04 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1939
Page
1
A thrilling spectacle marks sixty years of statehood with a July Fourth event in Ubolavange. The line begins at 10 o'clock amid patriotic displays and community celebration.
The Fourth of July parade in Butte will begin at 10 o clock with a long procession of floats bands and contingents from local groups and visiting communities. Parade marshal Leo Morrissey leads Silver Bow Post American Legion. fireworks show from Big Butte follows the pageant Bullion Bandits and Builders ends at 10 15 with fireworks at 10 45 visible for miles and linking events throughout the day including a baseball game.
The Associated Press reports 361 people died violently in the first three days of the four day Fourth of July period, with auto crashes leading at 175 fatalities and drownings at 106. California and Ohio each recorded 17 motor deaths, while Texas saw five killed in a multi-vehicle crash. States list numerous deaths across causes including train suicides, plane crashes, and other incidents, as the holiday period continued.
The Associated Press reports Germany accuses Britain and allies of crying wolf over Danzig while Britain France and Poland weigh a possible threat. Nazi officials downplay danger as Berlin ridicules a Nazi move. Hitler returns to Berlin eager to maintain Balkan ties with Bulgaria.
Partial cloudiness across Montana with scattered thunder showers forecast for Tuesday west and north central areas, and again in the east on Wednesday. Cooler conditions expected in the eastern region Tuesday.
Montana residents have one last opportunity to see the historical pageant Bullion, Bandits and Builders tonight at 8:30. The show ends 10:15 with a 10:45 fireworks display. Last night 6000 to 7000 people enjoyed the dramatic saga.
Attendees of the historical pageant will have a 30 minute gap before fireworks begin on Big Butte. The pageant closes at 10 15 p m and the fireworks start at 10 45 p m giving time to reach parking spots for the display.
Agnes Edwards of 216 South Jackson won the Miss Butte title and a trip to the state Miss Montana contest at Rialto theater. Merle Bridges placed second and Jacquelyn Crawford also named a winner as 16 entrants showcased beauty talent and rifles amid a 5000-person crowd during the Jubilee spectacle Bullion Bandits and Builders.
Clarence Giles, 45, of Glendive, completed a 288 mile trek down the Yellowstone River in 4 days 6 hours, finishing at 6 p.m. MST. Crowds cheered as the cattle auctioneer walked to a waiting car after a grueling trip begun Friday from Billings.
Montana marks its semi centennial and the territory’s 75th anniversary with reflections on pioneer times. The piece traces 1860s growth from gold rush to territorial government, the rise of farming and lumber, and early industry expansion fueling statehood push.
About a month from now a grinning black servant will carry a copy of this morning's Montana Standard Jubilee edition to Thad Avery in Kenya Colony Africa. The paper will travel roughly 7000 miles from Butte to Africa and reach a spot near the Equator. Avery, once a Virginia City resident, built the first electric light plant there before leaving the United States twenty years ago to reside in the Far East. He is E R Avery's brother and has several nieces and nephews in Butte and other Montana cities.
John Elliott, 45, prominent Butte mining man and attorney, died instantly when a Northern Pacific passenger train struck an ore truck at Bearmouth, 40 miles east of Missoula. R. E. McLees, 46, of the Garnet mine, also died. Evelyn McLees, 16, sustained two broken legs and serious bruises and was taken to a Missoula hospital. The wreck occurred as the truck returned from its last delivery before the Fourth of July holiday. Elliott had planned to come to Butte for the holiday. Mrs. Elliott and nephew Walter Everly left for Philipsburg to follow the body.
Police announced strict parking restrictions for the Fourth of July parade. Park Street between Montana and Emmett will be towed at 9 am to keep the section clear for the mammoth parade. No parking on Broadway from Montana west or on Quartz as the march proceeds.
Sol Levy a longtime Butte resident, famed as the chief saluter for the 1889 and statehood salutes, watches this year’s celebration from the sidelines. The anvil firing method used blacksmith anvils to boom a salute in the early hours at Montana and Park.
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