Butte Pilot Joins Final Eighth Air Force Raid on Pilsen
Second Lt. Edmund Ludendorff Jr., 20, of Butte, served as navigator on the lead bomber of the 384th Bomb Group in the last Eighth Air Force mission against a German target. The Skoda armament works at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, was struck after heavy cloud and smoke delays. The unit, under Col. Theodore Milton, traces its origin to the first 1942 Fortress attack on Europe.
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Eighth Air Force
Skoda
Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
Butte
Edmund Ludendorff, Jr
384Th
Theodore R. Milton
Washington, D. C
Berlin
England
Ludendorff
Edmund Ladendorff
Walnut
Greeley
Butte High School
Naval Military Exams Set For Montana youths
Competitive examinations to select Murray candidates for the United States Naval and Military academies at Annapolis and West Point will be held in Butte on July 28. The Civil Service Commission will run tests at the post office building starting 9 oclock. Eligible are Montana residents meeting age limits. Naval academy candidates must be 17 to 21 by April 1, 1944. West Point 17 to 22 at July 1946 admission. Similar exams are planned in Billings and other Montana cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FE. Murray
United States Naval and Military Academies
Annapolis
West Point
Butte
United States Civil Service Commission
Montana
Naval Academy
Billings
Bozeman
Glasgow
Glendive
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Miles City
Missoula
Plentywood
Clinic Set Today at Courthouse
The free clinic at the courthouse helps workers with physical disabilities. Registration is 9 to 4 pm with counselors from the vocational rehabilitation bureau and medical staff. Franklin P. Dorfler will interview applicants. services include artificial aids and selective placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Harrington
U. S. Employment Service
Butte
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
Bureau
Franklin P. Dorfler
U. S. Civil Service
Helena
Sister of Butte Woman Announces Death in England
Mrs. Edith Donnithorne died after a lengthy illness in Port Isaac Cornwall England. Her sister Mrs. Richard Semmens of 725 Colorado reports the death along with a large extended family including two sons and daughters in law Alex and Harold Donnithorne Harry Burt William Smythe Jack Allen five grandchildren and several brothers and sisters residing in Vancouver Stonewall Port Isaac and Sonoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Semmens
Colorado
Edith Donnithorne
Port Isaac
Cornwall
England
Semmens
Alex Donnithorne
Harold Donnithorne
Harry Burt
William Smythe
Jack Allen
George Saundry
Vancouver
William Saundry
Joseph Laundry
Stonewall
Manitoba
Canada
William Avery
John Weymouth
Sonoma
Calif
Daisy Tabish departs for Salt Lake after visit
South Side Daisy Tabish leaves Thursday by plane for Salt Lake City to return home after visiting her mother Lil lian Pyykonen at 1818 South Franklin. She was a patient at Murray hospital and traveled with daughter Amerylus.
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Daisy Tabish
Salt Lake
Lillian Pyykonen
South Franklin
City
Murray Hospital
Amerylus
Death by own action identified as Arvid Wuokila
The partly decomposed body found on a slope above the Bullwhacker cave near the Pittsmont mine was identified Tuesday as Arvid Wuokila of 363 East Broadway. Friends say he disappeared about a year ago while in ill health. police report suicide by hanging. Burial pending relatives in Michigan. body at Duggan's Merrill mortuary. no known local relatives in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsmont
Arvid Wuokila
East Broadway
Wuokila
Michigan
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Butte
Columbia Gardens
Exchangites Hear Talk on Alcohol at Butte Club Meeting
The Butte Exchange Club met at the Finlen hotel Tuesday noon where G F Teach from Calvert Distillers spoke on alcohol and industrial uses in warfare. He explained whisky ingredients and aging, urged responsible drinking, and cautioned against driving after drinking. R D Callahan reported a successful clean up night at the Municipal course. Lew Carmody was program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Exchange Club
Finlen Hotel
G. F. Teach
Calvert Distillers Corporation
R. D. Callahan
Lew Carmody
Turbine Uses Windmill Principle in Steam Power
A steam turbine operates on the same basic principle as a windmill converting fluid flow into rotational energy. High pressure steam expands through blades causing rotation, similar to how wind moves turbine blades to generate power.
Old High School Plunge Opens in Butte
Butte’s free plunge for school children opened for the summer at the old high school pool. Operated by the city county and school board, the program drew a good crowd despite rain. Boys swim morning 9 to 12, girls 1 to 4, with ages 6 to 16 welcome anytime within those blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Butte High School
Harry Dahlberg
Betty Horst
Funeral services for Alline Macmaster held in Butte
Mrs. Alline Macmaster, longtime Butte resident who died June 1 in Yakima Washington, was honored with funeral services Tuesday afternoon at Sherman and Reed mortuary. Rev. Floyd Logee officiated. Mrs. Paul Bailor led songs. Pallbearers were John Kelly Marcus Leary John T Fewel John Clark John O Keefe and James Rowe with burial in Mount Moriah cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alline Macmaster
Butte
Yakima
Wash
Sherman and Reed Mortuary
Floyd FE. Logee
First Presbyterian Church
Paul Bailor
Rock of Ages
John Kelly
Marcus Leary
John T. Fewel
John Clark
John O'Keefe
James Rowe
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Kiwanis Meeting With Calvert Official Today
The Butte Kiwanis club meeting at the Finlen hotel will feature G. F. Teach of Calvert Distillers educational department. Teach, based in Portland, will discuss alcohol use in the war effort. John Walsh serves as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Kiwanis Club
Finlen Hotel
G. F. Teach
Calvert Distillers Corporation
Portland
John Walsh
Multiple Bonds Forfeited In Police Court Session
George Roe forfeited a $10 bond on a speeding charge and another motorist tied to the name R Steiner also forfeited a $10 bond. Bonds of $10 each for disturbance charges were forfeited by Gerald Laughlin Gun nar Jacobsen Larry Anderson and Raymond John. Joe Madrid was fined $10 on a similar charge and Joe DeGeorge forfeited a $10 bond on a speeding charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Roe
R. Steiner
Gerald Laughlin
Gunnar Jacobsen
Larry Anderson
Raymond John
Joe Madrid
Joe DeGeorge
Auto Tax Stamp Due July 1 for 1945
The 85 automobile use tax stamps for the 1945 fiscal year go on sale June 9 at Butte Post Office and Helena collector's office. Stamps sold over the counter for cash. mail orders require cash, money orders, or certified checks. Penalties apply for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Collector of Internal Revenue
Helena
Lewis Penwell
Montana
Federal Court Law Calendar List of Civil Motions
Judge R Lewis Brown handled three civil actions in a law and motion session. Daniels Auto Freight Lines v Freightways Consolidated Freight and others saw a pre-trial conference continued. Hamblin estate v Union Pacific denied a more definite statement with 20 days to answer. Bowles v Kenworthy demurrer stricken with 20 days to answer. Case concerns ceiling price violations in automobile sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Lewis Brown
W. M. Daniels
Daniels Auto Freight Lines
Freightways
Consolidated Freight
T. C
Union Pacific Railroad
Chester Bowles
OPA
U. S
W. C. Kenworthy
WAVES Recruiters Visit Butte To Interview Prospects
A traveling WAVES recruiting team from Seattle will visit Butte on June 11 to interview young women for the Navy’s women’s branch. Chief R. F. Westfall announced the visit, listing Lt. Anne M. Dorsey Lt. Paul Slattery Sp c Mary Anne Rudd and PhM. Carl Maury as team members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
WAVES
Butte
WAVE
R. F. Westfall
Anne M. Dorsey
Paul Slattery
Mary Anne Rudd
Carl Maury
Naval Procurement Office
Seattle
Feudal Warfare and the Hidden Ransom Gains
In feudal warfare ransoms formed a large part of a soldier's gains. The practice tied raiders to captives and influenced alliances, economy, and battlefield behavior across medieval Europe.
Local GIs enter training and air base marks record
Four Butte men report to Camp Wolters Texas for infantry basic training. Pvt John B Hipp Pvt Arthur G Miller Pvt Paul Joseph Bennett and Pvt Emerson F Fellows are listed with their home addresses. Meanwhile Sgt Dan C Crowley is at Tonopah Army air field Nevada where Fourth Air Force crews train in B 24 bombers and the field recently logged over 50000 flying hours without a fatal accident. Jane B Richmond WAVE visits home for two weeks from Washington D C after two and a half years in service and Billings High School graduate remains stationed in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Camp Wolters
Texas
John B. Hipp
Benjamin Hipp
East Aluminum
Arthur G. Miller
Doreen Vigus Miller
East Front
Paul Joseph Bennett
Catherine Murray Bennett
North
Washington
Emerson FE. Fellows
Catherine Agnes Fellows
Sherman
Dan C. Crowley
West Quartz
Tonopah
Nev
Army Air Field
Fourth Air Force
Jane B. Richmond
WAVE
Nelson L. Richmond
Caledonia
Seaman Richmond
Billings High School
Washington, D. C
Wildcats Drilled Washington Urges High Wildcat Drilling Level
June 5. Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies urged the oil industry to keep wildcat drilling at the highest possible level. The report notes about 28,000,000 homes in the United States are wired for electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph K. Davies
United States
Court of Honor Session in Butte Honors Scouts
The monthly Court of Honor in the county courthouse recognized 17 Butte Boy Scouts with rank advancements and presented merit badges to 14. Troop 28 led the ceremonies with three members earning Eagle rank: Robert Brown Glen Gribble and Bill Richards. Scout leaders included Rev. Peter F. MacDonald chairman J W Warren F L Riley Dale W. Turner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Robert Brown
Glen Gribble
Bill Richards
Peter F. MacDonald
J. W Warren
F. L. Riley
Dale W. Turner
Guy D. Pratt
Clark Veatch
T. N. Maxwell
E. B. Wainwright
Henry Collins
Civilian Defense Office Abolished by President Truman
The Office of Civilian Defense, created May 20, 1941, is abolished by President Truman effective June 30. In tropical America fireflies are captured and placed in small cages to light homes.
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Washington
Office of Civilian Defense
Truman
Tropical
America
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Nature
Dean
Doan
Damascus
Syria
Levant
Republic of Lebanon
France
Lebanon
Great Britain
International
East Mercury
Boulevard Fire Department
Boulevard Fire Hall
Faithful Workers’ Club
Grace
Silver Bow Methodist Church
Silver Bow Park
Myrtle Lobb
Ann Evans
Jeanne O’brien
St. Mary College
Xavier
Kan
A. M. O’brien
East Second
Margaret Mullen
M. J. Mullen
Harrison
Helen Mullen
Shortridge Memorial Christian Church
Steve Tangas
Jean Trostle
A. A. Freseman
A. E Rantapaa
Burma
Federal Court
Moe
RICE
Scott
Owsley
Court of Honor
OCD
S. J. Rafferty
Kola
By Clicquot Club
J. W. Harkins
New York Life
New York
Madison Ave
N.Y
Metals Bank
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