State Federation of Labor passes resolutions in Missoula
Missoula June 29 The Montana Federation of Labor convention hears resolutions including support for an elected highway commission and kindergarten programs. About 170 delegates attend with candidates present. Speakers include I D O'Donnell Joel B St Clair Sam Mitchell and others. The event features a hospital expansion proposal and licensure talks.
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Missoula
Highway Commission
Montana Federation of Labor
I. D. O'Donnell
Butte
Joel B
St. Clair
Montana Licensed Liquor Dealers Association
Sam Mitchell
Montana
Ted Collins
Helena
John J. Byrne
Federation
Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Harrison
A. W. Anderson
George Davia
O. W. Carter
Portland
Ore
International Union of Operating Ensineers
William L. Swain
North America
Slreglance
Three Bridges Under Construction Across South Fork Canal
Martindale June 29 three bridges are under construction across the south fork diversion canal of the upper Musselshell dam project one south of the county bridge at Martinedale one below the Milwaukee depot and one near Selkirk. Work is finished at the outlet canal from the south Musselsfell dam to the river except for 40 rods below the trestle. Peter Kiewit Long company crews will pour concrete at the north fork dam this week. Contractors have begun work on the south fork diversion and Twedot canals. At the DuRand dam they are down to bedrock washing rock and stripping the southern bankment. Trucks deliver gravel from the Twedot pit to Du Rand.
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Martindale
South Fork Diversion
Musselshell Dam
Martinedale
Milwaukee Depot
Milwaukee
Selkirk
South Musselsfell Dam
Peter Kiewit Long Company
North Fork Dam
South Fork Dam
Aubfet
South Fork
DuRand
Paradise bids call for three year school bus contract
A June 23 notice invites bids for a three year Paradise Plains high school bus run. Specs require 40 seats, all steel body, shatter proof doors and windows, good heating, and first class condition. The prior contract held by E Likes expired this year. A Civil War era note mentions nutmegs as currency in New Haven.
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Paradise
Paradise-Plains
Alhambra Crickets Sought For Research And Sale
Bozeman officials report a Bozeman Chamber of Commerce notice from W L Mayfield of the Alhambra recreation and playground department seeking a dozen or more Mormon crickets preserved in rubbing alcohol. He hints at buying two to three hundred if a price is agreed. If willing to collect, the State’s entire crop could be provided free of charge.
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Bozeman
Recreation and Playground Department
Alhambra
Calif
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Mayfield
Wool Association Seeks Bids on Gallatin County Wool Pool
Bozeman June 29. Sealed bids for the Gallatly Sheep wool pool will be received at the courthouse Saturday at 2 o'clock. The pool totals about 17 000 fleeces. Directors named are President Henry Mikkelson, A E Westlake, Ezra Ailsop, W E Denecke and BE Axtell.
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Bozeman
Gallatly Sheep Association
Henry Mikkelson
A. E. Westlake
Ezra Ailsop
W. E. Denecke
Axtell
Maiden Rock Fish Hatchery Approved in Montana
Butte officials announce that the Maiden Rock fish hatchery W P A project costing 12550.50 has been approved by Washington. Funds become available July 11 and work will start then, lasting about eight months. The approval came via a message to Senator James B Murray and was confirmed by the comptroller general. Butte Anglers club members and officials have led the planning.
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Butte
Maiden Rock
W.P.A
Washington
William Carpenter
Butte Anglers Club
James B. Murray
Butte Man Reports Owindle Of $100
Butte June 29 A bunco game netted two men 100 dollars that night. Stanley Jensen of Greenville Michigan told Deak Sergeant George Needy he was approached near a bus depot by a stranger who suggested matching pennies. Jensen said he was allowed to win several coins and later lost 100 dollars to two men who left with his money. Mrs Sarah McCarthy said she was cheated out of 2 dollars by a man claiming to use it for an old age pension pamphlet. Birds cannot see blue or violet but they do seem infrared.
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Butte
Stanley Jensen
Greenville
Mich
Deak
George Needy
Jensen
Needy
Jenson
Sarah McCarthy
Kemper Avenue
Lewistown Judge Pleads Guilty To Himself
Lewistown June 29 Police Magistrate Fred Skalicky acting as judge jury prosecutor and defendant arraigned himself on a charge of exceeding the parking limit on Main street Friday He found himself guilty and paid the $2 fine he set himself All parties to the trial expressed satisfaction with the fairness of the court's decision.
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Lewistown
Fred Skalicky
Brasa Ag
McKnight
Dillon Cemetery Well Drilling Under Way
Dillon June 28. M M Tirich of Missoula began drilling a 10 inch well at the south end of Mountain View cemetery to furnish irrigation water. The WPA project costs about $20 000 with the Dillon Business and Professional Women’s club raising 2400 and appealing for donations at local banks. Completion expected in about 10 days.
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Dora Smith
Dillon
Glendive Veteran Joins Gettysburg Gathering
Glendive reports at least two Montana Civil War veterans attending the Gettysburg encampment. J L Humble of Missoula and 92 year old Simon Edwards of Glendive joined the event, with Edwards noting he enlisted at 15 and served through Sherman’s campaigns.
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Glendive
Montina
Nison
Gettysburg
J. L. Humble
Missoula
Simon
Edwards
Sherman
Shenandoah Valley
Joseph E. Johnson
William T. Sherman
Glacier Park heads prepare for Fourth of July guests
Glacier National Park officials expect the Fourth of July period to draw heavy travel. Through June 18 a total of 15,474 visitors entered the park, an 86 percent rise from last year, with roads in excellent condition and ample accommodations ready. A separate note: oil land leases in the Kevin-Sunburst field will be auctioned July 11 in Great Falls.
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Glacier National Park
Montana
Logan Pass
Great Falls
Kevin-Sunburst
Thomas F. Corbally
Federal Land Office
Rains Damage Crops Hit Flathead Farmers
A. W. Lake reports in Rowan that recent rains ruined clover hay, turning it black after drying. Several farmers saw hay severely damaged as harvests delayed and some had not yet started cutting due to late maturation in Flathead.
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Rowan
A. W. Lake
Bly Farm
Glasgow Students Set New Shrub Planting Record
June 29 in Montana, 27 Glasgow high school students planted 9,000 shrubs on a contour 400 acre Newton farm six miles southeast of Glasgow. State soil service coordinator Er H Alcher says the contour method will curb erosion as a major vocational project for agricultural students.
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Boraman
Hoya
Glasgow
Clift Newton Farm
Er. H. Alcher
Soil Conservation Service
Alcher
Montana
C. ©. Sparring
Great Falls
Newton
Archer
Eugene Sperry
Herachell Hurd
Ralph Mowery
Charlea Jarrett
Judith Mountains Bill Killed in House
Lewistown June 29 The fate of House Bill 9310 to place the Judith mountain range under national forest protection was sealed as the bill was killed on the session's final day. Rep Rich of Pennsylvania objected, delaying passage under an emergency procedure. Sponsors plan to reintroduce next session. Rep OConnor’s illness delayed earlier actions.
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Lewistown
Judith Mountain Range
G. H. Collingwood
American Forestry Association
Oscar C. Mueller
Chamber of Commerce
Messure
House
Rich
Pennsylvania
Senate
Congress
Representative O'Connor
Billings Park Grandstand Burns in WPA Test Burn
Fire destroyed the $40,000 grandstand and bleachers at Billings Athletic Park. Built by the WPA, the blaze started under the north bleachers and swept the frame structure. Insurance covered $8,000. The park housed dream rooms, showers, and bath houses for a near completed municipal pool.
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Billings
Athletic Park
W.P.A
Taat
Notally
Atuceco
University graduate credited with vapor lamp for airports
Dr Cornelis Bol, a Montana State University graduate now at Stanford, is credited by the San Francisco Chronicle with developing a mercury vapor lamp 4,000 degrees hotter than the sun’s surface. The first installations are in Amsterdam’s airport, two in use, with further study at Stanford.
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Eindhoven
Holland
Stanford University
Europe
Amsterdam
Corneliue Bol
Hechting
Identified Victim in Montana Flood Named James Brown
Havre June 29 James Brown one of ten flood victims in the area has been identified as James P Brown wife from Truman Minnesota provided a photo and description to Chief Leon Davidson She notes he hoped to reach California last heard from three weeks ago He is from Duluth with brown hair and eyes a scar on his left thigh and was about six feet tall He was 24 years old and his burial was expected today pending body disposition notices were sent to his wife for confirmation and more details.
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Havre
James Brown
James Preacott Brown
Truman, Minn
Leon Davidson
Duluth
Jim
Old Stage Station To Be Modernized In Martinsdale
June 29 reports Ferl Watson of Livingston converting the former Mint building and garage into a lodging house and restaurant. The kitchen will be modern with hot and cold running water. He plans 25 cats with space for 59, under carpentry supervision by L. Gibson, James Watson, and Fritz Davis. The site once operated as a livery barn and stage station for the Midland stage lines run by W. W. and Henderson Coates.
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Martinsdale
Ferl Watson
Livingston
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State Federation OF Labor
New Haven
Conn
Maiden Rock Fish Hatchery
Greyhound
Aia
Ilfai
Union Bus Depot
Maim St
Spa
Webster
Maud
Earth
North Pole
Arctic
Glacier Park
Ada
Fire and Police Departments
Yduth Mountains
Billings Ball Park
Wigtim
Curtin
Kane Plumbing
West Lawrence St
Bchive
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