Acheson Denounces Yugoslav Attacks On American Planes
Under secretary of State Acheson condemned a Yugoslav air attack on an American transport as outrageous. He announced a firm protest to Belgrade as Yugoslav pilots claimed to act within rights. A witness described a C-47 going down in black smoke after two fighters opened fire near the Julian Alps. American embassy officials called the act wicked and deliberate. Diplomats noted Tito’s possible comment.
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Washington
State Acheson
State Department
Byrnes
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Julian Alps
Bled
Tito
Indians Don't Like Certain Brands
Billings patrolman Sam Wilson confronted a gasping Negro who cried that his bottle was stolen by three Indians on Montana avenue. The trio claimed the bottle was standard brand and mocked the man who said they had assaulted him when he refused to sell his bottle. The man said he used the bottle to carry liniment.
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Billings
Sam Wilson
Montana Avenue
Eva May Wood Weds Arnold S Breck at Glendive
Eva May Wood daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Mack and Arnold S Breck son of Mrs Sivert Breck were married August 10 at Glendive. Rev Marvin H Adams officiated at a candle lit Methodist ceremony. They will reside on the Boulder and were toasted with a Dugout party in Big Timber featuring a three tiered cake.
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Eva May Wood
Frank Mack
Arnold S. Breck
Sivert Breck
Glendive
Marvin H. Adams
Methodist Church
Jean Sifert
Henry Jacobson
Ed Sifert
Boulder
Big Timber
Truman weighs special immigration bill for European refugees
President Truman announced he may ask Congress to allow entry of European refugees including Jews. A White House statement said the U.S. has no plan for Palestine yet and has discussed the issue with Prime Minister Attlee. It stressed any settlement must satisfy all parties and seek peace and prosperity in Palestine.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
White House
Palestine
Attlee
Britain
Dairy price control warned again by Washington panel
The price decontrol board told dairy industry representatives on Tuesday night it will reimpose price controls on milk and dairy products if prices rise, mirroring actions taken with meat.
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Washington
Scientist Warns U S May Launch Atomic War For Global Rule
Dr. Harold C. Urey, 1934 Nobel laureate, warns that without international control atomic energy could force the United States to declare war to dominate the world. He notes a third world war with atom bombs as a possible outcome if control fails. Dr. James Trapier Lowe counters, arguing U S air superiority would shield America even in an atomic war.
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Washington
United States
Harold C. Urey
Chicago University
Urey
Army
Air Affairs
James Trapier Lowe
War Department
United Nations
Bernard Baruch
Lowe
Big Timber Schools Set to Open September 9 for 1946-47
The Big Timber public school and Sweet Grass county high school will open for the 1946 47 year at 9 o clock September 9 with rural schools starting September 3 under Superintendent Margaret Deegan. Freshmen registration at the high school runs August 31 to September 6 with guidance from Principal Wesley Walker.
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Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Margaret Deegan
St Marks Episcopal Church Celebrates S6th Anniversary Banquet
Eighty members and friends attended a banquet at St. Mark's Parish hall marking the fiftieth anniversary of the church’s first services. The Homeland Circle of the Congregational church aided, and anniversary services featured Rt. Rev. Henry Daniels in Helena with Rev. Wallace Bristol delivering the sermon and the consecration of a brass altar cross. Highlights trace key dates from 1884 to 1943 in the church’s history and list past rectors and bishops.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
St. Mark’s
Homeland Circle
Congregational Church
St. Mark's Guild
Henry Daniels
Helena
Wallace Bristol
St. Mark’s Church
George
Eva Leasby
Big Timber
L. R. Brewer
J. F. Pritchard
St. Mark's
Miss Treadway
Alice Loasby Hoofnagle
William Faber
H. H. H. Fox
Frank B. Lewis
Douglas Sutton
C. W. Mac Williams
G. W. VanWinkle
C. P. Burnett
J. W. Ward
Leonard K. Smith
Frank Durant
M. A. Cookson
E. Leslie Rolls
W. Roy Bennett
Lewis D. Smith
George N. Taylor
Wallace Bristor
Services Tomorrow For Criss Weatherman
Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock from the Lowry chapel for Criss Weatherman who died at the Christensen home Tuesday Rev H S Tool to officiate Born March 2 1866 in Nordway county Missouri Mr Weather man came to Montana over 50 years ago Working on ranches in the Melville country most of the time He had been at the Christensen home two years Survivors include a sister Mrs Mary Clark of King City Missouri a brother John Weatherman of Guilford Missouri and a niece Mrs Doc Stuart of Missouri
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Lowry Chapel
Criss Weatherman
Christensen
H. S. Tool
Nordway County
Missouri
Weatherman
Montana
Melville Country
Mary Clark
King City
John Weatherman
Guilford
Doc Stuart
Rough Fish Leined From Montana Streams
Montana forms the Montana Fish Meal and Oil corporation to remove rough fish from streams and process them into fish meal and fish oil. Seining has begun with crews planned across designated areas, using veteran labor and the union maritime wage scale.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Fish Meal and Oil Corporation
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Montana Chamber
State Fish and Game Department
State Chamber
Jeremiah Campbellton 107th Birthday Quiet Celebration
Caribou Maine August 15 Jeremiah Campbellton observed his 107th birthday with a quiet party. Orphaned by Indian massacre in 1846 he was raised by the Micmac and speaks four languages Indian French Italian English. A veteran of the Civil and Spanish American wars he jokes about being a former G I.
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Caribou
Maine
Jeremiah Campbellton
Campbellton
G. I
Hopes To Recover Silver Treasure
Victor Serge, a noted south seas pearl operator, seeks to recover 10 million dollars in Philippine silver from Manila bay near Corregidor. President Royax granted permission. divers will work with 300 Moro divers and a new underwater mask. Berge plans to finance in return for a share. training to begin on Jolo island.
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Manila
Victor Serge
Manila Bay
Berge
Royax
Corregidor
United States Navy
Detroit
Jolo Island
Howard Hughes Leaves Hospital After Crash
Millionaire aviator Howard Hughes, confined to Good Samaritan hospital for over a month after a plane crash, left the hospital Sunday and went to the home of friends. Attendants did not know the destination. Dr Verne Mason said Hughes was doing very well.
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Hollywood
Howard Hughes
Good Samaritan Hospital
Friends
Hughes
Verne Mason
State pheasant season set for Oct 26 in Montana
Montana's upland game bird season opens September 22, while the Chinese pheasant and Hungarian partridge season is set for October 26. Closing dates counties and bag limits will be announced at the September board meeting with further information expected from commission members.
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Helena
Montana
State Fish and Game Commission
Commission
Polio Epidemic Forces Minnesota State Fair Cancellation
The polio myelitis outbreak in Minnesota led the state Board of Health to cancel the Minnesota State Fair. The state reports 1201 polio cases since January 1, as of today in St. Paul.
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Paul
Minnesota
State Board of Health
Meat Back Under Price Control and Dairy Off List
The price decontrol board ordered ceilings restored on all meats while dairy products and most grains remain free of control. It directed price controls to return for soybeans and cottonseed products. The three member board voted unanimously and new ceilings will be set by OPA and the agriculture department, effective Friday.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Paul Porter
Congress
More Moose Hunt Licenses Than Applicants in Montana
In Helena on August 15 the state fish and game department reported more than double the applications for moose licenses than licenses available as the deadline neared. Antelope license applications opened, with a September drawing set. numerous counties listed for antelope quotas and required applicant details.
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Helena
State Fish and Game Department
A. A. O’claire
Slough Creek
Buffalo Forks
Hell Roaring Creek
Cooke City
Park County
Upper Madison
Gallatin Canyon
Tom Miner Basin
Hill
Blaine
Phillips
Valley
Garfield
Wheatland
Golden Valley
Musselshell
Petroleum
Fergus
Rosebud
Prairie
Custer
Carter
Powder River
Beaverhead
Madison
Lamp Appointed To FSA Advisory Board
A. A. Lamp has been appointed to the Sweet Grass county advisory committee for the farm security administration. He succeeds John E. Peterson who has completed a term. The committee includes D. D. Johnson Melville and Claude S. Doig of Big Timber. Local FSA office is now located over the Bouse Chevrolet garage.
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A. A. Lamp
Sweet Grass County
Farm Security Administration
John E. Peterson
Lamp
D. D. Johnson
Melville
Claude S. Doig
Big Timber
FSA
The
Bouse Chevrolet
Provisions of Armed Forces Leave Act Explained
Government guidance explains terminal leave pay under the 1946 act for veterans. It covers claim forms, filing with discharge papers, payment methods, and conditions for cash or bond payments, with examples of calculating eligible furlough or leave time and bond terms.
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Acheson
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
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