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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1940

Page

5

RITES for Basin Woman Burned in Gasoline Accident

Funeral services are planned in Great Falls for Mrs. Jessie Carlisle 40 of Basin who died from gasoline burns suffered at home June 9. She was burned while cleaning towels with gasoline igniting from a kitchen stove fire and later died in hospital. Surviving are her husband Edward, stepfather Peter Moll Cascade, three sisters Mrs. Riley Craig Mrs. Stanley Elliston and Mrs. Latray Hilger, three brothers Wallace Peter and James Moll. Body taken to White funeral home then Croxford's mortuary in Great Falls for services Wednesday.

Jessie Carlisle Basin Great Falls Carlisle Butte Carlile Marysville Cascade Edward Peter Mo'l Charles Riley Craig James Stanley Elliston Grace Latray Hilger Wallace Peter James Moll White Funeral Croxford

Camp Fire Girls Set Tonight to Plan Summer Outing

The Camp Fire Girls council meets at the Y M C A at 7 30 PM to finalize plans for the Camp L O Evans outing on Georgetown Lake from July 7 to August 4. Approximately 90 girls from Butte and Philipsburg attend weekly, says Miss Janet Ralph. Castle Rock Girl Scouts camp runs July 14 to August 4 with attendees from Butte Dillon Whitehall Miles City Boulder and Anaconda. staff arrive July 11 for three days of training before opening.

Camp Fire Girls’ Council L. O. Evans Georgetown Lake Ralph Bedson Butte Philipsburg Janet Ralph Girl Scouts Castle Rock Dillon Whitehall Miles City Boulder Anaconda Capitola Hill

Indian health camp to open on Flathead

For the sixth year Blue Bay camp for underprivileged Indian children will operate this summer under WPA supervision on the east shore of Flathead Lake. The Flathead reservation superintendent L W Shotwell announced the facility will serve 100 children ages 7 to 12 in two five week sessions. The camp includes nearly 20 buildings a kitchen dining hall recreation hall dormitories bathhouses barracks and cabins plus a pressure water and irrigation system and a one and a half acre play area. A dock and boat house stand ready for daily boat rides on the lake.

WPA Oter

Butte in Brief: Legion Auxiliary Drill Team Card Party

The American Legion auxiliary drill team will stage a card party at 8:30 tonight in the Legion hall. Public invited with refreshments. Panama Canal Zone population reached 51,830 per recent census. Portuguese sardines gain push in US market as fish canners promote them.

American Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Panama Canal Zone

Satko family reaches Alaskan promised land in ark voyage

Paul Satko piloted a home made snub nosed ark with his wife and eight children from Tacoma to Ketchikan Alaska, amid a police court dispute and dangerous seas. The journey began three years earlier in Richmond Virginia and included arrests and court orders over seaworthiness.

Ketchikan Alaska Paul Satko Revillagigedo Channel Pacific Coast Satko Satkos Ark Cook Inlet Richmond Tacoma Wash Harry Cain

Credit Meet At Finlen Tonight For Montana Business Men

About 300 businessmen from Butte Anaconda Helena and Livingston will attend a dinner at 6 30 p m tonight at the Finlen hotel The event is sponsored by the Butte Retail Credit association Walter A Jensen of Seattle district field secretary for the National Retail Credit association will speak and present a sound slide film Credit the Life of Business George W Hanson local credit manager of W P Fuller company will discuss educational courses for future credit executives.

Butte Anaconda Helena Livingston Finlen Hotel Butte Retail Credit Association Walter A. Jensen Seattle National Retail Credit Association George W. Hanson W. P. Fuller Company

Annual St Trinity Serbian Observance Held

The annual observance of St Trinity was hosted by Butte Serbians for attendees from Anaconda Helena Philipsburg and nearby cities. Mass opened at 10 am in the Serbian Orthodox church followed by a banquet at the church home and an evening program.

Butte Anaconda Helena Philipsburg

Dentist Builds Seven Room Air Raid Shelter in Sydney

Dr. C. B. Robin, a Sydney dentist, completed a seven room air raid shelter under his home with air locked doors, cooking facilities, running water, and concrete paths for gas attack. He plans to protect himself, his wife, three married daughters and their families, and many friends.

Australia C. B. Robin Sydney Robin

Kalispell War Vet Dies From Runaway Farm Accident

E Charles Erwin aged 52 a World War II veteran died from injuries suffered when horses bolted pulling a hay rack at a Kalispell area farm He was pitched beneath the rack Saturday and died today at Kalispell.

Kalispell E. Charles Erwin Erwin

Reading marriage creates blended family ties

When 20-year-old Miss Constance Harris wed Henry Wheeler a 52 year old widower in Reading England she became stepmother to Wheeler's three grandsons.

Constance Harris Henry Wheeler Reading England Wheeler

Allies Hope Soviet Move Signals First Step Against Nazi Threat

Allied observers in London assess Stalin move into Lithuania as initial Soviet action against Hitler's Europe. Reuters reports a new government formation in Kaunas and a large Soviet force near the Lithuanian frontier, with speculation on Russian participation in the war and concern over Baltic security.

Stalin London Lithuania Joseph Stalin Europe Reuters Kaunas Soviet Union Stockholm

Riot Follows Almazan Train Arrival in Hermosillo

Armed troops and railway guards opened fire on a 2000 person crowd in Hermosillo as General Juan Almazan’s special train arrived. One man, Francisco Cardona, was killed and at least five others wounded among supporters of rival candidate Manuel Avila Camacho. authorities called for an investigation.

Hermosillo Sonora Mexico U.P Juan Andreu Almazan Santa Ana Nogales Arizona General Camacho Viva Camacho Almazan Cardona

Fraser swears fifth oath as MP after 1935 election

Sir Ian Fraser, MP for Lonsdale, is sworn in again in London for the fourth time in under four years after the 1935 general election and 1936 events. He previously left the seat to serve as Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Ian Fraser Lonsdale London Edward British Broadcasting Company

Broughton and Petritz Death Notices Reported in Butte

At her residence 1822 B street Mrs May Broughton 72 and Mrs Margaret Petritz 47 of 2117 Yew street Meaderville are listed with remains at Sherman Reed funeral home and notices to follow.

Smith and Winnila Remains Reported at Daly-Shea Mortuary

The remains of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Smith who died in Rochester Minnesota are to arrive Monday morning and be moved to Daly-Shea mortuary. Requiem high mass is set for St Catherine's church at 10 o'clock with burial in Valley cemetery. Sam Winnila aged 38 a native of Finland also died Saturday and lies at Daly-Shea mortuary with arrangements to be announced.

Carlson Funeral Services Set for Carl A Carlson

Funeral services for Mr and Mrs Carl A Alex Carlson will be held at Whites funeral home Monday morning at 10 30 oclock with Rev A C Caton officiating Interment in Mount Moriah family plot Carlisle Jessie E of Basin lies at Whites and will be sent to Great Falls for services and interment tomorrow noon

Carlisle Jessie E. Carlisle Basin White Great Falls

Beaverhead County Candidates File for Office

Dillon June 16 Special Clerk and Recorder Albert S. Baker lists 22 candidates for Beaverhead county offices plus townships in the coming primary. Incumbents include Norman Giles Judson P Best Leonard A Schulz and others with partisan slates across state senate to constables. No filings for precinct committeeman or committeewoman.

Dillon Albert S. Baker Beaverhead Norman Giles Judson P. Best Leonard A. Schulz Thomas E. Gilbert W. GC. Jones Harold M. Warner George H. Montgomery Don E Anson Robert Good Robert L. Hoffman Martin GC. Jackson Ncumbent J. M. Neidt J. Warren Shaw Harry Bennett Normal Giles Constable Dillon Township John W. Roberts Lima Township L. Peterson Baker Beaverhead County

Funeral Services for Drowning Victim Slated

Funeral services for Joseph Maciroski 26 Glen miner drowned in the Big Hole river backwaters near Glen Friday night will be held tomorrow at 10 in Brundage chapel Dillon Rev Father F X Lechner of St Rose Catholic church will officiate. The body will be buried in Terry after the ceremony.

Sheep Shearing Under Way In Beaverhead County

Dillon, June 16. Special shearing operations will be in full swing in Beaverhead County within the next week as wool already contracted for by eastern firms moves toward market.

War in Europe and U S rearmament shift stock market view

The article notes that war in Europe and American rearmament dominated Wall Street thinking, with a bull market reaction to Paris falling and Allied danger. Analysts debate whether Allied fortunes influence prices, while the real driver remains U S industrial activity and a planned defense outlay of about 5 billion dollars next year.

Frank Macmillen New York Europe Wall Street Paris United States

Iceland Fisherman Buys Eleven Silk Hats in London

An Icelandic fisherman visited a London outfitter and asked to see a silk hat. After trying one on, he asked how many were available and bought all eleven. The question remains why the buyer sought top hats and why Icelandic buyers pursued them.

Iceland London

Wool Exports Flow Through Major City Warehouse

About 2,000,000 pounds of wool will pass through the First National wool warehouse as most of the stock is already contracted by buyers. Only around two percent remains unspoken for, with shipments pouring in and out of the vast facility.

First National Wool

Dillon Rotary to Host Regular Meeting Tomorrow

L G McGibney of Armstead visited Dillon yesterday on business. Herman Schwab drove to Havre today and will return with his wife and child. Dillon residents joined the mass departure to popular picnic spots to escape the season’s first heat wave.

Dillon Dillon Rotary Club L. B. McGibney Armstead Herman Schwab Havre

Dillon Home Makers Club Meeting Set for Tomorrow

The Dillon Home Makers' club will meet tomorrow at 2 PM at the home of Mrs. O. K. Moe. Hostesses are Mrs. Moe, Mrs. C. M. Casterline, and Mrs. J. Shank. Members are asked to bring home produced food supply records and project books.

Dillon Dillon Home Makers O. K. Moe Moe C. M. Casterline J. Shank

Whitehead Funeral Arrangements Noted for Long Beach Man

The remains of William J. Whitehead of Long Beach California will arrive this Monday morning. Removal to the Rose room of Duggan's Merrill mortuary for a funeral Tuesday at 3 PM. Interment will be at Mountain View cemetery.

Merrill Mortuaries Manager Pat R Gagner Named

Duggan's Merrill Mortuaries announces Pat R Gagner as manager for the Butte Montana operation located at 213 North Montana. The firm provides funeral services and burial arrangements through its Montana location.

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