Lone Rocker pupil earns only diploma at tiny 1888 school
Joseph William Rosewall, 15, is the sole graduate of Rocker grade school, which dates to 1888 and once enrolled up to 25 pupils. The lone graduate attended from Nevada and Washington as his family moved for construction work, while two teachers and three board members supported the ceremony and picnic.
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Rocker
Joseph William Rosewall
Joe Piper
Little Red
Rosemary Dolan
Agnes Roberts
Robert Stevens
Guy Palmer
C. M. Beckman
Joseph
Nevada
Washington
Commemoration party hostesses listed for event
Hostesses named for the commencement celebration include Mrs. Walter Bazzanella Mrs. Ray Trudeau Mrs. Robert Richter Mrs. Wylie Young Mrs. Francis Henry Mrs. Leonard Brown Mrs. Guy Palmer Mrs. Reuben Moe Mrs. Bruce Beckman and Joseph's mother Mrs. Piper.
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Walter Bazzanella
Ray Trudeau
Robert Richter
Wylie Young
Francis Henry
Leonard Brown
Guy Palmer
Reuben Moe
Bruce Beckman
Joseph
Piper
Elizabeth Cole Dies at 74 in Butte After Brief Illness
Miss Elizabeth Jane Cole, daughter of Montana pioneers, died Saturday in a local hospital at age 74. She lived in Butte since 1938, worked 20 years as a bookkeeper for Domestic Manganese and Development Co., and is survived by Beverly C. Keith of Ramsay and many nieces and nephews across Montana and Washington. Services are Tuesday at 10 a.m. MDT at St. John Episcopal Church with burial in Philipsburg.
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Elizabeth Jane Cole
Montana
White
St. John Episcopal Church
Philipsburg
Miss Cole
Anaconda
Butte
Domestic Manganese and Development Co
John H. Cole
Cole
Granite County
Anaconda Standard
Beverly C. Keith
Ramsay
Helena
Missoula
Salt Lake City
Tacoma
Mukilteo, Wash
Pope John XXIII Clings to Life on Pentecost Sunday
Pope John XXIII, age 81, remained gravely ill from a stomach growth with peritonitis and anemia. Early reports noted brief awakenings from coma while doctors Valdoni and Mazzoni attended him and Vatican officials urged prayers as he fought the deadly illness.
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William F. Sunderland
Vatican City
Pope John XXIII
Vatican
Jesus
Christ
Lazarus
Navy Reverses Stand On Thresher Photos
The Navy backtracked on locating the sunken Thresher hull citing insufficient photo evidence. Underwater search resumes as opinion shifts from definite identification to cautious verification.
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Navy
NAACP Official Arrested Carrying Sign In Mississippi
Roy Wilkins executive secretary of the NAACP was arrested in Jackson Mississippi while picketing an anti segregation protest. Medgar Evers and an unidentified Negro woman were jailed with him on charges of interfering with trade. About 60 youths were arrested as marchers clashed with a police barricade during a two block demonstration.
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NAACP
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
UPI
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
Capitol Street
Woolworth's
Tallahassee
Fla
Baton Rouge
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Two Men Held In 130 Theft At Enco Station
Police arrested two men aged 21 and 20 on South Jackson Street for stealing 130 dollars from Rudy's Enco Service Station at Park and Ohio. They admitted in writing that one took the cash and both went to Helena to spend the night. they await transfer to county jail and charges.
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South Jackson Street
Rudy
Enco
Park and Ohio
Maurice Mulcahy
John Gasper
Helena
Weather Update For Butte Region This Weekend
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thundershowers east of Divide on Sunday. West of Divide reports a mix of showers and partly cloudy conditions Monday. Highs in the 65 to 75 range, with cooler Sunday night in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
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Butte
Divide
Traffic Toll 350 Worst Still Ahead
The Memorial Day period logged 354 traffic deaths by 11:30 p.m. EDT with California leading the nation at four deaths and drowning counts rising. New York, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania reported multiple fatalities as safety officials warned the worst may still come.
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United Press International
California
New York
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
Oregon
Kansas
Michigan
Browning Youth Killed in Wreck
Leroy Yellow Owl an about 18 year old from Montana died after being struck on U S 89 six miles south of Browning early Saturday The youth died of chest and head injuries The driver was Wilbur Wayne Pepion 31 of Helena who was en route to his mother s funeral in Walier The coroner said an inquest might be held and Montana logged its fifth traffic fatality of the Memorial Day weekend.
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Browning
UPI
Browning Hospital
Here
U.S
Leroy Yellow Owl
Montana
Glacier County
William Riddle
George Goggins
Yellow Owl
Wilbur Wayne Pepion
Helena
Pepion
Walier
Riddle
Gun Accident Kills Indian Youth Near Arlee
Francis Finley a 17 year old Indian youth died at St. Ignatius hospital after a hunting accident south of Arlee in Missoula County. He and Clark Matt 15 were returning home when Finley’s high power rifle became entangled in his coat and discharged as he tried to untangle it. The shooting occurred about 7 15 am near U S Highway 104 93. Finley’s father Lawrence of Arlee survives along with several aunts and uncles.
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Poison
UPI
Francis Finley
St. Ignatius Hospital
Arlee
Lake County
Archie Coulter
Missoula County
Finley
Clark Matt
Coulter
Harl Bruner
Lawrence
Mines Alumni Elect A C Bigley Jr President
A C Bigley Jr of Butte, a 1960 Mines graduate, was elected president of the Montana School of Mines Alumni Association succeeding Ed Bonner. The banquet at Finlen Hotel opened commencement week with a daylong workshop reviewing the past year and planning the coming year.
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A. C. Bigley Jr
Butte
Montana School of Mines Alumni Association
Ed Bonner
Finlen Hotel
Montana School of Mines
Library - Museum
Edwin G. Koch
Frank W. Archibald
Frederick P. Goethke
John R. Moore
Ettore A. Peretti
Joseph A. Weindl
Roger V. Pierce
Mines
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
Bigley
Frank M. Antonioli
Airman Drowns Near Great Falls During Memorial Day Weekend
A Malmstrom Air Force Base airman drowns in Belt Creek southeast of Great Falls marking Montana’s seventh holiday violence death since the weekend began. Rescue efforts continue as authorities describe swift currents and rocky banks near Armington Y. Names withheld until next of kin in California are notified.
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Great Falls
UPI
Montana
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Belt Creek
Here
Malmstrom Afb
California
Belt
Cascade County
John Krsul
Pakistan Cyclone Death Toll Seen At 15000 To 20000
Pakistani forces sought to contact offshore islands to organize relief after a cyclone that may have killed 15000 to 20000 people. Reports indicate up to 167 mph winds, widespread destruction across 500 islands along a 179 mile Bay of Bengal stretch, and severe shortages of water, shelter, and medical care.
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Dacca
Pakistan
UPI
Bay of Bengal
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James K. Archibald
Roy M. Hammond
A. E. Adams
Roy McFarland
Lester G. Zeihen
Robert P. Corbett
Joseph E. Shaw
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University of Notre Dame
Copper Bowl
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Koch
John O'Neill
Phyllis Bonner
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