Hart Honored as Highway Building Named for Scott Hart
HELENA The State Highway Dept will name its headquarters the Scott Hart Building in a resolution praising chief engineer Scott P. Hart for lifelong loyalty to Montana. Plans were approved for a five story addition costing over three quarters of a million dollars, to be built adjacent to the Capitol group reflecting the highway program's history. Hart's career is tied to Montana highway development, with officials saying his work has been of the highest integrity and quality.
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Helena
State Highway Dept
Department
Scott P. Hart
Hart
Montana
Scott Hart
Capitol Group
Job Training Contract Renewal Set for Montana Veterans
Helena The annual agreement between the U S Veterans Administration and the Montana Veterans Welfare Commission to approve on the job training below apprenticeship remains in force since 1946. Since then 4 203 Montana establishments have been approved for hiring and training World War II and Korean War veterans. The commission inspects establishments periodically. Renewal discussed Wednesday night by commissioner members Charles Davidson Great Falls chairman Russell Lindberg Missoula vice chairman William Hardie Billings secretary Walter Barnard Butte Joseph Greiner Deer Lodge and E J Callaghan Helena state director.
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Helena
U. S. Veterans Administration
Montana Veterans Welfare Commission
Montana
Commission
Charles Davidson
Great Falls
Russell Lindberg
Missoula
William Hardie
Billings
Walter Barnard
Butte
Joseph Grenier
Deer Lodge
E. J. Callaghan
New Mexico Wins National Junior Chamber Parade Sweepstakes
New Mexico captured the sweepstakes award in the National Junior Chamber of Commerce parade of states with the float New Mexico Then and Now. Hampton Martin of Carlsbad designed the winner, dedicating over 600 hours to the entry. The luncheon announcing winners drew nearly 6,000 delegates at the 36th convention in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
U.P
New Mexico
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Alaska
Nebraska
Alabama
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Veteran of Two Wars Summoned by Death
Helena George E. Slocum of Stevensville a veteran of two wars died Thursday afternoon in the Veterans Administration Hospital at Fort Harrison. He would have been 76 Friday. A Nauvoo Illinois native he served in the Spanish American War and World War I. The body is in Retz Funeral Home.
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Helena
George E. Slocum
Stevensville
Veterans Administration
Fort Harrison
Slocum
Nauvoo, Ill
Retz Funeral Home
Girl Proves Nickel Still Will Buy a Thrilling Ride
Sherry Smith, five, swallowed a nickel at a Great Falls theater and was rushed to hospital in a Fire Department car. The nickel later passed, and Firmen drove her back to the theater after the coin yielded the stomach.
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Great Falls
Sherry Smith
Fire Dept
Firmen
Fur Trade Milestones Marked by Spending Totals
The record shows Americans purchasing furs valued at 1.4 million dollars in 1899 and 400 million dollars in 1955, highlighting shifts in trade and market size over the half century.
$1.5 Million Paid on Highway Debt
Helena announces the payoff of 1.5 million dollars of Montana highway debt from a 12 million dollar bond issue. Repayments use the 6 cent per gallon gasoline tax, with plans to call the rest next year to save about 200,000 in interest. Chase National Bank cashed 1 million of the bonds. the remaining 500,000 was held by other eastern houses.
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Helena
Montana
Thomas Ferguson
Chase National Bank of
New York City
Chase
Supreme Court Allows Missoula Service Station Construction
Montana Supreme Court Thursday lifted a temporary halt on Continental Oil Co. building a service station in a Missoula residential area. The court affirmed Dist. Judge Comer’s Oct. 27 ruling that the Brooks Street site may proceed, after four Missoula couples appealed.
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Helena
Montana
Supreme Court
Continental Oil Co
Missoula
Delaware
High Court
Dist
Jude C. E. Comer
Brooks Street
South Missoula
Comer
Local law agencies called the most important in U S
Helena Atty Gen Arnold H Olsen told delegates at a three day law enforcement conference that local law agencies are the strongest part of the American system and represent local participation in government to improve enforcement. He warned outsiders have not matched local officers in effectiveness as the conference opened with over 50 officers present and speakers Luxan Orsello and Douglas.
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Helena
Arnold H. Olsen
Olsen
Insurance Asked on Cave Visitors
Helena State Parks Director Ashley C Roberts asked the Board of Examiners for permission to carry liability insurance on visitors to the Lewis and Clark Caverns near Whitehall The board referred the request to the State Insurance Commission but told Roberts to proceed if desired Lt Gov George M Gosman acting for Gov J Hugo Aronson chaired the meeting and sat in as board chairman.
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Helena
Ashley C. Roberts
Board of Examiners
Lewis and Clark Caverns
Whitehall
State Insurance Commission
Roberts
George M. Gosman
J. Hugo Aronson
Fried Chicken Barbecued Spareribs Fish n Chips French Fried Shrimp
A compact menu list highlights fried chicken and barbecued spareribs alongside fish and chips and French fried shrimp. The entries suggest a diner or casual eatery feature with varied fried fare.
Synod Group Opposes Proposed Legislation
The Social Education and Action Committee of the Montana Presbyterian Synod opposed a bill to abolish union membership requirements for work. They urged a penalty clause for the 1955 equal accommodations law and objected to religious tax exemptions on farming ventures. Billings hosted the 1957 joint Wyoming and Montana Presbyterians session with Dr. John Peters noting church growth and unity.
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Billings
Montana
Montana Presbyterian Synod
Synod
Wyoming
Presbyterian Church
Peters
Rocky Mountain College
Women Influence Hardware Purchases in U S Market
The article reports that women influence the purchase of 62 percent of all hardware bought in the United States, highlighting shifting consumer power and gender roles in purchasing decisions and household trends.
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United States
Butte War Veteran Michel Connors Dies in East
Michel Connors 60, a Butte World War I veteran, died Wednesday in New York City. A native of Scranton New York he moved to Butte as a child and enlisted in the Army for WWI. Requiem mass at St Patrick Cathedral Monday morning with burial in New York. He leaves three sisters Marie Kivlin Helena Agnes Evans of Walla Walla and Josephine Rusch of Seattle and three brothers William Helena Lawrence of Walla Walla and James with unknown whereabouts plus a niece Margaret Davis of Helena.
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Helena
Michel Connors
Butte
New York City
St.Patrick Cathedral
New York
Scranton
N. Y
Connors
Marie Kivlin
Agnes Evans
Walla Walla
Wash
Josephine Rusch
Seattle
William
Lawrence
James
Margaret Davis
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