Average of Farm Prices Declines in Montana
Montana farm price index fell three points to 297 on May 15, 1952, with declines across grains dairy meats and hay while many prices still compared above 1910-14 base. Wheat eased to 1.95 a bushel. beef cattle $28.60 per cwt. hogs $19.60. butterfat 72 cents. eggs 29.5 cents a dozen. potatoes rose to $2.60 a bushel. flaxseed 3.37. wool 54 cents a pound.
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Helena
Montana
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bamboo grows eighteen inches in twenty four hours
A measurement records bamboo reaching an 18 inch growth in a 24 hour period confirming rapid plant expansion.
Ennis Man Heads Montana Masons in State Meet
Helena dispatch reports William Ray Kohls of Ennis elected most illustrious grand master of the Grand Council of the Royal and Select Masters at the Montana York Rite Royal Arch Masons annual convention. Officers named include Lyman Smith of Billings deputy grand master and Ed win Grafton of Helena grand treasurer. The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Montana will meet Friday and Saturday.
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Helena
William Ray Kohls
Ennis
Grand Council of the
Royal and
Montana
York Rite Royal Arch Masons
Lyman FE. Smith
Billings
Ben R. Draper
Edwin Grafton
Ralph N. Lodge
Frank W. Osborne
Great Falls
Walter A. Kennedy
Missoula
Laurence FE. Anderson
Glendive
Walter R. Flachsenhar
Forsyth
Lewis Prater
Butte
Frank Jackson
Sheridan
Grand Sentinel
Knights Templar of
Montana Gas Tax Drive Gathers Support Across Counties
Helena June 4 A campaign to add one cent to gasoline taxes gains momentum as four Montana counties Prairie Golden Valley Treasure and Judith Basin reach or exceed petition quotas of eight percent of registered voters. Governor Bonner appointee George Schotte says federal aid could rise if Congress approves an 8. six million dollar annual Montana share for two years, increasing state matching requirements and widening funding gaps.
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Helena
U.P
George Schotte
Butte
Schotte
Prairie
Golden Valley
Treasure
Judith Basin
John W. Bonner
Montana
War Veteran From Livingston Dies at 61
John P. Maloney of Livingston aged 61 and a World War I veteran died Wednesday at Fort Harrison Veterans Administration hospital after being a patient since April 2. He enlisted July 23, 1918 in Livingston and was discharged May 21, 1919 at Fort Russell Wyoming. He was born in Livingston and is survived by a brother Tom of Livingston.
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Helena
John P. Maloney
Livingston
Fort Harrison Veterans Administration Hospital
Maloney
Army
Fort Russell
Wyo
Tom
Billings Girl Is Drowned
Eight year old Rosemary Warner was found drowned in Alkali creek pool east of Billings after a 12 hour disappearance. Undersheriff Schwan located the body at dawn aided by the Warner family dog. Coroner Boice ruled drowning. Sheriff Stewart noted overflow irrigation water made the bluff rim slippery.
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Billings
Rosemary Warner
Alkali Creek
Val G. Schwan
Warner
Schwan
Mel Boice
Roy P. Stewart
Seven Firms File Articles of Incorporation in Helena
Seven groups filed articles of incorporation with Secretary of State Sam Mitchell. They include Rosebud Community Center Absarokee Kalispell Employers' Council McCone County Farmers' Union Circle Southern Montana Hereford Association Laurel Billings Boat Club Troy Moose Lodge and Billings Polytechnic Institute foundation. The foundation aims to aid students through scholarships and related support.
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Helena
U.P
Sam Mitchell
Rosebud Community Center
Absarokee
Kalispell Employers’ Council
McCone County Farmers’ Union Association of
Circle
Southern Montana Hereford Association of Laurel
Billings Boat Club
Troy Moose Lodge
Billings Polytechnic Institute Foundation
The
Polytechnic Foundation
Kalispell
Parking Meters Move Toward City Ordinance Change
Butte council moves to replace a twilight parking zone with unrestricted meter areas and sets hearings on a 70 page traffic ordinance. Bids for street paving and materials are opened with O’Connor Kalispell and Kiely Butte among bidders.
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Butte Development Association
Gene Daly
Earl McCarthy
Pete Sodja
Joe Kissock
Ed Hastings
Sodja
Kissock
Thomas R. Morgan
John Seton
Hastings
North Main Street
Butte
O'Connor Construction Company
Kalispell
Kiely Construction Company
Charles Shannon Company
Judiciary Committee
John Lindquist
Police Committee
George Richardson
Public Roads Administration
National Safety Council
Richardson
Billings
Great Falls
Helena
Northwestern University
Butte council debates land transfer for Civic Center pool
The Civic Center commission seeks to transfer land now housing the city incinerator to the county to clear ground for a proposed swimming pool, with a bond issue eyed for November. A June 16 public meeting was set to discuss the plan amid questions of cost and timing.
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Civic Center Commission
Daly
Lloyd Crippen
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Council
Crippen
Tim J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Butte
Morgan
Alex McDonald
Antimony
John McCartan
McDonald
John O'Donnell
Montana Easter seal sales to raise nearly 30000 dollars
Montana's nineteenth annual Easter seal sale campaign is expected to bring in nearly $30,000, according to Mearl Fagg, state seal sale director. Returns from several communities had not been received. More than 91 percent of the money raised will stay in Montana to aid handicapped children and adults.
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Billings
U.P
Montana
Mearl Fagg
Fagg
Bozeman College to Graduate 400 graduates
More than 400 persons will receive degrees from Montana State College on Monday at the annual commencement exercises. Acting president P. C. Gaines will present the diplomas. There will be no commencement speaker. Baccalaureate services Sunday evening will feature Dr. T Rutledge Beale of Billings as speaker.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
P. C. Gaines
MSC
Four $50 Journalism Scholarships to MSU Students
Four Montana high school journalism students were named recipients of $50 scholarships toward next year’s MSU journalism program. Winners: Jo Ann La Duke Ronan Barbara Knight Laurel Charles N Cooper Billings Bernard Kim Forman Miles City. Alternates: Barbara Mellett Hamilton Margaret Schell Wibaux William E Hallinan Whitefish Mary Helen Pemberton Broadus. Scholarships by Powwow Montana Interscholastic Editorial Association.
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Missoula
Montana
Montana State University
James L. C. Ford
MSU
Jo Ann la Duke
Ronan
Barbara Knight
Laurel
Charles N. Cooper
Billings
Bernard Kim Forman
Miles City
Barbara Mellett
Peter Henlein Linked To Early Watch Invention
Historian notes Peter Henlein, a German locksmith, is believed to have created one of the first portable timepieces about five centuries ago, a milestone in horology.
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Peter Henlein
Release Montana Census Figures
The U S Commerce department on Wednesday reported Montana’s 1950 census shows children under five born after World War II outnumber all other ages. The under ten group is 20.9 percent, with 11.5 percent under five and 9.4 percent aged five to nine. The 75 plus group rose from 1.9 percent in 1940 to 2.5 percent in 1950, totaling 14,977.
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Washington
Montana
U. S. Commerce Department
Ecuador Named for Equator Crossing
Ecuador in South America derives its name from the equator that runs through the country. The term reflects its geographic position as the line of zero latitude.
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Ecuador
South America
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