Warmth and Rain Boost Montana Crops in Past Week
Montana crop conditions improved as warmth and moisture spurred growth. Rain fell across the state, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees west of the divide, winter wheat advanced from boot to heading, grain condition rated good, and sugar beets being thinned with Yellowstone county ahead at 25 percent. Alfalfa near bloom, first-cutting underway in early sections, and ranges and stock water supplies markedly improved.
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Helena
Montana
U.S. Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Divide
Yellowstone County
Fluent Files for Judgeship in Silver Bow County
Helena June 7 F C Fluent Butte attorney filed his petition for nomination to the Second district judgeship of Silver Bow county. T R Schoenborn Bozeman filed for nomination on the Democratic ticket for railroad and service commissioner at the July 18 primary. Schoenborn pledged my first con-
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Helena
F. C. Fluent
Butte
Silver Bow County
T. R. Schoenborn
Bozeman
Railroad and Service
Schoenborn
Boedecker Files for Lieutenant Governor
Lou Boedecker of Deer Lodge filed his petition for the nomination for lieutenant governor. A longtime Democrat and former supervisor of the Montana State Highway, he was named a delegate to the Democratic national convention in Chicago.
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Helena
Lou Boedecker
Deer Lodge
Montana
Chicago
Kalispell Woman Named Head of State Federation
Mrs. Dean King of Kalispell was named president of the Montana Federation of Women's Clubs to succeed Mrs. Howard Bogart of Poplar at the convention's close. Kalispell's Mrs. Walter Peoples was named first vice president and East Helena's Mrs. A. E. Griffith, second vice president. Publicity and welfare programs opened sessions, with Miss Nora Harber of Missoula and Mrs. Henrietta Crockett of Helena presiding. Professor Andrew C. Cogswell of Montana State University spoke to about 200 delegates on public information during two wars.
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Missoula
U.P
Dean King
Kalispell
Montana Federation of Women's Clubs
Howard Bogart
Poplar
Walter Peoples
A. E. Griffith
East Helena
Ted Woodward
Wisdom
G. A. Sundah
Havre
Nora Harber
Henrietta Crockett
Helene
Andrew C. Cogswell
Montana State University School of Journalism
Prisoners of War to Arrive in Billings Today
About 250 prisoners of war and an Army guard detail will reach Billings by special train from Rupert Idaho. They will be housed at Billings Polytechnic Institute campus and used in local beet fields to ease labor shortages. Workers will be transported daily under armed guard and returned each night. Barricades and housing facilities will be inspected by an Idaho camp officer. Local groups backed the importation as wartime food production support.
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Billings
Rupert
Idaho
Lyman H. Andrews
Great Western Sugar Company
Billings Polytechnic Institute
Andrews
Kenny Hall
Comercial Club Board of Trustees
Irrigation and Agricultural Comittees
Wife of Former State Senator Succumbs
Havre reports Mrs Rebecca Ann Clifford 49 wife of former Hill county state senator Frank H Clifford died after months of illness. A Missouri native who came to Havre in 1901 she is survived by her husband now a retired railroad employee and three daughters two living in Havre. Funeral services tentatively set for June 12.
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Havre
U.P
Rebecca Ann Clifford
Hill County
Frank H. Clifford
Clifford
Missouri
Three Forks Resident Last Rites Today
Funeral services for Andrew Plett aged 57, longtime Three Forks resident, are set for Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Bozeman at Dahl funeral home. He died Saturday at Townsend hospital after a year of illness and is survived by his wife, two sons Louis of Three Forks and Andrew Jr. of Polson, two daughters Mary McGee of Spokane and Marie Plett of Three Forks, two grandsons, a brother Louis Plett in St George Canada, another brother in Canada, and a sister in Denmark.
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Three Forks
Andrew Plett
Dahl
Bozeman
Plett
Townsend Hospital
Louis
Andrew, Jr
Polson
Mary McGee
Spokane
Marie Plett
Louis Plett
St. George
Canada
Denmark
OPA Proposes Food Price Hikes for Montana Merchants
The Office of Price Administration recommends price increases to address Montana small merchants’ troubles. Suggested rises cover breakfast cereals shortening sugar gelatine pudding mixes and canned milk. Senator Wheeler notes the move as a response to local economic strain.
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Washington
Montana
Office of Price Administration
Wheeler
D-Mont
Helena Sergeant Thayer Receives Silver Star in Italy
Sgt. Theodore Thayer, son of Mr and Mrs Lou M Thayer a prominent Helena couple for over four decades, has earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action with the Fifth Army in Italy.
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Helena
Mont
Theodore Thayer
Lou M. Thayer
Montana
Fifth Army
Italy
Daughters of Union Veterans Hold State Convention in Helena
The fifth annual state convention of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be conducted in Helena on June 16 and 17. State president Mrs. Emma Redd announced the event, with past national president Mrs. Mary Manning of Seattle as guest of honor.
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Helena
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Emma Redd
Mary Manning
Seattle
Bozeman Feed and Grain Raises Capitalization
Helena June 17. The Bozeman Feed and Grain company filed with Secretary of State Sam W Mitchell a change of capitalization from fifty thousand dollars to five hundred thousand dollars.
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Helena
Bozeman Feed and Grain Company
Sam W. Mitchell
McCaffery Files for Montana Attorney General Nomination
Joseph J. Mc Caffery Jr a prominent Butte attorney and Montana pioneer family member filed his petition for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. He vows to defend state rights and secure Montana water for farmers while aiding servicemen. He has deep Montana roots, law training at the University of Montana, and has served as a legislative attorney and for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He and his wife Helen Donahue and children Lynn and Judith Ann reside in Butte.
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Helena
Joseph J. McCaffery
Butte
Montana
McCaffery
Law School
University of Montana At
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lynn
Judith Ann
Helen Marie Donahue
Glendive
British Official to Be Rotary Speaker
Capt. Cotton Minchin, attached to the British embassy in Washington, D. C., will speak at the Butte Rotary Club Thursday noon at the Finlen hotel on Our War Our Peace. Dr. J. C. Shields is program chairman as Minchin, WWI veteran and former RAF manager, arrives from Spokane with British vice-consul J. G. Ridland.
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Cotton Minchin
Washington, D. C
Butte Rotary Club
Finlen Hotel
J. C. Shields
Minchin
Spokane
J. G. Ridland
Ceiling Price Lists Mailed to Grocers
OPA ceiling price lists for dry groceries mailed to all group one and two retail grocers in Silver Row. Clerks cautioned retailers to check for several price changes and advised those missing copies to obtain one at the courthouse board offices.
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OPA
Silver Rowan
City Seeks Share in Collections In Regular Session
The Billings city council unanimously adopted a motion to form a committee to interview county commissioners about paying city sewer rental charges and sharing tax deed property collections. Alderman Strasser led the motion and other items include bids for asphalt concrete and a street roller sale, plus discussions on a dog ordinance and a park lease renewal.
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H. B. Strasser
Strasser
O'Leary
Lindquist
Haggerty
M. F. Kiely & Sons
Farmers’ Union Central Exchange, Inc
Thomas R. Morgan
Morgan
Billings
Parks and Playgrounds Committee
Pete Savich
Bart Riley
George Tippett
W. H. Gahagan
Earl Holman
African Methodist Church
July 4 Plans Discussed For Observance
Mayor Barry O Leary announces a Thursday night meeting at 8 in council chambers to discuss July 4 observance and decorations. Committees may be formed to maintain Independence Day traditions amid war conditions. He emphasized upholding American traditions regardless of wartime.
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Barry O'Leary
Legion Auxiliary Meets in Deer Lodge for District Plans
American Legion auxiliary gathers at Mrs. J. E. Henry’s home on Friday afternoon with tea for visiting delegates from 1 30 to 2 30 before the business meeting in the courthouse patriotic room. New officers will be installed including Mary Grenier as president H E Elliott first vice president J Maurice Dietrich second vice president and Clara Lavis secretary treasurer. Clara Josephson reports on Memorial poppy sale results.
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J. Maurice Dietrich
Clara Lavis
Clara Josephson
Women Needed on Project for Red Cross Kits
DEER LODGE June 7 All women in the community are asked to help complete 300 kit bags for the Red Cross sewing unit. Material is on hand and library rooms are open Monday to Wednesday afternoons from 1 30 to 4. Last month 70 bags were finished and sent to docks for sailors bound for foreign duty. The urgent need is to finish the order by month end to ensure every serving boy receives a kit.
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United States
Reeves Burial Services Set For Abram R Reeves
Rev A C Caton will conduct funeral services for Abram R Reeves at White's funeral home this Thursday at 3 PM The body will then be conveyed to Spokane for cremation.
Legion Nominates Its Officers
Walter Barnard named for commander at Silver Bow Post No 1 meeting. Other nominees include E B Wainwright first vice commander L A Heilman second vice commander Joseph Zupan finance officer Rev Frank Harrington chaplain Ramon Webb and William Berry sergeant at arms J A Millecan historian Jack Duggan Howard Rich W P Sutton Louis Buttner Roy Aniston executive committee. About 50 Butte Legionnaires plan to attend district convention in Deer Lodge Sunday. Butte drum and bugle corps to join Flag Day exercises hosted by the Elks in Mining City.
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Walter Barnard
Silver Bow
American Legion
E. B. Wainwright
L. A. Heilman
Joseph Zupan
Frank Harrington
Ramon Webb
William Berry
J. A. Millecan
Jack Duggan
Howard Rich
W. P. Sutton
Louis Buttner
Roy An
Plans Made for 400 Reservations at Democratic Banquet
The South Side Democratic club expects 400 attendees at a Saturday banquet at the Finlen hotel. Reservations must be made by Friday via President M. D. O'Connell at West Granite Street, phone 2-2631. All state office candidates have RSVP’d. Judge McNamara's orchestra will perform, and Arthur Lamey of Billings will serve as toast master.
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Finlen Hotel
South Side
Democratic Club
M. D. O'Connell
West Granite Street
Judge McNamara
Arthur Lamey
Billings
Professor Posin Addresses Butte Active Club
Dr. D. Q. Posin, physics professor at Montana School of Mines, spoke to the Butte Active club in regular session at the Chequamegon cafe. During the business portion, R. O. Erickson was elected trustee to fill Vic Martin’s unexpired Navy term. Harold Jacobsen and Corp. Jack Hambly attended as guests.
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D. Q. Posin
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Chequamegon Cafe
Dr. Posin
Panama
R. O. Erickson
Vic Martin
Navy
Harold Jacobsen
Corp
Jack Hambly
Girl's Leg Broken in Tucson Traffic Mishap
A 65-year-old daughter of Robert F. Sikes of 1031 South Arizona suffered a broken leg Tuesday after running from between two cars into a car driven south on Arizona by W. H. Gahagan in the 1000 block. She was taken to St. James hospital for treatment.
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Ine
Robert F. Sikes
Arizona
W. H. Gahagan
West Mercury
Gahagan
St. James Hospital
White House Gets Bill Cutting Tax
Congress sent to the White House a bill cutting the night club tax from 30 percent to 20 percent and requiring servicemen and civilians to pay it equally. The cut takes effect July 1 and accompanies a rider to raise the debt limit from 210 to 260 billion dollars. The administration seeks approval of the higher ceiling before the June 12 Fifth War Bond drive.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
Butte Briefs From Helena And Local Notices
Butte briefs report U S district attorney R Lewis Brown and clerk Harold Allen left for the federal grand jury in Helena. Fr antecedent filings include precinct 13 Democratic committeewomen Frances Haviland. Marriage licenses issued to Alex Donald and Ella Jones Walkerville pair and John W Holmes and June R Dillon. Hospital notices list new admissions and dismissals at St James, plus births for Batt Michelotti and John Connors.
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Helena
R. Lewis Brown
U. S
Harold Allen
Federal
Elmer Shea
District Court
Alex Donald
Ella Jones
Butte
John W. Holmes
June R. Dillon
Walkerville
Nomination Push By Broad Field Of Montana Candidates
A long list of Democrats and Republicans seeks nominations for state offices including secretary of state attorney general treasurer and auditor with incumbents noted. Names include Sam Mitchell H A Hazel baker R V Bottomly H J Freebourn J J McCaffery Jr John Holmes E J Mo and others with party designations. The article also outlines legislature seats with House 90 and Senate 28 to be filled.
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R. V. Bottomly
Chinook and
Great Falls
H. J. Freebourn
Buttte
Joseph J. McCaffery, Jr
Butte
Stanley Foot
Helena
John J. Holmes
E. J. Mo
Malta
John F. Sasek
Sidney
Violet M. Eastman
Elizabeth Ireland
T. R. Schoenborn
Bozeman
Roger S. Murray
Clancy
Horace F. Casey
Thomas E. Carey
C. Joe Cullen
Michael B. Reynolds
Hamilton
George A. Davis
Robert W. White
Kirby Hoon
Missoula
Legislature House
Senate
Rites Today for Stewart Infant Daughter
Private funeral services will be held at 1 30 o clock today at Duggan s Merrill chapel for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Stewart of 105 South Excelsior born Sunday night at St James hospital Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery
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Gilroy
Genevieve Brennan Gilboy
West Park Street
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick Cemetery
Duggan’s
Merrill Chapel
Raymond Stewart
South Excelsior
St. James Hospital
Mountain View Cemetery
Congress reaches six month Pearl Harbor court martial extension
Reach Compromise reports Congress settled differences between Senate and House on a six months extension from midnight Wednesday night for court martials on charges arising from the Pearl Harbor disaster.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
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Boedecker
Silver Star
Attorney General
J. J. McCaffery, JR
Puerto Rico
Lal
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
St. Mary Study Club
Church Hall
Ruth Craven
National Council of Catholic Women
Mary Burke
James N. Dougherty
Kate A. Mannix
Gold Creek
Donald Rock
Charles Rock
St. Joseph's Hospital
Alberton
John Ogden
Elliston
Father M.W. Kimball
Cannon Monument
RKS
White’s Funeral Home Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Daly-Shea Mortuar
Francis X. Dolan
Mgr
South
Sherman & Reed Funeral Directors
Arizona Street
Von
Legion
Frances E. Haviland
Democratic
Precinct 13
Margaret O’brien
Gaylord
Andrew Johnson
Jackson
Paul Mino
Fir
W. R. Montgomery
West Woolman
Donald J. O'Neil
South Jackson
Baby Carlin
Gallatin
Howard Holland
Bayard
Joan Lowney
Terry Lonam
South Idaho
Norman Bone
Nettie
Adam Aldo
East Broadway
Lawrence Greise
John Connors
Virginia
Trygve Solberg
Howard K. Hazelbaker
W. P. Pilgeram
George P. Porter
Stewart
Marie Rose Shop
Penn
Discount Co
East Park
Mom and Pop
George
Ais
Gemomsonte
Standard Oil
Buymore War Bonds
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