Survey of Institutions Faces Montana Report
Governor Bonner names a 19 member panel of doctors educators and laymen to study needs of the Boulder state training school and Warm Springs state hospital. The group will report to the next legislature and form four sub committees on legislative budget publicity and legislative report chaired by Jack C Toole with Dr E A Atkinson and Mary M Condon assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
John W. Bonner
Montana
Bonner
Boulder
Warm Springs State Hospital
Jack C. Toole
Shelby
E. A. Atkinson
Montana University
Mary M. Condon
Toole
State Peace Officers to Convene Sunday
Sheriffs and peace officers from across Montana will gather in Kalispell from Sunday to Tuesday for the 1950 Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association convention. President Sheriff D J Leeper of Cascade County will preside as delegates draft a legislative program for the 32nd legislative assembly in Helena next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
U.P
Montana
Montana Sheriffs’ and Peace Officers’ Association
D. J. Leeper
Cascade County
Legislative Assembly
Helena
Sloan outlines Missouri basin development at meeting
Bozeman Montana June 16. W G Sloan chairman of the Missouri valley field committee of the bureau of reclamation told Friday's session of the second annual meeting of the Montana home demonstration council that a much larger population will follow the 6000000000 development of the Missouri river basin. More than 100 rural women from councils in 43 counties attended the two day meeting which ended Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Missouri River
W. G. Sloan
Missouri Valley Field Committee
Bureau of Reclamation
Montana Home Demonstration Council
Governors Elected at Lions Meeting Opens Montana Alberta District
MISSOULA June 16 U P Banff Alberta was chosen as site for next year's Montana Alberta district convention of Lions International at Friday's closing session of the district conclave. Four new division governors were elected: Walter A. Lawson Chinook head of Division 37 A Harry Scragg Red Deer Alberta governor Division 37 B Herber K Merrill Lethbridge Alberta head of Division 37 C and Kenneth Long Cardston Alberta governor Division 37 D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
U.P
Banfff
Alberta
The
Lions International
Walter A. Lawson
Chinook
Harry Scragg
Red Deer
Herber K. Merrill
Lethbridge
Kenneth Long
Cardston
Blind man elopes with mistress after drugging wife in Nagano
In Nagano on June 16 a blind man drugged his wife and sold their household goods before fleeing with his blind mistress. Police have no description of the man, and the wife cannot identify him. The couple left a Braille note for the wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagano
Japan
Montana job market improves in May say state officials
Helena June 16. State employment service officials report May showed marked improvement in Montana’s labor market. Of 14 000 applicants, 6 800 had found jobs by June 1, up from 4 600 a year earlier. Total employment reached 150 300, highest May figure in eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
M. Joe Miller
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Miller
Two Businesses Are Incorporated In Montana
In Helena on June 16 a Billings oil firm and a Butte construction company filed incorporation papers. The Billings Western Oil Corporation may issue 150000 dollars in capital stock with directors Charles L. Buck A P Burgess and Earl W Jones of Billings. Kearney Brothers Construction of Butte lists Thomas Vivienne and James Kearney as directors with authorized capitalization of 25000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Billings Oil
Butte Construction Company
Montana
Billings Western Oil Corporation, Inc
Charles L. Buck
A. P. Burgess
Earl W. Jones
Billings
Kearney Brothers Construction Company
Butte
Thomas, Vivienne
James Kearney
Big Tourist Season Seen for Glacier
WEST GLACIER June 16 A banner tourist year was forecast after the Logan Pass highway opened in Glacier park. All roads were open and hotel reservations topped last year. Motorists, following snowplows, cleared 70 foot drifts on the Going to the Sun highway through Alpine park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Glacier
U.P
Logan Pass
Glacier Park
Alpine Park
Bid Submitted For Hungry Horse Dam Additions
Askevold Construction Co of Missoula submitted the lone bid at the reclamation bureau opening for an addition to the Hungry Horse dam project administration building. The bid was $38,372.50, higher than the engineers estimated cost of $36,054.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungry Horse
Askevold Construction Company
Missoula
Hungry Horse Dam Project Administration
Askevold
Reclamation Bureau
Woman lawyer Mary Lou Kojancik admitted to Montana bar
Helena June 16. United Press report Mary Lou Kojancik a University of North Dakota law school graduate was entitled to practice law in Montana after being admitted to the bar Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
Mary Lou Kojancik
University of North Dakota Law School
Montana
Helena candidate filings seek Lewis and Clark state seat
Helena June 16. County Attorney Melvin F Magnuson filed a petition seeking Democratic nomination for July 18 to represent Lewis and Clark County in the State legislature. Another candidate on the Republican ticket is J Miller Smith of Helena who served as county attorney from 1941 to 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Melvin F. Magnuson Friday
Lewis and Clark County
J. Miller Smith
Guard Marches for Governor in Helena
Montana's National Guard paraded 1,300 troops through Helena in support of Gov. John W. Bonner. The march along Last Chance Gulch ended with the Governor and Brig. Gen. S. H. Mitchell at a reviewing stand. Col. W. R. Barney Rankin led the 163rd Regimental Combat Team, part of summer camp near Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
National Guard
John W. Bonner
Last Chance Gulch
S. H. Mitchell
W. R
Barney) Rankin
Rankin’s
Pacific
163Rd
State Chiropractors Nominate Officers at Mont. Meet
The 24th annual Montana Chiropractors Association meeting in Great Falls lists nominees for president Dr. R R Kahle Sr Kalispell and Dr C A McDowell Missoula. Henry Anderson unopposed for vice president and Leuvela Petrausch Bozeman seeks re election as secretary treasurer. Directors named include Lucker Great Falls Fogarty Roundup Brotsberg Kalispell Thieme Missoula Iverson Conrad Russel Scott Ronan. Melvin Klette Havre up for state board. C O Watkins Sidney named national delegate. Election set for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana Chiropractic Association
State printing contracts awarded to Montana firms
Montana firms will start July 1 on state printing contracts totaling 135,709 with potential to rise to 160,000 as extra work may be added. Awards include Byerly Publishing Lewistown 9115 Hill Publishing Havre 9115 Reporter Printing and Supply Billings 6751 Tribune Great Falls 8805 Missoulian Missoula 665, Montana Record Helena 16577 Electric City Printing Great Falls 16556 Naegele Helena 12500 Thurber Helena 7081 State Publishing Helena 15530 McKee Butte 3929 Chronicle Bozeman 3000 Star Miles City 9132 Tom Greenfield Butte 1194 Bureau of Printing Missoula 1752 Western Litho Print Billings 1755 Standard Butte 3429.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Paul Golden
Golden
Byerly Publishing
Lewistown
Hill Publishing
Havre
Reporter
Billings
Tribune
Great Falls
Missoulian
Missoula
Montana Record
Electric City
Naegele
Thurber
State Publishing
McKee
Butte
Chronicle
Bozeman
Star
Miles City
Tom Greenfield
Bureau of Printing
Western
Standard
Anaconda Title Case Heard Before State Supreme Court
Agnes Opp petitions Montana Supreme Court to rehear a dispute over a house in Anaconda. The high court remanded the case to Deer Lodge County District Court for further study on June 7 after the district court ruled for the Boggs. Opp appeals the ruling seeking title to the property owned by Mr and Mrs William H Boggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Agnes Opp
Montana
Supreme Court
High Court
Deer Lodge
William H. Boggs
Boggs
Over Million Dollars in Bonds Bought
Helena June 16 A total of 1 252 785.62 in series E savings bonds has been purchased by Montanans during the first four weeks of the Independence drive State Bond Sales Director Arthur Nelson announced Broadwater county is 16 75 per cent over its quota Nelson said Thursday while the state as a whole has reached 34 04 per cent of its quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
More Slot Machines and Clubs in Cascade County
Records show 50 percent more slot machines and 33 percent more clubs in Cascade county than a year ago. County Treasurer J R Linane reports 246 slot machines licensed, up from 164. Clubs rise from 21 to 31, with 14 tied to veterans groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Cascade County
J. R. Linane
Irrigation Show Set for Helena Valley June 27
Helena June 16. A Lewis and Clark Broadwater county irrigation show will be held in Helena valley on June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
Helena Valley
Louisville Named After Louis XVI in Revolutionary Era
Louisville Kentucky was named for Louis the sixteenth the monarch who was executed amid the French Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Louis XVI
Hibernians Open Sessions Today
Ancient Order of Hibernians and auxiliary members of Montana will open their biennial convention in Anaconda with a 9 o'clock mass at St. Paul church and meetings at the AOH hall. The program includes business sessions sightseeing and a banquet at the Montana hotel. Officers listed include Julia O'Donnell Anaconda president Elizabeth McCarthy Butte vice president Tess Harrington Butte secretary Margaret Smovi Great Falls treasurer Mary Durkin Anaconda chairlady of foreign missions and Irish history. State officers include Rev. J A Rooney Butte chaplain Thomas Murphy Anaconda secretary Hugh Daly Butte state chairman of Irish history. Died since election include William Cosgriff Great Falls president Steve O'Hara Anaconda vice president and Joseph Malloy Anaconda treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Montana
St. Paul Church
AOH
Julia O'Donnell
Elizabeth McCarthy
Butte
Tess Harrington
Margaret Smovi
Great Falls
Mary Durkin
Foreign Missions
J. A. Rooney
Thomas Murphy
Hugh Daly
William Cosgriff
Steve O'Hara
Joseph Malloy
Six Montana State Graduates Get Atomic Jobs
Six Montana State College chemical engineering graduates have accepted positions at General Electric's atomic energy plant in Hanford Washington. Walter J. Luke Clark B. McKee Leonard D. Gustafson Robert B. Hamilton Denny L. Condotta Byron M. Stark will join on master or bachelor degree tracks. Luke McKee and Gustafson to separation technology. Hamilton to piles. Condotta and Stark to rotational training before permanent assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana State College
General Electric Company
Atomic Energy
Hanford
Wash
Lloyd Berg
Walter J. Luke
Thompson Falls
Clark B. McKee
Great Falls
Leonard D. Gustafson
Rudyard
Robertb. Hamilton
Madison
Kansas
Denny L. Condotta
St. Regis
Byron M. Stark
Billings
Berg
Luke
McKee
Gustafson
Hamilton
Condotta
Stark
Postal Workers Open Convention Today
Montana members of the National Association of Letter Carriers and National Federation of Post Office Clerks will convene Saturday in Billings for their annual joint convention. L. D. Heistand of Billings, president of the State carrier's group, said national offices of NASO and NFPOC, as well as their auxiliaries, are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana
National Association of Letter Carriers
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
L. D. Heistand
NASO
NFPOC
Man Sought After Death Note Found In Truck
GREAT FALLS June 16 Sheriff Leeper seeks Raymond Kelvington 26 of Great Falls on a grand larceny charge after a May 31 death note was found in his truck beside the Missouri river. The note said he decided to end it all and the company money is under a seat in a bag. An empty bag was found and $135 missing. Kelvington had worked for a Butte bottling company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
D. J. Leeper
Leeper
Spokane
Raymond Kelvington
Kelvington
Missouri River
Butte
Robbery Sentence for Wolf Point Attempt Comes With Recording
In Wolf Point District Judge David Nyquist gave John Pentz of Richey an 18 month term for an attempted armed robbery that was recorded. Pentz pleaded guilty to the April 21 attempt, during which he was shot in the left shoulder by night club operator Bob Barkus. A phonograph recording captured the gun blast and Pentz falling, with his arm in a plaster cast as he was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Point
David Nyquist
John Pentz
Richey
Pentz
Bob Barkus
Final Water Session Set for Today
Havre Montana June 16 final hearing by the United States and Canada International Joint Commission on apportioning waters from the Belly and Waterton rivers. Montana irrigation experts and Bureau of Reclamation officials testify on water use for the Upper Montana irrigation project which would irrigate about 139000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
U.p.—International Joint Commission
U. S
Canada
Montana
Montana Irrigation
Bureau of Reclamation
Upper Marins
New State Park Opens at Goose Bay in Montana
Kalispell Montana June 16 Public opening of Goose Bay State Park on the west shore of Flathead Lake about 14 miles south of Somers. Park features include public swimming boating a lunchroom cabin and trail facilities now available to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
U.P
Montana
Goose Bay
Flathead Lake
Somers
Moose Recuperating at Durand Elk Ranch Near Martinsdale
An ailing motion picture actor from Hollywood is recuperating this summer at Courtland Durand's elk ranch near Martinsdale. The moose was brought to the ranch by animal trainer Howard Essex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsdale
Hollywood
Courtland Durand
Big Elk Ranch
Here
Howard Essex
High Water Halts Body Search on Blackfoot River
Missoula reports high water halted the search for Antone Bergset a 65 year old man believed drowned after disappearing Wednesday in the muddy Blackfoot river at Bonner Sheriff R D McClean canceled dragging operations Friday citing tracks in the mud near the river as evidence Bergset fell in authorities expect to resume if water levels drop
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
U.P
R. D. McClean
Antone Bergset
Blackfoot
Bonner
Bergset
McClean
GOP Thinks Reds in Government to Be Best Issue
Republican senatorial candidates view alleged Communists in government the top issue along with the Brannan farm plan deficit spending and excise tax cuts. The GOP campaign committee survey covered Iowa South Dakota and California results. Senator Millikin of Colorado heads the effort and will stress these points in re election campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
GOP
Guy G. Gabrielson
Iowa
South Dakota
California
Millikin
Colorado
John A. Carroll
D-Colo
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Margaret Chase Smith
Rme
Aiken
Vermont
Tobey
New Hampshire
Morse
Oregon
Bad Instruments Blamed in Crash
A survivor of a Wednesday night French airliner crash in Bahrein Island says crew blamed faulty instruments that showed 300 feet to ground as the plane hit the water. Thirteen saved, thirty-nine dead. reports suggest sabotage by Indochina rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
Jacques Sangnier
Paris
Air France
Indochina
Sangnier
Harry Adler
New York
Hoover Warns Deficit Spending Endangers All Homes
Chicago June 16 Herbert Hoover warned that further government borrowing to cover deficits would spell disaster for every cottage. Speaking at the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting he cited inflation risks, noted the dollar has lost about half its purchasing value, and criticized rising costs from five cent telephone calls to candy bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Hoover Commission
Hoover
Montana Speed Averages On State Highways Revealed
Surveys show average highway speeds with Montana cars at 51.7 mph, out of state cars 53.4 mph, and buses 55.9 mph. Data from the state highway department highlights faster traffic outside Montana corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
State Highway Department
British rejection of unity plan blamed on Dalton
LONDON June 16 Hugh Dalton former chancellor of the exchequer and labor minister in charge of town planning faces fresh political trouble. He prepared the isolationist Labor party pamphlet on European unity which Attlee disavowed. The leaflet was attacked across political lines and is dubbed Dalton's second blunder after past budget secrecy disclosures that forced him from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Hugh Dalton
Dalton
Labor Party
Labor
Clement Attlee
Britain
Acheson Says Labour Split Over Schuman Plan Reflects Party View
Secretary of State Acheson said the British Labour party’s rejection of the Schuman plan for European steel coal pooling is a party statement not a government position. He noted party machinery issues statements between elections that may not reflect the views of others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Labor Party
Schuman
LA Transportation Tied Up for Shrine Convention
Los Angeles trolley and bus service halted by a 4000 operator strike as the city braces for about 200000 Shriners at the national convention. Mayor Bowron seeks a 15 day truce while AFL union reps walk out of last minute talks. Demand mounts for 20 cent hourly raises from operators earning 1.47. Milk strikes continue in Pennsylvania and Washington.}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
AFL Transportation Union
Pennsylvania
Washington, D. C
CIO American Newspaper Guild
New York World-Telegram
Sun
McCarthy Called Unethical in Lustron Manuscript Sale
Columbus report says United States Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was labeled unethical by Lustron receiver Clyde M. Foraker for selling a housing manuscript to Lustron for 10,000. Foraker argued government material should belong to the government, while McCarthy claimed he sold to the highest bidder. Foraker leads the Lustron operation in Columbus and questions the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lustron Corporation
United States
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Lustron
Clyde M. Foraker
Joint Congressional Committee On Housing
Foraker
McCarthy
Snipers Continue Firing in Peru
In Arequipa on June 16, isolated snipers fired from rooftops as Peru closed the revolt. Government troops gradually restored order. Leader Francisco J. Mostajo was freed by the Army after an uprising that left about 50 dead and 150 wounded since Wednesday. Gen. Ernesto Montagne was to be in Lima. status unclear. Rebels mostly released with few remaining in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arequipa
Peru
Francisco J. Mostajo
Ernesto Montagne
Lima
la Paz
Bolivia
Truman signs bill to sell miles city land for industry
President Truman signed a bill Saturday authorizing the Interior department to sell up to 540 acres of land at Miles City Montana for industrial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Interior Department
Miles City
Mont
Japanese Floods Kill 68 Across Nation
Six days of torrential rain in Japan caused 68 deaths 214 injuries and 6.8 million dollars in flood and landslide damage, national police reported Friday. The disasters impacted Tokyo and other regions as authorities rushed to assess the scale of destruction and aid victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
U.P
Five of Family Die in Virginia Blaze
A rural home three miles east of Staunton Virginia owned by Charles Weaver burned Friday killing five in the family. James Weaver 33 of Fishersville identified the deceased as Charles 41 William Weaver 84 and Charles three children Tommy 11 Kathleen 18 and Louise 17. The two story frame house burned to the ground leaving only the chimney. Augusta county fire chief Hyde Kerr said the bodies were found close together in the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton Va
Charles Weaver
Virginia
James Weaver
Fishersville
Charles
William Weaver
Tommy
Kathleen
Louise
Augusta County
Staunton
Hyde Kerr
President Does Without Milk in Washington Strike
Washington on June 16 reports milkless day as delivery men strike nine dairies since Saturday. President Truman sat out the shortage, Blair House quiet, while officials and families seek milk from unaffected suppliers or ration at home. Some rely on doctors certificates for medical need, others switch to substitutes as city residents patrol Maryland and Virginia for dairy supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Blair House
Independence
Alben Barkley
Edwin Arthur Hall
R-N. Y
Victoria Geaney
State Department
Montana Postmaster Nominations Approved in Senate
The Senate approved Montana postmaster nominations Glen E. Roose of Eureka and Charles L. Beers of Judith Gap. The action was announced from Washington on June 16 7.
Billion Dollar Arms Measure Nearing Passage
Senate committees informally approved a 1.2225 billion foreign arms program with 1 billion for Western Europe and 222.5 million for other areas, plus 250 million in excess American equipment. Debate centers on presidential power to arm nations outside the North Atlantic pact, with limits suggested to European allies only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Europe
Truman
United States
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Smith
R-N. J
North Atlantic
CIO Seeks One Million for Political Action Fund
CIO President Philip Murray announced a goal of 1,000,000 for the CIO political action committee to back a liberal Congress. He spoke at a rally of 400 PAC officers and workers who then visited the White House to pledge support to President Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Political Action Committee
Murray
PAC
White House
Truman
Misoula County Coroner ends inquest into death by train
Mis soula County Coroner Ralph Simmons announced there would be no inquest into the death of Delores Ashenbrenner a 20 year old killed Wednesday by a Northern Pacific passenger train in Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
U.P
Missoula County
Ralph Simmons
Delores Ashenbrenner
Northern Pacific
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Lions Meeting
Ray
Jim Capp
Treasure State News
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Magnuson
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Falls
Alsco-Ize
Hibernians
Montana State
Postal Workers Open Convention
By Jack Bell
Jensen Drug Store
S. Montana
LA Transportation
Shrine
Associated Press
Wilson Bros
van Heusen
Dad
Toggery
Dan O'Neill
Noth Main
Will Tiddy
Joe Tom Herb Co
South Main Butte
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