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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1949

Page

5

484 Degrees Awarded at MSC Commencement

Montana State college conferred 484 degrees at the 53rd commencement, a record, with 34 master and 450 bachelor degrees. Attorney General Arnold H. Olsen delivered the address as Dr. R. R. Renne presided. graduates hailed from multiple states and foreign countries.

Bozeman Montana State College Arnold H. Olsen R. R. Renne David Clarence Johns Helena Edward James Garnett Willow Creek Donald Walter Schurch Deer Lodge Thomas Roland Barrett Daniel Joseph Dougherty Gerald Harkins Hanley Robert Edwin Smith Butte Sigvald Lewis Berg Robert William Grenier William G. McKeown Cardwell Charles Warren Totten East Helena Leonard William Decco Roderick Stell Jordan Robert Joseph Stanbury John Burnwood Fiske Robert John Labrie Dan Harley Pyfer Whitehall John Lowell Johnson James Raymond Abbey James Parker Pierce Lucien Virgil Campeau Thomas Francis Kenneally Jack Wesley Petlin John Martin Batch Francis Edward Burke Jack Robert Davis Clarence F. Hanley Edward J. D’arcy Thomas Kelly Ryan Anaconda Marjorie A. Frazer Robert J. Gar Montana Hall Donald R. Marquis William J. Galt Thomas D. Reed Bonana Kenneth J. Roth Manhattan Frederick R. Sherwood Wilsall Air Force Harold C. F. Draper Harry W. Graves Rockland Donald J. Green Red Lodge Michel K. Henry Wenatchee Wash Jack S. Howard Kalispell Robert L. Johnson Glendive Raymond H

Town Square Camps Set Across 11 Communities This Month

Town Square camps in 11 Vigilante council communities are announced by assistant executive Paul K. Dudley. Activities include cook-outs with Scout relatives as dinner guests, council fires, and scouting skill demonstrations. Schedule lists Deer Lodge Anaconda Twin Bridges Sheridan Lima Dillon Virginia City Ennis Cardwell Jefferson Island Whitehall Butte.

Town Square Boy Scouts Paul K. Dudley Deer Lodge Anaconda Twin Bridges Sheridan Lima Dillon Virginia City Ennis Cardwell Jefferson Island Whitehall Butte South Side Downtown Butte

Highland View Members Resume League Play At Club

Highland View golf club members prepare for a resumed league schedule starting Tuesday with women teeing off at 10 AM in nine hole play followed by lunch in the clubhouse. Twilight league for men begins Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock with plans to shift to Wednesday and Thursday in subsequent weeks.

Highland View Golf Course Frank Kall

Don’t Neglect Slipping FALSE TEETH Ad

Don’t be hindered by loose teeth. FASTEETH powder to sprinkle on plates keeps false teeth firmly set. Provides security and comfort with no gummy taste. Available at drug stores.

Adv

Curran Acts as Acting Mayor During Morgan’s Absence

Councilman William Curran, first ward alderman and president of the Butte city council, assumed acting mayor duties Monday while Mayor Thomas R. Morgan joins the Butte high school band on a Pacific Northwest tour. The group will end with a command performance at the Tournament of Roses festival in Portland, Oregon, this week.

William Curran First Butte Thomas R. Morgan Butte High School Pacific Northwest Portland Ore

Margaret Kranitz Taken by Death

Mrs. Margaret Kranitz 35 Plum Street died early Monday at home after illness. Born in Austria she lived in Butte 49 years. She belonged to Ss Philip and Jacob lodge No 165 Ladies of Macabees Copper Leaf No 9451 and the LCBA. Survived by a daughter and son in law, three sons and two daughters in law, eight grandchildren, five great grandchildren and a niece in Butte. Funeral home Sherman and Reed.

Margaret Kranjac) Kranitz Plum Street Austria Butte Kranitz Ss. Philip and Jacob Lodge Ladies of Macabees Copper Leaf LCBA John Marvin Rudolph Kranitz Antone Kranitz John Kranitz Donald Rice Moses Lake, Wash Sherman and Reed Funeral Home

Butte Man Theodore Freiheit Dies. No Known Relatives

Theodore T. Freiheit aged unknown died late Sunday night at a local hospital. Born in Germany he lived in Butte for many years and had no known relatives. The body is at White's funeral home.

Theodore T. Freiheit New Street Germany Butte White

Funeral services for Mrs Agaata Pokela

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Sherman and Reed funeral home with Rev H B Rick etts officiating. Mrs J Walter Keller sang Rock of Ages In the Garden and Lay My Head Beneath a Rose. Pallbearers were Leino Syren Ed Luoma John Koski William Lake Erick Mattson and Victor Johnson. Interment was in Mountain View cemetery.

Agaata Pokela Sherman and Reed Funeral Home H. B. Ricketts

Funeral Rites Held For Walker Richard and Root

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Florence M. Walker at St John Episcopal Church with Rev Eric Wright officiating. Interment followed in Mount Moriah cemetery. James S Richard received funeral rites at Richards funeral home with Rev Richard Lungren presiding and burial at Mount Moriah. Alex Root’s service at Duggan's Merrill mortuary included solos by Elinor Renburg and accompaniment by Violet Laity, with burial in Mountain View cemetery.

Florence M. Walker St. John Episcopal Church Eric Wright Violet Laity Charles Carkeet Charles Boyer Purser Hardy Charles Bedell Ison Smith Charles Gallagher White Mount Moriah Cemetery James S. Rickard James S. Richard Richards’ Funeral Richard Lungren Richard Wearne God Christian George Berryman Dave Petersen George Hodge George Watkins William Shifty Harold Gleason Ernest Colenso Alex Root Duggan Merrill Mortuary Elinor Renburg

Western Air Plans Line to Edmonton

Western Airlines announced plans to inaugurate service to Edmonton Alberta once details with the Canadian air transport board are settled. Washington granted operating rights under a new US Canada air agreement announced Saturday. The extension from Lethbridge 1940 would add 285 miles, placing Edmonton as the northernmost point on the system.

Western Airlines Edmonton Alberta Canadian Air Transport Board Washington D. C Western Air United States Dominion Western Lethbridge

Probate Matters Filed in Six Estates

Probate matters were filed in district court Monday in six estate cases. Francis J. Gannon sought probate of John F. Gannon's will, with estate value under 15000 dollars. Petitions for distribution were filed for Salina Esters by W. H. Maloney and for Joseph Aloysius Ray by Cecelia R. Ray. Judges Downey and McClernan signed decrees settling final accounts for Emmett Lyons as administrator of Jack Kantola's estate and Grace Pease in Howard Pease's estate.

Francis J. Gannon John F. Gannon Salina Esters W. H. Maloney Joseph Aloysius Ray Cecelia R. Ray T. E. Downey Emmett Lyons Jack Kantola Grace Pease Howard Pease John B. McClernan

Montana AIEE Section to Hold Annual Meeting Thursday

The Montana section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers meets Thursday evening at 6 45 with a ladies program. Attendance is limited to members and their guests. reservations via E W Williams or C E Beardslee. Guest speaker C P Cabell discusses Eight Hours a Day with the Atom. He is a VPI alumnus and long time DuPont engineer and advertiser.

Montana American Institute of Electrical Engineers E. W. Williams C. E. Beardslee Bell Telephone Company C. P. Cabell The Atom Cabell Virginia Polytechnic Institute duPont Company VPI duPont duPont Engineering Department Wilmington Del duPont Advertising Department University of Chicago Atomic Energy Plant Hanford Wash

Engineer Cabell Joins GE Nuclear Division at Hanford

The article notes Cabell, a chemical engineer, advancing to General Electric’s project engineering division in nuclearics at Hanford, where GE operates the works as prime contractor for the Atomic Energy Commission. He has toured widely giving talks on atomic power.

Hanford General Electric Nucleanics Department GE Company Atomic Energy Commission Cabell

Travel Log Notes Frequent West Coast Visits

Over the past 18 months he has visited Portland Seattle Spokane San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego, highlighting recurring West Coast trips.

Portland Seattle Spokane San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego

Lamb Found After Straying From 507 Colorado Home

Butte police recovered Walter Cunningham’s pet lamb after an appeal from the 8 year old. Officers followed Mary approaching St. Mary Catholic church on North Idaho street where the lamb was headed, and returned it to its owner.

Watson Mary Butte Walter Lee Cunningham Colorado Idaho Street St. Mary Catholic Church

Garden Photograph Contest Closes Tuesday Noon

The contest for natural color slides and photographs of Butte gardens will close Tuesday noon. Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Garden Club, winners enter the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs state contest. Send entries to Mrs. W. S. Higgins at the Apex Hotel before Tuesday noon.

Butte Gardens Rocky Mountain Garden Club Montana Federation of Garden Clubs W. S. Higgins Apex Hotel

School Trustees to Study Funds After election defeat

Butte school district trustees plan to resume financial discussions after Friday's second defeat of extra tax proposals. Chairman Wenzel A. Brown said the initial post election meeting date is not set. The board seeks 244,851.64 for teacher salaries and operations. Preliminary budget figures are due June 27 and filed by July 1, with public inspection July 1–26 and final budget hearings beginning July 26.

Butte Board of Trustees Wenzel A. Brown Brown Montana

Casebeer to Speak at Butte Exchange Club Meeting

Dr H L Casebeer former president of the Butte Chamber of Commerce will speak at the Butte Exchange Club weekly meeting Tuesday at noon at the Finlen hotel. He will describe the recent United States Chamber of Commerce convention in Washington DC where he attended as a representative of the local chamber. Tom Kelly is program chairman.

H. L. Casebeer Butte Chamber of Commerce Butte Exchange Club Finlen Hotel United States Chamber of Commerce Washington, D. C Butte Chamber Tom Kelly

Man Recovers Stolen Tools, Report Says

Howard Rheim of 6 West Mercury reported to police that he recovered a supply of mechanics tools reported stolen a week earlier. He did not provide details of the recovery.

Howard Rheim West Mercury Rheim

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