Advance Gifts to Hospital Drive Reaches $50,000
The advance gifts division of St. James hospital extension project hit $50,000 on Tuesday night, becoming the first of four main divisions to meet its quota. Under R. J. MacDonald, the group aims to fund a modern hospital unit, with the pay rolls division starting next day targeting $50,000 and a minimum daily payroll contribution from city workers. The campaign seeks $300,000 overall, aided by corporations and establishments, with workers praised for effort at the Finlen hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advance Gifts
St. James Hospital
R. J. MacDonald
Pay Rolls
James R. Sullivan
Finlen Hotel
Montana Ranges Are Improved
Montana ranges and livestock conditions improved in April though still below May 1, 1941. Moisture boosted outlook with grass promising in most areas. range condition at 88 percent of normal, up six points from two months ago and equal to last year. Southeastern Montana reports exceptionally good conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Bureau of Agriculturalconomics
Labor Shortage on Montana Farms Threatens Beet Crop
Montana officials warn that by week’s end Blaine county growers may plow sugar beets and switch crops due to farm labor shortages. Beet thinning and harvest require workers, while many able-bodied men rely on government aid. Milk lamb losses rise on ranges as nationwide sugar supplies tighten and appeals to Washington fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Blaine County
United States
Montana
Washington
Wardlaw Named Assistant Manager at Smelting Company
Salt Lake City May 12. The International Smelting and Refining company announces the appointment of F A Wardlaw Jr as assistant manager effective June 1. Wardlaw has spent four years as assistant general manager of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper company at Inspiration Arizona, a subsidiary of Anaconda Copper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
F. A. Wardlaw, Jr
International Smelting and Refining Company
James R. Hobbins
New York City
Anaconda Copper Company
Wardlaw
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
Anaconda
Inspiration, Ariz
Names of Selectees Leaving May 21 for Army Service Announced
The Butte Montana area board posted the selectees who will depart May 21 for army service from 28 West Granite Street by bus. The May quota includes Butte registrants and transfers from other boards. Names include Forrest C. Griggs Kenneth C. Prowse Howard Bartlett Peter George William W Flippen Frank Bolfeta Lewis J. Strongman Richard Bsa B06 A South Washington Street. Continued on Page 9 Col 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Silver Bow
Butte
West
Granite Street
Forrest C. Griggs
C Street
Kenneth C. Prowse
Walnut Street
Howard Bartlett
Waukesha Street
Peter George
Galena Street
William W Flippen
Frank Bolfeta
Ohio Street
Lewis J. Strongman
Pythian Sisters Hold Banquet Climax District Convention
Nina H. Foot of Kalispell, grand chief, presided at Suzann's cottage banquet in Kalispell as over 200 delegates attended closing sessions. Calanthe temple presented a ceremony, Powell temple initiated members, and committees reported amid a full afternoon program of flag ceremony, welcome address, vocal solo, dances, and memorial service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina H. Foot
Kalispell
Pythian Sisters of
Montana
Suzann's Cottage
Calanthe Temple
Powell Temple
Laura Truax
Lima
Chrissie Childers
Estelle Loughran
School of Dance
Grand Temple
Tucker Sempra Temple
Silver Bow Temple No
Tucker Semper Temple
Esperanza Temple
Tanks and Planes Clash on Kerch Front in War Bursts
United Press reports furious air and tank battles on the Kerch peninsula marking the fifth day of fighting as Germany presses toward the Caucasus oil region. Berlin claims large aerial strikes while Russia reports stubborn defense with no clear gains yet despite heavy combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl B, Steele
United Press
Kerch
Crimea
Hitler
Caucasus
Russia
Berlin
Red Army
Civic Club to Hear D. M. Kelly Today
A large turnout of civic club members is anticipated for a community luncheon in the Treasure State room at the Finlen hotel. D. M. Kelly of Anaconda Copper Mining will speak at noon, with tickets and forms due by 10 am at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Club
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Treasure State Room
Finlen Hotel
Rotary, Active
Kiwanis and Exchange Clubs
Rotanans
Business and Professional Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Weather Forecast Shows Cool Tuesday Into Wednesday
Continued cool conditions expected with Tuesday high near 40 and low around 32. Precipitation in the 24 hours ending 6:30 p m Tuesday totaled 0.77 inches.
Japanese reinforce bases off Australia amid Pacific war drift
Allied warnings say Japanese bases along northeast Australia may face assaults like two months earlier on Port Darwin. The report notes ongoing battles in Burma with Nipponese control, while the India Ocean-Madagascar fronts show no new action and a large American force earlier beat the Japanese in a major naval air clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Night
Australia
Douglas A. MacArthur
Australian Subcontinent
Melbourne
Australian
Port Darwin
Pacific Ocean
Asia
Burma
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Ceylon
Congress approves 150000 member WAAC in Army
Congress passed and sent to the White House a bill creating a women auxiliary Army corps of up to 150,000 for noncombatant posts worldwide. Members would be 21 to 45, subject to Army discipline, with pay scales from $21 to $30 monthly plus annual rates for leaders and specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Congress
White House
Senate
Continental
United States
WAAC
Kalispell Man Named Rotary District Governor
Tom W. Elliott of Kalispell has been elected governor of Rotary's Montana district at the Bozeman convention, succeeding Owen D. Speer of Deer Lodge. A long time club member since 1920, Elliott has led the Kalispell Rotary as president twice and holds leadership roles with the Boy Scouts of America and local Kalispell institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom W. Elliott
Kalispell
Montana
Rotary
Bozeman
Associated Press
Owen D. Speer
Deer Lodge
Elliott
Army Sergeant Hero in Plane Crash at Miles City Airport
A Northwest Airlines transport overshot Miles City airport and crashed into a ravine, killing three pilots and injuring others. Sergeant Carl Dinius and Lieutenant Alfred Allen helped passengers escape as flames trapped crew in the cockpit. the coroner listed an open verdict awaiting Civil Aeronautics Administration review.
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Miles City
North- West Airlines
O. K
Patrick J. Goggin, Jr
Seattle
Ralph H. Bray
Sergt
Carl S. Dinius
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Northwest Airlines
CAA
Carl Dinius
Alfred Albert Allen
Cottage Grove
Ore
Dinius
Allen
Lois Hallam
Aitkin
Minn
Eugene 8. Shank
Minneapolis
K. R. Martin
South Carolina
Nyegren
Sergeant Dinius
Lieutenant Allen
Charles Rosecrans
St. Paul
Savannah
A. Dinius
Montana
Man Who Saved Air Travellers Tells of Crash
Miles City May 12 Passengers saved from a blazing airliner crash that killed three credit Sergeant Carl Dinius of Miles City as a hero Others praised Lieut A A Allen of Cottage Grove Ore who helped evacuate survivors Dinius recounted the pilot’s failed landings and the window escape by stewards Lois Hallam and others before the door finally opened
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Carl Dinius
A. A. Allen
Cottage Grove
Oregon
Dinius
Lois Hallam
Lieut. Allen
Rome
Buttes High School to Graduate 258 at Exercises May 29
Two hundred fifty eight Butte high school seniors are listed as candidates for graduation on May 29. Diplomas will also go to 75 former students who graduated in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttes High School
Butte High School
Scott W. Fries
Submarine Attacks Hurt U N Vessels Off U S Shores
United Press reports a German U boat sank a freighter in the St Lawrence river the first such attack in history and three other UN ships were sunk off U S shores. A mine found near Fort Lauderdale Fla may be of foreign origin. Survivors describe a Dutch vessel becoming a flaming torch after torpedoes struck it with 14 dead of the 35 aboard.
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St. Lawrence River
United Nations
United States
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Angus McDonald
Miami
West Indies
New York
KC Lodge Holds Special Election For Vacancy Fillins
Columbus council fills roster vacancies at a last night meeting to elect Timothy McCarthy treasurer and designate James F P O'Brien Leo Gallagher Rudy Kline Joseph McGrath and Rev John J Burris as officers. Four former officers remain in service with 32 members listed then. Many members have enlisted across Army Navy Marines and Army Air Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Sotesing Hesentence
Columbus
Timothy McCarthy
James FP. O'Brien
Leo Gallagher
Rudy Kline
Joseph McGrath
John J. Burris
John O'Neill
William Fritz
Robert MacArthur
Orville Thomas
Peter Andrews
Maurice
Bud) Maffel
Frank Delaney
Leo Appel
Ambrose McGowan
John F. Mutfich
Bruce Sheppard
Ed Chouinard
John H. Fritz
Jack McKenna
Allan F. Sheldon
Vic Haburchak
Ray Manning
Carl Hastie
Charles Moore
James Dwyer
Ed Tracey
Robert G. Dwyer
J. Ward O'Reilly
William B. Calpin
Williaml. Pritz
John J. O'Neill
Gene Karney
Martin Cullerton
Jack Leary
Dan Kelly
Arthur Cote
Kevin Clark
Robert E. Devine
Army
Navy
Marines
Army Air Corps
Awards Will Be Presented To Workers In Campaign
The Butte Community Concert association will host a dinner meeting on Tuesday May 19 at 6 30 pm at the Pinion hotel. President Alf Kremer will award workers who secure the most new memberships. David Ferguson of New York City will speak as organizations director and Community Concert service representative. Ferguson will stay in Butte to aid the drive. Mrs Harold C Joesting leads banquet plans. The week also features membership enrollment headquarters information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Butte Community Concert Association
Pinion Hotel
Alf Kremer
David Ferguson
New York City
Community Concert Service
Ferguson
Butte
Harold C. Joesting
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RAF
Eire
Atlantic
England
East
Estonia
Rumania
Germany
Hospital Drive
Freyrce
Employment Bureau
WPA
Civic Club Memo
Vers
U. S
By Miles W. Vaughn
Women’s Corps
Norman C. American
Murrellb. Amos
Angelina E. Arnolds
Dorothy H. Backer
John Edward Blaise
James Davis Brown
John J. Caros
Bill C. Carter
Margaret L. Clark
Herbert H. Conway
Jack Coombe
Nona M. Crane
Frank R. DaDeppo
Marilyn N. Darlington
Emma B. Denis
Halcyon Dudley
Lilly Mae Edwards
Elsie Jeanne Erickson
Luis J. Facincani
Nessa Pleming
Lorraine M. Gibson
Thomas C. Greenfield
Gertrude Helpern
Beverley Jane Haman
Clifford Hanekan
Jack C. Harvey
Donald Lee Heckenlively
Alvin Hoar
Jane F P. Huffer
Sidney F. Hughes
Charlie Huise
Charles Jeniker
Alma C Johnson
Raymond J. Johnson
Leo J. Joki
Bruce E. Jones
Kenneth M. Judd
Erma Louise Kevran
Charles A. Kestle
Frank Kline, Jr
Lennart L. Kopra
Audrey Lawrence
Wilma Levengood
Hirai R. Lloyd
Kenneth McNeal
James J. Mahoney
Dorothy F. Markovich
Shirley A. Mason
Joseph Mazzola
Mihelich
Albert J. Morsillo
Jack H. Mo
Florida
K. C. Lodge
N. Y
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