Orvin Flare Adopts Blackfoot Chief Title In Montana Rally
Orvin Flare also known as Pe Tone Nes Ta is officially adopted into the Blackfoot tribe at Browning with Eagle Calf as the English name. The event followed by plans for a large Flare for Congress rally in Billings draws caravans from several towns as Sweet Grass county scrambles for funds.
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Big Timber
Eagle Calf
Orvin
Browning
Adam White
Joe Cross Guns
Sweet Grass County
Pioneer Office
Arnold Johnson
Byron Grosfield
Byron Manley
Lloyd Berg
Alvin Sylling
Dan Murphy
Harold McLauchilan
Art Michels
Howard Mason
McLauchlan
Ed Braaten
Ed VanderVoort
Lethbridge
Waterton Lakes
Canada
Sweet Grass County High School
Woolworth’s
Billings
Montana State College
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Sheridan
Wyo
Campaign itinerary shows a busy July schedule for Orvin
Orvin's month plan lists a dense circuit of speeches receptions and rallies across Montana towns from July 8 to 21. It includes breakfast meetings in Billings Great Falls and Billings again, multiple speeches at Lions clubs and Republican events, TV and radio appearances, and a final voting trip from Great Falls to Big Timber.
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Congress
Sweet Grass County
Orvin
Billings
Lions Club
Dokken
Yellowstone
Hardin
Custer
Hysham
Miles City
Terry
Sidney
Glendive
Plentywood
Scobey
Poplar
Wolf Point
Nashua
Glasgow
Malta
Harlem
Chinook
Havre
Big Sandy
Fort Benton
Great Falls
Conrad
Shelby
Cut Bank
Browning
Choteau
Saddle Club
Carbon County
Big Timber
Livingston
Lewistown
Harold Tetlie Attends National Student Councils Meet
Harold Tetlie returned from the 18th annual National Association of Student Councils conference in St Paul Minnesota. More than 700 delegates from 47 states the District of Columbia Mexico Canada Hawaii and Germany attended. Montana sent nine delegates including three Miles City two Missoula two Chinook and two Opheim faculty members led discussion groups and a temporary Montana state secretary was elected.
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Harold Tetlie
National Association of Student Councils
St. Paul
Montana
Harold
Lion Escapes After Visiting McLeod
Cliff Martin missed a mountain lion sighting near McLeod last week and, armed with an unfired .30-30, fired while the lion fled a half mile away. He recalls the moment with regret, noting a $50 bounty on lions and how rare it is to shoot one without dogs.
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Cliff Martin
McLeod
Cliff
Mail Fraud Schemes Costing Millions
Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield reports mail fraud schemes cost the public over ten million dollars annually. In 1953 postal crimes led to 5977 arrests, with post office burglaries, mail custodian holdups, and theft among the most frequent offenses. The Inspection Service, tracing fraud to protect the mail, expands staff as most arrestees are convicted. Continued on page eight.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
Postal c
Inspection Service
Bureau of the Chief Inspector
Washington, D. C
Benjamin Franklin
Middleton seeks re nomination to railroad and public service post
Austin B Middleton on the Democratic ticket seeks re nomination as he is the only incumbent on the Railroad and Public Service Commission with a term expiring His bid comes amid controversy over a more than 30 percent gas rate increase and references the Roosevelt California episode as proof politics can surprise in California
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Austin B. Middleton
Railroad and Public Service Commission
California
Services Held For Alta Moran
Funeral services for Alta B. Moran 63 died Friday at Community hospital after illness were held at St. Mark's Episcopal church with Rev. Wallace Bristol officiating. Burial was in Forsyth beside a twin sister. Moran born July 12 1890 in Livingston came to Big Timber in 1891 and later helped run Cort hotel. Survived by four sisters and two brothers.
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Alta’ B. Moran
Community Hospital
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Wallace Bristol
Moran
Frank Chase
Stuart Nicholson
Clyde Davis
Albert Esp
Roy Moore
Ceryl O’leary
Ted C. Busha
Forsyth
Judge Sets Cases for October Term
Judge Berg set three criminal cases and several civil suits for the October term of district court. The docket includes Frank Mack’s appeal from justice court on reckless driving. Lind on second degree assault. and Mrs Frances Strobel charged with manslaughter. Arraignment for Strobel was postponed to July 21 due to attorney Wellington D Rankin being tied up in Judge Padbury’s Helena trial.
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Berg
District Court
Frank Mack
Justice Court
Lind
Frances Strobel
Strobel
Wellington D. Rankin
Padbury
Helena
Mile City Sets Heat Record as July Soars
A blistering 108 degrees was recorded in Miles City during the July heat wave with 111 degree readings in 1901 the all time high. Glasgow logged 103 and Broadus 102 as other Montana towns hit triple digits while thunderstorms cooled some areas. West Yellowstone fell to 78 with most locations in the 80s and Billings at 99 Havre and Missoula at 90.
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Helena
Miles City
Montana
Glasgow
Broadus
West Yellowstone
Billings
Havre
Missoula
Auto Crash on West Boulder Road Hospitalizes Driver
Livingston Larry Ott of Azusa California and Bar 20 ranch employee were injured when Ott's car left West Boulder road, rolled down an embankment, and stopped in Mission creek. He suffered two compound fractures of the left leg and a fractured dislocated left ankle. Ott was thrown from the vehicle, climbed back onto the road, and was taken to Livingston by a passing motorist.
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Livingston
Larry Ott
Azusa
Calif
Bar 20
West Boulder Road
Mission Creek
Billings
Delmar S. Coughlin Completes Air Force Basic Training
Delmar S. Coughlin, 17, son of Mrs. Lucy Cooper of Big Timber, completes basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas the gateway to the Air Force near San Antonio. The course prepares him for technical training and assignment in specialized work with aptitude evaluation guiding vocational fit.
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Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Delmar S. Coughlin
Lucy Cooper
Big Timber
Air Force
Miss Soiland Weds Glenn Blair In St Marks Episcopal Church
Miss Mary Soiland daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Soiland married Glenn Blair son of Mr and Mrs W N Blair in an evening ceremony June 30 at St Mark's Episcopal church. Rev Wallace Bristol officiated with 80 guests present.
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Mary Soiland
Roy Soiland
Glenn Blair
W. N. Blair
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Wallace Bristol
Frank Chase
Stuart Ellison
Barbara Ellen Gajeski Dies in California
Barbara Ellen Gajeski 77 sister of Joseph Mitchell died in San Clemente California June 23 after helping found San Clemente and serving 27 years in county church work. She came to the United States in 1905 from England and settled in California with her husband and son in 1927. Surviving are brothers Joseph and Albert Mitchell in San Clemente and sister Mary Malone of Rhode Island.
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Barbara Ellen Gajeski
Joseph Mitchell
Gibson Area
San Clemente
Calif
Gajeski
Gibson
Michells
Mitchell
California
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
Yorkshire
England
United States
Rhode Island
Montana
Oregon
Altar Guild
Womans Club
Womans Auxiliary
Joesph Mitchell
Albert Mitchell
Mary Malone
Returning Home for Mr and Mrs Leo Overfelt
Mr and Mrs Leo Overfelt were en route home from Billings to Great Falls after visiting a sea tor their residence.
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Leo Overfelt
Billings
Seator
Great Falls
Bill Linderman Leads 1954 Rodeo All Around Standings
Red Lodge Montana rider Bill Linderman tops the 1954 all around standings with 15 317 points in the Rodeo Cowboys Association. He leads bulldogging and ranks high in saddle bronc and bare back riding. Don McLaughlin follows with 15 117 points. Other leaders include Deb Copenhaver Eddy Akridge Jim Shoulders and Eddie Schell.
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Denver
Bill Linderman
Linderman
Red Lodge
Mont
The
Rodeo Cowboys’ Assn
Don McLaughlin
Smithfield
Texas
Deb Copenhaver
Post Falls
Idaho
Saddle Bronc
Eddy Akridge
Beaver
Okla
Jim Shoulders
Henryetta
Eddie Schell
Coolidge
Ariz
Weekend Ends With Ten Fatal Montana Slayings
Reports indicate ten people died violently during the 1984 Fourth of July weekend in Montana, with the final victim identified as Ar- as authorities tally the weekend toll and ongoing investigations begin.
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Montana
Safe recovery of two lost boys after long mountain search
About 60 men searched rough country northeast of Big Timber for Donald five and Douglas three Sullivan after they wandered from the Sillivan camp Thursday evening. The brothers were found Friday morning wet but unharmed, unaware of the danger, with the older boy noting a passerby drove by without stopping.
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Wayne Sullivan
Donald
Douglas
Sillivans
Walt Huffman
Norris Lean
Dean Redland
al Deegan
Walt Dutton
Osborne
Hamilton
George Talbot
Sheriff’s Office
Highway Patrol
National Guard
Big Timber Fire Department
Norman Hauge
Sullivan
Flare Campaign Schedule Set in Billings Visit
Orvin B. Flare Republican candidate for Congress to meet at the Northern Hotel with Yellowstone County GOP leaders Thursday. He will address Lions Club and Young Republican meeting, speak at a club dinner, and attend a breakfast before a Montana campaign trek. A Sunday picnic at Josephine Park and July 17 rally plans are announced.
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Billings
Orvin B. Flare
Congress
Melvin N. Holness
Yellowstone County
Flare-for-Congress Club
Northern
Republican Executive Committee
Fare-for- Congress Club
Fjare
Lions Club
Fjare-for-Congress Club
Young Republican Club
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Buley
Buley
Josephine Park
Northern Hotel
Flare-for-Congress
Montana
Dailey Lake Opening Draws Heavy Angler Turnout
Park County News reports nearly 300 fishermen attended Dailey Lake opening day with participants from Billings Bozeman Butte and as far as Florida and California. Crowded shoreline and 45 boats on the lake marked a bustling start though top trout ran only about half the size of last year’s ten-pounders.
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Park County
Dailey Lake
Billings
Bozeman
Butte
Florida
California
New Antelope Hunting Area Open in Park and Sweet Grass
A new hunting area labeled Area 53 in Park and Sweet Grass counties opens for the 1954 season. The zone, north of the Yellowstone River between Duck Creek and Sweet Grass Creek, will allow 200 antelope of either sex by permit from October 7 to October 17. Applications must list 53. the deadline is midnight July 10.
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Park and
Sweet Grass
John Burke
Yellowstone River
Duck Creek
Sweet Grass Creek
Fish and Game Department
Thunderstorm Safety Rules From Medical Journal Editorial
An editorial from the Journal of the American Medical Association offers rules to prevent lightning deaths. Stay indoors, choose sheltered locations in a specific order, avoid exposed outdoor spots, seek deep or wooded shelter, and note that metal enclosures and vehicles provide safety while isolated trees and open water are dangerous.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Ericksons Plan Canadian Camp Meeting Trip
Rev and Mrs A Erickson and children depart tomorrow afternoon for Estavan Canada to attend a Church of God camp meeting. They will also visit Maple Creek Sask with relatives and may stop at former pastorates. The trip lasts about two weeks.
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Ericksons
A. Erickson
Estavan
Canada
Church of God
Maple Creek
Sask
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Alta Moran
Audrey Stephens
Miss Margaret
Ann Solland
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