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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1933

Page

7

Lumber Industry Booms Across Montana Mills and Plans

Montana lumber sectors report robust output with Neile Libby cutting 700000 feet weekly and Echo lake project aiming five million feet. Somers mill targets 48000000 feet season, Kinshalla operations to produce 500 to 300 ties daily, Bonner plant eyeing 30000000 feet, and Columbia Falls mill at 60000 feet daily. Logs flow from Harper camp, Biter Root, at 75 cars weekly as western states lumber activity expands.

Missowia Dee Mivink Menitata Liymiber Manufacturers’ Association Neile Lumber Company Libby Echo Lake Somers Lumber Company Paul Kelly McGregor Lake Samers Kinshalla Kinshella Anaconda Bonner Harper Camp Columbia Falls

Monaghan Delivers Address At Dillon Rotary Club

Congressman Joseph P. Monaghan of Butte spoke at the Dillon Rotary dinner urging remonetization of silver a 20 hour week plan a national gold ace pension law and a fairer tax system He pledged to aid relief payments in Dillon The meeting was chaired by B Blinn Clarence O Brien discussed the Christmas seal sale campaign and WW Wal announced future club cadets Normal College Girls Give Club sang songs under Frances Robinson with patriotic titles

Dillon Joseph P. Monaghan Butte Dillon Rotary Club B. Blinn Clarence O'Brien Hi Oly WW. Wal Normal College Give Club Frances Robinson Grenadiers

Beer Hall Dancing Again Center for Missoula Storms

City council in Missoula Tuesday morning discussed reviving action on the beer ordinance. A proposed amendment by Lewis Nichols was tabled to allow dancing in police protected places on evenings except weekends and not after midnight. Some party owners hinted they may offer a different plan later, keeping the council from acting for a while.

Missoula Der Lewis Nichols Sec Cheer Dipentaries

Vegetable Compound Earns Praise From New York Woman

A New York woman from Mineola testifies to relief from chronic headaches and giddiness after two days of illness, crediting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges publication to help others and notes widespread use with endorsements and over two million women served.

Woman Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia E. Winkham Mas Arenaur Fouxie Palace Apis Mineola L. 1 New York

Prohibition repeal makes no difference in Butte

In Butte the repeal of Prohibition changes nothing as bars keep serving the same whiskey and patrons continue their talks of the old days. Bartenders report little shift in drinks or behavior with arrests scarce and nightlife unchanged despite the repeal. The city editor notes the repeal did not noticeably alter Butte.

Dee G Req

Prohibition Ends but No Change Noted in Great Falls

After national prohibition ended, Great Falls saw no noticeable celebrations or liquor stores. Many planned to celebrate repeal, yet Montana’s state control system not in effect and no shipments arrived. Liquors, including gin, Mannshine whisky and wines, were available at varying prices, with pints and gallons priced in the mid range.

Great Falls Montana Cascade County

Dry spell ends with no liquor in Bozeman

Bozeman on December 6 faced a dry spell with no legal liquor to drink as drug stores became the probable potables sources. The anticipated Blaze Liquor store lacks permits for medicinal dispensing, while medicinal liquor stocks dwindle ahead of prohibition repeal. One drug store held five cases of whiskey blend, a 90 proof diluted product.

Bozeman Board of Iquor Control Boteman Drug

Payday for Men on Relief Jobs in Great Falls

Dec 6 Great Falls report notes advance of payday for workers on federal Civil Works in the county. About $4,060 will be distributed Thursday for work up to last Wednesday night. typical earnings around 9.60 for 16 hours, some 24 hours at 14.40. Second weekly payment expected to exceed 20,000 total. forest workers in Gibson Park add 50 more, bringing county total to roughly 625 employed. Frances Willard noted as a pioneering temperance advocate and early president of a American college.

Great Falla Thore Federal Civil Works Program Gibnon Park Belt and Capcade Shorether

Montana 4-H Members Win Big At Chicago Congress

Montana 4-H club members attending the National 4-H Congress in Chicago earned a first, two seconds and a fifth in events with teams and individuals from all states. Dorothy Moritz and Grace Tibke led a home furnishings judging team to first place while Lois Sanderson and Peggy Lang placed third in tuning judging. Dorothy Haverfield entered a complete clothing item and took fifth. Montana exhibited in the dress revue and four judging teams were represented among 38 members at the congress.

Bozeman Dec Montana Peggy Lang Fort Renton Dorothy Haverfield Vananda Ingentflt Montana Club

Havre Merchants Form Trade Council at Courthouse

Havre December meeting organized Havre Netall Trade council with Elmer Hanson as permanent chairman and Jack Travis as secretary. Officers elected then discussed council duties and members include representatives from service stations hardware ready-to-wear implements general stores elevators cigar stores hotels retail beer dealers furniture restaurants newspapers druggists dry foods garages boots and shoes dry cleaners.

Havre

Carload of Turkeys To Be Shipped East

N'los City reports an estimated 15,000 pounds of dressed turkeys will be shipped Wednesday from Range Livestock experiment station by the Custer County Cooperative Shipping Association. A second loading follows Thursday at Glendive with shipments to eastern markets for Christmas trade. W H Lamphere notes most birds should be in prime condition. grading will be supervised by Stanley J Marsden, government grader.

N'los City Range Livestock Experiment Station Custer County Cooperative Shipping Association Glendive Chriseman W. H. Lamphere Stanley J.marsden The Shipping Association

Marysville Youth in College Builds Replica Gold Mill

Marysville freshman mechanical engineering student John Mopkina completes a working replica of a gold and silver cyanide mill. The miniature plant features quartz crushers sluice boxes typhons and includes a tiny locomotive to move ore to the mill.

Bateman John Mopkina Marynville

First shipment of relief apples leaves Bitter Root region

Eleven cars of Bitter Root apples will be shipped Thursday as the first federal relief purchase from Bitter Root Valley. Cars will go to Hamilton Corvallis Tuckerspur Darby and Kriegamit. Forty percent of the crop is earmarked for federal relief. Apples must be two inches or larger and graded fancy extra fancy and C. Heated cars provided at no cost to growers. This ships aligns with 40 cars and 29,150 boxes under the district order. G L Knight and most members attended. ten new members enrolled Tuesday.

Stamilton Bitter Root Valley Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association Hamilton Corvallis Tuckerspur Darby Kriegamit Bitter Root Browers G. L. Knight

Thanksgiving behind in Toston and nearby towns

Toston and nearby families, including Ness, Joor, McCauley and Shull clans, spent Thanksgiving in Helena or Toston with relatives. Several locals attended the Thanksgiving dance in Townsend, visited kin in Missoula and Butte, and returned home Sunday. A note adds tomato juice's strong acidity may irritate nine people if misused.

Toston Henry Joorents Great Falls Catherine McCauley Ruth Anderson Otto Anderson Dan Shull Marr Shall Helena Ruth Connor Willow Creek Ted Kreckbuach Townsend Maurice Stubblefield Sunder J. A. Greaves Clara Lyle Middleton Spencer R Chricknow Jenny Stubblefield Art Jersey Butte Dave Doig Tom Hargrove Helena Vialtor Donald Bob Lang Emil Calumet Profeasor J. W. Skelton Wiselow Creek Spenced Sow Lombard O It Dirickson Torsten Elmer Johnson Pony Jon Greaves Six Mile McCallum A. J. Brisbin Harry Harter Dana G. L. Rudick W. A. Rudick John Rudick Marjory Schaefer Bozeman Edith Schaefer Mary Shull Ed Shull Frank van Meter

Blackfeet Indians to Get $645 000 For Tribal Lands

Browning December 4 tribesmen hailed a government settlement ruling in their favor over lands taken without payment. A telegram to Richard Vandervilla from John C. Carter announced judgment for Blackfeet at 645000 dollars Gros Ventre 256000 Nez Perce none. Details on payment method remained unclear.

Court of Claims Browning

Cooperative gravel work progresses on Gallatin roads

Bozeman December 6 Grading and graveling of feeder roads in Gallatin county continue under county commissioners guidance. The county drag team has finished loading gravel for farmers on the Fort Ellis road and will lay about 100 yards of pit run gravel near the King Hill area.

Bozeman Gallatin County Fort Ellis Livingston Road

Musselshell County Civil Works Starts With 70 Men On New Road

In Musselshell County the civil works program began with 70 men on the new road project across the divide between Were and Billings, 20 teams aiding the construction. Additional workers will join next week, and a total of 221 men are allocated to Musselshell projects with more jobs approved soon.

Musselshell County Were Billings Poreshie Molatone Murselshell Civil Works Prijert Tank Creek Murs Iselshell CWA Offlals

Civil Works Board Chooses Gallatin County Staff

Bozeman December update reports the Gallatin County CWA board appointing I. B. Taylor as payroll clerk and M. S. Stanley and W. Ennis as timekeepers to run two county projects. They will quarry rock at Logan and gravel the Three Forks to Willow Creek road, with work starting soon and teams leaving Bozeman to begin graveling.

Bozeman Gallatin County County Cwa Taylor

Smashing Windows Results in Four Month Jail Term

Miasouls, Dec. or Willar Stanley faces four months in county jail after pleading guilty to malicious destruction of property for throwing a rock through a West Front Street window Sunday night. He appeared before Justice Ralph T. Starr and, as escorted away, thanked the judge with a casual remark.

Dec Willar Stanley West Front Justice of the Penca Ralph T. Starr Stanley Mr. Starr

Street Improvement Work Progressing in Dillon

Neller workers from the community are employed on the project this week. The trading and surfacing of South Rire at rent proceed as the street level is being lowered and Badger pan gravel used for the surface. Workers were selected from the county relief headquarters list.

Dillon Neller County Reler

Wild Man Throws Suare Into People On River Bridge

In Missoula before noon Tuesday a disheveled man armed with an iron pipe created panic on a bridge. The man, named Carl Anderson, was subdued by police and jailed after claiming to be from Milwaukee. Witnesses described him pacing the bridge and swinging the pipe, frightening pedestrians.

Suare Missoula Higehis Avenue Policy Station Inning Custatt Por Carl Anderson

Mayon Fred L Tilton of Billings Dies in Office

Mayor Fred L. Tilton of Billings died of a heart attack at his home shortly after noon. He had been frail but the death was unexpected, occurring as he prepared for rest after lunch. He was 11 years old, educated at Stanford and Colorado University, served as judge, alderman, and headed his own administration. His widow Grate Young and son Pred, a hunter at Montana State College, survive. Funeral plans pending.

Dec Fred L. Tilton Bet Ufflen Bane Srival Ud. Wins Chanses Titan A Huntor Montana Hiate College

There Will Be Work for All in Montana in 1804

Rilings reports that Montana will have jobs for all workers in 1804. Walter T. Bridges of the federal reemployment service notes the program has already placed about 9,000 men and women and aims to expand through a county service organization led by KE Berg with an assistant, alongside Martin Lewis of Washington DC.

Montana KE. Berg Berg Oversea Martin Lewis Washington, D. C United States

Butte Woman Dies in Flames at Home

Butte, Dec 6. Mrs Julia W. Smith, 82, died when flames destroyed her home here today. A newspaper delivery boy discovered the fire and neighbors tried to reach the burning house but were driven back by flames and smoke. Mrs Smith's body was recovered this afternoon. She came to Butte from Iowa last year and is survived by two brothers and several nieces and nephews.

Butte Mre Julia Smith Fileneer Butte Bulto Jowa

Dillon Elks Plan Virginia City Lodge Visit

Dillon Elks, led by Karl Ta Wheat and H W Johnson, send a delegation to the Virginia City lodge by motor. The party will present a program at the meeting. Next Saturday, Dillon Elks will visit the Anaconda lodge.

Literary Magazine At State College Comes Out Today

Notice details farm allotments and wheat acreage limits for 1934 under Wheat Production Control. Lewis and Clark County figures show 76.08 bushels allotted county and 2100 acres for nonparticipating farms, with 16214 bushels average on participating farms. Committee officials listed and magazine title "The Open Range" noted.

Wheat Production Control Association of Lewis and Clark County State of Montana Sted Lewla Clerk County Wheat Production Central Association Afeo United States Department of Agriculture State College

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