Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-10-11
Treasure State News Briefs

HELENA. The Montana fish anc
game department received $708 wher
so guns and a pieces Of assorted
fishing equipment were sold at auction
here. The guns and fishing tackle were
confiscated from game law violators
HAvRE.-Henry Sandberg, so, a
plasterer, who died recently from In
iuries suffered when he was struck
by an automobile driven by Dan Pere-
sinni of Havre, had lived here for %
years.
LIVINGSTON.-MrS Stella Smith
IA, a Montana resident since 1897. was
killed when she stumbled and fell
down a basement stairway. She suf-
fered a fractured skull and broken
neck.
HELENA. Anthony Loebach,
Hobson, was named to the Judith
Basin county defense commission by
Gov. Sam c. Ford. Mrs. Loebach sue
ceeded Mrs. Thomas Nicholson. Hob
son, resigned.
HELENA.-A state priorities branch
of the office of production manage
ment will be opened here about Oct.
IS. A Montana man familiar with
Montana industry and industrial re-
quirements will be in charge as analyst.
HAMILTON.-Dr William Jellison,
bacteriologist at the United States
public health service laboratory here,
will sail from San Francisco Nov.
as a member of an expedition to work
against malaria in China.
CHOTEAU.-Word was received here
Of the death in Tacoma of Mrs. C. E.
Gundestrom daughter of L. J. Howard,
assistant ranger in the Lewis and
Clark forest. Mrs. Gundestrom was
killed in an automobile accident.
FAIRFIELD-The farm security adj
has accepted the proposal
of the Fairfield Building Cooperative
to provide office quarters here. Eight
thousand square feet Of office space
will be provided.
HELENA. First Boston Corp,
Chicago bond firm which bought the
S5OOOOO state issue TO finance new
at the Montana mental hos
pital, turned over to Treasurer Tom
Carey its check for S500,520, the
amount for which it bought the bonds.
GREAT Charles King has
as superintendent of the air.
port here and Charles Gray, assistant
city engineer since 1887, appointed to
succeed him. King has accepted the
post of assistant airport engineer with
in Seattle
HINSDAI.E. - Extensive i'm prove
ments have been made at the post
office here. The front entrance has
been moved to the extreme left side
and partitions moved inside to give
the back office an exposure on the
street
HELENA More than 100000 worth
of imported fruits and vegetables were
sold in Montana in August. The hor-
ticultural division of the state agri-
cultural department also reported state
handled S156,835 worth Of
.tate-grown produce.
SHELBY. - September rains have
been so heavy in Toole county that
has been badly delayed in
he Sweet Grass hills section and south I
If the Marias river Spring wheat is
averaging 20 bushels to the acre and
winter wheat about 30.
LEWISTOWN.- Fergus county Farm
srs Union elected Roy Burch president, /
Paul FIshburn vice president, Mrs. c. /
secretary treasurer, Alex Fab
and julius Tresch, conductors, and
Lester Rice, Fred Butcher and Ray
LeCount, directors.
HELENA. -Montana's defense radio
network vent into action for the first
inc. A message was sent to Claude
Gray of Big Timber, defense commits /
5ioner, by Albert H. Kruse, defense
secretary. 1t was dis
by Fred A. Jeswine of Helena
10 E. r. Zurich Of Melville.
HELENA county superintendent
IF schools may alter schedules and
order increased payments when a |
BOARD of school trustees closes a school
and funds offered for TRANSPORTATION |