Marine Recruit Drive Opened in Montana
The Marine Corps opened recruit offices in Montana with substations in Butte Great Falls and Billings. Lieut Col Ralph E Davis heads Montana facilities and expects first Montana enlistments to come in within days. Recruits will be examined in Butte and sent to San Diego for preliminary training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Marines
Butte
Montana
Lewisohn
Ralph E. Davis
Missoula
W. E. Conyers
Great Falls
Billings
American correspondents escape Damascus ambush with French deal
Robert Low of Liberty Magazine and Kenneth Downs of International News Service, both in Ankara, said they faced execution as spies after a Damascus gauntlet of machine gun fire. They survived an ambush by Free French forces, were turned over to French civil authorities, and freed in Beirut after U S intervention with orders to leave Syria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Syria
Robert Low
Liberty Magazine
Kenneth Downs
International News Service
Middle East
Damascus
Beirut
United States
Riddle Funeral to Be Held in Anaconda Thursday
Herbert W. Riddle 77 Anaconda resident since 1933 died at the home of son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs A J Johnson Mill Creek district Born in England he came to the United States through Canada 56 years ago The funeral will be Thursday afternoon at St Mark Episcopal church burial in Hill cemetery had lived in Iowa before moving to Anaconda in 1933 Relatives include daughters in law and sons in law from Osceola Missouri Mill Creek and Everett Washington and 20 grandchildren two great grandchildren The body is at W D Kendrick mortuary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Herbert W. Riddle
A. J. Johnson
Mill Creek
Mr. Riddle
England
United States
Canada
Iowa
Johnson
al Dyer
Osceola
Lynch Hursh
B. E. Riddle
Everett
Wash
W. D. Kendrick
St. Mark Episcopal Church
Hill Cemetery
Deer Lodge News Briefs
Frances Hale reports from Deer Lodge with local notices and community items. Phone listings and small updates from the Deer Lodge area are summarized for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Hale
Active Club Holds Picnic Meeting in Deer Lodge
In Deer Lodge on June 24 the Active Club held its regular meeting as part of a midsummer picnic outing. The group traveled to Zosel's grove where Maurice J. Mac Cormick and committee served supper camp-fire style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Two Draftees From Powell County to Enter Army June 25
Two Powell county youths William T. J. Mannix of Gold Creek and Alex Billquist of Avon are set to be called to Uncle Sam's defense Army on June 25 as the June quota is filled. A following group is planned for July 7 but dates remain tentative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Powell County
Uncle Sam
Defense Army
William T. J. Mannix
Gold Creek
Alex Billquist
Avon
Meyers announce birth of son in Berkeley
Word from Berkeley Calif reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Lowell Meyers. Mrs Meyers is Emma Hughes daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hughes of Deer Lodge and Mr Meyers is son of Mr and Mrs Charles Meyers of Deer Lodge. Both mother and baby are doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Berkeley
Calif
Lowell Meyers
Meyers
Emma Hughes
Frank Hughes
City
Mr. Meyers
Charles Meyers
Local Rotarian couples journey from Denver convention
From Convention Deer Lodge June 24 Special Mr and Mrs Dave Dorward Mr and Mrs Harry Ettinger and Mr and Mrs Peter Pauly returned from Denver where they attended the Rotary International convention. Mr and Mrs O D Speer and Mr and Mrs K W Haviland also attended and continued their trip farther south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Dave Dorward
Harry Ettinger
Peter Pauly
Denver
O. D. Speer
K. W. Haviland
Marriage License Issued for Jennings Hjart and Elaine Willey
A marriage license was issued today by the clerk of the court to Wesley Jennings Hjart of Deer Lodge and Elaine Elizabeth Willey of Wisdom. They planned to marry later the same day at the Presbyterian church with Rev. John Lilley officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Ethel E. Evans
Wesley Jennings Hjart
Elaine Elizabeth Willey
Wisdom
John Lilley
Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Talk on Russia Draws Rev Koslow
The Rev Henry Koslow an Anaconda minister spoke to the Kiwanis club about Russia as he knows it. Mr and Mrs Bruce Richardson of Arlington Washington are guests of Mr and Mrs Stanford Richardson this week. Mr and Mrs Frederick Bond left for Gillette Wyoming after visiting Mrs Bond's mother Mrs Henry Evans and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Henry Koslow
Anaconda
Kiwanis Club
Russia
Bruce Richardson
Arlington
Wash
Stanford Richardson
Frederick Bond
Gillette
Wyo
Free French and British Advance Across Syria and Lebanon
British and Free French forces pushed on multiple fronts in Syria and Lebanon on Tuesday extending from Palmyra and Homs to the Damascus area. Beiruts port faced violent air and naval bombardment as Australian forces made progress toward the Lebanese capital. The French reportedly lost a destroyer in a naval engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Syria
Russia
Palmyra
Homs
Druz
Damascus
Henry Maitland Wilson
Beirut
Condolence Resolution for Miss Iva Crowley
The board adopted a resolution mourning the death of Miss Iva Crowley veteran Butte teacher who died last week. It lauds her service to the district and to the community noting her impact on pupils and character building and extends sympathy to her family with copies to press and minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Crowley
Butte
Miss Crowley
Board of Education
A. J. Davis Rites Set in Butte Bank Leader Tribute
Arrangements for Andrew J. Davis longtime First National bank president and Butte booster were announced. Private service at 2:30 p m at the West Granite home then 3 o clock services at St John Episcopal Church with burial in Mount Moriah. Boy Scouts and Chamber of Commerce observe honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Davis
Butte
First National Bank
West Granite Street
St. John Episcopal Church
Thomas Ashworth
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Episcopal Church
Davis
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ernest Mill
Richard Parsons
Robert Stevenson
Frank Williams
George Hill
J. G. Degnan
J. F. Lowney
E. H. Mester
W. R. Squires
J. M. McBride
Youthful Vendor Donates Entire Profits to USO
Eight year old Donald Eugene Ginter closed his Fresno lemonade stand on Tuesday and turned over 27 cents of net profit to the USO booth for Army and Navy recreation funds. He told a woman at the booth, Take it all, and I’ll get more with my lemon squeezer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
Donald Eugene Ginter
United States
USO
Army and Navy
Butte Plans Fourth of July Celebrations Parade and Events
Butte city officials outlined plans for a July 4 comic parade and a street dance, with a replica cruiser Helena to be displayed. The events culminate July 5 at Butte high school stadium with a sports program, decorations begin July 2, and a large crowd estimate up to 30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte High School
Helena
Butte
R. D. Callahan
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Machine Tools Taken From Civilian Industry for Defense
Washington, June 24. William Knudsen announces government has transferred some machine tools from civilian consumer goods makers to defense plants. A Roosevelt letter dated May 28 urged supplying tools to defense orders and coordinating Army Navy input. Knudsen says the defense program takes precedence with minimal disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William 8. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Knudsen
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Drama Study Unit Meeting Held
A three act play The Makropolus Secret was reviewed Tuesday night for the adult dramatic class by Rosemary Richardson. Vera Grazier presented a book review and a discussion on today theater and the decade 1910 to 1920. The next meeting will be next Tuesday in Room 201 at the old Butte high School building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makropulos
Rosemary Richardson
Vera Grazier
Old Butte High School
Kenneth Mulholland
Ruling Rejects Fee for Reregistration of Physicians
Helena June 24 Attorney General John W Bonner ruled that without statutory authority the state board of medical examiners cannot charge licensed physicians and surgeons a fee for the privilege of reregistering and recording such registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
John W. Bonner
Otto G. Klein
State Board of Medical ‘Examiners
Board of Medical Examiners
Plans For Dedication Of Morrison Cave State Park
Morrison Cave State Park dedication set for June 29 with Gov. Sam C. Ford as principal speaker. Bruno Petsch, park superintendent, announced improvements by CCC crews including a 538 foot tunnel, 200 steps, new administration building, parking, lighting and a highway to the cave. Cave features include 8688 feet of passages, 21 pools, and various named rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison Cave State Park
Bruno Petsch
Butte
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Petsch
Cave Mountain
Morrison Cave
Jefferson Canyon
CCC
Grand Canyon
Hell's Half Acre
Paradise Room
COC
Butte Briefs Lincoln marriage licenses and local notices
Butte residents receive marriage licenses for Oscar Turner and Leola Fleming and John Walsh and Catherine Bunney. Hospital births and admissions reported, including a daughter for Warren Kiss and a son for W F Garrison. West Coast travel for Francis J. McGaw and visits by Mr. and Mrs. Lessing Cohn noted with a London infection warning from a surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Turner
Leola Fleming
John Charles Walsh
Catherine Bunney
Butte
District Court
War News: German Nazi Romanian Thrusts threaten Ukraine
The north Pripet thrust is deemed the most dangerous, with German forces possibly advancing through the Brest Litovsk gap toward the Warsaw Minsk line. A twin drive south of the Pripet marshes likely presses, aiming to threaten Moscow and the Ukraine’s western river defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukraine
Pripet Marshes
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Moscow
Minsk
American Legion Plans Civil Defense Education Program
The American Legion launches a nationwide civilian defense education campaign. Silver Bow post in Butte participates with 11 775 posts nationwide under the national defense committee chaired by James W. Uncles. Milo J. Warner helped plan the effort after a study trip to England. Seven pocket pamphlets outline defense procedures, warning services, air raid precautions, home and plant protection, gas protection, and related community needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow Post
Butte
National Defense Committee
James W. Uncles
Milo J. Warner
Legion
England
United States
The
America
Three Teachers Are Employed
The Blaine school hires a married teacher amid updates from the Butte district. A condolence resolution honors Miss Iva Crowley, a long serving Butte teacher who died last week. Payrolls of $907.75 and $800 are approved along with $10,658.09 in claims. The board grants merit system exam requests in high schools and allows V F W drum corps weekly stadium use. The Butte Archery Club may use the stadium in the evening. A $1,000 security bond will be requested from Butte City Lines for transporting high school students from Silver Bow Rocker and Ramsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Anaconda
Wyoming
Mercury Streets
West Park Street
Montana
Idaho
Arnold Jacobson
Jacobson
Fox Company
Pat McCarthy
Ted Rule
WPA Recreation Department
Harry
Swede) Dahlberg
Bill Hawke
Howard F. Ruegamer
Glen Rice
Stanley Griffith
Butte High School
Andy Slatt
Central High School
W. T. Cullen
Percy Frazer
Silver-Bow Council of
Boy Scouts
Capitola Hill
Girl Scouts
Rene Surola
Campfire Girls
Jimmy Smitham
Highland Chapter of
de Molay
Joseph Micone
Columbia Squires
Joseph Burns, Jr
Junior American Legion
Lillian Kerr
W. PF. W
David Reese
Butte Miners’ Union
Ed Renouard
Bob Corette
Leo Maney
Ed Trueworth
Troy Evans
Joe Dunleavy
State Golf Association
Frank Quinn
Jean Jordan
Ted Warren
Roy Wood
John Good
Charles Hensley
Charles McAuliffe
Joe McGlone
T. Oaas
E. J. Sullivan
Don Healy
Blaine
Butte Archery Club
Butte City Lines
Silver Bow
Rocker
Ramsay
500 Delegates Registered for Norwegian Lutheran Conclave
About 500 delegates and officials registered for the district convention of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America and the 11th international convention of the Young People’s Luther league and Choral union in Billings. Meetings include youth, district church, and combined sessions with the Women’s Missionary federation and Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Young People’s Luther League and Choral Union
Young People’s Group
Women’s Missionary Federation
Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation
Anton Storvik
Nohly
T. P’ Neste
Anaconda
V.T. Foss
Scobey
Home Mission Committee
T. T. Boe
Malta
C. H. Jacobson
Whitefish
Foreign Mission Committee
L. T. Thompson
Dillon
Board of Christian Education
A. M. Skindlev
Spokane
Myrtle Larson
Minneapolis
K. A. Holstad
Charles E. Johnson
Scouts Train For Fire Prevention Course At Camp Lowlands
Scoutmasters and assistants were asked to report if 17 year old boys will attend a training school at Camp Lowlands this weekend. Deer Lodge national forest officials prep the first training course to teach fire suppression and prevention methods. Supervisor Charles A. Joy and Percy Frazier endorse the course with Al Flint in charge in the Butte district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lowlands
Deer Lodge National Forest
Charles A. Joy
Percy Frazier
Silver Bow Area
al Flint
Butte
Fifteen British Seamen Rescued After 83 Hours at Sea
Fifteen British seamen were rescued after spending 83 hours in a lifeboat. They feared on Saturday that 25 of their companions had perished when their vessel was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
U.P
Atlantic
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Marine Recruit Drive
Butters Center
Gantlet
Riddle
Mrs. Meyers
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Northwest Airlines
East Broadway
Airport
McOuver Vematome
AIR Express
Crowley
A. J. Davis
Ford
Taylor Laundry Co
Colo
Adyv
Robert Nelson
Hennessy Annex
Nelson
Moray Hospital
South Idaho Street
James
Joseph R
Becky
Hornet Street
William E. Hamilton
Whitehall
Patricia Tallon
South Main Street
Raymond W. Shoemake
Jerry Bryant
George Hogue
Casey Street
August L. Johnson
Colorado Street
St. James Hospital
Warren Kiss
Amherst Street
George Friend
Albert Johnson
West Silver Street
Joyce Wareham
Silver Bow Homes
W. F. Garrison
Reichle
Murray Hospital
Johanna Osterland
East
Aluminum Street
Jack Simonich
Fir Street
James Person
Caledonia Street
Dan Kensale
Granite Street
S. A. Douglas
North Main Street
Dwight Pritchard
Utah Avenue
Clarence Boulet
West
Silver Street
Murray
William Freeman
Philipsburg
Kenneth Sheehan
Edward Peterson
Barabara Lee Dudley
Martin Kowalik
East Granite Street
John Huck
Alder
William Welch
Sacajawea Council
Pocahontas
Moose Hall
East Quartz Street
Agnes Goodman
Francis J. McGaw
Department of Justice
Portland
Ore
Seattle
U. S
Mrs. Lessing Cohn
Mrs. Cohn
Fanny Gordon
Harry Zinnie
West Gold Street
London
Lecanto City
East Park
American Legion
Butte Retail Credit Association
Leys Jeweler
Orange Blossom
Olympia
Olympia Brewing CO
Olympia, Wash
U.S
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