Petition Progress at Halfway Mark in Montana 1952 Ballot
Helena June 24 report shows Montana's four initiative petitions for the 1952 general election only halfway signed with eight days left to gather 17 833 valid names from at least 23 counties. Totals include road gas tax increase to seven cents, workers compensation act changes, and two bond proposals for Boulder and Warm Springs institutions with half mill levies.
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Helena
Montana
Secretary of State
Boulder
Warm Springs
Custer
Fallon
Glacier
Golden Valley
Granite
Hill
Judith Basin
Liberty
Pondera
Powder River
Prairie
Richland
Roosevelt
Sheridan
Toole
Treasure
Valley
Lincoln
Musselshell
Teton
Sanders
Fergus
Deer Lodge
Gallatin
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
Meagher
Silver Bow
Sweet Grass
Yellowstone
Cascade
Chateau
New Republic Panama Declares Independence in 1903
Panama becomes the newest republic in the Western Hemisphere after declaring independence in 1903, marking a decisive break from colonial rule and beginning its path as an independent nation.
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Panama
Water board awards contract for Frenchman Creek dam repair
Montana's water conservation board awarded a 151862 dollar contract to Walter Mackin and Son of Billings to repair the flood-torn Frenchman Creek dam in Phillips County. The dam, 926 feet long and 40 feet high with 7000 acre feet capacity, was cut April 15 during peak spring floods that caused an estimated 5 million dollars of damage to Milk River valley.
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Helena
Montana
Water Conservation Board
Walter Mackin and Son
Billings
Frenchman Creek
Phillips County
Milk River
Public Health District Formed in Montana
Montana forms its first public health district, No. 1, covering Rosebud and Big Horn counties. It will operate July 1 with Dr G D Carlyle Thompson as executive officer and Dr Y O Yeatts heading the district board. Kilbourne to serve as secretary with offices in Hardin and Forsyth. staff includes nurses and a sanitarian. Financing comes from the two counties aided by federal and state funds.
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Helena
Montana
Rosebud
Big Horn
State Health Board
G. D. Carlyle Thompson
Y. O. Yeatts
Hardin
District Health Board
Anderson Makes Tour of State
Helena June 24 Forrest H Anderson candidate for associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court completes a statewide tour. A native Montana attorney and former legislator he cites education at Montana schools and the University of Montana and practice before federal and state courts. He hopes voters consider national state and local politics in this election year.
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Helena
Forrest H. Anderson
The
Supreme Court
Montana
Anderson
Rich silver ore vein discovered near Saltese, Mont
Missoula reports a mining boss says a vein of silver ore worth about five thousand dollars per ton was found by a highway crew on U S highway 10 between Saltese and Henderson. Thirty mining claims were filed in Mineral County, Superior, Mont. Coronado Copper and Zinc of Wallace Idaho assayed the ore, though confirmation was not yet possible. A Helena expert cautioned the finding could prove to be a vein or isolated pocket.
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Missoula
U.P
Coeur d'Alene
Charles Bull
Mineral King Mining Company
Saltese
Mont
Henderson
Bull
Coronado Copper and Zinc Company
Wallace
Idaho
Mineral County
Superior
Coronado Company
Helena
Indian land buildings in the United States total acres
Indian land areas in the United States amount to about 53 million acres. The figure reflects land held or managed by Native communities and related entities within U.S. borders.
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United States
Bonner Reviews Water Projects in Montana
Gov. John W. Bonner told the Southeastern Electric Cooperative Association that Montana must reserve full water use for future generations and push soil and water conservation and power projects. He cited eight completed efforts storing 34 415 acre feet and irrigating 29 400 acres new plus 34 500 acres with supplemental water, plus rehabilitation at Frenchman creek and Milk river facilities. Bonner, seeking re election, noted bond refinancing will repay investments. He added 75 percent of 35 000 farm homes are electrified and aims for 100 percent. He planned to dedicate the Custer battlefield museum in Hardin next.
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Ekalaka
John W. Bonner
Montana
Southeastern Electric Co-operative Association
Bonner
State Water Conservation Board
Middle Creek
Gallatin County
Hysham
Treasure County
Lower Musselshell
Musselshell
Rosebud
Petrolia
Petroleum County
Nilan
Lewis and Clark County
Fred Burr Creek
Ravalli County
Nevada Creek
Powell County
Frenchman Creek
Phillips County
Milk River
Water Conservation Board
Hardin
Custer Battlefield
Construction at Mouat Mine Progressing near Absarokee
BILLINGS June 24. Construction of the Mouat chrome mine mill site and camps is advancing near Absarokee with about 100 men at work. William Lowe, VP of Riedesel Construction, says the one million dollar project for American Chrome of San Francisco is under his firm’s management. Mill camps include 110 housing units and plans for a hospital, mess halls, commissary, bunkhouses, recreation buildings, school and post office. Completion eyed for November 1 with future contracts for mill and mining machinery and winter installation proceeding toward spring operation.
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Billings
Mouat
Absarokee
William Lowe
Riedesel Construction Company
American Chrome Company
San Francisco
Lowe
Richey Wildcat Test Described as Fizzle at Well
Richey Oil Company reported that its drill stem test at a wildcat well seven miles east of Shell’s discovery in the Willis ton basin was a fizzle after an oil showing. Coring now resumes. the well reached 7,300 feet near the Richland county line, started May 3. Shell’s Northern Pacific No. 1 is in Dawson county.
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Richey
Richey Oil Company
Wildcat
Shell
Montana
Williston Basin
John Whiteman
Whiteman
Charles and Madison Sands
Richland County
Northern Pacific
Rural progress conference programs at MSC meeting
Reports of progress research and possibilities of rural progress conferences are featured at the Montana State College agricultural advisory council meeting at MSC, which began Tuesday and ends Wednesday.
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Bozeman
Montana State College Agricultural Advisory Council
MSC
Montana Guardsmen Fire Large Postwar Encampment Drills
Montana National Guardsmen fired small arms near Camp John W. Bonner and the 443rd Field Artillery trained at Armstead. Tanks mortars and infantry weapons roared across the range as Adjutant General Mitchell and staff observed the artillery fire, set to continue tomorrow.
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Helena
Montana
John W. Bonner
443Rd Field Artillery
Armstead
H. Mitchell
Nevada Acts Against Montana Doctor
Nevada records filed in Washoe county detail a Nevada medical board action against Dr. Donald W. Atcheson, chief of urology at Fort Harrison VA Hospital, for unprofessional conduct tied to a 1950 narcotics habit during a three month period. The board bars him from narcotics use or license renewal for five years, after which reinstatement may occur if he complies. Atcheson testified narcotics use began during illness and he voluntarily sought treatment.
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Reno
Nev
U.P
Washoe County
Nevada State Medical Board
Montana
Donald W. Atcheson
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Fort Harrison
Helena
Mont
Atcheson
California Medical Examiners
California
Nevada Medical Group
Nevada Medical Board
Townsend Pilot Gets DFC as Air Spotter
Tokyo June 24. The Army awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to four pilots for hazardous liaison flights and artillery spotting in light planes. Lt Maurice D Guffey of Townsend Montana received the award for a May 18 1951 mission directing Allied artillery fire that helped rescue a trapped Allied unit.
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Tokyo
Army
Maurice D. Guffey
Box 3
Townsend
Mont
Missoula University Summer Registration Totals
The registrar's office reports Montana State University summer registration at 752 students, including 476 men and 276 women, down from last year's 960. The regular term runs June 16 to August 22 with some six week courses ending July 25, plus several short courses and institutes expected to add several hundred more on campus.
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Missoula
Montana State University
Lewistown Attracts Battery Reconditioning Plant
Lewistown will host a new reconditioning plant for the Cyclionite Self recovering Battery, employing 35 to 40 people. Northwestern states and Canada will be served from Lewistown with Roy Martin as Montana distributor. Construction hoped to start by September 1 at the Balti more plant, serving Montana and surrounding regions.
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Lewistown
Dan Martin
Central Montana Chamber of Commerce
Northwestern States
Canada
Roy Martin
Montana
Baltimore
W. H. Pruner
Western Division
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Governor appoints Orleman to veterans memorial fund commission
Helena June 24 Governor John W Bonner named E O Orleman of Livingston to the veterans memorial fund commission for a two year term ending May 1 1954 He succeeds W G Ferguson of Helena who is deceased
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Helena
U.P
John W. Bonner
E. O. Orleman
Livingston
Veterans Memorial Fund Commission
W. G. Ferguson
Langer Surges to Lead in North Dakota Senate Race
In North Dakota primary action U S Senator William Langer moved into a slim lead over Rep Fred Randahl with 286 of 2296 precincts reporting Randahl 13357 Langer 14804 The veteran Langer unknown to many voters showed strength in city precincts while Randahl led from the start in early tabulations The race marks their first direct contest at the polls in North Dakota politics
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Fargo
N. D
U. S
William Langer
R-N. D
Fred Randahl
North Dakota
Langer
Randahl
Senate
Congress
Minneapolis Suburb Tornado Strikes Circle Pines
A tornado roared into Circle Pines Minnesota Tuesday night with 95 mph winds. Two homes were flattened and several people were injured as communications were disrupted. Nearby in Nebraska hail and wind destroyed crops across 18 square miles.
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Chicago
U.P
Minnesota
Midwest
Minneapolis
Circle Pines
Gering
Neb
Minatre
Demonstrators clash with Japanese police in Tokyo protest
In Tokyo on the second anniversary of the Korean War, Korean demonstrators clashed with Japanese police injuring an American general, Brig. Gen. Carter W. Clarke, as acid and bottles were hurled at a staff car. Osaka violence also injured police. 58 rioters arrested as 700 Koreans arrived by stolen train to confront 800 officers.
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Tokyo
Carter W. Clarke
Clarke
Osaka
U. S. Itami Air Base
Japan
Rider Regarding Vatican Removed in Senate Vote
Washington June 24 The Senate appropriations committee refused to adopt a House backed rider to bar diplomatic relations with the Vatican until Congress approves. They struck a $1 015 000 000 State Department appropriation rider excluding funds for foreign service posts or missions until the post head is confirmed. Representative Preston won the attachment in the House weeks earlier.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Vatican
Congress
State Department
Senate
Preston
D-Ga
House
Punchboards Vanish From Great Falls Counters
GREAT FALLS June 24 For the first time in about seven years punchboards disappeared from counters in cigar stores taverns hotels and other establishments in the city Officials said it ended a period of easy money not only for operators but some government subdivisions County Attorney Ted James and Mayor James B Austin issued orders for removal of the punchboards which June 10 were held by the state Supreme Court to be lotteries and hence not permissible in Montana under the state constitution.
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Great Falls
Ted James
James B. Austin
State Supreme Court
Montana
Great Lakes Freighters Load Coal in 1951 Season
Great Lakes freighters carried more than 50,000,000 tons of coal during the 1951 season, highlighting the year’s robust tonnage.
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Great Lakes
Message Stick: Aboriginal postal system uses notched sticks
Australian natives use message sticks to convey signals. Mail men carry the notched stick in a net bag as a portable record and communication method.
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Australia
Change of Address and Delivery Note at The Standard
Montana Standard instructs readers to report faulty delivery to ensure prompt service and to use new address details when ordering. Payments for ads are made to The Standard Publishing Company. The Standard disclaims financial responsibility for typographical errors but will reprint ad sections containing errors if the newspaper is responsible.
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Standard Publishing Company
Standard
Atom Bomber Crash Kills 11 at Lakenheath England
An American Air Force B 50 Atom Bomber crashed after takeoff from nearby Mildenhall on Tuesday killing all 11 crew members. The aircraft, first of its kind to crash in Britain, was on rotational training from Walker AFB New Mexico. Fire crews and RAF personnel responded. names withheld pending notification.
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Lakenheath
England
U.P
Mildenhall
British Air Force Base
United States Air Force
America
Britain
509Th
Walker Air Base
New Mexico
Air Force Headquarters
Bryant May Bottom
VA. S. Air Force
Congregationalists Back Council of Social Action
CLAREMONT Calif June 24 The general council of the Congregational Christian churches approved the council for social action by an overwhelming 689 to 31 vote The debate centered on whether the CSA followed a socialistic policy Dr Vrere V Loper warned that supporting the CSA implied broad approval not every detail The conference also approved a resolution to raise a 4500000 fund to build new churches nationwide.
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Claremont
Calif
U.P
General Council of the
Congregational Christian Churches
Council For Social Action
CSA
Vrere V. Loper
Congregationalists
Enthusiastic Hep Cats Break Onlooker’s Leg
Mrs Edward F Knickerbocker sued a Sacramento tavern for 47414 dollars saying her foot was fractured by two dancers jitterbugging in a wild negligent and dangerous manner in Sacramento California on June 24 United Press report
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Sacramento
Calif
U.P
Edward F. Knickerbocker
Ingrid Bergman Loses Move to Visit Her Daughter in Italy
A Los Angeles judge refused Ingrid Bergman permission for a summer visit with her 13 year old daughter Pia in Italy. Judge Mildred Lillie urged keeping the child away from bargaining over affection and noted Pia is caught in a custody dispute with ex husband Dr Peter Lindstrom. Bergman urged a half summer visit while Lindstrom opposed it citing concerns about Pia’s environment with Bergman and Roberto Rossellini.
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Los Angeles
Ingrid Bergman
Italy
Mildred Lillie
Pia
Peter Lindstrom
Lillie
Miss Bergman
Lindstrom
Roberto Rossellini
Lovett Says JCS Could Order Bombing Manchuria Without UN Veto
Defense Secretary Robert Lovett said in Washington that in an emergency the joint chiefs of staff could authorize U S planes to bomb Manchuria without consulting the United Nations Security Council.
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Manchuria
Washington
U.S
Robert A. Lovett
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
United Nations Security Council
Franklin Originated Daylight Saving Time Claim
The note attributes the daylight saving time idea to Benjamin Franklin, asserting his role as the originator. It presents no corroborating sources or dates and reads as a concise historical attribution without additional context.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Seattle
Mouat Mine
Richey Wildcat
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Galena
Goodrich
Nevada
Missoula University
Sen. Langer
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Jerry Lowney
Council of Socialism
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