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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
7
Four active weeks are planned for the annual Boy Scout outing at Camp Lowlands from July 9 to August 6. Registration is open through local executive Fred W. Strandberg, who chairs the camping committee. The program features swimming crafts pioneer projects special adventure hikes overnight hikes fishing archery riflery camp rallies and softball.
Courts of honor will be held weekly and adult leadership is needed as some scoutmasters may be absent. Mr. Strandberg asks fathers to spend time with the boys. Contact the Scout office for details. Annual outing runs four periods from July 9 to August 6.
Walter Barnard, commander of Silver Bow post No. 1 of the American Legion, was appointed reemployment committeeman to work with Silver Bow county draft board No. 3 by Col. S. H. Mitchell. The role involves placing ex servicemen in suitable civilian jobs under selective service statutes ensuring veterans can regain their old positions.
V T Linthacum announced two forestry training blocks at the Philipsburg ranger station under Forestry department supervision. Administrative guards and foremen train June 22 to 24, while fire guards lookouts and smoke chasers train June 26 to 30 with Montana highway patrol members taking part. Ranger Ray Bowers to lead instruction.
Ecuador's 1943 sugar crop fell seven percent short of 1942 production. Local figures from Butte R J Turley, Boulder Eric P White, Anaconda E B Redman and W K Bray, Philipsburg, and Jim Anderson Whitehall are noted in the report.
Lowell W. Johnson reports a drop in failure rate to 4.85 percent among 3,481 pupils in Butte schools for the 1943 44 term. Promoted 3,312 with 169 failures. first graders show 60 failures out of 539 attempts. no failures among 381 eighth graders.
SWPC will sponsor a meeting at 7 30 PM Thursday in the Butte Chamber of Commerce to discuss terminating war contracts. Austin H Campbell of Seattle will address local officials and outline steps for winding down production and contracts in Europe and the Pacific. Local business and professional representatives have been invited to attend.
A removal warrant was signed Wednesday afternoon by Judge James H. Baldwin in federal court charging Joseph Feazel with violation of the Selective Service Act. The order directs Feazel be returned to Kansas City, Missouri.
Canning sugar will be issued in two installments at 10 pounds per person. Applications for spring and summer sugar may be made until June 30. The remaining 10 pounds per person will be issued from August 15 to September 10. Certificates may be used any time after issuance.
Bagdad temple of the Shrine held its final meeting before a summer recess with plans for a September 13 return. Potentate J C Patterson presided as routine business and reports from the May 20 spring ceremonial were received. Fisher Thompson directed entertainment and a buffet luncheon followed in the temple dining hall.
A. E. Johnson, builder, received a $14 000 city permit the largest in two years from City Engineer George Tippett for a new Covenant Mission church at 1031 South Main street. Ground-breaking occurred Tuesday night with Chaplain Paul P. Nelson turning the first shovel, before reporting to Camp Haan.
More than eight tons of used clothing gathered by the Butte Yugoslav relief unit were prepared for shipment to New York. Volunteers renovated garments and packed them for dispatch via Northern Pacific to the national Red Cross for delivery to Yugoslav refugees in Egypt, Italy, and Switzerland.
John M. Holmes of 13 Lexington Terrace Walkerville and Earl F. Paffhausen of 843 Hornet Street Butte enlisted in the Marines and left for basic training in San Diego California. Robert W. Keim 17 son of Mr and Mrs Francis Keim Helena also enlisted but returned to Helena to remain inactive.
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