Increase in Draft Calls Expected by General Hershey
General Hershey said additional draft calls may total 85,000 in the coming months, on top of 100,000 already slated for September and October. He noted figures are based on July estimates and likely high. Hershey requested funds to support a broader call plan through next June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General
Hershey
Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
House Appropriations Committee
House
Montana Sees 1950 Farm Crop 27 Percent Higher
Federal figures forecast Montana's 1950 farm crop at 27 percent above last year and 16 percent above the 1939-48 average. Wheat total estimated at 85,494,000 bushels with winter and spring portions, and gains seen in barley oats corn flax potatoes and hay. Moisture favorable in most areas noted, while some drouth persists in Philips and Blaine counties. Grasshoppers have caused little damage and range feed should cover fall and winter needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Federal
Agricultural Economics Bureau
Philips
Blaine
Drouth
Baby Princess Born in Britain Increasing Line of Succession
London reports the birth of a six pound girl to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The infant enters third in line to the throne behind Elizabeth and Prince Charles, with 41 gun salutes and widespread public joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Second Mountaineer Dies on Mount Whitney Climb
In Lone Pine California on August 15 the body of 17 year old Christopher Smith Reynolds heir to Libby Holman was found on Mount Whitney 300 feet below the summit. A second 17 year old climber Steven Wasserman was found dead earlier after joining the ill fated expedition that began August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Pine
Calif
Christopher Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman
Mount Whitney
Sierra Club
United States Air Force
Hamilton Field
Steven Wasserman
Reynolds
County Officials Named by Boys State
High school juniors at Boys State elected and installed county officials in a realistic mock democracy. Clark county officers include Commissioners Horace Anderson Art Mathison and Don Hill House along with treasurer Lee Cloninger clerk Chad Stevens assessor Alan McKee sheriff Val Herman county attorney Walter Featherly and others. Lewis county officers list Commissioners Tom Van Meter Don Roemer Chris Shaffer treasurer Wayne Avery clerk Warren Dietz assessor Bill Steiner sheriff David Weeks attorney Maynard Simonson school superintendent Dale Tenny surveyor Dennie Reichenbach auditor Bruce Ferguson and district judge Ted Mueller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Boys State
Clark County
Horace Anderson
Art Mathison
Deer Lodge
Don Hillhouse
Kalispell
Lee Cloninger
Bozeman
Chad Stevens
Polson
Alan McKee
Great Falls
Val Herman
Missoula
Walter Featherly
Luther Robinson
Anaconda
Phil Grant
Rowan
Court Shepard
Lewis County
Tom van Meter
Don Roemer
Chris Shaffer
Billings
Wayne Avery
Stevensville
Warren Dietz
Bill Steiner
Sheridan
David Weeks
Baker
Maynard Simonson
Cascade
Dale Tenny
Dennie Reichenbach
Bruce Ferguson
Ted Mueller
Bodley Vacura
Weather Forecast for Butte and Surrounding Areas
Increasing cloudiness and occasional showers with cooler temperatures forecast for Wednesday. Readings expect a low around 42 and a high near 68, with airport readings showing a Wednesday maximum of 83 and minimum 42. Colder Canadian air may bring unseasonably cold rains to northwestern Montana, turning to snow at higher elevations in Glacier National Park by Wednesday night or Thursday. West of Divide expect rain and possible snow. east of Divide expect rain and thunderstorms with cooler north and highs 60s to 70s, up to 75 to 85 elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Montana
Glacier National Park
Divide
Seeneeeeseeseses
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte Sete Eteererresessensssenees
Cut Bank Steshes Vereesersennees
Dillon Cone
Drummond Sesees
Glasgow
Ae Eeneesereseneesse
Great Falls Eeerereeeeseesersesees
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Unions Urge Truman to Seize Railroads After Strike Threat
United Auto Workers and conductors union leaders asked President Truman to seize the railroads to avert a nationwide walkout after failed talks. In Detroit the UAW struck Packard Motor Car, while White House said talks could resume if Steelman finds a negotiable basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
White House
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Packard Motor Car Company
Truman
Steelman
Washington
Charles G. Ross
UAW
Packard
Iowa Firm Low Bidder on Dam
An Iowa firm, Western Construction of Sioux City, bid 11 564 347 dollars to build the Tiber dam on the Marias river. The project includes a three mile dike, diversion tunnel, concrete spillway and canal outlets plus 14 miles of power line. Engineers estimate total cost around 11.5 million with a 1200 day completion window and start within 30 days after signing. The dam north of Chester will flood 87 000 acres across Liberty Hill and Chouteau counties and create a reservoir 25 miles long with capacity 1 393 000 acre feet. Final project cost could reach 65 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Iowa
Tiber
Marias River
Western Construction Company
Sioux City
Montana
Western
Reclamation Bureau
Denver
Chester
Liberty
Hill
Chouteau
Farm Wife Sees Blessed Virgin Message at NECEDAH
Mrs. Mary Anna Van Hoof claimed a noon vision of the Blessed Virgin in NECEDAH Wis urging all religions to unite in prayer. She warned of danger to Pope Pius XII and Korea as a large crowd listened and the highway patrol escorted her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necedah
Wis
Mary Anna van Hoof
Virgin Mary
Mother of Christ
America
Pope Pius XII
van Hoof
Korea
Fatima
Alaska
Pacific Coast
O Dwyer named ambassador to Mexico by Truman
Mayor William O Dwyer of New York is tapped to be ambassador to Mexico. The White House said the Senate will consider the nomination around Sept 1, with O Dwyer resigning as mayor about then. He would replace Walter Thurston and faces a fall mayoral fight back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William O'Dwyer
New York
Truman
Mexico
White House
Senate
O’dwyer
O'Dwyer
Walter Thurston
New York City
Vincent R. Impellitteri
United States
County Mayo
Ireland
Soldiers' Family Benefits Bill Submitted
The administration sent Congress a bill to pay dependents of enlisted service members up to 150 dollars monthly. It would allot 75 to a wife and 25 per child, with 150 as the ceiling. The plan targets lower grade enlisted men and includes widower and divorced parent provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Armed Services
Budget Bureau
Bureau
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Senate Armed Services
Hershey
Shore Raid Blasts North Korean Rail Tunnel
A U S naval shore raiding party blocked rail traffic on the North Korean east coast by blasting a tunnel at Chongjin with 2000 pounds of TNT. Gen MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters reported the raid successful with no losses. The tunnel lies about 120 miles south of Vladivostok and 275 miles north of the 38th parallel on a key supply line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
United States Naval
Chongjin
Pentagon
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Seventh Fleet
Vladivostok
Snow Predicted for Glacier National Park Area
Helena reports the Glacier National Park area is forecast to receive snow tonight through Thursday. The weather bureau says a cold air mass moving south will bring unseasonably cold rain to northern Montana by Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Glacier National Park Area
Weather Bureau
Montana
North Korean losses heavy in Korean War report
United States intelligence officers estimate North Korea has lost about half of its force since the June 25 invasion, with six divisions taking the worst blow. The report notes Soviet tactics, Chinese command influence, and Korean defenses reflecting European battlefield experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
South Korea
MacArthur
Korea
Naktong River
Korean
Europe
Missoula Man 86 Hit By Butte Car Near NP Depot
An 86 year old Missoula resident visiting Butte was struck by a car near the Northern Pacific depot. John J. Brill sustained a broken hand bone and possible pelvis and ankle injuries as Kenneth Johnson, driving west on Front, could not stop in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Missoula
Murray Hospital
Northern Pacific
John J. Brill
Alder
Brill
Kenneth Johnson
Johns
Johnson
Wyoming Street
Northern Pacific Railway
Lawrence D. Brill
Mr. Brill
Great Falls Murder Case Ends in Las Vegas Hold
Joseph Abner Peachman, 29, long sought in a July 8 1948 hotel death of Rose Kusich 26, is held on murder charges by Las Vegas police. County Attorney Robert J. Nelson accuses him of second degree murder and seeks Peachman’s transfer to Great Falls with bond set at 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Joseph Abner Peachman
Las Vegas
Nev
Robert J. Nelson
Peachman
Rose Kusich
J. W. Speer
Nelson
Invading Korean Forces Close On Taegu After Air Assault
U S B 29s dropped 960 tons of 500 pound bombs on Waegwan near Taegu as North Korean forces mass near the Naktong. A Red company crossed the river nine miles from Taegu while two bridgeheads expanded southwest of the city. The assault was the first B 29 air strike on infantry and lasted about two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
America
Taegu
South Korea
Waegwan
Naktong River
Eighth Army
Korea
Naktong
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
United States First Cavalry Division
United Nations
MacArthur
One of Greatest Quakes on Record Reported
The quake ranked among the world’s five strongest by the USGS and was felt across the region near the Burma China border. Captain Elliott Roberts noted magnitude 8.4, with Assam’s 8.5 in 1897 still the record. Uncertain damage and location, no tidal wave feared if the Burma border site held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Washington
Burma
China
Elliott Roberts
The
Geodetic Survey
Assam
India
Roberts
Burma-China
Auckland
New Zealand
Boston College
Harvard University
Mobilization Bill Action Postponed in Senate Debate
A surge of amendments to the economic mobilization bill and a Republican push to attach a control the Communists measure led to heated Senate debate and postponed final action to next week. Democrats accused Republicans of slowing the bill. Mundt and Ferguson spotlighted the Communist issue as part of economic controls for Korea and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Mundt
R-S. D
Ferguson
R-Mich
Korea
Truman
Tri Power Navies to Form Unified World Armada
The United States Great Britain and Canada will weld their three navies into a single fighting force the admiralty announced. A committee report on tri power unification approved by Adm Forrest P Sherman Lord Fraser and Vice Adm H T V Grant outlines standardization of arms equipment training and combat techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Admiralty
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Lord Fraser
H. T. V. Grant
Negro troops capture “Little Cassino” in Korea near Haman
In a night operation west of Haman, the 24th Infantry Regiment Negro infantrymen silently moved behind North Korean lines and seized a Buddhist temple stronghold dubbed “Little Cassino.” A brief mortar counterattack wounded one soldier. later redeployment sought. Air and artillery support battered the temple area as North Korean defenders returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haman
Gabriel Anselmo
Portland
Ore
Little Cassino
Abbey of
Monte Cassino
Italy
Horace
Little Butch) Donaho
Los Angeles
Stephenville
Texas
George R. Cole
Maine
Cassino
United States Air Force
Army lists five Korean War casualties at Madison General
The Army released the names of five Korean War casualties undergoing treatment at Madison General hospital as of Monday. One listed patient is Pfc. Donald R. Rawlins, 25, of Bridger, Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lewis
Wash
Madison General Hospital
Donald R. Rawlins
Bridger
Mont
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Death
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NEA Acme
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Roy O. Hughes
John R. Steelman
Blessed Virgin
Red Tunnel
Glacier Park
Saegu
U. S
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