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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1956

Page

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Eisenhower plans four campaign talks in September

President Eisenhower outlined a four speech campaign slate for September. He will open with a Gettysburg pep rally involving about 500 campaign workers and Vice President Nixon. He then schedules a Sept. 19 nationwide radio TV address, a Sept. 21 farm issue discussion at Newton Iowa, and a farm focused national address around Sept. 27 or 28 to be delivered before a campaign audience in a city to be named later.

Washington Eisenhower Gettysburg Nixon Newton Iowa Adlai E. Stevenson White House

Schools Enroll 10 300 Gain of 564 in Year

City enrollment across public and parochial schools reaches 10 378 on Wednesday, up 564 from last September. Public grade schools grow by 325, Butte High School gains surpass forecasts, Whittier leads with 73 extra students, and several elementary schools post smaller increases or declines.

Butte Butte High School George Haney Haney Charles Davis Davis Girls Central Boys Central Whittier Hawthorne Washington Longfellow Monroe Emerson McKinley Blaine Grant Greeley Franklin

Hero at 92 saves children from pond accident

Peter Hutchins, who will be 92 next February, says he had to act when a 3-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl fell into a pond while sailing a model boat. He jumped in and pulled them out, noting there was no one else nearby.

London Peter Hutchins Hutchins

Safeway Plans Major Center and Stores in Butte and Anaconda

Construction of a 2 200 000 Safeway distribution center in Butte will begin today with Cahill Mooney Co. of Butte as general contractor and Norman J. Hamill as the architect. A new Safeway store in Anaconda is set to start Monday, with Helena also slated for a similar project. The Butte site lies west of Harrison Avenue near Safe way Drive, adjoining Four Mile Road and Milwaukee tracks, and will serve the Montana division.

Safeway Butte Anaconda C. A. Bradburn Safeway Stores, Inc Helena Bradburn Cahill-Mooney Construction Co Norman J. Hamill Montana Wyoming Nob . of Dan J. Mooney Cahill-Mooney Co Harrison Avenue Timber Butte Four Mile Road

Hunt Continues for Butte Man

Helena U P reports ongoing search for Fred Ferris 49 a Butte miner presumed drowned in Missouri River at Hauser Lake. About 14 men in four boats drag the lake as Sheriff Middlemass and Bert Gibson lead the effort amid cold wind and fading hope a life preserver kept him afloat. Ferris father of 11 disappeared while aiding his wife and friends after their boat capsized Labor Day night. Family searches the hills on horseback while authorities plan further dragging for two to three days.

Ferris Bert Gibson Lakeside Dave Middlemass

Intercom system lets Dillon girl attend class at home

Eight year old Judy Kurtz of Dillon can attend school via a home intercom linked to her third grade classroom under a 1955 Montana law. A loudspeaker in the classroom and a phone linked unit at Judy’s home allow her to hear lessons and respond to recitations despite illness and prior hospital stays.

Dillon Judy Kurtz Montana L. A. Walker Judy Lester Kurtz Shodair Hospital Helena Mayo Clinic Rochester Min

End of Draft Is Urged by Stevenson

Adlai E. Stevenson called for ending the military draft at the earliest moment consistent with U S safety speaking at the American Legion convention in Los Angeles with running mate Kefauver present The crowd grew from about half to an estimated 5000 boos and applause marked the speech He urged both parties to avoid politics with the issue and noted the need to end the draft while maintaining military strength

Los Angeles Adlai E. Stevenson United States Sen Kefauver Tennessee American Legion Shrine Stevenson 83Rd Congress

Two Little Chicago Girls Killed by Auto on First Day

Two young sisters Janet Griffiths seven and Sandra Griffiths five were killed when a car driven by 16 year old Richard Dombeck swerved from a post and crushed them against a school fence during a North Side Chicago elementary school morning break. A third girl was burned by radiator water as bystanders and safety patrols watched in shock.

Chicago Janet Griffiths Sandra North Side Richard Dombeck Griffiths Dombeck Theodore Groark Evanston High School Janet Robertson Jean Griffiths Donna Brenda Glasgow Scotland

Montana Weather Outlook for East and West

East Montana expects fair and warmer conditions Thursday and Friday with highs 60 to 70 and 68 to 78 respectively, lows around 35 to 45, and light southeast winds. West Montana will be fair Thursday and Friday with rising temps from 65 to 75 Thursday to 70 to 80 Friday, lows 38 to 45, and partly cloudy conditions in the north. The table notes maximums cover 12 hours, minimums 18 hours, and precipitation 24 hours ending 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Montana

National Guard moves into Kentucky town over integration

Kentucky Guardsmen arrived in Sturgis to prevent violence as eight Negro students planned to enroll in the town's high school amid protests. Maj. Gen. J J B Williams led a 12 man detachment with more units en route and the guardsmen would camp on school grounds for the night.

Kentucky Sturgis Eisenhower J. J. B. Williams A. B. Chandler Williams National Guard Clinton John Corn Nashville Oliver Springs Noonan Matoaka W. Va Ralph Bird

Eisenhower Urges Calm On School Integration

President Eisenhower urged solving school integration without violence and said federal action should come only if local authorities fail to maintain order. He warned the issue will take time and noted both sides show prejudice and need careful leadership.

Washington Eisenhower Clinton Tenn Mansfield Tex South Arthur Sylvester Newark Supreme Court

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Nasser's Suez Views Studied by Menzies Commission

Cairo reports the Menzies mission held its fourth session with President Nasser to examine his views on Suez Canal control. The group plans further talks Thursday, with Nasser open to meetings. Atmosphere described as good with no heat or hostility. The mission seeks an international plan for canal operation, while Nasser opposes international control.

Cairo Menzies Egypt Nasser Suez Canal Dulles Manial Palace Roda Island The Nile London Suez Canal

National Leader to Address Engineer Society

Robert J. Rhinehart of Pine Bluff Arkansas president of the National Society of Professional Engineers will address the Montana Society of Engineers at a luncheon in the Hotel Finlen Friday at 12 15 p m The Montana society is considering affiliation with the national body and has favored the proposal Final action on affiliation is expected this year John B Hazen president of the Montana society will preside at the luncheon Reservations may be made by telephoning Francis M Young secretary Rhinehart native of Indiana and Purdue graduate served in the U S Army Signal Corps in 1918 He has held multiple posts in the national and state societies and was appointed to and reappointed to the Arkansas Board of Engineering Registration He is active in Kiwanis the Pine Bluff Park and Planning Commissions Sahara Shrine American Legion Chamber of Commerce and youth movements

Robert J. Rhinehart Pine Bluff Ark National Society of Professional Engineers Montana Society of Engineers Finlen Montana Society National Society John B. Hazen Francis M. Young Mr. Rhinehart Indiana Purdue University U. S. Army Signal Corps Arkansas National Societies of Professional Engineers Arkansas Board of Engineering Registration State Board Kiwanis Club Missouri-Kansas-Arkansas Kiwanis International Pine Bluff Park

Santa Fe Chief Plows Into Parked Train

A Santa Fe Chief passenger train crashed head on into a sidelined mail train near Springer New Mexico killing twenty railroad workers and injuring thirty five. A railroad official said a switch was misthrown by a rail yard worker causing the collision. The brakeman Lawrence McCormick of Raton was identified as the twentieth casualty.

New Mexico Livestock Center

Butte Council Approves Garbage Collection Tax

The Butte City Council approved an emergency 62.5 cent monthly per dwelling special assessment for garbage removal by an 11-4 vote, despite voters previously rejecting a similar tax. The measure, to be collected by the county treasurer, aims to address a health hazard from lack of pickup. Four aldermen opposed. Mayor Sullivan had urged the tax since 1953.

Butte Council Butte Teory W. Kelly Ed Hastings Pete Shelley Pete Sodja W. B. Renouard Tim J. Sullivan Sodja

Montana Honored for Labor Day Traffic Safety Record

The National Safety Council praised Gov. J. Hugo Aronson and Montana for a remarkable Labor Day weekend traffic safety record, helping the nation hold down holiday deaths. Montana saw 1 highway death over the weekend. Twenty five people died in August traffic accidents, with 14 from running off roads or overturns and seven in two car crashes. Five witnesses, including 11 teenagers, were pedestrians among the 25 victims. August marked the lowest death toll since May.

Helena National Safety Council J. Hugo Aronson Montana G. C. Stewart Aronson Montana Highway Patrol Alex B. Stephenson

Polio Cases Reach One Thousand in Chicago Outbreak

Chicago health officials report 7 new polio cases on Wednesday raising the 1956 toll to 1,000 with 31 deaths. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, head of the Board of Health, notes that the outbreak is waning.

Chicago Herman N. Bundesen Board of Health

Detective and wife wake to stranger in bedroom doorway

Billings police report Capt. R L Wilson and his wife awoke to find a man in their bedroom doorway. Wilson said the intruder claimed a mistake and was arrested on unspecified charges at the scene.

Billings R. L. Wilson E “Ie Wilson Paliance Py Ce James Crow Agency

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