Record Pig Crop Forecast for This Year
The Agriculture department forecasts a 99,079,000 head pig crop for the year, a record peacetime total. Spring herds number 60,079,000 with a 5% rise in sows, and a fall crop of 39,000,000 to supply 1951 pork. The forecast notes higher production could push pork prices lower in fall and winter. Kansas shows 1,157,000 pigs in spring and plans to farrow 130,000 sows this fall, up eight percent.
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Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Anacondan Given 14 Year Burglary Sentence
Hamilton June 21. District Judge C. E. Comer sentenced Joseph J. Fitzpatrick to 14 years at hard labor in the state prison for burglary. The 31-year-old Anaconda man had a prior felony and was found guilty by a jury of the April 21, 1949 burglary here.
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Hamilton
C. E. Comer
Joseph J. Fitzpatrick
Anaconda
Fitzpatrick
Woman Treated for Snakebite near Laurel
BILLINGS June 21. Mrs. Ruby Trammell of Laurel was treated at a Billings hospital for a rattlesnake bite on the ankle after stepping on a snake while walking on Laurel outskirts. Physicians described her condition as good Wednesday night.
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Billings
Ruby Trammell
Laurel
Thompson Named Executive Officer of State Health Board
Treasure State News Helena June 21 The state health board announces the appointment of Dr G D Carlyle Thompson as executive officer He will report for full time duty in August succeeding Dr B K Kilbourne who resigned in April Dr S A Cooney has been acting since April Thompson spoke at a statewide school health conference He is formerly Oregon assistant state health officer and director of preventative medical services with prior work in Michigan Detroit Cleveland Idaho Oregon Denver San Francisco and the Army during World War II as chief medical officer for the war relocation authority and in the Army Surgeon General's office in Washington DC
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Helena
State Health Board
G. D. Carlyle Thompson
Edward S. Murphy
Missoula
Portland, Ore
B. K. Kilbourne
S. A. Cooney
Kilbourne
Thompson
Oregon
University of Michigan
Detroit
Cleveland
Idaho
Federal Children’s Bureau
Denver
San Francisco
War Relocation Authority
Army Surgeon General's Office
Washington, D. C
Conciliator schedules meetings in Helena strike
A federal conciliator scheduled a Monday meeting between striking auto mechanics and their employers in Helena. About 95 members of an independent union walked out Tuesday night demanding $1.62 an hour, up from $1.50. Employers offered $1.55. Earl C. Simmons of Butte arranged the meeting. Norman Sloan of the Helena Teamsters said pickets will appear Thursday at service stations and garages, and the union seeks a 25 cent across the board rise. Teamsters plan a Thursday meeting to consider 5 to 7 percent increases proposed by employers.
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Helena
Earl C. Simmons
Butte
Norman Sloan
Helena Teamsters Union
Sloan
Teamsters
Knifing case yields prison terms for two circus workers
In Miles City on June 21, Horace Richardson was sentenced to 18 months hard labor at Deer Lodge for second degree assault after a Forsyth trial related to a knifing of Milton Little White, an Indian. Henry Taylor received one year for stealing Whiteman's wallet. Both men worked for Seal Brothers circus. the incident arose from a drink offer during an argument.
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Miles City
U.P
Horace Richardson
State Penitentiary
Deer Lodge
William R. Flachsenhar
Richardson
Forsyth
Milton Little Whiteman
Henry Taylor
Whiteman
Seal Brothers Circus
Richardson and Taylor
Montana jobless claims decline after improved markets
Helena Montana June 21 Improved metals and lumber markets boost Montana hiring says M Joe Miller unemployment compensation commission chairman claims on file show total unemployment claims for the month at 3100 down from 3400 a year earlier First half year gains appear in mines smelters saw mills and logging camps with city totals listed for Billings Butte Great Falls Kalispell Missoula Helena and Anaconda
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Helena
Montana
M. Joe Miller
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Miller
UCC
Billings
Butte
Great Falls
Kalispell
Missoula
Anaconda
Level of Missouri River Recedes
Helena June 21 The Missouri river level appears to be leveling off east of Helena after a rapid rise that threatened work on a dam. Geological Survey Engineer Frank Stermitz said the river’s flow at Canyon Ferry was about 5 500 second feet below the diversion flume capacity, at 17 600 second feet, with fears of damage if flow reached 23 000 second feet.
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Helena
Missouri
Here
Geological Survey
Frank Stermitz
Canyon Ferry
Helenan Accused of Posing as G-Man for $150
Helena reporters say G-men charged Robert R. Nelson with posing as a federal agent to demand and obtain a check for 150.60 from Pete Ampo at Dewey Montana on May 16. Ole Gunderson and Jack Stackhouse face abetting charges. All three men in their 30s were arraigned before U S Commissioner Leo Kottas.
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Helena
Bankers of State to Meet Today in Glacier Park
Montana bankers gather at Many Glacier hotel in Glacier National Park for a three day convention. N B Matthews of Stanford presides as Montana Bankers Association president. Some 350 plus attendees expected with speakers from Missoula Helena Minneapolis Billings Minneapolis and Chicago covering crop and business conditions and the future outlook.
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West Glacier
Montana
Glacier Park
N. B. Matthews
Stanford
Montana Bankers Association
Glacier Hotel
Matthews
James A. McCain
Missoula
State University
Association
Kenneth McFarland
Topeka
Kas
R. W. Hanson
Minneapolis
O. B. Silvey
Billings
American Bankers Association
Jerry Sotola
Chicago
Armour Livestock Bureau
Arthur Nelson
Helena
State
United States Savings Bond
J. Cameron Thomson
Four Montanans Catch Spotted Fever in 1950
HELENA June 21 Four Montanans have contracted Rocky Mountain spotted fever in 1950. A new case in Phillips county was reported. For the week ended Saturday the state health board listed 20 tuberculosis and 20 chicken pox cases, 16 measles, 15 whooping cough, six syphilis, four mumps, two diphtheria, two influenza and one scarlet fever.
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Helena
Gets 12 Years for Armed Robbery
MISSOULA June 21. J P Clarence L Ruedin 26 was sentenced to 12 years at the state prison in Deer Lodge after conviction on armed robbery. District Judge Albert Bescanson imposed the term. Ruedin, formerly of Hamilton, was found guilty by an 11 member district court jury of a Missoula service station holdup on May 25. The judge also dropped charges against two companions named as accessories due to lack of evidence.
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Missoula
J.P
Clarence L. Ruedin
Deer Lodge
Albert Bescanson
Ruedin
Hamilton
Bescanson
Helena Guard Camp Nearly Deserted
Helena June 21 The Camp John W Bonner near Helena was nearly deserted as 1300 Montana national guardsmen were away on maneuvers and firing practice. The 163rd regimental combat team operates west of Helena along the Continental Divide and returns Friday. The 443rd field artillery battalion is at Armstead and the 366th ordnance company camps regions. The two week camp ends Sunday with guardsmen returning home starting Saturday night while the guard band played for Fort Harrison Veterans hospital patients and will perform in Helena Thursday night.
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Helena
John W. Bonner
Montana
Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital
Missoula to vote on Fort Missoula purchase in November
Missoula county commissioners announced that the proposed county purchase of Fort Missoula will be put to taxpayers at the November 7 general election. The decision sets the fiscal question for Missoula residents to decide.
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Missoula
U.P
Missoula County
Fort Missoula
B 36 Bombers to Try Nonstop Hawaii Flight
Fairfield-Suisun Calif June 21 Air Force B 36 bombers the long range striking arm may fly non stop to Hawaii and beyond then back There are 10 of the six engine bombers here with a cruising range of 10000 miles The air distance to Hawaii is 2400 miles The strategic air command HQ at Omaha said planes may or may not land at Honolulu If flight conditions are favorable some or all may make the round trip without landing.
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Fairfield-Suisun Air Base
Calif
Air Force
Hawaii
Segregation Plan Removed From Draft Bill
The Senate debate on the draft extension centers on race as Senator Maybank warns against forcing white soldiers into mixed units while noting the amendment would preserve the freedom to associate. House and Senate differ on extension length with three years favored by some and two years pressed by others as national security arguments unfold.
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Truman
Maybank
D-S.c
Dixie Democrats
Russell
Senate
House
Congress
Wherry
R-Neb
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Coro
Johnson
Taft
Rohio
GOP
Brewster
Rmaine
Watkins
R-Utah
Kem
R-Mo
Virginia City Welcomes Touring Liberty Bell Event
June 21 program in Virginia City features Montana Liberty Bell visit at 5 p.m. MST with Bernard Tone portraying Abraham Lincoln delivering Gettysburg Address after R. J. Webb talk. American Legion colors, invocation by Capt. Jack Vickers, welcome by Mayor James Vanderbeck, Girl Scouts to ring the bell, Star Spangled Banner and farewell colors.
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Virginia City
James Vanderbeck
Madison County
Montana
Abraham Lincoln
Bernard Tone
Virginia City Players
Fairweather Inn
R. J. Webb
Pioneer Town
American Legion
Jack Vickers
Vanderbeck
70 Group Air Force Program Is Favored
The report notes that the House conferees backed a ceiling of not more than 70 groups for the Air Force, with separate squadrons and reserve units as needed, allowing procurement to be set by the secretary of the Air Force. The change replaces a prior limit tied to 5,200 planes or 42,500 airframe tons annually, while current strength runs about 48 first line groups constrained by funding and orders from officials.
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Secretary of the Air Force
House
Air Force
Truman
Defense
Johnson
Dike Breaks Lower Kootenai River Threatens Flood ris
Sandbag crews gained temporary relief as two major dike breaks lowered the Kootenai River by nearly a foot. The river sat at 32.3 feet, 1.3 feet above flood stage, with forecasters expecting a rise to about 34 feet Thursday if dikes hold. Breaks in dikes No 2 and 12 flooded 2,100 more acres, submerging 3,600 acres of meadowland.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
U.P
Kootenai
Robert McComb
Spokane
City workers to dictate reports over telephone lines
Firemen and policemen in 42 cities may now turn in verbal reports instead of written ones. The International City Managers association says they can dictate reports into equipment linked to telephone switchboards, with transcription done at the headquarters.
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Chicago
International City Managers Association
Early practice of drilling oil wells by torpedo shots
Historical note records that drilling oil wells began with firing torpedoes into the wells in 1865, marking an early mining technique before standard perforation methods.
Traffic Problems Called to Attention of Butte Councilmen
Butte city council discussed dangerous West Woolman street parking and Harrison avenue speeding. A blinker light at Emmett Park and Park, two stop signs at Marcia and Cobban with Lowell, and loiterers spitting on East Park were debated. Committees to review traffic, police, and lighting matters were set.
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Butte
West Woolman
Main
Montana
Harrison Avenue
Emmett and Park
Marcia
Cobban
Lowell Avenue
James A. Clark
Dan J. Kinsella
Second Ward
Joe Kissock
Seventh Ward
East Park Street
William J. Curran
Thomas R. Morgan
Los Angeles
Shriners of
H. B. Strasser
John McCartan
Mary Linus
St. James Hospital
Ways and Means
Bob Anderson
Fox Inter-Mountain Theaters
Fox Theater
Judge Bolinger Taken by Death
Harry A. Bolinger former Gallatin county district judge died of a heart ailment at 77 in Bozeman. He served as the first judge of the 18th district from 1947 to 1948 and held posts as Bozeman city and Gallatin county attorney. Born in Kansas he began law practice in Townsend and later Butte. Surviving are his widow, son Harry Jr. and two daughters.
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Bozeman
Harry A. Bolinger
Gallatin County
Bolinger
18Th Judicial District
Sam C. Ford
Bozeman City
Butte
Flying Saucer Buzzes Hamilton Field
Three Air Force observers in the Hamilton Field traffic control tower reported a flying disc passing over the base three to five times at altitudes of 2000 to 5000 feet. They tracked it with binoculars and estimated speeds of 1000 to 1500 mph, noting a blue flame trail. Officials offered no comment while denying the existence of flying discs.
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Hamilton Field
Calif
Air Force
Corp
Roger Pryor
Ellis Lorimer
Virgil Capparo
Washington
Woman burned to death in cabin fire near Granger
Fire swept a cabin housing seven Mexican farm workers in Granger Washington on Wednesday leaving 50 year old Mrs Leonardo Esparza dead and four young men with serious burns. Volunteers fought the blaze and brought it under control.
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Granger
Wash
U.P
Leonardo Esparza
Seismograph Worker Wounded In Accidental Shot
Miles City June 21 Hugh Gressner a seismograph worker in Rosebud county was recovering from a gunshot wound to his left leg The injury occurred when his .45 caliber revolver accidentally discharged Local readers corroborate the accident with no foul play suspected and Gressner is listed under medical care.
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Miles City
Hugh Gressner
Rosebud County
Gressner
New Found Pals Tap Floridan in Butte of $450
Phillips a about 30 told police he lost $450 in travelers checks to a Canadian man posing as a pal at a bus depot. He described two other men from the south as five feet six inches tall, one 30 with brown hair and gray suit, the other 25 slender with gray hat. The incident marks another coin matching con at the depot.
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Phillips
Florida
Southland
Fort Pierce
Sgt. Whipple
Heckman Is Chosen Commander Of Butte Legion
Dr. Robert E. Heckman, WW II Army veteran and the post’s 1000th member, was elected commander of the Silver Bow post No. 1 American Legion in Butte. He succeeds M. D. O’Connell Jr. Other officers named include Phil Lyons as first vice commander, Raymond Schilling as second vice commander, Hugh Doyle as finance officer, Rev. Father Frank L. Harrington as chaplain, Dale McEvoy as sergeant at arms, and William Hocking on the executive board with O’Connell for two years. The rifle team also reported a sweep of city, state, regional and national contests. Reservations for Helena convention urged. Refreshments followed.
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Silver Bow Post
American Legion
Robert E. Heckman
M. D. O'Connell
Butte’s Legionnaires
Phil Lyons
Raymond Schilling
Hugh Doyle
Frank L. Harrington
Dale McEvoy
William Hocking
Comdr. O'Connell
Butte Legion
Vern Maddock
Legion
Galen Hospital Bids Advertised for Additions
Bids for a 3.2 million addition to Galen state tuberculosis hospital are advertised by the state board of examiners. Bids will be opened in Helena on July 27. The project adds 100 beds for Indian patients and is expected to take two years.
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Billings
Galen
State Board of Examiners
Paul L. Fickenger
Office of Indian Affairs
W. L. Fitzsimmons
Examining Board
Fickinger
Helena
Mayor Seeks Copper Miners For Butte Mines
Los Angeles dispatch reports Mayor Thomas R. Morgan of Butte Montana in town for the Shrine convention. He says his city faces a big labor shortage and is recruiting workers for copper mines across the country. He emphasizes intense mining demand back home and active recruitment.
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Los Angeles
Thomas R. Morgan
Butte
Mont
Morgan
Water ouzel dives with wing strokes beneath stream
A small water ouzel, a water insect eater, moves underwater by bending its wings in the same flapping pattern used in flight. The bird appears to “fly” under water, hunting as it glides along the stream bed.
Tobin Predicts No Further Major U.S. Depression
Geneva dispatch reports U.S. Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin stating that unemployment is falling, production nears 1948 peak, steel is at capacity, and consumer spending is high. He credited post-1933 social and economic reforms with guarding America against future depressions.
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Geneva
Switzerland
U.P
Maurice J. Tobin
United States
Tobin
International Labor Organization
America
Varying Day Shadows by Sun Time
A note explains daily length shifts with solar time. It cites September 30 when clocks run ten minutes slow relative to true sun time, illustrating how apparent day length differs from the sun’s actual motion.
City Club Beer Has Just the Right Taste
Mary Davies the radio singing star praises the mellow dry City Club Beer. She says it has zip without bite and is mellow without being heavy. The broth claims City Club Beer from Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co. of St Paul Minnesota is increasingly popular. Try it you will like it.
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Mary Davies
Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co
St. Paul, Minn
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Nanette
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Barker Davis
Ernest O. Emery
G. Emery
Leggat Bar
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Leo R. O’connor
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Wilford
Vivian Gillespie
Ray Kunz
South Main
Andrew Green
John A. Sorenson
William L. Jones
P. L. Campbell
South
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Silver Bow Post No. 1
Clark Park
Joey Chitwood
Gertrude M. Ouellette
Travonia
Butte Fire Department
International Association of Fire Fighters
John J. Brennan
Corral
Parks and Playgrounds Committee
George B. Salusso
Nash
E. L. Bertrand
W. J. Maloney
Raymond Erickson
Erickson
Cherry Loungs
West Park
Judiciary Committee
Butte Federal Housing
Flushing and Lighting District
Navy Department
Naval Reserve Training Center
John O'Donnell
Flying Saucer
Warren
DR. Evans
Jensen Drug Store
S. Montana
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Pennsylvania
Heckman
Galen Hospital
U. S
Acousticon
OF Montana
Mayer
Firestone Bikes
Firestone
Galena
Wyoming
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