Treasure State News Vehicle License Law Changes Are Explained
Helena report details Montana 1955 law changes affecting 1956 plates with metal tabs issued at county treasurers offices. The new process moves certificate issuance from Deer Lodge to county seats and requires five copies for records and use. Truckers still carry registration in vehicles. Plates for 1957 will be 6 by 12 inches to standardize sizes nationwide.
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Helena
Montana
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Deer Lodge
Butte
John E. Picard
Silver Bow
Lewis and Clark County
Helen Kovich
State Board of Saminers
Senate
House
Earl Moritz
R-Fergus
Volcano Erupts at Stromboli Tourists Weigh Risks
Stromboli, Italy, volcano erupts Sunday night thrilling holiday crowds. No injuries or damage reported as visitors observe the spectacle from safe distances on the island.
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Stromboli
Italy
Funeral rites planned for NCO Hartney after drowning crash
Funeral services are set for Thursday in Missoula for M. Sgt. Edward F. Hartney, who drowned Saturday night after his car left U S Highway 10 east of town and struck a tree on the river bank. Coroner Ralph M. Simmons ruled death due to suffocation by drowning. Hartney appeared uninjured in the crash and his body was recovered under ice about 200 yards downstream.
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Missoula
Edward F. Hartney
U. S. Highway 10
Hartney
Ralph M. Simmons
Simmons
Bond bonds for city officials urged by Montana Atty Gen Olsen
Atty Gen Arnold Olsen says all appointive or elective city or town officials must have bonds covering terms. On reelection a new bond or continuation certificate is needed. Surety liability is limited to the penal sum, even if term extends beyond initial appointment, reducing bonding costs via continuous bonds without sacrificing protection.
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Helena
Arnold H. Olsen
R. E. Towle
Olsen
Two Minors Jailed Over Washington Grade School Vandalism
Sheriff announces two more juvenile suspects arrested in Butte and brought to Missoula for a Washington grade school vandalism case. A 17 year old soldier previously confessed as one of three boys who tore up lockers, stained garments, and wrote lewd notes at the school. All three are held for juvenile court action.
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Missoula
R. D. MacLean
Butte
Washington
George A. Bukovatz
Driver Only Bruised as Train Hits Auto
Hamilton man Rennaker, 34, jumped from his moving car seconds before it struck a Northern Pacific Railway freight train two miles south of Hamilton. He escaped with bruises as his car was badly damaged. he says he did not see the train in time to stop.
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Hamilton
Millard Rennaker
Northern Pacific Railway
Rennaker
Farm cash receipts forecast to dip in 1956
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago forecast a moderate drop in cash receipts from farm marketings in 1956. Farm costs are expected to stay about the same as 1955, with burdensome supplies continuing to dominate the farm picture and offering no relief from the cost-price squeeze.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Berwyn School Converts Coal Bin into Classroom
Havlicek Elementary in suburban Berwyn repurposed a coal bin after switching from coal to oil heat creating a new modern classroom. The conversion addresses classroom shortages while preserving a functional, usable space.
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Chicago
U.P
Havlicek
Berwyn
Snuff Craze Grips London Teen Girls
British tobacconists report a surge in snuff sales to teenage girls in recent weeks. The source notes no clear origin of the craze and that authorities have not identified who started it.
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London
U.P
New Primatene Opens Airways And Relieves Asthma Distress
Primatene combines three medicines to loosen mucus and ease bronchial pipe tension without injections. It helps calm nerves and aid sleep by reducing asthma spasms. Available at drugstores for 98 cents with money back guarantee from Whitehall Pharmaceutical Company, 1966 Trede Mars.
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Whitehall Pharmscal Company
Trede Mars
Man Who Died After Jail Fight Had Pneumonia
Anaconda native Carriveau died after a Sunday jail fight. Pathologist found six rib fractures and head wounds but said death was due to pneumonia and a prior coronary condition. Attacker Robert Murray held without charge after disturbance. other inmate Harry Williams also jailed. Funeral set for St Paul Church with interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
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Butte
Carririveau
Cariveau
Carriveau
Irving C. Pearson
Arthur A. Longfellow
St. Ann Hospital
Tom Connolly
Robert Murray
Connolly
Murray
Harry Williams
Williams
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Francis McEwan
Wallace Beck
Deer Lodge Valley
Beck and Fischer
St. Paul Church
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Mrs Richard Dyer Succumbs on Coast
Mrs Mary Jane Dyer a former resident of Butte died in Bellflower California Saturday relatives here learned Monday She was the wife of Richard Dyer born in England came to the United States as a girl and lived in Butte until her 1923 marriage after which the couple moved to California She is survived by her husband a son and daughter in law Allison Dyer and two grandchildren Funeral services will be conducted in Bellflower.
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Mary Jane Dyer
Butte
Bellflower
Calif
Richard Dyer
Allison Dyer
Charles Thurston
Joe Thurston
John Cochrane
William Morgan
Long Beach
Ed Tyzi
Chester Judd
George Thurston
Tom Rogers
Joseph Thurston
California
Pioneers to Seat Officers Tonight
The Butte Pioneers Club will seat its new officers at a regular meeting Tuesday in Pioneers Hall. The event begins at 8 p m with installation by Judge John B McClernan, followed by lunch and dancing.
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Butte Pioneers Club
Pioneers Hall
John B. McClernan
Robert Cooley
Max Weber
William C. Gilbert
Anna M. Quinn
J. W. Scott
Mae Scheuer
George L. Spooner
Butte Woman Breaks Leg and Wrist in Fall
Emma Giovanetti of 524 West Broadway fell at Park and Crystal on Monday afternoon, fracturing a leg and a wrist. She was admitted to St James Hospital. Her sister Mell Giovanetti, also of 524 West Broadway, said they were walking together when the accident occurred.
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Emma Giovanetti
W. Broadway
Park and Crystal
St. James Hospital
Mell Giovanetti
East West Buffer Zone Idea Hinted by Otto von Hapsburg
Otto von Hapsburg proposes a Danube River buffer zone between East and West in an article for Salzburger Nachrichten. He argues such a zone could benefit both the Soviet and Western sides, though most of the 1 750 mile river runs through the Communist sphere.
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Salzburg
Austria
Otto von Hapsburg
Danube
Pasin
Salzburger
Fire crews respond to multiple alarms at Silver Bow Homes and area
Firemen were called to a pile of Christmas trees set afire at the Silver Bow Homes playgrounds causing a fire alarm. Earlier they answered a smoke scare at 423 West Mercury Street and later a false alarm at Main and Woolman, first of the year at that intersection which is noted for many false alarms.
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Silver Bow Homes
W. Mercury
Main and
Woolman
Tanker Pedro Avilla Sinks After Breakup Off Venezuela
Dutch tanker Koretia radioed from the Caribbean that the Venezuelan tanker Pedro Avilla broke up and sank between Curacao and Maracaibo. The message said 26 crewmen aboard were saved, but it did not disclose total personnel aboard.
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Amsterdam
Holland
U.P
Koratia
Caribbean Sea
Pedro Avilla
Curacao
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Ill-tempered Pekingese bites owner after party in Cortland
In Cortland New York the owner of a mean Pekingese bit his dog on the nose after the man returned home from a New Year’s Eve party. He said the dog had been snapping at him for weeks and he only wanted to get even.
Argentine authorities arrest ringleader in pro-Peron plot
Chaco province near the Paraguayan border reports the arrest of Lt. Col. Martin Carlos Martinez an undersecretary of political affairs in the Peron regime and 15 other suspects in a suspected pro Peron conspiracy.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chaco
Martin Carlos Martinez
Peron
News Executive Dies at 92 in Bala Cynwyd
William Simpson, 92, retired Philadelphia Bulletin executive, died in his sleep at his Bala Cynwyd home. Ill for four years, he retired in 1938 after 42 years with the Bulletin.
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Philadelphia
William Simpson
The
Philadelphia Bulletin
Bala-Cynwyd
Simpson
Bulletin
Liquor Stores Set to Close for Inventory in Helena
Montana liquor stores will be closed Tuesday for inventory. Liquor Administrator John E Manning says the closure will compensate employees for the state holiday missed the day before Christmas when stores stayed open.
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Helena
Montana
John E Manning
Chiang and Communist Talks Reported by London Daily Herald
The London Daily Herald reports secret negotiations may have opened between Chiang Kai-shek and the Peiping regime. Informants say discussions could involve a direct Peiping approach, while Chiang's son opposes concessions and its effect on U.S. policy. Gen. Morris Cohen journeyed to Peiping, allegedly with Nationalist knowledge to foster understanding.
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London
U.P
The
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Chiang Kai-shek
Peiping
Chiang
Pieping
Gen
Morris
Two-Gun
Laborite
Two Missing Airmen Are Safe Unharmed
Kenneth Kiefer and Delbert Fluty landed in the mountains during a snowstorm north of Kemmerer Wyoming. They walked to Kemmerer Monday night after a search by air and ground. Both men, from Fort Collins Colorado and Evanston Illinois, were unharmed despite their light plane losing power and crashing into trees.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Here
Wyoming
Kenneth Kiefer
Fort Collins
Colo
Delbert Fluty
Evanston
Ill
Rock Springs
Kiefer
Fluty
Cardinal Spellman Returns From Korea Christmas With Troops
Cardinal Francis Spellman archbishop of New York lands in Saigon on his way home from Korea where he spent Christmas with American forces for a fifth straight year.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
United States
Korea
Minerals Production Up 11 Percent in 1955
The Bureau of Mines reports U.S. mineral production value rose 11 percent to a new high of 15.8 billion dollars in 1955 driven by fuels copper and iron ore with metals leading growth. Output surged in bituminous coal iron ore crude oil and copper despite mid year stoppages and strong global demand.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
United States
Bureau
Eden Rejects Labor Proposal For Russian Peace Effort
London prime minister Eden rejects a Labour plan to invite Russia to mediate in the Middle East. At 10 Downing Street Labour Leader Hugh Gaitskell urges a new approach to the Soviet Union amid Russian overtures and arms shipments to Egypt via Soviet ports.
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London
Eden
Russia
Middle East
Hugh Gaitskell
Downing Street
Israel
Gaitskell
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Black Sea
Geneva
Britain
Three Children Die in Brooklyn Tenement Fire
A fire in a Brooklyn tenement killed Beverly King 10 Yvonne King 8 and Phyllis King 6 all in the King home. Gerald King 13 and Marvin Momack 64 were injured from smoke and burns. Firemen said sparks from a coal stove lit bedding and trunks in the bedroom blocked the children’s escape.
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New York
U.P
Brooklyn
Arthur King
Beverly King
Yvonne King
Phyllis King
Gerald King
Marvin Momack
Gerald
Momack
King
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