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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1941

Page

5

Pioneer Miner Succumbs

Frank Cunningham age 75 of Butte died Sunday at his home 758 North Wyoming Street after 53 years as a miner. A County Donegal, Ireland native, he belonged to the Western Federation of Miners and Butte Miners union No. 1. Survived by wife Mary, son Hugh and daughter-in-law, siblings in Ireland and England, extended Cunningham relatives in Philadelphia and Butte. Remains at Daly Shea mortuary. Flowers omitted per request.

Frank Cunningham Fmaily Wyoming Street County Donegal Ireland Cunningham Old Western Federation of Miners Butte Miners’ Union No. 1 Mary Cunningham Hugh Cunningham Butte Dan London Eng Mary Catherine Cunningham Philadelphia Martha Cunningham John James Peter Cunningham Peter Taylor Joseph Burrough Daly Shea Mortuary

Butte Girls Hurt in Helena Area Crash

Two Butte residents Marjory Heffern and Pauline Hawkins were hurt in a car truck collision near Helena. Ruth Eastman 25 died from head injuries. Eastman had been acting supervisor of the NYA girls camp. Several others were released from the hospital with injuries. The truck driver Martin Weber of Helena was uninjured.

Helena Marjory Heffern Pauline Hawkins NYA Butte Ruth Eastman Missoula Miss Eastman Marcella Gamet Lucille Maffei Elsie Craft Columbia Falls Ann Erkenoff Ann Pidal Miss Hawkins Miss Heffern Helena Valley Martin Weber Here Weber

Rainstorm unseals cash register in Big Butte cache

A heavy rainstorm washed away a shed covering behind Big Butte and exposed a cash register. Earl M. Rauch reported the find to the sheriff's office, and investigators will trace the machine's numbers to locate the owner.

Big Butte Earl M. Rauch South Main Street Sheriff's Office

Matron of Butte Called by Death

Mrs. Harriet Hurlbut 77 died Sunday after a brief illness at 1405 Dewey street Butte she had lived there four years formerly resided in Moorhead Minnesota where she and Frank Hurlbut marked their golden wedding anniversary seven years ago Surviving are her husband three sisters and two brothers in law Clarence Clark Warren Storey Loretta Mertz and other nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements are to be announced. body at Sherman Reed funeral home

Harriet Hurlbut Dewey Street Hurlbut Butte Moorhead Minn Frank Hurlbut Clarence Clark Michigan Warren Storey Wisconsin Loretta Mertz Adela Wilkinson Loretta Walkup Owen Smithers Colorado Sherman & Reed Funeral Home

Butte Briefs itemized hospital returns and entries

Butte residents reported multiple hospital movements over the weekend. Families returned home from St James hospital, others left for hospital with dates listed. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barnes at St James hospital. A child named Gerald Griffin was admitted to St James hospital after a coffee pot accident. A Malta death toll rose with a fatal car truck crash four miles west of town killing Mrs. Rose Thompson.

Harry Barnes Floral Boulevard St. James Hospital Gerald Griffin North Main Street Gerald Malta Montana Rose Thompson Dodson Here

Three Men Charged With Drunken Driving by Police

Butte police arrested three men Saturday night and Sunday morning on drunken driving charges. George Nelson, Eugene Keif, and H. C. Johnson were booked and released on 50 dollar bonds. A fourth man, John Grandovic, faced a reckless driving charge after an incident on Woodville hill and was released on a ten dollar bond.

Butte George Nelson East Park Street Elmer Powell James Clark Eugene Keif Dan Reagan Tom Calpin H. C. Johnson Herb O'Neill West Granite Street James Welsh John Grandovic Boehme Woodville Hill Grandovic

Butte Man Heads Catholic Group

J. McMahon of Butte was elected president of the Montana Catholic Laymen's Retreat association succeeding R. M. O'Hearn. The 12th annual retreat at Carroll college ended at noon with Walter M. Brophy named vice president Fergus Fay Helena secretary and John Hamill Anaconda treasurer. The bishop celebrated mass and urged aid for the centenary celebration at Stevensville August 27 marking Rev. Peter J. DeSmet's founding. The fourth diocesan women retreat begins next weekend led by Rev. Martin C. O'Malley. Ukraine reports sunflower production up 44 percent in two years. Brazil plans a new port at Sao Francisco do Sul.

Helena J. McMahon Butte Montana Catholic Laymen’s Retreat Association R. M. O’hearn Townsend Carroll College Walter M. Brophy Walter Fergus Fay John Hamill Anaconda Joseph M Gilmore Stevensville Montana Peter J. DeSmet Martin C. O’malley St. Louis

Nearly 2,000 Apply for State Merit Examinations

About 2,000 people applied to take more than 5,500 exams for Montana state and local jobs under the merit system. Examinations are tentatively set for July 18 and 19 across centers in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Kalispell, Lewistown, Miles City, Missoula and Wolf Point to establish registers for 36 classifications in welfare, public health, unemployment, and other agencies.

Helena Melvin P. Martinson Billings Bozeman Butte Great Falls Havre Kalispell Lewistown Miles City Missoula Wolf Point Merit System Council Francis A. Thomson Montana School of Mines E. Martin Larson Emmett J. Riley Carroll College

Three Narrowly Escape Death on Harding Way

Patrolman Boehme helped rescue Mrs. Craft and her infant after a car rollover on Harding Way. The Craft family, en route from Deer Lodge to Toston, lost everything as their vehicle and belongings were destroyed. Mrs. Craft and the baby were hospitalized, Craft treated and discharged. Passersby aided in lifting victims to safety and keeping traffic moving.

Harding Boehme Craft Deer Lodge Toston E. OC. Connell State Street

Firemen Respond to Two Weekend Alarms in Butte

Butte firemen answered two alarms over the weekend. The first involved a short circuit on a neon sign at a business on 8 South Montana Street during Saturday night rain, causing minor flames and little damage. The second alarm was for a car fire in a vacant lot on North Main Street just after 1 am Sunday, quickly extinguished with little damage.

Butte South Montana Street North Main Street

Polar Explorer Lystad Tours Hamilton Before Returning Home

Captain Issak Lystad, commander of the North Star, ended a Hamilton visit after overnighting with Boston friends Mr and Mrs Gordon March. He spoke on his Antarctic trips with Admiral Richard Byrd and noted the North Star was turned over to the Coast Guard as he reports for Navy duty in Seattle. He plans to be home Monday with his family. His Boston audience viewed his Little America footage at the Stewart home.

Hamilton Issak Lystad North Star Little America Richard D. Byrd Seattle Boston Gordon B. March Lystad Antarctic United States Navy U. S Department of the Interior Coast Guard South Polar Norway Edward K. Stewart, Jr Stewart

John Button 62 Taken by Death in Butte

John Button a Cornwall England native and miner died at 519 Shields after illness. He belonged to the Maccabees for 27 years. Survived by his wife six sons three daughters in law two sisters and other relatives. Body at Richards funeral home with arrangements to be announced.

John Button Cornwall England Shields Button The Maccabees Garfield Button Charles Button Arthur Fred Melvin Button Charles Case Verna Button Butte John Bartlett Richards Funeral Home

Admiralty reports loss of its 50th destroyer Jersey

The Admiralty announced the loss of its 50th destroyer of the war, the Jersey, a 1690 ton Javelin class ship built in 1939. Lieut Comdr A F Burnell-Nugent, in command, lost his third warship after it was sunk by a mine.

London Admiralty Jersey A. F. Burnell-Nugent Burnell- Nugent Havant Dunkerque Narvik Norway

Anaconda Plans Big Stampede

Anaconda gears up for a city wide Stampede June 28 and 29 with rodeo features at the new corrals near Athletic Park. A parade of Days of 49 floats, a Soap Box Derby on June 29, and a rodeo queen contest are planned along with a justice bar for Western attire.

Anaconda Athletic Park Anaconda Active Club Akron Ohio Richter- Elmhouse Cattle Company Bozeman

Why Can't the U S Trade With Hitler Experts Say Commerce Would Be Dictated by Germany

Washington analysis warns that any German victory over Britain would push the United States toward barter with Nazi states. Experts warn Hitler would demand concessions, set terms for payment in Aski marks, and use trade to extend control, risking loss of markets and economic subjugation.

Germany Claude Beach Washington Special (P Hitler Roosevelt Great Britain Hull State Department England Gestapo Fort Knox Berlin United States Brazil

Etta Taylor Rites Slated Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Marie Taylor will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Daly-Shea funeral home in Butte with burial in Mountain View cemetery. She died Saturday evening in a local hospital after 21 years as a Butte resident. She is survived by husband W. C. Taylor, a son and daughter-in-law William Neal, a son-in-law and daughter Joseph Bucknell, one grandson, and two brothers Willard and Walter Kyle.

Etta Marie Taylor Butte Daly-Shea Mountain View Cemetery Willard and Walter Kyle Blue Ridge

Butte Woman Elected Recording Secretary in State PMW Unit

Mrs. Mamie Jones of Butte was elected recording secretary of the Montana Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs at the state convention near Bozeman. Miss Margaret Skinner of Havre was named president, with Great Falls chosen for the 1942 site. other officers include Mrs. Frances Hopper Billings and Miss Molly Clasby Missoula. Principal speaker was Isabella Claridge Taylor of West Virginia, addressing democracy and life design. Delegates from 19 Montana cities attended. Butte plans a June 30 dinner meeting to report convention results.

Mamie Jones Butte Montana Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Karst Kamp Bozeman Margaret Skinner Havre Great Falls Frances Hopper Billings Molly Clasby Missoula Jones Fern Hurst Forsyth Mathilda Thompson Isabella Claridge Taylor West Virginia National Federation Butte Club Forsyth Club Margaret Clifford Kalispell Federation Martha Kaufman Clifford Polson Club Montana Los Angeles Maybelle Rockefeller Eugenie Jaccard Grace O'Donnell Ethel Works Esther Brennan Sweeney Mary O'Neill Eugene Jaccard Catherine Harrington Lillian K. Beck Lillian Murrish Sophie Nyquist Marie Bergen Cora Betters Siegel Abbie Holliday Pearl Schroeder Capitola Hill Nell Baker Mrs. Jones Ida Matson Olive Fowler

Butte Recovers After Torrential Rainstorm and Flood

Butte, Montana, shook off a heavy Saturday night rain and hail storm labeled the heaviest in years. Storms dumped 0.65 inch at the Great Falls substation and 0.19 inch citywide, flooding streets, basements, and several stores. Damages spread across Broadway Hamilton, Clark and Emmett streets with water heights reaching three to four feet in spots. Fire calls followed a neon sign short circuiting. Traffic detours affected the Butte Helena highway as crews repaired roads. Drum corps from American Legion Elks and Eagles marched through the soaked city after the storm.

Butte Montana Power Company Great Falls Federal Weather Bureau Weather Bureau John Zurfluh Street Railway Company Broadway Hamilton Streets Clark Street Emmett Street Platinum Street Paul Clark East Park Street Butte-Helena Boulder Whitehall Butter American Legion Elks’ and Eagles

Child’s Body Found. Boy Missing South of Hamilton

Cecil Brooks, seeking his two year old son Mickey, found the body Sunday night in an irrigation ditch near the Bitter Root river 25 miles south of Hamilton. The body lodged against a cattle guard. A separate note mentions South Africa planning a Bible for the blind in Afrikaans.

Hamilton Cecil Brooks Mickey

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