Army to Bring Food to Blackfeet Tribe in Montana
Snowbound Blackfeet Indians on the Montana reservation near Glacier National Park await Army aid. Helicopters planes trucks and bulldozers carry supplies while bulldozers clear routes for trucks. Two airplanes have dropped food as winter storms strand residents and livestock.
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Browning
Blackfeet
Montana
War Department
Washington
Ogden
Utah
Glacier National Park Mountains
Jess Brown
Scout council to hold 29th annual meeting on Jan 14
Dr George A Selke of the Greater University of Montana will be the featured speaker at the 29th annual Vigilante council Boy Scouts of America meeting in here on Tuesday January 14 Lex Templin announces Council President Guy D Pratt will preside Awards will honor long time service leaders Scouts from Beaverhead Deer Lodge Jefferson Madison Powell and Silver Bow counties will attend Members of the program and resolutions committee plan the event Reservations are available by phoning the Scout office A 20 cent cover charge will be applied for each attendee and mothers of local Scouts will prepare the dinner
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George A. Selke
University of
Earle N. Genzberger
Ward Thompson
Ted Rule
G. D. Carmichael
Governor urges sweeping reforms in Montana postwar program
Gov Sam Ford asks 30th Montana legislature for broad social economic and educational changes to meet postwar needs. He outlines plans to liberalize social security laws revamp secondary education revise tax and revenue laws and promote Montana as a tourist center with stronger law enforcement and streamlined government processes.
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Ford
Sam C. Ford
Montana
30Th Legislative Assembly
Helena
Sam Ford
Action on Portal Pay Bill Speeded Up
Republican congressmen moved quickly Tuesday on a House bill to curb more than 3 billion dollars in portal-to-portal back pay damage suits. Rep Gwynne of Iowa warned it would give the party priority over similar measures and argued the approach preserves the integrity of wage claims while limiting stale litigation. The bill targets claims arising from a Supreme Court decision.
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Washington
House
Gwynne
Iowa
Mouse
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Six Die in Train Car Collision Near Roswell
Six members of a Dexter New Mexico basketball party were killed when their train car collided with a train on the southeast outskirts of Roswell on Tuesday night. The victims include Dick Shaw 38 a Dexter school board member his wife Vivian Shaw 37 and their three children Joanne 14 Betty Lou 10 and Don 8 along with Edna Aston 10 neighbor’s daughter.
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Roswell
N. M
Dexter
Dick Shaw
Dexter School Board
Vivian Shaw
Joanne
Betty Lou
Don
Edna Aston
Variable Clouds and Mild Temps Across Butte Area
Butte forecast calls for variable high cloudiness on Wednesday and Wednesday night with little temperature change. Expected high near 32. School of Mines reports a 33/10 reading, Airport 28/1. West of Divide in Montana partly cloudy with some snow flurries in the mountains and a high of 25 to 35. East of Divide increasing cloudiness with a high of 30 to 40 and a 20 to 30 mph westerly wind central portion.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Akutan Volcano Erupts Sending Lava Toward Village
Akutan Island Alaska reports volcanic eruption from 4200 foot Akutan peak. Lava flows toward Akutan village six miles away while naval and coast guard units monitor, assist, and evacuate if needed. Rear Adm Daubin directs observers and rescue prep as Sarsi and Wasco arrive to aid.
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Akutan Island
Alaska
Akutan
Akutan Village
Aleutian Island
Dutch Harbor
Sarsi
Kodiak
Coast Guard
Waschusett
Bering Sea
Truman Faces Major Budget Clash With Congress
President Truman moves to present a fiscal year 1947 budget near 37 billion dollars, prompting Rep. Taber to threaten a sledge hammer and 1 million federal job cuts. Officials expect a July 1 start and debate over tax cuts and debt reduction. Congress signals sharp opposition and possible shifts in defense unification plans.
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Washington
Rep
Taber
R-N. Y
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Congress
New Republican Congress
Contractors Set Annual Montana Convention in Butte
More than 200 delegates and guests head to Butte for the Montana Contractors Association two day conference starting Tuesday at the Finlen hotel. L M Sheridan is president D J Mooney vice president and Rex Fuller secretary treasurer. Harry Morrison of Morrison and Knudsen will speak at the business session and banquet.
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Butte
Montana Contractors Association, Inc
Finlen Hotel
L. M. Sheridan
D. J. Mooney
Rex Fuller
Harry Morrison
Morrison and Knudsen Company
Boise
Idaho
Mooney
Montana Association
Associated General Contractors of America
Mr. Morrison
Howard W. Holmes
Ray Percy
P. G. Poore
Helena
James T. Finlen, Jr
Jail Break Sparks Statewide Hunt for Escapee Matt
Clarence A. Matt, 28, from Anaconda and Missoula, escaped Granite county jail early Tuesday while serving a drunken driving sentence. Undersheriff H. R. McDonald ordered a statewide search, describing Matt as 5'7" 158 pounds with dark curly hair, hatless in a white tan checked shirt, last seen after 2 a.m. driving a Missoula county car license 4-5850.
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Philipsburg
Clarence A. Matt
Anaconda
Missoula
Granite County
H. R. McDonald
McDonald
Matt
Drummond
Missoula County
Culbertson Weds Dorothy Renata Baenne in Arizona
Ely Culbertson, famed bridge expert, and Dorothy Renata Baenne of New York were married Tuesday at the San Marcos hotel in Chandler Arizona. Culbertson listed his age as 55 and Miss Baenne as 21 when securing the license.
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Chandler, Ariz
Ely Culbertson
Dorothy Renata Baenne
New York
San Marcos Hotel
Culbertson
Miss Baenne
H. J. Fennimore Taken by Death
H J Fennimore a prominent Butte accountant and mining figure died Tuesday after a lengthy illness. He headed Montana Abstract and Title Insurance in Butte and led Jardine Mining and Rademont Mining. Survived by wife Laura and several in laws, the body is at Whites funeral home with arrangements pending.
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H. J. Fennimore
Butte
West Diamond
Fennimore
Millville
N. J
Mr. Fennimore
Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Montana
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Helena
Montana Abstract and Title Insurance Company
Jardine Mining Company
Rademont Mining Company
Butte Country Club
Idlewild Club
Red Rock Lakes
Laura A. Fennimore
al J. Mathsen
Irving Linveen
Shirley Linveen
Charles Schroder
Whites’ Funeral Home
Marshall Reports on Unhappy China
Gen George C Marshall told a Washington audience that unhappy China is torn between reactionaries seeking civil war and power hungry Communists willing to wreck the country. He urged liberals to seize the government to save China, a frank 2000 word review issued as he returned as special presidential envoy.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
China
Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
State Department
White House
Truman
Detective and Two Men Killed in Toledo Shootout
In Toledo Ohio on Tuesday night a police detective and two men were killed in a gun battle near the police station. Patrolman John Conners was wounded but not seriously. Edward Monnett and John F. Quirk were being taken in after allegedly attempting to pass a bad check.
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Toledo
Ohio
John McCarthy
Floyd Cartlidge
Edward Monnett
John F. Quirk
John Conners
Cartlidge
Quirk
Monnett
Conners
McCarthy
Marshall Named to Succeed Byrnes as Secretary of State
General George C. Marshall, former Army chief of staff, chosen by President Truman to replace James F. Byrnes as secretary of state. Byrnes cited health reasons and said he must slow down, while Marshall returns from a mission to China to take the cabinet post amid a Republican Congress.
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James F. Byrnes
George C. Marshall
Washington
Truman
America
Byrnes
Marshall
China
Nanking
Congress
Senate
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Plans for Sports Center Launched in Butte
An enthusiastic Butte group met Tuesday at the Pinson hotel to launch plans for a community recreational center. A seven member committee will direct the campaign, aiming to provide better athletic facilities for youth and spectators, with broad civic participation and support from the Chamber of Commerce and local officials.
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Butte
Northwest
Pinson Hotel
A. J. Knievel
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
The
American Legion
Mining City
Pioneer Nelson Littlejohn Dies at 87 in Lewistown
Lewistown Montana obituary for Nelson Littlejohn 87 a central Montana pioneer who laid the original wooden pipe waterline into Lewistown at the turn of the century He lived in Montana since 1884 and Lewistown since 1900 Survivors include three children Funeral services Wednesday at a local chapel
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Lewistown
Nelson Littlejohn
Central Montana
Montana
Roundup
Libby
Littlejohn
Blackbrook
N. Y
M. B. Nottorf
James T. Littlejohn
Ralph Ogg
Missoula
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Houce
30Th Legislative Assembly of
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Yellowstone
Tom Stout
D-Fergus
Fred H. Padbury
Lewis and Clark
George W. O’connor
Carbon
John Emmons
Edward A. Wenger
Deer Lodge
Leo C. Grayhill
Cascade
W. E. Keeley
Powell County
G. F. Mundy
Hill County
30Th
Legislative Assembly
Sen. Keeley
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Finance and Claims
Associated Press
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Pioneer
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