Officers Elected by Bankers Club in Montana
Frank Merrill of Billings becomes president of the 25-Year club within the Montana Bankers association at the Forty Seventh annual convention held at Many Glacier hotel northeast of West Glacier. New officers include J Maurich of Deer Lodge as first vice president Sam Wallander of Froid as second vice president and Al Appelgren of West Point as secretary. association secretary R C Wallace of Helena says officers and resolutions will be discussed Saturday with remarks by R W Hanson of Minneapolis and speeches by Dr Silvey of Billings and Jerry Sotola of Chicago.
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West Glacier
Frank Merrill
Billings
Montana Bankers Association
Many Glacier Hotel
Here
J. Maurich
Deer Lodge
Sam Wallander
Froid
al Appelgren
West Point
R. C. Wallace
Helena
Seattle Hatchet Murder at Florist Shop
Seattle police report the murder of Thomas E. Jones a 24 year old florist apprentice. His body was found in the back room of a florist shop with head wounds from a hatchet. The owner Charles E. Cole discovered the scene after being alerted by Holden S. Greely who saw the open front door.
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Seattle
U.P
John C. Brill
Thomas E. Jones
Charles E. Cole
Cole
Holden S. Greely
Greely
Poice
Jones
Police pursue Doyle Jenkins in late Friday chase
Butte officers sought Doyle Jenkins believed en route from Idaho Falls to Butte. They reported they possessed a telegram and a letter to deliver to Jenkins.
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Butte
Doyle Jenkins
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Jenkins
Treasure State Roads In Good Shape For Weekend Travel
Montana road report says most routes open and in good condition for weekend travel with several construction projects and two incomplete stretches. Yellowstone and Glacier national parks report all roads open. Montana 38 remains closed over Skalkaho pass. Detours and occasional detours noted on Montana 7 19 20 6 8 89 87 2 10 91 938 33 34 37 37.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Department
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Skalkaho Pass
Glasgow
Brack
Kalispell
U.S
Three Forks
Toston
Wyola
Monarch
U. S
Shelby
Deep Creek Canyon
Townsend
Ashland
Hilger
Ennis
Jennings
Malta
Roy
Rogers Pass
Montana 7
Wibaux
National Guardsmen Return to Helena
Montana National Guardsmen of the 163rd regimental combat team returned Friday from maneuvers atop the Continental Divide. They will be reviewed by Brig. Gen. S. H. Mitchell Saturday with Lt. Gov. Paul Cannon and Helena officials in attendance. Awards include a Disabled American Veterans cup and a bronze star for a World War II veteran.
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Helena
Montana National
Bill Smith Reaches 100th Milestone in Dillon
DILLON June 23 Bill Smith a Beaverhead county farmer since 1947 observed his birth day Thursday after attaining a century span believed unequaled in the county. Born June 22 1850 in Charlestown DC he lived in the county about 23 years and before retirement mined and prospected. Friends called at the farm to wish him well and he received a birthday cake.
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Dillon
Bill Smith
Beaverhead County
Charleston
D. C
Five Readied to Practice Law in State
Helena June 23. Five men were admitted to law practice in the state Friday. Eight failed to pass state tests given here recently. Admitted are John T. Vance Chevy Chase Md Russell C. McDonough Glendive Richard J. Heider Billings John Lexcen Washington D C and Jerry O Connell Great Falls.
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Helena
John T. Vance
Chevy Chase
Russell C. McDonough
Glendive
Richard J. Heider
Billings
John Lexcen
Washington, D. C
Jerry O'Connell
Great Falls
Man Found Dead in His Auto Near Coram
A 34 year old man was found dead in his car on highway No 2 near Coram Friday afternoon. Coroner Harry Campbell reported death by carbon monoxide from a hose attached to the exhaust pipe running into the auto. Identification suggested Kenneth E Mathias or Kenneth E Dunn, believed to be from Tiffin Ohio. No inquest planned.
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Kalispell
Highway No. 2
Coram
Harry Campbell
Kenneth E. Mathias
Kenneth E. Dunn
Tiffin
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Mathias
Dunn
Campbell
Mrs Kingsbury to Speak at BPW National Convention
Helena June 23 A Montana woman will outline the Democratic platform at a national convention of business and professional women in San Francisco next month Mrs Wallace Kingsbury of Valier vice chairman of the Montana Democratic Central committee and member of the Great Falls BPW club will speak at the annual convention She spoke on the Brannan farm plan at the Western States Democratic conference in San Francisco last September She is a member of the Regional Missouri Valley Administration committee.
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Helena
Montana
San Francisco
Wallace Kingsbury
Valier
Montana Democratic Central Committee
Great Falls
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Kingsbury
National Association of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Missouri Valley Administration Committee
Canyon Ferry Sound Project Praised As Sound Site
Helena June 23 R L Cochrane federal budget bureau official said Canyon Ferry dam is economically sound and one of the nation s better sites for water storage. He, a special assistant to the division chief, toured Missouri river project area east of Helena with Harold Aldrich of Great Falls and Dale Culbertson of Billings from the reclamation bureau while inspecting costs and estimates.
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Helena
R. L. Cochrane
Federal Budget Bureau
Canyon Ferry Dam
Bureau
Missouri River Project
Nebraska
Missouri Basin
Harold Aldrich
Great Falls
Dale Culbertson
Billings
Reclamation Bureau
Judge Dismisses Liquor Petition in Montana Case
District Judge T E Downey of Butte on Friday dismissed Ermindo Zavarelli of Missoula’s petition to force Montana’s liquor control board to issue liquor and beer licenses. The judge ruled the board may legally refuse licenses for an area that already has the maximum number of bars.
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Helena
T. E. Downey
Butte
Missoula
Montana
Liquor Control Board
Ermindo Zavarelli
Downey
Car prowled on West Granite street report theft
Mrs Allerry of 1009 South Dakota reported Friday night that a white baby shawl and a can of paint were stolen from her car while it was parked on West Granite street, according to police.
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Allerry
South Dakota
West Granite Street
Helena Gambling Probe Recessed
The Lew is and Clark county grand jury voted Friday to recess its gambling probe until lawsuits involving the jury are ended. The special grand jury has indicted 17 persons on 75 charges in 11 months. They urged banning all slot machines in the county until the Supreme Court acts on legality and urged charges be pressed in court. They said litigation against them is obstruction and that law enforcement officials are passing the buck.
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Helena
Lewis and Clark County Grand Jury
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Reds Plan Giant Ruhr Peace Rally
East German Communist leaders urged West German youths to stage a large peace rally in the Ruhr set for September 30 to October 1, with Essen as a likely site. The move follows a weak showing for communists in North Rhine Westphalia and aims to rival Berlin’s 500000-strong Whitsunday march.
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Berlin
Ruhr
North Rhine Westphalia
Essen
Germany
At 84 Denver Woman Multitasks for Joyful Living
Denver 84 year old Ettie Megill Jordan shows a busy zest for life turning to activity after injury. She enrolled in Red Cross first aid, devised closet calisthenics to ease rib pain, and plans to join YWCA swimming class but will ensure safety. She aims to save lives and help others.
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Denver
Ettie Megill Jordan
Red Cross
YWCA
Mrs. Jordan
Ray Shaeffer
Campeau Funeral to Be Monday
Joe Campeau former Dillon resident died at his daughter's home near Butte. His body arrived Friday and rests at Brundage funeral home. The funeral will be Monday at 10 am from St Rose Catholic church with a requiem high mass by Rev Timothy Clifford. Interment is in Mountain View cemetery. He was 93, born in Canada, came to Butte in 1889 and Dillon in 1903. Survived by son Arthur Campeau of American Lake Washington and daughter Florence Dugay of Butte. Rosary Sunday evening at Brundage chapel.
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Arthur Campeau
American Lake, Wash
Florence Dugay
Butte
Brundage
Stolen Railway Steel Sought in Mining City
Police seek a large batch of steel rail way track material stolen between Gregson Springs and Hackney. Sixteen angle bars and 300 railway tie plates disappeared from Northern Pacific tracks. Missoula railway authorities say the loss occurred between April 15 and June 19. Agents suspect sale to junk yards or use in concrete work.
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Gregson Springs
Hackney
Northern Pacific Railway
Butte
Missoula
Alfalfa Bill Murray Ends His Days in Tishomingo Oklahoma
In Tishomingo Oklahoma eighty-year veteran W H Alfalfa Bill Murray the famed governor from 1931 to 1935 lives quietly amid fading sight and hearing He remains colorful and sharp in memory recounting his agrarian colony founding and his push for standards In his honor a 10 ton granite monument at Murray Agricultural College was unveiled with Murray delivering a fiery speech and reflecting on Victoria and the United States His son Johnston enters the gubernatorial race as Murray lends support while the Squirrel Rifle brigade raises over 3000 to repay his aid in the 1906 constitutional convention He refuses charity and continues selling his memoirs and his books bound by string about his life and Oklahoma history.
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Tishomingo
Okla
Oklahoma
W. H
Alfalfa Bill) Murray
South America
Murray
Murray Agricultural College
Victoria
United States
United Nations
Johnston
National Guard
Squirrel Rifle Brigade
Johnston County
Irvin Hurst
Brigade
Helena Born Chinese Family to Reunite in United States
Helena born Sing Fook Wong finally reunites with his wife Jew Gin Ho and their three sons after years of illness war and visa delays. Brother Sun You Wong arranged visas and transport from Communist China via Hong Kong. The family sails to the United States and will travel to Los Angeles if health permits allowing Sing Fook Wong to meet his family for the first time in 11 years.
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Helena
Sing Fook Wong
China
Jew Gin Ho
Orient
Sing Fook
America
Gin Ho
Veterans’ Hospital
Brentwood
Calif
Sun You Wong
John Harrison
Harrison
Washington, D. C
United States
Ing
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Canadians Brace as Columbia Surges to 1948 Flood Level
Trail British Columbia reports the upper Columbia River reaching 41.82 feet, forcing evacuations and sandbag barriers in a city of about 10 000. Revelstoke northward sees a one foot drop while officials warn the situation remains critical. Fraser valley ends emergency as Port Mann dike breach is repaired and residents return home.
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Columbia
British Columbia
Byron Johnson
Fraser Valley
Agassiz
Harrison Mills
Port Mann
Vancouver
Flooding Flathead River Drops Slightly
The flooding Flathead river near Kalispell dropped slightly on Friday but remained over flood level. Sheriff Dick Walsh said the situation improved Thursday night as the river fell three tenths of a foot from a 16 foot peak yet stayed one foot seven tenths above flood stage. The surge affected over 1 000 acres of land this week.
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Kalispell
Flathead
Here
Dick Walsh
Blankets Stolen From Montana Hotel
Police reported two blankets stolen from a Montana hotel on Friday. A suspect was named by authorities as the investigation continued.
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Montana
Peak in Coffee Prices Definitely Past but Demand Is High
New York reports coffee prices have pulled back from recent peaks but demand remains firm. Trade sources say the peak is past yet prices likely won’t fall to pre-boom levels this year. World consumption stayed strong, with the United States consuming significantly more postwar, while producers weigh supply controls and slow new plantings. Angus Mackey warns delaying the decline delays recovery of consumption gains.
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New York
Java
Drouth
Brazil
United States
U.S
Angus Mackey
Cut Bank Man's Body Not Found
Sheriffs office said the body of Donal Bennett 21 remains missing after he drowned Monday in the swollen Cut Bank river. Searchers have watched the river day and night, especially near a wire netting several miles downstream where he was thrown from his horse while fording cattle. The search will continue.
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Cut Bank
A. E. Armstrong
Donal Bennett
Bennett
Armstrong
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