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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
5
WPA district manager H. J. Hinrichsen reports ongoing work in Jefferson Madison Beaverhead Deer Lodge Granite and Powell counties. Projects include road building in Jefferson and Madison, water system reconstruction at Basin, landscaping and facilities at Twin Bridges, bridge and road work near Ennis Cameron Varney and Dillon, and improvements at Deer Lodge Anaconda and Galen tuberculous sanitarium amid quota adjustments.
A prewar worry piece notes England fears a complete chemical blitzkrieg by Germany. It cites chemists Hessel and Hessel and outlines four gases mustard Lewisite phosgene and chlorine plus incendiary and thermite bombs. It warns arsenic sneeze gas and the potential for air dropped baby bombs and land and air attacks.
Granite county runs two WPA road efforts. Unit 1, 21 miles west of Philipsburg, completes two miles of 20 foot road with 15 workers. Unit 2, three miles east of Hall, works four miles of 21 foot road with 12 workers. Powell county operates two WPA projects. Deer Lodge sewer line project begins May 7 with 24 men extending the sanitary system. a 58 inch sewer already exists in Texas alley. A county road project west of Deer Lodge employs 35 men on a 26 foot gravel road, 81 percent done, sponsored by the city.
Mary Hocking aged 67 a native of Ireland and long time Butte resident died last evening at a local hospital. The family home is 2009 Johns Street remains at Daly Shea mortuary funeral arrangements announced later. CARD OF THANKS The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of husband father and brother Robert Budell. Floral tributes and spiritual bouquets are especially appreciated. Signed The Family.
The remains of Mrs Victoria A Martin will be removed Monday from Richards funeral home to St John’s Episcopal church where Rev Thomas Ashworth will conduct services at 2 pm Interment will be in Mount Moriah cemetery.
The remains of John Bertrand will be moved this Monday afternoon to the family residence at 2223 South Gaylord. The funeral will be Tuesday at 9 o clock from the residence to St John the Evangelist church for a requiem high mass at 9 30. Interment will follow in Holy Cross cemetery.
The past week on Wall Street saw intense debate over war effects and rearmament on the U.S. economy. Analysts linked arms spending to market gains, predicted aviation and transport credit growth, and discussed a future world with expanded trade and tighter controls, amid ongoing Franco Italian German armistice talks.
Armistice talks near completion as Italy extends terms to France via Bordeaux. The meeting near Rome was described as cold and formal with secrecy tight. Italian conditions were said to be severe as Mussolini and Hitler coordinate on the armistice terms and postwar map changes.
Commerce reports May sales by independent stores rose five per cent from April and last year. Twenty four thousand stores in 34 states reported total May sales of 251.278 million dollars.
In Kingston Jamaica mules rebelled against a city diet of imported oats and hay preferring a mixed feed. The city veterinarian offered a compromise combining native and foreign feeds to satisfy the animals. Brazil claims the deepest coal mine at 6436 feet underground.
As the Republican convention in Philadelphia opens, Taft and Willkie vie for delegates. Governor Baldwin signals support for Willkie while pledging not to seek nomination. Senator Vandenberg urged a one term pledge and cautioned on foreign policy plank tensions. The resolutions panel moves slowly amid debates on non interventionist versus non isolationist stances. The keynote speech will be delivered by Governor Harold Stassen.
In Monterey California on June 23 Charles Borden 29 of San Francisco and his bride Rosa set sail for the Marquesas in an 11 foot modified Chinese junk Confucius. The sloop built of Chinese teak carries provisions for two months with hopes to reach Hilo Hawaii in about 25 days. Borden holds a limited skipper license and is confident the 4000 mile voyage will succeed with duplicate navigation instruments to guard against loss of course.
Beaverhead county sheepmen moved into the peak of their shearing operations this week with the wool clip already purchased. Crews work countywide as wool trucks unload at the First National Wool warehouse in Dillon. Prices ranged from 25 to 32 cents as buyers move to take the clip quickly this year.
The Beaverhead Silver Bow unit held its annual picnic today at Sand Coulee on the Big Hole river near Glen. A program featured talks by several speakers and refreshments were served to a large crowd.
A Dillon Parent-Teacher Association roundup for pre-school children is planned for tomorrow at Barrett Hospital from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is one of four weekly sessions, with three more Mondays following. Mrs. Howard Lloyd chairs the organizing committee.
Dillon notes report the Dillon Rotary club will hold its regular weekly meeting tomorrow night. Mrs Paul Stahl will entertain the Blue Bird club at her home tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Mrs Anna Coe of Poison is visiting her mother Mrs Bertha Mayfield. Mr and Mrs Larry Prather spent weekend with relatives in Hampton.
The Montana Florists Association plans a November 8 to 11 convention in Butte with regional director race between Lou Knox of Helena and William Peters of Spokane. An orchid exhibit and auctions for charity will draw attendees from Montana and beyond.
The Odd Fellow frater nity reports from this city will be submitted to the state sessions held in Whitefish last week. Five members were recognized at the state meeting with Esther Harris and Jessie Smith named secretary and left aid to vice president of the ladies auxiliary. James Harris elected grand patriarch. W H Johns named grand secretary. J P Wills appointed to finance committee. Upcoming meetings include U S club of the degree staff at Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge and Colusa Junior lodge 16 in Meaderville.
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