Butte plans Fourth of July sports program at Narancie Memorial
Children take center stage during Butte celebration with a 1 PM sports program at Narancie Memorial Stadium led by Mayor Morgan. Events include 100-yard free for all, youth dashes, races, and novelty events with prizes for parade, fish derby, watermelon and pie-eating winners. Baseball game at Clark Park 7 PM. Fireworks on Tuesday capped festivities atop Big Butte.
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Butte
Narancie Memorial Stadium
Thomas R. Mor
Butte Copper League
Clark Park
McQueen
North Side
Big Butte
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Red Tanks Run Into US Artillery Units
American troops faced a major North Korean assault on the Seoul Inchon Suwon triangle as Suwon fell to a Soviet tank thrust. US artillery engaged advancing tanks while MacArthur reported three to four NK divisions south of the Han River and a widening envelope toward Seoul. Naval bombardments hit the Samchok area as fighting surged along the coast.
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Tokyo
Seoul- Inchon
Suwon
MacArthur
Han River
Seoul
Seoul-Inchon-Suwon
Associated Press
South Korea
United States
Inchon
Samchok
Pyongyang
Korea
Kyongu
Yongil Bay
Frank Bentley Wins Jallopy Race in Butte
Frank Bentley dominated all heats to win first prize in the jallopy race sponsored by the Active club of Butte. He earns a chance to advance to the Active International races with entrants from the Pacific coast Northwest states and Canada in Anaconda later. Bentley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bentley. Other finishers include Brian Dixon Walter Stanton Dennis Perusich Tom Lux John Cashell Bill Maloney Bob Knowles and David Rutherford. Bentley takes a streamlined bicycle. additional prizes will be awarded at a future date, including a radio wrist watch fishing outfit camera baseball mitt and more.
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Frank Bentley
Active Club
Butte
Pacific Coast
Northwest States
Canada
Anaconda
Bentley
Ed Bentley
East Park
Brian Dixon
John Dixon
Empire
Walter Stanton
South Washington
David Rutherford
Tom Rutherford
South Clark
Postmasters Open Convention In Montana At Finlen Hotel
The Montana chapter of the National Association of Postmasters holds its fourteenth annual convention at the Finlen hotel starting Wednesday and running through Friday. Registration began Tuesday afternoon, with a cocktail party that evening. The program includes a Wednesday morning business meeting led by Leroy Von Eschen, with remarks from Mayor Thomas Morgan and others.
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Montana
National Association of Postmasters
Finlen
Silver Bow Room
The
Leroy von Eschen
Fort Peck
Myrtle Barta
Lavina
America
Father W. Malloy
St. Patrick Church
Thomas Morgan
Clarence Hebtner
Dutton
Mystery Bullet Kills Fan at N Y Ball Game
A mystery bullet killed 54 year old Bernard Doyle at the Polo Grounds during a New York versus Brooklyn National League doubleheader. Doyle slumped in the second deck as 12 year old Otto Flaig watched. Police believe the rifle shot traveled from outside the park, striking Doyle near the left temple.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Brooklyn
Bernard Lawrence Doyle
Otto Flaig
Doyle
Fairview
N. J
Thomas A. Gonzales
Conrad H. Rothengast
Butte Rodeo Set to Open Three-Day Run
The South Side Businessmen Inc plans a three day rodeo opening Thursday night through Saturday at the Butte stadium. Seven events offer 200 dollars nightly prizes with 3000 dollars total purse. Tex Murphy directs, Leo Cremer supplies Madison Square Garden stock, and mining city musicians provide nightly entertainment. A special Saturday matinee for underprivileged children is set for 2 pm.
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South Side Businessmen, Inc
Butte
Evan Tibbetts
Twin Bridges
Leo Cremer
Madison Square Garden
Tex” Murphy
Rodeo Committee
Lightning strike ends birthday party in Hamden tragedy
A Fourth of July birthday gathering under a tree in Hamden, Connecticut, was struck by lightning. Three people were killed Otis Dorman 22 Arthurina Dorman 16 and Elizabeth Lyons 18. Seven others were injured including Leonard Dorman and his wife Lillian 18 Harold Dorman 32 and Frank and Mrs Warner 26 and 28. The Dorman family had just finished singing Happy Birthday to Leonard Dorman Jr. 20.
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Hamden
Conn
Leonard Dorman
Dorman Yard
Leonard Dorman, Jr
Otis Dorman
Arthurina Dorman
Elizabeth M. Lyons
Dormans
Leonard, Jr
Lillian Dorman
Harold Dorman
Frank Warner
July 4 Parade Winners Announced by Mayor Morgan
Announcement by Mayor Thomas Morgan lists first second and third prize winners in the Fourth of July parade. Judges were chosen by the mayor. Awards cover best decorated and original floats, most unique and outstanding entries, and various organization and group categories with numerous local participants and sponsors.
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Butte
Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department
City of
Butte Development Association
Thomas Morgan
International Order of Odd Fellows
Butte Development
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Burrs
Carnival
South Side
Broadway
Eagles
Red Men
American Legion and
Miners Union
Camp Fire Girls
Boy Scouts
Daughters of Pioneers
Order of Pocahontas
Butte Miners Union
Meaderville
Walkerville
Centerville
Nine in Montana Die Violently During Independence Holiday
At least nine people died in Montana during the long Independence Day holiday. Five in auto crashes, two in a plane wreck, one drowned, and one struck by lightning while playing baseball. Glen Perkins, 32, of Kalispell, drowned when a speeding boat overturned after hitting a submerged log in Whitefish Lake. Leland Dempsey Adams, 40, of Portland, Ore., died when his car left Highway 10 near McDonald Pass. his neck was broken. Adams was the 86th auto death in Montana this year, up from 73 the year before. William McCaughey, 81, of Glendive, was struck by a car while walking near town. Driver Albert Malkuck of Glendive cited glare from oncoming headlights. Walter L. Smith, 65, of Seattle, referencedContinued on Page 3, Col. 2.
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Montana
Glen Perkins
Kalispell
Whitefish Lake
Leland Dempsey Adams
Portland
Ore
McDonald Pass
Continental Divide
Adams
William McCaughey
Glendive
Albert Malkuck
Walter L. Smith
Seattle
Soviet Union to Boycott UNECOSOC Session in Geneva
The Soviet Monitor reports the Soviet Union will boycott the 11th session of the United Nations economic and social council in Geneva. It had earlier claimed nonattendance at the Lake Success General Assembly this fall. The Soviet Monitor is linked to Tass, the official Russian news agency.
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London
U.P
Soviet Union
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Geneva
Lake Success
Tass
Violent Deaths Top 700 Mark Over July Fourth Holiday
The Associated Press reports Independence Day tolls rose to 711 killed, with 443 traffic deaths, 157 drownings, and 111 from other causes. No direct fireworks fatalities. a 10 year old boy died in Maine indirectly linked to a firecracker.
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East Sebago
Maine
90th Birthday Splash Shocks Grant Park Pool Fifty Foot Dive
Mrs. Arizona Bell aged 90 who claims to have known Buffalo Bill Cody celebrated Independence Day by leaping from the highest springboard in Grant Park's pool. She wore a red, white and blue bathing suit as onlookers watched the Fourth of July splash.
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Atlanta
Arizona Bell
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Bell
Grant Park
Navy cancels leaves for Treasure Island personnel
Leaves for personnel assigned to the Treasure Island receiving station were canceled Tuesday. The order from Admiral Arthur Radford, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, described the move as an administrative measure to speed assignments of sailors and officers to vessels bound for Hawaii.
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San Francisco
Navy
Big Treasure Island
Adm
Arthur Radford
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Army Planning No Call of Draftees Now
Washington reports the Army has no immediate plan to mobilize reserves or invoke the draft in the Korea crisis. The Defense Department says voluntary enlistments will maintain authorized strength, while the Air Force will recall a limited number of electronics specialists for six months to three years. Officers volunteer. airmen six to 21 months.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department of the Army
Air Force
Continental Air Command
United States
Defense Department
Far
Pacific War Theater
Douglas MacArthur
Socialists Topple Queuille Regime in French Assembly
In Paris on July 4, Socialists Communists and De Gaullists defeated Premier Henrie Queuille’s two-day-old rightist government 336 to 221 on a procedural vote. Queuille resigned to President Vincent Auriol. a Socialist premier is likely but needs 311 votes to secure confirmation. Former Interior Minister Jules Moch influenced the party vote.
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Paris
Henrie Queuille
de Gaullists
National Assembly
Queuille
Vincent Auriol
Paul Reynaud
Paul Giacobbi
Auriol
Moch
Strafing Attacks Reported by U S Air Force
Far East Air Force reports July 4 operations over North Korea limited by weather early, then 162 sorties with ground strafing by Fifth Air Force and RAAF. North Korean losses include three trucks, one bus, two locomotives. a train car burned. Inchangni trestle destroyed. No enemy air opposition. one RAAF Mustang damaged in a landing accident. pilot unhurt.
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Tokyo
United States Far East Air Force Headquarters
Far East Air Force
Fifth Air Force
RAAF
Seoul
Inchangni
Eisenhower Urges Korea Aid at Scout Jamboree
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower told 47000 Boy Scouts at Valley Forge Pa on July 4 that aiding South Korea was inescapable and contrasted the choice with Munich The general said Korea's sole crime was wanting to live free and at peace with the world, and warned the alternative would be dire.
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Valley Forge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Munich
Eisenhower
Europe
Balloon with clock found near Dell stirs mystery
A 100 by 50 foot transparent plastic balloon with an eight day clock and a 15 pound black box was found on Lockyear farm 45 miles south of Dillon. A blue green bell shaped device carried a nylon parachute stamped made in the U S A. The craft landed near Dell after being seen at 5 am Tuesday. AEC security officer in Idaho Falls requests a full written report. Weather officials say the description does not match any known craft.
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Weather Bureau
Air Force
Great Falls
Mont
Lockyear Farm
Floyd Kennison
Beaverhead County
Paul Temple
Temple
Seattle Civil Aeronautics Administration
Helena Weather Bureau
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Bill Downs
Helena
Two Killed Ten Injured in Hot Rod Racing Crash
A hot rod racing car plowed into a group of spectators at PAGELAND S S C July 4 killing two and injuring ten. The car driven by W Cecil Clark of Charlotte lost its left front wheel and veered into about 30 people near the track. Victims were Mr and Mrs Clyde Hubert Mc Manus of Lancaster. Clark was unhurt. two injured were in critical condition.
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Pageland
S&s. C
W. Cecil Clark
Charlotte
N. C
Clyde Hubert McManus
Lancaster
Clark
First Contact With North Korean Forces Reported
Advanced American headquarters in South Korea reported the first contact between American troops and North Korean Communist forces on a Wednesday in July. Further details were to follow in the continuation on page 11, column 3.
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South Korean
Butte Weather Forecast Wednesday Outlook
Partly cloudy Wednesday with scattered afternoon thunder storms and continued warmth. Highs around 81 on Wednesday with a low near 47 Wednesday morning. Reading across locations, School of Mines records a max 75 and min 48, Airport max 17 min 45 with trace precipitation. West of Divide and Fast of Divide show similar warm, unsettled conditions with highs 78 to 90.
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School of Mines
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Butte Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
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Corvallis
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Pocatello
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Alfred J. Dumas
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Post Office Operations
Leonard Mine
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Rodeo
Lightning Bolt
Buttes Parade
U.S. Air Force
Gen. Eisenhower
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