Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-22
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News Briefs
From, the Treasure State

DILLON-George r. Metlen of Dill
lon has been named by Gov. Roy E.
Ayers to the state historical library
board.
CUT BANK-Tax collections in Gla-
cier county at the deadline before i'm
position of penalties totaled 1924, $40,
a decline of 1874 from the figure
for the first-half period last year.
LAUREL-Louise Terrence, native Of
Laurel, returned for a visit after sew
eral years spent as a Methodist mis-
sionary in Africa. Miss Terrence spoke
at the Laurel Methodist church. Her
mother, Mrs. j. S. Terrence, lives at
Billings.
HELENA-Gov. Roy E. Ayers has ap-
pointed E. B. Winter of Miles City
and Wesley A. d'Ewart of Wilsall
members Of the Yellowstone river
named for indeterminate terms.
MILES CITY-The midwinter meet
ing Of the Rocky Mountain Association
of Fairs will be held here Jan. rs and
26. j. H. Boiling, president, has an
nounced. Members of fair boards In
Montana, Wyoming and Idaho will
attend.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. industrial en-
ployment showed a gain of 1873 per-
cent during October, chiefly because of
increased mining activities, according
to information sent here by Secretary
of Labor Frances Perkins. As compared
with the previous month, Montana in
dustrial payrolls increased 21.3 percent.
HARLOWTON-Rod elk and bison
owned by CORTLAND Durand are de-
Scribed in detail in an article in the
magazine Commercial West. Durand
operates a large dude ranch on the
North fork of the Musselshell, north
west of here. Durand has trained the
animals to perform. They have been
seen throughout the east.
VIRGINIA CITY-Charles w. Rank
rs, Montana's oldest druggist in years
of service in this state, and owner
of the states oldest drug store, died
here. Rank came to Montana in July,
1884, and had operated the former o.
B. Barber store since that time. Since
1919 he had been sole owner of the
store.
GREAT FALLS-A course in civilian
pilot training, under the auspices of
! the civilian aeronautics authority, will
be started here shortly after the first
of the year. Ground instruction will
be started then. At the completion OF
the ground school, the 10 highest
ranking students will be given flight
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BUTTE-The Most Rev. Joseph M
Gilmore. bishop of the Helena diocese
recently officiated at the laying of the
new 100000 Immaculate Conception
church here. The new church, with a
tower 1876 feet high and 16 feet square
situated on the slope of Big butte, will
form a lofty landmark on the Mining
! city's skyline when completed.
! GALEN-Work of completing the
third floor of the state tuberculosis
sanitarium here will be completed next
month, it was announced by R. C
Hugenin, Butte architect who drew the
plans for the new addition. An addi-
tional PWA allotment of S7,445, re-
Gently approved, brings the total grant
/ to S49,l72. In addition the state will
spend 5000 to complete the third floor
BUTTE-A pedestrian traffic survey
recently completed here, revealed tina,
an average of 27689 pedestrians use
the four crosSwalks at Park and Main
Butte's busiest intersection, daily be-
tween the hours of 10 a. m, and
p. m. The survey was made during Oc-
tober and November by WPA enumer-
atorS. Pedestrians crossing "a intersec-
lions in the business district were
counted during the eight hour periods
daily except Sundays and holidays.