Helena Weather Briefs and Local Notices 1948
Helena city weather summary for 1948 shows today’s high 41 and low 36 with record highs and lows noted since 1880. Local notices include a Moose initiation dance, a Denver inspector's visit, wedding cake ads, court petition, and pilots licenses awarded to Richards ONeal and Norman Hendy with solo flights by Alfred White and Det Adams.
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Helena
Lrace
Olver
Max
Sin
Denver
Boston
Chicago
Galveston
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New York
Oklahoma City
Portland
Willston
C.A.A
Buchanan
Richard O’neal
Havre
Norman Hendy
Livingston
R. H. Morrison
Alfred White
Justice
A. J. White
Det Adams
Hendy
Cleveland
Ohio
Six Die in State Hunting Mishaps During Seasons
State fish and game records show at least six fatalities and dozens injured during big game and bird seasons. Notable incidents include a Libby boy's shotgun accident, hunters mistaking people for game, and a rifle misfire while cleaning arms. Additional cases involve drownings and falls, with warnings to increase precautions across open hunting areas.
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State Fish and Game Department
Jack W. Carney
Carney
Reil Oneia
Hugh Copenhaver
Western Montans
Copenhaver
Airover C. Bryan
Big Timber
George Eckelberry
Kalispell
Percylake
Eckelberry
Benjamin Mohr
Billings
George Poe
Joliet
Dennis ‘Fe. Kohner
Hamilton
Alvin McGettrick
Butte
Charles Brockway
Superior
Brockway
Algo Fice
Railway Express Sees Record Holiday Season Ahead
Ray Gilbert of the Railway Express Agency reports a likely record holiday season with Christmas buying potentially 15 percent above last year. He cites strong December retail sales, expects heavy package volume, and notes air overnight delivery can move gifts 2,500 miles.
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Ray Gilbert
Railway Express Agency
Railway Express
Death of Mrs Anna User at Wolf Creek
Mrs Anna User, 68, longtime Wolf Creek resident, died yesterday at St Johns hospital. Her husband Arehia User works for Great Northern at Wolf Creek. The body is at the Opp and Contact mortuary. Also noted are brief personals from Butte and Lewistown attendees at the Placer yesterday and Scobey resident Lyle G Nelson registering there.
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Anna User
Wolf Creek
St. John’s Hospital
Arehia User
Great Northern Railway
Lyle G. Nelson
Scobey
Workers Prepare For Montana Legislative Session Start
Preparations advance at the state base for the January 5 start of Montana's 1841 legislative session. Lou Forman directs cleanup in the House chambers as desks are washed and lights replaced while similar work goes on in the Senate. Typewriter repair service arrangements have been made and capitol staff prepare offices for executives and lawmakers.
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Montana
Snaé
Lou Forman
House of Representatives
Senate
J. S. McQuitty
Capitol
Tax changes loom as 1944 laws raise filing urges
Thomas XM Robinson, assistant collector of internal revenue, spoke to the Exchange Club about 1944 tax law changes. Increased surtax rates and new defense tax will raise filing needs, with Gross income criteria for filing widening. Married men with $2000 gross must file now. single men with $860 must file, though not all taxed. Public figures cited Montana’s share of national income taxes and internal revenue.
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Thomas XM. Robinson
Exchange Club
Montana
Nasional
Tom Robinson
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Pureau
Mve
United States
Red clover seed becomes popular cash crop in Lake county
Lake county farmers boost red clover seed as a prominent cash crop with 325 to 350 pounds per acre normal yield. This year yields fell due to clover seed midges and aphids, destroying at least 100,000 pounds valued at 15 cents per pound and causing about 16000 dollars in losses. Edwin Bingham Charlo and Clare Bleck Rowan supply foundation seed for local distribution, with most seed sold through the Cooperative Seed Growers association in Charlo and Montana Seed Growers Association plant at Flagline.
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Bozeman
Dec
Lake County
T. D. Izopek
Montana State College
Zobell
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Extension Agronomist and
Incal Growers
Edwin Bingham
Charlo
Clarepee Bleck
Rowan
Cooperative Seed Growers Association
Montana Seed Growers Association
Commissioners Will Sit at Great Falls
Paul T. Smith and Horace F. Casey state railroad and public service commissioners left Helena yesterday for Great Falls to air in M R C hearings. They will return here Monday.
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Paul T. Smith
Horace F. Casey
State Railroad and Public Service Commissioners
Helena
Great Falls
M.R.C
Harvey yesterday hosts a parade of Montana visitors
Havre resident Pete L Wesh registered at the Harvey yesterday along with Kalispell guest Lillian I Peterson and others. Billings figures C F Wilding and J A McKee joined Mr and Mrs B Jensen of Great Falls at the Harvey yesterday. John Jacas and Mrs Claude Kite of White Sulphur Springs were also guests here yesterday.
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Pete L. Wesh
Havre
Harvey
Lillian I. Peterson
Kalispell
Placer Yesterane
C. FR. Wilding
J. A. McKee
Billings
B. Jensen
Great Falls
John Jacas
Claude Kite
White Sulghur Springs
Dempsey and Alley Involved in Car Incident Here
The Prospector notes a Dempsey-Alley encounter in Great Falls as their auto bumped an older car on slick streets. Dempsey paid $5 after the irate driver demanded damages, while the driver remained unaware of the identities involved.
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Mary
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Great Falls
Alley
Mr. Alley
Australia
Contest 15 Filed In State Election Race
R and Murray filed in district court contesting Earnest T Eaton s election as lieutenant governor. They claim ballots in Lewis and Clark County were illegal because candidate names were not rotated as required. Murray seeks a ruling that Eaton was not duly elected and Murray was duly elected.
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Lewis and Clark County
R. &. Murray
Earnest T. Eaton
Billings
Eaton
Murray
Ross. Murrey
Agor Knutson Dies After Long Illness
Jacob Knutson, 70, a Helena resident for nearly 50 years, died yesterday after a long illness in a local hospital. He once ran a saloon and cigar business and had recently been prospecting. A sister lives in Wisconsin and a niece in Great Falls. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Herrmann and Company chapel with Rev. L. Hicks. burial will be in Forestvale cemetery.
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Jacob Knutson
Helena
Great Falls
Wisconsin
Herrmann and Company
Salvation Army to Do Christmas Work
The Salvation Army starts its annual Christmas drive with kettles in public places for voluntary donations and accepts clothing or food gifts at Army headquarters on South Main Street. Call for donations is invited at 1467-1. Seagulls drop shellfish from heights near rocks.
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Salvation Army
Army
South Main Street
Two Appointments Made to Montana Oil Board
Governor Roy B. Ayers announced two changes on Montana's oil conservation board. Charles N. Wrighter of Kevin fills the unexpired term of Toit Stout of Lewistown, resigning with a term ending January 1942. Lee A. Yealey of Shelby takes the other unexpired seat of George A. Downs, with a term ending January 1942.
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Montana
Oil Conservation Board
Charles N. Wrighter
Kevin
Wrighter
Toit Stout
Lewietown
Lee A. Yealey
Shelby
George A. Downs
Yealey
State investments total for November reach $123000 bracket
Office of State Auditor John J. Holmes reports November investments totaling $123,014.47, up from October’s $26,000. Funds include Common School Permanent $82,229.01, University Permanent $16,000, Normal College Permanent $10,000, Morrill fund $11,778.30, and Agricultural College $4,007.16. A quirky line about a robin consuming 18 feet of earthworms appears in the release.
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John J. Holmes
Common School
University Permanent
Normal College
Agricultural College Morrill
Agricultural College
Water Pipe Extension to NYA Plant at Airport
City crews lay 3000 feet of six inch water pipe connecting NYA dormitory area to hangar airport and high school aeronautics building. Fire plugs to be installed near NYA and aeronautics buildings. Materials supplied by WPA and NYA with city labor as sole cost.
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NYA
Mantel- Pai
N.Y.A
Aeronautics
Relief ruling on state official claims after death
Attorney General H. J. Freebourn ruled that a claim for old age assistance paid to a deceased recipient need not be presented to an administrator within the creditor notice period. State law allows the state to file a claim against the estate for benefits paid during the recipient s lifetime. The ruling came at the request of William A. Lane, director of the division of auditing and finance, state department of public welfare.
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H. J. Freebourn
State Hall
William A. Lane
Division of Auditing and Finance
State Department of Public Welfare
Lutherans Mark 40th Anniversary With Three Day Event
John's Lutheran Church plans a three day 40th anniversary celebration starting with a banquet at Eddy's Drive In at 7 p m. Rev L L Jones of Butte will speak on Christian Youth Marching Along. Vocal selections by Mrs Marvin Flatow and Migs Lots Hart Helena and Kenneth Johnson Stoney Butte. City Attorney Melvin Magnuson will be toastmaster.
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John's Lutheran Church
Eddy
Ll. E. Jones
Butte
Marvin Flatow
Migs Lots Hart
Helena
Kenneth Johnson
Stoney Butte
Melvin Magnuson
Greeks claim capture of Argirocastro with heavy fighting
Dispatches from the front report Greek forces occupying Argirocastro after bloody combat in which about 1,000 fascist prisoners were taken. Porto Edda was looted by Italians and a Greek offensive westward from Premet pressed, with bombardment on mountain passes and plans to cut the Italian retreat. A Greek destroyer suite was found in Porto Edda, reportedly smashed by British planes. Fighting continued near Elbasin, southeast of Tirana.
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Pietro Badogly
Halian
Porto Edda
Caid
Ionian
Argirocastro
Premet
Tepelini
Albania
Elbasin
Tirana
Will upheld on estate of Milas Stark in 70 thousand share
A superior judge ruled that Milas Abigail Stark’s will, dated four years ago, properly bequeathed her $70 000 estate to her physician a black bootblack a nurse and other friends, with the arrangement upheld despite objections.
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Los Angeles
Milas Abigail Stark
Organizations prepare gifts for Helena children this Christmas
Helena Camp Fire girls and Helena American Legion auxiliary are assembling toys and clothing for about 100 Helena children. Camp Fire volunteers dress 100 dolls, rebuild piano toys, paint tricycles and trucks for distribution. Donations welcomed at Camp Fire headquarters in the YWCA. The Legion auxiliary, led by Mrs. L. H. Thompson, plans to supply toys for about 100 disabled World War II veterans' children and invites donations by telephone.
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Helena
Ait Run Victim Taken To Missoula After Crash
Allis Knowlton of Spokane Washington suffered a broken leg and other injuries when struck by a hit and run driver on Boulder Bill. He was moved from St Johns hospital to Northern Pacific hospital in Missoula after signaling a passing motorist for help. He is a railway express messenger on the Northern Pacific. Ambassador Daniels says he has no plans to stay four more years but offers no definite relinquishment date.
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John M. Bruner
Associated Press
Montane
John Brunner
Newsynan Hauner
James A. Weaver
Kenwood
Weaver
Jim Weaver
Mr. Weaver
Allis Knowlton
Spokane
Wash
Boulder Bill
St. John’s Hospital
Northern Pacific
Missoula
Mr. Knowlton
Mexico City
Dec
Josephus Daniels
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