Governor proposes three prong plan to curb Indian unemployment
Montana Governor John W. Bonner calls for immediate placement of Indian workers into ordinary labor and long term education to prepare Indians for skilled professions. He urged Indian council leaders to direct youths into trades, crafts and professions and suggested surveying ranch and farm housing to house seasonal workers. The plan accompanies a conference in Billings on Indian unemployment with state and federal agency involvement.
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Helena
John W. Bonner
Montana
M. Joe Miller
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Billings
Miller
Indian Council
Bonner
Helena Forest to Hold Schools for Foresters
Helena Montana June 26. Helena National Forest headquarters announced two schools for its men. Foresters will attend a bulldozer use in firefighting school at Elk Horn camp Beaverhead National Forest starting Wednesday. Attendees include Franklin Blackmer John Venrick Bill Fallis John Rogers Laurence Olsen George Engler Bruce Lowthian and others. Summer employees will attend a lookout school at Moose Creek ranger station.
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Helena
Helena National Forest
Elkhorn Camp
Beaverhead National Forest
Franklin Blackmer
John Venrick
Lincoln
Bill Fallis
Canyon Ferry
John Rogers
Laurence Olsen
George Engler
Townsend
Bruce Lowthian
Forest Road
Helena and
Moose Creek Ranger Station
Dude Ranches Attract Interest in Midwest
Helena reports great interest from Midwesterners in Glacier National Park and Montana dude ranches. Al Erickson says cooler weather slowed the rush but expects record tourist numbers to head Montana way after returning from a Chicago display at the National Junior Chamber of Commerce convention.
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Helena
Glacier National Park
Montana Dude Ranches
al Erickson
Chicago
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Erickson
Trustees Draft New School Budget For 1950 51
The board outlined elementary and high school budgets totaling 835 876 72 for elementary and 349 389 37 for the high school with changes in maintenance and administration. Savings come from eliminating the tests and measurements department and reallocating costs across funds. Additional hires for high school carpentry and electricity, new equipment purchases, and updated clock and commputer gear were approved along with routine staffing and budget actions.
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Mentary
Margaret Leary
Butte High School
Tripp Novelty Shop
Butte
Northern School Supply
Great Falls
John W. Graham
Spokane
Williams Studio
Crescent
Helena
Longfellow School
Sundberg Plumbing and Electric
Irene Callahan
Ruth McGee
Jack Skelley
Skelley
Four Hurt in Missoula Auto Crashes
Four persons were hospitalized after a series of Sunday and Sunday night automobile accidents in western Montana. Joseph L. Masterson of Three Forks riding as a hitchhiker suffered non serious injuries when the car he rode in left U S 93 near Arlee. Mrs Henry G Oswald and her five year old daughter received cuts and bruises in a collision on U S 10 near Frenchtown. Mike Gress of Missoula, charged with drunken driving, was taken to St Patrick hospital after his car struck a parked vehicle in Missoulas city limits with minor facial and arm injuries.
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Missoula
U.P
Joseph L. Masterson
Three Forks
United States 93
Arlee
Masterson
Henry G. Oswald
Frenchtown
United States Highway 10
Mike Gress
St. Patrick Hospital
Gress
Missouri River Flow Decreases At Canyon Ferry Dam
Helena June 26. Canyon Ferry dam engineers report a drop in the Missouri River flow to 16 740 cubic feet per second at Toston down from a Friday peak over 18 000 cfs. As smaller streams feed Canyon Ferry the rate is higher there. risk remains of surpassing the 23 000 cfs diversion flume capacity. Crews seal a leak in the upstream cutoff wall and delay pumping until flood danger passes while hauling rock to protect the diversion outlet from erosion.
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Helena
Canyon Ferry Dam
Geological Survey
Toston
Canyon Ferry
Here
Canyon Constructors
Two Educators Placed on Detached Duty in State System
Helena June 26. Public Instruction Superintendent Mary M. Condon says two staffers are on detached duty with state university system units. R. S. Kneeland assists driver education at the State University in Missoula while R. W. Cook leads a music education workshop at Eastern Montana College in Billings.
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Helena
Mary M. Condon
Tsmae University System
State University System
R. S. Kneeland
State University
Missoula
R. W. Cook
Eastern Montana College of Education
Billings
Frank Flaherty Sr Dies in Great Falls
Frank E. Flaherty Sr 58 longtime civic leader and former American Legion state commander died Monday in Great Falls after a prolonged illness. He was vice president of Great Falls Paper Co and had over 25 years with the firm as city salesman credit manager and vice president. He was active in veterans and civic affairs throughout his residence in the city.
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Great Falls
Frank E. Flaherty
American Legion
Flaherty
Great Falls Paper Company
Seeley Lake Valley Association Incorporation Filed
Seeley Lake Valley association filed incorporation articles with Montana secretary of state on Monday. Directors named include K. R. Freshour J. C. Rahn J. T. Sullivan E. C. Coyle and Roy McNeil of Seeley Lake.
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Helena
Seeley Lake Valley Association
Montana
K. R. Freshour
J. C. Rahn
J. T. Sullivan
E. C. Coyle
Roy McNeil
Seeley Lake
Highway Commission to Open Bids on Lighting, Projects
Helena wires that the state highway commission will open bids Wednesday for installation of new lights in the drafting department on the second floor of the highway building. On Thursday bids will be opened for 17 highway and bridge construction and maintenance projects.
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Helena
State Highway Commission
Commission
Two Beaverhead Men Hurt in Lima Gunplay
In Lima a drinking party ended in a fight that left Guy Bergman with a gunshot wound to the hand and Edward Williams badly beaten. Sheriff Temple said Williams wielded a 16 gauge riot gun, the blast injuring Bergman, with Williams later beaten by Bergman. William McClosky is held as a material witness.
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Beaverhead County
Lima
Barrett Hospital
Guy Bergman
Edward E. Williams
Paul Temple
William McClosky
Bergman
Williams
McClosky
Pioneer at Poison Claimed by Death
James H. Bowman, 88, a Texas ranger and pioneer Montana cow hand, died Sunday in Polson. Born in Missouri, he came to Montana with his parents in 1865 at age four and later worked as a cowhand in Texas Mexico and Montana. He was a friend of Charles Russell and owned many Russell prints.
Grover Cleveland Sets Record with 496 Vetoes
Grover Cleveland issued 496 presidential vetoes, a national record. The lengthy vetoes reflected his cautious stance on legislation during his two terms. He opposed many bills he deemed unconstitutional or fiscally unsound.
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Grover Cleveland
High Court Denies Review of Madison Verdict
Montana's Supreme Court on June 26 denied O. E. Nowels request for a writ of review of a Madison county district court verdict in a property dispute. Nowels sought to compel Judge B. E. Berg to show cause why a new trial was refused. Jury ruled for Eugene and Pauline Saier and the Spokane Federal Land Bank. Nowels argued irregularities and error of law.
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Helena
Montana
Supreme Court
O. E. Nowels
Madison County District Court
Nowels
High Court
B. E. Berg
Livingston
Eugene
Pauline Saier
Spokane Federal Land Bank
Bolivian Cabinet Resigns as President Seeks New Government
LA PAZ Bolivia June 26 The Bolivian cabinet resigned on Monday as President Mamerto Arriago laitia opened consultations to appoint a new government.
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Bolivia
Mamerto Arriagolaitia
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