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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1944

Page

5

K C Initiation Set Sunday in Butte Lodge

Butte council No 668 Knights of Columbus will initiate a class of candidates Sunday afternoon after a member drive. About 100 members serve in the armed forces, with a goal to enroll one new member for each in the service. D M Kelly of Anaconda Copper Mining Co is general chairman. First to third degrees will be shown with a Lewistown team handling the major degree. A plaque honoring service members will be installed in the main lounge. A banquet follows and Sgt Thomas Calpin, a former grand knight, will speak.

Sgt Thomas Calpin Order Anaconda Deer Lodge Dillon Boulder Helena

Silver Bow County Women’s Republican Club to Meet

The Silver Bow County Women’s Republican club holds its first meeting since organization Monday at 8 p.m. in Judge Lynch’s courtroom at the courthouse. All women are invited. Speakers include notable Republican men and club members. The group organized May 21 at the Finlen hotel luncheon. Phone 3347 for information.

Silver Bow County Republican Party Finlen Hotel Chris Carlson Blue Earth Minn National Republican Grace Roderick Adele Wilkinson Edna Roberts

Butte Veteran Registers For Draft After War Service

Harvey D. Howard, a Purple Heart recipient and 15 month South Pacific veteran, registers for selective service with the Butte board after 4 years Army duty. May registrants include John E. Kenck James D. Benney Walter Daly and others across Boards one two three.

Draft Board Harvey D. Howard Silver Bow Howard Order of the Purple Heart Butte Board Sidney National Guard South Pacific United States Butte John E. Kenck Shield Avenue John T. Kerrick East Mercury Charles L. Rigby Utah Harry T. Johnson State Kenneth C. Larson South Gaylord Stuart E. Fitchen Archie O. Hill Pine Kenneth Hawkins Kennedy Robert H. Sanders Whitman Cornelius J. McClafferty Clear Grit James D. Benney West Copper Walter T. Daly East

Woodworkers Vote to Return to Work in Portland

More than 1,200 Portland CIO Woodworkers voted Friday to return to work Monday, signaling the Northwest lumber industry would return to normal next week. AFL members had already begun returning two days earlier, with mills partly running, while CIO locals delayed their vote.

Portland Ore U.P Portland C. I. O Northwest

Tax Returns Are Being Tabulated By County Office

Miss Phemia McPhail county treasurer and deputies tabulate mail tax returns Friday. More than 180000 dollars in 1943 county property taxes paid by the delinquency deadline. Payments postmarked before the deadline not yet included. Total expected to reach about 375000 dollars when finished.

Phemia McPhail

Gerald Kelly 43 Taken by Death in Missoula

Gerald Kelly aged 43 known as Butteman died after a brief illness in Missoula. A Hawkesworth Drill blacksmith by trade, he came to Missoula for medical care at St Patrick hospital. He was a native of Butte with deep ties to Centerville and Butte families. Funeral rites are set for Monday at Immaculate Conception church with interment at Holy Cross cemetery. body at the Daly-Shea chapel.

Gerald Kelly Butteman Missoula Kelly Hawkesworth Drill Agency St. Patrick Hospital Butte Centerville Muriel Mary Kelly Center Street Fred Green Ed. Meade W. D. Kelly John Kelly Emmett Kelly W. S. Kiely Anaconda Aziz Daly-Shea Chapel Immaculate Conception Church Holy Cross Cemetery

Mrs Julia Sullivan Dies In Butte After 45 Years Of Residence

Mrs Julia Sullivan a San Francisco native and longtime Butte resident died Friday morning. Survived by daughter Miss Margaret Sullivan of Butte the body lies at Sherman and Reed chapel with services Monday at 9 at St Ann church followed by a requiem high mass at 9 30 and interment in St Patrick cemetery.

Julia Sullivan San Francisco Butte Alaska Street Woodcraft No. 155 Virginia City Nev Margaret Sullivan Sherman and Reed St. Ann Church St. Patrick Cemetery

Last Rites Held for Mrs Belle Geach at Sherman Chapel

Last rites for Mrs Belle Geach were conducted Friday at the Sherman and Reed chapel with Rev Thomas Ashworth officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery. Mrs Paul Bailor sang three hymns as friends attended and floral tributes were carried by pallbearers Ray Lahiff Archie Woods William Murphy Henry Callison Ralph Scovil and George Hoagland.

Belle Geach Sherman and Reed Chapel Thomas Ashworth Mountain View Cemetery Paul Bailor Jesus Ray Lahiff Archie Woods William Murphy Henry Callison Ralph Scovil George Hoagland

Funeral Rites Held for William Miller at Richards Chapel

Funeral services for William Miller were held at Richards chapel at 2 PM Friday conducted by Rev A C Caton. Interment followed at Mount Moriah with Mrs Martha B Davies and Mrs Florence Price singing No Night There Saved by Grace and Lead Kindly Light. Pallbearers were Richard Thomas Cecil Bennetts Samuel Harper Albert Trudgian William Perry and Thomas Hawke. In the tropics Japanese soldiers wear rubber-soled canvass boots dividing the big toe from the others.

William Miller Richards Chapel A. C. Caton Mount Moriah Cemetery Martha B. Davies Florence Price Grace Light Richard Thomas Cecil Bennetts Samuel Harper Albert Trudgian William Perry Thomas Hawke

Ballard Seeks Re Election to State Legislature in Butte

W T Ballard a Silver Bow county rep for the 20th 21st 27th and 28th assemblies filed Friday for re election on the Democratic ticket. He is a native of Philipsburg 35 year resident of Butte fisherman hunter and sportsman club leader also active in athletic affairs and chairman of the Butte Exchange club athletic committee. Sixteen Democrats filed for precinct committee posts with names and addresses listed for each precinct.

W. T Judge Ballard James K. Ballard Navy Ted Warren Bennett Walkerville Robert Maguire North Main Patrick Joseph Cavanaugh West Daly Mary E. Reckard West Platinum Arthur Peris Five Mile Albert J. Mehrens East Park James A. Mountain North Arizona J. E. McNally West Broadway

Divorce Action Filed for Dela MacDuffie and Veil MacDuffie

Della Ethel MacDuffie sues for divorce from Veil Trevor MacDuffie in district court seeking restoration of her maiden name Della Ethel Furstenau. They married in Butte on April 3, 1942. Complaint cites extreme cruelty. John S. Wulf files state board of equalization report as administrator for Charles Lincoln Smith estate. Total assessed value $7,503.

Della Ethel MacDuffie Trevor MacDuffie

Drunken Driving Records Fine and Bond Forfeiture

Frank Conquigrana pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined $50 by Police Judge Louis A. Buckley. The court also ordered forfeiture of a $10 bond tied to Grace Patton charged with disturbance.

Frank Conquigrana Louis A. Buckley Grace Patton

Dillon and area service members join war effort

Ellen Frances Faller of Dillon completed WAVE recruit training at Hunter College New York and will train in aviation instrument school Chicago becoming seaman second class. Raymond James Richards from Dillon graduated Naval Training School diesel at the University of Illinois and earns eligibility for petty officer rating. Sgt John K Wilson of the RAF visits Dillon family. Nova Alice Robinson of Drummond reports to Camp Lejeune June 14 for Marine Corps Women's Reserve basic training. John A Kelleher formerly of Butte resigns FBI to enlist and trains at Parris Island. his wife and child stay with relatives in Donora Pa. his brother Lt Grant Kelleher serves in Naval Air Intelligence.

Ellen Frances Faller J. C. Faller Dillon Hunter College N. Y Aviation Instrument School Chicago Dillon Wave Beaverhead County Columbus Ohio Corp Joan M. Fuller WAC Mary Feller Cadet Nurse Corps Raymond James Richards Harry Richards South Wyoming Naval Training School Diesel University of Illinois Nova Alice Robinson Roy R. Robinson Drummond Camp Lejeune N. C Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Drummond High School Montana State University Missoula Pfc LeRoy Robinson India John A. Kelleher Butte Fulton Grant Kelleher Mueller Marine Corps Parris Island Kelleher Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Washington National School of Law New York Donora Grant Kelleher Naval Air Intelligence Pasco Wash

Romania Boosts Salt Output for Balkans and Reaches Other Markets

Romania greatly increased its salt production last year to supply large exports to Bulgaria and Yugoslavia and to several areas previously served from other sources.

Rumania Bulgaria Yugoslavia

Pupils Win D A R History Awards at Lincoln and McKinley

The Silver Bow chapter D A R presents Frances Brome history awards to Lloyd H. Evered of Lincoln school and Janet Young of McKinley school for essays on Naturalization and Perry's Victory on Lake Erie. Both are 1944 graduates. The chapter also reports an $18 donation to the national blood plasma fund from Basin rural school pupils. Miss Florence Dillon teaches Basin.

Frances Brome Silver Bow John Harvey Lloyd H. Evered Lincoln School Janet Young McKinley School Lioyd Richard Evered West Park Janet Paul Young South Excelsior Perry Lake Erie Basin Rural School Florence Dillon

Wille Enlists in Navy as Apprentice Seaman

Clifford Robert Wille age 17 son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wille of 2040 Schley has joined the Navy as an apprentice seaman and will soon depart for recruit training. He is currently on inactive status and will receive Farragut training when called.

Clifford Robert Wille R. H. Wille Schley Navy Farragut

Towne Family Visiting Butte Before Summer Lake Trip

Mr and Mrs Charles W Towne and their son Richard are in Butte for a short visit arriving Thursday by car from Tucson Arizona where they reside. They plan to continue to their Flathead Lake summer home. Mr Towne formerly worked in information for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company and was active in local civic circles.

Charles W. Towne Richard Butte Tucson Ariz Flathead Lake Towne Department of Information Anaconda Copper Mining Company

Silver Bow County Preparations For July Primary Nomination

Silver Bow county residents eligible to vote in the July primary total about 20,488 as estimated by Addison A. McGrath county clerk and recorder. Registration counts will be ready next week and reflect roughly 1,200 new registrations since the April school election. The 1942 general election had 22,915 eligible voters and about 5,000 names were canceled after that election. The county office closed at 5 o clock Friday.

Silver Bow

Priests Will Be Ordained Today

Two Butte men Famon DeValera O'Sullivan and John Bernard Sullivan and Patrick James Brown of Anaconda will be ordained as Catholic priests at Immaculate Conception church at 10 oclock Saturday. Rev Norbert C Hoff and Bishop Joseph M Gilmore will lead the ceremony with a line of priests and chaplains assisting. The Helena diocese bishop will officiate as ordination mass officers.

Butte Anaconda Immaculate Conception Church Famon DeValera O'Sullivan John Bernard Sullivan Patrick James Brown Norbert C. Hoff Immaculate Conception Joseph M. Gilmore Helena Bishop Gilmore William P. Joyce Thomas Rodney C. W. McCarthy John Cronin

Summer School Enrollment Opens with Credit Recovery

You may enroll anytime for all grade and high school subjects at Summer School Batte. Special rates available for students making up credits.

Sumer

Dowdall and Sullivan Named Assistant Masters of Ceremony

James P. Dowdall of Butte and the Very Rev J J Sullivan of Helena are named assistant masters of ceremony for the event.

James P. Dowdall Butte J. J. Sullivan Helena

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