Firefighting by parachute adopted for forest service
The forest service inaugurates an advanced firefighting program with parachute jumpers and airplanes to enhance fire suppression in the Idaho Northwestern Montana region. A 120-man squadron from nine forestry schools will train at Ninemile Creek near Missoula starting June 16, with ground training before aerial jumps.
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Missoula
Forest Service
Flying A
Ninemile Creek
Fiel
Montana
Montana State University
Idaho
Washington State
Michigan State
Minnesota
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Utah State
Pasadena
Locke Stewart
Why Rotary or What Is an American speech marks Rotary meeting
In Boulder the last Rotary club meeting at Melad den cafe featured William Brown of Helena giving a patriotic talk on Why Rotary or What Is an American. Nadine Kuss sang with Mrs. B. R. Moore at the piano as Dr. Tyler read aAustralia Secretary Moore note. County commissioners met to award bids for Jefferson county road equipment including truck, portable crushing plant, and hoisting unit to Lepp's Garage Whitehall Montana Powder Helena Western Jobconstruction Equipment.
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Boulder
Rotary Club
Meladden Cafe
William Brown
Helena
Rotary
Nadine Kuss
B. R. Moore
Tyler
Charles Moore
Australia
J. ‘Moore
Board of County Commissioners
Jefferson County
Lepp
Ble
Whitehall
Western Jobstruction Equipment Company
Billings
Dempster
Montana Powder Company
Richard Taylor
Frank Taylor
Fort Missoula
Taylor
Washington, D. C
Orvilla Fuhrman
Elk Park
Donald Bowman
Willkie Calls for Central Body To Guide Defense
Willkie urged creation of a coordinated centralized authority under a single leader to direct national defense and meet Britain's needs. He argued unity of government industry labor and agriculture is essential and called for eliminating political blacklists and a master priority plan. He spoke at a mass Chicago rally broadcast nationally.
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Chicago
Wenfell L. Willkie
Hos Man
Great Britain
America
England
all-Chicago Citizens’ Rally Committee
Red
Nauonal Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
S.T
Willkie
Washington
Britain
Presidenen Tal
Bartleson
Mreas- Montana
Ures
Jefferson County
Illinois
Charles
Jack Harr¢tington
Boulder
California
Bartelson
Death claims Mrs Elizabeth Sux at 83 in Townsend
Mrs Elizabeth Sux 83 died last evening at the home of her daughter Mrs Noy Bigler Townsend where she had lived five years She was born February 1854 in Copley Center Otia and moved to Helena in 1996 Surviving children include Mrs Roy Bigler Townsend and Mrs Edwin Adolphson of Honolulu with several grandchildren and great grandchildren The body rests at Connors mortuary Funeral service will be Saturday at the Methodist church led by Rev Ernest Mills Burial in Forestvale Helena Society notes and various club meetings follow including Attar society summer school plans and several bridgerelated gatherings Personal notices cover visitors and locals with several names listed Excerpt ends with Examiner named Robert B Griffith named price examiner for western district
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Smax Dles Townsend
Specia
Elizabeth Sux
Noy Bigler
Shia
Copley Center
Otia
Helena
Shux
Ohio
Roy Bigler
Townsend
Edwin Adolphson
Honolulu
Ross
Martyn Bigler
Asphalt Bid Controversy Aired Before Senate Committee
Assistant WPA Commissioner MacDougall testified that Senator Pepper pressured officials over asphalt purchases for runway paving at Higini field for an Army Air Corps project in Auton April 28 he and Roy Schroder faced Pepper’s anger who blamed Schroder while MacDougall defended Allied Materials Inc as the rightful bidder. Pepper argued bid specs favored Pan American Petroleum.
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Washington, Tunes
W.P.A
R. L. MacDougsl
Pepper
Fla
Higini Field
Army Air Corps Project
Auton
Fred T. Bridges
Allied Materials, Inc
Atlanta
2 House
J. Pepper
MacDougal
Pan American Petroleum Corporation
Roy Schroder
Florida
Schroder
Perry A. Fellows
MacDougall
Allied
Pan American
Two Men Buried by Rock Slide at Sunshine Mine
Machinery idle as rescue crews dig through rock and timbers on the 3200-foot level of the Sunshine Silver mine after a cave-in buried two men. William Mir, 36, of Wardner, was recovered. William O. Edson, 35, of Osburn, is still missing. Edson’s widow Rosa Beyon and two daughters survive. Mir’s widow Irene Mir and four children await word.
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Kallugg
Toledo
Sunshine
Veseue
Ramass
William Mir
Wardner
William O. Edson
Osburn
Larry Nonini
Nonint
Ce R. D. Leisk
Mir
Telluride
Colo
Edson
Rosa Beyon
Ireneh Mir
New Mexico Cattlemen deny meat shortage claim
At a State Production Credit association meeting in Alomouduergue New Mexico speakers criticized army propaganda about a meat shortage. Floyd Lee of the New Mexico Wool Growers Association challenged claims of meatless days and said a Fort Bliss brass hat warned of shortages. The note mentions Cleveland Stadium seating about 80 000.
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South America
Outstanding Women At M S C Are Extended Honors
Bozeman June 6 annual women s day program at Montana State college recognized outstanding women students as part of the MSC commencement. Speaker Mrs Katherine Duncan Walker of New York City discussed Babes in the Woods and the city life.
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Bozeman
Sfortana State College
M.S.C
Katherine Duncan Walker
Butte
New York City
Montana State
Mary Banter
Buist
Natalie McDermott
Fairfield
Associated Women's Students Cup
Vivian Tretsven
Wisgenhorn
Peggy Roman
Even Blackouts Will Be Different in Ritzy Los Angeles
Los Angeles officials renamed blackout measures as light control to sound less alarming to the public. The major disaster emergency council announced the change today though no immediate light control is planned, with preparations ready to deploy at a moment’s notice.
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Los Angeles
Military committee backs local militias for territories
In Washington on June 6 the senate military committee recommended allowing Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone to form local militia units on the same basis as states after the national guard mobilization.
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Washington
Sauste Military Committee
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
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St. Catherine's Altar Society
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John T. Steele
Arthur Tuttle
Mary Gillick
Prise
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William’ Buckley
Albert Bartelson
Whitehall Hospital
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Frank Carey
Roy Murray
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Meiyin Shea
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William Zimmerman
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A. W. Shwisow
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Gernard Keller
Otis Wil
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Harker
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J. §. Connors
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Alta Olson
American Legion
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Mr. Hines
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John Hines, Jr
Missouri Valley
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Toston
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Mya
Harry Childs
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Fort Logan
Mr. Lyng
Frank Lyng
Redwood
Galit
Examiner
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Robert B. Griffith
Colorado
Union Meat Market Cornum
Arerivye
Carlson Appliance
Sen. Pepper
Apriaa
Sunshine Mine
Mexico
Cleveland
Blsta
Earle Evans
Helen
Leo
E. Lawrence ST
Leo Jauron
Capital Motoce
Cliff Smithers Shoe Shop
Postoffice Shoe Shop
American Shoe Shop
Helena Shoe Hospital
Claflin’s Furniture House
R&g
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Nash
Mercury
Motors
Rodney Paone
Dick’s
Saskets
Gorn
Matlow Theater
Spinagh
USI
Grizzly
McGaffick and
Retz
Howard Rutz
Rad
Grizzly Gasoline Distributors
Chance Gulch
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