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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
5
2 575 children aged 14 and under attended the first Children’s day of the season at Columbia Gardens. Hosted by Anaconda Copper Mining Company, the weekly outings will continue each Thursday through summer weather permitting, with supervision and active play observed all day.
The outing ends with the children being kept in good humor but reluctant to depart for the trek home.
The A W V S spring festival dance will be at Columbia Gardens on Saturday June 17. Proceeds benefit A W V S train service. The event features Fisher Thompson songs Frank Muster's orchestra and Sgt Marjorie Wymore of the Marine corps as vocalist. Tickets on sale at A W V S headquarters 5 North Main Street.
Work on roads to mines of accessible strategic minerals resumes after a winter suspension. W. T. Linthacum, acting supervisor in the forestry department, says projects at Philipsburg Drummond and Basin near completion. Construction began last fall. Gravity alone moves oil through some pipelines.
Benjamin Franklin of New York addressed the Butte Rotary Club at the Finlen hotel on the postwar future. He said war debt and government restrictions won’t stifle opportunity and outlined twenty leading occupations for the next twenty years, including agriculture aviation transport chemistry and more.
Unity Truth Center announces Choosing Sides as tonight's topic with Mrs Mary E Wessel as leader. Afternoon sessions at 2 and 2 30, long service at 7 45, lecture at 8. Sunday school at 11, prayer group Tuesdays at 2 for armed forces, all events at the Y M C A.
Three cases disposed in Judge Louis A Buckley’s court on intoxication and disturbance. Della Meineke forfeited a $10 bond also Roy Haggerty was fined $10 for disturbance. William Daily received 15 days plus 24 hour stay for intoxication.
The filing book shows eight filings plus one for county commissioner and two for county auditor in Butte. Mike Loughran seeks re election to the state Legislature on the Democratic ticket, with a background as Silver Bow county surveyor and city engineer. Emmett P. O'Brien, incumbent county commissioner, seeks re election as a disabled World War I veteran. Rudolph J. Klune runs for justice of the peace in South Butte township on the Democratic ticket, with long mining and fraternal ties. Frank Tierney seeks the Legislature, formerly mayor of Grand Coulee. Mrs. Emily M. Elliott runs for the legislature on the Democratic ticket, widow of John Elliott, with a platform favoring aid to small mine operators and pensions. Alfred R. Giecek also files for the Legislature on the Democratic ticket. Mrs. Liela M. Hauswirth seeks re election as Silver Bow county auditor on the Republican ticket. Mary M. Drew files for auditor on the Democratic ticket, with prior clerical union work and recent service as deputy in county offices.
A compiled list of precinct numbers with voters and addresses including Catherine Burke 401 Boardman, Mrs Nick Peris Five Mile, Virginia M Sullivan 800 South Main, Stephen G Blakovich Rocker, John P Herlihy 60 West Park, Elizabeth Hennelly 410 Garden, Clara Lively Melrose, Mrs Otto Keil Divide, Steve E Ryan 620 Nevada, Charles F Actis 48 Front, Mrs Regina Vedovatti 639 South Idaho, John ONeill 1908 South Idaho, Mary E Morgan 326 South Idaho, Sadie E Cleary 807 West Galena, Dorothy McCarthy 815 West Quartz, Byron L Hawley Hamilton block, and other precincts listed without full context.
Boy Scouts of Butte announce a two day waste paper collection campaign to aid the war effort. Residents should bring paper to school grounds by 10 am Friday or place bundled paper on street corners. Saturday workers will collect from merchants. two bailers will operate at North Main street headquarters and the courthouse.
Mexico City operates 75 movie theaters with four more under contract, signaling expansion in local cinema capacity. The new venues aim to boost entertainment options and attract larger audiences to the capital's film scene.
Claude Tomlin naturalization examiner of Spokane will be in the office of Elmer Shea clerk of the district court Thursday and Friday June 22 and 23. He will accept petitions of naturalization and examine applicants. Successful applicants will take the oath of citizenship in Judge T E Downey s court Thursday August 24.
Eight Montana women newly enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps left this week for basic training at Fort Des Moines. The group includes Carlyle Tytler and Ardeen E. Hyde of Billings, evelyn I. Chopper of Laurel, Dorothy J. Mayn of White Sulphur Springs, Myrtle M. Alt of Helena, Lillian M. McConnell of Hays, Viola M. Half Red of Poplar, and June A. Belz of Anaconda.
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