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Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Services for Otis
Black, Saturday

Funeral services for Otis Rob-
ert Black, SO, Columbia Falls rural
resident, will be held Saturday at
IL am. at the Waggener and
Campbell chapel with Pastor o.
D. Harris of the Central Christian
church, Kalispell officiating.
Burial will be in Conrad Mem
orial cemetery.
Mr.. Black passed away Wednes-
day afternoon at his home from
lingering illness.
He was born in Clear Lake, Wis
Jan. II, 1905, and when small
boy, the family moved to Colville
Wash.
He was married to Marie Kirk
land March %, 1929 in Colville
and the family moved to the Flat
head seven years ago from Spo-
kane.
Mr.. Black made his living as a
maintenance mechanic.
Survivors in addition to Mrs
Black are two sons, Stanley and
Lester, Columbia Falls, and two
daughters, Mrs. Della Beller and
Mrs. Dolores Peters, Kalispell
There are seven grandchildren. A
brother, Lester Black of Colville
and sister, Mrs. May Campbell
also of Colville, survive.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Strike Anniversary

1t will be year April since
start of the strike that stopped
Anaconda Aluminium Co. plant
construction.
June ID saw j. A. Mcneil Co.
settle with the unions, followed by
most of the construction activity
resuming. Foley Constructors sig
ned July 20 marking the end of
the difference.
Employment year ago reached
1,100. Then all construction ceased.
1t was late July before employ
ment reached LOO again, and then
during the fall reached and held
over 1900. Strike was settled with
wage increases from 10 to Is cents
an hour bringing laborers to $1.95
and carpenters to $2.65 an hour as
examples.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
KGvO-TV on Air

The Hungry Horse News con-
tacted KGVO-TV, ssou1a,
Thursday morning. Information is
1--WE were on Wednesday night and
everything will be as usual from
now on"
Arthur Mosby, station owner,
said that reason for KGVO-TV
being off the air for 10 days was
that spring was too much for
them. The blizzard of March 20
resulted in snow conditions so Sc
we're that it required three days
for dozer to reach the trans
mitter and clean up. Meanwhile
water got into the first stage of
the transmitter.
The station, well received in the
upper Flathead, broadcasts each
day from 3:45 until 1890 pm. 1t
went on the air July 1, 1854.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Report TOPS Meeting
Held Monday Night

TOPS met Monday, with Is
members present. Weight loss for
the week totaled only Is pounds,
with some gain reported.
Organizational meeting, Thurs
day, at Whitefish was reported,
Seven ladies went from Columbia
Falls to help them organize.
New exercises were demonstra-
ted during the meeting.
Mrs. ]. v. Mcclure, president
announced ladies interested ir
joining TOPS could call her al
telephone number 224-K-2. They
meet next Monday, 7:30 pm, al
the Christian church. All members
are urged to attend and bring {
guest.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
WMF Circles Meet
At Members Homes

Ruth circle of the WMF of the
Lutheran church met, March 90,
at the home of Mrs. George Buent-
emeier. Bible study was led by
Mrs. Glenn Kennedy.
This circle will meet April q at
the home of Mrs. Marvin Larson.
Thursday evening, Esther circle
met at the home of Mrs. Bill Rem.
Hostess was Mrs. Homer Wulf.
Mrs. Henry Byrne had charge of
the Bible study.
Their next meeting is set for
April % when Mrs. w. R. Amman
is to be hostess at her home. Mrs.
Cora Larson will have the Bible
study.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Traffic Cases

City cases in Columbia Falls po-
lice court of Judge Floyd P. Jones
were Gerald Wallace Adams, Col
umbia Falls, fined $40 for careless
driving.
Myron Harold Carr, Columbia
Falls, paid SIS for failure to yield
right-of-way.
Robert D. Pryce, Columbia Falls,
was fined $40 for backing into a
traffic line.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Canyon View
Has Pie Sociul
by Mrs. Grace Reed


CANYON VIEW-A pie social
will be held Friday at Midway hall
starting at 8 pm. Movies will be
shown. In charge of the social are
Emma Frerich, Lena Luke and La
Vera McConville for Farmers I'm
ion Local 202. The public is well
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Reed and
Carol were Sunday dinner guests
at the K. E. Seville home in Mar
tin City. 1t was Pete's birthday an
niversary.
Allen Reed left Sunday after
noon to return to BoZeman for the
spring quarter of college.
Haskell Creek Home Demonstra-
ton club will meet Thursday at
the home of Grace Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank West visited
at the Lawrence Thompson home,
Sunday.
Frank West and Ed Reed are
going to Shelby Friday to attend
the District Council of Carpenters
Mrs. McElwain, Mrs. John John
son and Mrs. c. H. Reed attended
Home Demonstration Craft school
at Creston, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kohl left
for Hamilton Tuesday to be with
Mrs. Kohl's father, who is SER
iously ill.
Farmers Union Reserve class OF
Local 202 met at the home of Dick
and Dan Tombrink, Tuesday eve
ming.
Farmers Union Juniors will meet
at the home of Barbara Motichks
Sunday at pm.
Mrs. Rasmussen left March Q;
Tor Great Falls (not March 16) Il
visit her daughter and family.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Here and There

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Anderson
spent their 10th wedding anniver-
sary with friends at their home.
Lunch was served. Mrs. Arlt was
a hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Arlt were
in Deer Lodge Sunday and at a
church meeting. Going with them
were Mrs. Campbell of Whitefish
and Mrs. Dollie Anderson, Column
bia Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Krona,
Cambridge, Mimi, are visiting at
the Fred Krona home. The men
are brothers.
Eddie Cruger has returned to his
home in Columbia Falls after
spending the winter at Hot
Springs.
H. G. Satterthwaite, AAC plant
manager, left for New York City
Tuesday, accompanied by Mrs.
SatterthWaite.
Columbia Falls high school stu
dents Thursday morning had a
first hand view of the 1874 acres
that is scheduled to be the site OF
new Columbia Falls high school,
Question of the land purchase is
before voters Saturday.
Joe Weidenig, Martin City, has
purchased the two 25-foot lots on
Columbia Falls Nucleus avenue
next to the Bose building from
Mike O'Connor. His plans are in
definite.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hudson anc
| daughter, Susan Jane, Columbi;
Falls, are leaving April for Abb
lene, Texas to visit relatives. &c.
ell originally came from Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold C. Tolley
are leaving Friday for Salt LAX,
City to attend Ids church con.
ference, and will be gone for
week. He is Columbia Falls LDs
branch president. Mr.. and Mrs. E
T. Tolley are staying with thei
four grandchildren.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. George Gulick an,
family and Mrs. Burton Carlson
were dinner guests at the Ray Ra.
IGilleard home, Sunday afternoon
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Name Winter Quarter
Attendance Roll

Perfect attendance list for the
winter quarter, January, February
and March, has been announced
for the Columbia Falls Christian
church.
Beginners with perfect attend
ance were Mary Bruce, David Rem
frow, Bruce Sheldon, Timothy and
Christine Shelton; primary, Nam
cy Bruce, Brian Kelly, and Doren
Renfrow; junior intermediate, Lar
ry and Sylvia Baker, and Sharon
Kelly; high school, David Baker
Grace Marie and Marjorie Dewitt;
adults, Everett Baker, Mrs. Leo
Renfrow, and Mrs. Tom Shelton.
Easter Sunday, recitations are
to be given by primary and begin
ners. Junior intermediates will
quote the Easter story from the
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
School Election
(Continued from PAGE u

\AVUItuQCO iTOuI R0AC
ior high students are bussed to
Columbia Falls
Registered taxpaying voters of
district 6 and Valentine, which is
a part of the high school district,
will pass on the question of four
mill levy to raise $16,326 to pur-
chase 1874 acres of land in Column
bia Falls Hoerner addition. This
land is the closest open tract. to
the center of Columbia Falls. OBJ
jective is to buy the acreage while
it is available and less expensive
as future site of new Columbia
Falls high school. BY paying for
the land in one levy, no interest
is involved.
The present high school was
built in 1910 with anticipated en-
rollment of about 1875 students.
Last fall there were 800 students
with classrooms generally carry
ing peak loads. Next year $50 stu
dents are anticipated.
Residents of Columbia Heights,
the Soldiers Home area north to
Crystal Creek will vote at Tall
bolt school, Columbia Falls.
Distribution of registered tax
paying voters is as follows: COL
umbia Falls 437, Columbia 119,
Bad Rock 116, North Fork 4, Mar
tin City-Hungry Horse 225, Cor
am lit, West Glacier 1877 and Es-
sex Al. Figures were not prepared
by the county clerks office on the
number of registered taxpaying
voters in Valentine since the mill
levy for high school land purchase
needs only majority in favor OF
those voting, and not 40 per cent
turnout.
Judges selected by the school
board are as follows: Columbia
Falls-Mrs. Clara Green, Mrs. Luz
ellie Smith and Mrs. Betty Het-
ger; Martin City: Mrs. Adell Chef
Mrs. Helen Barbo and Mrs. Har-
riet Rowles; Coram: Mrs. Elsie
Page, Mrs. Olga Travis and Mrs
Gayle Smith; West Glacier: Mrs
Margaret Grist, Mrs. Margare
Lindsay and Mrs. Myrtice Powell
Essex: Mrs. Hazel Hudson, Mrs
Mary Ambrogini and Mrs. Nellie
T. Jarrett.
Canyon View judges will be
Mrs. Media Tombrink, Mrs. Bessi'
Wingate and Mrs. Edith Holland
Only residents of district 10 viii
vote at Canyon View school.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Pink, Blue Shower
Fetes Mrs. Leach

Mrs. Don Leach was honored
with pink and blue shower, Sat-
urday. Hostesses were Mrs. Quin-
tin Witt and Mrs. Louis Sasse. It
was at the Leach home, in the
form of a surprise party.
Games were played with prizes
awarded to Mrs. Bud Stringfellow
and Mrs. Curtis Barnhart.
Guests present were Mesdames
Jack Benson, Oren Barnhart, Cur
tbs Barnhart, Roy Barnhart, Ruth
Hartigan, Roy Leach, Ray Leach,
AL Steffes, Bud Stringfellow, Joe
Trebelcock, Ronald Urban, and
Melvin Vestre. Ladies unable to
attend were Mesdames Floyd
Barnhart, Melba Dallier, Dean
Harrison, Bernard Kenfield, Ray
Mckinley, and Bert Zorzie.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Complete First Aid

Forty Columbia Falls and upper
Flathead valley residents COM
pleted Is hours of instruction
in American Red Cross first aid
training taught by Coach Bud
Beagle, and will receive first aid
card. Glasses met Mondays, Tues
days and Thursdays in two hour
sessions. The class presented Coach
Bud Beagle with an electric razor.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
VitoI Statistics
BIRTHS
Bin f1S
KaIjspeII General Hospital

KaIispeIl General Hospital
Mrs. Lawrence Hanson, White
fish, boy.
Mrs. Charles Bronson, Eureka,
boy.
Mrs. John Schlabs, Kalispen,
girl.
Mrs. Eugene Johnson, Eureka,
boy.
Mrs. Leslie Foy, Kalispell, boy.
Mrs. Alden Beller, Kalispell,
girl.
Mrs. Richard Beardsley, Kalis-
pell, boy.
Mrs. Robert Teets, Columbia
Falls, boy.
Mrs. Johnny Ekstrom, Columbia
Falls, boy.
Mrs. William Wits, Kalispell,
girl.
Mrs. Leon Syth, Kalispell, girl.
Whitefish Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Harry Hileman, Whitefish,
girl.
Mrs. William Weight, Whitefish,
boy.
Mrs. Darlene Long, Columbia
Falls, boy.
Mrs. Duane Holder, Eureka, boy.
DEATHS
Mrs. Amy Tubbs, 70, Whitefish,
died March 20.
Evelyn May Pelltier, 81, Eureka,
died March %.
Sinclair Austin Smith, 80, Kali
ispell, died March 25.
Mrs. Gladys E. Warlick, g.,
Ferndale, died March Is.
Garrit VanRinsum, so, Som
ers, died March 80.
Adolph Kosen, 72, Lakeside, died
March 30
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
KoIispelI Hires Jim
Sweeney as Coach

KALISPELL-Jim Sweeney. %
coach at Butte Central High school
since 1852, is the new football
coach and athletic director At
Flathead county high school.
Sweeney's assistant will be Bill
Kambich, q, assistant at Butte
Central, who has been employed
by the Flathead county high school
board. Additional members of the
athletic department are Ralph
Bergstrom, Columbia Falls coach
until 1852, basketball and track
coach, and Meryln Jensen Is
winter quarter graduate of Mon
tana State university.
Sweeney succeeds Frank Little.
resigned. John j. Kosich, Grey
bull, Wyo., previously selected by
the board changed his mind about
coming. Little is opening a sports
shop in Kalispell.
Sweeney's salary will be $3.50
for nine months. He is a graduate
of Butte Central, and was all-state
end. Later he starred at Portland
university where he was a team
mate of Kambich.
Sweeney's team at Butte Cen
trail has not lost regularly sched-
uled class A game in three years,
won the conference championship
in 1852 and was runnerup to Glen
dive in 1853 and 1854. He succeeds
winning coach in Frank Little
who took over at Flathead in 194o
and brought a series of champion
ship teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney have five
children. He is brother of Kelvin
Sweeney, Kalispell manager fol-
Safeway Stores.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Park Men Attend
S. Oak. Conference

WEST GLACIER-Five Glacier
National Park rangers and ma
turalists are leaving Thursday for
weeks conference at Hot
Springs, S. Oak. on fire school and
naturalist problems.
The conferences are for rangers
and naturalists in the 14-state area
of region 2 of the National Park
Service. Wind Cave National Park
is near Hot Springs.
Making the trip from Glacier
are Chief Ranger Elmer Fladmark,
A. D. Cannavina, assistant chief
ranger, and Ranger Stanley Spur
geon, fire chief, with M. E. Beatty,
chief park naturalist and Don Rob
inson, park naturalist.
Fladmark served as chairman Of
the fire school arrangement COM
mittee.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
List SO Students On
Sunday School Roll

Sixty-three students and IL
teachers had perfect attendance at
Our Savior's Lutheran Sunday
school during March. They were:
Junior kindergarten = Terry
Skyberg, Thea Rae Bergen, Del
bert K1oock, Gary Thomas, Carol
Ann Quirk.
Senior kindergarten - Mahlon
Greene, Kathy OFT, Melton Aldal,
Carolann Friske, Terry Friske,
Buzzy Crouch, Karen Mattheisen,
Grade Andrea Ryan, Audrey
Quirk, Betty Greene, Peggy Sky
berg, Janis Rierson.
Grade 2-Starr Skyberg, JIM
my Friske, Glen Schmig, Sharon
Wulf, Ilene Woster, donna Kloock.
Grade 3-Gene Massman, David
Wiz, Robert Crouch, Vicky Lynn
Bergen, Carol Rude, Helen Bak-
shas, Judy Wilson, Loretta Whit
craft, Harold Aldal, Dale Greene.
Grade 4-Jay Johnson, Donna
Marie Aldal, Joan Wilson, Ellen
Corrigeux, Judy Skyberg.
Grade 5-Cheryl Skyberg, Pat
sy Morris, Lonnie Reynolds.
Grade Gary Wulf, Pearl Ras-
mussen, Walter Rem, Martyr
Whitcraft, Jacquelin Johnson, Lila
Whitcraft.
Grade Rose Marie Corrigeux
Marjorie Bakshas, Sally Hoye
Joyce Greenland, Patrick Ryan
Judy Johnson.
Grade 8-Ann Marie Rasmus-
sen, Tyrone Wilson, Selmer Berg
Ronald Buentemeier.
High school-James Knapton
Billy Thomas, Margaret Whitcraft
Judy Kamrud, Mary Ann Smith
Betty Dewalt.
Teachers-Mrs. Norman Bergen
Mrs. Robert Wiz, Mrs. Schroth
Mrs. Merle Greenland, Mrs. How.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
l. B. Henry Makes
Rustic Furniture

DEER park B. Henry, re-
tired shoemaker and store owner,
is making furniture out of Mon
tana cedar.
He has a display of plain and
knotty cedar chests, radio and
magazine stands made from the
Flathead lumber.
Henry considers the rustic fur
niture especially well adapted for
use in western homes.
He has made up 38 pieces sc
far.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Col. Falls Lions
Have Ladies Night

Columbia Falls Lions were hoStS
to their wives Tuesday at ladies'
night that included dinner at Nc
Gregor's followed by seeing The
Long, Long Trailer" at the Park
theatre.
Cecil Hudson, president, presid-
ed. Entertainment numbers includ-
ed Noble Lundblade on his accor-
dion; Mrs. Al Carter giving read
ing, and Al Carter singing.
Carl Launer was chairman for
the affair assisted by Leonard
Whitney and Bill Nadeau.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

Workout for track started at
Columbia Falls high school We'd
nesday in the gym.
There were 81 out including
three lettermen: Norman Curl,
broad jumper; Larry Crandall,
mile, and Leroy Byrd, shot and
javelin.
Coach Bud Beagle expects the
track squad will increase.
There's an April 80 meet ahead
in Kalispell, but the meet schedule
is still being worked out.
The sophomore group looks en-
couraging, the coach added.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Burnhort Operating
Falls Credit Bureau

Neil Barnhart has purchased the
interest of Mr.. and Mrs. R.. L. Lari-
mer in the Columbia Credit Blu
reau and Columbia Mortgage and
Loan companies.
The firms specialize in credit
references and collections and
small loans.
Directors are DR.. w. F. Bennett,
Hy Van Allen and James Cum
ming. Office is in the Kelly build
ing. Organization was last year.
Barnhart is a 1949 Columbia
Falls high school graduate who fol-
lowing Army service for three
years was employed as a teller at
the Bank of Columbia Falls.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01
Stiewig Leaves

KALISPELL = Nate Stiewig,
weather observer at F1athead
county airport working with Ray
Hall, is leaving Friday for Wash
ington, D. c. where he received a
Civil Service transfer in the wea-
Their bureau. He will work in the
scientific services division.
Succeeding Stiewig, arriving
Friday, is Asahel Burnham. YEA
Their bureau employee at Spokane
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

Howard l.. Clark was fined SIS
for being drunk in public place.
This item should have been in the
March 18th issue. 1t was not John
W. Clark as stated. John w. Clark
had appeared before the judge on
a similar charge earlier.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

ard Greene, Mrs. Alfred Hoye,
Mrs. William Knapton, Mrs. Har-
old Aldal, Mrs. William Schmidt,
Mrs. Jean johnson, Mrs. Corliss
Rasmussen.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

Columbia Falls State Liquor
store will be closed all day Satur-
day and Monday. Reason is the
school and city elections.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

Bible. Special music will include
duet by Peggy Joe Reid and
Marjorie Dewitt.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

USED ROYAL PORTABLE TYPE
writer for sale, in good condi-
ton $500. Call Hungry Horse
7-4404. 36*
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

FOR SALE OR TRADE-1948 81
ton Chevrolet pickup. Leroy
Peterson l mi. west of Sunrift
Hall. 36*
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

FOR SALE - CONVENTIONAL
washing machine with time con-
troll in Al shape. Automatic
washer used 4 months. Hide-a-
Bed like new. Winchester rifle,
308 like new. Practically new
Singer portable guaranteed. These
articles may be bought on time
payments. Call forenoons 2-4541.
318 Baker Ave. Whitefish. &c.
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

HAVE MORE PLAN" - TYPE
farm for sale. 40 acres, four
cleared, six partly cleared. Small
cabin, eight buildings; lights, tele-
phone, water to house and garden.
Fenced garden with fruit trees,
berries started. Tractor, farming
equipment, chain saw, electric
pump, etc. included. This place
IS three miles northeast of White
flsh. Everything goes for $4,000.
Inquire Thomas E. burst, east of
Whitefish. Phone 2-6315. 36*
Hungry Horse news., 1955-04-01

FOR SALE - TWO BEDROOM
sets, dining room set, living
room set, small coal and wood
range. single bed. Olaf Barbo,
Martin City. Inquire at Byrd's
Grocery. 36*
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday July Ia. 1855
Farm Talent to Compete For
N. Y. Trip, Cash in Contest

A Farm Talent Roundup Anna
teur Contest will be one of the
highights of the local Southern
States Cooperative Annual Mem
bership meeting, Sept Is, at the
Burtonsville Fire Hall.
Contestants must be II years
of age or older, in the immediate
family of farmer, or a South
ern States patron,
About 440 local talent contests
will be held throughout the six
state operating territory of the
Southern States Cooperative.
Eighteen district elimination con
tests will select the winners to
compete in Richmond.
The grand prize winner will
receive an eXpense-paid trip to
New York, plus 500 cash. The
second place award will be SIS
in cash and a trip to any city
in the Southern States operating
territory. Third prize is a 5000
cash award.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Whistle Away, Men! Another
Beauty Contest Is Underway

Warm up your wolf whistles,
fellows. The Miss Washington"
contest is on the way! Confirm
ing the long-held opinion of area
bachelors, eight of the 20 con-
testants are from Montgomery
County.
A group of advertising eXecu-
tiveS, newspaper men, theatrical
people, and civic leaders will mar
row the field to 81 at a prelim-
mary judging Monday night
The public will be invited to
the three semi final contests in
July and August. miss Wash
ington" will be selected from the
nine finalistS August Is on the
stage of the Capitol Theater. The
winning gal, will be selected on
charm, personality, talent, and
beauty of face and figure.
Miss Washington" will receive
$4,000 worth of prizes including
a foreign sports car, a complete
wardrobe, furs, luggage, radio
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

carnival and rodeo, starting Mon
day in Beallesville. (See other
story If you really want to
get into the rodeo spirit, scoot
up to Damascus and get your
self fitted out in real western
clothes at Counts.
I've talked about that place be-
fore-that's the store that has
the honest-to-Roy Rogers western
clothes, made beyond the MiSsis-
sippi, for men, women, boys and
girls.
For week starting the 26th,
the Damascus Ben Franklin store
will run big anniversary sale.
Be sure to stop in during that
week and check Mr.. Burns large
stock for items you need.
The Zenith Radio Corp. has
developed an adapter for the
hard-Of-hearing to use when
listening to the radio. 1t can
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
YWCA Group
Fly to Tour
Old Villages

TeenagerS all over the country
are looking forward to flight
into the past Saturday, July 23-
the YWCA-sponsored one day
tour of historical American
towns.
A Colonial-costumed guide will
meet the youths at 8 a. m. at Ma
tional Airport and transport them
by bus to Yorktown, jamestown,
and Williamsburg.
Area teenagers wishing to join
the tour should register at any OF
the following locations: Silver
Spring Y-Cottage in Jesup Blair
Park, JU. 1853; Bethesda Y-Cot.
tage, 400 Norwood Dr., OIL. 4,
6432; YWCA County Office, 4911
Moorland Lane, Bethesda, OIL. 4
1852; or with the Kensington
YWCA Director, Mrs. Ralph Der.
ry, OIL. 9-S756.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Peak Building
Levels Continue
In Eastern u. S.

The dollar totals of Dodge Re-
ports of contract awards for flu
tu1e construction in the 81 states
east of the Rockies set new high
records again in June, F. w.
Dodge Corporation announced to-
day.
The June grand total was ST.
255, 209,000 up 80 per cent over
June 1854. 1t was the highest
June figure in Dodge's GA years
of construction news reporting.
The total for the first six
months of 1888 was 1882, TIL,
600 up 80 per cent over the same
period last year; this set a new
high for a first half.
THE well balanced gains per-
centage-wise among the three
primary construction classified
tons reported by Dodge form in
my opinion a striking feature of
the June figures" commented
Thomas S. Holden, Dodge vice
chairman.
Residential building, non-resi-
dental building and heavy en-
cheering construction made al
most equal percentage gains, and
very substantial gains, at that.
The construction picture contin-
ueS highly favorable.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

be plugged into hearing aid
or used with headphOnes. DIR.
PapiermieSter's Da sous
Pharmacy, local Zenith dealer,
now has this adapter i'm stock.
If you have trouble hearing, 1
think it would be well to find
out about this inexpensive CAD
get.
81 81
The big grand opening sale is
on at Thomas Hardware and Sup
ply Co. in Gaithersburg. Just
about everything in the place
land it's big, big place. is on
sale at bargain rates. Plus door
prizes, and a brand new Hoover
vacuum cleaner to be given as a
grand prize. To be eligible for
the drawing on the Hoover you
don't have to buy anything just
at the door.