Tuberculosis Drives Red Cross Seals in Montana War Effort
Dr A D MacDonald warns Montana faces 4000 plus TB cases as war heightens spread. Red Cross seals fund care. over 2 million distributed, drive extends to January 1. Montana survey lists cases and directs sanitarium access while aiming to raise $20,000 through patriotic holiday purchases.
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Montana
A. D.macdonald
Galen
MacDonald
Red Cross
State Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Sara E. Morse
Morse
Substitute Wheatless Hen Feed Finds Promise in Montana
Montana poultry expert Prof. W. F. Schoppe of Montana State College reports wheatless feed trials showing a top mix of cracked peas four pounds oats four pounds bald barley eight pounds delivering egg production over double that of other rations. Pea culls from Bozeman seed house prove a strong wheat substitute. when corn or peas are unavailable, equal parts bald barley and oats or hull barley and oats yield good results.
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Montana
Food Administration
W. F. Schoppe
Montana State College
Schoppe
Bozeman
Montana Sees North Dakota Roads Grow Under Plan
Montana officials note North Dakota’s highway program under the 1916 federal act expanded rapidly. J. E. Kaulfuss reports on waste prior to centralized management, with 511.2 miles in 36 projects and extensive state and federal aid planned across five east west and six north south highways.
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Montana State Highway Commission
North Dakota
State Highway Commission
J. E. Kaulfuss
Soap famine eyed as future pitfall for markets
Local grocers warn a soap famine is real and prices may rise unless action follows. Hotels consider removing free soap for sanitary reasons while druggists report scented soap as a luxury for the wealthy. Eastern hotel men suggest two nonconsecutive days without pies and puddings to save fats and wheat.
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Butte
Montanan Named War Department Construction Chief
Daniel C. Jackling, long associated with copper development in the West, is appointed by the War Department as chief representative to oversee construction of large plant facilities for explosives costing about 90 million dollars. His career spans Butte, Utah mining, New Mexico and Arizona properties, Alaska interests, and banking.
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War Eagle
Frank B. Linderman
Co Skee-See-Co-Cot
U. Gs
Far West
Daniel C. Jackling
War Department
Jackling
Butte
Butte & Superior
Missouri School of Mines
Cripple Creek
Mercur
Utah
Salt Lake City
New Mexico
Arizona
Montana
New York
Chase National Bank
South America
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Board
Alaska
John P. Jones
Nevada
Klondike
South Africa
Sugar Shortage Predicted Worldwide For Next Year
George M. Rolph of the Federal Food Administration warned before a senate committee that a serious global sugar shortage is expected in the coming year. He estimated a 7 percent shortfall, about 400,000 tons, with total next year needs at 6,170,000 tons and available stock at 5,795,000 tons amid Cuba crops and potential Java supplies. He noted England France and the US are all short of sugar and shipping losses from U-boats threaten movements.
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George M. Rolph
Federal Food Administration
Senate
Mr. Rolph
Food Administration
Cuba
Java
Jones
Rolph
England
France
United States
Montana and Local Items Echo War Era News
Mixed briefs from Bozeman, Butte, Lewistown, Roundup, and Helena cover drafts, bonds, education, aviation, and local incidents. Notable notes include Fergus county school bonds upheld, German sympathy incident in Bozeman, wool prices, and a Canuck prisoner of war report.
Red Cross enrollment tops county, unique statewide record
The county reports every resident, man woman and child, enrolled under the Red Cross banner per Mrs J H Burke. Hogan is the only community in the state with such a record. Stevensville. Willis Medcalfe enlisted in the army and is to oversee a weekly newspaper The Revielle printed in France for soldiers. He bought a plant and left for France with the first issue issued on shipboard. Bozeman. Raymond Kyser sues Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound Railway for 3500 dollars for injuries from a switch accident near Lennap Mont on Oct 8 1917 while brakeman on the road.
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Bozeman
Montana Poultry Association
Bozem
Elena
Gee Lewis
Lucile Brewer
Cornell University
Butte
Lewistown
Paul Hanley
France
Frances Haviland
Carl
New York
Food Administration
James A. Brady
Great Northern
Fergus County
Supreme Court
Robert E. Hamilton
Fred Vogell
Glendale
Musselshell County
Germany
Deer
H. P. Mollenberg
Andrew
Aviation Corps
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Warren C. Alexander
Presidio Training School
General Pershing
Leonard Garry
Garry
Richard D. Baker
First National Bank
Des Moines
Helena
EB. A. Gray
Montana
Tom Stout
Belgium
William Griese
W. H. Axtell
Whitefish
Ramsey
Butte Street Railway
Hogan
Lewis and Clark
Red Cross
J. H. Burke
Stevensville
Willis Medcalfe
Raymond
Kyser
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Company
Lennap
Mont
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Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Dr. MacDonald
Gul Panag
Trettine
Great Walls
WAR Eagle's
Charlies M. Russell
Square
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Great Falls
Montanan
Geroge M. Rolph
Hoover
Price
Sloan
Snessy
lLiniment
King
Butte Floral CO
Rte
Dakota Family
Central Ave
Alhambra Hot Springs
Pompei
Sullivan
White Sulphur Springs Mineral Water CO
White Sulphur Springs
Frank Lemmer
Central Avenue
P. O
Arry H. McOole
Huseth
Optometrict and
Optician
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