Archers ingenuity fuels life after disability in Montana
Neal Archer, a longtime Montana craftsman and mail carrier, details self designed car controls, snowproof vehicles, and a wheel chair accessible ramp system. He built a snowmobile for winter routes, drove a star mail run 96 miles daily, and remained active in the Odd Fellows, Red Cross, and polio drives while supervising family work and shipyard repairs during wartime. He plans visits to Dillon, Hequiem, and Washington, praising community support and enduring mobility.
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Mr. Archer
Archer
Butte
Rebekah Lodge
Royal Archer
Dillon
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Neal, Jr
Air Force
France
Alva Ayers
Fort Benton
Royal
Alva
Red Cross Disaster Committee
Montana
Hequiem
Wash
Reuben Archer
Washington
City weighing site options for Civic Center bond plan
Civic Center stakeholders consider land acquisition for a bond funded expansion including a swimming pool, baseball park and football field. Discussion covers potential relocation from the current Civic Center site, cost estimates around 675000, and questions about demolishing or retaining the 1916 incinerator plant as part of the asset assessment.
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Shaw
Civic Center
Dan J. Kinsella
Gus Link
Frank Moran
Joe A. Kissock
Thomas R. Morgan
Kissock
Arthur Mehrens
Civic Center Commission
W. B. Renouard
Fourth Ward
Terry Kelly
Butte Man Hurt in Wreck Near Deer Lodge
Leonard N. Hoar of 11 North Wyoming was injured when his 1938 Buick coupe left the highway near Deer Lodge, struck an embankment, and flipped over a fence. He was conscious and in fair condition at St. Joseph hospital with chest, rib, and back injuries. The accident happened shortly after 9 am.
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Leonard N. Hoar
North
Wyoming
Deer Lodge
St. Joseph Hospital
Ed Barrell
Hoar
Butte
Rankin Urges GOP Stand Against Socialist Trend
Kalispell June 16 Rankin told the Kalispell Women's Republican club that the party opposes socialism and would not mortgage future generations with an unpayable debt. He criticized the current administration for spending America into destruction while seeking the nomination for representative in Congress from the first district.
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Kalispell
America
Wellington D. Rankin
Ace Back Home After Korea Combat Returns
SAN FRANCISCO June 16. Col. Francis C Gabreski the nation s top Air Force ace with 37 percent fighter kills to his credit arrived here Monday from Korea with his second war behind him.
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San Francisco
U.P
Francis C. Gabreski
Air Force
Korea
Odd Fellows honor roll at Butte high school ceremony
Odd Fellows held a special ceremony at Butte High School honoring members and presenting officers. Faye Archer of Fort Benton was elected president of the auxiliary to the Patriarchs Militant, succeeding Thyra Jorgenson of Kalispell. Officers chosen include Viola Seymour vice president Esther Harris secretary and Vera Higgins treasurer. George H. Mason presided as grand patriarch of the encampment. The meeting featured memorial services and a joint memorial morial with the auxiliary, hand-made belt presentation to Leo F. Pilz, and greetings from grand lodge and grand encampment representatives.
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Butte High School
James L. Bergmann
Chauncy Croman
Grover Rickman
Roy P. Gregory
Neal J. Acher
Sophie Kish
Bernice A. Rogers
Ruth Serenich
Anna Peterson
Elsie Briggs
Bessie Allen
Vera Wiggin
Theresa O. Smith
Lucille Bullis
Belle Jackson
Agnes McDonald
Faye Moore
Joicey Pettipiece
Florence O'Hare
Alta Walden
Agnes E. Mason
Faye Archer
Fort Benton
Fidelity Hall
Thyra Jorgenson
Kalispell
Viola Seymour
Butte
Esther Harris
Vera Higgins
Billings
George H. Mason
Enterprise Hall
Front Street
Mr. Mason
Broadway
J. D. McGee
Saskatchewan
Leo F. Pilz
Clarksburg
Calif
Pilz
Grand Lodge
Frank Hazelton
Thomas Martin
W. H. Johns
Mr. McGee
Ed Hazelton
D. H. Moulton
Neal Archer
Harry Maxwell
Lelard Moore
C. S. Buckmiller
Helena
W. C. Wells
Hamilton
Chateau
Virgil Cox
W. B. Willey
Glennon Watson
Gilford
Harm Freiling
C. P. Croman
Soren Hendrickson
W. E. Willey
Roy Gregory
Fairview
James Harris
B. M. Crenshaw
J. A. McQuarrie
Bozeman
Samuel Hazelton
C. D. Croman
Fred Sempf
Don Rogine
How to Tame Fierce Stomach Ulcer Pains
An advertisement hypes Pi Plunder's tablets as relief for stomach ulcer pain caused by excess acid. It claims a medically proven formula by F H Plunder to neutralize acid and coat the stomach, enabling normal eating and improved life, with a money back guarantee and a total claimed user base over 190 million.
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Pi Plunder
F. H. Plunder
Burglars Take 1500 From Missoula Firm Break-In
Missoula police probe the citys largest burglary in over a decade at the H O Bell company. Detectives say a professional job smashed an interior wall and ripped open the auto firm safe, stealing 1500 dollars in cash. The break-in happened late Saturday night or early Sunday morning but was only found Sunday night.
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Missoula
U.P
H. O. Bell Company
James Phelan
Auto Company
Phelan
Butte Brings July Fourth Celebration Plans Into Focus
The community advances its 4th of July activities with Shrine circus at Civic Center July 3 6 free admission for underprivileged children from Twin Bridges and local homes, a July 4 dinner for orphans, a children’s fish derby on July 3, and a large patriotic parade with floats from local businesses. City officials and volunteers coordinate transport, registrations, and prizes for a broad gala program at Naranche Stadium and city venues.
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Finance Committee
Butte
Schwartz
Morgan
Civic Center
Twin Bridges
Paul Clark
Butte Soroptomist Home
Louis Boyer
Butte Miners Union
Butte City Lines
George Tippett
Dave Reese
Naranche Stadium
Elizabeth Hoskins
Louis G. Bird
Sid Rawlings
Hoskins
al LaForest
Lou Boyer
Bob Sherman
M. O
Navy judge advocate upholds sailor sentence for criticising discipline
The Navy judge advocate general affirmed the court martial sentence of millionaire seaman Bruce Hopping, 30, to a bad conduct discharge for criticizing Navy discipline in the press, the 12th Naval District headquarters announced Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Navy
Judge Advocate General
Bruce Hopping
12Th Naval District Headquarters
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Rankin
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DeLuat
Sounson
PVE Lett
Harrison Ave
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Wards Supreme
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SALE
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Dormont
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