Bodies of Two More Butte War Dead Being Returned
The Army announces the return of Lt. Holney Johnson and Pvt. Harold Ludha from England for reburial, among 22 Montanans aboard the Lawrence Victory. Johnson, a fighter pilot born 1923 in Hettinger, North Dakota, died Feb 10, 1945 near a Suffolk, England crash after leaving Montana State University and serving with the Eighth Air Force. Ludha, 19, son of Louis and Mrs. Lucha, died December 1943 in England while with Army engineers. The transport is due to dock in New York with a list of other Montana war dead aboard.
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Holney
Johnson
Harold
Ludha
England
Department of the Army
New York
Halsey O. Johnson
North Sea
Hettinger
N. D
Butte
Hawthorne
Butte High School
Montana State University
Cambridge
John
Royal
Lucha
Louis Lucha
East First
Army Engineers
Monroe
Butte Neon Sign Company
Montana
Lawrence Victory
Eart Co
Lillestor
Anaconda
Merchant Marine
Edward B. Brown
Fort Benton
William A. Brown
Havre
Patrick T. Callahan
Bob J. Centers
Missoula
John G. Delphy
Great Falls
Prank T. Easton
Billings
John C. Hall, Jr
Bozeman
Leonard O. Hansen
Rosebud
Robert BE. Keyser
Herbert H. Kuehn
Sidney
Bertram C. Martin
Harlowton
Louis W. Miller, Jr
Chinook
Kenneth B. Rongstad
Kalispell
Clark Stops
Pryor
Fren Svenson
Joseph F. Thomas
Pic Ores E. Vaughan
Lewistown
James E. Wiegins
Livingston
Charles T. Young
Cut Bank
No Financial Drive by Peace Officers in Butte
Montana Sheriff and Peace Officers association does not sponsor a financial drive in Butte at this time. Secretary Willan Dalling said Thursday that inquiries about solicitors joining the Montana group have been made, but the local organization is not represented by solicitors contacting Butte residents.
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Montana Sheriff and Peace Officers Association
Butte
Willan Dalling
Dalling
Association of Solicitors
Montana
Scouters Outline Camp Work Plan
Butte Montana Standard reports a July 2 1948 note on Camp Lowlands preparations. A committee led by George Iters Martha Menard and others schedules July 19 to Aug 7 activities with Temp lin as director in charge of waterfront and activities. Dudley assists with handicraft and commissary. other staff includes McGillvray Wainwright Hewitt Jac kard Boyle and Pe. Scouters plan a work session Saturday to prepare for opening.
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Montana Standard
Butte
George Iters
Mra
Martha Menard
Schotte
Larry Camp Cook
Monson
Fred Strendberg
Art Pascoe
Mr. Templin
Paul K. Dudley
Cliff McGillvray
Gene Wainwright
Charles Hewitt
Hiel Jackard
Ed Boyle
Richard Pe
Lowlands
Lex Temiplin
Sisters Die On Trestle Tragedy In Boston
Two girls aged 12 and 14 were killed and a third injured when two freight trains traveling opposite directions trapped four youths on a Neponset river trestle near Boston. Virginia Lyons age 12 and Patricia Lyons age 14 were identified as the deceased.
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Boston
Neponset River
Virginia Lyons
Patricia
Miss Gay Hoffman Is Honor Guest At Shower
Miss Gay Hoffman was honored at a bridal shower in Philipsburg on July 1. Mrs. Paul Heaney hosted at the parish hall with a pink and white peony decor. Prizes were awarded in pinochle whist and bridge to named attendees. more than 50 guests attended the event.
Lightning Strikes Butte Residence
The McCarty home at 1601 Nevada in Butte was struck by lightning while empty. A chimney and central roof section were torn away, lightning then entered a natural gas line and grounded. No fire damage occurred, though several nearby homes suffered wind-related damage.
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Charles E. McCarty
Nevada
Butte
McCarty
Phil Carr Returns to Mining City
Butte businessman and golfer Phil Carr arrives for his annual summer visit at the Leggat hotel. He notes the city as his longtime home despite decades away and reflects on aging golf peers who have passed on. Carr recalls his early days on Butte’s first golf course and his later cup wins on the west coast and in Spokane.
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Phil Carr
Butte
Leggat
Mr. Carr
West Coast
Compton
Calif
Betrow
Tremer Associates
Carr
Spolkane
Scouts Parade in Monday Independence Event Butte Group
Butte Boy Scouts plan to march in the Independence celebration parade on Monday. Troop members are told to assemble in uniform at 9 30 o clock. A Brownie Girl Scout picnic occurred at Snell's Pond with leaders Mrs Forest Stuebe Mrs Ben Walkup and others. Americans read more newspapers per capita than other nations.
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Butte Boy Scouts
Nationer Philipsburg
Brownie
Girl Scouts
Snell's Pond
Forest Stuebe
Ben Walkup
Ase Naef
Vince Fessler
Frances Winninghoff
Emergency landing strains eastern flight halts at Atlanta
An Eastern Airlines flight from Miami to New York diverted to Atlanta on Thursday due to landing gear trouble. The plane carried 49 passengers who were kept on board after the landing and then continued their journey on other flights.
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Altanta
Eastern Airlines
Miami
New York
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Alen McKenzie
Beer
Butte, Mont
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