Historic Corpus Christi Pageant at St. Ignatius Mission
In the Flathead Valley the St Ignatius Corpus Christi feast will be celebrated on the first Sunday of June. A vivid Indian pageant begins at 10 30 AM with a procession through the village and a Latin high mass in the Mission church. The event is unique in Montana and features a choir of former mission pupils and hymns in the native tongue.
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St. Tanatius
St. Teofias
Flathead Valley
Flathead
Montana
Mission School
Fater Taelman
Hubert Suggested for Census Head Western Montana
Missoula reports Congressman Leavitt endorses W F Hubert as supervisor of the census for western Montana counties. The appointment awaits Washington action and the supervisor will oversee enumerators and establish offices, likely in Missoula, guiding the government census in the district.
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Missoula
W. F. Hubert
Scott Leavitt
Montana
Hubert
Chamber of Commerce
Coavitt
Washington
Daring hotel lobby robbery nets $40 in Great Falls
A noon hour holdup at the Elmore Apartments lobby on Central avenue and Sith Street nets $40 for a lone bandit who escaped via a rear door. Robert Lindbloom, a guest, was robbed after being asked about the elevator. the gunman wore overalls and fled as crowds gathered for a circus parade that never arrived. Police seek the suspect with few leads.
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Great Falls
Elmore
Central Avenue
Sith Street
Robert Lindbloom
Lindbloom
Lindblom
First Alley
bane @le
Criminal term at Butte halts after vacating calendar
The criminal term led by Judge J J Lynch halted Saturday as the county attorney moved to vacate all settings. One case ended with a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict, another with a hung jury. A Louie Gust murder trial proceeded from a special panel, while twelve cases remain pending. An anticipated fall term follows Lynch’s planned Ireland visit.
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Butte
J. J. Lynch
Harrison J. Freebourn
Louie Gust
Frank L. Riley
Department of Civil Court
A. J. Horsky
Helena
Riley
James Naughton
Miles City Check Artists Picked Up
Billings June 2 Apprehended at the request of the sheriff of Custer county F E Crasis will be returned to Miles City where he will be held to answer to charges of writing fictitious checks police and county officials disclosed Friday night Crasis was arrested by City Detective Chris Rusch and later turned over to the county jail Cravis admitted the bad check operations to the extent of 15 dollars county jail officials declared His arrest was the second he experienced this week He was picked up for drunkenness on First avenue south Tuesday and when the case came up in police court he was floated by Police Magistrate WE Downs It was the first arrest in several weeks in this city for bad check operations.
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Billings
Custer County
F. E Crasis
Miles City
Crasis
Chris Rusch
Cravis
First Avenue
WE. Downs
Poly's New Coach Vaits In Billings
Billings June 2 Guy L Rathbun new physical education director of Billings Polytechnic Institute is arriving with Mrs Rathbun and a daughter from Sheridan Wyoming where he was last employed as coach He expects to settle around June 10 He will lead the Poly recreation camp on the Stillwater River and will stress athletics and physical education He is a veteran coach with Big Ten experience.
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Billings
Guy L. Rathbun
Billings Polytechnic Institute
Rathbun
Sheridan
Wyo
Poly
Stillwater River
Schaff Granted New Trial In Assault Case
Rasmus Schaff, found guilty of criminal assault on four year old Annal d Fink, was granted a new trial in district court. Judge A P Goddard set bond at 1000 dollars and will reset the trial for the autumn term. The prosecution had earlier moved to strike a woman witness’s character testimony.
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Schaff
Central Montana wheat damaged by new foot rot
Bateman reports a survey by Montana State College plant disease specialists showing winter wheat in central Montana affected by root rot or foot rot. Disease spread depends on upcoming weather. some fields already abandoned. Seed date influences impact. planting before Sept. 7 worsened losses last year. Farmers replant with spring wheat, barley, or flax as weather and crop growth may mitigate damage. Flax is viewed as best emergency crop though seed scarcity limits use.
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Bateman
Montana
Montana State Colleges
Bridge at Plains Closed After Structural Failure
Missoula June 2 The bridge across the Clark's Fork river at Plains is condemned and closed to traffic. The current undercut a pier and the bridge sagged about six feet forcing a detour via Camas Prairie and Dog Lake on the Perma to Plains road. Main Clark's Fork highway 15 remains open.
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Missoula
Acros
Clark’s Fork
Plains
Camas Prairie
Perma
Clark's Fork
220 Will Receive Degrees at State University
Missoula June 2 Two hundred twenty persons will receive degrees at the State University commencement Monday June 10 Of these 212 will be awarded bachelor degrees and eight will receive master of arts degrees Among undergraduates 179 will complete four years of work by the end of the present quarter with 33 qualifying for bachelor degrees in earlier quarters Three of the masters are Forest LeRoy Foor Leora Hapner and Howard Gray who finished by last August The others completing this spring are Geneveve A Murray Helen F Griffin Elizabeth A Flood Harald J Swan and Rev John R Hahn
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Missoula
State University
Forest LeRoy Foor
Leora Hapner
Howard Gray
Geneveve A. Murray
Helen F. Griffin
Elizabeth A Flood
Harald J. Swan
John R. Hahn
$300000 Mausoleum to be Started Soon in Great Falls
Great Falls plans for a $300,000 mausoleum to be built by Great Falls Mausoleum, Inc. S. Larkin George, arriving from San Diego to oversee construction, says work will start soon after plans are approved. He notes increased adoption of above ground burial and cites examples in Seattle Portland Spokane Salt Lake City and Denver.
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Great Falls
Great Falls Mausoleum, Inc
S. Larkin George
San Diego
Calif
George
W. Tl. George
Seattle
Portland
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Denver
Assault charges filed in Butte child beating case
In Butte on June 2 charges of assaulting a small child were filed in justice court against Mickey Mullaney, his wife also known as Ethel Warwick, and Jennie Doe. Mullaney was arrested, bail set at 500, and a preliminary hearing scheduled. George Martin reported the abuse after seeing a child being mistreated at the Butte Tourist Park. The trio left with the girl. Mullaney later returned and was re-arrested. The report also notes a general codfish length and weight fact.
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Butte
Justice Court
Mickey Mullaney
Jennie Doe
Sheriff's Office
Mullaney
Sheriff's Deputies
Ethel Warwick
Justice of the Peae
George Martin
Seattle
Lone June Bride Found in Butte to Save Month's Face
In Butte on June 2 deputies sought marriage license data as only one couple appeared on the first day of June. The couple securing the license were Stanley Ray Richards, 20, and Linda Irene Ersson, 19, both of Butte. Richards needed his mother's permission due to age, though 29 days remained in the month to avoid a face-saving miss.
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Butte
Stanley Ray Richards
Linda Irene Ersson
Mrs. Clark Wins 500 Damages in Suit Against Leverty
Mrs. Beryl Clark received $500 in an $8,000 damage suit against Matt Leverty. The district court jury deliberated from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday following a claim that she was assaulted and beaten on April 11.
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Billings
Beryl “M. Clark
Matt Leverty
Butte Building Permits Hit May Highs in Three Years
Butte officials report May building activity topped the prior three years’ months with permits totaling over sixty one thousand dollars for new homes structures and sheds. The May figure compares with sixty thousand in May 1928 and about ninety five thousand in March of that year while remodeling and signage work comprised the rest. A related court case began in Judge O F Goddard’s court, continued to Friday with a jury, then recessed for the term.
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Butte
Mike Walsh
Wool market shows tentative rise in Montana sales
June 2 Rozeman reports that buyers are regaining confidence in fine wools as Montana, eastern Washington and Oregon, eastern Idaho, and Wyoming see improving sales. Economist Paul Carpenter notes likely tariff rise from 31 to 24 cents may lift prices, though current tariff expectations already affect the market. World wool clip is about eight percent larger, with no clear demand increase, fueling a spring market decline since January. Carpenter predicts the market may rebound from midyear into higher levels for fine wools.
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Rozeman
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Paul Carpenter
Montana State College
Carpenter
United States Department of Agriculture
Gravel work moves to Rocky Canyon road in Foggy Canyon
Livingston reports the Western Construction Company shifts graveling gear from Gallatin road to Rocky Canyon road. Sub-grade, ready for two-course gravel, with slides cleared. grading crews refine ditches. first truck of equipment arrived and crusher to be set up by week end.
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Gallatin Road
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