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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1941
Page
6
Montana highway progress announced with the Chinook to Zurich eight mile segment now open. Local briefs note defense bond sale plan, hunting fine, and regional officials visiting state projects.
Funeral services were held for Judge Charles R. Gordon 81 of Wolf Point with ties to Great Falls. Born in Scotland June 4 1860 he moved to Montana after arriving in the US at 21 and practiced law in Great Falls before moving to Wolf Point. He was Wolf Point first police magistrate and served many years as judge. Surviving relatives include his widow a nephew Don Gordon of Great Falls and a niece Mrs J K Prescott of Spokane.
Montana production official says unused buried rails from old streetcar systems could be mined and used for tanks guns and other armaments under the national defense program. Towle adds WPA labor could be provided to remove tracks and repair streets with no cost to cities.
Practical Health Hints stresses ice cream as a protective dairy food alongside milk butter and cheese. It highlights its energy value 170 to 220 calories per gill, vitamin A and B2 content, calcium and phosphorus, easy digestion, pasteurized safety, and role as a tasty dessert complementing a balanced diet. Dr. J. A. Tobey notes its palatability aids nutrition.
Outdoor enthusiasts explore a California buffet designed for patio dining after scenic rides and swims. The menu features Avocado half shells with olives, Tuna salad in French roll cases with lemon garnish, and Lemon Gelatin Dessert salad, with detailed prep steps and a citrus rich vitamin note.
Montanans Inc and the Montana State Chamber oppose H. R. 5129 in Congress. They warn the bill would empower a Columbia River Power Authority and threaten western Montana waters, irrigation rights, and state planning principles. They urge scrutiny to ensure water control follows four guiding principles and urge a firm Montana no stance pending safeguards.
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Only one of 14 fires this year in the Lewis and Clark National Forest was man caused. The rest resulted from lightning. Kennedy notes lightning season wanes and expects patrols for picnickers and campers. Total suppression cost reached 265 dollars. all fires were extinguished by forest service with rancher help, none exceeding a quarter acre. The sole man caused blaze near Lubec started by a smoker discarding a cigarette along highway No. 2 and burned 300 square feet before control.
County agent W O Zirnstein urges fall seeding of crested wheat grass to bring 20000 to 25000 acres in Lewis and Clark and Broadwater counties back into production. He notes 6500 acres already growing and recommends fall planting through Sept 30 with drill box sowing.
The Great Northern railway agricultural department released a folder to help farmers in Montana the Dakotas and Minnesota set up a lamb fattening program. It explains equipment feeds and a sound on farm feeding plan compiled with state college extension input. E B Duncan notes three aims market surplus hay and grain provide extra income and maintain land fertility.
Dick Hinze of the Union Bank and Trust in Helena notes bond sales show a pattern with the thirteenth of each month avoided. Since May only $65,000 in small denomination United States defense bonds have sold, with no sale on the thirteenth in May June and August missing only one business day the thirteenth.
Summer guidance urges vaccination against fowl pox for growing flocks to prevent losses from outbreaks. Vaccination costs under one cent per bird and results in strong immunity when given at 6 to 12 weeks. The article notes vaccine administration methods, forms of fowl pox, and also cites laryngotracheitis vaccination as beneficial in summer.
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