Ultimate defeat of polio seen
Denver report quotes Dr Hart Van Riper of New York as saying polio defeat is in sight though the year of vanishing cannot be predicted. Mass gamma globulin tests in Provo Utah last year involved 12 000 children with 6 000 as control and 3 000 in each test group. Further mass tests planned for 60 000 people in 1952 funded by March of Dimes.
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Denver
Colo
U.P
Hart van Riper
New York
National Foundation For
Provo
Utah
Railroad Switchman Dies at Work in Helena
George N. Blair a 54 year old Great Northern switchman died at his GN yards in Helena after noon Friday. Blair came from Great Falls to work in Helena. his widow Etta Blair was in Seattle visiting daughter Mary Lou Morris. He belonged to Great Falls Elks Eagles and the railway switchman's brotherhood. Body at Retz funeral home with arrangements pending.
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Helena
George N. Blair
Great Northern
Dinner Dance Set Saturday by Elks
Anaconda Elks finalize plans for the monthly dinner dance in the club rooms with Robert Vucasovich presiding. The Great Falls drum and bugle corps will entertain, parade times are 7:30 and 11. Dinner runs 7 to 8:30 with a program to 9:30 followed by dancing.
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Anaconda
Elks
Robert Vucasovich
Great Falls
E Corps
Body Identified in Beaver Creek Near Here
The man found in Beaver creek near here Thursday was identified Friday as John Krozz a 65 year old railroad laborer. Officials say Krozz had been in the water several days and no relatives could be located.
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Wibaux
Beaver Creek
Here
John Krozz
Krozz
Montana water board seeks $2 million for 1953 55
Montana's water conservation board plans to ask the legislature for a $2 million two year appropriation starting July 1 1953. The request mirrors its prior budget and targets 28 proposed projects plus 14 extensions and 14 betterments with a total project cost of about $5.47 million.
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Helena
Montana
Water Conservation Board
Montana Reclamation Association
Oscar P. Balgord
Golden Valley
Washington
Huntley-Ballatine
Yellowstone County
Mary Rowan
Lake
Finley Point
Sunny Slope
Newland Creek
Meagher
Mill Creek
Park
Cottonwood Creek
Taylor Creek
Gallatin
Big Creek
Ravalli
Blodgett Creek
Bass Creek
Whitetail
Jefferson
Jefferson River
Crow Creek
Broadwater
Fort Benton
Chouteau
Fergus
Beaver Creek
Hill
Lodge Creek
Hill and Blaine
Missoula
McGinnis Creek
Rosebud
Beaverhead
Kelly
Apex
St. Regis
Farmers Co-op
Teton
Montana rodeo star pleads innocent to burglary charge
Bud Linderman of Red Lodge Montana pleaded innocent to burglary and defrauding an innkeeper. A justice of the peace ordered a preliminary hearing for 2 p.m. Monday on a $2,500 bond after his capture in Midland Texas and return to Carlsbad New Mexico for the Pecos Valley Construction Company burglary.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Bud Linderman
Red Lodge
Mont
Justice of the Peace
Linderman
Midland
Texas
Pecos Valley Construction Company
Justice Court
Arrest of Holtis Queen in Fort Worth for Carlsbad burglary
Holtis Queen, 36, wanted with rodeo star Bud Linderman for a Carlsbad New Mexico safe burglary, was arrested in Fort Worth on Thursday night. Queen and Linderman are accused of breaking into the Pecos Valley Construction Company in Carlsbad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Holtis Queen
Bud Linderman
Carlsbad, N. M
Queen
Linderman
Pecos Valley Construction Company
Carsbad
Bees Discriminate Brightness Levels in a Color But Not Red
Research shows bees can tell apart different brightness levels of a color yet appear insensitive to red. The finding advances understanding of bee vision and color perception.
Incorporations in Montana include agencies and a dairy
The Montana State Agency Great Falls insurance firm and Gate City Dairy of Glendive Inc incorporated Friday with Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell. The agency may capitalize at 25000 with directors W. H. George E. R. Morris and Keith L. Singleton all of Great Falls. The dairy may capitalize at 75000 with directors C. E. Turner of Glendive C. O. Turner of Sidney and L. H. Hein of New Salem North Dakota.
Payoff of Bonus to Start June 14
Montana World War II veterans bonus administrator confirms payments begin June 14 with about 10 300 claims processed. Neely of Helena says living veterans claims exceed 20 000 and next of kin 532. total applications near 50 000. Estimated payments for overseas service range up to 9 million dollars from out of state veterans.
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Helena
Montana
J. F. Neely
John W. Bonner
Neely
State Board of Examiners
New York
21 Montana law graduates to join state practice
Helena June 6 State Supreme Court Clerk Frank Murray announced 21 graduates from Montana State University law school will be admitted to practice after the June 9 commencement. The new lawyers include Bernard C. Anderson Jr. of Billings and James O Malley Tingle of Billings among others, admitted on motion of Attorney General Arnold Olsen with Murray administering the oath.
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Helena
U.P
Frank Murray
Montana State University Law School
Murray
Montana
Bernard C. Anderson, Jr
Billings
Richard H. Benedict
Missoula
Alfred L. Bishop
Laurel
John J. Burke, Jr
Butte
R. Dale Cox
Shelby
Leo. C. Gray
James O'Malley Tingle
Dan Yardley
Livingston
Cecil D. Zezula
Whitehall
Arnold H. Olsen
Escaped Washington convict sentenced in Montana
James Arthur Everett 29 of Seattle pleaded guilty to first degree burglary before District Judge Guy C. Derry. Everett was captured by Billings police May 20 after a chase near Worden and had broken into an automobile May 19 six days after escaping a Washington state prison.
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Billings
Washington State
Montana
Guy C. Derry
James Arthur Everett
Seattle
Worden
Here
Washington
African elephant weight range for mature individuals
An African elephant reaches a mature weight of about six to eight tons, reflecting its large size among land mammals.
Eagles to Install Butte Officers
A large Anaconda delegation will travel to Butte on Saturday night to install officers of Butte Aerie No. 11 and its auxiliary. Trustee Owen Welch and Past President Clyde Eccleston will perform the installations. A dance for Eagles and auxiliary follows the ceremony.
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Anaconda
Eagles
Butte
Butte Aerie No. 11
Owen Welch
Clyde Eccleston
Anaconda Eagles
Main
Auxiliary
European Technicians Will Tour Montana for Aerial Agriculture
Ten European farm technicians will tour Montana for three days to learn about aircraft use in agriculture. Assistant state entomologist J. P. Corkins will accompany the group. They will visit Bozeman Havre Missoula and Columbus Ohio with demonstrations of aerial weed and insect control and forest fire fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana
J. P. Corkins
the State College
Havre
Missoula
Columbus
Ohio
Disabled veterans feel public forgets obligation says DAV official
Frank Sekins of Cincinnati told the Montana state convention that ninety percent of America’s war disabled veterans feel the public forgets its obligation. He cited a DAV study showing reduced real disability pay and increased living costs, plus ongoing delays for medical care due to limited beds and staff.
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Miles City
America
DAV
Frank Sekins
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sekins
Veterans Administration
University Alumni Nominations Are Made Known
Montana State University alumni association announced officer nominations for the coming year. Balloting by mail closes July 15. Nominations include president Kenneth Duff of Missoula and Merritt N. Warden of Kalispell. vice president candidates Joseph McElwain of Deer Lodge and Arthur W. Aspengren of Boulder. three year delegate candidates Marcus Bourke of Lewistown and James A. Nelson of Shelby, with delegates named for 13 districts.
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Missoula
Montana State University Alumni Association
Kenneth Duff
Merritt N. Warden
Kalispell
Joseph McElwain
Deer Lodge
Arthur W. Aspengren
Boulder
Marcus Bourke
Lewistown
James A. Nelson
Shelby
First polio case reported in Miles City this year
John Michael Vincent aged three, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Vincent, is the first polio patient in Miles City for the year. He is hospitalized with a mild case, according to his doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
John Michael Vincent
Harry Vincent
Resignation of James R. Paul as welfare aide announced
Helena report states James R. Paul of Great Falls resigns as special assistant attorney general for the state welfare department. Attorney General Arnold H. Olsen’s office made the announcement on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
James R. Paul
Great Falls
State Welfare Department
Arnold H. Olsen
Bid Opening Set for Montana State College Building
The state board of examiners set July 8 to open bids for a two story mathematics and physics classroom and office building at Montana State College in Bozeman. The estimated cost is $510,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Board of Examiners
State College
Bozeman
Richard McArdle Named Head of Forest Service
Secretary Brannan appointed Richard E. McArdle a veteran forester as chief of the Agriculture department forest service. He succeeds Lyle F. Watts who retires June 30 after nine years as chief forester. McArdle, native of Lexington Kentucky, has over 25 years in the service and since 1944 led cooperative forestry programs.
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Washington
Brannan
Richard E. McArdle
Agriculture Department
Forest Service
Lyle F. Watts
McArdle
Lexington
Norfolk
Montana Women Elect Officers
Libby resident Inez Ratekin was elected president of the Montana Federation of Women's Clubs at the state convention in Bozeman. New officers include S O Moen Culbertson first vice president C F Hogeboom Baker second vice president C E Tisdale Livingston secretary and A G Scindahl Havre treasurer. The convention closes its 34th bi annual meeting with bids for 1954 city from Butte Kalispell and Glendive. Mrs Carroll E Miller Missoula outgoing president was named chair of the public affairs department for the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Bozeman
Libby
Inez Ratekin
Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs
Miss Ratekin
Federation
Carroll E. Miller
Missoula
S. O. Moen
Culbertson
C. F. Hogeboom
Baker
Charles E. Tisdale
Livingston
A. G. Scindahl
Havre
Theodore S. Chapman
Jerseyville
Ill
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Butte
Kalispell
Glenroe
Department of Public Affairs
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Tear Gas Forces Red POWs to Retreat on Koje Island
June 7 report from Koje Island says British infantry used tear gas to disperse North Korean officers at Compound 66 after prisoners refused to move from a barbed wire fence while engineers dug for an escape tunnel. No casualties reported amid a brief propaganda display.
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Koje Island
Francis T. Dodd
Communist Calls for East Germany to Arm
In East Berlin Soviet zone railway workers heard Walter Albright, a top Communist agent, demand rapid remilitarization to defend the homeland and thwart Bonn's government. He urged organized armed defense to block what he called the West’s attempt to enslave Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Germany
Free World
East Germany
Bonn
Walter Albright
Moscow
East Berlin
Germany
Helena Hit by Radioactive Rain From Nevada Test
Helena residents reported a radioactive rain spread from Nevada Yucca Flat tests. Physicist Norman J. Holter warned of a heavy radioactive layer while AEC officials deemed residents entirely safe after reviewing measurements. Holter noted uranium discoveries may rise as counters click on ore and rainwater samples.
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Helena
Nevada
Norman J. Holter
Holter Research Foundation
Yucca Flat
Atomic Energy Commission
Holter
Kalispell
Mont
Foundation
Merril Eisenbud
AEC
Storm covers southwestern Montana with radioactivity
Holter said the entire area swept by the storm was radioactive Friday. The storm moved across most of southwestern Montana during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEC
Holter
Montana
Montana Federation of Music Clubs Elects Its Officers
MISSOULA June 6 Mrs H B Hendricksen of Kalispell elected state treasurer for two years and all other officers re elected for two years at the Montana Federation of Music Clubs annual convention ending this afternoon. Officers include Helen D White Missoula president Mrs Robert T McDonald Great Falls first vice president Lyda Reibe Kalispell second vice president Mrs Ralph E Goodhue Missoula secretary Mrs Ed Mathison Great Falls historian Mrs Curtis Weisman Great Falls parliamentarian Mrs J A Duffy national and inter American music week chairman and Helen Mc Bride Missoula publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
H. B. Hendricksen
Kalispell
Montana Federation of Music Clubs
Helen D. White
Robert T. McDonald
Great Falls
Lyda Reibe
Ralph E. Goodhue
Ed Mathison
Curtis Weisman
J. A. Duffy
Helen McBride
Ostrich Plume Farms Begin in 1857 Rise
Ostrich farms developed as a commercial source of ostrich plumes around 1857, marking the start of a market driven by plumage demand.
Women win name change to Whiskeytown in California
The Women’s Improvement League of Whiskeytown California persuades officials to rename the town from Schilling to Whiskeytown. Twenty five women petitioned the postmaster and the change becomes effective July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shades OF
Hellsport
Whiskeytown
Schilling
Calif
U.P
Women’s Improvement League
Reds Arrests at Paris Factory Sitdown Strike
Police stormed an electrical factory on the outskirts of Paris and arrested 50 Communist sitdown strikers who had barricaded themselves inside on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REDS
Paris
U.P
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Butte Jaycees
Soroptimist Club
Treasure State News
Rodeo Star
West Broadway Commercial Printers and Binders
Richard McArdle
Navy
Hennessy’s
J. C. Penney’s
Boulevard
Runeberg Hall
East Galena
Pipestone Hot Springs
THE
MET
Harrison Ave
Harvey Waters
Martin Merkle
Art Green
Morrison
Louis Bartoletti
Lloyd's OF
St. Montana
St. Joseph Parish Hall
Pacific Bar
Our
Drift Inn
East Front St
Albina Sylvain
Chuck Gallagher
Eddie Deane
Phil Hannifin
Eddie Wakefield
Rose Garden
Harrison Avenue
Ray Ferkovich
Krieg’s
Rainbow Vin
Ice
Bev Faye
Songbird
Gertrude Lydon
Raymond’s
Fireside Lounge
7 Gables Inn
Georgetown Lake
Rhythm Masters
Jimmy
Ruth
Bill's Lounge
Barney Rask and
Denny Murphy
Mars
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