11 Sep 1955
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1955
Page
1
SYRACUSE N Y The Solvay Process Co has put 11 steers to work grazing on the grass along the brine reservoir. Officials say the slope is too steep for power mowers hazards prevent use of machinery.
Funeral services are listed for Mattie Martha Gutzman in Merrill Mortuary Rose Room with Rev. Durston officiating. Patrick Earl Holland to be laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery after a 9 o'clock funeral mass at St. Marys Church. Joseph H. Duffy to have 9 o'clock funeral from Merrill Mortuary and 9:30 mass at Sacred Heart Church. Clifford Bricks remains at Merrill Mortuary with arrangements to be announced.
Dennis Shea Francis Dolan M J Lyons Edward Lyons express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for sympathy after the death of Mrs Mary Mayme Shea. They thank city sisters priests for spiritual bouquets and floral tributes.
In a local hospital Saturday morning Elizabeth Jane Steed of 1030 Hornet Street is listed. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at White's Funeral Home with Mount Moriah Cemetery interment. Charles M. Harris remains at White's Funeral Home with time and place to be announced. Amelia Van Fleet died Friday and was forwarded from White's Funeral Home to Deer Lodge for services and interment.
Memorial services for the late John C Graff will be held this Sunday at 3 o clock at Mountain View Methodist Church with Rev Clarence Spellman officiating. Also noted are the death of John Nance of 943 Caledonia St in a local hospital and arrangements to be announced. remains of James Hiett taken to Anaconda for services and interment.
James Hiett of 410 East Park died Saturday morning after an illness in a Butte hospital. The Finnegan Co. Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Time and place of funeral and interment will be announced.
Finnegan Company Morticians operates a distinctive funeral service led by manager Francis X. Dolan at 107 Oak Street. A. A. Longfellow and T. D. Savage are associated with the business, sharing contact details as part of the firm’s outreach.
Controversy surrounds snake speeds as outdoor writers exaggerate. Dr. Walter Mossier’s stopwatch tests show speeds from 0.72 to 3.6 mph for several American species, with whip snakes possibly exceeding five mph in practice. African mamba ranges cited vary from five to ten mph, depending on terrain and observer.
In Buenos Aires church leaders voiced pessimism over rapid healing of the church state feud despite private talks with Foreign Minister Cavagna Martinez. Officials cite strained relations, calls for full church freedom, and expulsions of clergy as hurdles to conciliation.
Montgomery Ward & Co. said net income for the six months ended July 31 totaled 11.77 million dollars, equal to 1.70 a share. The figure reflects performance for the period and the company’s earnings per share.
The United States suggests a 14 nation mutual security treaty including West European states and the Soviet bloc to reunite Germany and ease fears of German militarism. The plan excludes Germany but a free reunited Germany would join NATO. Discussion planned among Western powers ahead of Geneva talks with Molotov in October.
Eugene Landy who was denied a reserve Navy commission because his mother was a Communist faced a special Navy board at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The three man panel, led by a rear admiral, reviewed his documents and plans to present a personal statement later. The board will report to Secretary of the Navy Thomas for a final decision. Landy’s mother Deborah Landy of Bradley Beach N J left the party in 1947 after 10 years.
Army planners push miniaturization of atomic shells to fit the 8 inch gun while weighing mobility limits of big 280 millimeter cannons. Talks include using smaller calibers, possibly mortar sized atomic rounds, and deploying rapid reaction task forces with nuclear weapons in NATO Europe and surrounding regions. Brig. Gen. Michaelis to Leg Horn Italy to command a new quickly deployable American force in the Mediterranean Adriatic Alps area.
The Danish film "Order" won the Golden Lion of St. Mark as the best film at the 16th Venice International Film Festival. The prize is the festival's top honor, presented Saturday night in Venice, Italy.
Jerry Horgan of the Argyle Hotel told police he lost a brown leather wallet containing $35 and papers Saturday afternoon in uptown Butte.
Democrat national chairman Paul Butler says Harry Truman will play an important role in the 1956 campaign within his health limits. Butler cites Truman’s Detroit speech against Republicans and predicts the farm problem will be the central issue as the administration shifts population from farms to cities. Leonard Hall seeks equal time to respond.
The British engaged in the Boer War against African settlers, largely of Dutch ancestry, in a conflict over control and independence in southern Africa.
CHICAGO Wheat paced a mild advance on the Board of Trade as seasonal factors outweighed bullish developments. Week gains were modest across wheat corn oats rye with soybeans mixed and fats and oils causing some lard weakness. The Agriculture Dept crop report cited August heat and dryness lowering corn and soybean prospects but leaving overall large crops.
The Associated Press 60-stock average rose to a new high of 178.10 by week’s end after a brisk Labor Day rebound. Chartists note repeated recoveries after mid-year dips, with July 27 at 177.00 and Tuesday’s advance to 177.70, followed by continued gains despite normal profit taking.
Bomber crews noted storms appearing clearly on radar scopes, leading to the use of radar as a weather surveillance aid during World War II. The discovery highlighted radar’s dual military and meteorological utility and shaped postwar weather forecasting practices.
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