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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1936

Page

5

WPA play program for pre school children at Columbia Gardens

Seventy seven children joined the WPA supervised play program over two days with 25 first day and 37 second day participation. Miss Cecil Hannifin leads six NYA assistants guiding groups of about six children for stories, supervised play and games. Children aged up to six are transported from the Y M C A to the Gardens by the Butte Electric Railway for a 12 30 to 5 30 daily session free of charge.

Columbia Gardens Cecil Hannifin NYA Butte Electric Railway Company

Williams Sash and Doors Catalog Listing 1935

Advertisement for C B Williams Sash and Doors offering 20x24 2 lite windows to 36x30x18 top cut 10 lite windows with prices from 1.82 to 3.84 and 50 cent upcharge for special sizes. Includes mail order note and Seattle Washington address 1935 1st Ave. Williams Co.

Cadets Ramsey Capehart Return to Hill Academy

Hill Military academy in Portland Oregon welcomes Cadets Ramsey and Capehart home for summer vacation. Ramsey starred in track and Capehart played tennis this active year. They will resume in the fall with Capehart as a senior and Ramsey as a junior.

Wisdom Hill Military Academy Portland Ore Hill Ramsey Capehart

Women of Parish C Host Tonight Card Party

The Ladies of Conformity of Christian Doctrine and of the N C C W society at St. Joseph's parish welcome all to a bridge and whist party at the parish hall tonight. Refreshments will be served.

Ladies of Conformity of Christian Doctrine

Registration 3 Open for WPA Drawing Work

Enrollees for the WPA free hand sketches class at Lincoln school are urged to register within a few days. About 45 students are enrolled. the class meets daily 1 to 5 pm and will work from living models this week. Instructor is Antoine Jovick.

WPA Lincoln School Antoine Jovick

Minor Automobile Accidents Listed in City Reports

Three minor automobile accidents were reported to police yesterday and late Sunday night. John Osello of Meaderville reported a collision at Park and Wyoming. Bart Casey of 1927 Waukesha Street and John Hatherall reported a collision. F C Cardiff of 605 West Quartz Street reported an incident on South Excelsior Street. Private nurses begin eight hour days July 1 under Montana Association of Graduate Nurses district No 6 rules, reducing prior 12 hour shifts.

John Osello Meaderville Park and Wyoming Streets Bart Casey Waukesha Street John Hatherall Excelsior Street F. C. Cardiff West Quartz Street Great Falls Montana Association of Graduate Nurses

Army Officials Motor West Through Butte

General Edward M. Markham chief of the Army Engineers Corps Capt L D Clay of the Army at Washington D C and W J Douglas of Plainfield N J passed through Butte yesterday en route from Fort Peck Montana to Bonneville Oregon traveling by auto.

Edward M. Markham U. 8S. Army Engineering Corps Washington, D. C L. D. Clay W. J. Douglas Plainfield N. J Butte Fort Peck Mont Bonneville Ore

Revenue of Northern Pacific up 16 percent in May

Northern Pacific Railway reported May operating revenues of 4,646,091, up 16 percent from May 1935. Five month totals reach 21,248,522, with net income for May at 215,013 and first five months at 909,835, reflecting higher costs.

Northern Pacific Railway Interstate Commerce Commission W. B. Ellett Butte Northern Pacific

Train of 12 Farmers Passes Through Butte En Route

A 12 car special train of passenger farmers on vacation rode through Butte on the Northern Pacific bound for the coast from Chicago. Directed by William Foley of St Paul publisher of a farm magazine. A second 12 car train of farmers will reach Butte July 5 en route to Seattle led by Floyd Keepers of Chicago managing editor of a major farm publication.

Butte N. P Chicago William Foley St. Paul Seattle Floyd Keepers

Licenses Dold In County Surpass 1935 Again

County treasurer Mervin Dempsey announced that 1936 automobile license applications exceed 1935 by over 3,000, with 13,217 to date and $78,142.20 in first six months receipts. Driving permits total 12,780 with $5,795.50 in receipts.

Mervin Dempsey Registrar of Motor Vehicles Dempsey

Short illness fatal to Lydia Callow 47

Lydia Callow 47 of 920 Emma Street died after a one week illness. Born in Wales she came to the United States 47 years ago. Body at White's will go tonight to Ishpeming Michigan for funeral with husband John Callow and family in Butte.

Lydia Callow Emma Street Callow Wales United States White’s Ishpeming Mich John Callow Butte Lester Callow Michigan Merton Callow Roy Williams Clarence Ostenberg Norma Callow

Ore Firm Director in Brief Visit Here

F. H. Brownell chairman of the board of American Smelting and Refining company was a Butte visitor yesterday. He departed on the evening Union Pacific train for Salt Lake City.

F. H. Brownell The American Smelting and Refining Company Butte U. P Salt Lake City

Butte Direct Telegraphed Circuit to Chicago Improves Service

Butte now has a direct circuit over Postal Telegraph wires to Chicago, speeding up service by at least 50 percent. The installation was done by Butte electricians under the direction of E. Bull of Chicago.

Butte Chicago Butte Electricians 8. E. Bull

Truck scales installed at Nissler highway junction

Montana highway officials announce the first of twenty ton weighing scales is being installed near Nissler beside the junction of highways 91 and 10. P. W McGeever of Butte holds a $17 783 20 contract to install four platforms.

Nissler P. W McGeever Butte McGeever State Highway Commission Helena Missoula Laurel Rockvale Miles City Culbertson North

Veterans bonus bonds lag in reaching Butte area

Bond consignments for roughly 1,300 Montana World War I veterans in Silver Bow and Butte have been slow to arrive, with Butte post office receiving bonds only sporadically over two weeks. Statewide, Montana veterans have cashed about 3.66 million dollars in bonus bonds, and Butte remains a key pay center for an expected 15,360 veterans statewide.

Silver Bow Butte Montana

Picnic Night for Exchange Club at Basin Creek Reservoir

Exchange club cancels luncheon due to annual picnic tonight at Basin Creek Reservoir with dinner at 6 30 and a sports program. Committee in charge includes I L Comstock O R Ashford and Al Healy.

Exchange Club Basin Creek Reservoir I. L. Comstock O. R. Ashford al Healy

Golden Ply Prevents Tire Blowouts With Heat Resistance

Scientific cords treated to resist internal tire heat prevent blistering and blowouts at high speeds. Golden Ply ensures rubber and fabric stay together, reducing dangerous failures. Thousands choose Goodrich Silvertowns for safer motoring.

Goodrich Goodrich Silvertowns

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United States Airlines Schilling C. B. Williams B. Wil Liams Co Seattle, Wash Athletic Cadets Home Miles Ramsey and Stuart Capehart Telephone Railway Express Granite Street North Pacific Utah Streets ARMY Jay Flaherty St. Joseph Church Holy Cross Cemetery Mr. Flaherty East R. W. O'Day M. McCormack Pat Cavanaugh Bill Wren Jim Harrington Ed Graham James Sullivan Fred Baker Camille Belangie Immaculate Conception Duggan-Merrill Russell Scheidler Kathleen Harris O’keefe Msgr J. C. Willging P. Calpin M. Petroni Bert Hager Dan Mahoney Bert Goodiil Adele Gipp Mr. Belangie Caledonia Street Dr. Platt Blue Bird Heart OF Kentucky Byrd Distilling Co., Inc Louisville, Ky Seadio Wile River Lowney & Williams, Inc Montana and Mercury Streets Butte, Mont
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