Reverend Eriksen Dies During Summer Visit in Butte
The Rev. Michael B Eriksen 81 father of Mrs Dorrance N Jensen died in a local hospital after a sudden illness while visiting the Jensen family in Butte. He and his brother co led five Lutheran congregations in Minnesota for nearly 60 years and planned to publish memoirs about Norwegian immigrant pioneers. Surviving are three sons and two daughters. Funeral arrangements set for Maynard Minnesota.
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Michael B
Dorrance N. Jensen
Jensen
United Lutheran Church
St. Paul
Eriksen
Olaf
Maynard
Granite Falls
Minn
Edward Eriksen
Lutheran Church
Norway
Minnesota
Harold Eriksen
Minneapolis
Meyer Eriksen
Manfred Eriksen
Chicago
Elvin Berge
Annie Tracey Taken by Death in Butte
Mrs. Annie Tracey a Butte resident of 50 years died Monday afternoon at her home 1215 West Granite. Native of Houghton Michigan, she will be buried in Holy Cross cemetery after a Requiem high mass at Immaculate Conception church. Funeral cortege from Duggan's Merrill mortuary. Survived by sister Mrs. Thomas Penny of Butte and many nieces and nephews in Butte and Los Angeles.
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Annie Tracey
Butte
West Granite
Houghton
Mich
Immaculate Conception
Holy Cross Cemetery
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Thomas Penny
Thomas Penny, Jr
Bernard Petrich
Viola Fogarty
Edna Carl
Joseph
James Carl
Thomas Petrich
John McGraw
Los Angeles
Nebraska Girl Becomes Mother. Baby Risingsok in Omaha Hospital
A 10 year old Nebraska girl gave birth in Omaha last Wednesday. The infant weighed six pounds eight ounces at birth. On Monday both mother and baby were reported to be doing nicely in the hospital. baby’s condition had improved since Saturday and was not described as alarming. The hospital withheld the mother’s name.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Rail unions move to use board mediation as standstill continues
Mediation board chairman Francis A. O'Neill reported that three rail unions wage and hours disputes will use the board services while meetings begin Tuesday. Trainmen conductors and yardmasters express dissatisfaction with fact finding panel recommendations. yardmasters and switchmen can strike after legal thresholds. Great Falls passengers and freight to be handled by buses and trucks during the switchmen strike.
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Chicago
Francis A. O'Neill
O'Neill
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
AFL Railroad Yardmasters of America
Great Falls
H. M. Shapleigh
Great Northern Railway Division
Shapleigh
Shelby
Billings
AFL
Switchmen’'S
Great Northern
Gideon Group Ends State Convention in Montana
The Montana Gideons closed their 13th annual encampment in Kalispell after a Glacier National Park motor tour. C. A. Snyder of Corvallis was reelected president with Don Peterson of Kalispell as vice president. Officers expect 1,000 Bibles for distribution in Glacier park hotels within days.
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Kalispell
Glacier National Park
Montana
Behind the Scenes Duel Shapes Korean War Start
United States and Russia engage in covert diplomacy over Korea as UN backs a Korean commission. North Korea blocks entry, sparking a war that began Sunday dawn. Estimates show South Korea at 141000 troops, North Korea 116000, with air power skewed north. US aids with munitions shipments while regional stakes loom.
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U. S
Russia
Korea
West Virginia Flood Toll Reaches 29 Dead Three Missing
West Union West Virginia officials report 29 known dead and three missing after flash floods across six counties. Police say 23 bodies recovered. six family members remain unfound. The disaster struck Saturday night, causing millions in damages and marking the worst flood toll in the region’s history.
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West Virginia
West Union
W. Va
Erickson Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Frank Erickson, a national bookmaker kingpin, was sentenced in a state court to two years in prison and a $30,000 fine. The 54 year old gambling mogul who built a multi million dollar betting network over a quarter century faced up to 60 years in prison.
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New York
Frank Erickson
Spe
Truman Backs UN Drive to End Warfare in Korea
President Truman praised the United Nations Security Council for ordering withdrawal of invading forces in Korea and vowed vigorous support to end the breach of the peace. He warned that willful aggression cannot be tolerated and noted Russia’s boycott of the council. Korean ambassador Chang said the U S has provided backing but Korea needs more weapons and reserves that American troops are not requested at this time.
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United Nations Security Council
United States
Truman
Russia
Korea
Congress
Wherry
Pacific
Europe
John M. Chang
Acheson
United Nations
Chang
South Korea
Firemen Extinguish Mattress Fire in Downtown Hotel
City firefighters battled a mattress blaze at the Jeffrey hotel located near Park and Main in downtown Butte. Smoke filled upper floors before crews found and doused the fire on the third floor. no injuries were reported though tenants were displaced by the heavy smoke.
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City
Jeffrey Hotel
East Park
Butte
Park and Main
Viking styled ship wreck found near Hamburg
Fishing boats found the Viking styled ship wreckage off the North Frisian islands near Hamburg. Fifteen Swedes were aboard when it went missing last Wednesday, with early reports indicating no survivors.
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Hamburg
Germany
North Frisian Islands
North Korean Invasion Cleaves Seoul Front Lines
North Korean armored spearhead breached toward Seoul center after breaking through Uijongbu and nearby fronts. South Korean counterattacks faltered, Chunchon changed hands, and Ongjin peninsula remained cut off by sea. United States air and evacuation actions continued amid heavy fighting and scattered Allied casualties as the allies dispatched planes and materiel to Korea.
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Syngman Rhee
United States
Seoul
Uijongbu
Chunchon
Railway City
Ongjin Peninsula
South Korea
Kimpo
Han
Defense Ministry
Japan
South Japan
School Board Pledges Speedy Justice for Window Breakers
Whit tier school suffered extensive vandalism with 35 shattered panes and entry to the manual training room. Trustees vow to pursue all legal remedies and hold guilty juveniles and their parents accountable. City officials noted paint on furnishings, rock missiles, and damage to light fixtures. no theft reported.
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Whittier
Herb Bretherton
Wenzel Brown
Harry Ross
Manual Training Room
Ring of 10 keys found near St John Episcopal church
sheriff officers hold a ring of ten keys found by a Butte boy near St John Episcopal church on Monday night. Anyone claiming them will be asked to identify the keys.
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St. John Episcopal Church
Butte Briefs Births and Meetings in City Notes
Butte residents report several births including a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Lavelle and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Carlson, with other newborns at St. James hospital. Meeting notices include Women's Relief corps at Pa triotic hall, fire department chiefs, and the South Side Progressive club.
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John Lavelle
West Gold
St. James Hospital
Lavelle
Butte Daily Post
Estella Lloyd
Anthony Lavelle
Butte
Harold Carlson
Spokane
Ted Cavanaugh
East Mercury
Women's Relief Corps
Lincoln No. 6
Patriotic Hall
South Side Progressive Club
IOOF
Art Garwood
Former Salesman Is Man Behind Debated French Plan
Paris dispatch profiles Jean Monnet, a Cognac salesman turned top French economic planner, as the brain behind the Monnet plan for coal steel electricity transport cement and agriculture. The piece notes he operates from 18 Rue Martignac with a small staff, reports to the prime minister, and seeks liberal democratic control while modernizing six key industries. It traces Monnet's career from salesman to wartime service and postwar roles shaping European reconstruction and economic policy.
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Paris
France
Germany
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Modest Jean Monnet
Monnet
Rue Martignac
Seine
High Commissariat
Charles de Gaulle
General Confederation of Labor
National Council of French
Cognac
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Eugene Mauclerc
Western Montana Counties See Population Rise in Decade
Six of nine western Montana district counties added residents from 1940 to 1950 with a total district gain of over 13,500. Flathead led growth rising to 31,312 from 24,271, while Missoula climbed to 35,002 from 29,038 and Ravalli to 13,001 from 12,978.
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Missoula
Montana
Archie McTaggart
McTaggart
Flathead County
Granite
Lincoln
Mineral
Powell
Ravalli
Sanders
Australian Air Crash Kills 26 on Big Ship
Twenty six of the 27 occupants of an Australian National Airways Skymaster were killed when the plane crashed 50 miles from Perth in rough country. The sole survivor, Edgar W. Forward, 67, an engineer, was found badly burned and wandering in a dazed condition an hour after the crash.
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Perth
Australia
Australian National Airways
Edgar W. Forward
House Defeats Veto on Postal Veterans
The House voted 213 to 72 to override President Truman on a bill granting pay raises for World War II veterans in the postal service. If the Senate affirms, the measure becomes law despite the president's veto.
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Washington
House
President Truman
Senate
Truman
Urey urges western union to curb communism aim
Dr Harold C Urey urged a western nations union with a strong central government to deter Soviet led moves after the South Korea invasion. He spoke at Montana State College and warned a third world war could wipe out resources for weapon making. The UN’s failure to stop Russia was noted. He stressed fighting with ideas and unity beyond arms.
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Bozeman
South Korea Republic
Harold C. Urey
Montana State College
Urey
Butte
United Nations
Russia
Montana State University
Treat for Children Set in Anaconda
Anaconda reports the Mill and Smeltermen day on Tuesday August 8 features a children’s treat praised as the best yet by committee chair P. J. McDonald. Each child receives crackerjack candy gum soda ice cream and a theater ticket. The treat costs 42 cents with a total budget of 1680 dollars for the event.
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Anaconda
P. J. McDonald
Washoe
Center Theater
Mill and Smeltermen
New Hall
Main
Social Tonight Sponsored by D of H Drill Team
The D of H drill team sponsors a public social Tuesday evening at 8:30 at Carpenters' hall.
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D of H
Carpenters’ Hall
Pythians Move Convention Venues in Butte
The Knights of Pythias Montana grand lodge sessions set for September 10 to 12 will be held in the Montana Power auditorium instead of Pythian Castle. Pythian Sisters convention sessions move to the Silver Bow ballroom at the Hotel Finlen, not Pythian Castle.
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Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge of
Montana
Montana Power Auditorium
Pythian Castle
Pythian Sisters
Silver Bow
Hotel
Finlen
Hospital Notes Admittances and Dismissals Across Town
Listed patient admissions and discharges for multiple hospitals including Wise River Montana and Ennis. Names span Ben Mallon Albert Nakwas John Notti Mrs Delaney Baby Mark Schroer John Gallagher Judy Ann Cunningham and others with addresses in Helena Columbia Falls Walkerville and Meader regions.
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Ben Mallon
Wise River
Albert Nakwas
Madison
John Notti
Helena
Carl Christian
West Silver
John Delaney
East Agate
William Smith
Columbia Falls
John Mavich
East Galena
Mark Schroer
West Quartz
John Schara
Emma
John Gallagher
Dyckman Hotel
Lillian McNulty
Sam Babich
West Porphyry
Charles Taylor
Fir
Bill Healen
North Montana
Irving Garland
Hennessy Annex
Betty McGinley
South Jackson
Harvey Winner
East Broadway
Joe Dowling
Dell
Robert Shaffer
Hornet
Josephine Stiles
Jeffers
Frank G. Stalin
South Main
Griffin Smith
Curtis
Bernard Simmons
South Washington
Charles MclItrath
Helmes
Judy Ann Cunningham
Boy Mayo
Yale
Alaska Air Units Placed On Alert After Korea News
Lt Gen Nathan F Twining commander of the armed forces in Alaska ordered all Elmdorf air force fighter groups and anti aircraft units on the alert Monday after word of fighting in Korea was received.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Nathan F. Twining
Elmendorf Air Force
Korea
German exchange student visits Butte on hitchhike tour
Hans Raff, 20, from Munich, completed a year at the University of Minnesota and visits Butte guest of Ben Hardin Jr. He praises American freedom and friendships while recalling his wartime family losses. Raff plans to study law and hopes to migrate to the United States under a future quota.
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Hans Raff
Munich
Germany
University of Minnesota
Raff
Butte
Ben Hardin, Jr
Hardin
West Porphyry
Pacific Coast
United States
Mr. Raff
Fraternity
United States State Departments
Anaconda
Hitler
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Rev. Eriksen
Nebraka
Gideon Group
North Korea
America
Tokyo
Comunist
China
Southern Korea
South
North
Erickson
O. H. P. King
John Casagranda
Walkerville
Silver Bow Council
Gordon Foote
Lulu Eschle
Cora Gruwell
West Park Street
William Daniels
Apex Hotel
McQueen Volunteer Fire Department
Francis Ozanne
Seattle
Robert B. Reed
Marie C. Neisess
Thomas Oughton
Sid Walden
Finley
Acoma Hotel
Roland Golden
D. A. Finney
Bernard J. Reilly
Electric City
Dan Donnelly
T. H. Young
R. A. Love of
Sheridan
Leggat Hotel
R. E. Brown
Clyde White
Mrs
Jane Haynes
Blanche Haynes
Dillon
Grand Hotel
Harold D. Cunningham
K. J. Valenas
Georges Clemenceau
Supreme Economic Council
League of Nations
Geneva
Austria
Poland
Romania
Sweden
Swedish Match Trust
Kreuger
Mutual Benefit Health & Accidentals'n
United Benefit Life Insurance CO
Chalkley Insurance Agency
Smoky Sue
W. C. Cheney
The
Sierra Railroad
Wendell Carey
Ann Lundburg
MacDonald Carey
Roundhouse
Sonora
Calif
Pythians
ST. James
Murray
Gib Clark
Ennis
John Trainor
Delmar Branemen
Kingman
Ariz
May Mulcahy
North Wyoming
Maud Hastie
Silver Star
Vincent Barengo
Meaderville
Patricia Paul
Silver Bow Homes
Dave Kehoe
South Crystal
Cindy Brazil
North Main
Cathy Langlois
Judy Buck
Wells
Gertrude Lewis
South Montara
Hattie Wertz
North Main Walkerville
Rangoon University
Burma
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