Drowned man in Tongue River may be Jordan resident
Sheriff Newt Perkins said the missing man near Miles City could be Jones A. Harmon 77 of Jordan. A hat found on the river bank ties to Harmon who stayed in a Miles City hotel and vanished after being seen by two boys. Police traced the river, but drifting ice and ice jams complicate search efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Louis Schnebly
Jordan
Harmon
Glendive
Miles City
Perkins
Eugene Keller
Gary Bartholomew
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone
Missoulian Hangings and Pardons Through Montana History
William Clarence Cates, 65, once sentenced to hang for the 1938 killing of federal agent Paul Read on Missoula County Courthouse grounds, seeks a pardon hearing in Deer Lodge. Cates received nine reprieves and a 1987 commutation to life before awaiting a new pardon review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoulian
Missoula
William Clarence Cates
Montanard of Pardons
Deer Lodge
Cates
Paul Read
Missoula County
Read
Thedoore Lentz
State
Trans America Buys Controlling Interest in Montana Bank
Trans America Banking Corp paid 1 220 000 for 52 percent of The Montana Bank in Great Falls. No change in officers or directors. bank origins trace to 1876 as Northwest National Bank of Fort Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
U.P
Charles J. Thronson
Montana Bank
Trans America Banking Corp
Thronson
Montana
O. H. Keller
Trans America
Northwest National Bank of
Fort Benton
Malta Voters Reject $175000 Sewage Bond Issue
Malta area taxpayers defeated a proposed bond issue of 175000 to fund a sewage disposal system and storm sewer project. The final tally was 249 to 240 in the tight referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
U.P
Young Democrats to hear U S Chief and Metcalf at Montana convention
Dave Bunn national president of the Young Democrats Club will speak at the Montana Young Democrats state convention in Great Falls on April 7-8. Rep. Lee Metcalf also will speak. New officers will be elected and plans made for an intensive campaign at national, state and local levels. Joe Reber of Helena is state president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Dave Bunn
Young Democrats Club
Montana Young Democrats
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Joe Reber
Helena
Prince
Carroll College
Samuel Beausoleil
Anaconda
Prairie County Oil Well Signals Mixed Results
Montana oil reports show four of five new wells in the Southern District were dry. Shell Oil Co.’s Unit No. 24-2B in Prairie County’s Pine Field produced 243 barrels initially. Six new locations were noted district wide, with 59 wells either on location or drilling by week’s end, including fields in Fallon, Rosebud, Wibaux, Yellowstone, and McCone counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Shell Oil Co
Prairie County
Pine Field
Fallon
Fallon — Shell Oil Co
State
Pennel
Rosebud
Shell- Roberts
Sunday
Wibaux
Yellowstone
Wolf Springs
Amsden
Yellowstone — Superior Oil Co
Daugherty
Golden Valley — Hare Oil Co
Wildcat
Judith Basin
DeKalb Agricultural Assn
Inec
Cecile
Phillips
Madison
Phillips Freda No
Wreck Survivor Out of Hospital
Wreck survivor Mary F. O Donnell 48 of Sheridan Wyoming was discharged from St Ann Hospital after an automobile crash near Warm Springs that killed her sister Ann O Donnell 909 Madison Helena. The dead woman was pinned beneath the overturned car and sent to Hagler Mortuary. Mary suffered a concussion scalp injuries and shock. Funeral services for Ann O Donnell are set for Wednesday at St Helena Cathedral with interment in Resurrection Cemetery. Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Mary F. O’donnell
Sheridan
Wyo
Warm Springs
St. Ann Hospital
Ann O'Donnell
Madison
Helena
Butte-Deer Lodge
Hagler Mortuary
Mary O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Richard Christman
Jerry Smet
St. Helena
Resurrection Cemetery
Williss Rites Planned For Mrs Kathryn Williss
Mrs Kathryn Louise Williss 48 wife of George B Williss of Galen died in a Butte hospital after a brief illness. Born Butte Sept 17 1907 she married George B Williss Aug 8 1937 in Seattle. Funeral at Sheridan Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in Sheridan Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Louise Williss
George B. Williss
Galen
Butte
Williss
J. J. Leighton
Harrison
Emerson
Mr. Williss
Seattle
Alder, Wash
Sheridan
Howard Green
Kathy Green
Cheryl
Lynn Ablonezy
George Hammond
Myron Rongstad
Erwin Weiser
Los Angeles
Marsh Funeral Home
Sheridan Methodist Church
Sheridan Cemetery
Emmett Foley Injured in Wreck Near Basin Creek Reservoir
Emmett Foley, 37, of 2525 Princeton, suffered cuts and bruises when his southbound car overturned on a curve south of Butte Gun Club on the Basin Creek Reservoir road after 11 p.m. He was treated at St. James Hospital and released. Highway Patrolman Al Vanek led the investigation with Deputies Carl Hastie and Wayne Aasved assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Foley
Princeton
Butte Gun Club
Basin Creek Reservoir
St. James Hospital
al Vanek
Whitehall Man Goes on Trial for Murder in Mississippi
Dale Morris 31 of Whitehall Mont faces murder trial in Hancock County Circuit Court. Indicted last week for the November 22 1955 murder of Charles Flink Sr 39 a merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Staying Bay
ST. Louis
Miss
U.P
Dale Morris
Mont
Hancock County
Morris
Charles Flink Sr
Superior Man Dies in Oregon Crash
Roseburg Oregon Christian Peter O Loughlin 38 of Superior Montana was killed when his car lost control on a curve and collided head on with a dairy truck in a three vehicle crash about 40 miles north of Roseburg. The car then struck a third vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseburg
Ore
Christian Peter O'Loughlin
Superior
Mont
Here
Great Falls Leads Montana in February Building Permits
February building permits in Montana totaled 1 099 644 dollars, up 410 829 from 1955. January-February permits reached 2 262 825 versus 1 798 369 last year, with Great Falls leading at 429 493 followed by Billings 237 550 and Missoula 165 800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Federal Reserve Bank
Great Falls
Missoula
Butte
Havre
Livingston
Miles City
Warren Anderson Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Warren O. Anderson 62 of 622 N Warren will be held at 1 PM Monday in Hagler Chapel with Rev John W Bartram officiating Burial will follow at Philipsburg Cemetery at 4 PM Monday The service date appears before the burial and both occur on Monday in Helena
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Hagler Chapel
Warren O. Anderson
N. Warren
John W. Bartram
Philipsburg
Easter Parade Preview Fizzles in Cold Morning
New York observers faced Palm Sunday chill as Fifth Avenue walkers wore furs and many skipped spring bonnets. The day opened bright and clear with a low temperature of 18 degrees, sending churchgoers quickly home after Easter observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Kefauver Praises Stevenson As Potential President
Estes Kefauver called Adlai Stevenson a fine man who would make a good president and argued their Democratic nomination fight would strengthen the party. French airlift intensified as France moved troops into Algeria from West Africa to bolster forces against the Nationalist uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Tennessee
Stevenson
Algiers
Algeria
France
French West Africa
Twins, 2 Others Drown in Lake Crab Orchard
A fishing ad venture ended in tragedy when a boat overturned on Crab Orchard Lake near Herrin Illinois. Father Prince McSpadden 44 and his twin sons Rex 10 and Lex 10 plus Roy Woodis 15 died. Jerry Sexton 11 survived by shedding clothing and swimming ashore. News reached Gene Crawford U S Wildlife Service. a Marion rescue team was summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ill
Crab Orchard Lake
Jerry Sexton
Prince McSpadden
Rex
Lex McSpadden
Roy Woodis
Herrin
Sexton
Gene Crawford
U. S. Wildlife Service
Illinois
Crawford
Joseph E. Daniels Succumbs Here
Joseph E. Daniels of 518 Mercury Street died in a Butte hospital after an illness. A Basin native, he worked as a pumpman at the High Ore Mine and belonged to Sacred Heart Church. The body is at Duggan's Merrill Mortuary. Funeral from the Rose Room at 9 a.m. Wednesday to Sacred Heart Church for a 9:30 mass. Interment at Rainville Memorial Cemetery near Basin. He is survived by his wife Lillian and several relatives including no fewer than four sons-in-law and daughters-in-law and several brothers and sisters-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Daniels
E. Mercury
Butte
Mr. Daniels
Basin
High Ore
Sacred Heart Church
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Rose Room
Rainville Memorial Cemetery
Mamie Best Dressed Woman Tops Public Life Lists
The New York Fashion Academy named Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower the best dressed woman in public life for the fourth year. Grace Kelly and Margaret Truman also repeated from last year. Other field winners include Nanette Fabray, Lynn Fontanne, and Nancy Walker among actors and performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Fashion Academy
Mamie Eisenhower
Academy
Grace Kelly
Screen World
Margaret Truman
Robert Wood Johnson
New Brunswick
N. J
Nanette
Load and Speed Limits Set for Montana Spring Period
Helena. W E Bawden announces spring load and speed limits for trucks and buses on Montana highways take effect at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Weight capped at 400 pounds per inch of width of fire and truck speed limited to 45 mph unless posted. Bus speed max 50 mph during spring unless posted otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
W. E. Bawden
Highway Department
Montana
Bawden
Michael Foster Novelist Dies in Reno at 51
Michael Foster, novelist and magazine writer, died after a brief illness in a Reno hospital Saturday night at age 51. He had lived in Reno nine years and authored several novels while contributing to Saturday Evening Post and other magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno, Nev
U.P
Michael Foster
Foster
Reno
Saturday Evening Post
Montana Hotel Association to Hold 1956 Convention
The Montana Hotel Association will hold its 1956 annual convention in Great Falls on September 28 and 29. The date was announced by officers and directors, and about 70 delegates are expected to attend the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
U.P
Montana Hotel Assn
Glacier Park opens Babb to Many Glacier road
Park plows cleared 12 miles of the Babb Many Glacier road last week to enable a spring repair project at Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier Park. The opening marks the season's first highway clearance in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Glacier
U.P
Glacier Park
Park
Many Glacier Hotel
Harrison seeks re election as Lewis and Clark County Attorney
County Attorney John C. Harrison announces plan to run for re election on the Democratic ticket. Harrison, elected to the post in 1954, seeks another term in Lewis and Clark County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Helena
Ll.p
John C. Harrison
Lewis and Clark County
Philipsburg Episcopal Rites Announced for Holy Week
St. Andrew's Church Philipsburg schedules Palm Blessing Service on Tuesday at 7 30 Evening Prayer and sermon by Rev. Robert C Rusack. Holy Communion on Wednesday at 7 30 Easter Sunday Holy Communion at 4 with hymns and sermon and baptism at 5 All welcome from Philipsburg and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philipsburg
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Robert C. Rusack
St. Andrew’s
Robert Brown Promoted to Airman Second Class
Philipsburg native Robert Brown son of Mr and Mrs Harry Brown has been promoted to airman second class by the Air Force He is stationed at Johnson Island near Hawaii Brown enlisted January 4 1955 and trained at Parks Air Force Base California He spent four months at Warren AFB Cheyenne Wyoming in Air Force supply before his Johnson Island assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philipsburg
Robert Brown
Harry Brown
Air Force
Heas
Johnson Island
Hawaii
Brown
Parks Air Force Base
California
Warren Afb
Cheyenne
Wyo
Air Force Supply
Philipsburg Briefs Prominent Local Graduates and Visits
Miss Carol Bowman of Philipsburg graduated March 16 from Western Montana College of Education in Dillon. She is the daughter of Marvin Bowman of Butte and lives in Philipsburg with grandmother Phoebe Wells. Local families from Philipsburg attended the Bernadette Kelly and Gene Reed wedding in Missoula, including relatives of Mrs. Barris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philipsburg
Carol Bowman
Western Montana College of Education
Dillon
Marvin Bowman
Butte
Phoebe Wells
Les Hering
Ronnie
Walts Page Arived
el Cajon
Calif
Herring
California
Page
Ral Mazza
Ernest Mazza
Herbert Busch
Anna Barris
Bernadette Kelly
Gene Reed
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Missoula
Reed
Barris
Benson Appearance Called Off to Halt Propaganda
Washington Congressman Cooley cancelled Secretary Benson’s Tuesday appearance before the House Agriculture Committee to avoid what he called further missionary farm bill propaganda. He said Benson was critical of Congress and uncooperative, and will seek written views instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cooley
D-Nc
Benson
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Maine woman completes 5900 mile horseback trip across United States
Mrs. Mel-Annie Wilkins, 64, of West Minot Maine, finished a 5900 mile horseback journey to Los Angeles after starting November 7, 1954. She spent 502 days on the trek and plans to stay in Los Angeles for about two years before considering a return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
A.P
Maine
United States
Mel-Annie Wilkins
West Minot
Deer Lodge News Circulation Phone Contacts
Local correspondent Frances Hale Jerabek reports through Deer Lodge News with circulation inquiries directed to phone 303 W and general line 265 for Frances Hale Jerabek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Frances Hale Jerabek
Ex Powell County Sheriff Harvey Fifer Dies at 87
Harvey Fifer, Powell County’s second elected sheriff, died at his Pleasant Hill California home at age 87. He celebrated his 65th wedding anniversary in November with wife Mrs. Fifer. Survived by wife, daughters Mrs Harold Stoneman and Mrs Henry Stippler, son William, one grandchild and two great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at Walnut Creek California Chapel of the Flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stoneman
Henry Stippler
William
Chapel of the Flowers
Walnut Creek
Calif
Male Singers Set Program Tonight at Deer Lodge Clubhouse
The Deer Lodge Woman's Club music department presents a male quartet program tonight at 8 15 at the clubhouse. Participants include first tenors Frank Shaw and Dr W E Quitmeyer second tenors Harold Kelley and Larry Denton baritones Martin Olson and Herb Fresh and basses Ed Darrow and Ben Wright directed by Gail Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Woman’s Club
Frank Shaw
W. E. Quitmeyer
Harold Kelley
Larry Denton
Martin Olson
Herb Fresh
Ed Darrow
Ben Wright
Gail Harris
Intermountain Logging Conference Opens in Spokane
The 18th annual Intermountain Logging Conference starts Monday in Spokane with speaker J. Roger Deas, vice president of American Can Co. of San Francisco. Others include George Neils of Libby and Ed Cliff, chief of the National Forest Resources in Washington, DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
U.P
J. Roger Deas
American Can Co
San Francisco
Charles P. Keim
Bigfork
Mont
George Neils
Libby
Ed Cliff
National Forest Resources
Washington, D. C
Behan and Foote Death Notices From Butte
Remains of John Behan lie in Sherman & Reed Mortuary. Funeral at 9 AM Monday followed by Requiem High Mass at 9:30 at St. Joseph Church. Interment in St. Patrick Cemetery. Rosary to be recited Tuesday evening in Rose Room. Mrs. Margaret Foote dies in Philipsburg and is being sent to Butte for funeral services. Rosary Monday evening for Mrs Foote at Rose Room. Funeral planned Tuesday at 9 AM from Rose Room to St. John the Evangelist Church for Requiem High Mass at 9:30. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Mrs Foote was a member of LCBA St Marys Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foote
Philipsburg
Mont
Margaret Foote
Butte
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
St. John the Evangelist Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
St. Mary's
LCBA
Funeral Notices From Daly-Shea and St Patrick
The funeral for Neil Ward will be from Daly-Shea Chapel on Monday at 9 o'clock with a high mass at St Patrick Church at 9:30 and burial in St Patrick Cemetery. Anna Louise McIntire of 520 S Nevada Ave and Helen E Backowske of 829 W Galena St have funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Backowske
Helen E. Backowske
W. Galena St
Sweetland Remains Sent For Funeral Services
The remains of Mrs Edith Sweetland are in Duggan's Merrill Mortuary awaiting funeral services this Monday at 2 PM conducted by Rev B G Jacobson. Temporary entombment will follow in the reviving vault at Mountain View.
Daniels Rites Set After Death in Local Hospital
Joseph E. Daniels of 518 E Mercury St died after an illness. Remains are at Duggan's Merrill Mortuary with calling hours beginning Monday evening. Funeral from the Rose Room Wednesday at 9, mass at Sacred Heart Church at 9 30, then to Basin Montana for interment at Rainville Memorial.
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U.S
and Metcalf
Peases
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G. B. Williss
Galen Passes
Oregon
Warren Anderson
Estes
Adlai
Helena Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Andrie
Montana State University
Bow Theater
Christina Waara
Hugo Waara Margaret and
John Lynchehan
Mamie
Park Road
Powell County
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Fairbanks
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Lamar
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Salt Lake City
Neil A. Ward
Joseph Daniels
Sherman & Reed Morton Large
J. R. Reed
Mgr
Arizona Street
Telephone
Daly-Shea Mortuary
South Idaho
Francis X. Dolan
Duggan’s
Merrill Mortuaries
White's Funeral
W. Park ST
Butte, Mon
Fritz
Charles Bleichner
Edward Buckwardt
Barry Zinnie
Mutual OF Omaha
Utual of Omaha
Local Claim Service
Omaha
Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association
Vincent Anderson
Agencs Mutual of
Metals Bank
Butte, Montana
Mutual of Omaha Hospital
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