Montana Municipal League Elects President at Kalispell
Desmond O'Neill of Glendive was elected president of the Montana Municipal League at the convention closing in Kalispell. Officers named include Mayor D. R. Wine Jr of Helena as first vice president and Mayor Juillet Gregory of Missoula as second vice president. The league also backed setting a central office. delegates approved forming a tax proposal to fund state liquor tax based on population or liquor sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Desmond O'Neil
Glendive
Montana Municipal League
D. R. Wine Jr
Helena
Juillet Gregory
Missoula
E. M. Crilly
Hardin
Ming Settles
M. J. Lee
Anaconda
H. Brewer
Montane
Municipal League
League
Montana
J. J. R. Wine, Jr
League Action
Desmond O'Neill
Youngster Dies When Truck Overturns Near Plentywood
PLENTYWOOD June 22. Yvonne Marlene Cook ten born February 13, 1938 at a farm near Archer died at midnight when her father's truck overturned on Boft road shoulder. The girl was thrown beneath the vehicle. Her sister Geraldine eleven was seriously injured but regained consciousness. Survivors include Mr and Mrs Robert J Cook and the injured sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plentywood
Yvonne Marlene Cook
Here
Boft
Geraldine
Yvonne
Archer
Robert J. Gook
Montanans seek to keep Mint collection in state
Helena June 22 A Montana syndicate group plans a Friday meeting at the Governor's reception room to discuss keeping Charles Russell works in state custody. The Mint collection of about 75 Russell pieces, owned by Sterling Egan Kean of Billings and Robertson of Helena, could be sold abroad if Montana loses the bid to retain them. Governor Ford was to attend and may provide temporary storage in the capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
United Press
State Capitol
Ed Craney
Butte
Charlie Russell
Oklahoma
Texas
Russell
Craney
Ford
Mint
Sterling
Maurice Egan
Gertrude Kean
Billings
Gene Robertson
232 461 Montana Drivers Licenses Issued
Montana Highway Patrol reports 232 461 licenses sold in January through April 1948. Counties handle receipts while the state issues licenses. County totals range from 606 in Golden Valley to 22 442 in Yellowstone, with Cascade 18 800 and Missoula 14 317 among others.
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Helena
Yellowstone
Cascade
Custer
Fergus
Gallatin
Hill
Lake
Lewis and Clark
Missoula
Park
Silver Bow
Montana at crossroads Bonner declares for forward road
Helena June 22 Montana candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor John W Bonner says the state must choose a forward road. He calls for highway and feeder road rebuilding fish and game restocking new industries and housing improvements. He asserts progress without new taxes by budgeting wisely and using five million dollars in unallocated treasury funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
John W. Bonner
Shelby
Bonner
Engineering Aviation Unit Activated in Helena
The 922nd Engineering Aviation Unit of the Organized Reserve Corps was activated in Helena. Orders were presented Monday night by Col. Thomas B. Burgess of Fort Missouri, with Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick represented by O. B. Stahl of Omaha at the ceremony. The unit is sponsored by the state building chapter and contractors' association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
922Nd Engineering
Organized Reserve Corps
Cal
Thomas B. Burgess
Fort Missouri
O. BE. Stahl
Omaha
Lewis A. Pick
Army
State Building Chapter
Contractors’ Association
Storage Dam Survey Authorized Near Wilsall Montana
Montana water conservation board votes to survey a storage dam on the Little Cottonwood drainage near Wilsall to irrigate land in the Shields river valley north of Livingston. Gov. Sam C Ford presides. A July meeting with Montana Reclamation Association is planned, with district reports at the July 24 session and a state water program for the 31st Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Water Conservation Board
Little Cottonwood
Wilsall
Shields River
Livingston
Sam C. Ford
Montana Reclamation Association
Montana Legislature
Fred Buck
State Reclamation Association
Canyon Ferry Dam Work Slowed by Rain
Helena June 22 Rain slowed construction at Canyon Ferry dam site east of the city. The reclamation bureau said contractors finished one project and continued road relocation between showers. The completed work includes the erection of a water storage tank for the campsite at the Missouri River project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Canyon Ferry Dam
Here
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri River
Eye Dents for Factory Workers
Eye Dent story reports a $255,000 REA loan approved for Hill County Electric Co operative to extend 186 miles of lines, benefiting Iliad Hopp Virgelle and Kennilworth areas. Also notes Montana highway group meeting and local parking meter plans with Lavoptik eyelid care ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Zales N. Ecton
R-Mont
REA
Hill County Electric Co-operative
Harold Ebaugh
Chouteau County
Iliad
Hopp
Virgelle
Kennilworth
Bodies to be moved from Fort Harrison to Custer cemetery
Helena dispatch reports 37 Army veterans to be moved early next month from Fort Harrison to the Custer battlefield national monument cemetery near Hardin. The post cemetery will be abandoned and Sixth Army ordered reinterment. Most interred at Fort Harrison are Spanish American War veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Fort Harrison
Custer Battlefield National Monument
Hardin
Sixth Army
Custer Cemetery
Lewis and Operators Resume Talks in Washington
John L. Lewis and coal operators paused negotiations Tuesday night and set a follow up for Wednesday as a presidential inquiry board urged a quick agreement. The sides showed smiles as they left, signaling possible progress while a court ruling backed Lewis on the $100 pension plan for retired miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Charles O'Neill
O'Neill
White House
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mines
Truman
T Charles O'Neill
David L. Cole
Okeh
Butte Briefs Births Noted at Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Robert Pullen of 909 West Galena announced the birth of a daughter at Murray hospital on Tuesday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Clyde Neu of Philipsburg on Tuesday at Vin St. James hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pullen
West Galena
Murray Hospital
Mrs
Clyde Neu
Philpsburg
Vin St. James Hospital
Ernest Wilson
Florence
P. J. Butlel
Philipsburg
Leggat Hotel
Lamey Campaign Tour Scheduled
Billings attorney Arthur F. Lamey, a Democratic governor candidate, leaves Wednesday for a western Montana tour. He will attend the state American Legion convention in Great Falls June 27-29. Also noted: births, visits, and local social notes from Butte and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helbwa
Billings
Arthur F. Lamey
Monne
Boulder
George Connors
Butte
Anaconda
West Quartz
Jon Butte
Whitehall
St. James Hospital
Townsend
Lamey
American Legion
Gerat Falls
Paradise Woman Dies in Accident
Paradise Montana reports a 26 year old Mrs. Henry Buffield died after an automobile accident west of Dixon. She was fatally injured Saturday night and died en route to St Ignatius hospital. Survivors include her husband. The incident prompted burial plans in Paradise for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Falls
Henry Buffield
Paradise
Dixon
St. Ignatius
Open Rodeo in Deer Lodge Promises Western Fun
Deer Lodge prepares for the third annual rodeo sponsored by the Loyal Order of Moose with a downtown parade for youngsters at 1 PM. The Valley Wranglers will drill downtown Saturday, and the evening show starts at 8 PM under flood lights featuring saddle bronc, bareback, Brahma bull riding, trick riding, bull dogging, and calf roping. Notables include Margie Greenough and Russ Garson. Sunday includes a Versatile baseball game at 10 AM and a noon rodeo parade leading to a 1 PM final show and rodeo dance at the pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge
Valley Wranglers
Margie Greenough
Lady Brone
Russ Garson
Girls Register for Annual Camp at City Hall
Girls will register for the annual summer camp in Deer Lodge during the first week of August. Registration opens Thursday at 2 PM at the Scout rooms in the city hall and continues through the afternoon. A fundraising drive supports attendees who might otherwise be excluded. A marriage license was issued to Sam F Harris and Marion L Ham of Deer Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodoe
Ouring
Deer Lodge
Sam F. Harris
Marion L. Ham
Deer Locge
Harris
Ham
Hospital Notes Row Across Multiple Residents Admitted and Dismissed
A list of patients admitted and dismissed across several towns includes names such as Robbert Weeks Colleen Haffey and Leon Wayment admitted, and J M Pierce Richard Bragg Kate Dodge Baby Deutscher and Mrs Stephen McGowan dismissed, with addresses in Bozeman Whitehall Walkerville Spokane and other locations. The grouping shows hospital notes by location and patient movements without narrative context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Dodge
East Quartz
Floyd Shaeffer
East Galena
Baby Deutscher
North Main
ST. James
Fred Harvey
South Dakota
Jack Sappi
East Granite
Margaret Vogel
Pacific
James Harris
Bennett
Walkerville
Carl Nelson
East Second
Robert Barnes
Skookum Mates
George Bond
Willams
William Orner
Bozeman
Glenn Thomas
South Main
Peggy Yvonne Dunbar
Stephen McGowan
West Boardman
Julie Rothrock
Spokane
Butte Senator Campaign Interrupted By Family Illness
Tom J. Davis a Butte attorney and Republican Senate candidate paused his campaign Tuesday due to a family illness. He had just returned from Billings where he spoke to a Republican women's club. His brother in law Fay Cannon owner of Butte Monument Works remains ill and hospitalized at St James hospital with condition listed as just fair. Davis had planned stops in Fromberg Bridger and Red Lodge Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Davis
Tom J. Davis
Butte
U. S
Billings
Republican Women's Club
Fay Cannon
Butte Monument Works
St. James Hospital
Debenture Bond Bid Accepted Across Montana Road Projects
Debenture bids accepted for multiple Montana road works including overpasses, bridges, grading, surfacing, and gravel stockpiles. Bids from McKinnen Decker of Helena, Union Construction of Great Falls, Hanson Parr of Spokane, Peter Kiewit Sons of Sheridan, Wyo., and others cover projects from Kalispell to Musselshell and Park counties with total bids ranging from about 40 thousand to 273 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Northern Pacific
Garrison
McKinnen-Decker Company
Helena
Kalispell South Road
Union Construction Company of
Great Falls
Blackfoot River
Bonner
Hanson-Parr Company
Spokane
Jordan Road
Peter Kiewit Sons Company
Sheridan
Wyc
Charles Shannon
Butte
Muselshell River
Musselshell
Riedesel Construction Company
Billings
Yellowstone River
Park County
McLaughlin Construction Company
Livingston
Flathead Lake
East Shore
F. and S. Contracting Company
gBelfry- Bridger
Zelanka and O’connor Brothers
Fromberg
Forsyth-Colstrip Road
Fogg ‘and Holsworth
Schuy and Sullivan
White Sulphur Springs
Lake and Flathead
Union Construction Company
Big Horn
Stillwater
Treasure
Yellowstone
Stanley Arkwright
Irgun Clash on Tel Aviv Waterfront Ends in Shelling
Irgun forces and the regular army fought near Tel Aviv as a ship carrying arms was shelled after sailors donned white flags. An American voice ordered cease fire, then four shells hit the deck. Smoke blanketed the LST while ambulances rushed through crowded streets and authorities counted dead or wounded from the conflict within the UN four week truce period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LST
Israel
Red Cross
Tel Aviv
Pan
Irgun
United Nations
Four Boys Charged With Vandalism In Mining City Street
Four mining city boys aged 13 to 15 were arrested by officers John Dreary and Del Rodda Tuesday afternoon for a series of window smashings on South Main Street. They were placed in the juvenile detention department of the county jail. Police said the youths were also wanted in an investigation of a disturbance on South Montana Street earlier Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mining City
John Dreary
del Rodd
South Main Street
South Montana Street
Fiddling Contest Declared A Tie At John Davies Night
Audience judges declared a tie in the Tuesday night old-time fiddling contest at the A C M Employes club Crystal room. Lonam Hebert and Cunningham performed with accompanists O Keefe Vorlath. Supporting acts included Densher Frye Morgan Howes Mealey Byrne Shrader and a Latterday Saints choir directed by Grover Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Room
A. C. M. Employes Club
Ai Tle
Terry Lonam
Emil Hebert
J. W. Cunningham
John Davies
Rob O'Keefe
Lonam
Esther Vorlath
Cunningham
Hebert
Rosemary Densher
Harold Frye
Betty Ann Morgan
Jack Howes
June Mealey
Lloyd
Sonny) Byrne
Betty Shrader
Harry Gibson
Latter- Day Saints Church
Helen Grover
Beulah Ford
Dr. Davies
Jimmy Chatham
Bave Maloney
Freddie Langdon
Marion O’brien
William Schoof Dies After Short Illness
William Schoof, avon resident for 49 years in Drum Mond and North county, died Tuesday morning in St Joseph hospital after a two day illness. Born October 4, 1879 in Michigan, he is survived by one brother Louis S Schoof of Duluth Minnesota. Body at Ross mortuary with arrangements pending.
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State Municipal League
Zemo
Finstial
Firstial
FIMQ
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Cease
Madeley
Gallatin Gateway Inn
Elso
Montanana
Dan Young
Dean
Galletia Getewey
Moet
WM Uta
Treasure State News
Engineering Aviation
Canyon Ferry
Eye Dent’s
Highway Association
Montana United States Highway 10 Association
Glasgow
Wisdom
Raymond Johnson
Frank Wilke
Gene Brown
James DeLus of
Sidney McLaughlin
Ihis
Grand Hotel
Ray Smith
R. E. Groves
B. L. Winn
Dillon
Floyd Shelham
H. V. Grandell of
Finlen Hotel
John M. McDowell
Joyce Hirschy
Robert J. Clausen
Henry J. Clausen, Sr
West Granite
Shanghai
China
Eighth Army Replacement Training Center
Yokohama
Japan
Clara Hall
Rose Baxter
Butte Kiwanis Club
Melvin Knoyle
Bert Kelley
Spencer Rawlings
H. J. Eisen
Victor Krieg
Roy Porter
Seattle
Frank Krieg and Sons
Maxville
Louis Krieg
Bruce Dalton
John F. Windland
Bagdad Temple
Shrine Recorders Association of America
Atlantic City
N. J
Imperial Council
Shrine
New York City
Chicago
Fargo
N. D
Helen C. Brennan
West Silver
St. Ann Hospital
C. W
Bud
Timm c
Buffalo Gap
Timm
Swan Olson
Fred ¥. Laurent
Orval Yates
B. E. Berg
Clyde Park
John B. McClernan
Alabama St
Immaculate Conception
Webster
Butte High
Butte Business College
School of Mines
State Universite
Feld Pol. Adv
John B. MeOlermen
Hale Jeratet
Correme Phons
G. &A Meehan
McCarroll
Colorado Street
Los Angeles
Tel Aviv Citizens Desert
William Schoof
Nystrom
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Alaska
Weex.y
Par West Ws.a
Northwest Ossent’ Airlines
Fuzzy Wakley
New York
Country
Lila
Wakley Pontiag Company
W. Galena
J.J. Heimes
Benk Bidg
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