Butte Teacher Mrs Twomey Dies After Stroke
Mrs Josephine A Twomey widely known Butte teacher and wife of Hugh Twomey died Thursday morning in a local hospital. The body is at Daly-Shea Mortuary and will go to St Ann Church for a requiem mass. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, a widem group of in-laws, and several nephews and nieces. She taught at Emerson School after earlier posts at McKinley and Hawthorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine A. Twomey
Butte
Hugh Twomey
North D@e
Daly-Shea
St. Ann Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Twomey
Emerson School
Butte Teachers Union
McKinley
Hawthorne
Emerson
Pat Twomey
James Sheehan
Tom Twomey
Tacoma
Charles Bauman
Los Angeles
Walkerville
California
Soviet Technicians Head to Africa for Mali Guinea Rail Work
Tass reports a group of Soviet technicians departed Seoul to Africa to prepare the design of a railway linking Mali and Guinea. The move aims to establish groundwork for the project and strengthen regional transport ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Tass
Africa
Mali
Guinea
Bukovatz Named U S Marshal for Montana in Four Year Term
George A. Bukovatz, 61, veteran Missoula law officer and former undersheriff, was commissioned Thursday by Federal District Judge W. D. Murray as U S marshal for Montana for four years. He plans to base headquarters in Butte while maintaining a Missoula home and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Bukovatz
U.S
Montana
Dean O. Wood
Great Falls
Federal District Court
Federal
Bukovatz
Missoula
Butte
Bukovitz
Louis Aleksich
Billings
Standard-Post
Robert Jones
Federal District
W. D. Murray
Dean C. Wood
Anaconda
John
Ann Bukovatz
Anaconda Co
Forest Service
Missoula County
J. M. Thompson
R. D. MacLean
MacLean
Washington, D.C
Lou Aleksich
Ranger to Attend Foresters Training School
Paul Barker assistant ranger of the Lewis and Clark National Forest Stanford District will attend a foresters training school in insect control in Lincoln Friday. Forest personnel from Deer Lodge Helena and Gallatin forests and representatives from the regional office and the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Paul Barker
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Stanford
Lincoln
Deer Lodge
Helena
Gallatin
Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Missoula
Patrol recaptures two Deer Lodge escapees in Browns Gulch
Montana State Prison inmates John Keller and Larry Cheadle, both 21, were recaptured about 14 hours after escaping from a prison farm near Deer Lodge. Officers stopped a stolen car in Browns Gulch area northwest of Butte at 1:30 a.m. and the unarmed pair surrendered. They were returned to custody by 3:30 a.m. after quick patrol action by state police in coordination with prison staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Highway Patrol
John C. Keller
Butte
Larry Cheadle
Billings
Browns Gulch
Deer Lodge
Keller
Cheadle
Elmer Erickson
Highway Patrol
Mel Mooney
Arnold Lehman
Gene Seitz
Erickson
Tax Collections Rise in Treasure State During 1961
Helena AP reports Montana’s tax receipts reach 36.39 million by August end 1961, up from 1960. Withholding income taxes total 10.77 million, motor fuel 12.75 million, cigarette taxes 4.16 million, and corporate licenses 4.03 million, all contributing to a 1.9 million year‑over gain. August alone adds 4.81 million with motor fuel at 2.1 million and income taxes at 1.1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Tax-Collecting Board of Equalization
Kennedy Halts Nuclear Testing Move Amid Soviet Pressure
President Kennedy expresses full confidence in U S atomic strength and delays resuming tests as Soviet actions prompt congressional pressure. White House calls Soviet move blackmail and vows U S weapons stockpile remains adequate while allies watch neutralist conferences in Yugoslavia.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Congress
White House
Soviet Union
Free World
Andrew T. Hatcher
United States
Ex-Butte Man Ralph McAvoy Dies After Fire Fight
Ralph T. McAvoy former timber management planning chief of the Nez Perce National Forest died of a heart attack after being released from the Higgins Ridge fire. He was 43 and survived by his wife June and his Butte family. Two Spokane men Louis Watkins and Albert Klingshirn died trapped by the Silver Creek blaze southeast of Grangeville.
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Missoula
Mont
Idaho
Louis W. Watkins
Albert Klingshirn
Spokane
Ralph T. McAvoy
McAvoy
Grangeville
Higgins Ridge
Butte, Mont
Nezperce National Forest
Montana State University
June
Tom McAvoy
Butte
Watkins
Klingshirn
Silver Creek
Irish immigrant James Sullivan found dead in Great Falls cabin
Police found 76 year old James Sullivan dead in a skid row cabin in Great Falls. Banks records show he saved nearly $28,000. Neighbors recall his plan to return to Ireland as he lived frugally in the one room dwelling.
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Great Falls
James Sullivan
Ireland
Sullivan
Dillon Highway Patrolman Is Discharged
Dillon Montana patrolman Robert Speer was fired after a second degree assault charge tied to beating of Bernice Gleed a Great Falls teacher. Speer arraigned in Dillon justice court and freed on 5000 bond. police chief cited discharge for the charge.
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Bernice Gleed
Great Falls
Six Are Nominated Rodeo Queen to Be Crowned in Dillon
Six contestants vie for the Dillon Jaycee Rodeo queen designation as the event moves toward a Sunday crown at Dillon City Hall. The queen will appear in the Labor Day parade and attend the arena finals later that afternoon, with Page 14 continuing.
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Dillon
Dillon City Hall
Butte 4 H and FFA Sale Totals 10177.03
The 15th annual 4H and FFA Livestock Show and Sale in Butte grossed 10177 dollars and 3 cents. Thirty three beef, 22 sheep and 29 hogs were sold Thursday after a Wednesday show. Grand champion beef Boyd Everson Townsend bought by Safeway for 372.80. reserve beef Charles Kyd Three Forks sold to Buttrey for 325.05.
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Butte
Boyd Everson
Townsend
Safeway Stores, Inc
Charles Kyd
Three Forks
Buttrey Stores
Harvey Howe
Buttreys
Safeway
Jess Frisbie
Ennis
Montana Livestock Auction Co., Inc
Kay Cogdill
Whitehall
Robert Doney
Bozeman
Russie Pepper
Park County
Rain Jha Weather Butte Montana Outlook
Cloudy with showers through Saturday and continued cool in Butte. Montana east and west regions show showers and occasional rain, with cooler nights and highs mainly in the 60s to 70s, and some snow in mountains. The table notes maximums cover 12 hours and minimums 18 hours ending at 5 p.m. MST Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Western Mountains
Continental Divide
Mountain Con Fire Corraled After Spontaneous Combustion
A fire on the 4000 level of the Mountain Con Mine in Butte was reported Thursday night and described by Anaconda Co officials as likely starting from spontaneous combustion. The blaze is in a mined out area and mine operations were not immediately affected.
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Mountain Con
Butte
Anaconda Co
Dillon 4 Day Fair Rodeo Starts Today
Dillon kicks off four day Beaverhead County Fair celebrations with 2 p.m. grandstand events and a full schedule of judging and exhibitions. Farmers bring livestock, crafts, and produce for 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. displays while youth entries entertain at the Beaverhead County High School auditorium with a dress revue and talent show at 8 p.m.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
Junior Posse
Junior
Beaverhead County High School
Five Cars Targeted in Steward Mine Prowl Standoff
Reports say sheriff and police responded to car prowlings at Steward Mine and an attempted cable theft at Anselmo Mine. Windows were smashed in several cars, with items stolen from Maurice Turner and Moses Lacomb. one truck was rigged for theft and later found abandoned. Police noted three men observed near the truck and a watchman saw two wearing sweat shirts. The Sweeney truck matched the one used by thieves and the incident appeared well planned. Authorities investigated the stolen truck link and possible suspects.
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Steward
Anselmo
Cable
Len Bay
Maurice Barry
Maurice Turner
Wall
Moses Lacomb
Ray
Barry
Sheriff's Office
J. P. Sweeney
Fox Hotel
Sweeney
Watchman
Bay
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Mrs. Twomey
Ranger
Hatcher
Dean Rusk
Yugoslavia
Ing
Belgrade
Capitol Hill
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Senate
Butte Man
Ralph McAvoy
T. A. McAvoy
June Day
Libby
Coast Guard
Italy
Aleutians
VFW
National Forest Service
William
Stimpson
Pat Stretch
Elizabeth Shea
Bedford
Ore
Oliver Lab
Miles City
White
Germany
William Gleed
George E. Gleed
Speer
Conrad
White Sulphur Springs
Harlowton
Gleed
Davis
Miss Gleed
Lee Hart
Gallatin County
Tom Milesnich
Susan Hanson
Jefferson County
Charles Kyd Foundation
Ellis Doney
Jha
High Low
Mountain Con Fire
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