street
Malloy
Christian
Highway project bids total nearly half a million dollars
The Montana highway commission awarded seven contracts totaling 459,561.68 to six firms for road improvements across the state. Projects include regrading and surfacing on the Dillon-Butte segment in Silver Bow county, the Browning Glacier Park cut-off in Glacier county, an overpass at Ringling, and multiple sections of Wilsall-White Sulphur Springs, Billings-Cody, and Billings-Pompey’s Pillar roads with bids ranging from 58,453.58 to 123,000-plus dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Highway . Commission
Dillon-Butte
Silver Bow County
Melrose
Browning- Glacier Park
Glacier County
Thomas Staunton
Great Falls
Milwaukee Railroad
Ringling
Wilsall-White Sulphur Springs
Meagher County
Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Omaha
Neb
Northern Pacific Railway
Laurel
Billings-Cody Road
Yellowstone County
W. P. Roscoe Co
Billings
Collison and Dolven, Inc
State Highway Commission
Wolf Creek-Cascade Road
Lewis and Clark County
J. L. McLaughlin
Mossmain
Clarence Giles completes 55 mile Yellowstone swim feat
Clarence Giles a 44 year old Glen dive stock buyer swam 55 miles down the Yellowstone river finishing at Glendive bridge at 4 15 p m after 12 hours. He weighed 230 pounds at start and 22 pounds lighter at finish and was greeted by about 1500 admirers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Giles
Glendive
Yellowstone River
Giles
Glendive Bridge
Fallon
Moon
Edwin Babcock
Tim Babcock
Gluten Ae Gite
Jesse Campbell
Telmiedy Merchin
Montana to Exhibit at San Francisco World Fair
Montana plans a strong pavilion showing at the 1939 San Francisco World Fair. The Montana commission, led by Tom Stout, outlines a large display of logs, art, and scenic material built with WPA labor. The project will be assembled in Montana, shipped to San Francisco, and set in the Hall of Western States under R. H. Fletcher. County support pours in as more counties pledge cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Tom Stout
Lewistown
Montana Commission
D. A. McKinnon
William G. Ferguson
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
WPA
San Francisco
Assembly
R. H. Fletcher
State Highway Commission
Y Montanans, Inc
Kangaroo Rat Not A Kangaroo But Relative Of Mice
A southwest rodent known as the kangaroo rat is not a kangaroo nor a true rat, instead it is a close relative of the mouse.
Escape to New York of English Rebel Gemmell Described
The piece recounts James Gemmell a Montana resident and 1837 rebel who was sentenced to life in Van Dieman's Land. He escaped to the United States via London Newgate and New York where Horace Greeley and James Gordon Bennett offered hospitality. He later joined the Oregon bound group with Jim Bridger, then shifted to Deseret before a Montana ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Dieman’s Land
Chance
New York
James Gemmell
Montana
Lal
Harry Lauder
America
Canada
Francis Head
Gemmell
London
Newgate Prison
Daniel Webster
Caleb Cushing
Newgate
Webster
Lord Brougham
United States
Sir John Franklin
Arctic
Franklin
New York City
New York Harbor
Horace Greeley
The
New York Tribune
James Gordon Bennett
Herald
Oregon
Jim Bridger
Bridger
Ogden
Jordan
Uarighatnong
Church of Latter Day Saints
Deseret
Hieshop
Dorgpen
Bishop Hamlin
Young
Arkansas
Mountain Meadow
John D. Lee
Madison County
Thomas Francis Meagher
General Meagher
Weather contrasts between Europe and the United States
The report notes France and western Europe get less total rain than the eastern United States. Lighter, more frequent showers reduce drainage losses in Europe, while the U.S. experiences more sunny days and heavier rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Europe
United States
Christmas Date Settled in Fifth Century
The text notes that many sects celebrate Jesus’ birth on other dates, but December 25 was authoritatively established as the actual date in the early fifth century.
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But
West
Isler
First Ave
Butte Mont
Otel Jambow
Coe Aare
Works Progress
Dillon
Beaverhead
Montana Highway Commission
Browning
England
Great Britain
Plains
Gallatin Valley
Big Boy Bridger Canyon
Bozeman Canning Co
Charles M
Montana Newspaper Association
Great Falls, Montana
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