Six million acres in Montana slated for aerial spraying
Frank Wiley of the Montana Aeronautics Commission told 95 Montana Municipal League delegates that aerial spraying will cover six million acres this year. Three million will treat wheat, two million grasshoppers, and one million timber land for spruce budworms, boosting yields up to 20 percent.
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Sidney
U.P
Montana
Frank Wiley
Montana Aeronautics Commission
Montana Municipal League
Wiley
Judith Basin
Aeronautic
Harold Boe
Big Timber
Municipal League
Henry C. Helland
State
Claiborne W. Brinck
Division of Environmental Sanitation
Jack McBroom
Great Falls
Earle Knight
Billings
Knight
Man Gets 8 Years On Guilty Plea To Burglary Charge
Earl H. Jackson age 41 was sentenced to eight years in state prison after pleading guilty to first degree burglary in district court before Judge C Duncan. He admitted a prison record and was arrested in Helena after stealing tools from a construction site and a carpenter shop. Police recovered most of the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Earl H. Jackson
C. Duncan
Leo Williams
Helena
Jackson
Richfield Oil Leases Railroad Property in Montana
The Milwaukee Road board approved a five year lease of mineral rights in 200 acres of Fergus county Montana right of way and station property to Richfield Oil Corp Los Angeles. The lease auto extends if oil or gas is found in any 640 acre tract and includes a pro rata royalty with annual rental. Drilling on Milwaukee Road property is not included in the non development lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road Board of Directors
Fergus County
Montana
Richfield Oil Corp
Los Angeles
Richfield Corp
Leo T. Crowley
Milwaukee Road
Helena Hosts Official Tourist Season Opening
Helena welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Howard and Joan Yarbrough as honored guests at the official tourist season opening. Mrs. Yarbrough, arriving from Hollywood, was crowned queen at her request to aid her four year old daughter Deborah. Acting Gov. Paul Cannon and acting Mayor John Schroeder presided on the Capitol steps as the state’s song Montana, written by Howard, was played.
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Helena
Joe E. Howard
Joan Yarbrough
Mrs. O Connell Summoned in Helena Marysville Widow Dies After Illness
Mrs. O Connell wife of Lewis and Clark County Commissioner Robert E O Connell of Marysville died after a long illness She was born November 22 1885 in Boston and later lived in Nova Scotia She opened a lodging house in Marysville and was active in Catholic Church affairs Rosary Sunday night Requiem Mass Monday morning Hagler Mortuary in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Lilly Mae O'Connell
Lewis and Clark County
Robert E. O’connell
Marysville
Dan Mullins
Nova Scotia
Canada
O'Connell
Boston
Montana
Hugh Mullins
John Mullins
Chris O’neil
Robert E. O'Connell
East Helena
Blanche Kahla
Seattle
Ann Korting
LaVerne Hewitt
Niehart
Gordon O'Connell
Butte
Robert O'Connell
Massachusetts
Hagler Mortuary
Youth Electrocuted Plugging In Power Pump at Ranch
In Townsend a 15 year old boy William D Flynn was found dead in pajamas after walking barefoot in the rain to plug in a power pump at the family ranch between Townsend and Toston. The high school junior is survived by his parents a sister Claudia two brothers Franklin and John and grandparents Claude and his wife near Townsend.
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Townsend
William W. Flynns
William D. Flynn
Roger L. Foster
Flynn
Toston
Claudia
Kinman College
Spokane
Wash
Franklin T
John T
Claude V. Flynn
Commission Hearing Set for Carriers in Montana
Helena Montana Railroad Commission will hear nine motor carriers for authority to haul products in the state on July 23 in Billings. July 24 in Missoula will hear Albert P Turmell to raise rates on cement from Trident to Missoula and within five miles of Missoula. Turmell seeks 35 cents per hundredweight vs 33.5 cents. Also listed are Farmers Union Transportation Assn Sidney to haul fertilizers Class C. Orr Transportation Laurel to haul petroleum and water in bulk Class B. Babcock and Lee Petroleum Transporters Billings bulk petroleum Class B. E L Jones Billings haul vehicles Class B. Roscoe Greenup Shelby haul petroleum Class B. Taber Transport Black Eagle haul water and petroleum. Rice Truck Lines Great Falls haul petroleum Class B. Houck Transport Glendive and H F Johnson Billings haul liquefied petroleum gases and petroleum products and water.
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Helena
Montana Railroad Commission
Billings
Montana
Missoula
Albert P. Turmell
Trident
Turmell
Farmers Union Transportation Assn
Sidney
Orr Transporation Inc
Laurel
Babcock and Lee Petroleum Transporters Inc
E. L. Jones Inc
Roscoe Greenup
Shelby
Taber Transport Co
Black Eagle
Rice Truck Lines
Great Falls
Houck Transport Co
Glendive
H. F. Johnson Inc
Umber and Barnett Nominated to Lead Montana AFL-CIO
Helena James S Umber and Elmer Barnett were nominated for executive president of the Montana AFL-CIO at the merged groups statewide convention. Joe Crosswhite Kalispell and James Meagher Great Falls named for vice president. Eleven nominees picked for the executive board. Green urged a University of Montana catering limits. Olsen urged constructive labor policy.
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Great Falls
James S. Umber
Helena
Elmer Barnett
Anaconda
Montana
Afl-Cio
Amber
Joe Crosswhite
Kalispell
James B. Meagher
Cascade County
William Nichols
Missoula
Montana Wheat Quotas Win Strong Support
Montana farmers approved federal marketing quotas for the 1958 wheat crop by about 93 percent with 14 429 in favor and 987 against from over 300 polling places. Quotas have been in effect since 1954 to limit sales to the 55 million acres allotted U S growers under a crop control law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
U. S
Linderman Liquor Case Goes to Jury
A federal jury in Billings deliberates in the case of Douglas Linderman a 32 year old Red Lodge tavern operator charged with receiving liquor stolen from a shipment bound for the Montana Liquor Control Board Warehouse. Twenty cases were found in his Red Lodge home closet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Douglas Linderman
Red Lodge
William J. Jameson
Linderman
Montana Liquor Control Board
Billings Moisture At 23 Year High
Billings marked the first day of summer with a record rainstorm totaling 1.09 inches. The six months of 1957 reached 14.07 inches, the wettest since Weather Bureau records began 23 years ago, beating the 1955 mark of 13.05 inches helped by a heavy April snowfall that year.
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Billings
Weather Bureau
State Guardsmen Parade Closes Montana Encampment
The Montana National Guard concludes a 15 day summer encampment at Camp Aronson with a Friday evening parade led by acting officers. Maj. Gen. S H Mitchell skipped the reviewing stand to Boise for Governors Day events as top command posts were filled by noncommissioned officers.
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Helena
Mitchell
State Guard
Boise
Idaho
Air National Guard
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Harry Thode
Army
Camp
Aronson
Pentagon
Washington, D. C
Howard G. Bartes
National Guard Bureau
Montana Guard
Bartes
154Th Field Artillery Group
Alfred Geesey
Missoula
William Rose
William Beach
Ronald Kimmel
Seeley Lake
C. Bert Hendrickson
John Zettnick
William T. Riggert
James D. O'Connell
Bozeman
Ralph G. Kelley
James Barfknecht
Presbyterians Will Hear Missionaries in Billings Meeting
The Rev. and Mrs. Irvin Winship missionaries to the Philippines will address the Montana Wyoming Synod and Synodical meeting in Billings from Monday to Thursday. The opening communion service Monday night will be led by Rev. Richard Jones of Missoula, moderator of the Montana Synod, with Dr. Glenn Moore and Dr. Edwin H. Rian also speaking. Mrs. J Russell Salsbury, national president of Presbyterian women, speaks Tuesday.
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Billings
Irvin Winship
Philippines
Montana
Father Sullivan Takes Pastorate in Dillon
The Rev. Bernard Sullivan was named pastor of St. Rose Parish in Dillon succeeding Rev. Martin Florian, who becomes pastor of St. Mary Church in Stevensville. Installation at St. Rose Church is Monday at 4 p.m. with Bishop Gilmore and Msgr. English officiating.
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Dillon
Bernard Sullivan
St. Theresa Church
Whitehall
Twin Bridges
Martin Florian
St. Rose
Father Florian
St. Mary Church
Stevensville
Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
Sullivan
St. Rose Church
M. M. English
Butte
Montana
St. Rose Parish
Father Sullivan
Carroll College
St. Edward Seminary
Seattle
Gilmore
St. Paul Parish
Anaconda
Central High School
Dulles Seeks Senate Delegation for London Talks
Secretary of State Dulles asked Senate leaders to name a delegation of senators to attend the London disarmament talks. He called it premature to send them now and said Johnson would designate majority members soon to follow negotiations closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
London
Typhoon Virginia Pounds Pacific toward Luzon
A Pacific typhoon with 175 mph winds named Virginia roared toward the Philippines. The Manila Weather Bureau said it was 300 miles east of Catanduanes Island and moving west northwest at 12 mph. It was expected to approach Luzon's northeast coast by Sunday as ships and planes were warned to stay clear.
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Manila
Philippines
Manila Weather Bureau
Virginia
Catanduanes Island
Luzon
Guam
Administration Opposes Postal Workers Pay Raise
The Eisenhower administration stated against pay raises for postal workers, warning raises would be inflationary and trigger broader federal pay hikes costing billions. Assistant Budget Director Robert E. Merriam testified that overall federal fiscal policy outweighs workers’ desires for raises amid competition for economic resources.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Asst
Robert E. Merriam
House Post Office and Civil Service
House
Merriam
Hutchinson Windstorm Claims Life and Damages Sighted
A Hutchinson windstorm Friday night killed Steve Chentzos when the roof of a truck terminal tore away and crashed into his home. His small son was thrown from the house. rescuers found him injured in the yard. Lightning hit a power transformer cutting electricity for 45 minutes. winds reached up to 98 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
Steve Chentzos
Chentzos
Kansas City
Tires and Wheels Stolen From 1941 Dodge
Daniel Harrington of 410 N Jackson reported to Butte police that two wheels and tires were stolen from his 1941 Dodge parked near his home. The theft occurred in the past two weeks while he was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Harrington
N. Jackson
Butte
Basel Handles Four Million Tons of Ship Cargo Yearly
National Geographic Magazine notes Basel Switzerland sits 500 miles from the sea yet processes about four million tons of shipping cargo annually, highlighting its inland river and rail connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basel
Switerland
National Geographic Magazine
Prisoner Fails In Freedom Bid
Richard J. Griffin, a Montana prisoner, lost a Montana Supreme Court bid for habeas corpus claiming unlawful imprisonment and lack of jurisdiction by the sentencing judge. The court deadlocked 2-2 on the unsigned order, failing to release him despite arguments about revocation of suspended sentence by a lawful successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Montana Supreme Court
Richard J. Griffin
Griffin
George W. Padbury Jr
Judicial Dist
Padbury
1St Dist
Lester H. Loble
Loble
Supreme Court
Sulphur-Molasses Tonic Fails As Health Fix
Buffalo researchers report that sulphur and molasses do not improve health as a spring tonic or change blood thickness. The study finds no advantage over the taste and doubts the belief that winter thinning blood can be corrected by dosage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N.Y
U.P
Amer Co
Colored Women Elect Officers in Northwest Conference
Mrs. Mae Baker of Pueblo Colorado was elected president of the Northwest Regional Conference of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. Other officers include Lucinda Bryant Yakima Washington first vice president Elenorah Banks Helena second vice president Alma Jacobs Great Falls recording secretary Irene Duke Portland assistant recording secretary Ira Slack Pueblo corresponding secretary Versa Ann Pierce Casper treasurer Elmyra Davis Portland executive board chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mae Baker
Pueblo
Colo
Northwest
The
National Assn. of Colored Women’s Clubs
Lucinda Bryant
Yakima
Wash
Elenorah Banks
Helena
Alma Jacobs
Irene Duke
Portland
Ore
Ira Slack
Versa Ann Pierce
Casper
Wyo
Elmyra Davis
Sunspots Described as Great Storms on Sun Surface
Sunspot activity described as major storms on the sun surface with potential effects on Earth. Scientists note intense magnetic bursts and solar flares could impact communications and power systems.
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Earth
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Albert Root
Somers
R. L. Rampy
E. A. Kautsky
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Libby
R. R. Grant
Havre
Lester J. Green
Denver
Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union
University of Montana
Montana Council of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union
Green
Montana State
Arnold H. Olsen
Linderman Liquor
Presbyterians
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Snitch
Moose Hall
Arizona
Jim Buchanan
Prop
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Linnea Lodge
Palmer
the Met
Harrison
Karl Wright, Martin Merkle
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George W. Johnson
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