New Record Set in Yule Trees
Montana Christmas tree shipments in 1954 topped 1.5 million, a record over 1946. Flathead and Lincoln counties produced 60 percent, Missoula 22 percent, and Texas bought most of the trees sent to 25 states. The report cites a shift to smaller 4 to 6 foot trees due to TV interference and higher decorating costs.
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Ogden
Utah
Montana
Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Flathead
Lincoln
Missoula
Texas
Ostrex Tonic Tablets Promises Iron Boost for Couples
Advertising copy touts Ostrex Tonic Tablets as an iron supplement with vitamins to renew energy for husbands and wives after 40. The promo claims many couples feel weak and exhausted and urges readers to try the product now available at all druggists in a smaller “Get acquainted” size.
Bludgeon Slaying of Indian Probed
Glacier County Sheriff says Gabe Spotted Eagle a 20 year old Blackfeet Indian died from head injuries suffered off the Blackfeet Reservation in Pondora County. An inquest will be held with date pending.
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CUT Bank
U.P
Gabe Spotted Eagle
Pondora County
Glacier County
Jess Harlan
Blackfeet Reservation
Harlan
Spotted Eagle
Air Force Squadron transfer announced to Larson AFB
Montana's 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, dating to 1917 and the Air Force's oldest, will move from Great Falls to Larson Air Force Base. The unit performs the in-air RBF-84 with B-36 operations. It will be supported by Fairfield AFB Spokane’s 348th squadron. About 35 officers and 155 enlisted personnel will transfer.
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Larson Air Force Base
Wash
U.P
Montana
91St
Great Falls
Air Force
Sicon
348Th
Strategic Reconnaissance
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Larson
Moses Lake
Old Maids And Lovers Contend In Mrs Landers Advice
A trio of self supporting single women defend their status against critics. Letters discuss engagement timing and independence, with Ann Landers advising patience and personal boundaries in romance and family interference.
Ann Landers Help Column Reminder
Ann Landers advice column is promoted as a problem solving feature. Readers are invited to send their questions to the newspaper to receive guidance.
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Ann Landers
Albuquerque prospector returns wallets found in YMCA and hotel
Charlie Hickerson, a part time prospector in Albuquerque, found a billfold at the YMCA and returned it to a guest. He later found another wallet in a hotel lobby and wrote to the owner Richard Page of Haverhill Massachusetts about the discovery.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Charlie Hickerson
Hickerson
YMCA
Richard Page
Haverhill
Mass
6th Infantry to Retain Name in Reserve Reorganization
Washington Army spokesman confirms the 96th Reserve Infantry Division in the Rocky Mountain region will keep its name despite structure changes. Brig. Gen. C J Hauge Jr notes units no longer needed will convert to other types while the division serves as a maneuver area command with logistical support and three attached logistical commands.
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Washington
Army
96Th
Rocky Mountain
C. J. Hauge Jr
Mansfield
D.mont
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Hauge
Bitterroot Forest Spruce Is Sprayed In Bud Worm Control
MISSOULA Plans sprayed 11,227 acres in the Bitterroot National Forest budworm control project on Thursday. Since Tuesday 28,000 acres have been sprayed as four planes operated and 13 more planned. Entomologists warn spraying must continue at about 15,000 acres daily to keep pace with the budworm, with spray loads of 150 and 1,200 gallons for Stearmans and B18s respectively.
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Missoula
Bitterroot National Forest
Carl Wetterstrom
Forest Service
Wetterstrom
Gardiner
Hamilton
Saliva Thread and Early US Income Tax Factoids
The entry notes a spider’s thread formed from saliva secretions in its tail that dries in air. It also recalls the first US income tax levied in 1862 under the Morrill Tariff Act and its later discontinuation after about a decade.
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United States
Congress
Forest Fire Danger Ratings Still Climb
Fire danger ratings rose across most national forests west of the Continental Divide on Thursday while east of the divide they fell. Fire reports included camper and lightning caused blazes in several areas, with burning indices ranging from 19 to 55 and no smokejumpers dispatched.
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Missoula
Continental Divide
Fred Fite
Kaniksu
Coeur d'Alene
Bitterroot
Flathead
Deer Lodge
Kootenai
Nez Perce
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