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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1968
Page
2
The church marks its centennial in memory of Mrs. Margaret Welton with Friday 7 30 communion and a Winds of God folk Mass. Saturday includes 6 services 6 30 banquet with Rev Ernest Badenoch as guest speaker pending consecration of Bishop-elect Jackson Gilliam. Sunday features 8 10 and 7 30 services with visiting clergy.
Five days into the hunt for the atomic submarine Scorpion the search fleet is reduced from 55 ships to 22 plus a French sub. Focus shifts toward the Azores with deep sea ridges and shallow mounds as the vessel may have run aground. Investigators probe a mysterious Brandywine voice broadcast and seek vessels using the Brandywine call sign to explain the transmission.
St John the Evangelist will install its lay council members this Sunday at noon Mass. Elected by the parish are Mrs William Burke Mrs Paul Olsen Earl Britton Lawrence Stimatz Donald Peoples Leonard Vainio Joseph McBride with representatives from parish groups including Mrs John F Kane Mrs S W McGlynn CCD teachers Mrs Lawrence Palagi Tim Sullivan Mrs Francis Leonard Diane Rotering and Dan Sullivan. Officers named Stimatz president Sullivan vice president and Mrs Olsen secretary. Clerical members include Revs Edward Moran Edward Huestis Robert O Donnell Sisters Mary Erna Fosselman Mary Bridget Mullen and Brother Jude Mooney.
De Gaulle shuffles staff as parties must name candidates by June 2 with voting starting June 3. First round requires an absolute majority. runoffs follow if no winner. Mitterrand's left bloc seeks a united single left candidate, while Communists resist, aiming to preserve platform and independence.
In Montana a measure to raise legislators pay to about 7 750 a year gains endorsement after debate. Opponents warn of a paid professional legislature while supporters argue fair compensation reflects service. Proposals also call for a stronger Legislative Council post audit and single member districts to replace at large representation.
Montana east of the Divide shows variable cloudiness and warmer conditions with scattered showers through Sunday and little temperature change. West of the Divide remains mostly cloudy with showers and a few thundershowers, Saturday through Sunday, with highs around 65 to 75 and overnight lows 35 to 45.
Prince Ludwig of Hesse died in a Frankfurt hospital at age 59 after a serious illness. The family announced the death on Friday. Nearly all his immediate family perished in a plane crash on November 16 while en route to his wedding in Britain to Margaret Campbell Geddes.
Bert Capewell, 59, chief smasher at Josiah Wedgwood in Stoke on Trent, destroys about 10 million pieces of china yearly. Since 1960 he has crushed around 20 million pieces over 16 years, handling rejects that pass final firing and preserving the firm’s quality image. He notes some pieces appear flawless yet fail final quality checks, and jokes his wife avoids dishwashing to spare his work.
Olsen notes potential hold up of new applications at Whitefish Great Falls Miles City and Havre due to a freeze. He expects some funds may come but seeks official word on decisions. In his district only Whitefish likely affected as its approval is pending at state and federal levels.
Philipsburg schools will resume classes for the 1968 69 term August 26. Principal Victor Barta announced the reopening date for students and staff.
Six young men from Butte and Anaconda will be ordained at St. Ann Church this morning at 11 o'clock. The Most Rev. Raymond G. Hunthausen will confer Holy Orders on Revs. Burns Darragh Dornbos Gilmore McCormick and Lowney all aged 25 to 27. The ceremony follows earlier ordinations at St Mary Church in Helena.
The Rev. Glenn McKerrow begins duties as minister of First Christian Church in Deer Lodge. He holds a theology BA from Northwest Christian College and a 1964 Bachelor of Divinity from Drake Divinity School. His previous parish was East Douglas Christian Church in Des Moines. He and his wife have two children.
The Rev. and Mrs. Leland C. Lawrence of Spokane begin an ad interim team pastorate for Church of the Valley Baptist in Butte and First Baptist in Anaconda this Sunday. He will be pastor and she education director. they will live in Anaconda and hold office hours in Butte Wednesday to Friday. They retired from active ministry this spring and have held leadership roles in Montana and Washington churches and associations.
Mrs. Betty Bennett Montana's only delegate to the recent national Baha'i convention in Wilmette Ill will report to the Baha'i community Sunday at 11 am in the Bennett home. She was accompanied by Mrs. Erma Donaldson of Butte, a local Bahai's host. The convention reaffirmed human rights as God given and inviolable and noted race issues as America's major challenge. Negro national secretary and Negroes were elected to the nine member U.S. national administration.
Tokyo AP report says Gov. Ryoki Minobe dismissed three city workers and disciplined 69 others after police cited bribe-taking in the municipal government. He cut his monthly pay by 30 percent for three months, effective immediately, with his four year term ending in 1971.
United Congregational Church will hold Pentecost services on Sunday with a 10 45 a.m. morning sermon by Rev Brantwood Barker and a candle light ritual at 8 p.m. Twelve boys of the youth diaconate will light the candles with girls assisting.
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