Inquest Planned in Smith Case Advances
Officers push evidence and testimony for an inquest into the discovery of bones in a heating plant furnace linked to the August 10 disappearance of John C. Smith, Montana Power sub station operator. A man and woman will be questioned, a dental report is awaited, and an inquest is set for next Friday.
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John C. Smith
Montana Power Company
Frank J. Roe
Smith
Rudy E. Sayatovicc
Roe
West Porphry
British Crops Are Feared Ruined by Worst Storm Season
A devastating storm across Britain left ripened crops flooded and crushed from the Scottish highlands to the Isle of Wight. Twenty hours of high winds and rain killed at least 11, with thousands of acres of wheat barley oats hay potatoes and sugar beets destroyed. Northern counties bore the heaviest losses as rivers flooded fields and livestock perished, sparking fears of widespread bankruptcy among farmers.
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London
U.P
Britain
Scottish Highlands
Isle of Wight
British Isles
English Channel
H. R. Overman
Market
Harborough
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Truck crash near county line kills one injures seven
In Watsonville on Friday night a runaway truck collided head on with a passenger car on Pacheco Pass near the Santa Clara Merced county line. Joe P. Marchand, 33, of Watsonville, died in the crash and seven others were injured.
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Watsonville
Calif
U.P
Joe P. Marchand
Pacheco Pass
Santa Clara-fMerced
Campbell Man Dies From Weekend Car Crash
San Jose report says Fred Moody age 39 of Campbell died from injuries after a car struck a tree Friday. The driver, William Fry a 20 year old Camp Beale soldier, was seriously injured.
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San Jose
Calif
U.P
Fred Moody
Campbell
William Fry
Camp Beale
Mines Set to Open 1946-47 Term Monday at School
The Montana School of Mines will begin its 1946-47 academic year with an 8 am Monday opening. Registration starts Monday with freshmen signing in the Library Museum building and other classes in Main hall. Most students are veterans. civilian classes resume after a four year Navy V-12 program.
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Montana School of Mines
Francis A. Thomson
President of
Mines
Thomson
West Park
W. Milton Brown
Library-Museum
Main Hall
Brown
Forty-Three Cars Derailed on Union Pacific Freight
A westbound Union Pacific freight train derailed Saturday two and a half miles east of Emory Utah with 43 cars affected. An axle likely broke on the 10th car causing the initial derailment and 42 following cars. No injuries reported and the eastbound track remained open. Conductor K Downs of Ogden Utah and engineer Donovan E King of Evanston Wyoming were aboard.
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O .Aha
Union Pacific
Emory
Utah
K. Downs
Ogden
Donovan E. King
Evanston
Wyo
Conferees at Paris Hit a New Snag Over Oil Clauses
At the European peace conference the Slav bloc led by Russia blocked a British plan to protect foreign oil interests in Romania. After seven hours of debate the Balkan commission referred the vote on the oil clause to conference authorities while U S delegates argued the clause was unnecessary. The clash followed Italy’s autonomy accord for South Tyrol and debates over human rights in territories Italy gained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. I. Goldberg
Paris
Russia
Romania
Balkan Economic Commission
Vandenberg
R-Mich
U. S
South Tyrol
Italy
Connally
Texas
Yugoslavia
Greece
France
Ales Bebler
United States
Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Australia
Canada
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Sales Expenses Under Probe
A Senate subcommittee report says a War Assets Administration agent took 40000 in expense payments to sell 431 worth of surplus cutting tools. The surplus property subcommittee calls for an overhaul of WAA’s agent system amid charges of favoritism and improper practices slowing sales and harming veterans.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
War Assets Administration
Senate Military Affairs Committee
WAA
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Fire damages $15,000 at W. P. Puller Paint plant
Fire swept through the W. P. Puller Paint company plant in South San Francisco causing about 15000 in damages. Firemen said spontaneous combustion in oily rags near lumber started the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
W. P. Puller Paint Company
Weather Outlook for Butte and Mile High Region
Butte remains mostly cloudy with light rain or snow possible Sunday into Sunday night. Highs reach 50 to 55 west of the divide and 45 to 55 east of the divide with showers diminishing Sunday. Temperatures over 24 hours show upper 40s to mid 50s at local stations. winds NW 15 to 25 mph.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Montana Meat Packers Warn They Face Shutdown Without Relief
The Montana Meat Packers association warned Secretary of Agriculture Anderson that immediate relief from OPA is required or Montana packers will cease operations. At a Butte meeting attended by 95 percent of members, leaders said regulations force purchases at floor prices, causing losses and unemployment. Two Billings packers already halted operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Meat Packers’ Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Montana
Butte
Montana Meat Packers
Association
OPA
Anderson
Billings
United States
Seamen End West Coast Maritime Strike
A C I O led committee for maritime unity announced a 16 day West Coast strike ending at 6 p m Pacific time. Harry Lundeberg hinted at possible continuation, while Independent Marine Firemen and other unions also halted actions. Lundeberg said he would not return sailors until masters and pilots are satisfied, likely awaiting a new contract by September 30.
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San Francisco
C. I. O.-led
Committee For Maritime Unity
Harry Lundeberg
Independent Marine Firemen
C. I. O. National Maritime Union
Lundeberg
A. F. L. Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Seafarers’ International Union
Nine Die as Windstorm Collapse Hits Frankfurt
At least nine persons are dead and 24 injured as more than 40 bomb weakened buildings collapse in Frankfurt amid the fiercest windstorm since 1942, blackening the war torn city with destruction.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Death casts aura of mystery on heiress Evalyn Reynolds
In Washington a 24 year old heiress Evalyn McLean Reynolds was found unconscious in her bed at the McLean estate Friendship. Coroner A MacGruder MacDonald gave a tentative verdict of acute congestive heart failure while noting sleep pills and other chemical tests will be examined. Detective Sgt. Louis Snyder called death due to apparent natural causes after a routine inquiry. The body was found by Dr B W Leonard who treated Evalyn's mother Evalyn Walsh McLean for a knee ailment.
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Washington
Evalyn McLean Reynolds
Hope Diamond
A. MacGruder MacDonald
Louis M. Snyder
Guam Resembles a Bomb Target After Typhoon
Guam reports a violent Typhoon 100 mile per hour hurled through the Marianas Saturday causing millions in damage. Rear Adm. Charles A. Pownall said no deaths. one Army Air Force man suffered a broken back. Saipan, Tinian and Rota were cut off, disrupting communications. Ships left Apral harbor. planes moved to Pelilu for safety. In Denver, James B. Hale of the Denver Post was chosen for a two week seminar at Columbia University starting Oct. 28.
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Guam
Marianas Island
Charles A. Pownall
Army Air Force
Pownall
Saipan
Tinian
Rota
Navy
Marianas
Apral
Pelilu Island
Denver
James B. Hale
Denver Post
United States
American Press Institute
Columbia University
New York
Rescue Teams Evacuate Crash Victims in Hazardous Operation
Coast Guard helicopters evacuated eight survivors of the Belgian Sabena trans Atlantic crash in Newfoundland with five of the critically injured flown to Sir Frederick Banting Memorial hospital in Gander. Americans Helen Henderson and Rudy Revil were among the first rushed to the hospital. Belgium crew members Jean Roocki Walter Devos and Renne Jacquet were also listed.
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Gander
Newfoundland
U.P
Coast Guard
Helen Ruth Henderson
New York
Girl Scouts
Rudy Revil
Sir Frederick Banting
Walter Devos
Ghent
Belgium
Renne Jacquet
Courtrai
Byrnes and Bevin Plan Unified Anglo American Policy
Paris dispatch reports Secretary Byrnes and Foreign Secretary Bevin met for over an hour to align Anglo American policy following Henry Wallace's ouster. The session aimed to project a united front to the peace conference against Russia, with officials stressing support for Byrnes and Truman's hard line toward Moscow. Farley echoed the view that world peace hinges on unwavering backing of Byrnes policy and President Truman.
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R. H. Shackford
Paris
U.P
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Trueman
Henry Wallace
Byrnes-Bevin
United States
Britain
Russia
Bevin
London
Byrnes
Hotel
Meurice
Wallace
Truman
James A. Farley
U. S
Farley
Soviet Union
Monsignor Joyce Critically Ill After Abdominal Surgery
The Rt Rev Monsignor William P Joyce vicar general of the Helena diocese and pastor of Sacred Heart Butte since 1918 remains in grave condition at St James hospital after an abdominal operation Friday. Attendants reported resting easier Saturday night but no overall improvement. Joyce, a leading Montana Catholic figure, joined the papal household last June with investiture in September. Prayers and special masses were held across the city.
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St. James Hospital
William P. Joyce
Diocese of
Helena
Sacred Heart
Butte
Joyce
Msgr
Montana
Wallace Won't Aid Democrats in November Elections
Wallace plans reportedly exclude active Democratic campaign aid in November congressional races. He contends foreign policy shifts and Truman's stance prevent him from endorsing or speaking for the party while Byrnes leads on foreign policy. Sparksman noted Wallace may speak only as a private individual and not as a DNC sponsor. Acting Commerce head Alfred Schindler arrived as speculation swirled over a permanent successor.
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Wallace
Democratic Party
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
New Deal
Byrnes
Congress
Truman
Rep
Sparkman
D-Ala
Democratic National Committee
Pepper
D-Fla
Brotherhood of Railroad
Miami
Alfred Schindler
San Francisco
Commerce Department
Delegates Arrive for Northwest Aviation Planning Council Meet
About 250 visitors from four states one U S territory and two Canadian provinces travel to Butte for a two day Northwest Aviation Planning council gathering. Gen George C Kenney of the Pacific war fame will speak at the banquet Tuesday night and preside as UN military committee chairman.
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Northwest Aviation Planning Council
Army
George C. Kenney
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. Kenney
Pinlon
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Finlen
Silver Bow
U.S
Butte
Alaska
British Columbia
Alberta
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Finelen
Kenney
United Nations
Air
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Strategic Air Force
Truman Expected to Act Quickly on Commerce Secretary
President Truman may appoint a new secretary of commerce by a recess action since Congress is not in session. Schindler of Missouri and Robert Kerr of Oklahoma are among early names, with others including William Clayton, Ellis Arnall, and Paul Porter openly discussed.
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Washington
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce
Congress
Senate
Ahhindler
Commerce Department
Wallfreence
Schindler
Sst. Louis
Missouri
Wallace
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Democratic Party
William L. Clayton
Jesse M. Jones
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Arnall
Dixie
Paul A. Porter
OPA
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Northwest Council
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