Hungry Horse news., 1955-12-30
Upper FIathead Headlines Of 1855

tain has delayed opening until this
coming spring)-Invite Public to
Plant Dedication Aug. 15-Lady with
Burro Arrives in Glacier National
Park-Grinnell Glacier Gauge Re-
cords 1O8 Inches Precipitation in
One Year-Add Council Bluff Sec
ton to Columbia Falls Senator
Byrd Hiking in Park-Forest Gets
First Class B Fire (acre sized in
Condor district)-Falls Building Per-
mits Total 100000.
Aug. 12-Hungry Horse News Pub
fishes Anaconda Plant Dedication
Issue-New Big Industry Boosts
Flathead County Tax Base-Glacier
Park Experiencing Record Number
Visitors Columbia Falls Mill Levy
Up (41.21 from 39.6)-Columbia Falls
Host to District O-Mok-See Sunday
Boxcar Shortage Harming Mills.
Aug. 19-Montana Becomes Alum
mum Producer-AF of L Petitions
for Early Election-Dry August Ups
Danger of Fire-Four AT of L Con-
struction Crafts gain II cent Wage
Increase District Judge Charles N
Pray, a park founder, visits Glacier.
Aug. 26-Anaconda Plant Ships
First Aluminum-District and Falls
Taxes Take Big Drop-Flathead
Harvest Underway Charmed by dry
hot June and late spring..
Sept. 2-Call Bids for New Falls
Phone Building (Gyrion Construction
was later awarded SAC, 1891 contract
Dial phones are to be in operation
next August) Total investment over
500, 900 by P, P & L-Set Plant I'm
ion Hearing for Sept. lit was de-
layed until Sept. 16)-Plant Con
struction in Wind-up Stage (down t
! AL, operations force now 45O)-Dry
Weather Favors Harvest.
i Sept. 9-OK Merz for West Sid'
Road Job ($248, 4O1 contract to widen
improve and gravel west side o
Hungry Horse lake road)-Alumin
UNI Output at 100000 Pounds a Da,
! Dam Attracts Visitors (25,65
adults and 1873 children took IS
minute pOWerhOuSe tourS)-DiStric
6 School Enrollments Increase Is PEE
cent)-Columbia Falls High Schoo
Reaches 315.
] Sept. 16-Merge Coram-M. C. Pres
byterian Congregations u. S. No.
Construction Beating Schedule Fo
leys Completing AAC Contract
Parks IS Travel Tops All Previou
, Records (now 636, 1861 - Light Rain
, End Bad Fire Season Park ha
, six fires caused by lightning an
, five by man with less than acr
burned inside park boundaries. Flat
head National Forest had 80 wit
20 lightning caused. Total damag
: about two acres One Third Colun
bia Falls High School Graduates {
! SIS Leave for College.
q Sept. Columbia Falls Popul;
: ton Placed at 1900 - 100 Hunter
Find Autumn Weather Tin early ell
season. up South Fork - For
: Community Chorus for Presentatio
: Of Messiah at Christmas.
i Sept. 30-Boeing Plant Option M
! in Flathead (Hungry Horse News ol
: tanned complete denial from Boein
: Of any plans for this area) - I
: Establish Library in Columbia FaI
- Fleming Resigns as City Council
5 man succeeded by Walt Nelson) :
2 Mackin Building $4,000 New Ch
= let at Foot Of Lake Mcdonald =
+ GIN Consolidating Western Division
Oct. Council Buys Grader .
:. School Board Provides Site for Ne
e Falls Library = New Drivers Trai
! ing Course Car Received - Compile
= Third Dry Kiln at Stoltze.
= Oct. 14-Flathead Becomes Hur
= ers' Frontier = Gains Continue
= Spruce Bark Beetle Fight - Pictul
: = series on new west side road alol
\ Hungry Horse reservoir - Stolt
1 Purchases Abbott Timber - Sta
u Wire Bar Casting at AAC Plant.
Oct. 21-Flathead's Elk Seas
K Has Slow Start - Study Improv
'e ments for Rising Sun = Mar Yu O
1t serves 1oeth Birthday Anniversary
r. Seek Custer of Soldiers Home Boa