Butte Man Shoots Ex Wife and Self
Winnipeg floods continue as Red river breaches dikes flooding streets. Deputy City Engineer Taunton warns relief needed. Premier Campbell orders relief operations with Morton directing efforts. Thousands evacuated. Morris village evacuated remains drift downstream. Explosives carbide risk near St Boniface. river may rise five more feet prompting further evacuations.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Red River
A. J. Taunton
Douglas L. Campbell
R. E. A. Morton
Canadian Army
Prairie Command
Morton
Morris
St. Boniface
J. W. Sanger
Sanger
The
Winnipeg Tribune
McCarthy Fires Back At Truman Allies In Charge Clash
Senator McCarthy charged the Truman administration with deceit in his anti-Communist claims, calling loyalty files on 81 State Department cases inadequate and phony. Pennsylvania Democrat Myers countered that no evidence supported McCarthy as investigations found employees clean after a four year loyalty effort.
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Washington
McCarthy
Truman
Chicago
State Department
Wisconsin
Myers
Pennsylvania
Senate
Honesdale
FBI
Department of State
Pennsylvania Democrat
Civil Service Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Army Intelligence
Navy Intelligence
Secret Service
Prisoner Climbs Water Tower at Wisconsin State Prison
Clarence Tomlinson, 29, sentenced in Milwaukee for armed robbery, climbed to the top of the water tower during exercise at the Wisconsin state prison. Deputies kept calm, planning to wait him out as wind swirled but no threats were made. A prior inmate spent a day atop the tower before coming down after midnight.
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Waupan
Wis
Wisconsin State Prison
Ray Stoffel
Clarence Tomlinson
Milwaukee
Stoffel
Campaign Opens Today for Anaconda School
Anaconda launches a $300000 fundraising drive to fund Central Catholic high school construction. A kickoff meeting at Washoe theater features Most Rev Joseph M Gilmore and a broadcast on KANA at 3 p.m. parishes unite for adult Catholic solicitations.
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Anaconda
Central Catholic High School
Washoe Theater
Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
KANA
St. Paul Church
St. Peter Church
John Sugrue
Montana Plans Treats for Truman Party
Montana plans to load President Truman's special train with local foods and gifts. Jack C. Toole of Shelby said about 200 rainbow trout and 120 pounds of elk steak will be aboard at Missoula, with 200 T-bone steaks added in Butte. Gifts include Montana gold, cuff links, a tie chain, a ring for Margaret Truman, and sapphires from the Yogo mine.
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Helena
Truman
Montana
Jack C. Toole
Shelby
John W. Bonner
Great Falls
Margaret
Eaton Turner
Yogo
Virginia City
Toole
Liberty Bell replicas cast in France for 1946 bonds drive
Forty nine exact replicas of the Liberty Bell were made in Annecy France by Henri Paccard and 65 artisans. The Treasury ordered the bells as bond drive symbols for 48 states and the District of Columbia. They will be shipped from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to state capitals.
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Carter L. Davidson
Paris
America
U. S
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Treasury Department
States
District of Columbia
England
Delaware
John Marshall
Treasury
Annecy
Henri Paccard
Paccard
Antoine Paccard
French Alps
Lake Geneva
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Kennecott Phelps-Dodge
American Smelting and Refining
American Metals
Miami Copper, Ltd
Fore Motor Company
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Washington
Freakish Spring Weather Routs Nationwide Survey Finds Grim Effects
Nationwide AP survey shows spring chill and late warmth hit many sectors. Wheat losses near 65 million bushels. Georgia and Carolinas peach crops lose about 16 million. Valencia oranges in Florida suffer 0.32 percent destruction. Outdoor recreation attendance drops. shipping delays in the Great Lakes slow ore movement. steel mills cope by swapping grades.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Georgia
Carolinas
Carolnia
Valencia
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Grat Lakes
Duluth
Youth Confesses Killing Watchmen in Landsburgh Store
An 18 year old Washington youth, former Landsburgh department store employee, confessed to the Friday morning knife slayings of two night watchmen after a lie detector test. He was also arrested on related stabbing and beating charges against a local druggist.
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Washington
U.P
Landsburgh
William Andrew Tyler
Tyler
School Girl to Present Flowers for Trumans Visit
eighth grade pupil Jo Ann Harrington of St Marys parochial school will present flowers to Mrs Truman and Margaret Truman on May 12 in Butte as President Truman arrives. The event includes a platform at the Northern Pacific depot, a 15 minute address, a student band ceremony, and an honor guard of 22 miners. The reception committee lists many Butte dignitaries and Democratic officials with Gov Bonner and Lt Gov Cannon as co chairs. Secret service teams will return to Havre after meetings here.
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Harry S. Truman
E. C. Vawter
Joseph F. Keane
City
Democratic Central Committee
W. A. Curran
Paul Cannon
Thomas R. Morgan
Eddie Price
E. S. McGlone
Walter Sullivan
Silver Bow County
Democratic
Jo Ann Harrington
St. Mary Parochial School
Bernard Harrington
East Woolman
Truman
Margaret Truman
Butte
Northern Pacific
John W. Bonner
William A. Curran
South Side
Democratic Club
Curran
Paul A. Cannon
Jack Healy
H. J. Schiesser
Helena
H. B. Landoe
Bozeman
Cannon and Curran
Joseph E. Parker
Joseph P. Keane
Barry O'Leary
R. H. Glover
T. J. Sullivan
Boris Girshowsky
William Meyer
J. J. McCaffery, Jr
M. D. O'Connell
George Haney
Harry Ross
J. D. O'Dwyer
Francis Burns
Oscar Hills
John Stanton
Harry Grabenstein
L S. Waite, Sr
Margaret Nagle
H. B. Strasser
Clara Geim
Don O'Neill
C. P. Schenck
W. B. Renouard
W. J. Walsh
Kate Rockefeller
William McCarthy
Katherine Harrington
Mae Narvaez
Bob Maguire
Secret Service
Havre
Electric Industry Meeting Set Here
A conference of several hundred delegates from six western states and British Columbia will open Monday May 15 at the Finlen hotel. The Northwest Electric Light and Power association business development section will cover manufacturing to wiring, with leaders from Boise Spokane and New York among the speakers.
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Northwest Electric Light and Power Association
Finlen Hotel
Western
British Columbia
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
Canadian
H. N. Walters
British Columbia Electric Company
Earl A. Olson
Boise
Idaho Power Company
T. E. Roach
E. R. Dunning
New York
N. W. Ayer and Son
J. M. Ketch
General Electric Company
R. L. Wilkinson
Spokane
Inland Empire Electrical Dealers Association
J. R. Green
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
J. J. Nance
Parts of Woman's Body Found on Railroad Tracks
Parts of a young woman's nude body were found scattered along railroad tracks east of Flint Michigan on Saturday. Authorities say the victim about 25 years old was apparently slain and cut in pieces by trains that passed during the night. The body was discovered at 10 a.m. by a freight crew.
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Flint
Mich
Here
Nicaragua President Dies in Philadelphia at 77
Nicaragua President Dr Victor Romano Reyes died at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia on Saturday night. He was 77 and had cancer.
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Nicaragua
Philadelphia
Victor Romano Reyes
Hahnemann Hospital
Memorial Day staff named for Butte observance
The Butte Memorial Day general committee named Gov John W. Bonner as principal speaker for the May 30 program at the Veterans Memorial on South Wyoming opposite Butte High School. Ray Schilling chairs the program. details will follow. Marshall Jack Duggan will lead the parade with aides M. D. O’Connell Jr Floyd Stewart and Al Ayers.
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Butte
John W. Bonner
Veterans’ Memorial
South Wyoming
Butte High School
Ray Schilling
William Daley
Jack Duggan
M. D. O’connell, Jr
Floyd Stewart
al Ayers
Women's Relief Corps
Anna Quinn
Women’s Relief Corps
Hugh Doyle
George Richardson
The
Legion
Muriel Heimbach
Legion Auxiliary
Hazel McCulloch
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
Bernard Sullivan
VFW
GOP Challenges President to Answer Charges
Republicans fire 10 broadside charges at the Truman administration and urge the President to respond during a 16 state campaign tour starting Sunday. They call his trip a cross country junket and say it promotes socialism while citing China losses as a cold war defeat.
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Washington
Truman
China
Guy George Gabrielson
Owen Brewster
Maine
Senate Campaign Committee
Leonard W. Hall
New York
House Campaign Committee
Wilson
Roosevelt
Butte Weather Forecast Sunday Snow Showers Likely
Partly cloudy to cloudy with occasional slight snow showers and little change in temperature. Sunday low around 20 and high near 50. West of Divide expect mostly cloudy with rain or snow showers and little temperature change, high 40 to 50. East of Divide partly cloudy with showers, high 45 to 55.
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School of Mines
Associated Press
Divide
Butte Man Ray Morgan Dead After City Hall Shooting
A 48-year-old Butte miner, Ray Rollen Morgan, is found dead from a self inflicted gunshot after firing at his ex wife Martha Morgan in front of city hall. Martha Morgan is 36 and seriously wounded, with police naming a possible attempted murder and death by own action. John Cross, a one armed bartender, was also involved and questioned.
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Butte
Ray Rollen Morgan
Martha Morgan
St. James Hospital
East Broadway
Morgan
John Cross
Bart Riley
Riley
City Hall
Cross
American Legion
James Clark
Edward Mosher
Blackstone Hotel
Ray
Madison
Ray Morgan
Cranmer
Chilicothe
President Urges Passage of Statehood Bills
President Truman urged Congress to admit Alaska and Hawaii as states in this session to boost national security and regional development. He asked early approval of House passed bills, arguing statehood would strengthen defense and democracy and attract population to the northern territories. The Senate interior committee plans a report in about two weeks.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Alaska
Hawaii
Joseph G O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate Interior Committee
Union
Montanan Killed in Fall From Railroad Bridge
The body of 64 year old Thomas Sly was found west of Missoula on the Clark Fork riverbank beneath a Milwaukee railroad bridge. Coroner says he fell head first, striking a brace. A 1949 Montana fishing license and a payroll check stub to Sly were found on him. Four boys discovered the body during a Saturday hike.
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Missoula
Thomas Sly
Here
Clark Fork
Ralph M. Simmons
Sly
Montana
Great Falls
Hat Snap Returns to Doctor After Windy Chase
In Marshalltown Iowa on May 6 a wind swept hat from Dr. R C Carpenter to the roof of a four story office building two months ago. Saturday the same wind blew it back to his feet as he passed the building confirming a quirky return.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
R. C. Carpenter
Msgr Meade to Speak at Boys Central Graduation
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dennis P. Meade of Missoula will deliver the commencement address and preside at Boys Central high school graduation in the Fox Theater on May 19 at 8 15 pm. Fifty five seniors will receive diplomas as the school closes its 26th year under the Christian Brothers.
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Dennis P. Meade
Missoula
Helena
Boys Central High School
Fox Theater
Monsignor Meade
J. D. O'Dwyer
J. A. Fellows
Boys Central
J. N. McMahon
Boys Central Band
Martin Cesare
J. X. Dunphy
Butte Children Strike It Rich Near City Center
More than 30 Butte youngsters aged 2 to 13 dug up an estimated 100 dollars in silver and copper coins from a vacant East Mercury block near uptown. Players used shovels and garden tools to uncover recent date coins, with only one antique copper penny found. The discovery followed a report of a workman finding 800 dollars in the same area.
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Butte
Uptown
East Mercury
Doloras Facincani
Straits Settlement
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Carl Smith
C. Pat Egan
Tom Kelly
James T. Finlen
Trumans
Electric Industry
Memorial Day
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