R L Ruhle Body to Arrive Today
Funeral plans for Raymond L. Ruhle 62 prominent Butte business leader are pending after his Spokane death Saturday night. His body from Spokane will be taken to White's mortuary with funeral time awaiting word from his daughter Mrs Dennis Claxton Biloxi Miss. Ruhle chaired Silver Bow county Fifth War Loan drive and the war salvage committee known for supplying materials for fighting equipment.
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Raymond L. Ruhle
Butte
Spokane
White
Dennis Claxton
Biloxi
Ruhle
Liberty Lake
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow
William E. Rae
Post-Standard
R. L. Ruhle
Auto Tax Stamp Sales Rise at Post Office
Postmaster Frank Monaghan reports fast sales of federal auto use tax stamps at the post office building over the weekend and Monday. Since Thursday sales reached 5 980, but still trail 4 657 of total license plates issued by the county treasurer. 10 637 plates have been sold overall. Deadline to obtain stamps is June 30 and revenue offices warn the law will be enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Monaghan
Silver Bow
Collector of Revenue
Forest School Opens as Five Guards Attend
W T Linthacum acting supervisor of Deer Lodge National Forest attended the school for five guards at the Philipsburg ranger station on Monday. Ranger Ray Bowers of Butte leads the program and Linthacum will arrange subsequent fire wardens and lookouts training later in the week in Philipsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Linthacum
Deer Lodge National Forest
Philipsburg
Ray Bowers
Butte
Linthacum
Holton Wounded Second Time In Italy Front
Sgt. Bill Holton son of Mr and Mrs C L Holton 1512 Warren Ave is wounded in Italy May 12 his tank struck a hidden land mine injuring a heel He is in an Army hospital in Italy He previously earned the Purple Heart for earlier wounds and drove the first tank into Cassino last February He also saw action in North Africa Sicily and Italy and helped guard Roosevelt and Churchill at the Casablanca conference A brother Elmer Holton is in officer candidate school in Australia after 26 months in combat duty in New Guinea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F
Bill) Holton
C. L. Holton
Warren Avenue
Cassino
War Department
Holton
Italy
Sgt. Holton
Butte
North Africa
Emerson Grade School
Butte High School
Sicily
Roosevelt
Churchill
Casablanca
Elmer Holton
Australia
New Guinea
Ceiling Price Lists for Butte Households Available
The Silver Bow county war price and rationing board in the courthouse offers miniature charts of official OPA ceiling prices for Group 1 and Group 2 stores within five miles of Butte. Stanley Babcock, chair of the price panel, says the charts help housewives plan daily shopping and reflect prices effective since May 25 1944. Charts can be picked up at the courthouse or mailed or phoned in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Silver Bow
OPA
Stanley Babcock
Camp Fire Site Repaired by Local Volunteers
Members of the Camp Fire Girls board and the Butte Active club held a work party and picnic at the summer camp site to renovate and repair the grounds for occupancy by Camp Fire Girls this summer. George Moser chaired the camp committee with Mrs. Robert Floyd and Don Knievel leading the active club. A large local group participated in the effort.
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Camp Fire Girls Board
Butte Active Club
Camp Fire Girls
George Moser
Robert Floyd
Don Knievel
Butte
Camp Fire Girls Plan First Summer Grease Drive
Butte Camp Fire Girls announce a Friday grease collection campaign led by Miss Lois Young. Each girl covers a city section with waste fats picked up from blocks near depots run by 18 assisting women listing addresses and phone numbers for depot calls. No pickups from depots. August last Friday to follow. July skipped due to camping activities.
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Butte
Lois Young
Camp Fire Organization
Camp Fire Executive
Missing Flyer Is Reported Safe
Monday was a happy day for Mrs. Pete Givorgre after she delivered a baby boy and her husband sent a cablegram confirming her brother Lt. James A. Stevenson was safe following a May 24 MIA report during a bombing mission over Germany. He had been overseas about two months at that time.
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Pete Givorgre
South
Idaho Street
Alex Stevenson
Givorgre
Lt. Stevenson
Stevensons
Silver Bow
Butte
Stevenson
Wash
War Department
Germany
Shanty and Johnson Motor Company Service Appointment
Fragmentary text notes a man entering service at two local employers the Shanty and the Johnson Motor Company. No dates or names are readable, but the snippet suggests a employment transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Motor Company
High School Band to Practice Friday
The Butte high school band will hold a Friday practice at 7 30 p m in the Butte high auditorium. Director H J Scheisser announces the session as preparation for the Fourth of July parade.
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Butte High School
Butte High Auditorium
H. J. Scheisser
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Nick Likarish
Grand
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Rose
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Harlow Pease
West Quartz
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Adele Wilkinson
Cook's Cabins
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B. F Moran
West Iron
I. D. Hadzor
Howard
John Hopkins
Edwards
Charles Carle
Pine
al Hebert
Shields
William McGlynn
East Broadway
Arnold Ness
Atherton Lane
J. A. Stevenson
Parkay
Safeway
Cloverdale
Briar Gate
Gardenside, Ltd
Camay
Lux
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Jemina
Oda
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Lego
Borden
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Tae
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U.S
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Helen
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