State Highway Financial Picture Said Dim
Montana highway finances dim as gross weight tax underperforms against forecasts while the general fund stands at $285,305. Congress may boost federal aid by 10 percent, yet Montana would need $6.8 million in state funds to secure $9 million in federal money for 1954 and 1955. Gas tax receipts rise 10 percent year over year, though refunds to agricultural users rise as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Highway Commission
Highway Department General Fund
Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Commission
Karl Chamberlain
District Bureau of Roads
Auto Death Blamed on Excessive Speed
MISSOULA June 12 A coroner s jury found Russell D Kerr Jr died from excessive speed of a car driven by Max Yandt Jr Kerr died May 30 after the car Yandt drove slid into a creamery truck two miles west of the city Kerr was in the car with Yandt Ten witnesses testified and jurors viewed the body and scene before returning a verdict late tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Russell D. Kerr, Jr
Max Yandt, Jr
Kerr
Yandt
Here
Err
Ralph M. Simmons
Montana Fire Marshal warns vendors on fireworks limits
Helena June 12 State Fire Marshal Arthur C Parsons warns vendors may sell only items permitted by Montana law. The word fireworks is banned and sparklers fire crackers toy pistols toy canes and toy guns with paper caps are restricted unless cap contact is prevented. Special permits may be granted for supervised public displays.
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Helena
Arthur C. Parsons
Montana
Parsons
Montana Vocational Association Elects Shively President
A Missoula man C. C. Shively was elected president of the Montana Vocational Association at its three day conference in Bozeman. He also serves as vice president of the guidance division. Charles Davis of Butte was re elected secretary treasurer. Vice presidents include Karl Erickson Great Falls. Bob Wix Bridger. Shively. Betty Lou Hoffman Winnett. Giles Russell Helena. Francis Sprinkle Helena. Next year’s conference will be in Great Falls the first week in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Missoula
C. C. Shively
Montana Vocational Association
Shively
Charles Davis
Butte
Karl Erickson
Great Falls
Bob Wix
Bridger
Betty Lou Hoffman
Winnett
Butte Cowboy Misses Killing Woman in Hotel Incident
In Miles City on Wednesday night 23 year old Carl Frodsham of Butte wearing red leather chaps discharged a 38 caliber revolver into his hotel room wall. The slug missed a woman's head by about a foot. He pleaded guilty in police court to discharging a gun within city limits and was fined 50 dollars, ordered to 30 days in jail, and had his revolver confiscated.
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Miles City
Carl Frodsham
Butte
Vern Handley
Billy the Kid
Examiners to Open Insurance Bids
Helena June 12 The Montana board of examiners will open bids June 26 for insurance on the state fleet of automotive equipment and July 8 on three state construction projects. The policy covers liability property damage fire and theft on all state vehicles. Also July 8 bids will cover the new mathematics physics building at the state college Bozeman sidewalks and curbs for the University of Missoula and a boiler house roof at the Montana Soldiers Home in Columbia Falls.
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Helena
Montana
Board of Examiners
State College
Bozeman
University of Missoula
Montana Soldiers
Columbia Falls
Lou Babb Named to Legion Post in Montana
Helena June 12. Lou Babb of Helena former state publicity director is named assistant Montana American Legion department adjutant and field representative. He resigned as publicity director in 1940 to join the Royal Canadian air force and later served as a Marine Corps pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Lou Babb
Montana American Legion Department
Associated Press
Royal Canadian Air Force
Marine Corps
Oil report notes 34-26 well at Glendive flowing at 204 bpd
The Shell Oil company district office reports the government 34-26 well near Glendive was flowing at 204 barrels per day on Thursday before a shut down to an 8/64 inch choke. Pine Unit No. 1 was being pumped at 225 barrels per day.
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Shell Oil Company
Glendive
Shell
Doro Johnson Heads Montana VFW Auxiliary Officers
Helena June 12 The Montana Coouiettes auxiliary of the state VFW fund organization elected new officers at sessions before the convention opening Doro Johnson of Great Falls leads the group alongside Beulah Mikkelson Malta Betty Sullivan Butte Marjorie Stewart Butte Mabel Kroll Helena Eileen Roddy Helena Sadie Belveal Butte Mary Lucotsch Great Falls Ruby Abel Havre Lois Schneider Havre Katherine McVeigh Helena Nellie Penhale Butte Helen Leslie Great Falls Katherine Wedgewood Kalispell
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Helena
Dorothy Johnson
Great Falls
Montana Coouiettes
VFW
Montana
Beulah Mikkelson
Malta
Betty Sullivan
Butte
Marjorie Stewart
Mabel Kroll
Eileen Roddy
Sadie Belveal
Mary Lucotsch
Ruby Abel
Havre
Lois Schneider
Katherine McVeigh
Nellie Penhale
Helen Leslie
Katherine Wedgewood
Kalispell
Highway Board Sets Bids For Three Montana Projects
Helena Montana June 12 bids on three highway construction projects in Teton and Toole counties will be opened by the state highway commission on June 25. The work includes 5.183 miles of the Fairfield west road in Teton county with deadlines by Sept 15 1953, two bridges 75 feet and 38 feet on the same road by May 31 1953, and a 450 foot steel concrete bridge on the Shelby south road in Toole county by Oct 31 1953.
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Helena
Teton and Toole
State Highway Commission
Fairfield West Road
Teton County
Shelby South Road
Toole County
Oilmen to Open Convention Sessions Today
GREAT FALLS June 12 With issues vital to oil development in the Rocky mountain area as well as the conservation of petroleum resources scheduled for discussion general sessions of the mid year meeting of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas association will begin Friday in Hotel Rainbow Opening of the three day meeting Thursday was confined to committee sessions plus a joint conference of the executive groups of the association and the Montana petroleum industries committee Legal service and supply and public lands committees convened to outline convention business C S Hill of Denver association president will call the general assembly to order at 9 a m Friday with Mayor James B Austin welcoming delegates Gov John W Bonner of Montana will speak on conservation of petroleum resources
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Great Falls
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association
Hotel Rainbow
Association
Montana Petroleum Industries Committee
C. S. Hill
Denver
General Assembly
James B. Austin
John W. Bonner
Montana
Secret oil map in hotel crime shocks Billings
Billings police report a new local crime after a midnight intrusion at the Gen. Custer hotel. A seismograph oil exploration map valued at 30 000 dollars was the target. a smashed dresser glass top and moved brief case indicated tampering, but nothing was stolen. Patrolman R M Howard found no forced entry.
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Billings
O'Dell
Gen
Hutterite Colony Appeals Case in Montana Supreme Court
Glacier county Hutterite colony appeals a $15,974 auto accident verdict against it to Montana Supreme Court. The action stems from a collision near Cut Bank in February 1951 involving Peter Mandel, a colony member, and plaintiff O. R. Waggoner. District Judge R. M. Hattersley of Conrad refused to set aside the October verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Glacier County
Montana
Supreme Court
R. M. Hattersley
Conrad
O. R. Waggoner
Peter Mandel
Cut Bank
Motorist Killed in Montana Highway Crash
Helena June 12 Lou McGee 25 of Oklahoma City was killed when his truck overturned on Montana highway 18 five miles east of Circle. McGee was the 66th highway death this year, down from 74 a year earlier. Further details were unavailable.
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Helena
Lou McGee
Oklahoma City
Montana
Circle
State Highway Patrol
McGee
Health planners meet in Helena to hear health reports
Montana health planning committee will convene in Helena on Friday and Saturday to discuss health problems and review reports from several committee chairs. The gathering aims to assess public health needs and coordinate planning efforts across agencies.
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Helena
Montana Health Planning Committee
Change of Address Notice In The Montana Standard
In ordering paper changed to new address patrons must report old address for prompt delivery. Reports of faulty delivery requested to the paper. Checks and money orders payable to The Standard Publishing Company. The Standard disclaims financial responsibility for typographical errors but will reprint the erroneous portion if the newspaper was responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Publishing Company
Standard
Montana Officials Call for Adequate Road Program
Governor John W. Bonner told the 43rd Montana County Commissioners association delegates that Montana needs a strong road construction program and full access to federal highway funds. Registration for the convention reached 247 as it nears its Saturday close, with Bonner lauding commissioners and highlighting water rights welfare and other state programs.
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Billings
Montana
Montana County Commissioners Association
John W. Bonner
Helena
Bonner
Helena Chamber Opposes Initiative to Amend Workmen's Act
Helena Montana June 12 Helena Chamber of Commerce directors oppose the initiative petition to amend the state workmen's compensation act. President L H Larsson says the chamber will back withdrawal petitions and urges citizens to decline signing and to withdraw names if already signed. Directors adopted a resolution stating amendments would burden Montana and Helena economies and drive industry away.
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Helena
Helena Chamber of Commerce
L. H. Larsson
Chamber
Montana
Medford Hanson War Veteran of Anaconda Dies
Medford Hanson 30 of 2 Oak Anaconda died Thursday morning at Fort Harrison hospital Helena after six months illness. Born Sept 18 1921 in Wisconsin he served in Army Signal Corps WW II. Surviving wife Ida sons Myron and Dennis parents Ernest and unknown Hanson and others in Anaconda and Wisconsin. Funeral at Finnegan then Our Savior Lutheran church with 2 PM service Saturday. interment in Milwaukee.
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Anaconda
Medford Hanson
Oak
Fort Harrison
Helena
Hanson
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Army Signal Corps
Ida
Myron
Dennis Hanson
Ernest Hanson
Arthur McGeorge
Henry Huot
Harold Hanson
Finnegan and Company Funeral Home
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Convicts Confess Guard's Murder at New Mexico Prison
Two inmates at the Santa Fe state prison admit killing guard Filemon Ortiz during an attempted escape. Donald Maynard and Homer Gossett, both serving long sentences, described subduing Ortiz with tin keys, the fatal blows, and how they hid the body before relocking cells.
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Bob Brown
Santa FE
N. M
U.P
Bert Prince
Filemon Ortiz
Prince
Donald Maynard
Portland
Ore
Homer Gossett
Sandoval County
Maynard
Gossett
New Mexico
Juan Griego
Butte Driver Pays $100 Fine in Dillon
Norman Irish of Butte pleaded guilty in Dillon police court to drunken driving. Judge George E. Baker fined him 100 dollars, which Irish paid. Leo Williams of the police force arrested him.
Mexican Worker Pact Extended
The United States and Mexico extended for 18 months their pact allowing Mexican farm workers to help harvest U S crops. The agreement updates job eligibility reviews, requires joint investigations before suspending contracts, and raises the minimum wage to 50 cents an hour with a public hearing to set going rates.
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Washington
U. S
Mexico
U.S
State Department
Tobin
Department of Labor
U. S. Department of Labor
Former Anaconda Resident Murdoch Morrison Dies
Anaconda note reports Murdoch R. Morrison, 70, former resident and longtime carpenter, died in San Francisco Wednesday night. Sister D E Matheson of Anaconda received word. Body sent to Kendrick funeral home, services to be held, burial in Hill cemetery. Survived by nephews and nieces. Elks member.
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Anaconda
Murdoch R. Morrison
San Francisco
D. E. Matheson
West Third
Kendrick Funeral Home
Hill Cemetery
Morrison
The
Elks
House Approves Urgent Military Construction Bill
The House approved a 2.76 billion dollar urgent military construction program with a 332 to 7 vote. It funds about 250 Air Force Army and Navy bases at home and abroad including covert overseas air bases for potential saturation raids on Russia. Most funds upgrade existing facilities and reopen World War II era installations rather than creating many new bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House
U. S
Russia
Senate
Butcher Foils Robber With Meat Cleaver Standoff
In New York on a Wednesday morning John Amato a local butcher faced a youth who entered his shop and demanded money. Amato turned with a meat cleaver and the attacker fled, ending the attempted robbery without injury to the proprietor.
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New York
U.P
John Amato
Amato
Walter Lucier Dies at 49 in Anaconda
Walter Lucier 49 of Anaconda died Thursday night at his home after a brief illness. Born September 16, 1902 in Missoula, he moved to Anaconda as a child and worked as a boilermaker for the Butte Anaconda and Pacific railway. He served as a Marine private in World War II and belonged to the Boilermakers Union and St Paul church. Survivors include wife Mary. daughter Mrs Mary Mee Gregor of Seattle. son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lucier of San Francisco. mother Mrs Della Lucier of Anaconda. brothers and sisters in law Mr Mrs Paul Bilodeau of Anaconda and Mrs Roy Lucier of Alaska and Mr and Mrs Louis Lucier of Anaconda. several nephews and nieces. The body is at Finnegan and Company funeral home.
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Anaconda
Walter Lucier
East Third
Missoula
Butte, Anaconda
Mary
Mary MeeGregor
Seattle
Lawrence Lucier
San Francisco
Della Lucier
Paul Bilodeau
Roy Lucier
Alaska
Louis Lucier
Finnegan and Company Funeral Home
Onions and asparagus as members of the lily family
This note states that onions and asparagus are members of the lily family. It highlights their botanical relation and common classification within a single plant family.
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Treasure State News
Butte ‘Cowboy
Legion Post
Kentucky
Theibond S.lhuards Company
Louisville, Kentucky
Highway Board
Hutterite Colony
B. Green
Davis Ohkin
Dillon
East Park
Woodcraft
Valencia
Ee Market
Aes
Sunkist
California
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