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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1956

Page

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Olsen Grabs Commanding Lead In Silver Bow Primary

Atty. Gen. Arnold H. Olsen led in Silver Bow County as unofficial returns from 46 of 48 precincts showed Olsen with 10 925 votes to 4 742 for John W Bonner in the Democratic gubernatorial race. Republican Gov. J Hugo Aronson faced no opposition for a second term. Maurice Hennessy defeated Nick Rotering for county attorney Democratic nomination.

Arnold H. Olsen Silver Bow Olsen John W. Bonner Montana J. Hugo Aronson Maurice Hennessey Nick Rotering George Richardson Frank Gabse Robert McCormick Frank Reardon Lawrence Stimatz Sam Babich Senate Silver Bow County Lee Metcalf National House Ruth Greenough Mosby Missoula Richard Donovan Butte C. W. Purtle Arthur J. Lochrie John J. Holmes Ovie N. Woolverton Lou Boedecker Willard E. Fraser Tom Gleason Supreme Court James D. Freebourn Albert H. Angstman Hugh R. Adair R. J. Wayrynen John V. Healy Henry Mernin Edward Picard Mervin Dempsey Raymond Driscoll Mike Loughran John Cunningham House of Representatives George M. Gosman Edna J. Hinman Alex Cunningham Helena Leonard C. Young Railroad Public Service Commission LeRoy H. Anderson Conrad Frank Murray Congress W. D. McDonald Belgrade Orvin B. Flare Big Timber Lee J. O'Connell Bozeman J. Justin Minerquin George A. Davis Public Harriet Miller Forrest H. Anderson Mary M. Condon Railroad Public Service Convision Lou C. Boedecker Deere Henry H. Anderson Libby Paul Cannon Cannon Anderson Randall Swanberg Great Falls Barclay Craighead Richard P. Donovan Chan Ettien Havre Donald A. McAlp

Silver Bow County Vote Totals From 28 of 48 Precincts

Election results from Silver Bow County show figures for multiple offices. Democratic candidates lead in several races, including President Kefauver and Governor Olsen, with Republican countermands in several districts. The report lists totals for Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, State Auditor, and other statewide posts, noting incomplete precinct reporting and page continuation.

Silver Bow Estes Kefauver S. C. Arnold Lar Daly Congress Lee Metcalf Reublicans M. S. Galasso D. McDonald Ruth Greenough Mosby Louis Welch John W. Bonner J. M. Nickey Arnold Olsen Danny O'Neill J. Hugo Aronson Henry H. Anderson Paul Cannon Barclay Craighead Richard Donovan Chan Ettien Donald A. McAlpine Randall Swanberg George M. Gosman Frank Murray Edna J. Hinman Forrest H. Anderson Patrick J. Gilfeather J. Justin Bourquin Michael J. O'Connell Horace F. Casey Gerald Holland C. W. Purtle George A. Davis Harry H. Hartz Arthur J. Lochrie Bruce O. Mefford R. Lowell Watkins John J. Holmes Ovie N. Woolverton Alex Cunningham Lou Boedecker Willard E. Fraser Tom Gleason Leonard A. Young Mary M. Condon Kathleen Ramey Glenn H. Belisle Jean Cowan Crockett Alden N. Goodwin George E. Koontz Harriet Miller C. E. Naugle W. G. Rafter Hugh R. Adair Albert H. Angstman Edwin S. Booth E. K. Cheadle James D. Freebourn C. W. Leaphart Irving C. Pearson Second Judicial District T. E. Downey John B. McClernan Sam Babich Mike Lacey Neil Neary Frank D. Reardon Kenneth Sheehan

Montana Farm Prices Edge Up in Mid May

Montana's mid May index of prices received by farmers rose nearly 0.5 percent from mid April. Wheat oats sweet clover seed and several crops posted gains while alfalfa and red clover seed fell. Livestock prices increased for beef cattle calves lambs hogs and wool, with wholesale milk leading declines. Sheep retail milk butterfat and turkeys stayed flat.

Helena Montana Montana Crop & Livestock Reporting Service

Premier resigns in Burma AFPFL reorganization

U Nu resigned as prime minister of Burma to devote full time to reorganizing the Socialist Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League AFPFL. His successor is U Ba Swe, defense minister and vice president of the AFPFL.

Rangoon Burma U Nu Britain People’s Freedom League AFPFL U Ba Swe

Powell Registers Close Balloting In Powell County

Voters in Powell County early returns from five of 13 precincts show close primary results with many races unopposed. Democratic candidates lead or trail in presidential, governor and local offices while several Republican tallies are reported for contested seats. More results to follow on page six.

Ike Warns Big Foreign Aid Cut Endangers Security

President Eisenhower opposes a $1.1 billion foreign aid cut, calling it dangerous to national security. After a White House conference with House leaders, he seeks to restore the cut while asking for a $4.9 billion aid program for the fiscal year starting July 1. Senate leaders McCarthy and Knowland push aid reevaluation and Yugoslav aid cutoff.

Washington House Martin Eisenhower White House House Foreign Affairs Committee Congress House Committee Dulles Adm Arthur W. Radford Joint Chiefs of Staff NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Radford Europe

Railroad switchman killed as boxcars trap him

Simon Joseph Hastie 36 a Great Northern Rail employee turned BA and P worker was fatally crushed Tuesday night when two boxcars converged near a switch and trapped him. Deputy coroners and Dr Paulsen led the inquest with witnesses noting Hastie saw danger but could not leap free. Survivors include a widow and six children. body taken to White's Funeral Home.

Simon Joseph Hastie Hastie E. LaPlatte Great Northern Railroad Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Co Iran Arizona Paulsen Maurice Barry John Bukovatz White

Commencement Tickets Available for Montana School of Mines

Tickets for the Montana School of Mines commencement at 8 o clock Friday evening are available from the president's office or by calling 9476. The program will be in the Library Museum building with Horace M Albright of United States Potash Co. as speaker.

Montana School of Mines Horace M. Albright United States Potash Co

Cypriots Threaten to Kill Harding in Britain

Leaflets dropped from a car in Manchester threaten to shoot Field Marshal Sir John Harding. Scotland Yard calls the threat genuine as Britain tightens police protection for the Cyprus governor amid ongoing Cyprus policy tensions and a Commons row over missing soldiers.

London John Harding Cyprus British Isles Manchester Harding Mediterranean Eden Britain House of Parliament Machester Street Dianos Cyprus _liberation subcommittee Great Britain EOKA union-with-Greece Scotland Yard House of Commons Antony Head

Montana Weather Outlook for East and West Regions

Montana forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions across the state with warmer readings midweek. The east region expects highs in the 60s to 75 with slightly warmer Thursday, while the west sees 60 to 65 with possible rain or snow showers in the mountains.

Montana

Only Three of 202 Aboard Ship Survive Sinking

In East Pakistan the steam er Badora sank in the Bay of Bengal after high winds. Sixty bodies were recovered and only three of the 202 aboard were known to have survived. The tragedy occurred Saturday with the vessel capsized by rough seas.

Dacca East Pakistan Bay of Bengal

Court Rules Bus Segregation Unconstitutional

A three judge federal panel in Montgomery ruled Tuesday that racial segregation on city buses violates the 14th Amendment. The court did not order immediate injunctions, planning to issue them after appeals, with potential Supreme Court action ahead. Judge Rives and Judge Johnson joined the majority. Judge Lynne dissented on separate but equal.

Montgomery Ala Supreme Court Richard T. Rives U. S. Fifth Circuit of Appeals and Dist Frank M. Johnson Jr Middle District Alabama Seybourn Lynne Northern District

Special City Vote Registration Ends Thursday in Butte

Registration closes Thursday at 5 p.m. for a July 23 municipal election in Butte. Voters 21 or older within city limits may vote on a federal housing project. Taxpayers only may ballot on a garbage disposal measure. Permanently registered voters need not reregister. check status with County Clerk William T. Duckham if unsure or if you did not vote in the primary.

Butte William T. Duckham

Great Falls Election Returns Slow Amid Ballot Turbulence

In Cascade county the polls slowed as voters delayed by preferring paper ballots over machines. After 5 p.m. lines formed at Great Falls polling places and patience wore thin as final tallies lagged behind machine counts until paper ballots were added to the totals.

Great Falls Big Cascade County Cascade County

Seaton Wins Approval of Committee for Interior Secretary

President Eisenhower’s nominee Fred A. Seaton won unanimous bipartisan backing from the Senate Interior Committee. He defended the partnership policy for water power, backed local control, and urged caution about federal ownership of power facilities, as O’Mahoney labeled him liberal on natural resources.

Washington Eisenhower Fred A. Seaton Wyoming Seaton Sen Allott R-Cole Nebraska GOP Upper Colorado Congress Senate

Anaconda Primary Returns Reported From Deer Lodge County

Incomplete results from 19 precincts show Democratic and Republican tallies for president congress governor and other statewide posts. Major figures include Estes Kefauver Lee Metcalf Arnold Olsen Aronson and Gosman among others with counts across multiple offices and precincts.

Anaconda Deer Lodge Estes Kefauver S. C. Arnold Lar Daly Congress Lee Metcalf M. S&s. Galasso W. D. McDonald Ruth Greenough Mosby Louis Welch John W. Bonner J. M. Nickey Arnold Olsen Danny O'Neill J. Hugo Aronson Henry H. Anderson Paul Cannon Barclay Craighead Richard Donovan Chan Ettien Donald A. McAlpine Randall Swanberg George M. Gosman Frank Murray Edna J. Hinman Forrest H. Anderson Patrick J. Gilfeather J. Justin Bourquin Michael J. O'Connell Horace F. Casey Gerald Holland C. W. Purtle George A. Davis

Want Ads Explain Earning Extra Dollars For Ads

Daily Want Ads offer extra income by renting selling or serving. Call 5451 for help preparing your ad today. An example ad lists an excellent condition spindly washer with years of service left priced at 50 dollars or a reasonable offer. Ph 0000.

Olsen Leads Early In Montana Democratic Governor Nomination

In the Montana presidential primary, Arnold H. Olsen held a morning lead over John W. Bonner with 27,292 votes to 20,873 across 284 precincts. Danny ONeill and John M. Nickey trailed, while GOP and Democratic contests show incumbents and nominees already declared or advancing in early returns from about 150,000 of 273,236 registered voters.

Helena Montana Arnold H. Olsen John W. Bonner Danny O'Neill John M. Nickey Associated Press Olsen Bonner Havre Havre Livestock Commissionman, Counted — 1,887 and John M. Nickey Bozeman Butte Silver Bow

Stevenson Wins California Democratic Primary Victory

In California Adlai Stevenson leads Kefauver 64 to 36 percent with Stevenson at 407,754 to Kefauver 226,405 from 11,043 precincts. Kefauver concedes after Stevenson claims victory at Los Angeles headquarters. Richards defeats Yorty to win the Democratic Senate nomination. Kuchel wins Republican Senate seat.

Adlai Stevenson California Los Angeles Sen Estes Kefauver San Francisco Kefauver Stevenson Los Angeles County Eisenhower Richard Richards U. S. Senate Thomas H. Kuchel Richards Samuel W. Yorty

Ponce Claims Victory in Ecuador Presidential Race

Camilo Ponce Enriquez backed by the Conservative party claimed victory in the Ecuadorian presidential election. Unofficial results show a lead of about 11,000 votes over Raul Clemente Huerta of the National Democratic Front. Official results await canvassing starting June 13.

Quito Ecuador Camilo Ponce Enriquez Ponce Raul Clemente Huerta National Democratic Front National Electoral Board

Estes Ike Get Montana Votes In 1948 Delegations

In Helena Montana President Eisenhower and Senator Estes Kefauver secured Montana's 14 Republican and 16 Democratic national convention votes respectively. Eisenhower did not run but S C Arnold pledged support as a stand in candidate with minimal opposition from America First Republicans. Democratic write ins included Adlai Stevenson Averell Harriman and Frank Lausche. Kefauver led in 141 precincts with 8869 votes and Stevenson Harriman Lausche trailed. Arnold received 2630 with Daly 367 and Eisenhower 38 write ins.

Helena Eisenhower Estes Kefauver Tennesee Montana S. C. Arnold Lar Daly Chicago America First Republican Party Illinois Adlai E. Stevenson New York Averell Harriman Ohio Frank J. Lausche Kefauver Stevenson Harriman Lausche Arnold

Granite County primary results from Philipsburg precincts

Two of five Granite County precincts in Philipsburg reported early results in the state primary. Tallies show votes for President Kefauver 232, Governor Bonner 131, Ettien 187, Woolverton 49, Holmes 252, Ramey 106, Thomas Malee 42, Sid Stewart 57, W R Taylor 380, and other offices with varying totals including Murray 257 and Forrest Anderson 230.

Philipsburg Granite County Kefauver Bonner Nickey Olsen O'Neill Anderson Cannon McAlpine Craighead Donovan Ettien Swanberg Murray Forrest Anderson Gilfeather Casey Holland Purtle Woolverton Holmes Boedecker Fraser Gleason Superintendent of Public Instruction Condon Ramey Adair Angstman Booth Cheadle Freebourn Lea Pearson Fifth Judicial District Thomas Malee Sid Stewart W. R. Taylor

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Powell Railroad and Public Service Ike McCarthy R-Wis U. S Yugoslavia Knowland Calif Simon J. Hastie Montana Weather Montana High Low Billings Estes
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