Truman vows to keep ships running amid looming maritime strike
President Truman said he would use all powers including the Navy and Coast Guard to keep ships operating if a nationwide maritime strike occurs. He warned the labor conflict looks dark as seven unions demand wage boosts of 22 to 35 cents an hour ahead of a June 15 walkout by 200,000 longshoremen and seamen.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
War Shipping Administration
Coast Guard
Army
Labor Department
Gulf
Deer Lodge News Circulation Details
G. A. Meehan manages Deer Lodge news circulation at 810 Main, with telephone contact 447.
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G. A. Meehan
Moose lodge installs gear for two day rodeo
Members of the Loyal Order of Moose are completing installation of equipment at the fair grounds in Deer Lodge in preparation for a two day rodeo on June 8 and 9. The gear will remain for future events and be turned over to the fair grounds commission after the show.
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Deer Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds Commission
Birth announced for James Lingenfelter’s son
Mrs. James Lingenfelter gives birth to a son at St. Joseph hospital in Deer Lodge this morning. Mrs. Lingenfelter is Mary Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Foster. The baby is the first grandson for the Fosters.
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Deer Lodge
James Lingenfelter
St. Joseph Hospital
Lingenfelter
Mary Foster
E. H. Foster
Fosters
Deer Lodge Welcomes First Air Service Arrivals
Mrs. Stan Perry arrives from Minneapolis to settle in Deer Lodge and join J. C. McCullough in the Valley flying service. This marks the first air service for Deer Lodge and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Stan Perry
Minneapolis
Mr. Perry
J. C. McCullough
Valley Flying Service
Communion services set at St. James in Deer Lodge
Communion will be held at St James Episcopal church at 8 oclock Sunday morning June 2. Communion will be celebrated again at 11 oclock sermon service. Mrs William Prewett of Warm Springs was dismissed from St Josephs hospital in Deer Lodge after several days treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Leaves Hospital
William Prewett
Warm Springs
St. Joseph's Hospital
Italians Vote Sunday on Their Monarchy
Italy faces a nationwide vote on Sunday to decide whether to retain the monarchy or establish a republic. Premier Alcide de Gasperi urged orderly conduct as millions prepare to elect a 556 member constituent assembly to overhaul the state. Falcone Lucifero urged voters to support the institutional solution for reconstruction.
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Rome
Italy
Falcone Lucifero
Royal House
Umberto II
Alcide de Gasperi
Hair as Weather Sensor Comes From Blonde Manes
The War department uses human hair to measure extreme atmospheric changes in delicate meteorological instruments. Blond hair is preferred because it registers contraction and expansion reliably when carried aloft by balloons to heights up to 60,000 feet.
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U. S. War Department
Bids Set for Dillon Twin Bridges Road Surfacing
Bids on surfacing and oiling 6.5 miles of the Dillon Twin Bridges road will be opened June 20 by the Montana highway commission. The project runs from near Dillon to the Nelson lane, with an estimated cost of about $70,000. Bids for 4.4 miles on the Wisdom Divide highway grading and surfacing will also be considered June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Montana Highway Commission
Budget Increase Urged by Truman For 1947 Interior Plan
President Truman asked Congress to raise Interior Department funding by 3,145,400 dollars for 1947. The top item allocates 2,273,500 dollars to remodel Sitka naval base Alaska into a 200 bed tuberculosis hospital and a 600 pupil boarding school. Additional asks include 125,000 for Fletcher Gulch waterway completion Oregon 68,400 for Marshall Ford Dam Texas 125,000 for Missouri basin mineral data and 135,000 for low grade ore research. Travel Bureau expenses 38,500 for international travel expositions and conferences.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Interior Department
Sitka Naval Base
Alaska
Fletcher Gulch
Owyhee Reclamation
Oregon
Marshall Ford Dam
Colorado River
Texas
Bureau of Mines
Missouri River Basin
Park Service
Travel
Dillon Junior Softball League Opens With Four Teams
Dillon's junior softball league starts Thursday with four teams Ellis-Clayton, Rotary, Kiwanis and Dark Horses. Games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:15 p.m. at the hospital and Normal college grounds. Opening matches: Ellis vs Rotary at Normal college and Kiwanis vs Dark Horses at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Hospital and Normal College
Ellis
Clayton Schulz
Roy McLaren
Joe Lane
Jack Thiel
Ernest Nell
Jerry Barrett
John Pluitt
Duane Spegar
Ed Davis
Harold Hill
Bernard Holloran
Marriage Licenses Issued in Dillon Area
Licenses issued Friday to Joseph Martin 21 and Margaret Christensen 18 of Pocatello and Francis E. Lombard 21 and Myrtle Anderson 18 of Pocatello. A license was issued Thursday to Cecil H. Dnyder 21 and Phillis Dilworth 20 of Algona Iowa. Wednesday licenses went to Floyd B. Buck 28 and Wanda Baker 32 of Idaho Falls and Charles J. Lundquist 52 and Mabel Hood of Blackfoot Idaho.
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Mabel Hood
Blackfoot
Idaho
Loan Approved to Czechoslovakia for U.S. Cotton Purchase
The export import bank approved a $20,000,000 loan to Czechoslovakia to buy 130000 bales of U.S. cotton. The loan is part of a $100,000,000 pool for cotton shipments to Europe and will be repaid in 26 months at 2 1/4 percent interest.
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Washington
U.R
Czechoslovakia
United States
Hospital Notes Admitted and Dismissed Names Listed
Admitted names include Pat Kenny, Mary Ann Eberle, Frank Sweehey, Harriet Johnson, George Bignell, William Maunder, Sally Barker, Jim Gordon, Arnie Mackey, Earl McCarthy, and others at various addresses. Dismissed patients include Richard Keenen, Jean Andres, Marlene Brainard, Mary Segalia, Mary Oehrle, and infants at multiple locations. Murray and Dillon entries show additional admissions and dismissals with listed residents and addresses.
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Pat H. Kenny
Hamilton Hotel
Mary Ann Eberle
Frank Sweehey
Silver Bow
Harriet Johnson
South Idaho
George Bignell
Helmville
William Maunder
North Main
Sally Barker
Jim Gordon
Silver Star
Arnie A. Mackey
Basin
Earl McCarthy
Florence
Richard Keenen
Virginia Apartments
Jean Andres
Marlene
Dike leak plugged as flood threat eases in Idaho area
In Idaho a silty dike leak was sealed by workers trenching deep into the structure while floodwater rose 18 feet. Governor Keyes reported the action gave a 50 50 chance to hold the line and warned dike pressure could cause future breaches as river levels fall. Gen Stilwell ordered the 154th Combat Engineers from Fort Lewis to Bonners Ferry to aid flood relief with about 1 000 troops mobilized.
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Keyes
Here
San Francisco
U.P
Joseph W. Stilwell
Sixth Army
154Th Combat Engineers
Fort Lewis
Wash
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai River
Walter Kreuger
Krueger
Col. Krueger
Walter Krueger
Stalin Declines U.S. Invitation Over Health Concerns
President Truman said within 30 days he invited Marshal Stalin to Washington for a social visit but Stalin declined due to poor health. Truman noted no formal Big Three meeting was proposed and no future scheduling was planned.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Potsdam
Paris
Three More Babies Under Treatment At Fort Hamilton
New York May 31 Three more G I babies were under treatment at Fort Hamilton Army hospital for intestinal disorders blamed for the recent deaths of nine infants who arrived from Europe aboard war brideships. The three babies had diarrhea and another infant suffered bronchitis. They were moved to the hospital after the John Ericsson arrived from Southampton with 552 war brides and 71 children. In all 63 children are being treated at Fort Hamilton for intestinal disorders. An autopsy was ordered in the death of Doris J Dombeck 10 weeks old removed from the John Ericsson. The baby died at sea last Sunday the 10th victim among the infant arrivals in the last two weeks.
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New York
G. I
Fort Hamilton Army Hospital
Army
Europe
John Ericsson
Southampton
Fort Hamilton
Doris J. Dombeck
Forest Combed for Missing Children in Arizona
Fires burned through Coconino National Forest as searchers combed the area by lantern for two children and their dog missing since a family picnic. Donald Baldwin, 6, Claudia Baldwin, 4, and their dog Whiskers were last seen near Flagstaff, parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Baldwin present.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Coconino National Forest
Donald
Claudia Baldwin
J. L. Balwin
Montana to form advisory council for disabled program
The Montana bureau of vocational rehabilitation named an advisory council to coordinate services and aid handicapped persons toward self-support. The group includes leaders from Farm Security, health, labor, public welfare, and other agencies, while ex service members' issues fall to the Veterans Administration.
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Helena
Montana
U. S. Veterans Administration
Fredericks
George Hubber
Farm Security Administration
Edythe Hershey
State Board of Health
Crippled Children’s
James Graham
State Federation of Labor
D. F. Barloga
Associated Industries
O. C. Lamport
U. S. Employment Service
Mike Lacey
W. W. Casper
State Industrial Accident Board
Vivian Burr
State Department of Public Welfare
Henrietta Crockett
State Tuberculosis Association
A. O. Gullidge
Yellowstone Park Named Conclave Site for Milk Board
Helena May 31 The International Association of Milk Control boards will hold its 1947 convention in Yellowstone Park Montana will host after A A Klemme Montana Milk Control board secretary extended the invitation on Montana’s behalf The association includes board officials from 27 states and five Canadian provinces About 150 officials and families are expected to attend Discussions will cover milk prices distribution and supplies The Montreal meeting approved price increases for US producers with Bowles signing off on the measure Klemme was elected to the association's executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
International Association of Milk Control Boards
Yellowstone Park
A. A. Klemme
Montana Milk Control Board
Montreal
Klemme
Montana
Bowles
United States
Sigma Chi Conclave Scheduled for June in Helena
Bozeman alumni will host a statewide Sigma Chi convention June 7 to 9 in Helena with two national officers scheduled to speak. Denver grand trustee Frank McDonough Jr and Chicago grand consul Charles F. Hough are expected to attend. Lovelace leads the event as convention chairman.
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Helena
Bozeman
Sigma Chi
Sigma Chis
Henry Loble
Priday
Dan R. Lovelace
Frank McDonough, Jr
Denver
McDonough
Montana State College
Charles F. Hough
Chicago
Rehearing Denied in Hovland Slot Case
Montana Supreme Court refused to rehear the case of Chris Hovland of Lewistown who was convicted of operating a slot machine illegally. He was fined 500 dollars for an offense alleged to have occurred in December 1944. The high court had affirmed the district court on March 29, 1946.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
District Court
Chris Hovland
Lewistown
Hovland
High Court
C. E. Butler of Helena Dies
Helena obituaries note C. E. Butler 49 a well known Helena bartender died Friday morning after a lingering illness. Born January 1 1897 in Colorado he had worked in Butte and Helena in recent years prior to his death.
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Helena
C. E. Butler
Mr. Butler
Colorado
Butte
Willcomb Named Administrative Aid to Montana Highway Board
R H Willcomb appointed administrative aid and secretary to the Montana state highway commission announced by Howard W Holmes state highway engineer He has long served in the department including maintenance headquarters and district engineer roles in Great Falls and Lewis town The postwar workload requires a full time secretary and Willcomb will take on additional duties
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Helena
U.P
R. H. Willcomb
Montana State Highway Commission
Howard W. Holmes
Willcomb
State Highway Department
Holmes
Montana Highway Department
Great Falls
Lewistown
Former Helena Youth Drowns in Oregon
Chauncey F. Butler Jr. age 16, born in Helena March 19 1930, died May 6 in the South Umpqua River Canyonville Oregon. He lived in Helena until 1935 then Missoula 1935 to 1941 and Seattle thereafter. He studied for the ministry at Canyonville Bible Academy. Survived by parents C E Butler and family, three brothers Lloyd Harry and Ronald Butler and two sisters Lauramae Downs and Hazel Presley. Interment in Washington Memorial Park Seattle.
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Helena
Chauncey FE. Butler, Jr
C. E. Butler
Seattle
South Umpqua
Canyonville
Ore
Missoula
Canyonville Bible Academy
Peosia
Helena Saddlery and Tent Company
Thirty- Fourth Street
Lloyd Harry
Ronald Butler
Lauramae Downs
Hazel Presley
Washington Memorial Park
Milan Bomb Shock Ties to Vote as Italians Rally
In Milan on Friday a bomb exploded at the Communist headquarters as 26 million Italians prepared to vote on the Republic versus Monarchy issue. Police noted a flood of Fascist propaganda leaflets. no injuries were reported.
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Rome
U.P
Milan
Breakthrough Division’s Nickname Earned at Bastogne Rescue
The Fourth Armored Division gained the nickname Breakthrough after rescuing the 101st Airborne at Bastogne as the only American division widely adopting a distinctive label during World War II.
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Fourth Armored
101St Airborne Division
Bastogne
Fort Benton Gears Up For 100th Anniversary Celebration
Fort Benton plans a two day frontier celebration on August 24 and 25 to mark 100 years since its founding in 1846. The event features Indian ceremonies frontier parade six frontier races a historical pageant fireworks and an old costume dance with L W Upshaw directing the pageant. Maj Alexander Culbertson founded the post later renamed in honor of Senator Thomas Benton.
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Fort Benton
Montana
Maj
Alexander Culbertson
Fort Lewis
Sen
Thomas H. Benton
Missouri
Benton
American Fur Company
Fur Company
Missouri River
Helena
Judith Basin
Rockies
Musselshell River
Canada
L. W. Upshaw
Great Falls
Truman to get another honorary law degree
President Truman will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from Washington College Chestertown on Saturday. He already received a similar degree from George Washington University this week and will leave the White House at 7 30 a m for the 11 o'clock ceremony at the 100 year old college.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Washington College
Chestertown
George Washington University
White House
Siam submits nine page memorandum to United Nations
The Siamese charge d affaires in Washington filed a nine page memorandum accusing French Indo China troops of arbitrary arrests of Siamese nationals and engaging in wanton fusillades plunder and looting. The document notes deteriorating Siamese French relations after World War II and includes a letter from Siam's foreign minister seeking United Nations membership.
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New York
Washington
United Nations
Indo-China
Pacific
Siam
France
L. D. Bhakdi
The
Carter County Health Association Files Articles
The Carter County Health association of Ekalaka filed articles of incorporation with Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell. Directors named include F. R. Allan Frank Nies Mrs. Frank Castleberry Mrs. Deloss Hall and Tom C. Taylor. Mokantana incorporated a Missouri mining company with offices in Trenton was chartered to do business in Montana. Emmett Murphy of Kalispell named state agent. Authorized capital is 100 shares no par value.
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Helena
Carter County Health Association
Ekalaka
Sam W. Mitchell
F. R. Allan
Frank Nies
Frank Castleberry
Deloss Hall
Tom C. Taylor
Mokantana, Incorporated
Missouri
Trenton
Montana
A. Emmett Murphy
Kalispell
Truman Hopes to Visit Manila for Independence Ceremony
President Truman said he hopes to visit Manila on July 4 for the Philippine independence inauguration. The statement came as Washington reported continued planning for the trip amid ongoing diplomatic discussions.
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Manila
Washington
Truman
Philippine
Von Behren Acquitted by British Court in Commandos Murder
General Karl Maris von Behjrens was acquitted by a British military court of responsibility for the 14 British commandos killed after landing in Norway in 1942 to destroy a Nazi heavy water plant.
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Hamburg
Karl Maris von Behjrens
Norway
Son Born to Gagnon Hambly at Murray Hospital
A son was born Friday in Murray hospital to Mr and Mrs Gagnon Hambly of 1039 West Park. The newborn adds to the family, with hospital records noting the birth and residence of the parents.
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Murray Hospital
Gagnon Hambly
West Park
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