Westman Rites Conducted for Edward Westman
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Sherman and Reed Chapel for Edward Westman. Rev. John A. Naström led the service with soloists Mary Kay Medvit and Mrs. R. J. Wayrynen. Pallbearers were Emil Autio Oscar Jacobson Ben Neva Alfred Tikkanen Henry Williams and Carl Stohl. Full military honors were provided at Mountain View Cemetery by VFW Post 1448 Honor Squad with color bearers and a firing squad. Interment followed in the VFW plot.
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Edward Westman
Sherman and Reed Chapel
John A. Nasstrom
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Mary Kay Medvit
R. J. Wayrynen
Emil Autio
Oscar Jacobson
Ben Neva
Alfred Tikka
Funeral rites for Mrs Elea nore Duaime held in city
Funeral services for Mrs Elea nore Duaime were held Friday from Duggan Merrill Mortuary to St Patrick Church with Revs Emmett Kelley James Gannon and James J Sheerin officiating. Interment followed in Holy Cross Cemetery with committal prayers by Rt Rev Msgr M M English. Pallbearers included John Dillon Hubert Ostenberg Dan Connors William Trudeau Russell Millon and Patrick Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanore Duaime
Duggan Merrill
St. Patrick Church
Emmett Kelley
James Gannon
James J. Sheerin
Catherine Doherty
Art Drynan
Holy Cross Cemetery
Msgr. M. M. English
John Dillon
Hubert Ostenberg
Dan Connors
William Trudeau
Russell Millon
Patrick Orr
Final four bodies recovered from Iser River tragedy
In Munich, Germany, authorities said the last of 15 West German army draftees who drowned during a training march at Kempten have been found in the Iser River. The search intensified as river levels fell amid a heat wave.
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Munich
Germany
U.P
Iser
Kempten
Ridiculous Statements and Quips in Public Life
A collage of platitudes and wry quotes. Steve Allen lists repeated sayings such as women with red hair have violent tempers and men preferring blondes while John Straley chides pedestrian boastfulness. The piece weaves comic anecdotes from pundits bankers authors and a Scottish wolf conduit.
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Steve Allen
Teachers seek voiding of union security clause in Montana case
Eight non union teachers in District No. 1 sue the district and Butte Teachers Union No. 332 seeking a writ of mandamus to force equal pay and contract terms. They argue the union security clause is illegal discrimination and a forbidden union shop, citing California cases and excluding federal Labor Relations Act protections. The suit, filed November 7 1956, names Hilda Benson Ethel Blomgren Mabel Erickson Sadie Erickson Inga Hoem Helen McGregor Muriel Ralph Myrtle Stewart, and awaits trial with intervention by national and state associations and a friend of the court. Judge William F. Shallenberger presides.
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Butte Teachers Union No. 332
Afl-Cio
Arthur H. Lalime
Frank Burgess
Hibits
Hilda Benson
Ethel Blomgren
Mabel Erickson
Sadie Erickson
Inga Hoem
Helen McGregor
Muriel Ralph
Myrtle Stewart
California
Board of Education
National Labor Relations Board
Montana
National Education Assn
United States
Montana Education Assn
National Federation of Teachers
Montana Assn. of School Boards
Otto Habedank
Sidney
William F. Shallenberger
Missoula
T. E. Downey
John B. McClernan
Butte
Union
George Allen
Livingston
Shallenberger
Slow Down Ice Cream Man Plea From Phoenix Child
Barbara Blake of Phoenix aged 10 asks for slower ice cream deliveries in hot weather. She notes the vendor speeds by before she can fetch her money and urges a slower pace to allow more time to pay.
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Phoenix
Aziz
Barbara Blake
The
Phoenix Gazette
Barbara
Death summons John Benecke at 81 in Divide
John Benecke 81 of Divide died Friday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born September 20 1875 in Germany he came to the United States as a youth then settled in New York before moving to Butte in 1899 to work as a bartender and later at the Butte Water Company. About 1914 he and his wife moved to Divide where he ran a ranch. his wife died in 1931. Survivors include a sister and nieces and nephews in Germany and Montana. His remains are at White's Funeral Home with funeral to be held Monday. time to be announced.
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John Benecke
Divide
Germany
United States
Mr. Benecke
New York
Butte
Old Atlantic Bar
Butte Water Company
Montana
White
Funeral services for Charles Hibbs observed in town
Funeral services for Charles Hibbs were held at White's Funeral Home with Rev. B. G. Jacobson officiating. Respectful tributes included songs by William O'Brien and Pearl Littlejohn, with military honors by American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Charles Hibbs
White’s
B. G. Jacobson
William O’brien
Pearl Littlejohn
Old Rugged Cross
Jacobson
Mountain View Cemetery
Andrew Geddis
Alfred Spiers
Aubrey Kimble
Henry Huizinga
John Davis
Peter Stosich
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John B. McClernan
William Daley
William Gilbert
Lester Franks
Frank Langevin
Clayton Stein
Chris Drogustis
Howard Neier
Episcopal Services Slated for Madison and Montana
Sunday services across Madison and Sheridan churches at St. Paul Christ Church and Trinity plan worship times through 7:30 and 11 a.m. Week activities include a conference with seminary students at St. Peter's Pro Cathedral in Helena. Summer seminaries bring clergy from New York Philadelphia Berkeley to serve Scobey Forsyth Rosebud and Hardin with Rev John Hay as chaplain on June 29.
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Virginia City
St. Paul
Christ Church
Sheridan
Trinity
Jeffers
St. Peter’s Pro- Cathedral
Helena
Montana
Funeral for Mrs Anna Bentley Held in Anaconda
An Episcopal service conducted Friday at St. Mark Church honored Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Bentley 91 who died Wednesday after a 54 year Anaconda residence. Rev. T O Sargent led the service with the choir Alyce Kretzer and prayers, followed by interment in Hill Cemetery. Beck and Fischer Funeral Home managed arrangements with pallbearers Walter Needham Sanford Jacobson Theodore Lyon Leonard Larsen and George Dyas named.
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Anaconda
St. Mark Church
Anna Elizabeth Bentley
T. O. Sargent
Alyce Kretzer
Jerusalem the Golden
Hill Cemetery
Beck and Fischer
Walter Needham
Sanford Jacobson
Theodore Lyon
Leonard Larsen
George Dyas
Glenn Hamilton Laid to Rest In Hill Cemetery
Glenn R Hamilton 70 former Anaconda resident and printer died in Spokane a week ago and was laid to rest Friday in Hill Cemetery. Funeral services were at Beck and Fischer Chapel conducted by Rev George Van Becker n pastor of First Presbyterian Church with many flowers and friends attending. Sonia Lanne sang Whispering Hope The Old Rugged Cross and He Leadeth Me accompanied by Mrs George Dyas. Pallbearers named include Lewis Clucas Frank McKelvie Matt J Kelly Edward A Wenger Howard Harper and William Axelson.
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Anaconda
Glenn R. Hamilton
Spokane
Hill Cemetery
Beck and Fischer
George van Beckern
First Presbyterian Church
Sonia Lanne
George Dyas
Whispering Hope
Old Rugged Cross
Lewis Clucas
Frank McKelvie
Matt J. Kelly
Edward A. Wenger
Howard Harper
William Axelson
Fourth of July Weekend May Bring Crackup Each 20 Miles of Road
National Safety Council warns a four day Fourth of July period could yield one crash every 20 miles with 45 million vehicles on 3.4 million miles of roads. A nationwide safety campaign backed by 158 organizations urges vigilance and strict enforcement, urging prudent walking and driving to curb holiday deaths.
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Safety Council
Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Naval Center inspection boosts Butte unit ratings
A Thursday inspection by the 13th Naval District board rated the Butte Naval Reserve Training Center division as good with improvements advised. The training center under Cmdr A D Yost received an excellent rating and praised for top maintenance. Commanding officers Lt Cmdr O M Ueland and Capt John Paige led the units.
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Butte
Naval Reserve
13Th Naval District
Seattle
Cmdr
O. M. Ueland
USNR
A. D. Yost
USN
John Paige
James Hopper
A. E. Williams
Funeral in Hamilton for Valance Dead Pilot
Funeral services for Robert Valance 31 year old pilot with Johnson Flying Service Missoula will be held Saturday in Hamilton. He was killed spraying sage brush when his plane crashed near Townsend. Valance, husband of Marjorie Lyman of Butte, leaves two sons and a daughter. Interment in Hamilton.
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Robert Valance
Johnson Flying Service
Missoula
Townsend
Hamilton
Valance
Marjorie Lyman
Butte
Ray Lyman
O. R. Ellingwood
Dowling Chapel
Boy Falls Into Cistern and Would-Be Rescuer Die
In Nashville an 11 year old boy Ralph Lewis Williams fell into an abandoned cistern and died from sewer gas. Neighbor James Hoge also died while attempting rescue. three others including two firemen were overcome and hospitalized.
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Nashville, Tenn
U.P
Ralph Lewis Williams
James Hoge
Young Williams
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