July 4th Festival to Be Greatest Ever Staged Here
Butte prepares a week long Fourth of July and Home Coming event with a patriotic parade, stadium displays, rodeo, circuses, street dances, and family contests. Mayor Thomas R. Morgan and committees expect thousands to attend, including former residents drawn from multiple states. Activities span July 1 to July 9 with events at Columbia Gardens Big Butte Stodden Park and Butte Rodeo grounds.
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Butte
Thomas R. Morgan
Morgan
Butte Pioneers Club
Jack Gaffney
Charles Wulf
Columbia Gardens
Montana State
Bell Creek
Uptown
Broadway
Hamilton
West Park Street
Big Butte
Naranche Memorial Stadium
Harrison Avenue
South Side Businessmen, Inc
Butte Rodeo Grounds
Liebrand Brothers Circus
Rodeo Grounds
Clyde Beatty
Stodden Park Show Grounds
E. S. MecGlone
Four Anaconda smelter workers killed in highway crash
Four men from the Anaconda smelter were killed when their 1946 Dodge struck a drainage ditch bridge abutment on the Butte Anaconda highway about 1 a m. Patrick Doohan Patrick J McMahon Peter Murray and Lowell Hogenson died. Police investigated possible tire failure dozing or sudden illness as causes with no proof of alcohol.
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Butte-Anaconda
Anaconda
Patrick Doohan
Patrick J. McMahon
Peter Murray
Lowell Hogenson
Montana
Herbert Slack
McMahon
Murray
McCarvel
East Third
Doohan
Chestnut
Hogenson
Spruce
Rainbow Inn
Body of hit and run victim identified near Simms
The body of Thomas J. Harden 24 of Augusta was identified in Great Falls after a hit and run near Simms. Harden had driven to Great Falls with a companion. they separated when their car broke down. County Attorney Nelson said a driver who fails to stop may face murder charges if caught.
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Great Falls
Simms
Thomas J. Harden
Augusta
Harden
W. H. George Company
John Harden
Robert J. Nelson
Nelson
Ouster Probe Begun Into Northern Montana College President
The Northwest association of secondary and higher schools opened a review of G. H. Vande Bogart’s dismissal from Northern Montana College Havre on grounds of non cooperation. A three man committee met state education officials and planned further interviews in Great Falls with public officials and the university system leader.
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Raymond Mosher
San Jose
Calif
San Jose State College
Stetson
Vande Bogart
Havre
Arnold H. Olsen
Public Instruction
Mary M. Condon
University System
George A. Selke
Great Falls
Education Board
Agents of Olsen Testify in Abatement Case
The abatement hearing against the 30 club was adjourned to Wednesday afternoon before Judge John B. McClernan. Special investigators Justin Grover and William L. Bulkley testified about visits to the club showing slot machines without tax stamps and gambling by lottery and selection of numbers. They noted the club’s reputation for gambling and named Curley Darrah George Hahn and Jack Gunderson as sources of information. J. J. Hannifin was identified as manager with Emmett Hannifin handling duties during his absence.
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30 Club
Arnold H. Olsen
John B. McClernan
Justin Grover
William L. Bulkley
State Board of Equalization
Bordo
Bulkley
Curley Darrah
George Hahn
Jack Gunderson
Grover
J. J. Hannifin
Emmett Hannifin
Truman Accelerates U S Air Power in Korea War
President Truman ordered rapid deployment of American planes and warships to combat Communist invaders in South Korea and tightened Pacific defenses. Gen. MacArthur reported air and naval actions as U S forces established a forward command in Seoul area. Congress stood behind the move as the conflict escalated with Korean forces retreating north of Seoul.
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Washington
Truman
South Korea
Far Pacific
Congress
United States
Kremlin
White House
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
MacArthur
Korean Republic
Seoul
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Formosa
Philippines
Indo-China
State Department
Russia
Lake
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
Rhee
New York
Honolulu
Hawaii
London
Five-year-old Sharon O'Neil Dies After Street Accident
Sharon O'Neil, 5, died in Livingston five days after being struck by a car while chasing a baseball. Audrey Ann Bailey, 18, who drove the car, was fined $10 for driving without a license. Park County Attorney George J. Allen said there was no evidence of criminal negligence and no further charges filed.
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Livingston
Sharon O'Neil
Ed O'Neil
Audrey Ann Bailey
Justice Court
Park County
George J. Allen
Urey Backs Streit Plan at Butte Talk on Federal Union
Dr. Harold C. Urey, Nobel chemist and MSU graduate, urged United States reform toward a federal union during a Montana School of Mines audience. He warned that military buildup could threaten world order, contrasting two divided worlds under democratic and totalitarian regimes. The speech aligned with Clarence Streit’s Federal Union movement.
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Harold C. Urey
Montana
Butte
Urey
Montana State University of
Montana Society of Engineers
University and State College
Wendell Willkie
Clarence Streit
Federal Union
Streit
Montana State University
United Nations approves Truman plan to aid Korea
The United Nations Security Council backed President Truman's Korea policy 7 to 1 with Yugoslavia voting no and the Soviet Union absent. India and Egypt did not vote due to lack of instructions. The US requested Moscow's help to compel North Korea to cease hostilities as Washington sent ships and warplanes to deter Red forces.
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United Nations Security Council
Lake Success
N. Y
South Korea
Arrows
United States
NEA
Ernest A. Gross
Council
Korea
Nyet
Trygve Lie
Malik
Russia
United Nations
Truman
Washington
North Korea
Britain
France
China
Norway
Ecuador
Cuba
Mahmoud Bey Fawzi
Cairo
State Department
Moscow
Alan G. Kirk
Butte Weather Forecast for Wednesday
Partly cloudy with little temperature change. Wednesday highs range 65 to 80 in various zones. School of Mines and Airport report highs of 46 and 70 with 44 low. Divide regions show mixed conditions with showers east, cooler in that area.
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School of Mines
Divide
House Passes One Year Extension of Draft Law
The House approved a one year extension of the draft law by 315 to 4 to July 9 1951. The measure grants President Truman new powers to mobilize reserves and the National Guard and limits no longer the induction of youths while Congress is out of session. Senate action was postponed to Wednesday to consider the compromise.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Truman
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
White House
James P. Kenn
R-Mo
Congress
Mr. Truman
Railroad Strike Disrupts Thousands Across Regions
Chicago reports a spreading rail strike idleing coal miners and workers as 8,000 mile Rock Island system leaders push for presidential intervention. The AFL Switchmen protest a June 15 fact finding panel ruling and plan for a 40 hour week with reduced pay. Great Falls notes yard activity slows, Montana flour mills shut, trains run with officials, and buses replace freight moves.
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Chicago
John D. Farrington
Rock Island
Truman
Farrington
Great Falls
Great Northern
Montana
Glacier Park
Billings
H. M. Shapleigh
Great Northern Division
Korea War Escalates As U S Forces Aid Seoul Defense
South Korean troops aided by bombing and strafing by United States jets push back North Korean invaders from Seoul. MacArthur's forces, under Truman orders, bomb and strike tanks as U S bases tighten in Japan and alarms sound across Washington, London, and UN circles amid rapid war developments.
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South Korea
United States
Japan
Kim Yong Ju
Tokyo
Kim
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Moscow
Rhee
MacArthur
Fast East Air Force
Uijongbu
Truman
Washington
Missoula Flyer and Two Others Die in Spruce Budworm Planes Crash
Three men were killed when two spray planes crashed while covering Umatilla National Forest for spruce budworm. John Maxon, 27, of Gillette Wyoming, died in a single engine crash southeast of Walla Walla. Charles Peyton, 26, of Missoula, and his co-pilot Carl Hinkson Jr., 27, of Boise, perished in a twin engine crash twelve miles east. The Harris and Ryan Flying Service of Lovell Wyoming owned the planes. Maxon departed Lindon Mountain airstrip near Tollgate Oregon at about 6 45 am while Peyton and Hinkson left Walla Walla airfield about the same time.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Umatilla National Forest
John Maxon
Gillette
Wyo
Here
Charles Peyton
Missoula
Mont
Carl C. Hinkson, Jr
Boise
Idaho
Ore
Peyton and
Hinkson
City Lines Bus Attacked Again in Butte
For the second night in a row an Oregon avenue bus of Butte City Lines Inc. was fired on as it waited at Kennedy street end of line. Bullets struck the bus Monday night and Tuesday night but hit no one this time. A police prowler was assigned to the area Tuesday night.
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Oregon Avenue
Butte City Lines, Inc
Kennedy Street
Pilot recounts downing two Yak fighters over Korea
Lt. Robert Wayne 24 of Garden City New York said he shot down two Russian made Yaks during an air attack on evacuation operations over Kimpo airfield. Wayne and fellow pilots Capt. Raymond Schillereff and Lt. Robert Dewald helped destroy another Yak as U N evacuees reported six enemy planes shot down.
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Korea
Fukuoka
Japan
U.R
Robert Wayne
Garden City
Long Island
New York
Raymond Schillereff
Seattle
Wash
Robert H. Dewald
Atlanta
Kimpo
Korean Time Ahead of Mountain Standard Time
A brief notice explains Korea is 17 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time. When MST is midnight it becomes 5 PM the next day in Korea.
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New York
Korea
Chamber of Commerce Plans Grizzly Bobcat Game
The Butte Chamber of Commerce athletic committee led by Alex Blewett met with MSU athletic director Clyde Hubbard and MSU college official Shubert Dyche to map plans for the Grizzly Bobcat football game on Oct 21. Admission prices were set: reserved seats $2.40 $1.80 $1.20 and end zone $1. A follow up meeting will refine arrangements with Willard Thompson coordinating with the athletic department.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce Athletic Committee
Alex Blewett
Clyde “Cac” Hubbard
Montana State University
Shubert Dyche
Montana State College
Grizzly-Bobcat
Willard Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
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U. S
UN Council
Olsen
Dr. Urey
Indorses Streit Federal Union Plan
Associated Press
Fred L. Crawford
Mich
Robert Crosser
AFL
North America
Leverett Edwards
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Ussongon
United Press
City Lines
Chamber of Commerce Athletic Committee
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