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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1944
Page
8
Montana counties cities and school districts begin budget work for 1944 45 and 1945 46 periods with calendars set in the June issue of the Montana Taxpayer. School trustees will adopt a preliminary budget Monday night and the final budget is scheduled for July 24 by the board of budget supervisors.
August 9 to August 14 open hearings allow taxpayers to be heard before final budgets are adopted and tax levies fixed on August 14. Taxpayers are advised to voice approval or objections prior to adoption.
A health lecture by Leon DeSelbo to be given Thursday at 8 pm at the Finlen hotel. DeSelbo, described as lecturer linguist and world traveler, aims to strengthen Americans in mind body and spirit during wartime. Admission is free.
Camp L O Evans cleanup set at Georgetown lake in advance of the July 9 summer outing. Active club members and volunteers will repair the camp Sunday with a potluck lunch. Notable volunteers include George Moser Charles Darlington Ed Leipheimer and several local residents.
A Russian freighter capsized and sank in the Willamette river at the Portland drydock. Divers searched for a woman believed to have gone down with the vessel while two others were hospitalized and one person received first aid. The ship began to list about 5 a m and sank within seven minutes. the drydock lies downstream from Swan Island shipyard and upstream from St. Johns Bridge.
Local residents host relatives from Moose Lake and Los Angeles while sending a Navy family to Washington. Club meetings include Free Silver Lodge and B V F D auxiliary. Wedding guests arrive for Jacobsens wedding. church services, Bible school, and Young People's elections are noted along with garden club gatherings and a farewell dine at the Casino for visiting Thurston family.
Union Pacific will publicize Montana in July as part of a nationwide campaign reaching 28 million homes. The four color Montana ads in the American Weekly highlight the state’s production in war materials minerals oil timber and agriculture. The effort follows months in Kansas Colorado Nebraska Wyoming and Utah with a focus on individual enterprise and initiative.
The notice notes a local individual who served in the armed forces and previously worked at a Butte optical establishment before entering service. It details family ties and the continuing search for information on his status.
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