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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
4
Following eight o'clock mass the men of Immaculate Conception parish will attend the annual corporate communion breakfast Sunday. Harry Shields will be chief speaker with William Delaney as master of ceremonies. A film This is Butte Our Home will be shown. The event is sponsored by the Council of Volunteer firemen with narration by Ben Gannon. An accordion band will perform.
A Parcels delay story from Parkersburg W Va reports Mrs Pauline Owens finally receiving a letter mailed May 7 1941 from Watertown N Y by Ellsworth Lightner corporal in the Fourth Armored Division at Pine Camp N Y The postman delivered it nine years late highlighting wartime mail delays and long courier gaps.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles auxiliary will install its new officers in ceremonies with the Buttenerie Saturday evening at the Eagles hall. A regular meeting Thursday evening will finalize installation details with ritual team members and officers to attend and practice afterward.
Albert Shepard filed a petition Wednesday seeking the Democratic nomination for constable of South Butte township. A native of Butte, he lives with his mother at 2734 Goodwin and works at the Travonia mine, with prior service in World War II across Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. He belongs to the Butte Miners' union and is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans. His campaign slogan Fair to All will appear beneath his name on the ballot.
The day shift of construction forces at two key Oak Ridge atomic plants returned to work, ending a week-long strike that idled about 4500 AFL craftsmen. By 8:30 a.m., 80 percent of the 2,400 day-shift workers had resumed duties as other employees followed. The Farallon Islands lie 26 miles west of San Francisco and have a population of 30.
The Rotary Club will hold its Thursday meeting at Butte Country Club followed by a luncheon. Country club pro Frank Morey will give a brief talk on golf and then demonstrate several golf shots at the course, explaining the technique of each.
Marks Butte pays tribute to the fallen with a night floodlit display of a church and 165 white crosses on the north lawn of Soldier's Memorial Park opposite Butte high school. The replica of United States cemeteries honors former Butte high students who died in action, unveiled Monday by the Silver B's, former football stars group, and will remain through Thursday drawing growing attention.
Police headquarters received news Wednesday of the theft of 2000 rounds of 38 ammunition and 2000 rounds of 22 ammunition from a Great Northern Railway car in Helena. Butte police remain vigilant for any attempt to dispose of the bullets locally.
Butte resident P H Fisher filed his petition for the Democratic nomination for county assessor. A former garage owner and service station operator, he now works as a stationary engineer. Fisher cites his business and civic tax work, and asks voters to place his slogan Your Vote Is Your Own Vote Fisher and Save Your Home on the ballot.
A thief escaped with tools and other articles valued at about 110 dollars. He then helped himself further by smashing the nickel-in-the-slot lock on a restroom coin container to add a filip to the loot.
Violette Timmer seeks a divorce from Richard Timmer on grounds of extreme cruelty in Butte District Court. The couple wed October 31 1935 in Rapid City South Dakota and have three children. Bernard Cyr posted a $2500 bond of administration in the estate of Alice Cyr. Judge T E Downey approved the bond. The West African Gold Coast is British governed.
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