Draft Deadlock Appears Broken Over Teen Draft
Rep. Walter G. Andrews aboard the USS Panamint signaled a shift toward a Senate proposal to draft 18 year olds only as a last resort. The House panel had rejected the compromise 4 to 3 after his earlier proxy favored no restrictions. Conferees from Senate and House plan a Thursday showdown to resolve differences in draft extension bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter G. Andrews
Pacific
Senate House Committee
New York Republican
U. S. S. Panamint
Andrews
Senate
House
Stalin orders tighter discipline for Red Army
Premier Stalin as generalissimo issued a sweeping directive to the Red Army prescribing stricter discipline with emphasis on saluting and military etiquette.
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Moscow
U.P
Josef Stalin
Red Army
Sibley Funeral Arrangements Announced
The remains of Samuel Sibley lie at Whites' Funeral Home. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment at Mt. Moriah cemetery.
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Sibley
Samuel Sibley
Whites’ Funeral Home
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Mrs Margaret Smith Funeral Services in Whitehall
The remains of Mrs. Margaret Smith lie at Scott funeral home Whitehall and will move Friday at 1 PM to the Masonic temple for Eastern Star services at 2 30 under Acacia chapter No 21. Rev Z F Kunker officiates. Burial follows in Whitehall cemetery.
Growth of Crops Reported Good Across Montana
Montana weather crops report says rain and warmth aided growth last week but no record harvest expected this year. Grain recovery limited by prior drought and damage. precipitation widespread, with heavy rainfall in a broad band and hail in north central counties. Sugar beets showed rapid growth statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Weather Bureau
Senator Wheeler to Address Billings Banquet
United States Senator B. K. Wheeler nominee for the Democratic re election will speak at a public banquet in Billings on June 25. Willard Fraser, president of the Veterans for Wheeler club sponsoring the event, announced the gathering at the Commercial club.
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Billings
U.P
United States
B. K. Wheeler
Willard Fraser
Veterans For Wheeler Club
Commercial Club
David Greig of Kalispell Dies at 85
David Greig, longtime Kalispell resident and former Flathead county assessor, died Wednesday at age 85 after a long illness. He came to northwestern Montana in 1882 and lived there since. Survived by daughter Mrs. J. C. McAllister of Helena.
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Kalispell
David Greig
Montana
Greig
Flathead
Northwestern
J. C. McAllister
Helena
Carloadings in Montana Fall Sharply in April Report
Helena June 19 Montana railroad commission reports April carloadings fell 34.13 percent from a year earlier. Grain shipments declined while livestock moved more, compared with April 1945 creating a mixed but overall weaker transport picture for the state.
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Helena
Montana
State Railroad Commission
Moose Lodge No. 639 Files Articles of Incorporation
Loyal Order of Moose No. 639 in Helena filed articles of incorporation with Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell. Trustees named were Cid C. Dalin, Jerry Burner and Ralph Gilbert.
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Helena
U.P
Loyal Order of Moose No
Sam W. Mitchell
Cid C. Dalin
Jerry Burner
Ralph Gilbert
Montana postal workers to convene in Livingston
Montana Association of Postal Clerks Postal Carriers and their auxiliaries will hold their annual state meeting in Livingston on Saturday and Sunday with a banquet Saturday night to close the sessions.
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Livingston
Montana Association of Postal Clerks
Bellona Acid Indigestion Relief Sold At Drugstores
When excess stomach acid causes sour stomach and heartburn Bellona fast acting medicine promises relief in five minutes. If not satisfied you get double your money back with Betty 25c at all druggists.
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Doe
Bellona
Bettie
Montana land board to lease 7810 acres for oil and gas
The Montana land board plans July 9 bids on 7810 acres of wildcat undeveloped oil and gas land across six central and northern counties. Largest tract nearly six sections in Petroleum county. Leases include 160 acres Fallon, 1020 Wheatland, 640 Golden Valley, 640 Pondera, 880 Toole. Minimum bid 75 cents an acre plus 12 percent royalty.
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Helena
Montana Land Board
Montana
Petroleum County
Cat Creek
Fallon County
Wheatland
Golden Valley
Pondera
Toole County
Land Board
Double Deaths Probe In Hardin Coroner Board
A Hardin coroner's jury ruled that Anna May Rupe 22 was killed by her father in law H W Rupe about 55 with a shotgun on June 17 the killer then shot himself with a .22 rifle Rupe later died the body found hours after the shooting Mrs Rupe had visited to seek care for her crippled 13 year old daughter Aylene Funeral services for Mrs Rupe were planned for Friday at the Congregational church Coroner John W Bullis led the inquest County Attorney Bert W Kromiller represented the state.
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Hardin
U.2
Anna May Rupe
H. W. Rupe
Rupe
Aylene
Billings
Bert W. Kromiller
Postmasters Open Parley in Billings
More than 100 Montana postmasters gathered in Billings for the tenth annual convention to study mail dispatch machinery across the Treasure State. The three day event began with two speakers, with five more slated to address Thursday in a day long session ending with the association banquet.
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Billings
Treasure State
Montana
Association
Bids Sought for Dismantling and Rebuilding in Billings Area
Bids will be opened July 9 for contracts to dismantle and move buildings reconstruct residences build garages streets and sidewalks and upgrade water and sewer systems for a government housing project. Dismantling at the Benbow chrome mines plant 50 miles southwest of Columbus and reconstruction near Billings city limits per Reclamation bureau officials.
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Billings
Benbow
Columbus
Reclamation Bureau
Montana Christian churches hold 66th annual convention
Billings June 19. The 66th annual Montana Christian churches convention will close Thursday after a banquet, a young peoples declamation contest, and multiple social events including a picnic, Ninety Nine Men's banquet, a lawn festival for women, and a public service.
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Billings
Montana Christian Churches
Montana cheese labeling rules issued after July 1
State Agriculture Commissioner A. H. Kruse announced that starting July 1 all cheese sold in Montana must bear markings and meet legal definitions. He said the rules help buyers identify quality and type of cheese available.
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Helena
A. H. Kruse
Montana
Kruse
Marriage License Issued in Deer Lodge to Risch and Perkins
A marriage license was issued in Deer Lodge on Wednesday to Franklin Albert Risch and Georgiana Mae Perkins, both residents of Deer Lodge, by Clerk of the Court Ethel E. Evans.
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Deer Lodge
Ethel E. Evans
Franklin Albert Risch
Georgiana Mae Perkins
Former Residents Visiting Friends in Deer Lodge
Capt and Mrs Leo Kading on leave from Letterman hospital California are house guests of Mr and Mrs Dan Harley in Deer Lodge. Their son James in the Navy was visiting but left Tuesday to resume duties.
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Deer Lodge
Leo Kading
Dan Harley
Kading
Army Medical Corps
Letterman Hospital
California
Rading
James
Navy
OES Matron Visits Canada Then Attends Kalispell Jubilee
Mrs. W. H. Graeter grand worthy matron of Montana OES returned from the Edmon ton Alberta grand chapter meeting and joined Kalispell for a three day Golden Jubilee. She will proceed to Spokane for Washington OES grand chapter meeting. Floral chapter 46 plans a covered dish dinner at 6 30 p m before its meeting featuring hot dishes served buffet style.
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Deer Lodge
W. H. Graeter
Order of Eastern Star of Montana
Edmonton
Alberta
Graeter
Kalispell
Floral Chapter No. 46
Order of Eastern Star
Seattle visitors and Montana kin in Deer Lodge notes
Deer Lodge reports Mr and Mrs Steve Gillette of Seattle arriving to visit their daughter Mrs John A Collins and family. Mrs Carl Stay returns from a 10 day Seattle visit and to see her son Buddy in the armed forces. Mrs Robert Midding and daughter Joan depart for Spokane relatives.
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Deer Lodge
Steve Gillette
Seattle
John A. Collins
Carl Stay
Douglas Lodge
Lodge
Buddy
Robert Midding
Joan
Spokane
Inquest Set For Elliston Man Death Ward Case
DEER LODGE June 19 An inquest into the death of Lawrence F Ward will be held Thursday evening at 7 30 oclock at the courthouse. Coroner R W Ross has sworn in a jury to view the body and hear the facts surrounding the death of the Elliston man.
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Deer Lodge
Lawrence F. Ward
R. W. Ross
Elliston
Boy's Death Claim Filed Amid City Council Notes
The claim identifies the boy as 15, born June 1, 1930 in Butte, killed April 14, 1946 at Kemper and Mercury during a mob riot. Council discussed Teen Square support, street work on Busch Street, and petitions on wages, contracts, and city finance, with bids authorized for some projects and personnel requests held for budget time.
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Kemper
Mercury
Butte High School
Parent- Teacher Association
Teen Square
Butie Young People
Busch Street
Princeton
Yale
Oregon Avenue
Evans, Hobson and
Schley Streets
William T. Barrett
Barrett
Butte Fire Fighters Union
Police
Ernett Sullivan
Peter Sodja
Ray Kelly
Vic Westling
Parent-Teacher Association
Beryl Wilson
City bids set for asphaltic concrete repair work
The city seeks 100 cubic yards of asphaltic concrete for uptown street repairs. Bids due by 7:30 PM July 5. Council adjourned to Saturday night at 7:30 PM toconsider bids on two police motorcycles and two trucks.
Mihailovic Denies Ordering Attack in Chetnik Trial
Gen. Draja Mihailovic denied Lt Milos Glisic testimony that he ordered the first Chetnik attack on Tito’s partisan troops and ordered German cooperation. The court forced Mihailovic to face Glisic as he repeated the accusation. A defense request for American witnesses and trial materials was not resolved.
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Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
Tito
Mihailovic
Milos Glisic
New York
Committee For the Defense
Dragic Joksimovic
Glisic
Sandjak
Finances Offered for Hospital in Hardin
Ed Kopac a wheat farmer and stockman offered to donate 100000 dollars for a Hardin hospital if Big Horn county provides 50000. He proposed bond petitions for a November ballot and said the money is in a Billings bank and he would supply a site and help equip the hospital. Hardin’s small facility is described as inadequate.
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Hardin
U.P
Ed Kopac
Big Horn
Kopac
Bert W. Kromiller
Billings
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