38 Montana Mines Seniors to Get Bachelor Degrees Friday Night
The Montana School of Mines will award bachelor of science degrees to 38 seniors at the 52nd commencement Friday evening in the Library museum auditorium. The procession includes 11 mining, 13 metallurgical, seven geological, and seven petroleum engineering degrees with honors and various international students.
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Montana Mines
Montana School of Mines
W. M. Brown
Cal Engineering
India
Honduras
Canada
Chile
Norway
Montana
Butte
William Embry Wrather
U. S. Geological Survey
Edward P. Shea
Clifford F. Milkwick
Anaconda
Shiekh Mohammed Aslam
Lahore
Pakistan
Seth Ernest Wilson
Williston
N. D
Richard F. Marvin
Billings
William Rhodes Paine
Missoula
Paul Andrew Guttormsen, Jr
Lafayette
Ind
Albert J. Turk
Diamondville
Wyo
J. Robert van Pelt
School of Mines
James M. Brenneman
Salmon
Idaho
Produot Kumar Das
Calcutta
Herbert David Drechsler
Chicago
Gilmore Mayo Ebberts
Baltimore
Daniel Geary
Erwin George Green
Maj
Melvin L. Greene
Columbia Falls
Eugene W. Lingo
Denver
George A. Mattison
Opportunity
Richard A. Vik
Park Ridge
Ill
Terrance Waller
la Grande
Ore
John A. Alexander
Mount Vernon
Wash
Alfred A. Ekeberg
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eugene F. Gibbs
Rock Springs
Mont
Donald D. Goehler
Portland
John Harrington
Ford W. Knight
Dillon
Charles W. McPherson
Tor O. Notevarp
Trondheim
James L. Owings
Great
Spokane
Eugene W. Price
Hershey
Neb
Robert S. Bernstein
Newark
N. J
James A. Glover
Polson
Alfred F. Dimon
Hamburg
David L. Donaldson
Havre
Raynald L. Levesque
Royalties
Alta
Kenneth G. Parrent
Casper
William §. Thielman
Lewistown
Museum Hall
van Pelt
Butte Country Club
Library Museum
Montana School of Mines Alumni Association
Finlen Hotel
Wrather Arrives and Career of a Geological Leader
Dr. Wrather, associate chief of the metals and minerals division of the Board of Economic Warfare in Washington, becomes director of the U S Geological Survey in 1943. He has held numerous honors and held lectures at top universities, with roles in scientific advisory committees and international congresses from 1929 to 1937. He chaired and served in many geology and science organizations including the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and the Texas Geological Society.
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Wrather
Board of Economic Warfare
Washington
U. S. Geological Survey
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
University of Chicago
University of Texas
Yale University
Northwestern University
Southern Methodist
Colorado Mines
National Academy of Sciences and
National Research Council
Madrid
Petoria
South Africa
Moscow
Geological Society of America
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Society of Economic Geologists
Texas Geological Society
Texas State Historical Association
Texas
Senate Narrowly Defeats Wage-Price Suspension Plan
Move to suspend wage price controls failed 57 to 22 as Taft accused the Truman administration of aiming for prosperity by November 1952. Amendments to drop price ceilings on farm products failed 49 to 29. Senate left WSB with some public representation and deferred a fight on emergency presidential power to seize industries. Rent controls cut-off moved to March 1, 1953. Walsh Healey act coverage to be narrowed. Americans may bid for scarce raw materials under certain conditions.
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Taft
Truman
Congress
Senate
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Banking Committee
Maybank
DS. C
Secretary of Labor
Atomic blast slated at Yucca Flats proving grounds
AEC scientists prepare for the 20th atomic detonation at Yucca Flat near Las Vegas with dawn blast planned. No troops will participate and observers say this may be the final blast of the current series.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat Proving Grounds
Here
AEC
Steel executives praise Supreme Court ruling on mills seizure
In New York, steel executives hailed the 6-3 Supreme Court decision that ruled Truman's two month seizure of the steel mills unconstitutional. They urged free collective bargaining and signaled willingness to bargain in good faith. Taft criticized Maybank’s 120 day strike ban proposal as too tough on labor, noting the Taft-Hartley act’s cooling off provisions and nonbinding board.
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New York
Supreme Court
Truman
Maybank
Taft
Ohio
Steel strike idles tens of thousands across industries
Pittsburgh reports rapid unemployment from a three day steel strike with about 75,000 workers idle in allied sectors. Furloughed coal miners rail workers tow boat crews and dock hands total over 71,000 while 10,000 iron ore miners join in sympathy. Some workers remain employed but face layoffs if the strike lasts. Large steel stocks promise about two weeks of continued work for consuming industries.
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Pittsburgh
Allied Industries
CIO United
Jury Term Ends in U S Court
Trial of David Charles Olson of Geyser on a National Selective Service act charge was vacated by Judge W D Murray at the defendant’s counsel request. The jury trial term ends and the panel is dismissed with the court’s thanks.
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David Charles Olson
United States District Court
W. D. Murray
Children Day at Gardens Opens Free Rides for All Children
Anaconda Copper Mining Company sponsors free rides for children under 14 on Thursday at Columbia Gardens with buses from Park and Main every 20 minutes from 9 am to noon and from noon to 4 pm for homecoming. Playground supervisors, a special deputy, and a first aid station will oversee the day as thousands are expected to attend and enjoy the gardens during summer.
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Ted Beech
Columbia Gardens
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Beech
Anaconda
Park and Main Street
Lucy Lynch
Ann Meehan
Mary Lou Bush
Joan Drew
Deanna Hurley
Elizabeth Hopkins
Sheila Dolan
Joyce Scholey
Pfeffer
Janice Gould
Mildred Richards
Ed McCauley
Bill Everett
Municipal League Calendar With Talks And Dinners
The conference runs Friday and Saturday with a government and city focus. Delegates will tour Butte, attend a Dutch lunch, view films courtesy of General Electric and Montana Power, hear talks on Home Rule and traffic control, and close with a dinner and dance at Finlen. Attendees include visitors from South Dakota Utah and Idaho along with Montana officials and FBI agent Percy Wyly.
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General Electric
Montana Power
M. E. Henderson
Bozeman
Finlen
Tom T. Rowe
Billings
Butte
League
Seattle
Northwest
Brewer
Persistent Butte Man Finds Stolen Truck
John Glaud of 517 North Main recovered his 1940 Ford pickup eight hours after it was stolen near Granite and Wyoming. He located the truck on Harrison street and reported missing items including a spare tire a tool box and rubber cushions from the clutch and brake pedals. The steering wheel lock was broken and the ignition wired to start the truck.
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Butte
John Glaud
North Main
Butte Hill
Granite
Wyoming
Glaud
Harrison
Irrigation repairs progress in Blaine and surrounding counties
Federal aid totals include Hill Blaine Phillips Valley Roosevelt Havre Chinook Harlem Dodson Malta Glasgow Nashua with Blaine’s irrigation districts at Fort Belknap Harlem Zurich Alfalfa Paradise. Bonner's $107000 for Frenchman Creek dam repair. bids open June 19. Water restoration aims to have all irrigated lands served by July 1 with some areas receiving water within a week.
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Blaine County
Hill County
Phillips County
Valley County
Roosevelt County
Havre
Chinook
Harlem
Malta
Glasgow
Nashua
Fort Belknap
Zurich
Paradise
Bonner
Frenchman Creek
Brownie troop highlights sheriff train trip to Mis soula
Seven to eight Brownie girls led a joyful sendoff for the sheriff and deputy as the train left Butte for Missoula. Soldiers sailors and locals joined the celebration with salutes while the girls ran farewells along the cars. The group earned the trip by selling food to raise funds and named Penny Redfield Patsy Paige Marjorie Holbert Shirley Melton Sandra Frazier Nancy Jo Carroll Polly Frances Morrison Catherine Butts Mary Margaret Jones Volga Stanovich Claudia Cocanougher Margaret Warden L Dean Burgess Marcia Giem Leah Hull Virginia Crabtree Eldine Richardson Carol Seidensticker Lannette Burgess Arlene Deathcrate Don Mailey.
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Missoula
Butte
Twin Bridges
Penny Redfield
Patsy Paige
Marjorie Holbert
Shirley Melton
Sandra Frazier
Nancy Jo Carroll
Polly Frances Morrison
Catherine Butts
Mary Margaret Jones
Volga Stanovich
Claudia Cocanougher
Margaret Warden
L Dean Burgess
Marcia Giem
Leah Hull
Virginia Crabtree
Eldine Richardson
Carol Seidensticker
Lannette Marie Burgess
Arlene Deathcrate
Don Mailey
Experiments With Bamboo Paper Began Indoors
Researchers test bamboo fiber to make durable paper products and reduce reliance on wood pulp. Trials focus on strength, texture, and production costs as potential eco friendly alternatives emerge from lab to prototype stages.
Eisenhower speaks on power, economy, and unity at Abilene
In Abilene Ike Eisenhower warns against one party rule causing graft and incompetence. He cites eight years in power and recalls a wartime decision. He pledges less foreign aid spending, opposes high taxes, favors local control, and calls for clear aims against communism while stressing faith, courage, and national solvency.
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Eisenhower
Abilene
Mamie
Kansas City
France
America
Eisenhowers
Remembering 1950 and political careers in Montana
Cannon a Butte clothing merchant recalls past times while noting Cannon served in the Montana lower house three terms and led the Senate twice as lieutenant governor. Cook, West Point graduate and MSU student, resigned his Army commission in 1950 and now studies political science and history with a reserve Air Force colonel commission.
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Cannon
Butte
Cook
Montana State University
Korea
Senate
Ernest Eaton
Billings
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Missoula
Air Force Reserve
Red prisoners' raids and yard siege disrupt island camp
Troops backed by tanks entered compounds 85 96 and 60 to seize Red banners and remove leaders. Rations were cut with sand bags delivered as a punitive measure amid claims Geneva Conventions govern such actions. Brig Gen Haydon L. Boater ordered the raids and claimed no awareness of sand deliveries.
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Haydon L. Boater
Bose
Compound 96
Boater
Weather normals for Montana week ending May 31
Montana temperatures averaged near normal for the week ending May 31 according to the weather bureau. Maximums were mostly in the sixties or low seventies with a high of 87 at Miles City on May 25.
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Helena
U.P
Montana
Weather Bureau
Miles City
July Ballot slate spans Supreme Court to district judges
Helena dispatch reports 51 candidates on July ballot led by Supreme Court incumbents Chief Justice Hugh Adair and Associate Forrest H. Anderson. District court judges span 18 districts with multiple counties listed. Mefford highlighted for state office and Edna Hinman files as Helena Republican for clerk of the Supreme Court with a veteran political service record and a proefficiency slogan.
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John Hellman
Great Falls
Supreme Court
Hugh Adair
Forrest H. Anderson
Helena
Ernest A. Peterson
Bozeman
Moncure Cockrell
Kalispell
George W. Padbury, Jr
Victor H. Fall
Sherman W. Smith
Stanley R. Foot
Robert L. Ward, Jr
Broadwater
Lewis and Clark
John B. McClernan
T. E. Downey
Silver Bow
W. R. Taylor
Deer Lodge
Granite
Powell
C. E. Comer
Albert Besancon
Missoula
Mineral
Lake
Ravalli
Sanders
P. C. Duncan
Beavehead
Jefferson
Madison
B. E. Berg
Earl E. Ammerman
George T. Allen
Park
Sweet Grass
F. S. P. Foss
Dawson
McCone
Richland
Wibaux
J. W. Speer
C. F. Holt
David J. Ryan
Cascade
Chouteau
R. M. Hattersley
Teton
Pondera
Toole
Glacier
Stewart McCorochie
Fergus
Judith Basin
Petroleum
Dean King
Flathead
Lincoln
C. H. Elwell
L. W Paul
Liberty
Hill
Blaine
Ben Harwood
Guy C. Derry
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Carbon
Stillwater
Treasure
F. W. Watts
Meagher
Wheatland
Golden Valley
Musselshell
J. R. Loucks
Arthur C. Erickson
Roosevelt
Daniels
Sheridan
W. R. Flachsenhar
S. D. McKinnon
Custer
Carter
Fallon
Prairie
Powder River
James T. Shea
Phillips
Valley
W. W. Lessley
Gallatin
Montana
Edna Hinman
Senate
House of Representatives
Toole Files for Montana Democratic Nomination for Lt Governor
Helena June 4 Jack C Toole Shelby rancher and grandson of MT first governor filed for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in the July 15 primary. He promotes Montana progress and development of resources while pledging support for education and elderly citizens. Toole served in the 1945 and 1947 legislatures. He is the grandson of Joseph K Toole. His wife Jean Sanders is from Butte. He ran second in a three man race for the nomination. He was the fourth to file. Ahead of him were Sam Babich N A Peterson Walter Barclay Craig head.
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Helena
Jack C. Toole
Shelby
Montana
Toole
Joseph K. Toole
W. F. Sanders
U. S
Sam Babich
Butte
N. A. Peterson
Walter
Barclay Craighead
Bozeman man files in Republican bid for state auditor
Chris A. Haeckel of Bozeman filed for the Republican nomination for state auditor in the July 15 primary. He is a World War I veteran, 30-year Montana resident, former Miles City and Helena resident, manager of a wholesale grocery supply, and member of the Elks Shrine and American Legion.
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Helena
Chris A. Haeckel
Bozeman
John J. Holmes
Haeckel
Montana
Miles City
Lewistown
Missoula
Great Falls
The
Elks, Shrine and
American Legion
Four-way Democratic race for Montana treasurer set
Helena June 4 Kennedy of Missoula and Sheehy of Butte join Fred Lay and Francis Walsh of Helena in the Democratic nominating contest for state treasurer. Kennedy, a title and tax consultant, backs higher old-age pensions and workers compensation. Sheehy, a World War II veteran, vows to be worthy of the public's confidence.
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Helena
U.P
John E. Kennedy
Missoula
Edmond F. Sheehy
Butte
Fred Lay
Francis Walsh
Kennedy
Sheehy
Butte Native Sheehy Profiles Local Life and Service
Sheehy, a Mining City native, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Con Sheehy of 1034 Antimony. He attended St. Mary grade school, Butte high, and Butte Business College, served four years in World War II in the Army post office finance section, and works at the Butte post office. He belongs to the Butte Elks lodge 240, the Butte Serra club, and the Central Round Table. He lives at 103 South Excelsior with his wife Catherine Nielsen and their 17 month old son Earl.
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Sheehy
Con Sheehy
St. Mary
Butte High School
Butte Business College
Army Post Office
Butte Post Office
Butte Elks Lodge No
Butte Serra Club
Central Round Table
Catherine Nielsen
Earl
South Excelsior
Missoula Public Safety Commissioner Files for State Auditor
Bruce Mefford of Missoula filed on the Republican ticket for the office of state auditor shortly after 10 o clock Wednesday night. Mefford has been public safety commissioner in Missoula for the last term.
Sheridan seeks Republican nomination for state treasurer
Helena June 4 Charles L Sheridan former state highway patrol chief and ex Montana adjutant general filed for the Republican nomination for state treasurer in the July 15 primary to fill the seat vacated by J E Henry. He served in the Army on the Mexican border and in France in 1917 earning the DSM and a colonel’s rank. He led Montana National Guard 1921 to 1925 and was police chief in Great Falls and Helena. He pledged to serve the state to the best of his ability if nominated and elected.
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Helena
Charles L. Sheridan
Montana
J. E. Henry
Sheridan
France
National Guard
Great Falls
Montana Women Open Convention in Bozeman
Bozeman hosts the Montana Federation of Women's Clubs 34th bi annual convention. Orvin B. Flare of Big Timber spoke to 400 delegates on citizenship. Honored guest at the banquet is Mrs. Theodore S. Chapman of Jerseyville Illinois. Keith Botterud of the Mutual Security Agency will give the banquet address. Beatrice Wright of Wisconsin will speak on infantile paralysis. Delegates will elect officers Friday morning with installation to close Friday afternoon.
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Bozeman
Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs
Orvin B. Flare
Big Timber
Theodore S. Chapman
Jerseyville
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Keith Botterud
Mutual Security Agency
Washington, D. C
Beatrice Wright
Adgar
Wis
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Berlin Under Siege After Shooting Near Sector Line
A U S Army patrol flagging the line between American and Soviet zones reports a shot from an unknown source, injuring Pvt Chenevert lightly. In West Berlin, Russian troops fire warnings to disperse a police detachment from a Frohnau churchyard near the French border. Soviet gunmen defend Radio Berlin as a British siege tightens, while East Germans seek refuge amid a crackdown by 5000 armed police and Russian units.
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Mathewson
Radio
East German People’s Police
Berlin
More Romanian Commies Purged
VIENNA June 4 A purge of the Romanian Communist ranks widens after Ana Pauker the foreign minister is dismissed along with six other top figures from the Politburo. Bucharest papers say the party targets anti Marxists including Pauker a longtime Stalin ally.
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Vienna
Austria
Ana Pauker
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