Lions Club Committee Reports On Auto License Fee Initiative
A Lions Club report details proposed auto license plate initiative effects in Big Timber and Sweet Grass county. It cites population ratios, road and bridge fund levies, current license plate revenue, and projected shifts under the measure, concluding rural taxpayers would bear proportionally more costs and that current city funding is insufficient for streets and alleys.
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Lions Club Committee
Lions Club
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Sweet Grass
Montana
Cattlemen to Meet on Grub Control Effort
County Agent H M Oefstos announces a meeting on cattle grub control for cattlemen to be held Wednesday at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. Dr Howard Welsh of Montana State College will speak with veterinary research data guiding any program for local cattlemen. The county Farm Bureau joins the extension service in organizing the discussion and all cattlemen are invited.
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H. M. Oefstos
Howard Welsh
Montana State College
Veterinary Research Department
Oefstos
County Farm Bureau
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Fatalities Projected
The National Safety Council estimates 329 people will die in traffic accidents during the Memorial Day weekend, highlighting road danger as crowds travel for the holiday.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Funeral service Friday for Mrs Hans G Boe of Anaconda
Brief services were held at the Harold Boe home for Mrs. Hans G Boe 55 who died May 21 after a long illness. Pallbearers included Jack Johnson C E Smart Clarence Loftsgaarden Alfred Andem Oscar Egeland and Albert Egeland. Burial was at Mountain View. She was born December 30 1891 in Washburn North Carolina and taught in Sweet Grass County before marrying Hans G Boe July 19 1920. She taught at Hunters Hot Springs and the couple moved to Anaconda in 1936. She was a member of Our Saviour Lutheran church and its Mission Society. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs T A Jarvis of Seattle four sisters Miss Agnes Peterson Miss Ruth Peterson Mrs Henry Holtan and Mrs E H Holtan three brothers Louis Curtis and E O Peterson and many nephews and nieces. All survivors were present except Mrs E H Holtan and E O Peterson.
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Harold Boe
Hans G. Boe
St. Ann’s Hospital
Anaconda
Jack Johnson
C. E. Smart
Clarence Loftsgaarden
Alfred Andem
Oscar Egeland
Albert Egeland
Mountain View
Sweet Grass County
Hunters Hot Springs
Roe
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
Mission Society of
Faribault
Minn
Ruth Peterson
San Diego
Calif
Henry Holtan
Big Timber
E. H. Holtan
Raub
N. D
Louis Peterson
Bismarck
Curtis Peterson
E. O. Peterson
Thief River Falls
Senator Carter Glass Dies at 88 in Washington
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia longtime congressman known as father of the federal reserve system died in his Mayflower hotel apartment after a long illness. He served in the House nine terms and in the Senate from 1919 to 1942. Burial expected in Lynchburg after funeral plans are arranged.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Senate
Mayflower Hotel
Mary
Glass
Supreme Court
House
Wilson
Deadly germ spray said to be navy secret weapon
Washington reports a germ spray capable of wiping out large cities and crops, described as the navy's secret weapon. Committee members, speaking off the record during hearings on a $4.64 billion appropriation, said it could be sprayed from airplanes and spread quickly, with the United States as sole possessor of the secrets.
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United States Navy
Washington
Congress
House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
United States
Dakotas
In Memoriam by H. S. Tool
Poem memorializing sailors and soldiers who died abroad or at sea for freedom and peace. The speaker vows to honor their sacrifices by planting flowers and ensuring their deeds are not forgotten as wars cease and truth endures.
Cremer Rodeo Books Eleven Shows This Season
The Cremer Rodeo team announced eleven booked performances this season across North America including Calgary for the first time, with Cowboys Leo Cremer on tour from Shawmut Ranch. Their itinerary spans Miles City to Twin Falls September 11, and stock is gathered from Mexico and the west with staff on the move. A Piper Cub from Livingston now trains at their alfalfa field landing strip.
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Cremer
Leo Cremer
Shawmut
Calgary
Canada
Texas
Mexico
Montana
Idaho
Miles City
Sidney
Mandan
N. C
Can
Nampa
Ogden
Utah
Great Falls
Billings
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pueblo
Twin Falls
Cremers
Livingston
Pfc Edwin Webb Assumed Dead and to be Awarded Medals
Eugene Oregon Pfc Edwin Webb missing in March 1945 is officially assumed dead. He will receive the silver star bronze star and purple heart posthumously from President. Col J M Moore Camp White Oregon to present. Webb a Rainbow Ranger of the 222nd Infantry, a Eugene High School graduate 1943, survived by parents a brother and a sister.
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Eugene
Orc
Edwin Webb
L. E. Webb
J. M. Moore
Camp White
Ore
222Nd Infantry Division
Rainbow Rangers
Webb
Eugene High School
Ervin
Edward Stankey
Pearl Harbor Probe Closes After 27 Weeks
The Pearl Harbor congressional committee ended its 27-week investigation into the December 7, 1941 attack amid Republican protests that the record remains incomplete. Minority Sens. Homer Ferguson and Owen Brewster pressed claims of insufficient information and minority suppression, but the Democratic majority and Chairman Alben Barkley declared the official record closed.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington
Congressional
Alben W. Barkley
Seal In Flathead Lake Stumps Locals Puzzled
In Kalispell on May 28 a six foot long gray seal with flippers appeared on Flathead Lake near Lakeside. Children screamed as residents rushed to the beach expecting danger but found a playful animal cavorting by the water. The mystery is how the seal reached the freshwater lake.
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Kalispell
Flathead Lake
Lakeside
West Shore
Predicts Serious Meat Shortages
Senator E V Robertson of Wyoming predicted housewives would face serious difficulty in securing meat as he criticized feed grain policy and price controls. He warned wholesale grain exports would cause a meat famine here and reduce fats shipments, arguing corn sent to Europe is used as barter and feed lots would close.
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Washington, D. C
E. V. Robertson
Wyoming
Robertson
Europe
Petrillo defies new strike law in Chicago radio dispute
James C. Petrillo president of the AFL Musicians calls a strike at a Chicago radio station saying he faces prosecution under the Lea bill. He had three studio librarians removed after the station refused to hire additional librarians. The Lea bill okays up to one year in prison and a $1000 fine for unions that force broadcasters to hire more staff.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
Lea
Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicians
Chicago Federation of Musicians
WAAF
Congress
Loggers label logs to curb newsprint supply in BC
Striking British Columbia loggers halt log handling by labeling logs hot at Powell River pulp mill. The strike began two weeks ago with mills estimating three weeks of logs remaining. Longshoremen seamen and inland boatmen unions pledged not to move hot labeled logs.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Powell River Company
United States
Seaman’s
Inland Boatmen’s
Ctio-International Woodworkers of America
Paralyzing Rail Strike Ends As Unions Accept Truman's Offer
The railroad strike collapsed as unions accept President Truman's compromise. Railroads resume service with trains scheduled. mail service restored. 3,000 troops movement canceled. Meat and produce shortages eased by trucking and stock, with Chicago and other cities adapting to the two day tie up.
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Truman
Camp Campbell
Chicago
War Department
Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad
Philadelphia
Mother of Mrs. Carter Dies In Bozeman
Florence Sarah Purdom 87 mother of Mrs. Roy Carter of Big Timber died May 21 at Deaconess hospital Bozeman. A Montana resident since 1864 she lived with the Carters and earlier moved from Missouri where she was born March 22 1859. She married Frank Purdom May 22 1878 and spent years in Willow Creek Harrison Belgrade and other towns. Survivors include three daughters five sons 18 grandchildren ten great grandchildren and one sister.
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Florence Sarah Purdom
Roy Carter
Big Timber
Bozeman
Montana
Carters
Missouri
George and
Catherine Duke
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Alder Gulch
Helena
Willow Creek
Frank Purdom
Harrison
Belgrade
Methodist Church
State
Cody Park Entrance Opening Delayed
Rock slides blocked the east Cody entrance to Yellowstone today delaying the scheduled opening. The south and west gateways from Moran and West Yellowstone were open, while Cooke Creek road remains closed due to heavy snow. loop roads inside the park were open and stores selling supplies.
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Cody
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Moran
West Yellowstone
Mont
Gardiner
Edmund Rogers
Cooke, Mont
Chaplin Still Father as Judge Upholds Support
Chubby Carol Ann Barry 57 year old daughter of Charley Chaplin must receive $75 weekly support. The New York district court of appeals upheld a superior court verdict confirming the alimony order in the ongoing child support dispute.
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Chaplin
Hollywood
Carol Ann Barry
Charley Chaplin
District Court of Appeals
Erickson, Montana Governor and Senator, Dies at 83
John Edward Erickson age 83 former three term Montana governor and ex U S senator died in Helena after hospital treatment since April 23. He led Montana as chief executive 1924 1933 and served about a year in the Senate before retiring to law practice. Survivors include Grace Vance Erickson widow and three children.
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Helena
John Edward Erickson
Montana
United States
Erickson
Thomas J. Walsh
Senate
Washington
Ellen Erickson Perry
Palo Alto
Calif
R. R. Purcell
State Democratic Central Committee
Vance Erickson
John C. Erickson
Washington, D. C
Stoughton, Wis
Kansas
Great Falls
Chateau
Kalispell
Democratic Party
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H. S. Tool
Cremer Rodeo
Pfc
A. W. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Carter
Cody Park
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