Montana Oil and Gas Land Leases Awarded at Bid
The Montana land board leased thousands of acres in oil and gas tracts across Musselshell Fergus Garfield Toole and other counties. Bids included W C Hanlon Billings 4 75 per acre and 15 cents minimum, O M Hall Casper 620 acres, and G Coffey Chateau 400 acres Toole. Next bidding set for July 37 covering Bullwater Golden Valley and Big Horn counties, with another on Aug 10. Also notes health tip on high blood pressure affecting women in forties.
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Helena
Montana Land Board
W. C. Hanlon
Billings
Gore
Musselshell County
Walter G. Davis
Gasper
Wye
Fergus
Ad NM
Gatron
Casper
Gatfield County
O. MM. Hall Casper
Garfield County
MM. Hall
Toole County
G. Coffey
Chateau
Toole
Bullwater
Golden Valley
Big Horn
VA Chief Visits Fort Harrison On Veterans Plans
Major General Carl R. Gray Jr. of Washington DC, head of Veterans Affairs, toured Fort Harrison and outlined VA plans for new facilities. He cited a 100-bed Miles City unit and a goal of 185 hospitals with 145000 beds nationwide. He noted severe neuropsychiatric demand and a shortage of psychiatrists.
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Helena
Carl R. Gray
Washington, DC
Veterans Affairs
Uesday
Fargo
N. C
Veterans Administration
Fort Hart
Neap
Gray
Miles City
General Mitchell Heads to Washington for Adjutants Meet
Helena July 13 Brig. Gen. S. H. Mitchell of Helena announced he will leave Saturday for Washington D C to attend a meeting of the nation s adjutants general on July 19 The discussions will cover support for an armory building fund and the relationship between the National Guard and the Regular Army Mitchell and Lt. Col. James Neely of Helena will fly to Washington with Maj. Harry Fisk and Capt. Robert Darvis of Great Falls
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Helena
S. H. Mitchell
Washington, D.C
Adjutants General
Mitchell
National Guard
James Neely
Heterta
Washington
Harry Fisk
Robert Darvis
Great Falls
Bonner Calls Russia Threat to U S Democracy
Montana gubernatorial hopeful John W. Bonner told a Lewistown rally that Russia poses a tremendous threat not by military might but through secret agents and internal subversion. He warned democracy could fall from within if not resisted.
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Bonner
Russia
Lewistown
Montana
John W. Bonner
Jon. Tha Tert
Helena
Tentative identification in railroad victim case
Sheriff GC M Allen tentatively identified the man found on the Northern Pacific tracks 17 miles west of LES CITY as T R Scoville of Ferryville Wisconsin. The 37 year old reportedly fell from a moving train and was crushed. An NP payroll tail or note in his pocket listed the name. Further verification is underway.
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Les City
GC. M. Allen
T. R. Scoville
Northern Pacific
Here
Allen
Ferryville
Wis
Youngster Is Hurt When Hit by Car
In Helena and Kalispell dispatches July 13 a four year old, Ray Anderson, suffered a broken leg and ear laceration after being struck by a backing car near Woodland Park. His uncle, a 19 year old, accompanied him to the hospital. A second child, Terry Simonson, aged about three, fell from a truck four miles northwest of Kalispell and sustained a skinned nose and cheek. Police charged no one in the incidents.
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Kalispell
Ray
Ttond Anderson
Kermit Anderson
Wallépell
Woodland Park
Anderson
Terry Simonson
Kallapell
Veterans May Renew Policies for Extra Five Years
Helena July 13 Veterans may renew national service life insurance term policies for an additional five years at the renewal premium. Term policies issued before Jan 1, 1946 carry an eight year term from issue date. policies after carry five years. Amendments let NSLIholders extend rather than convert. renewals start at age 3 to 4 percent monthly per $1,000, higher than old rates.
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Helena
Ife
Vet Trans Administration
Governor Praises Wool Council in Montana
Governor Sam G Ford praised the Rocky Mountain Wool council for a practical approach to building a western wool processing industry in Montana. He said the council will bring processing facilities that reassure growers and land owners about the industry’s soundness and permanence. Ford, on the council board, urged full benefits of a growing wool production industry.
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Wool Council
Helena
Sam IG
Ford
Rocky Mountain Wool Council
Montana
Helena to Get New Building for Livestock Credit
Helena Montana livestock production credit association directors approved plans for a new building with bids to be sought. The facility, costing 100000 to 125000 dollars, should begin before winter and be occupied by summer. The loan volume and membership reached all time highs with year to date profits equal to 1847 dollars, officials said.
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Helena
Montana Livestock Production
W. A. Hell
Bell
Nel
Bell Sald
Missoula Fishermen Die In Train Crossing Tragedy
MISSOULA July 13 An oncoming Milwaukee passenger train struck three young Missoula fishermen on a bridge. James Dunn 7 died instantly. Robert Anderson 16 and Douglas Schuller 11 survived. Coroner says no inquest planned. Survived by parents a brother and grandmother. Wage dispute halted meetings. Foley’s Mill and Cabinet Works workers 47 on strike.
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Missoula
Here
Milwaukee
James Dunn
Bernard Dunn
Robert Anderson
Douglas Shuller
Laurenes Livingston
Dini
Lesters
Helena
Foley's Mill
lWorks
Refunds and net highway fund gains for first half year
Refunds to non highway users for the first six months this year totaled 704 591 dollars, up from 641 946 dollars refunded from the 3 810 200 dollars collected in the first half of 1947. Net to the highway fund after refunds stood at 5 411 768 dollars this year, versus 3 168 233 dollars in the first six months of last year. This reflects a web gain of 243 515 dollars or 7.69 percent over the previous year.
Pioneer Montana Woman Is Dead
HELENA July 13 Mrs Lama B Adams 84 widow of J G Adams Sto River cattle man died Tuesday in a oral hospital Burial will be in Great Falls probably this weekend The pioneer came to Montana with family in 1864 spent girlhood in Helena and ranch ed Sun River 1886 to 1924 Survivors include three children four stepchildren and a sister The two coronary arteries that supply the heart with blood are so named because they form a crown the heart
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Helena
Lama B. Adams
J. G. Adams
Sto River
Great Falls
Montane
Sun River
Great Palls
Silver Bow Creek Dredging Urged
County officials debated dredging Silver Bow Creek using the general fund without tax increases. A proposed approach would treat it as maintenance rather than new construction, avoiding a special election and extra district taxes, with $28,000 requested for next year’s budget to safeguard public health.
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Scheral Fund
Sullivan
Loretta Sullivan
Emmett O'Brien
Sullivan Gald
Aft
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Joan Burke
Willard Thompson
Charles Woolfolk
Tencord
Predictions and events in Deer Lodge Montana
Montana political notes report Lieutenant governor prospects as Marjorie and Linda Dale unite with a visit to Washington. A gambling tax clarification and state monopoly inquiry loom. Also featured is a shooing exhibition postponed to Thursday near Deer Lodge, with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Brnie as featured marksmen and a houseguest segment from Dubuque Iowa.
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Deer Lodge
Aly Ton
John
William Dale “Barmuth
Marjorie
Linda
Ton
D. c
Montana
Tee Leee Olson
Death summons Mrs Cooper in Deer Lodge
Death comes for Grace Blendie Cooper of Helmville after moving from Centerville Wisconsin to Montana in 1641. Survived by husband staff? and daughter Mr and Mrs Fills J A Fermuson of Helmville and five grandchildren. Body in Ross mortuary. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Deer Lodge Methodist Church with Rev Albert Musketh officiating. Interment in Crest Cemetery.
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Deer Lodge
Grace Blendie Cooper
Helmville
Gled
Centerville
Wis
Montana
Fills JA. Fermuson
Ross Mortuary
Albert Musketh
TL. Crest Cemetery
Kantner Returns From Rainbow Meet in Toronto
Mrs W B Kantner past mother advisor of the Order of Rainbow for Girls returned from Toronto where she attended the Supreme assembly. Miss Winifred Lapp joined her from Chicago. A song Life’s Rainbow written by Kantner was introduced and praised at the gathering attended by about 1500 delegates from across the United States and territories.
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Rainbow
W. Mark Sexson
Casua] Zone
Hawaii
Union
Royal York Hotel
Kanetner
Davis Blames Taxes For High Living Costs in Montana
Great Falls Montana July 13 Senatorial candidate Tom Davis argued that federal taxes draining up to one third of national income are a major factor in the high cost of living. He spoke to a local group during his campaign for the Republican nomination in the July 20 primary, warning that 20 percent taxation over time could lead to bankruptcy or totalitarianism, criticizing the current administration for opposing inflation remedies.
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Tom Davis
Great Falls
Butts Attorency
Fire destroys block in Chinook with $200,000 loss
July 13 report cites owners estimating 200000 fire damage to the Thomas O'Hanlon block after a Tuesday blaze. Firemen with Harre assistance fought the fire for four hours, starting from a lightning strike on a second floor storeroom. The Safe Way store and offices of H. M Montgomery, the National Wool Marketing Association, and B J Gnilus were gutted. Smoke and water damaged the First State Bank, Chinook Journal, Harbor Insurance, and the loss may be only partly covered by insurance.
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Chinook
Thomas O'Hanlon
Toyal
Harre
Blazs
Safeway
H. M Montgomery
Malional ‘Wool Marketing Association
B J. Gnilus
First State Bank
Chinook Journal
The
Harbor Insurance Company
Insuratica
Montana Chamber to Elect Officers at Helena Meeting
C of C Industrial Development directors will choose officers at a Helena meeting on Wednesday. Three new directors Roy Carlson Miles City W R McCormick Billings and Ted Corbett Billings were named bringing total to 20, spanning every region and major industry in Montana.
Change in Command at Western Sea Frontier Navy
Vice Admiral George D. Murray of Washington replaces Rear Admiral Donald B. Beary as commander of the Western Sea Frontier and Commander of the Pacific Reserve Fleet, announced by the Navy in San Francisco on July 18.
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San Francisco
George D. Murray
Washington, D. C
Adin
Donald DB. Beary
Western Sea Frontier
Vie Pacific Reserve Feet
Navy
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