Teen Square Receives Navy Alumni Donation for Youth Center
A Butte high school alumnus in the South Pacific War Zone sent 25 to Teen Square. Aviation machinist mate first class James J. Koehler praised the project in a letter to the youth center. Mrs. Matt J. Christy announced the gift and 380 new members joined the club. Summer hours will run 2–5 pm and 7:30 pm–12 am. The executive board saw Rev. J A Rooney named to fill a vacancy and Rev. David R McKechnie replaced by M R Leslie as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte High School
Navy
South Pacific
James J. Koehler
Butte
Matt J. Christy
Center Council
Teen Square
Christy
M. R. Leslie
David R. McKechnie
J. A. Rooney
John F. Sheehan
Local Soldier Ends 20 Day Furlough at Camp Haan
Pfc William McGloin returns to Camp Haan California after a 20 day furlough spent in Butte He is the son of Mrs Ann McGloin of 104 East Center The former Butte miner served 33 months with the coast artillery in the Aleutians He enlisted April 21 1941 and this was his first furlough home McGloin a native Butte man and Boys Central high school graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McGloin
Camp Haan
Calif
Butte
Ann McGloin
104
East Center
Coast Artillery
Aleutians
McGloin
Boys Central High School
Butte Chamber of Commerce selects new officers for year
Pictured here are the men who will direct the Chamber’s activities. Mr Knievel succeeds Kenneth Christie as president and Mr Davis is the new treasurer, elected unanimously at the June board meeting. Mr Thompson is secretary manager. C H Gallagher and C B Youlden are named honorary vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Knievel
Kenneth Christie
Davis
Thompson
C. H. Gallagher
C. 8. Youlden
White Top Should Be Destroyed
Montana State college extension agronomist Ralph D. Mercer warns that white top, a perennial weed of the mustard family, appears pleasant but harms soil. He explains its deep horizontal roots and aggressive spread, urging mowing and searing before seeding to prevent proliferation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Ralph D. Mercer
Montana State College
Mercer
Lutheran Conference Set for Wednesday
The Rev. Erwin S. Spees of Philadelphia will speak and conduct a conference on new Sunday school literature at 8 o'clock Wednesday night at the United Lutheran church parsonage. Attending will be Rev. George M. Overdier, pastor, and Rev. John P. Shannon of Minneapolis, Youth and Christian Education secretary of the Northwest synod. Spees, associate secretary of the parish and church school board, discusses the Christian Growth Series being developed with the American Lutheran church and Augustana synod. Attendance is encouraged for teachers and officers of the two United Lutheran Sunday schools in Butte and Ramsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin S. Spees
Philadelphia
United Lutheran Church
George M. Overdier
John P. Shannon
Minneapolis
Synod of the Northwest
Mr. Spees
United Lutheran Church of America
American Lutheran Church
Augustana Synod
Spees
Northwest Synod
Butte
Ramsay
War Bond Drive Opens Monday in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead county launches its Fifth War Loan drive with a $430,000 county quota to be met by $225,000 in E F and G series bonds and the rest from corporation bonds. W W Hawkins directs, with Faye Erwin aiding in out-of-county calls and E W Bond running downtown headquarters. Bad roads and farmers in peak harvest season limit plans. a second bond display bomb arrives after one already at First National Bank.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
W. W. Hawkins
Faye Erwin
E. W. Bond
Bond
Hawkins
First National Bank
State Bank
Senate set to probe foreign minerals program
Senate small business committee leaders Senator James E. Murray and Senator James G. Scrugham announced a joint plan to study the government foreign minerals and metals program. They said details and costs are unclear, and a thorough review is warranted to gauge impact on domestic production and preferences between domestic and imported materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James E. Murray
Montana
Senate Small Business Committee
James G. Scrugham
Lakeside Woman Maude Doering Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Mrs Maude B Doering were held at Elliott chapel Kalispell with interment in Conrad Memorial cemetery. The 60 year old Lakeside resident died Sunday morning at her home and is survived by husband Fred Doering three sisters Mrs Iva Young Mrs Ethel Stein and Mrs James Crawford and a sister in Missouri plus several nieces and nephews. Weed seeds are known to retain germination for 40 years after burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Maude B. Doering
Elliott
Storage of Eggs Is Urged
Bozeman reports a glut of eggs with storage space full nationwide. Harriette Cushman Montana State College extension poultry specialist urges producers and consumers to store eggs for later use or sale. Home storage is justified by current abundance though best quality eggs only. Use water glass or grease methods. label as home stored and consult county agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Harriette E. Cushman
Montana State College
Butte Boys Leave for Farragut
Five boys from the 1944 graduating class of Christian Brothers High School have departed for basic training at Farragut. Named are Edward P. O'Brien Fred Frick Philip Lee John J. Crotty Jr and Daniel J. Mahoney with listed home addresses in Butte.
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Christian Brothers High School
Farragut
Edward P. O'Brien
West Woolman
Fred Frick
West Iron
Philip Lee
Harrison
John J. Crotty, Jr
Alaska Street
Daniel J. Mahoney
North
Montana
Former Butte Girl Grace Urbanich Dies in San Diego
Grace Urbanich 29, born Grace Dunkley in Three Forks, died in a San Diego hospital. Daughter of the late George Dunkley of Silver Bow post American Legion, she leaves a daughter and son, stepfather and mother William Bennett of Walla Walla, two sisters Marion Dunkley and Jean Dunkley, and brother Tech. Sgt. George Dunkley overseas. Funeral services were in National City under the American Legion auxiliary. Her husband died two years ago in a Veterans hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Urbanich
Grace Dunkley
San Diego
Calif
George Dunkley
Silver Bow Post
American Legion
Dunkley
National City
American Legion Auxiliary
Urbanich
Three Forks
Veterans Hospital
William Bennetts
Walla Walla
Wash
Marion Dunkley
Women's Army Corps
Fort Lawton
Jean Dunkley
Tech
Hughes Promoted to First Lieutenant in Montana
Second Lt. George A. Hughes, transportation officer at the Montana Recruiting and Induction headquarters, was promoted to first lieutenant announced by Maj. B. P. Cody. A Detroit native, he enlisted April 1, 1942, trained at Fort Custer and Fargo OCS, with an assignment in Butte since commission. He handles reception, feeding and lodging of inductees in the Montana district and lives at the Clark hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Hughes
Montana
B. P. Cody
Hughes
Detroit
Army
Medical Corps
Fort Custer
Mich
Fargo
N. D
Camp Beale
Calif
Butte
Clark Hotel
Boy Is Charged With Operating Speakeasy
LANCASTER Pennsylvania June 19 A 15 year old school boy was arrested after a Liquor Control Board agent accused him of running a speakeasy. Parents in nearby Kinderhook reported teen intoxication prompting an investigation to a shack near the boy's farm home where about 20 youths were allegedly served beer and whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
George Seesholtz
Justice of the Peace
Lloyd Axe
Kinderhook
Kinderhook Athletic Association
Seesholtz
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War Bond
Senate Group
Rhinesbold
China
Butte Boys
G. A. Hughes
Boy
Dale Ulrer
Des Moines Register & Trib
Spillum
N. Main
National Fur Shop
Exclusive
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West Park
Berlin
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Butte Brewing Company
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