Guard Will Move Firing Range From Prison Grounds
Helena Montana officials plan to stop using the Montana Prison ranch as a National Guard firing range after June encampment. No alternate site has been chosen. Gov J Hugo Aronson and Secretary of State Frank Murray agreed with Warden F O Burrells recommendation citing security risks and damage to grazing lands. Burrell warned of danger to picnickers and sightseers from stray bullets.
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Helena
Montana
National Guard
J. Hugo Aronson
Guard
Frank Murray
F. O. Burrell
Burrell
Japan
Board of Examiners
Richardson Construction Wins Damage Action at Broadus Trial
A Broadus district court jury returned a verdict in favor of Richardson Construction Co. Miles City in a damage suit filed by Kenneth Hayward Broadus. Hayward claimed loss of an arm from an auto truck collision on Montana Highway 8 June 14 1956. Trial before Judge S D McKinnon began Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadus
Richardson Construction Co
Miles City
Kenneth Hayward
Montana
S. D. McKinnon
Taxpayers to Vote On Bond Issues
Phillips county community voters will decide on a $48,050 general obligation bond and a $21,000 revenue bond to fund a sewage disposal system. With 105 eligible voters, 42 votes must be cast for each bond issue for election validity.
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Dodson
Phillips County
Whitefish man sentenced for statutory rape
Kalispell district court sentenced Franklin N. Schenk of Whitefish to four years in the state prison after a guilty plea to statutory rape. District Judge Dean King delivered the sentence.
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Kalispell
Franklin N. Schenk
Whitefish
Dist
Dean King
Montana Stream Flows Above May Averages Across Regions
U S Geological Survey data show Montana mountain streams above May averages, west of the Divide registering 40 percent above and key rivers like Kootenai Clark Fork and Flathead near or above typical levels. East of the Divide May rains and snow melt produced peaks. reservoirs Hungry Horse Canyon Ferry and Flathead Lake gained substantial storage while Ft. Peck and Lima stayed low.
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Helena
A.P
U.S. Geological Survey
Montana
Continental Divide
Sun River
Divide
Kootenai
Libby
Clark Fork
St. Regis
Hungry Horse Reservoir
Flathead
Columbia Falls
Billings
Rock Creek
Red Lodge
Utica
Judith River
Ft. Peck
Lima
Hungry Horse
Flathead Lake
Canyon Ferry
Board Gets Option To Purchase Lots
Helena Montana Board of Examiners granted the Fish and Game Commission an option to buy nine state owned lots west of the State Laboratory Building facing Lackey Street for a new department headquarters. A A O Claire said he will meet with the commission to discuss price and building type and financing after proposing to centralize scattered offices now in the Sam W Mitchell Building and downtown rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Board of Examiners
The
Fish and Game Commission
Capitol
Lackey St
State Laboratory
A. A. O’claire
Fish and Game Dept
Board of Examiners
Commission
Sam W. Mitchell
O’claire
Chamber to Hear Frank J. Lynch Report
Beaverhead Chamber breakfast will hear Frank J. Lynch district manager of Montana Power Co report on the National Chamber of Commerce meeting in Washington DC. The event is next Tuesday at 7 30 AM at Lee s Steak House as announced by chamber manager Mrs Marie Gibbons.
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Dillon
Frank J. Lynch
Butte
Montana Power Co
National Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Beaverhead Chamber
Lee's
Marie Gibbons
Montana Prison awards vinyl tile contract to Glore
Helena A $11 737 contract for vinyl tile at the Montana Prison was awarded to Albert J. Glore of Billings. The Board of Examiners accepted Warden F O Burrells recommendation to buy on quality difference despite Glore bidding about $700 higher than the lowest bid. The tile will be used in the prison lobbies dining room and the planned medium security building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Albert J. Glore
Billings
Board of Examiners
F. O. Burrell
Glore
AMA Delegates Reject Social Security Coverage for Doctors
The American Medical Association House of Delegates in New York rejected resolutions urging Social Security coverage for physicians. It warned that such coverage would lead to a loss of freedoms impossible to reclaim. The proposals came from the New York and Connecticut delegations at the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Medical Assn
House of Delegates
Connecticut
AMA
Money in Pinball Machines Sent To Poor Fund
Great Falls county officers seized nickels from pinball machines, yielding 1 885 dollars for the county poor fund. The machines were opened with court consent. no money was found in 12 storage slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
County Poor Fund
Richard V. Bottomly
Bottomly
Pinball Machines Ruling Studied in Montana Courts
A Montana official says he is studying Yellowstone County court actions affecting pinball legality. Officials in Missoula and Yellowstone counties discuss whether machines can be used for youth funding and if past rulings apply elsewhere.
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Helena
Forrest H. Anderson
Yellowstone County
Missoula County
Anthony Keast
Montana
Anderson
John J. Cavan
Cavan
Yellowstone
E. E. Fenton
Billings
Four Escaped Prisoners Including Montanan Captured
Four federal escapees and a forger were captured after speeds up to 95 mph through Dunn county. The group fled Burleigh County Jail in Bismarck in a car owned by State's Atty. Harold L. Anderson. William McClure of Missoula Montana, held on a federal auto theft charge, was jailed in Burleigh County awaiting federal action with an $500 bond.
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Killdeer
N. D
Dunn County
North Dakota
Burleigh County
Bismarck
N. C
Harold L. Anderson
Jack Barnes
Richard Cook
Los Angeles
Refus Shepherd
Waubay
S. C
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Stephen Jamohochian
William McClure
Missoula
Mont
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
W. B. Falconer
McClure
Forester Harmon to retire after 36 years service
Raymond A. Harmon, assistant Region One forester in charge of lands water shed and recreation activities, will retire June 30 after nearly 36 years. Regional forester Charles Tebbe announced Harmon's impending retirement Thursday. A magnetron tube claims to double radar range delivering 10 million watts peak and reaching 3100 degrees Fahrenheit per pulsation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
U.P
Raymond A. Harmon
Region One
Charles Tebbe
Harmon
Western Montana College to Expand Graduate Courses this Summer
Western Montana College of Education announces a full summer graduate program starting Monday with courses on instructional improvement, public education issues, research writing, school administration, curriculum development, and supervision. The program includes a graduate seminar room, expanded studies for administrator credentials, and outings to Beaverhead National Forest. A student-led guide on spelling in elementary and junior high is being published for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Western Montana College of Education
Western
Montana
Beaverhead National Forest
Billy Graham Seeks Bible Center Stage in New York Crusade
In Madison Square Garden Graham preaches with the Bible as weapon and authority. He calls on 18 000 nightly to hold up their Bibles as he urges New Yorkers to read study and love the scripture. Total crusade attendance reaches 410 000. He emphasizes making the Bible the centerpiece of devotional life.
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New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Graham
Mrs Clara Chapman Laid to Rest in Dillon
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Chapman pioneer Dillon matron were held at St James Episcopal Church at 2 p m Thursday afternoon. Graveside rites followed in Mountain View Cemetery with Rev K W Andrews officiating. Pallbearers were E W Bond C J Hovren Ike Rife George M Gosman Ben Davis and George Andersen.
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Dillon
Clara Chapman
Barrett Hospital
St. James ' Episcopal Church
Mountain View Cemetery
K. W. Andrews
E. W. Bond
C. J. Hovren
Ike Rife
George M. Gosman
Ben Davis
George Andersen
Woman Acquitted in Wyoming Husband Murder Case
Mary Ellen Merchant, 43, was found not guilty of the July killing of her husband Orvel, 46, by a Rawlins jury. She embraced attorney C. L. Bates and cried openly after the verdict delivered by 10 men and two women.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Mary Elllen Merchant
Orvel
Eight Nations Plan A Powered Ships
Nuclear scientists from eight nations announced plans to build atomic powered freighters and tankers. The group including West Germany England France Holland Japan Norway Sweden and the United States spoke at the closing session of a three day atomic power conference in Hamburg Germany.
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Hamburg
Germany
West Germany
England
France
Holland
Japan
Norway
Sweden
United States
Nazarene Church Convention Opens Rocky Mountain Assembly
Delegates to the 30th Rocky Mountain District Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene met on the Rocky Mountain College campus. G B Williamson of Kansas City presided. Mrs. Cora McMillan of Whitefish was elected district president of the Nazarene Foreign Missionary Society, succeeding Alyce Figg of Missoula. New officers include Faye Collins of Kinnear vice president, Clara Pallett of Billings secretary, and Dorothy Rodifer of Cheyenne treasurer.
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Billings
Rocky Mountain
Church of the Nazarene
Rocky Mountain College
G. B. Williamson
Kansas City
Cora McMillan
Whitefish
The
Nazarene Foreign Missionary Society
Alyce Figg
Missoula
Faye Collins
Kinnear
Wyo
Value of Montana Railroads Set
Helena Montana railroads total assessed value in 1957 was $185,892,182, up $443,242 from 1956. Major carriers listed include Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, Chicago Burlington Quincy, Oregon Short Line, Butte Anaconda and Pacific, and Soo Line, with Montana Western Railway operating within one county.
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Helena
Montana
J. F. Reid
Board of Equalization
Reid
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
Milwaukee Road
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
Butte, Anaconda
Hutterites Win Court Order For Return Of Funds
Montana Supreme Court affirms a Glacier County District Court order directing the return of more than 10 000 to the Glacier Colony of Hutterites. The case involves O R Waggoner and his lawyers who had received 15 900 from a prior civil judgment. funds seized from a colony bank account were distributed.
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Helena
Glacier
Montana
Supreme Court
Glacier County
O. R. Waggoner
Waggoner
Colony
Selden S. Frisbee
John P. Moore
Cut Bank
James T. Harrison
Elm Spring
Alberta
Glacier Colony
Montana Supreme Court
Glacier County District Court
License Plate Design Approved in Montana for 1959 60
The Montana 1959 60 license plates were approved by the State Legislature. The design keeps the state outline and uses the same 6 by 12 inch size with no Treasure State lettering. All numerals including county digits will be equal in size and production will near 1,500 plates per hour with new equipment.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Examiners
F. O. Burrell
Deer Lodge
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Burrell
UCT Opens State Meet in Helena
The 59th annual Grand Council of United Commercial Travelers session began Thursday in Helena. Delegates and officers from three states attended. J A Thomas from Columbus Ohio was honored, with Porter Gorby of Billings presiding.
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Helena
Grand Council of
United Commercial Travelers
J. A. Thomas
Columbus
Ohio
Porter Gorby
Billings
Beaten and robbed man recounts assault near Lewiston
A 33-year-old transient told authorities he was beaten and robbed near Lewiston. County Attorney Charles Marshall said Bernard Moellenhoef of Browns Valley Minnesota reported being struck on the head with a wrench and knocked unconscious. The attacker, a man who gave him a ride from North Dakota, took less than ten dollars.
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Lewistown
County Atty
Charles Marshall
Bernard Moellenhoef
Browns Valley
Minn
Moeilenhoef
North Dakota
Federal funds reach Montana schools and co op
The U S Office of Education certifies immediate payments of 1423 for Target Range School District 23 and 1904 for Troy High School District. A 358000 Rural Electrification Administration loan supports the Marias River Electric Cooperative in Shelby for system improvements serving Toole Pondera and Liberty counties.
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Helena
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
U. S. Office of Education
Troy High School
Rural Electrification Administration
Marias River Electric Cooperative
Shelby
Toole
Pondera
Liberty
Malta Railway Increases payroll with new hires
Great Northern Railway expands Malta operation as sixty men already work on the Malta area track and sixty more will join this month. A. V. Schanche, station agent, reports GN's May payroll at Malta totals about $10,000.
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Malta
Great Northern Railway
A. V. Schanche
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