300 Shriners Attend Spring Ceremonial in City
Bagdad temple of the Mystic Shrine held a large spring ceremonial with about 300 red fez wearers in Butte. Novices from across the country joined the three ceremonial sections after a 4 30 pm banquet. Notables traveled from Philadelphia New Orleans Los Angeles Chicago St Louis Seattle Portland Spokane Boise Salt Lake and many Wyoming towns. Merle Davis directed the closing show as the executive committee led by Malcolm Gillis and others organized the event. Tirzah temple Daughters of the Nile plans a final reunion with an exemplification by Marianna H Rickey and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagdad
Mystic Shrine
Mecca
Butte
Register
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Louis
Northwest
Seattle
Portland
Spokane
Boise
Salt Lake
Wyoming
Merle Davis
Broadway
Bagdad Temple
Malcolm Gillis
C. J. Christian
J. D. Wallace
Sam Shiner
Emanuel Downing
Harry Bennetts
Marianna H. Rickey
Queen
Montana Farm Finance Shows Growth in 1928
The Montana Farm Review reports 1928 crop and livestock sales up 2.39 percent from 1927, with bank deposits tax receipts and debt reductions rising, while farm income totals reach 159,285,000. Physicians at Murray hospital fight to save Crawford Morett as Laila Mattson faces trial for driving the car involved in the crash on the Yellowstone trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Department of Agriculture
Montana Farm Review
Department
Montana
Murray Hospital
Crawford Morett
West Park Street
Laila Mattson
South Dakota Street
Yellowstone Trail
Miss Mattson
Sam Haltmer
Peter Bertoglio
Robert K. Martinson
South
Wyoming Street
Joe
Ann Cislo
Nicholas Rizzi
Carter Avenue
Miss Cislo
Graf Zeppelin Lands Safely At Toulon After Day of Turbulent Flight
Dr Eckener and crew survived a dramatic day as the Graf Zeppelin was guided to land at Toulon after nearly 40 hours aloft. Winds thwarted landings at Istres and Sete as five replacement motors were rushed from Friedrichshafen to aid the battered airship. All aboard remained unharmed, and the ship was hailed a victory over the dangerous Mediterranean crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Mediterranean
Toulon
Friedrichshafen
Dr. Eckener
France
Germany
America
Zeppelin Company
War Ministry
Uiontelimar
Istres
Attorney Toole Remitted Fined Contempt in Court
George D. Toole’s explanations and apologies for contempt in United States district court led Judge George M. Bourquin to remit a $25 fine. The judge praised Toole as ethical and deferential, accepting his intent to show the client would avoid future violations of the prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Toole
United States District Court
George M. Bourquin
Toole
Education urged as nation’s greatest enterprise at Montana meeting
Over 200 delegates at the Montana Parent-Teacher convention heard speeches praising the group’s work and noting the U.S. spends more on education than all activities except the war debt. The session in Great Falls elected officers, approved resolutions on law and school standards, and featured musical performances by Butte high and Emerson orchestras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipheimer
United States
Montana
Robert Tolle
Helena
Hugh Bradford
P. J. Cunningham
Montana Educational Society
C. C. Manning
Montana Congress
Eleanor Tenner
Butte High School
Glee Club
Resolutions Committee
Great Falls
Missoula
Butte
Phyllis Wolfe
Mothers’ Chorus
Mme. Leipheimer
Emerson and
Emanuel Sternheim
Temple B'nai Israel
A. T. Peterson
Dillon
Butte Girl Scout Summer Camp Opens July 6
The Girl Scout summer home at Camp Castle Rock south of Butte will open July 6 for four weeks. A leaders' training course follows August 2 to 4. A Girl Scout troop was formed at Sacred Heart school with 28 girls enrolled. Mary Kane and Miss Doherty head the troop meeting Fridays. Patrol leaders include Gladys Gabrielson Evangeline Murray Mary Lennon Amera Murray. Corporals are Mary Mahoney May Scanlon and Emaline Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Castle Rock
Butte
Julia Griener
Sacred Heart School
Gladys Gabrielson
Evangeline Murray
Mary Lennon
Amera Murray
Mary Mahoney
May Scanlon
Emaline Paul
Federal Reserve Board Faces Rate Hikes Across Banks
The New York Boston and Philadelphia reserve banks urged the Fed to change rates but gained no approval. Meanwhile San Francisco secured authority to raise its rate from 4 percent to 5 percent, aligning with the eleven other institutions. The requests were presented at the Washington meeting today without sanction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Tribune
Boston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington
Two Men Held On Robbery Charge At Bank Hotel
Five minutes after a man was assaulted by Willie Heinonen at the Bank hotel, officers Roe and Lyden arrested him for robbery. Veniyo said Heinonen knocked him down, took $4.75 and papers, and fled as residents called police. A second suspect, J L Schumaker, was arrested after allegedly striking L Dempsey on East Platinum Street, with Dempsey reporting $3.50, keys, and a swollen head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Venigo
Willie Heinonen
Roe
Lyden
Heinonen
Veniyo
J. L. Schumaker
L. Dempsey
East Platinum Street
Dempsey
Education resolutions urge minimum high school training for all
A federal department stand was not taken while resolutions urged that high school education be the minimum standard for all children. Luncheon talks featured Mrs. Hugh Bradford Dr. Richard A Bolt and Dr. J X Newman with Mrs Uhland Boyer presiding as the convention nears its 2 pm close and tours of mining city sites begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Hugh Bradford
California
Richard A. Bolt
University of California
J. X. Newman
St. James Hospital
Uhland Boyer
Billings
Netherlands Runs Government Coal Fields
The Netherlands continues government control over coal fields, directing production and oversight through state management, with implications for energy policy and supply security amidst ongoing economic adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Murder Trial Delayed as Butte Witnesses Clash Over First Shot
In a Butte murder trial the defense and prosecution spar over who fired the initial shot at the Olympia club affray. Witnesses disagree on which bullet shattered a picture, with accounts from Karakoulias Kaelly and Hassan shaping the dispute. The case adjourned with the trial set to resume at 9:30 a m today. Separately A L Frank of National Parks Airways announced a sweetheart letter air mail drive and a move of headquarters to Butte, forecasting the city as a forthcoming air traffic hub with new hangars and routes dropping in by June 1.
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Kallas
Pallas
Gust
Roosevelt
Greece
Theodore Karakoulias
Olympia Club
Charles Kaelly
Yussif Hassan
Gustar Kallas
J. J. McCaffery
Butte
A. L. Frank
National Parks Airways, Inc
United States
National Parks Airways
Salt Lake
Frank
Twin Cities
National search for 12 year old girl in Phoenix kidnapped
In Phoenix on May 17 a nationwide search for 12 year old Alice Vestal intensified after broadcast descriptions and rewards. Posses combed northern Arizona without finding her, leaving Mr and Mrs Frank Vestal hopeful yet despondent after more than two weeks with no word of her whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Alice Vestal
Arizonia
Frank Vestal
Alfred McKenzie Dead in Butte Miner Dies at 44
Alfred McKenzie, 44, longtime Butte resident and miner born in Los Animos, Colorado, died last night in a local hospital. Survived by widow Alta McKenzie of 514 East Galena Street. Body at Gateway mortuary.
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Alfred McKenzie
Los Animos
Colo
Butte
Alta McKenzie
Galena Street
Gateway Mortuary
Centerville Benefit Concert Aids Widowed Resident
More than 100 people attended a Centerville benefit at St. George hall. Proceeds supported a widowed resident in strained circumstances. Performers included Elsie Daniels Mrs. George Benjamin Butte Male Chorus Mrs. J D Wallace Charlotte Kelly Margaret McMahon Elizabeth O'Donnell Mrs. Copple Echo quartet Orton's trio Lester Barnicoat and the Harkens Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George Hall
Centerville
Elsie Daniels
George Benjamin
Butte
J. D. Wallace
Charlotte Kelly
Margaret McMahon
Elizabeth O'Donnell
Copple
Echo Quartet
Orton
Lester Barnicoat
Harkens Orchestra
Mount Moriah Lodge to entertain ladies tonight
Members of Mount Moriah lodge No. 24 A F and A M will host ladies after a brief business session. The social event features a buffet luncheon and a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Moriah Lodge
No. 24
A. F
A. M
Gallatin Gateway Still Blocked by Snowline
The Gallatin Gateway road into West Yellowstone remains snowbound with cars blocked in the canyon. Bozeman Chamber reports travel unlikely until near June. only ranch traffic reached the far canyon edges. Yellowstone Park plans to open June 1, hotels and stations warned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallatin
West Yellowstone
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
W. E. Richardson
Bozeman Chamber
Butte
Bozeman
Gallatin Gateway
Yellowstone Park
Rebekahs Honor Visiting Chief Flora Ott of Montana
Mrs Flora Ott president of the Montana Rebekah assembly was guest of honor at Miriam Rebekah lodge Fidelity hall. New members called the Mrs Ott class were inducted and the lodge presented a gift. A banquet followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Ott
Harlowton
Rebekah Assembly of Montana
Miriam Rebekah Lodge
Fidelity Hall
Medical Clinic Planned by Silver Bow Medical Society
Final plans for a surgical and medical clinic at Murray's and St James hospital will be conducted under the Silver Bow Medical society. Dr. Donald K Worden announced that more than 20 prominent doctors from Butte and southeastern Montana are expected. Readings will be by Dr Richard Bolt and Dr Powell among others. A noon luncheon at the Silver Bow club precedes golf at the Country club before the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray’s
St. James Hospital
Silver Bow Medical Society
Donald K. Worden
Butte
Southeastern Montana
Richard Bolt
University of California
Powell
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow Club
European Bachelors Invited to Field Day in Ecaussines
European bachelors set to travel to Ecaussines near the Belgian border for a Pentecost Field Day hosted by maidens eager to wed. Posters invite single men to visit the village in Hainaut where women outnumber men eight to five and seek husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Heinzen
Paris
Eeaussines
Belgian
Europe
Ecaussines
Mademoselles Ecaussines
Hainaut
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Alou
Pradoco
Ministry
Owen D. Speer
Sacred Heart Unit
IO Butte
Bechtold Ranch
Brown Gulch
Rebekahs
West Park St
Sheridan Stage Depot
East Broadway
Royal Coach Transit Co
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Precip
Havre
Kallispell
French Line
Quaker State
Anaconda Gas & Oil Company
Anaconda
Graal Pa
Butte AT Park
Arizona and
Utah
Houlihan Bros
Harrison Avenue
Grosso Estate
Meaderville
Cave Currie
South Montana
Bradford Inn
Butte-Dillon
Park and Excelsior Station
Howard Pierce, Inc
Quartz Street
Sherman and Reed Mont. Auto and Garage Company
Peterson Tire Shop
Fraser Hudson-Essex
Quaker State Service
G. E. White Co
Comr
Lakeview Inn
Georgetoy
Margaret
Main Street
Clarence Shaul
Crackerville
Nimrod Fee
Basin
Dillon Oil Co
Ernest Harding
Lima
Jesse L. Swofford
Mellrc
Nercia
Associated Gas & Oil CO
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