Senate pivots to civil rights clash over armed services
Senators prepare for a showdown on President Truman's equality of treatment order as the draft extension moves through the Senate. Dixie leader Russell pushes a true civil rights move to allow enlistment or drafting into units by race with court martial penalties for noncompliant officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Lucas
D-Tnl
House
Ninety Four Enter County Races Seek Nomination
Ninety four Silver Bow county residents file to seek nomination for county offices in the July 18 primary. Incumbent officials Freebourn and Hogan face opposition. many races list Democrat and Republican candidates for assessor, attorney, auditor, coroner, constable, and clerk and recorder. Incumbent McGrath and Neal Shea also appear as candidates for clerk and recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow
Addis A. McGrath
James D. Freebourn
Maybelle Hogan
Joseph
Joe) Lester
Peter Rebich
P. H. Fisher
Michael
Mickey) Doherty
Dennis M
Dinny) Lynch
William E
Eddie) Williams
Mary M
Mollie) Drew
Ervin A. West
Rudy E. Sayatovic
Hugh
Red) Cunningham
Harold Hoskins
Constable
Silver Bow Township
John B
Packy) McCaughey
Eddie
Mull
Mulholland
John
Tatie
Dummy
Janhunen
Jumbo
Panion
Mike Lacey
Harold
Dutch) Telling
Neal E. Shea
William
Babe
License of Butte Bar Suspended for 30 Days
Montana liquor authorities suspended the ABC bar in Butte for 30 days for serving after hours. The license will not be renewed unless transferred. The state board also announced a crackdown on bars selling to minors with letters to licensees by July 1 warning of permanent loss for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
R. M. O'Hearn
ABC
Butte
State Liquor Control Board
O Hearn
Liquor Control Board
B. G. Paige
Salesman for Butte Drug Firm Dies of Auto Injuries
John Howard Belanger Vallee Bozeman salesman for Newbro Drug Company of Butte died from auto crash injuries suffered May 15 near a bridge west of Columbus while returning to Reed Point to retrieve a forgotten sales book. Born March 10 1906 in San Francisco he lived in Billings then Bozeman and was married to Hildur Lundby. Funeral services will be in Billings Wednesday.
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Billings
John Howard
Belanger) Vallee
Bozeman
Newbro Drug Company
Butte
Vallee
Columbus
Reed Point
San Francisco
Billings Unti
Hildur Lundby
Larsen Testimony Publicly Released in Amerasia Case
Emmanuel S. Larsen told Senate investigators that wartime reports from China had a Communist slant though he does not regard John S. Service as Communist. Larsen testified before a Senate foreign relations subcommittee in closed sessions June 5 and 6. the transcript was obtained by newsmen but not yet publicly released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Emmanuel S. Larsen
Amerasia
Senate
John S. Service
China
Larsen
Senate Foreign Relations
Service
United States
State Department
Weather Forecast for Butte Montana and Surrounding Area
Partly cloudy to cloudy Sunday with afternoon and evening thundershowers. Warmer with Sunday readings from 43 to 75. For Friday night to Saturday, School of Mines 70/40, airport 70/39, precip 0.25 inch. West of Divide partly cloudy Sunday with showers. east of Divide mostly cloudy Sunday turning partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and warmer highs 70 to 80.
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School of Mines
Divide
Dental Health Clinic Opens Monday in Silver Bow County
The Silver Bow Council of Dental Health will open Monday to provide dental care for county children unable to access care elsewhere. A board including Rev Father Frank Burns and Dr Richard Farrell announced the project, with HQ in Phoenix Block Room 407. The state lent equipment but public donations raised only 175 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow Council of Dental Health
Frank Burns
Helena
Harry M. Ross
H. G. Martinell
Butte Pta Council
Grant Lindsay
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council
Richard Farrell
Third District Dental Society
T. J. Sivalon
Department of Public Welfare
Phoenix Block
Phoenix
F. I. Livingston
Dental Health
Harlowton Hit by Flash Flood Strands Town
A flash flood swept through Harlowton Montana isolating the town by road rail and telephone. About 200 lower homes flooded with water from the hills. Families were marooned and Milwaukee railroad tracks washed out east of town. No casualties reported. train service suspended for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlowton
Montana
Somer Smith
Harold Stearns
A. E
Frank King
Milwaukee
Horth
Stearns
Butte
J. D. Simon
The
Simon
Butte Plans Big July 4 Celebration and Homecoming
Butte lays out a four day then week of events from July 1 to July 8 including a German band antics, a homecoming picnic, fish derby with contests, a comic parade, a huge Fourth of July parade, gallopy races and a Big Butte fireworks display. Mayor Thomas R. Morgan chairs planning with multiple committees.
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Thomas R. Morgan
Butte Pioneers Club
Uptown
Columbia Gardens
Treasure State
Bell Creek
Butte
Big Butte
Naranche Memorial Stadium
Harrison Avenue
South Side Businessmen, Inc
Butte Rodeo
Veterinary Group Elects Havre Man Montana vets elect Havre leader
Dr. H W Jacobson of Havre was chosen president of the Montana Veterinary Medical Association at the 40th annual meeting. Other officers include H E Furgeson of Butte as vice president and E A Tunnicliff of Bozeman as secretary treasurer. Board members include J. Fred Metcalf, R D Read, G C Halver, and Hadleigh Marsh among others. Sessions at Montana Power auditorium featured talks on encephalitis minerals fertility and disease control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Jacobson
Havre
Montana Veterinary Medical Association
H. E. Furgeson
Butte
E. A. Tunnicliff
Bozeman
A. M. Jasmin
Helena
Jacobson
Fred Metcalf
Missoula
R. D. Read
Ronan
G. C. Halver
Glendive
Tunnicliff
J. Frederick Bell
Rocky Mountain Laboratory
National Institute of Health
Hamilton
William H. Burkitt
Montana State College
H. F. Wilkins
G W. Cronen
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Hadleigh Marsh
Montana Power Company
Bell
Burkitt
Wilkins
Cronen
Montana Garden Clubs Open Convention Today
The 12th annual Montana Federation of Garden Clubs convention and fifth flower show school are in Butte with delegates from 43 clubs. Lectures on period arrangements and landscape design will be given, with events at the Hotel Finlen including tours, receptions, and a Blue Star highway marker dedication.
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Montana Federation of Garden Clubs
Butte
Dorothy Biddle
Garden Club
Popular Gardening Magazine
F. M. Harrington
Montana State College
Bozeman
John J. Cunningham
Daniel J. Mooney
Finlen
Blue Star Memorial Highway
Columbine
Fairview
Western Heights
Letty Ann Doran
Noel Car
UMW Found Guilty of Taft-Hartley Violations in Lynch Case
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that United Mine Workers and its Local 7425 violated Taft-Hartley in a Lynch Kentucky store organizing drive. The campaign featured violence and threats including a deadly February 5, 1949 melee in Bloody Harlan. The board ordered both unions to cease coercive actions and warned of court enforcement if ignored.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers
Harlan County
John L. Lewis
Lynch, Ky
NLRB
Kentucky
Harlan
Union Supply Company
United States Steel Corporation
United Construction Workers
UMW
United Mine Workers Local 7425
United States Court of Appeals
Flood Devastates Ohio Towns During Severe Cloudburst
A four hour cloudburst sent Jonathan creek through three southeastern Ohio counties causing two deaths and millions in damage. In Washington state an elderly couple and their son died in a flash flood at Pomeroy. Rail lines washed out, towns evacuated, and power outages disrupted service as two pottery plants burned after kilns exploded.
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Crooksville
Ohio
U.P
Jonathan
Washington State
Pomeroy
Roseville
White Cottage
Saltonham
Rose Farm
Tropic
Saltillo
Alice Adram
Stella Owen
Ohio River
Marietta
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ohio Power Company
Zanesville
Newark
Lancaster
New Lexington
Red Cross
Harold Anderson
A. E. Hall Pottery Company
Gerald F. Watts
Crooksville China Company
Crucial Decision on Tax Bill Set for Monday
Washington plans a pivotal Monday vote by the Ways and Means Committee on a sweeping excise tax cut bill and offsetting corporate tax hikes. The measure targets over $1 billion in excise reductions while proposing up to $500 million more in annual corporate taxes, with Truman demanding offsets for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Dewey quits political wars as NY governor race unfolds
Governor Thomas E. Dewey announced he will not seek re election and will return to private law practice after his term ends on December 31. He said he will remain active in public affairs and speak on issues affecting state and national welfare, especially foreign policy. Lieutenant Governor Joe R. Hanley emerged as Republican nominee with strong party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Thomas FE
Dewey
New York
Joe R. Hanley
Hanley
Montana Argues for Its Water Rights in International Hearing
Montana officials told the International Joint Commission that Belly and Waterton rivers originate in Glacier National Park and belong to Montana. They argued a tunnel could divert water to northern Montana farms, asserting Montana is not obligated to supply Canada but seeks a fair agreement.
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Havre
Montana
United States
Arnold H. Olsen
International Joint Commission
Glacier National Park
Canada
Alberta
Shelby
Olsen
Fred Buck
Colorado
Pacific
Record Flight Sees 144 Men On Navy Plane
The flying boat Caroline Mars departed Pearl Harbor for San Diego with 144 passengers, a Navy claim of a world record for distance with that many aboard. The craft lifted from Honolulu at 5:20 p m local time, following the Hawaii Mars’ 106 aboard flight to Alameda California.
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Pearl Harbor
California
Navy
Honolulu
San Diego
Calif
Hawaii Mars
Alameda
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West Point Military Academy
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Happy King
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Frank Pick
Gary Dietrich
Lex Templin
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Charles Evans
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Wisdom
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Garrison
Jim Hogan
Norman Nelson
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Anaconda
Frank Palmer
Wayne Jones
Glenn Shurtz
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Murray Cannon
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Lima
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Bob Hickman
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