28 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
1
The Christmas holiday traffic toll rose to 609 deaths with 68 fire deaths and 105 from other accidents, lifting total fatalities to 782 including delays. National Safety Council president Ned H Dearborn urged better driving as New Year week begins, noting the record four day period exceeded prior estimates.
Montana faces a 34 percent drop in 1956 winter wheat production due to fewer seeded acres and drier soils. The U.S. and Montana agriculture departments forecast 35,891,000 bushels, 28 percent above average but well below this year's 54,756,000. Low December 1 conditions suggest 19 bushels per planted acre, down from about 26 in 1955, with poor stands in much of the acreage.
New York cartoonist Ham Fisher creator of Joe Palooka was found dead in a friend’s studio Tuesday night. Police called it apparent death by his own action. Fisher left notes citing failing eyesight and diabetes and said he swallowed pills. He was 54 and began Joe Palooka in 1930 with the McNaught Syndicate.
Helena reports no traffic fatalities over the long Christmas weekend, a contrast to national trends. Highway Patrol Supervisor Glenn Schultz praises early snow and cold weather as a life saving gift, noting Montana joined New Hampshire Rhode Island and South Dakota in posting a zero fatality holiday.
The 1935 Florida Keys hurricane remains the most vicious wind record in the Western Hemisphere with estimates near 250 mph. The text also advertises want ads and a 60,000 BTU heater for sale at Anaconda Road.
Colder weather and moderate northerly winds spread into Montana on Tuesday, with northern areas expected to drop below zero by Wednesday morning and reach no higher than five above during the day. Intermittent snow is forecast as a cold Canadian air mass displaces warm southwest winds that pushed temperatures to the 50s in Great Falls earlier.
The recorded article notes California flood waters receding and damage assessments underway. It contrasts with a Senate Internal Security Subcommittee briefing urging vigilance against Communist fronts and a new Handbook for Americans outlining how to spot and avoid such organizations.Naming Senator Eastland the subcommittee warns the Communist party is a Moscow dominated, anti American group using front organizations to influence U.S. policy and public opinion.
The Commerce Department reported November and early December showed a resumed business upturn with production outpacing demand slightly and rising un sold stocks. Non farm employment and hours worked increased boosting personal income. capital spending plans indicate fourth quarter outlays near 31 billion dollars, up about a billion from Q3.
Ely Culbertson, renowned bridge authority, died in Brattleboro after a long lung congestion illness. The 64 year old suffered a decline last May and again two weeks ago. death was ruled heart failure due to oxygen deprivation. A son in New York City alerted a local undertaker.
James William Greek 30 a Butte native and aviation machinist’s mate second class died when a Navy plane crashed on Terceira Island in the Azores on Christmas Day. Survived by wife Phyllis and two children, he was a 1943 Butte High graduate and former track medalist. Relatives learned of the death Tuesday as details remained scarce.
East Montana expects much colder winds and intermittent light snow with subzero to 25 above readings and a possible storm warning on the East Slope north portion. West Montana shows intermittent snow and briefer strong northeasterly winds with highs from 5 to 25 above and continued cold conditions.
U S Army says Sergeant Michael Kliman of Brooklyn New York was released by Soviet authorities at Karlshorst East Berlin after an automobile crash. Kliman on leave from Orly Airfield Paris was held after vanishing with East German police following the accident and return of his car was offered if he accompanied officials to their headquarters.
The Internal Revenue Service will again prepare tax returns for any taxpayer who requests help. Revenue Commissioner Russell C. Harrington announced the reversal of October orders that limited preparation to the illiterate, non English readers, or those unable to prepare their own returns. The new policy stresses self help but ensures full advising and assistance on any day taxpayers seek help.
The death toll across California and Oregon rose to 46 as five more victims were added, with many missing and towns nearly destroyed. Navy Air Force and Coast Guard crews rescued hundreds, renewing hope with a fair weather forecast.
A 5 year old Butte boy Raymond Joseph Vaughn died after his sled went under a truck on Anaconda Road near Lava street. Coroner Dr. Emmet J. Paulsen said death came from a fractured skull and brain hemorrhage. Police reported two girls, Gloria Sillapaa and Sylvia Maestas, escaped with minor injuries in a separate sled crash on East Broadway.
Charles F Staples a notable Butte resident died just before Tuesday midnight in Community Memorial Hospital after several weeks illness. He was manager of Rent Fire and Protection Dept of The Anaconda Company. The family home is 45 E Woolman and the body was taken to White's Funeral Home.
President Eisenhower, advised by doctors after his heart attack, will fly to Key West, Florida, for about two weeks of rest and exercise. He plans to send the State of the Union message to Congress on January 5, and a warmer Florida climate was cited as a reason for choosing Key West over Georgia.
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