Butte Figures in Seattle Death Toll and Local Obituaries
Butte resident Richard Townsend a longtime tailor died in a Seattle hospital after an illness during a coastal business trip. He was in his early seventies and owned the Barrenstein apartments on South Montana street. Townsend, English born, worked at several local shops before retiring from Wein's Clothing. Surviving relatives include widow Clara Townsend and three sons-in-law and daughters. The body was brought to Butte and rests at Richards funeral home. Also noted: Mrs. Erma Edwards died in Ogden. George Robinson 51 a World War I Marine veteran and Richmond Tailors worker. services set at St Patrick Church with Silver Bow American Legion honors.
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Richard Townsend
Butte
Seattle
Barrenstein
Montana Street
Mr. Townsend
England
John Golden
Stratford
Hennessy Company
Wein
Butte Anglers Club
Montana Sportsmens Association
Clara Townsend
Ralph Rhodes
J. F. Sullivan
Byron Gilliam
Alaska
Franke Foote
Richards Funeral Home
George Robinson
Wisconsin
Marine Corps
West
Granite Street
Robinson
Richmond Tailors
Charles Robinson
Neenah
Wis
Ruth Drew
Minnie Dawe
Oshkosh
Amber Mongan
Duggan Merrill
St. Patrick Church
Bishop Finnegan
Holy Cross Cemetery
Silver Bow
American Legion
Double Funeral for Two Local Residents
Funeral services for Gajo Stanish age 50 and Rade Tauson age 60 will be held at the Serbian Orthodox church at 1 PM Wednesday. Burial will follow at Mountain View cemetery. remains are at Merrill chapel until 6 PM Tuesday before services. Reverend Thomas Ashworth to officiate.
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Gajo Stanish
Rade Tauson
Mountain View Cemetery
Merrill Chapel
Thomas Ashworth
Mrs. Gretta Snyder Funeral Rites Held
The funeral for Mrs. Gretta Kitt Snyder was conducted Monday at Sherman and Reed chapel with Rev. Thomas Ashworth officiating. The body was later taken to Great Falls for cremation.
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Gretta Snyder
Gretta Kitt Snyder
Sherman and Reed Chapel
Thomas Ashworth
Great Falls
History repeats London first US troops land Cherbourg
London reports on the 27th anniversary of the first U. S. troops landing at Cherbourg in World War I, marking a remembered milestone in the war effort. The date aligns with the 27 years since that June landing.
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London
U.P
U. S
Cherbourg
Masonic Lodges End Summer Activities Across Groups
The Masonic and Eastern Star bodies in the Masonic temple begin a summer recess this weekend. Most have recessed for July and August with only a few degree exemplifications this week. Emergencies during the break will be handled by lodge officials. Special meetings include Butte lodge No 22 Tuesday night for First degree at 8 with lunch and Summit Valley lodge No 123 Thursday night for First degree at 7 with lunch.
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Masonic
Masonic Temple
Butte Lodge No
Summit Valley
Summit Valley Lodge No. 123
War Heroes Will Aid Bond Show in Butte
Two war heroes will headline a Friday night bond show at the Fox theater with Lt Childers and Set. Kelly. The Gore Field Army band canceled due to military duties, but other local entertainment is restored. Patrons gain admission by buying a war bond and collecting a free ticket at local banks and Rialto theater. The event features The Eve of St Mark and runs from Thursday arrival to Friday appearance with a Spokane departure after.
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Germany
Japan
Gore Field Army Band
Dave Reese
War Bond Group
Gore Field Band
Childers
Kelly
Fox Theater
Butte
St. Mark
Maxwell Anderson
Northwest Airlines
Labor Management Committee
Spokane
Prisoner of Japs Writes Mother From Mukden
Mrs. Selma E. Stoppell of 217 West Park received a letter from her son Corporal Louis Clarence Jones, prisoner of war in Mukden Manchuria after capture on Bataan. Jones says he is in fair health, doing clerical work, and hopes to reunite with his family next year. He joined the Army in August 1939 after serving six months in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Selma E. Stoppell
West Park
Corp
Louis Clarence Jones
Mukden
Manchuria
Bataan
Jones
Army
Medical Department
Army Air Forces
Civilian Conservation Corps
Board of Review to Meet Tonight
The Boy Scout board of review will meet at 7 30 oclock Tuesday evening in the old Butte high school gym to examine boys seeking merit badges or advancement. Executive Herbert R West says all who applied should appear. Successful applicants will receive awards at a later court of honor with Lewis Prater presiding and other board members listed.
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Boy Scout Board of Review
S. E. Keyser
Ray F. Dougdale
Rabbi Howard Fineberg
David McKechnie
Charles G. Hambly
F. FE. Logee
Eugene Brauer
L. A. Hinchcliffe
Adrian G. Sant
Frank Heston
A. C. Weyland
Ed Carter
Ray Belangie
Butte Plans July 4 Sports and Dances at High School
Butte organizes a July 4 program at Butte high school stadium with baseball throws races and novelty events starting at 1 30. A parade of colors and a women's drill team competition are planned with entries due by June 28. A foot race challenge pits Mayor OLeary against Anaconda mayor OBrien. A free dance at the Legion hall July 2 and a Granite street street dance July 3 supplement festivities.
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Butte
Butte High School
Miners’ Union
Mike Orlich
Bill Pickthall
Art Olsen
Mike Koppo
Nick Hubber
Tony St. Peter
Ray Rashleigh
Nick Fabatz
Martin McQuinn
Barry O'Leary
Patrick O’brien
Anaconda
Smelter
John O'Connor
Dave Reese
Legion Hall
Granite Street
Idaho
Montana
Sam C. Ford
War Bond Group to Reorganize for Fifth War Loan
A Montana war finance committee report notes the death of Ray L. Ruhle Silver Bow county chairman. He led Fourth War Loan efforts and drove strong county bond sales. his loss is mourned as a public service leader. Retailers and banks report steady bond sales as drives continue. Corporations pledge allocations to Silver Bow with Milwaukee C I T Northwest Airlines etc. Individual donors list varied contributions across many names and shops.
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Montana
Ray
Third Army
Silver Bow County
Milwaukee Railroad
C. I. T. Corporation
Northwest Airlines
Christie's
Ed Marans
Emil Marans
W. P. Puller
Grand Silver
Hennessy’s
Henry's
Penney’s
Safeway
Stratford
Jean Wilson
Strain's
Symons
Woolworth
Zubick
Prosecution Promised Over Dog Poisoning in North Butte
Sheriff Al McLeod warned Monday that anyone caught poisoning dogs in the North Butte area will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. He cited a Sunday report of a dog killed on Pearl Street by poisoned candy and said he has information identifying the poisoner.
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al McLeod
North Butte
Pearl Street
Maritime Recruiter Visits Butte
Since the invasion of France began there is a greater need for Merchant Marine men. Ensign A. F. Thompson, regional enrolling officer, will visit Tuesday at the U. S. employment office to recruit for a 75 man local quota.
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France
Merchant Marine
Ens. A. F. Thomson
U. S
Service Members and Families Highlight Butte Area News
Staff Sgt. C. J. Gleeson, publicity sergeant for the Marine Corps in Seattle, spends a two week furlough with his mother in Butte. Navy radioman third class Robert N. Mack returns to Portland after a 72 hour leave with his parents in Butte. Other local service members include Lt. Daniel Molloy, Pvt. Eugene Mack, Lt. James L. McLanahan, and First Lt. John R. Crawford Jr, with notes on training, combat flights, and recent actions in the European theater. A brief on veneers ends the piece.
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Perman
John Gleeson
North
Alabama
Marine Corps
Seattle
Gleeson
Butte Daily Post
Old
Butte Free Press
Butte
California
Western Procurement Division
San Francisco
Portland
Robert N. Mack
Navy
Ore
A. N. Mack
Colorado
University of Idaho
Mack
Butte High School
Daniel Molloy
Combat Crew Training School
Sioux City
Iowa
John R. Crawford, Jr
J. R. Crawford
Camp Kohler
Calif
Western Signal Corps Unit Training Center
Crawford
Darragh Receives Annapolis Midshipman Appointment
Robert D. Darragh Jr., 18, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Darragh of 738 West Galena, has been named a midshipman appointee to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He will report July 6 under Senator James E Murray. The Bozeman youth originally declined the slot, and Darragh received the appointment while on leave from the Navy V-5 cadet program at Whitman College in Walla Walla.
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Annapolis
Robert D. Darragh, Jr
Robert D. Darragh
West Galena
Butte High School
Montana School of Mines
Naval Academy At
James E Murray
Bozeman
Navy
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Miss Rose Murphy Leaves on New York Buying Trip
Miss Rose Murphy of the Jo-Rose shop at Symons store departed Monday evening for New York City to make her semiannual buying trip for the Butte shop. She will be away several weeks.
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Rose Murphy
Symons
New York City
Butte
Safe and Sane Fourth Urged in Montana
A Montana Highway Patrol official urged a safe Fourth of July, warning the National Safety Council predicts nearly a thousand Americans will die in accidents during the holiday. He called for a tragedy-free celebration as families take three days for picnics and fishing.
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Charles L. Sheridan
Montana Highway Patrol
Montana
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Erma Edwards
Pvt
Douglas Edwards
Fort Douglas
Utah
Ogden
Fred Edwards
Galena Street
Edwards
Kermit Shifty
FUR Shop
Furriers
W. Park
Bond
Prisoner of Japs
Board of Review
Rvae
Ier
Abi
Were Rey
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Companies
C. J
Chick) Gleeson
Eugene Mack
Frances Mack
Army Air Forces Radio Operator-Mechanic School
Scott Field
Mary Phyllis Mack
Army Nurse Corps
James L. McLanahan
J. F. McLanahan
South Gaylord
Mediterranean
15Th Air Force
Europe
Ploesti
Regensburg
Brasov
Budapest
Bucharest
Italy
Lt. McLanahan
Victorville
Air Forces Engineers
George T. Hanson
Gertrude Grandore
Sheridan Avenue
U.S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Til
Safe and Sane
The
National Safety Council
Tion
Folger's
Virginia Reese
Kansas City
Kansas
Folger
Folger’s
Tropics
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