Sugar firm officials tour Butte on Montana swing
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company executives led by vice president and general manager D E Scalley visited Butte as guests of Anaconda Copper Mining. They traveled by special train from Salt Lake City and planned a Yakima Washington return. Scalley cited a 30 to 35 percent rise in sugar beet production and described operations from Great Falls to Glasgow with Chinook as a major Montana facility. He noted pioneering use of triple Super Phosphate fertilizer in 1928 in Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Butte
Butte Hill
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana School of Mines
T. W. Cockayne
J. A. Keane
J. Reuben Clark, Jr
D. E. Scalley
D. D. Moffat
Sugar Company
E. S. McGlone
Western
C. H. Steele
Montana
Utah- Idaho Sugar Company
Washington
Utah-Idaho
Mountain
Scalley
Anaconda
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Railroad
Yakima, Wash
Northern Pacific
Great Falls
Glasgow
Chinook
Idaho
Mr. Scalley
Kootenai River Dikes Break as Flood Struggles Rise
AP reports the Kootenai River breached three dikes north of Bonners Ferry Idaho threatening 350 more acres of farmland with 300 acres under water. In British Columbia a flood near Mission led to a drowning of a 10 year old. efforts to hold back the Fraser River continued as dike builders received a 50 50 chance to stop a surge near Kalispell Montana.
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Associated Press
Kootenai River
Idaho
British Columbia
Fraser River
Fraser Valley
Kootenai
Bonners Ferry
Mission
B. C
Washington State
Kalispell
Flatead
Here
Dick Walsh
Billings Boy Rescued From Drowning At Hotel Pool
In Los Angeles on June 20 Robert R. North 15 son of Mr and Mrs Paul North of Billings Montana was rescued from drowning at a hotel pool after a cramp. He and his sister Kirley 14 and Marcia Biggerstaff 5 also from Billings were swimming when he was saved by manager E L Loch who pulled him from the water and gave artificial respiration. Police transported the boy to a hospital while his parents attended a Shrine convention.
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Los Angeles
Robert R. North
Paul North
Billings
Mont
Kirley
Marcia Biggerstaff
E. Loch
Young North
Acheson Defends State Department As Loyal Outfit
Secretary Acheson defended the State Department as a good clean loyal outfit at the governors conference in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. He urged governors to aid in recruiting apostles of democracy for Truman's point four program and rejected isolationist attacks on foreign aid. He said Asia needs aid tailored to each country and noted officials are quietly purging subversives. He expressed full confidence in his staff and pledged security.
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Dean Acheson
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Acheson
State Department
Apostles of Democracy
Truman
Asia
Europe
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Secretary of State
McCarthy
R-Wis
William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Department
Garland Slashes Throat in Studio Incident
Hollywood reports actress Judy Garland inflicted a minor neck wound with a shattered water-glass edge after a moment of emotional distress. Doctor Francis Ballard said there was no intent of self-injury, noting it as an impulsive act during a nervous period following her suspension from work. The incident occurred at Garland and Vincent Minelli’s home amid studio statements and evolving public disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Judy Garland
Francis Ballard
Miss Garland
M-G-M
Minelli
Sunset Boulevard
Australia Passes Anti Red Measure
CANBERRA Australia June 20 In a stormy session Tuesday night the house of representatives approved on second reading the bill to outlaw the Communist party in Australia but without the amendments requested by the senate The amendments would place on the government the responsibility for proving an organization is Communist and give a person accused of being a Communist the right to trial by jury The bill will now go back to the senate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
House of Representatives
Communist Party
Senate
Labor Party
Butte Weather Forecast Keeps Warm With Scattered Storms
Continued fair and warm conditions prevail except for scattered afternoon thundershowers on Wednesday. Wednesday’s high around 80 and low near 42. Period temperatures show 75/45 at School of Mines and 77/41 at the Airport with 0.22 inches of precipitation. Wednesday remains fair with a few widely scattered thundershowers and little temperature change, high near 80 to 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Mines
W. Yellowstone
Whitehall
Eeewnenee
Missoula Woman Named Head of Garden Clubs
Mrs. Harry Shryock of Missoula was elected president of the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs at a Tuesday afternoon meeting. The convention opened Sunday with a Blue Star memorial marker dedication and will close at noon today at the Hotel Finlen. Other officers include J B Collins of Great Falls as first vice president and Robert Hamilton of Billings as second vice president. The closing event will be a flower show and blooms judging with speakers from New York City and Montana State College addressing flower design history and judging.
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Harry Shryock
Missoula
Montana Federation of Garden Clubs
R. O. Steele
Laurel
Finlen
Shryock
J. B. Collins
Great Falls
Robert Hamilton
Billings
Lewis Harmon
Roundup
Robert Hamel
St. Ignatius
Joseph Piedalue
Ronan
Robert Breen
Dorothy Biddle
New York City Garden Club
America
Orient
Europe
P. T. Baker
Leonard Yager
Montana State College
National Federation
Biddle
Italian Communists Split with New Milan Headquarters
Milan opens headquarters as a rival Italian national Communist party forms in opposition to Palmiro Togliatti's orthodox line. Reportedly aided by Yugoslav Marshal Tito, the new group aims to link with dissident units in Ancona Leghorn Puglia and Sicily though leadership and platform remain undeclared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
U.P
Milan
Italy
National Communist Party
Communist Party
Palmiro Togliatti
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Ancona
Leghorn
Puglia
Sicily
Indian Enterprise explodes in Red Sea killing most crew
Alexandria Egypt June 20 seventy three of the seventy four seamen aboard the explosive laden freight er Indian Enterprise were feared dead after a blast in the Red sea. Lloyds agents said one survivor was known with no confirmation of additional saves from a cryptic radio message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
U.P
Red Sea
Lloyds of London
Suez Canal
Ohio Governor May Back Taft Hint Stuns Democrats
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche, a Democrat, sparked shock by suggesting he might vote for Republican senator Robert Taft if he believes Taft better serves the nation. He said he would vote for Ferguson if that candidate best serves the country, raising party leaders’ alarm as they rally to elect all Democrats. The statement unsettled Columbus during a high level Democratic meeting.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Robert A. Taft
Lausche
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
United States
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Taft
Democratic Party
Defense Spending Increase Favored by Senate Subcommittee
The Senate appropriations subcommittee approved an increase of nearly 400 million dollars in defense spending for the coming fiscal year. The total outlay for Army Navy Marines Air Force and Defense tops 15.6 billion dollars, surpassing House totals by about 383 million. Eisenhower, former Allied commander and Columbia University president, urged tighter defense against possible surprise attack during a closed session.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Department of Defense
House
Appropriations Committee
Europe
Columbia University
Senate
United States
Quick Accord on Steel, Coal Is Asked
Paris June 20 French Foreign Minister Schuman urged delegates from six nations to draft a bold quick treaty placing coal and steel under a superior international authority. Britain was absent as talks opened, while a Conservative Liberal coalition in parliament pressed Britain to join. The Attlee government stayed away, opposing supranational control over industry.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Six Nations
Britain
Schuman
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Contempt Action Faces Jaffe in Amerasia Probe
Washington June 20 Senator Tydings approved the first step toward a possible contempt citation against Philip Jaffe for refusing to answer questions about the 1945 Amerasia case. Jaffe, editor of Amerasia when federal agents raided its New York offices, faces action as part of a broader inquiry into Communist influence in government led by Senator McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tydings
D-Md
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia
Jaffe
New Yorker
Amerasia Magazine
New York
Fiveman
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Edward P. Morgan
Green
D-R. I
Lodge
R-Mass
Hickenlooper
Riowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Justice Department
Morgan
Earl Browder
United States
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Field
Browder
State Department
Hungary's Crown as Ransom in Cold War Talks
Vienna report says talks reportedly under way over releasing Robert A. Vogeler in exchange for Hungary's 949 year old Saint Stephen crown. The relic, a symbol of national sovereignty, is believed in American hands in Germany amid U.S. deliberations. Vogeler, jailed for alleged spying, may be released. his Belgian-born wife is Catholic. The crown’s tale ties to Mindszenty and postwar Hungarian politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Robert A. Vogeler
Stefan I
Germany
Frankfurt
United States
Vogeler
Paris
Dean Acheson
State Department
Washington
Stefan
Silvester II
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Pius XII
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Kenneth C. Royall
Nicholas Horthy
Archduke Otto
Hapsburgs
Budapest
Mindszenty
Hapsburg Dynasty
Otto
Los Angeles Transit Strike Is Settled
Los Angeles voters approved a two year contract ending a five day walkout that halted city transit. Striking operators approved by 753 to 622 at a mass meeting, with 1,381 of 4,000 members voting for the deal offering eight cents an hour in total raises across two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Los Angeles Transit Lines
Postwar Prosperity Outlook From Keyserling
Washington June 20 President Truman’s top economic adviser Leon H Keyserling said the nation is at the peak of postwar prosperity and the future business outlook is good. As chairman of the President’s council he began conferences on the mid year economic report with Dr John D Clark. He said price upswing is not a danger signal of renewed inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Truman
Leon H. Keyserling
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Mr. Truman
John D. Clark
Keyserling
Speed-Up Plan Lets Tax Revenue Jump to Treasury
The House ways and means committee approved a corporation income tax speed-up aimed at moving about 4.2 billion dollars into the Treasury over five fiscal years. The measure would shift payment dates, forcing corporations to pay all income taxes by June 15 after the prior year, accelerating cash intake for budgeting. The bill also approved a separate 433 million dollar annual tax on large corporations, with the overall package likely veto-proof and headed to a House vote next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Mills
D-Ark
Health councils urged to boost Montana child health
Health officials doctors dentists and educators urged Montana communities to form local health councils to improve services for school children. The plan calls for planning boards with school health subcommittees, immunization efforts, school lunch development, preschool and school exams, health records, and annual dental checks. Keynote speaker Dr F L McPhail of Great Falls stated that healthier school children mean a healthier nation. Other speakers included Dr Wayne Thompson Bozeman and Public Instruction Superintendent Mary M Condon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Montana Medical and Dental Associations
State Public Instruction Department
Health Service
F. L. McPhail
Great Falls
Medical Association
Wayne Thompson
Bozeman
The
Dental Association
Public Instruction
Mary M. Condon
South African Communist Party dissolves amid state pressure
CAPETOWN June 20 The South African Communist party dissolved itself rather than wait for the government to wipe it out. The move ends a turbulent period as authorities intensified actions against leftist groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
Union of South Africa
South African Communist Party
Benefits Under Legislation Hiked Sharply
The Senate passed a bill boosting old age retirement coverage by about 10,000,000 people and nearly doubling benefit payments. The measure raises the tax base from 3000 to 3600, with a 14 percent rate for workers, and heads toward a future rise to 4200 amid budget negotiations. The vote stood 81 to 2, with Cain and Butler dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Cain
R-Wash
Buteler
House
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Lucas
Myers
D-Pa
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Millikin
R-Colo
Two Ships Hit Mines Off Shanghai Dead and Missing
Two ships struck Chinese Nationalist mined waters near Shanghai on Monday, sinking with about 15 dead and more than 50 survivors rescued by a British patrol craft. Hong Kong immediate sailings to Shanghai were canceled, and two British ships remained near Shanghai as river approaches were cleared.
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Hong Kong
Shanghai
Panama
Santos
Yangtze
Chushan Islands
Chushans
Whangpo River
Jury Frees Woman in Death of Hubby's Mistress
In San Diego California on June 20 a jury acquitted Mrs. Margaret Pozner of murdering her husband's mistress Verna Simons. The 36 year old Pozner and her husband Henry Pozner 46 a produce dealer known as the Christmas tree king were reunited shortly after. The verdict ends a dramatic tale of love and jealousy that surfaced after Mrs Pozner shot Verna Simons 31 outside Evelyn's Friendly Corner tavern on April 12 following an auto ride with Pozner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Margarette Pozner
Henry A. Pozner
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Anaconda Company
M. H. Gidel
E. R. Borcherdt
Joseph Nibley
A. C. Bigley
A. S. Cannon
H. J. Rahilly
R. J. Kennard
D. W
Illings
Coe
Garland
Conference of Six Nations
Health Councils
Hubby
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