Montana Boys Start Navy Tour to Puget Sound
Thirty Montana high school students from Butte Missoula Great Falls Helena Kalispell Anaconda and Lewistown departed Butte for a Seattle flight. They will tour Navy air stations and training facilities and visit the USS Missouri where the Japanese surrender was signed.
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United States Navy
Puget Sound
Montana
Butte
Seattle
Missoula
Great Falls
Helena
Kalispell
Anaconda
Lewistown
Navy Reserve Armory
Boyd L. Hall
A M. Bledsoe
Navy Reserve Advisory Council
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Cmdr. Hall
George Haney
Tim J. Sullivan
Robert D. Corette
Chamber of Commerce
Capt Scott Completes Ft Benning Officer Course
Capt Raymond P. Scott, son of Harry B. Scott of Whitehall Montana, recently completed the associate company officer course at The Infantry School Ft Benning Ga. A 14 year Army veteran he holds the Purple Heart and Korean Service Ribbon with five campaign stars.
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FT. Benning
Raymond P. Scott
Harry B. Scott
Whitehall, Mont
Infantry School
Scott
Information Sought on Alice Hall in Butte Case
A letter received by Lt. Elmer Powell requests information on the whereabouts of Alice Hall widow of Fred Hall who died in Butte in 1934. The inquiry comes from Frank L. Hall of Van Metre South Dakot a, seeking any records or leads related to the Hall family in the period.
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Alice Hall
Fred Hall
Butte
Elmer Powell
Frank L. Hall
van Metre
S. D
Do Pension Funds Own Common Stocks Today
Yes many institutions including pension funds and insurance companies own common stocks as a major share of holdings on the New York Stock Exchange. About one quarter of all listed stocks are held by institutions with a market value near 40 billion dollars. some university endowments allocate over half their investments to common stocks.
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N.Y. Stock Exchange
The
Stock Exchange
the Exchange
Try and Stop Me memory tale ends with a misled prediction
Senator Barkley recalls a Kentucky baby story in which an elderly matriarch proclaims it a boy, then a Hollywood star quips about leaving her husband to lose weight. The humor hinges on memory and quick, sharp lines from public figures.
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Kentucky
Far West Flavor Will Feature Pacific Meeting of AIEEE Here
The Pacific General Meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will be Aug 15 to 18 at the Finlen Hotel Butte with 20 sessions and field trips to Kelley Mine Anaconda smelter Montana Power installations Kerr Dam Canyon Ferry Dam Hungry Horse Dam and more Visiting engineers from Montana Washington Oregon Idaho Nevada Utah California Arizona expected Inspections include surface and underground mine work and hydro plants with side trips to Lewis and Clark Caverns and Virginia City An entertainment program includes a western outing at Columbia Gardens with a Butte Pastig dinner and square dancing.
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Far’ West
Pacific
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Finlen Hotel
W. H. Mott
Butte
Crystal Room
Anaconda Company
S Club
Montana Power Co
Butte High School
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
California
Arizona
Northwest and Pacific
Institute
Kelley
Anaconda
Montana Power Company
Billings
Great Falls
Kerr
Polson
Canyon Ferry
Helena
Hungry Horse
Columbia Falls
Lewis and Clark Caverns
Virginia City
Columbia Gardens
Manufacturers
Hospital Notes ST JAMES Admitted And Dismissed List
Patient admission and discharge log listing numerous individuals and addresses, including John N Crow Whitehall and Marjorie Shovlin with multiple other names, placements, and locations, showing a routine hospital census section.
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John N. Crow
Whitehall
Marjorie Shovlin
Busch
Antonio Jaramillo
W. Copper
Richard Franks
Lewisohn
Olive Monahan
Phoenix
Charles Field
Zarelda
James Murinko
E. Park
Howard Paul
Divide
William Eck
S. Dakota
James F. Madison
Oregon
Donald Wallace
16Th St
Flurry McC
Harry Mullen Taken by Death in Butte Local Notice
Harry Mullen 80 of E Park died in a local hospital Monday evening. Born June 29 1905 in North Dakota he worked as a miner for 20 years until last November and lived in Butte eight years. Survived by son Gordon T Mullen of Great Falls Air Force Base and brother Leon Mullen of Missoula. Body at Richards Funeral Home.
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Harry Mullen
E. Park
Mr. Mullen
North Dakota
Butte
Methodist Church
Gordon T. Mullen
Great Falls Air Force Base
Leon Mullen
Missoula
Richards Funeral Home
Walkerville Native Rudolph Maichel Dies in Tacoma
Walkerville native and former Harrison and Butte resident Rudolph Maichel, 60, died Sunday in Tacoma Wash. Born January 15, 1895, in Walkerville he lived in Harrison and Butte most of his life and moved to Tacoma about a decade ago to work for the government. The body will return to Whitehall for burial at Harrison Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Cora two daughters a granddaughter a stepson and daughter-in-law and several brothers and a sister.
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Rudolph Maichel
Walkerville
Harrison and Butte
Harrison
Mr. Maichel
Tacoma
Wash
Butte
Scott Funeral
Whitehall
Cora
National newspaper advertising tops 1954 totals
New York report shows national newspaper advertising spending reached 594.12 million dollars in 1954, the second highest year ever, down 1.2 percent from 1953. General Motors led spenders for the eighth year, boosting to 37.39 million dollars, per the Bureau of Advertising of the American Newspaper Publishers Association.
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New York
U.P
General Motors
Bureau of Advertising
American
Assn
Uptown Building Damaged by Fire at Broadway Site
A rear stairway and a door at the H and B Block, 15 West Broadway, were damaged slightly by a fire of undetermined origin Monday evening at 7 45. Firemen arrived about a half hour later and report the blaze started beneath the stairway with minor smoke damage also affecting Marans Outfitting next door.
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Broadway
Marans
Phosphate Mine to Expand Its Operations Near Garrison
The Montana Phosphate Products Co. plans a major expansion at the Anderson Mine in Powell County after favorable exploration. A $500,000 five mile rail extension will link Phosphate Siding to the mine roads, built by the Northern Pacific to cut transport costs. A 10,700 foot cross cut adit will access the phosphate bed from Brock Creek Valley, with main haulage through a new adit and ore moved in 100 ton train loads to the surface. When complete in 1957, output will reach 1,000 tons daily. The firm is owned by Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, with officers Fred E. Burnet and A. E. Langston among others. R. B. Sheldedy has retired as president but remains as consultant. Other news notes Granite Lodge Mines Inc. was incorporated May 4 in Montana with 150,000 capital. William J. Van Matre leased columbium-tantalite and monazite claims in Ravalli County from Ravalli residents.
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Mining Assn. of Montana
Carl V. Trauerman
Montana Phosphate Products Co
Anderson Mine
Garrison
Powell County
Brock Creek
Relvea
Northern Pacific
Phosphate Company
Brock Creek Valley
Anderson
Mining Association
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd
Canada
British Commonwealth
Montana Company
Fred E. Burnet
A. E. Langston
Norman Aked
L. V. Bell
R. B. Shelledy
Spokane
Juveniles in Custody Overcrowd County Detention Quarters
Eight boys aged 14 to 17 are in custody on various offenses after a busy weekend. Two youths admitted taking part in a beer truck break in near the Bertoglio warehouse at 800 Utah. Leon Taylor, 19, pleaded guilty to petty larceny and received 90 days in county jail. Five Anaconda youths, aged 15 to 17, are held for flashing a pistol in a Whitehall tavern. One boy was found sleeping in a boiler room and is believed to be a runaway. Authorities cite overcrowded juvenile detention and unresolved parental contacts.
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John T. Sheehan
Bertoglio
Utah
Justice Court
Leon Taylor
Taylor
Justice of the Peace
William Kopach
Centennial Avenue
Sheehan
United States Navy
Flathead County
Anaconda
Whitehall
Civilian Defense Test Scheduled
A civil defense test to measure alert time to law enforcement agencies across the state will be conducted June 15. The test will begin with an alert broadcast from key police points and be followed by an all clear.
Man Sentenced on Weapons Charge in Police Court
Sedarus Espinoza pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons before Judge John Seton in police court. A $150 fine and 30 days in city jail were imposed after the arrest at Ocean Bar, 71 East Park, where he allegedly stabbed a bartender attempting to stop a fight.
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Sedarus Espinoza
John Seton
Ocean Bar
E. Park
West Park
Reginald Fullimer
Lew Johnson
Frank Keene
Charles Fortune
Australians Visit Relatives Here
Mr and Mrs H A S Shellabear from Manly near Sydney Australia are house guests of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs K A Hallead at 1638 Whitman Butte A request comes from H W S Caldecott WK2DA an amateur radio operator in Manly asking Butte radio operators to contact him Caldecott operates on 20 meters 14 MCs His home address is 38 Belgrave Manly Australia.
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H. A. S. Shellabear
Manly
Sydney
Australia
K. A. Hallead
Whitman
Shellabear
Butte
H. W. S. Caldecott
Mr. Caldecott
Belgrave Manly
Delegation From Butte Heads To UCT Meet In Bozeman
A large delegation from Butte will travel to Bozeman Wednesday afternoon to represent the Mining City at the state United Commercial Travelers convention. The three day event runs June 8 to 10 with Ray Reynolds as past grand councillor and Gerald Harrington as junior grand councillor. Arthur Mehrens serves as grand secretary, joined by many delegates and special guests including Emil Bauer and Jack Holt.
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Butte
Bozeman
United Commercial Travelers
Ray Reynolds
Montana
Gerald Harrington
Arthur Mehrens
Ray Wayrynen
Andy Hovan
Warren Morrow
John Hovan
Edward Lowney
William McBride
Harold Price
James Price
Emil Bauer
Jack Holt
Mrs Kerr's Body Sent From Butte to Great Falls
The body of Mrs. Margaret W. Kerr of Great Falls who died in Butte Sunday night was forwarded Monday from Whites Funeral Home to the W. H. George Funeral Home in Great Falls. She died after a brief illness and had no surviving relatives in Butte.
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Margaret W. Kerr
Great Falls
Butte
White
W. H. George
Kerr
Man Fined on Charge of Reckless Driving
A man identified as Joe Montoya of 3612 E Park was fined 50 dollars by Justice of the Peace Larry O Farrell after a reckless driving conviction. He was arrested after his car rammed Helen Campbell’s parked vehicle at 1002 S Montana near the Milwaukee station. Deputies W G Aasved and James O Rourke led the investigation and Montoya required three stitches at St James Hospital for a head wound from the crash.
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Joe Montoya
E. Park
Justice of the Peace
Larry O’farrell
Helen Campbell
S. Montana
Milwaukee Railroad
W. G. Aasved
James O'Rourke
Montoya
St. James Hospital
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Princeton
Josephine S. Worrell
Homestake
Robert G. Smith
Ridgley
Lois M. Gendle
Adams
Margaret A. O’brien
S. Main
Wayne G. McKenney
Freda Phillips
Deer Lodge
Enoch Sales
Belgrade
Cynthia M. Gaffney
Matte
Meaderville
Clarence Oliphant
Evans
Main
Uptown
Phosphate Mine
William J. van Matre
Sheep Creek
Ravalli County
Wallace
Copper City
UCT
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Falls
Walter B. Doering
Rialto Bidg
Butte, Mont. Mon
Oldsmobile
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