G I Education Program Urges Early Applications
Veterans planning to use G I Bill benefits for the 1946-47 term should apply for eligibility certificates now. Local VA officials report rising interest from six counties serving Butte with recordApril May applications. delays risk prompt payment. Subsidies start from training entry date once certified and enrolled in state-approved schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Administration
Butte
Homer F. Shepard
John W. Corris
Seattle
Northwest
Montana Rancher Sells Polled Hereford for World Record Price
At Lodge Grass Montana on June 12 a polled Hereford sale set a new world price. Trump de Domino 64th sold to William G. Bonelli for 30000 dollars. Six bulls averaged 1663 dollars with 48 females totaling 39330. Buyers came from 12 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Father Leonard's Brother Dies
The Rev. Father M. J. Leonard of St. John Catholic church mourns the death of his brother Patrick J. Leonard 64 a native of Ireland. Burial will be in Chicago with a solemn requiem high mass at St. John church Friday at 9 30. Several priests will assist and Monsignor Joyce will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Leonard
St. John Catholic Church
Chicago
Patrick J. Leonard
Ireland
Father Leonard
M. M. English
Norbert C. Hoff
E. D. O'Sullivan
Thomas Gannon
W. P. Joyce
W. G
Huge Post-Graduate Naval School on West Coast Planned
Navy outlines a $27.7 million postgraduate center near Monterey California for 52 colleges and universities to train officers. Fleet Adm. Nimitz says civilians can enter the Navy on equal footing with Annapolis graduates. tuition books labs and $50 monthly for four years would be provided under a nationwide selection plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Pacific Coast
Fleet Adm
Nimitz
Annapolis
Monterey
Calif
Louis E. Denfeld
Senate Naval Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Naval
Forest Fire Guard Placed on Duty in Deer Lodge District
Morton Wood of Baltimore, a recently discharged Army chemical warfare lieutenant, appointed fire prevention guard for the Deer Lodge National Forest in Butte district. Supervisor W. E. Pry says Wood will renovate five camps Bison creek Shamrock creek mountain Lowlands Elk Park, arrange campground use, and coordinate fire control with local groups while visiting Boulder and Whitehall rangers. He previously worked for the Forest Service and taught in Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Wood
Baltimore
Army
Butte
Deer Lodge National Forest
W. E. Pry
Wood
Forest Service
Idaho
Bison Creek
Shamrock Creek
Mountain
Elk Park
Search Underway for Lake City Boy Drowned
Provo Utah June 12 four year old Kent Andrew Smith of Lake City drowned in a lake Tuesday. Officers planned to scour the area as the search continued today.
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Provo
Kent Andrew Smith
Lake City
Four Enlisted Men to Get Medal of Honor
President Truman will present the medal of honor Friday at the White House to four enlisted men who displayed conspicuous gallantry in Pacific battles. The men to be decorated are Set. John Meagher Jersey City N J Set. Bufford T. Anderson Soldiers Grove Wis Sgt. Alejandro R. Ruiz Barstow Texas and Pfc. Dirk J. Wlug Grand Rapids Mich.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Pacific
John Meagher
Jersey City
N. J
Bufford T. Anderson
Soldiers Grove
Wis
Alejandro R. Ruiz
Barstow
Texas
Dirk J. Wlug
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bevin Sets Palestine and Peace Policy at Labor Conference
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin rejected immediate immigration of 100000 Jews to Palestine and said Britain would seek separate peace treaties if major powers stall. He refused economic sanctions on Spain and urged patience to establish a Palestinian state amid European bloc tensions. Bevin spoke at the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth and won sweeping endorsement of his foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bournemouth
England
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
Spain
Bevin
Labor Party
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Europe
United States
New York
Utah Town Faces Questionable Mayoral Residency
Randolph in Rich county Utah may not have a legally elected mayor. Normal L Gray was chosen last election but District Attorney L E Nelson says Gray resides in South Randolph just outside city limits. Authorities plan to seek an opinion from the Attorney General and may start removal if he is not a qualified Randolph elector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
U.P. -Randolph
Rich County
Utah
Normal L. Gray
L. E. Nelson
Cache County
Gray
Randolph
Nelson
South
Grover A. Giles
D. Huffaker
Divorces Filed in District Court by Four Decrees
Three divorce decrees and two divorce actions were filed Wednesday in Elmer Shea s district court office. Judge T E Downey signed the decrees granting Ada Buzzell an annulment from George Buzzel and Mary Diamanti a divorce from Gino Diamanti with her maiden name restored as Mary Gaida. Lila Hailstone was granted a divorce from Richard Todd Hailstone and Hester Jane Guthrie a divorce from William J Guthrie. Preston Albert Mitchell filed for divorce from Dorothy Janice Mitchell on wilful desertion grounds. First and final accounts of administration were filed in the estates of John Denes and Freda E Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Shea
T. E. Downey
Ada Buzzell
George Buzzel
Mary Diamanti
Gino Diamanti
Mary Gaida
Lila Hailstone
Richard Todd Hailstone
Hester Jane Guthrie
William J. Guthrie
Preston Albert Mitchell
Town Club Resumes Saturday Lunches in Butte
Butte town club restarts its Saturday noon luncheons at the fifth floor Montana Standard building clubrooms. Eugene Savage, club president, says lunches will run from 12 to 2 pm with an indefinite schedule. The revival marks a prewar tradition returning at members’ request with invitations extended to members, prospective members, and guests. Russian technicians have improved radio communication with the United States in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Town Club
Montana Standard
Eugene Savage
United States
Democratic women to host Kingsbury luncheon in Butte
Mrs. Wallace Kingsbury vice chairman of Montana Democratic central committee will speak at a Saturday luncheon in the Silver Bow ballroom Hotel Finlen. More than 200 Butte area women expected. program includes Paul Cannon remarks, songs and entertainment. reservations due by Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Kingsbury
Walier
Democratic State Central Committee
Montana
Silver Bow
Hotel
Finlen
Silver Bow County
Butte
Margaret Nagle
J. H. Giem
Nagle
God Bless
Ted Lydon
Jimmy Chatham
Paul Cannon
Democratic Party
Miss Nagle
Jean Patterson
Myles Bailey
Margaret LaForest
Cynthia Sullivan
Katherine Harrington
Glassy nest of Hawaiian bird surprises researchers
In Hawaii a bird built a nest from glassy threads emitted by volcanic eruptions. The threads carry liquids into the air and drift across the islands, enabling the bird to construct its unusual nest from this glassy material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Committee Votes to Raise Social Security Tax Schedule
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise the social security tax from 1 percent to 1.5 percent on both employees and employers, effective January 1 for five years. The act would rise to 2.5 percent for both groups next January unless Congress acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Sensational New Developments in Rocky Mountain Oil Fields Listed
Denver June 12 reports from the Rocky Mountain oil region highlight major results. Rangely in northwest Colorado saw its first well failure after 71 consecutive producers, as Newton Oil abandoned Cobb-Stringer No 1 after reaching 6 859 feet. In Badger basin Wyoming Resolute Oil No 8 Northern Pacific flowed 1 800 barrels daily and spurred four more wells. East Bailey dome saw Wasatch Refining No 1 Cameron gush 100 barrels per hour after Tensleep sand tests. Montana Carter Oil No 1 Stufft deepened to 3 084 feet and produced 300 plus barrels daily from the Madison lime break, with Union Oil No 1 Elufft nearby beginning production.
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Denver
Rangely
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Badger Basin
East Bailey Dome
Montana
Madison
Cut Bank
Newton Oil Company
Cobb-Stringer No. 1
Weberland
E. M. Stringer
Oriental Refining Company
Resolute Oil Company
Upper Frontier
Resolute
Northern Pacific
Lower Frontier
East Bailey
Rawlins
Wasatch Oil Refining Company No. 1
Cameron
F. F. Hintz
Salt Lake City
Carter Oil Company
Union Oil Company
Train Night Crisis on Corbett Rescue
Lieutenant Corbett drags Elaine Weston from a violent attack aboard a moving railcar. Elaine lies hurt while three women and bystanders seek help and a doctor is summoned after a tense confrontation. The scene shifts toward a doctor in Loch Lomond as Corbett searches lower deck for medical aid.
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Corbett
Elaine Weston
Elaine
Betty Taylor
David
Virginia
Loch Lomond
Hunter
Glen Argyle
Doctor Peck
Lieutenant Corbett
Persons Sought in Mining City for Missing or Residing Locals
Butte police sought help Wednesday to locate several people believed to live or have lived in Butte. Names include Peter Fortun and his brothers Matt and Frank in Kalamazoo, Clara Jones and son Fred inquires from Tacoma, Kate C Johnson or Mrs R E Larsen from Salt Lake City, Thelma and Albert Pauling tied to a death in Missoula, with a Missoula number given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Kalamazoo
Mich
Peter Fortun
Matt
Frank Fortun
William T. Jones
Tacoma
Clara Jones
Fred
California
Rennold Pender
Salt Lake City
Kate C. Johnson
R. E. Larsen
West Park
Thelma
Albert Pauling
Pauling
Missoula
Telegram Rates Increase Ten Percent
Western Union announced a flat ten percent rise in telegraph rates effective Wednesday at its Butte office. The changes, approved by the federal communications commission, reflect wage awards from the National War Labor board totaling 25 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Western Union
Federal Communications Commission
National War Labor Board
War II Veterans to Meet Friday Night in Butte Court
Butte World War II veterans using the V-2 sign will convene in Judge J J Lynch's courtroom for a special 8 pm session to decide if they should present a panel of candidates for the July 16 primary. The filing deadline is Saturday as bills affecting veterans’ welfare loom in the next state Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
J. J. Lynch
William Carroll
Carroll
Rites Held for Mrs. Dawson
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Bond Dawson were held at Richards chapel with Rev. H. B. Ricketts officiating. Music by Mrs. Martha Bowden Davies and Mrs. Harold Price accompanied the service. Pallbearers were Joseph James, Harvey Duncan, Oscar Blomskog, Nick Oates, Thomas Jenkins and Thomas R. Morgan. Burial followed at Mount Moriah cemetery. Relatives include granddaughter Mrs. Douglas R. Birk of Aurora, Illinois.
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Sarah Bond Dawson
Richards Chapel
H. B. Ricketts
Martha Bowden Davies
Harold Price
Rugged Cross
Joseph James
Harvey Duncan
Oscar Blomskog
Nick Oates
Thomas Jenkins
Thomas R. Morgan
Mount Moriah
Funeral Held for Michael Hoy at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for Michael Hoy were held Wednesday from Duggan's Merrill mortuaries to Sacred Heart church for a requiem high mass. Interment followed at Holy Cross cemetery with graveside rites by Rt. Rev. Msgr. William P. Joyce. Pallbearers included Michael Murphy Brandon McMahon Don Kelly John Murphy and Arthur Barbo.
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Michael Hoy
Duggan
Merrill Mortuaries
Sacred Heart Church
Albert Kaparich
Holy Cross Cemetery
William P. Joyce
Michael Murphy
Brandon McMahon
Don Kelly
John Murphy
Arthur Barbo
Allied council approves doubling of Japanese fishing zones
Tokyo June 12 The four power Allied Council approved a temporary doubling of Japanese fishing areas to ease an acute food shortage in Japan.
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Tokyo
U.P
Allied
Four-Power Council
Japan
Notice of Tax Deed Application in Silver Bow County
Legals notice lists numerous parcels in Butte and surrounding areas described by lots, blocks, lodes and townsite names as subject to a tax deed application. The filing, by Joe F. O Donnell and officials, seeks tax deed rights on August 12, 1946 in Silver Bow County Montana.
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Silver Bow County
Montana
Burt Lode
Bailie Lode
Bellevue Addition
Baraga Lode
Butte
Gold Hill
Butte Townsite
Big Hole Placer
Chelsea Addition
Central Addition
Clarks Addition
Cobban Addition
Geo
Cobban
Daly Addition
Daly Annex
Empire
East Butte
Englewood
Fausetts Addition
Floral Park
Floral Park Addition
Gallatin Addition
Gilman Addition
Golden Placer
Grand Avenue Addition
Grand Avenue
Ornstein
West
East
Hope
South
Hornet
Homevale
Hamilton
Kemper
Kings Clay
Leggat
Foster
Legssat
Lenox
McPharland
McQueen
Section Twentyfour
North Range
Mayflower
Melrose Addition
Midnight Lode
Montrose Addition
Montrose
Muntzer
Noyes
Upton
L. 50
Upton R. R
Plymouth
Parrot
School of Mines
Silver Bow Park
Sillver Bow Park
Smith and Shewe
South Park
Stevens Addition
St. Paul
Travonia
Valley
Valley Addition
Western Heights
Wilson Park
White's
Waukesha
Township
McGinnis Heights
Vision Lode
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. I
Leonard
Naval School
West Coast
Mrs. Wallace Kingsbury
GLASS
United States Naval Academy
Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Academy
He. Journe
Zelda Popkin
Mae
Lootenant
Pullmans
Penn Station
Mrs. Dawson
Legals
Joe F. O'Donnell
Board of County Commissioners
Addis A. McGrath
District Court
Second Judicial District
Jacob Kaufman
J. Kaufman
Stella R. Kaufman
D. F. Holland
Meyer and
Meyer Dann Dide
UN Bue
Montane
Lallie E. Charles
Ray
Kelly
D. G. Walsh
Timothy Nolan
J. F. Sullivan
Silver Bow Elk
Butte, Mont
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