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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1972
Page
3
Helena AP report says landowners James and Edith Wheeler won a Supreme Court ruling sending the case back to Bozeman district court. The decision voided a dismissal favoring Gallatin County zoning officials and requires a hearing on the Wheelers variance petition while noting six of eight acres already gained nonconforming use.
Notice lists Patrick McKay of 912 California as dying Friday. Also announces a new arrival a daughter born Friday at Silver Bow General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Larry Webster Rt 1 Butte. Walter M Wlaysewski and Linda M Smith apply for marriage. Linda Buhl divorce granted from Charles Buhl.
Milton E. McNea, former Shepherd schools superintendent, pleaded innocent in Billings District Court to grand larceny involving 3375 from the extracurricular fund dated September 1971 to May 1972. He was released without bond while trial date is set.
A California man, David V. Petticord, has been selected as the District Naturalist for the Hudson Bay District at Glacier National Park. The announcement was made Friday by park superintendent William Briggle. Petticord received a superior performance award for his work in environmental education in 1972.
Dr. Harry G. Farrell, a longtime Butte dentist who practiced 52 years and led civic life, will be buried in Holy Cross Cemetery after a 9:30 mass at Immaculate Conception Church. He served as a former state chairman of the Democratic Central Committee.
Obituary notices report the death of Anna Blinn 85 with services Tuesday at St James Episcopal Church. Burial follows in Mountain View Cemetery. Born in 1886 in Ryan Iowa she lived with her Albuquerque daughter the past six months. Other notices list Donald Quirk 66 of Vancouver Washington with services in Vancouver and survivors in California and Las Vegas. Patrick McKay 72, of Roy and Butte, died in a local hospital with services pending. Survivors include relatives in Ireland and Butte.
Report of births at Barrett Hospital includes a son to Wayne and wife in Dillon May 23. May 29 entries for Vins of Dell and Winans of Dillon. also births to Marvin Casey and Joe Jensen of Dillon on June 2. Couple listings show Montgomery and Whitehead in Dillon and several from Jackson, Wisdom, Anaconda, and Lima. Also two marriage licenses: James Shelton Moore and Dame Rose Lasich in Dillon Twin Bridges pair and Edwin Keith Rose with Nora Jean Miller of Lima.
Delmar W. Goard, 50, was sentenced to nine years in state prison for criminal sale of drugs after pleading guilty. He admitted selling ten doses of an illegal drug for five dollars each. The judge noted a lengthy criminal record including an 18 month term for grand larceny.
Trusty William Barrow 55 escaped from the Montana State Prison ranch near Deer Lodge after taking a prison truck between 11 45 p m Thursday and 2 30 a m Friday. He had a 10 year sentence for grand larceny from Lewis and Clark County and is not deemed violent. A second inmate, Eugene Beckstead 40, also escaped the same ranch Monday and remains missing.
The Montana constitution vote hung in the balance as recounts and a possible court ruling loom. Officials in 44 counties show margins narrowing to 2,440 votes, with Park and Valley Counties cases cited. A court interpretation of the 1889 requirement may determine if the measure passes or fails.
Montana Boys State wraps up its 26th annual session in Dillon with a late night recess of house and senate. Governor Dick Myhre of Billings and 1971 Boys Nation Senators delivered final remarks as the program prepares to elect Montana’s Boys Nation Senators and reconvene Saturday.
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