Peony Exhibit Lights Up Butte Chamber Window
An Atherton Home Garden club display of 35 peony varieties from Mrs. G E Johnson’s garden, 1819 C Street, opened Friday in the east window of the Butte Chamber of Commerce. The exhibit, first of its kind in Butte, will run through Sunday. Johnson notes 40 total varieties grow locally and touts Montana peonies as hardy blooms for the region’s climate.
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Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Garden Club
Atherton Home Garden Club
G. E. Johnson
C Street
Duchess de Nemours
Couronne d’ Or
Primevere
Martha Bullock
Frances Shoylor
Edna Shoylor
Therese
Edward Harding
Alsace Lorraine
Kelway Glorius
Mons Martin Cahuzac
Avalanche
Rose Golry
Felix Crousse
Walter Faxon
Karl Rosenfield
Johnson
Montana
War Veterans to Enroll in CCC During July
War veterans will be enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps for July, per an announcement received by James McCashin of Silver Bow post American Legion. Report from Dr. H. C. Watts of the Veterans Administration at Fort Harrison. Veterans should apply at once. blanks available in the Legion office on West Broadway, with applications filed in the Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
James McCashin
Silver Bow Post No. 1
American Legion
H. C. Watts
Veterans’ Administration
Fort Harrison
Helena
Legion
West Broadway Street
McCashin
Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission
Defense Bond Quiz offers guidance for buyers
Treasury backed Q and A explains why to buy Defense Bonds, how to participate, and where to purchase. It includes options to buy Defense Postal Stamps if funds are limited and notes contact points for information. The feature aims to inform readers about the Defense Savings program and its national significance.
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Treasury Department
the Post
the Standard
Department
America
United States
Washington, D. C
Silicosis Benefit Applicants File in Silver Bow County
About 100 applications for silicosis benefit payments have been received by the Silver Bow county welfare department. Applications require examination at the state hospital in Galen to determine silicosis and degree of disability. Eligibility requires 10 years or more Montana residence and not being an inmate of a public institution except the Galen tuberculosis sanitarium.
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Silver Bow
Harold M. O’braun
O’braun
Welfare Office
County Welfare Department
Galen
Montana
Land values fixed on parcels near Butte airport
Three commissioners filed a report valuing six parcels south of the Butte airport at 7078.84 to aid expansion. Items list individual damages to owners including Mrs M A Rogers 3000 and Cooney Brokerage 344.70. Other court actions include a habeas corpus writ for custody of six year old Fred Martinez and a divorce decree against Ruby Kulas with alimony and attorney fees.
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Butte
District Court
J. J. Lynch
Louis Frances Stahl
John K. Claxton
Elizabeth Galasso
Leo Boland
Helen C. Mitchell
Mary ©. O'Connell
Belle Webster
Patrick J. Boland
M. A. Rogers
Cooney Brokerage Company
Zelia McQueeney
Mary Martinez
South Ohio Street
T. E. Downey
Fred
Julia Navarro
Fred Martinez
Martinez
Ray Dowling
Fred Davis
Arthur Bacon
Evalyn C. Dee
William M. Kirkpatrick
James D. Murray
State Board of Equalization
Eva McKinnon
Governor Carr Reunites With Colorado Friends in Butte
Gov Ralph L Carr of Colorado visited the Crumby home at 115 South Emmett in Butte during a brief stop last Tuesday. He and Victor H Crumby met at the Butte airport for the first time in 25 years and recalled their Cripple Creek newspaper days. Carr also renewed acquaintances with Mr and Mrs Joseph Crumby at 529 West Quartz.
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Ralph L. Carr
Colorado
Victor H. Crumby
South
Emmett Street
Butte
Governor Carr
Mr. Crumby
Cripple Creek
Carr
Crumby
Joseph Crumby
West
Quartz Street
Butte Vasa Members Set for Anaconda Convention
About 85 members of Linnea lodge in Butte will attend the district Order of Vasa convention in Anaconda this morning. Linnea lodge initiation staff led by Miss Helen M. Davis will conduct memorial services for members who died in the last three years. Attending officers include Anton Renbeck, Marie Hansen, Violet Wikstrom, Joe Lind, Ruth Inella, Werner Strom, and Henry Anderson.
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Linnea Lodge
Butte
Order of Vasa
Anaconda
Helen M. Davis
Miss Davis
Anton Renbeck
Marie Hansen
Violet Wickstrom
Joe Lind
Ruth Inella
Werner Strom
Henry Anderson
Cars Damaged in Butte Collision
One car overturned and another was slightly damaged in a collision at Broadway and Idaho streets in Butte shortly before 9 Friday morning. No injuries reported. Officers Riley and Sullivan documented Emmett Nelson as the southbound Idaho driver and C H Elmer as the Broadway westbound driver. Nelson and an unidentified passenger were unhurt.
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Broadway
Idaho Streets
Bart Riley
Emmett Sullivan
Idaho Street
Emmett Nelson
North Crystal Street
C. H. Elmer
Whitehall
Elmer
Nelson
Girl Scouts Leaders to Meet for Outing at Gregson
The Girl Scouts program committee will meet at Gregson Springs on Monday for a full day outing. About 15 Girl Scouts who supervised the Backyard playground program in June will join, totaling around 50 youngsters in June participation. Leaders previously met at Camp Castle Rock with 15 attendees including officers Mrs Dawes president Miss Gramling vice president Mrs Pietsch secretary Mrs Roll treasurer and Mrs McConnell deputy commissioner.
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Girl Scouts
Gregson Springs
Backyards Playground
Capitola Hill
Military Funeral Service Held for Arthur Nesbitt
Arthur Nesbitt a well known Butte shoe store clerk was buried Friday afternoon in Mountain View cemetery after a military funeral. American Legion members attended in a body with rites at the chapel and cemetery. The Rev Bruce Blunt officiated.
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Arthur Nesbitt
Butte
Mountain View
American Legion
Sherman and
Reed
Bruce Blunt
Paul Bailor
Jack Lewis
Funeral for Mrs Kate F Hamilton Held in Whitehall
The funeral for Mrs Kate F Hamilton a longtime Whitehall resident was held in the White Chapel and St Patrick church Friday morning. A requiem high mass followed at 9 30 with Rev A J Harrington officiating. Burial was in St Patrick cemetery. Pallbearers included J Perry Ed Healey William Martin Curt Binstock Oscar Erickson and E Santum. She was a Wisconsin native who lived 60 years in Montana near Whitehall and died in a Butte hospital Tuesday.
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Mike Bito
Butte
Daly-Shea
Thomas Ashworth
Mountain View Cemetery
Hazel Cann
Salminen Rainiste
E. M. Kauhanen
John Sally Mike Mikhala
Paul Rothiock
Mike Reinikka
Mr. Bito
Russia
East Broadway
Kate F. Hamilton
Whitehall Area
White Chapel
St. Patrick Church
St. Patrick Cemetery
A. J. Harrington
J. Perry
Ed Healey
William Martin
Curt Binstock
Oscar Erickson
Camp Fire Guardians Hear of Camp Reports
Camp Fire Girls guardians association heard reports on the summer national training course held June 18 to 21 at Sweyolakan camp in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. Speakers included Mrs. P H Bowden and Miss Alma Arnold with topics from music to handcraft. The meeting took place in Mrs. Nate Gordons home at 222 South Jackson Street with other attendees listed.
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Sweyolakan
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Guardians Association
Nate Gordon
South Jackson Street
P. H. Bowden
O. A. Dingman
Gordon
J. T. Nankervis
Alite Arnold
Dorothy Griffin
Irene Surola
Ruth Magill
Ruth Nicol
J. B. Albright
Alice Arnold
Ottilia Panning
Boy Scout Fire Training Course Canceled at Camp Lowlands
The Boy Scout fire training course scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Camp Lowlands was canceled due to insufficient interest. Percy Frazier, Scout executive, announced the cancellation as few applications for fire prevention and suppression instruction were received from local scoutmasters, assistants, and Scouts.
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Camp Lowlands
Percy Frazier
Butte
Death Removes George Japp
Funeral services for George Japp former Butte resident who died in Great Falls Friday are set for 4 oclock Monday at the Croxford chapel. Japp lived in Butte for years before moving to Great Falls where he worked at the smelter and served on the city council. He was 35 with a son and daughter and several grandchildren surviving, plus a large extended family. The report also notes South Africa boasts financing rapid expansion of its armed forces from its own industrial resources.
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George Japp
Butte
Great Falls
Croxford
Mr. Japp
Mr. Jaap
Gilt Edge
Hennessy and
Brophy
Rose Kummer
Jaap
George, Jr
Jacqueline
Bremerton
Wash
Elizabeth Lewis
C. W. Maxwell
Walter Jaap
R. K. Jaap
San Leandro
Calif
Miss Montana
Union of South Africa
Two Children Hurt When Scooter Collides With Car
Betty Gagbey eight and William Sheriff seven were slightly injured Thursday night when their scooter collided with a car at the Clear Grit terrace and Minah street intersection. Driver Robert L. Davis identifies the accident location. Betty suffered a lip laceration and bruises while William had a scraped knee. They received treatment at Murray hospital.
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Betty Gagbey
William Sheriff
Sheriff's Office
Clear Grit Terrace
Minah Street
Robert L. Davis
Gagbey
Murray Hospital
Marine Officer Returns to Butte as Substation Opens
Lieut. Col. Ralph E. Davis of Butte, head of Montana Marines recruiting, reports progress in Yellowstone area. First Sergeant W. E. Conyers says the initial enlistment group will arrive soon. Montana substations will send recruits to Butte instead of Salt Lake City or Denver, with training in San Diego after acceptance.
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Ralph E. Davis
Butte
Montana
U. S. Marines
Billings
Yellowstone
W. E. Conyers
Salt Lake City
Utah
Denver
Colo
Boy Racers Weighed For Jallopy Jamboree Saturday
Entries for the Jallopy Jamboree race for home made cars will be weighed today at 1 o clock. Weigh in takes place at 735 South Arizona street and active club members urge all boys intending to enter the July 4 race to appear. Tickets for a free motion picture show will be distributed.
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South
Arizona Street
Ford Will Head Aluminum Drive in Montana
Gov. Sam C. Ford will lead Montana’s scrap aluminum collection drive for the national defense program opening July 21. The effort, requested by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, will be supported by the Montana preparedness and advisory commission with county aid and volunteer help from veterans groups Scouts civic clubs and various local organizations.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Montana 4 H clubs aid aluminum collection drive
The Montana 4 H clubs join a nationwide effort to collect aluminum for aircraft production. Hundreds of workers participate as aluminum is gathered and sent to designated centers for sorting before smelting.
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Montana
Office of Production Management
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Skimo
Westinghouse
Butte Bottlers Supply Co., Inc
South Main Street
Wyoming
Butte and Great Fails
CCC
Butte Vasa
Gregson
Harrison
Eire’s
Gaelic League
University College At
Cork
Madame Rose
Miners’ Exposition
Columbia Gardens
Top Frank Bottling Works
Nevin Frank
Joe Tom Herb Co
Joe Tom
Helen and
John
Butte, Mont
Lane
George and
Gladys Smith
Scooter
Wild Horse Island
Flathead Lake
Don Bergeron
Cote
Montana Tavern
North Main
Ford
Western Tavern
Gilmore’s
Alex McKechnie
Neva Warren
THE
Cave Butte’s Friendly Nite Club
East Park
Palmer
Palmer Schoenleber
Ted Fournier
ELK Park Inn
GLEN
Smitty
Metro Yodtuya Mayer Werune
Seria Donlevy
Ian Hunter
Mary Howard
Gene Lockhart
Ton Chaney, Sr
FOX
Harkins
Jazzzadores
ARC Light
East Park Street
the Hotel
Finlen
Max Dean
Rainbow Inn
Butte-Anaconda Highway
Jack and
Irene Yeoman
Sid
Eagles Drum and Eagle Corps
Eagles Hall
Arthur Kennedy
Joan Perry
Holt
Along the Rio Grande
Ray Whitley
Betty Jane Rhodes
Buck Jones
Overland” Express
Terry and the Pirates
Wallace Beery
Jane Withers
Wm. Boyd
Border Vigilantes
Neil Hamilton
Doris Day
Cactus Inn
Butte-Whitehall
Blue Ribbon Kings
Norman and
Leona Voelker
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