June 1, 1959: The day a bad Montana marriage died
admin | May 31, 2012
The Anaconda Company announced it had quit the newspaper business in Montana on the first day of June in 1959. The company, one of the largest producers of non-ferrous metals in the world, sold its eight dailies in six cities to Lee Newspapers of Iowa for a reported $6 million. “Hello, Missoula!” began Lee’s greeting [...]
