Bids on 17 Road Projects to Be Opened Today
Helena, Mont a highway commission will open bids on 17 road and bridge jobs and a maintenance project. Contracts may be awarded if bids are satisfactory, covering seal coat oiling, grading, gravelling, draining, bituminous surfacing, and several bridge and railroad underpass works across multiple counties.
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Helena
Montana
Highway Commission
Manicke-Kalispell
Pablo-Kalispell
Flathead County
Reed Point- Columbus
Stillwater County
Malta
Vandalia
Grass Range
Great Northern Railway
Saca East
Valley County
Anaconda - Philipsburg
Babb-Piegan
Glacier County
Bonner- Ovando
Missoula County
Elk Park-Butte
Silver Bow
Jefferson Counties
Red Lodge- Belfry
Carbon County
Stevensville
Hamilton
Kevin West
East
Toole County
Drummond-Helmville
Webster-Baker
Fallon County
Havre-Canadian Line
Hill County
Stanford- Geyser
Judith Basin
Cascade Comes
Elliott Construction bids low for Fort Peck electrical work
Elliott Construction of Omaha offered $184 234 to perform electrical work at the Fort Peck powerhouse including substation removal and transformer installation. Army district engineer Col R E York said the bid was low against the estimated $209 300. Other bidders were Lewis Construction Great Falls $266 288 E V Lane Palo Alto $223 410 and Long Construction Billings $238 000.
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Glasgow
Elliott Construction Company
Omaha
Fort Peck
Col. R. E. York
Army District
Elliott
Army
Missouri River Dam
Lewis Construction Company
Great Falls
Mont
E. V
Palo Alto
Calif
Long Construction Company
Billings
Lettuce Rumor Debunked: Opium Belief Refuted
Historical record notes the belief that lettuce contained opium has been debunked as unfounded. Experts explain no evidence supports narcotic properties in lettuce leaves.
Leary Named State Highway Engineer in Montana
W J Leary of Butte assumes role as state highway department construction engineer. He rejoined the department after WWII service and prior work included division engineer in Butte and positions with the CAA, Army, and Standard Oil. E B Martin becomes maintenance engineer, replacing Ray Percy who moves to Missoula as division engineer. Leary is son of J C Leary of Butte.
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Washington, D. C
Standard Oil Company
Denver
CAA
British West Indies
E. B. Martin
Ray Percy
Missoula
Mr. Leary
J. C. Leary
Excelsior Street
Butte
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Kansas City
Corps of Engineers
Dawson Creek
B. C
Air Force
Baton Rouge
Santa Fe
N. M
State Highway Department
Montana Democrat Chairman urges unity in rally at Great Falls
Hjalmer Landoe Bozeman state chairman of the Democratic state committee told 200 Cascade County Democrats in Great Falls that fighting Communism depends on caring for and protecting rights. He praised the two party system but forecast Republicans as a minority and reforming party.
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Great Falls
Democratic Party
Hjalmer Landoe
Bozeman
Democratic State Committee
Landoe
Cascade County
Democratic Club
United States
Russia
Republican Party
Insurance Awarded for State Autos in Helena and Great Falls
The Montana examiners board awarded insurance on state owned automobiles to agents in Great Falls and Helena. Lowery and Flynn of Great Falls bidding for Northwest Casualty wrote fire and theft policies at $6,395. Carbis Insurance of Helena for American Casualty handles bodily injury general property damage and hired car coverage at $18,528.
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Helena
Montana Examiners Board
Great Falls
Lowery and Flynn of
Northwest Casualty Company
Carbis Insurance Agency
American Casualty Company
Carbis
Retired Helena Teacher Nona Eddy Dies at 86
Mrs. Nona B. Eddy of 402 Dearborn Helena dies at 7 p m Wednesday in a private rest home 706 Cannon after months of illness She was born in Burlington Iowa taught in Burlington schools came to Helena in 1891 married mining attorney John Wasson Eddy January 9 1910 He died January 10 1910 Eddy taught 25 years at Kessler School was for a time principal of Jefferson School and later led the Helena schools opportunity department She belonged to Delta Kappa Gamma and St Peter pro cathedral Funeral services Friday at 3 30 p m in the pro cathedral with Opp Conrad Retz funeral home in charge
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Helena
Nona B. Eddy
Dearborn
Cannon
Burlington
Iowa
Samuel Edward Burtch
Burlington Normal College
John Wasson Eddy
Eddy
Kessler
Jefferson School
Delta Kappa Gamma
College Women's Society
St. Peter Pro-Cathedral
Pro-Cathedral
Opp-Conrad-Retz Funeral Home
Future Homemakers Honor Helena Girl Elected President
Nancy Caton of Presque Maine was elected president of the Future Homemakers of America in Kansas City. The 17-year-old led her state association and succeeds Betty Ruth Etheridge of Crossett Arkansas as four regional vice presidents were also chosen. More than 2,000 delegates from 45 states Hawaii and Puerto Rico attend the convention ending Saturday.
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Kansas City
Nancy Caton
Presque
Maine
Homemakers of America
Betty Ruth Etheridge
Crossett
Ark
Connie Bernet
Helena
Mont
Pacific
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Can a Man Make Such a Mistake
Eugene Lewis of Helena is jailed on third degree assault charges after Charles O Neale said his throat was slashed early Tuesday while driving with Lewis who reportedly misheard a threat as a song. Authorities note Lewis is reportedly hard of hearing and believed someone said they would take him for a ride.
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Helena
U.P
Sheriff's Office
Eugene Lewis
Charles O'Neale
O’neale
Lewis
O'Neale
Half of Tourists Are From West
MISSOULA June 28 Half the tourist travel registered at the port of entry west of here during the past week came from Oregon Washington Idaho and California. Every state in the union sent cars through western Montana during the period. Cars were registered also from Japan the Panama Canal zone and Alaska. Washington cars led the parade with 893 California 298 Oregon 216 and Idaho 176. Travel on United States highway 10 east of here has averaged 2600 to 2700 cars daily the past two weeks.
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Missoula
Here
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
California
Union
Montana
Japan
Panama Canal Zone
Alaska
Interior Official Outlines Coordinated Northwest Plan
C Girard Davidson assistant secretary of the interior urged a coordinated federal state plan to develop the northwest. Speaking in Helena he called for one agency to coordinate Columbia basin work with units from the Army Corps, Reclamation, and Bonneville Power Administration, with headquarters in the northwest and a sensible financing system.
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Helena
Northwest
C. Girard Davidson
Interior
Columbia
Davidson
Montana Columbia Valley Administration
Missouri Valley Authority
Bozeman
State College
John W. Bonner
Leif Erickson
Montana
Bonner
Erickson
Montana Columbia Association
Missouri Basin Inter-Agency
Columbia Valley Administration
Army and Reclamation Bureau
Bonneville Power Administration
CVA
Washington, D. C
Committee Approves Missoula Smoke Jumper Project
MISSOULA June 28 Unanimous approval for a 967000 smoke jumper project of forest service region No 1 at the Missoula county airport has been given by the United States House agriculture committee Rep Mike Mansfield notified the local chamber of commerce The project includes a fire equipment building parachute loft dormitory hangar custodian s residence and land Mansfield expects action on unanimous consent calendar around July 10
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Missoula
Forest Service
Missoula County
United States
House of Representatives Agriculture Committee
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Chamber of Commerce
Mansfield
House
Miracle hormone ACTH released to all hospitals
CHICAGO June 28 The new miracle hormone ACTH is now available to all 6 572 hospitals registered with the American Medical Association. Armour and Company had limited supply to about 100 clinics for experiments. On May 1 the price dropped to 100 dollars per gram from 250. Researchers report dramatic results in arthritis and other diseases.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Armour and Company
Butte Singers Dora and Bob Athern to Give Recital
Dora and Bob Athern of Butte will present a voice and piano recital at WMCE auditorium on Thursday at 8 o'clock. Admission is free. Dora, formerly with the San Francisco Opera, is organist at Short Ridge Memorial Christian church. Bob returns to concert work as organist and accompanist after a decade in radio.
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Dillon
Dora
Bob Athern
Butte
WMCE
San Francisco Opera Company
Shortridge Memorial Christian Church
Bob
Open Air Concert Draws Dillon Residents
Dillon residents packed the south end of the UP depot Tuesday for the first open air concert by the Community band directed by A H Hartwig.
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Dillon
UP Depot
A. H. Hartwig
Queuille Opens Second Bid To Form French Cabinet
Paris reports former Premier Henri Queuille agreed on June 28 to attempt a second formation of a French cabinet after failing to assemble a new government earlier.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
Australia to Make Ships Available in Korean Conflict
Premier Robert Menzies announced that Australia will make its ships stationed in Japanese waters available to the United States for use in the Korean War. The decision comes as Canberra seeks to strengthen allied support and aid in naval operations amid rising tensions in Asia.
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Canberra
U.P
Robert Menzies
United States
Great Northern to halt all service at Great Falls and Havre
Great Northern announces suspension of all train and bus traffic at Great Falls starting Thursday after switchmen’s strike actions. Freight trains stopped. passenger runs to Glacier Park and Billings halted. Empire Builder retains service in Havre with schedule consolidations for westbound and eastbound trains.
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Great Falls
Great Northern
H. M. Shapleigh
Great Northern Division
Glacier Park
Billings
Shapleigh
Havre
AFL
Great Northern Railway
Wenesday
Empire Builder
Wool Cargoes Ready for Shipment in Dillon
Dillon reports large truckloads of Beaverhead wool arriving at Williams Feed and Machinery on North Montana street for shipment to market. Growers praise the excellent quality with low grease and average fleece weight. Most local clip has been sold or contracted. shearing continues as crews, mainly Mexican, clear flocks before the summer range trip.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
Williams Feed and Machinery
Montana Street
Senate committee backs Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills
The Senate insular committee approved House-passed bills to grant statehood to Alaska and Hawaii. The Alaska measure passed eight to two with three abstentions, while the Hawaii bill cleared nine to one with three present but not voting.
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Washington
Senate Insular Committee
Alaska
Hawaii
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Two Dwellings Planned in Aberdeen and South Placer
Construction of a new home at Aberdeen and Carolina for about $6,000 under a building permit to W. L. Stamsos is revealed by city engineer George W. Tippett. A second dwelling on South Placer street costing about $3,500 under a permit by D. D. McLaughlin is recorded. Remodeling at 1131 Hobson for about $450 and a garage at 1811 A street for $150 under permits issued to Mrs. George Howard are listed in the engineer’s records.
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Aberdeen
Carolina
W. L. Stamsos
George W. Tippett
South Placer Street
D. D. McLaughlin
Albert Johnson
Hobson
George Howard
Detroit Conductor Charged in Counterfeit Ticket Ring
Police arrested streetcar conductor Carl Cavitti in Detroit on June 28 after finding 1,000 bogus tickets on his streetcar and 35,000 counterfeit tickets valued at 5,000 dollars at his home. Cavitti admitted selling the tickets to make ends meet.
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Detroit
U.P
Carl Cavitti
Cavitti
Chris Carstensen Taken by Death
Chris L. Carstensen, 62, died Wednesday at Galen hospital after a week of treatment. Born in Green River Wyoming, he lived in Helena and Twin Bridges, worked in mining, oil fields, dairy farming, and owned a Marshall ranch. Survived by wife Cora, mother Mary Carstensen, and several Helena relatives. Funeral at Community church Saturday 2 PM, Twin Bridges cemetery burial.
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Twin Bridges
Chris L. Carstensen
the Galen Hospital
Mr. Carstensen
Green River
Wyo
Montana
Helena
Marshall Ranch
Twin Bridges Cemetery
Assault Conviction Dismissed by State Supreme Court
Montana Supreme Court ruled that a wife cannot testify against her husband in a criminal case and reversed John Storm’s assault conviction. The court ordered dismissal of the second degree charge and sent the case back to district court for action.
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Helena
Montana
Supreme Court
John Storm
Storm
Floyd E. Dowlin
Storm Ranch
Rosebud
W. R. Flachsenhar
Forsyth
District Court
Bob Hope Named in 100000 Dollar Libel Suit in New York
A $100,000 libel and slander suit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court against Bob Hope real name Leslie Townes Hope and Paramount Pictures Theaters. Nesa Realty owner of the Forrest Hotel alleges a joke Hope made on stage at the Paramount Theatre defamed the hotel by claiming the hotel had a cell and daily rodent changes.
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New York
Bob Hope
Manhattan
Manhattan Supreme Court
Denis O'Leary Cohalan
Nesa Realty Corporation
Forrest Hotel
West 49Th Street
Leslie Towne Hope
Paramount Pictures Theaters Corporation
Paramount Theater
Hope
49Th Street
Deer Lodge News Highlights Frances Hale Jerabek Report
Frances Hale Jerabek, correspondent, files a brief Deer Lodge news roundup touching local events and community notices with standard contact lines for circulation and reporting.
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Frances Hale Jerabek
Five Boys Named for Boys State in Dillon
Five candidates to attend Boys State at Western Montana College of Education in Dillon from August 13 to 22 were named. Art Mathison sponsored by the Masonic Order, Leo Janney by the Loyal Order of Moose, Russell Phoff by Kiwanis, Howard Rupple and C Alexander by the American Legion. One more may join. Boys State is sponsored by the American Legion.
Birth of Sara Graeter MacCalman in Missoula
Announcement from Deer Lodge notes the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm MacCalman at St. Patrick hospital Missoula on Monday. The baby is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Graeter and Mrs. James MacCalman. Mrs. MacCalman was Miss Lorraine Graeter formerly of Deer Lodge. The baby's name is Sara.
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Deer Lodge
Malcolm MacCalman
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula
W. H. Graeter
James MacCalman
MacCalman
Lorraine Graeter
Sara
Oregon tourists visit Hoskins on Deer Lodge vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fletcher and children Robin Ann and David from Canby Ore arrived to spend a vacation with Mrs. Fletcher's parents Mr. and Mrs. William Hoskins in Deer Lodge. They will stay until early July.
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Deer Lodge
Thomas Fletcher
Robin Ann
David
Mrs Ed Nichols Visits Relatives In Deer Lodge
Mrs Ed Nichols arrives from Coral Gables Florida to visit her parents Mr and Mrs A A Moe and her daughter Mrs Charles Williams and family. Her sister Mrs A L Piper of Seattle will join the group shortly.
Evacuees Arrive in Tokyo as Ships Reach Japanese Ports
The Norwegian ship Reinholt carrying 662 evacuees from Korea and the army ship William Lester with six aboard arrived Wednesday night in Japanese ports. Also noted is the United States renouncing its guarantee of Panama's independence on March 2, 1936.
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Tokyo
Reinholt
Korea
William Lester
United States
Panama
Augusta Hit-and-Run Car Death Probed
Great Falls reports a suspected hit-and-run in Augusta near Simms. Plaster casts of tire marks in mud are the only definite clue, with Sheriff D J Leeper noting the mud may have been knocked off a car when it struck Thomas J Harden, who appeared to be getting up on the highway when struck.
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Great Falls
Thomas J. Harden
Augusta
Simms
D. J. Leeper
Harden
Post Office Peak At Cerro de Pasco Peru
The National Geographic Society notes Cerro de Pasco Peru houses the world’s top post office at an altitude of 14 385 feet.
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Cerro de Pasco
Peru
National Geographic Society
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Pennsylvania
Treasure State News
W. J. Leary
Kentucky
Old Crow
Newmcxy
Bourbon
Was
OLD Crow Distillery Company
Frankfort, Kentucky
Australia
Standard Publishing Company
West Broadway
Chris Carstensen
State Supreme Court
N. Y
Su Christian Bote
Warrant
Brothers OF
The
Christian Brothers
Napa
Hoskins
Mrs. Ed Nichols
M. W
Los Angeles
Maico
Jensen Drug Store
S. Montana
Largey Lumber CO
Joe Tom
JOE Tom Herb CO
Main St
America
Radio Engineering and Service
West Park Street
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