The Montana Standard from Butte, Montana (2024)

MONTANA STANDARD, BUTTE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1941 Five Mrs. Cohen Rites Be Thursday Rabbi Joseph Gitin Will Officiate Funeral services for Mrs. Jack 8. Cohen, prominent Butte matron, will be held at 11 o'clock Thursday morning at White's 1 chapel. Burial will be in B'nai Israel cemetery.

Rabbi Joseph N. Gitin will officiate. Mrs. Cohen, wife of the president of the Symons Dry Goods company, died Monday evening at the family residence, 829 West Broadway. She had been ill for several weeks but her condition was not considered 1 serious until last week.

se Mrs. Cohen had been prominent in civic affairs and took a leading part in all worthwhile for many years. She was "born Feb. 22, 1886, at Denver. Her maiden name was to Butte in 1889 with her parents, Miss Anna Greenberg.

Shea came Mr. and Mrs. I. Greenberg and was married to Mr. Cohen April 25, 1909.

JOSEPH BRIJOVIC Joseph Brijovic, 52, was killed by a fall of ground at the Mayflower mine Monday night. A native of Austria, he had been a resident of Jefferson county for several years. Mr. Brijkovic was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Elsie, and two children, Joseph, and Eugenia; two brothers in California; a nephew, John Brijkovic of Butte; a niece in Salt Lake and other relatives.

MRS. NELL 0'GORMAN Mrs. Nell O'Gorman, 55, who had lived in Butte since she was a year old, died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. A resident of 536 West Broadway, she was the wife of the late Paul O'Gorman, who died here five months ago. She had been in ill health since the time of her husband's death.

The pioneer Butte resident was a native of Illinois, and came to the infant Mining city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Walsh. Mrs. O'Gorman was a devout Catholic and a member of the St.

Patrick parish. She was beloved by all who knew her. Surviving are three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Walsh, Mr.

and Mrs. V. H. Walsh and Frank Walsh, all of Butte; two brothers-in-law, Frank and James Pro O'Gorman, both of White Bear Lake, two aunts, Mrs. William Lytton of Butte and Miss Margaret Walsh of Seattle, a number of cousins, including Mrs.

William Milligan and Harry Lytton, both of Butte, and several in Staples, Minn. The body is at the Daly-Shea mortuary, where funeral services will be conducted Thursday morn- ing. PATRICK GLYNN Funeral services for Patrick Glynn will be held Wednesday morning. The body is at the Duggan-Merrill mortuary and will be removed at 9 o'clock Wednesday to St. Ann church, where services will be held' at 9:30 o'clock.

Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery. A brother, John, arrived Tuesday from Hartford, to complete funeral arrangements. Other immediate survivors are a brother, Thomas of Hartford; a sister, Mrs. Edward McCoullough, also of Hartford, and a Miss Subina Glynn of Sinsbury, Conn. MRS.

KATE F. HAMILTON Mrs. Kate F. Hamilton, a native of Wisconsin and a resident of Montana for 60 years, succumbed Tuesday in a local hospital. The family home for many years has been six miles south of Whitehall.

Mrs. Montana with her Hamilton, camend Mrs. John Farrell, when only a child. She was a member of the Security Benefit association. Survivors include her husband, William E.

Hamilton. Last Rites Held for Mrs. Little Funeral services were conducted Tuesday for Mrs. Ora Little, member old-time and prominent Butte family, in the Richard funeral, home. Mrs.

Little died Friday Chicago. During the services conducted by the Rev. Thomas Ashworth, Mrs. Slater Smith sang "Far From My Heavenly Home," "Now the Day Is Over," and "Abide with Me." Miss Violet Laity was the accompanist. Pallbearers were E.

J. Strasberger, E. R. Blinn, E. N.

Genzberger, Judge J. J. Lynch, E. H. Mester, R.

M. Hobbs and Grant Elderkin. Interment was in Mount Moriah cemetery. An extra car was needed for the many floral tributes. In a collision between two cars and a bus in Pretoria, South Africa, one car landed sitting at right angles on the top of the other.

In Memory of Mr. Andrew J. Davis The First National Bank will be open on Wednesday, June 25th, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and Noon ONLY Do you believe in monopoly? One thing that has made America a great country is this: Any man with the courage to start a new business- or sell a better product at. a better price- is free to do so, 'And he also is free to compete for customers by advertising the advantages he offers.

Advertising is one of the simplest guards against monopoly. It lets each man tell his story- and the public picks the winner. The Post-Standard 33 Young Men Leave Butte in Twelfth Draft Contingent SELECTEES SENT TO entrained Tuesday afternoon for undergo physical examinations Army. Two of the men are right, are: Ralph Morris, Leo Maki, Leo Kopra, Bruce Emmett Lavelle. Second row, Jim Hinch, Louis Jackelini, Fay McCall, Fred Sulli-Vincent Dwyer, Ole Kolstad, Wesley Kinder, John Phelan, group from board No.

2. He is an athlete and has two years behind him at Montana School of Mines. Cleat Fearon, an employe of Jack Healy, county surveyor, one of the largest men at the depot, was down at the train, he said, to "give the boys a big sendoff." One of the youngest, spectators in the huge crowd Michael Lavelle, 15-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lavelle, 24-B East Platinum street.

He was taken by his mother to see his uncle, Emmett Lavelle, who left with the contingent. Emmett's brother, Francis, left in the quota. The youngster, the train. astonished He at watched the wide-eyed and gurgled ecstatically. Among persons to see Wilbert E.

Hakala, a volunteer, leave were Mrs. James Seymour, 430 Colorado street, and Dickie Seymour, seven, Annalee Seymour, 10. One of the first fathers to leave was Nick Tregear, volunteer. Among those who bid him good-bye" were his wife, Georgia, his son by previous marriage, Billie, three, and his mother, Mrs. Nick Tregear, Among those who haven't missed a "farewell" occasion at the depot Scott Fries, principal of Butte high were school, and Stanley (Midge) Griffiths, assistant principal, "We come down every time to see the boys away," they said.

Nick Grefig and Bill Wyatt were reported as the first meat cutters to leave Butte for the draft. They were accompanied to the train by a large number of relatives and friends. In their official capacity, Joe Burns, James McCashin and George Wilcox were present at the depot. they climbed onto They "checked off' the selectees, as are the clerks of the three drafts boards here. A large circle of friends and tellow employes in the Continntal Oil company offices here hemmed in Bruce Gibson at the station.

Gibson, a graduate of Butte Business College, was an employe of the oil company before he was cummoned by Uncle Sam. A brother, two sisters-in-law and niece, were present to keep Walter a T. Buchanan company before the train left. The relatives to see Buchanan, leader of the group from board No. 1, go to Missoula were Mr.

and Mrs. M. A. Buchanan and Mrs. James L.

Buchanan and young daughter, Marion. Ralph Morris, Butte garage mechanic, who left with the contingent, hopes to be assigned to a position in which he can use his knowledge of machinery. Among those who bid good to the selectee was his father, R. P. Morris, of 1310 West Gold street.

Wesley Kinder, a Mining city bartender, who joined the selectees as a transfer from Wallace, Idaho, also would like to be placed in a me- Of Kentucky's finest Bourbons this is the CREAN Here are the men who Missoula, where they will for entrance into the U. S. transfers. First row, left to Myers, Nicholas Hinch, Nestor Shepperd, Bruce Gibson and left to right: Robert Coles, John McCarthy, Phalen Frey, van. Third row, left to right Roy Kinnari, Bill Wyatt, Mining City Bids Good-bye to 33 (Continued From Page 1) good idea of what the defense program amounts to, but soon I'll have first hand knowledge and will be glad to be a part of it." The prospective soldiers started their careers with the government on the right foot by arriving promptly at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning as ordered, at selective service headquarters.

They received final instructions, posed for a newspaper photograph and spent the next two hours bidding friends and relatives goodby. About 15 extra minutes of farewells were managed when the Milwaukee train was late. Cause of the delay was given as 8 meet with another train. When the train backed into the station, the crowd shoved forward toward the head end. The potential soldiers experienced difficulty in pushing through the crowd to board, here.

the train during its short There were tears, but there were more smiles and laughter than at any time during the past few months, according to observers. It was a happy crowd just the kind that the boys probably like best. When the train clicked slowly out of the station, the assemblage waved the last goodby and resumed its normal course of life. The departure of 33 men from a community like Butte is 8 big event. Here are some of the human-interest stories concerning the young men: -William Negerbon of 1440 Evans avenue was deferred, according to word received the last moment.

A student, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is deemed more valuable, it was learned here, in that capacity than as a soldier. Ole Kolstad, one of the selectees, is going to be missed by much of Butte. A good fellow, the 34-yearold native of Trondheim, Norway, also was treasurer of the Butte Ski club until his resignation when his number came up in the draft. Kolstad is another believer in national defense. George August, cafe owner and A.

E. F. vet, saw Kolstad off. James Kelly of Dillon, who won high honors this spring as a graduating senior from the School of Mines here, was the center of attraction in one crowded corner of the depot platform. Kelly believes he would best like a.

place in the engineering end of the service. He was the leader from board No. 3. A classmate of Kelly's at Montana School of Mines was Paava Puumala, who was awarded a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering. Puumala, as a member of the contingent of No.

3, was one of the men in Kelly's "first command." Bruce Sheppard, a candymaker in local store, was the leader of the a Quart, $2.10 Pint, $1.10 60c Cream of Kentucky THE "DOUBLE BOURBON SCHENLEY DISTILLERS NEW YORK CITY 90 PROOF. STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY. Probate Matters Filed in Court Dissolved Firm's Hearing Is Set Several probate matters were signed, instruments in two divorce actions were filed and dates for hearings in other civil actions were (beta Tuesday in state district court. here. Judge J.

J. Lynch signed an order directing Cecil Stevens, defendant in a divorce action, to pay the plaintiff, Margaret, $55 a month temporary alimony, Jo Ann Redmond filed suit for divorce from Keith Redmond, whom she married in Butte on 16, 1936. The plaintiff seeks custody of the couple's minor child, a fourmonth-old daughter, and $20 a month for the child's support. Mrs. Redmond charges her husband with extreme cruelty.

A hearing will be conducted July 7 before Judge T. E. Downey to wind up the affairs of the Harrison Avenue Theater company, a dissolved corporation. Persons interested are urged to be present at the hearing. Judge Downey, in the estate of (Mirle A.

Healy, set July 7 as the date for hearing the account of the administrator. The accounting showed a deficit of $5.73 in expenses over income. The judge signed an order combining two probate matters, both in the estate of Arthur Peters. John F. Lindland, Joseph D.

Dyas and H. L. Temby were appointed appraisers of the, estate of Malcolm Gillis. Judge Downey will hear the petition of Xavier Wilbur Smith, to change his name to Wilbur Joseph Guay, on July 19 In department No. of state court.

Unity Center to Sponsor Lecture Carrick Cook of San Francisco will be guest speaker for the Butte Unity Truth Center of Practical Christianity, Independent, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A. building, It was announced today.

Mrs. Cook, member afo.the New executive Thought board of Alliance, Interna- has just concluded a series of lectures in Nashville, and will make a speaking tour of Montana Truth centers before returning to her home in San Francisco. The United States was the principal supplier of toilet soaps to Panama last year. Just after Darling, South Africa, Installed electricity, two automobiles collided in the main street and severed an electric light pole, giving the community, its first blackout. RECLINING LAWN CHAIR Varnish finished hardwood frame.

Gaily striped cover. Adjustable back. Folds completely $1.19 print AND Strain Brothers selling agent 1 CO MISSOULA Paavo right: Wilbert Mufich John credited tered William Puumala and Lew Griffith. Fourth row, left Gerald Callahan, Nick Tregear, Edward V. E.

Hakala, Walter W. Giza, James L. Kelly, and Walter T. Buchanan. Not in the picture Ogrin.

Another man not pictured, but who to a local board, is George Florsheim, who in Butte but was inducted from Glasgow, Negherbon, who was to have departed, has deferred, draft workers said. chanical position with Uncle Sam's draft Army. The other transfer who left with Butte young Roy J. Kinnari, formerly of Proctor, Minn. Four of Centerville's patriotic group of young men departed as volunteers.

The "Four Horsem*n" of Centerville were James and Nicholas Hinch, brothers, of 49 West LaPlatte street; John F. McCarthy, 13 East Center street, and Robert Coles, 964 North Main street. Most of Centerville was at the train to bid their boys good -bye. Among those gathered at the station to wave so-long to the men were Mr. and Mrs.

John Hinch, 219-D East Platinum street, brother and sisterin-law of the Hinchs who left, and their 4-year-old daughter, Arlene, a niece of the soldier brothers. "Travel light" is the motto of Nestor Maki. When he boarded the Milwaukee railroad train all he had was a shaving kit with toilet articles. No suitcase jammed full of clothing for him, he said. Steve Williams, 115 West Broadway, was in his customary place at the depot platform to watch the proceedings.

Williams was in the A. E. F. during the World war, but was not overseas. He has only missed seeing about three groups of selectees leave Butte since November.

Clarence C. Johnson. Negro Janitor in A Butte confectionary for 19 years, brought gifts for Bruce Shepperd and Lew Griffith, who have been friends of the smiling Negro since childhood. Johnson said he knew what it was like to leave Butte for the Army. During the World war he trained for months, then embarked for France, In midocean word was received of the armistice.

"I was so seasick at the time, it didn't make much difference," the Butte man said. Silver. Bow county's selectees and transfers were the only passengers on the Olympian who were bound for their final physical examinations at Missoula. On Wednesday, however, Deer Lodge and Baker each will have two men aboard the train for Montana's induction station. While Sulphur Springs and Roundup will send one man each on Thursday.

Anacondan to Be Stationed at Cable Mountain Guy McKee of Anaconda will be sent to the Cable Mountain lookout west of the Smelter city Wednesday morning, according to Charles A. Joy, supervisor of the Deer Lodge lookout the second to National forest.a The posting the leave for duty this season, the forest supervisor said. Last week the lookout at Haystack mountain, east of Elk Park, was filled. A fire danger of 4.2 exists in the Deer Lodge forest at present, the forester reported. During the past several days, since the last rainstorm Friday, the fire danger has moved upward from 3.2 to the present reading, indicating increased threat of fire.

Mr. Joy explained that a number of factors affect the fire danger of the forest. -Among them are temperature, humidity, wind velocity, visibility, fuel moisture and the length of time since lightning has been reported. The fire danger table is a standard measure of the posslbility of fire and is prepared in the Deer Lodge forest daily from readings in four different localities of the area. A fifth weather station will be established July 1.

Deputy Leaves With Prisoners Paul Erler of Butte, deputy U. S. marshal, left Tuesday afternoon for the Pacific Northwest with two prisoners. He intended to take into custody other alleged law violators from the Helena division of the Montana federal district. The two prisoners Erler took from Butte were D.

J. Murphy, 39, and William H. Baker, 31. Murphy will face trial in Seattle. He is charged with fraud of United States Housing Authority loan.

Baker recently pleaded guilty to a white slave charge and id was sentenced to serve three years in 8 federal penitentiary. The prison to which he will be committed, ac. cording to Erler, is McNeil Island, out of Tacoma, Wash, Brazil shipped over 141,000,000 pounds of coffee to the United States in a recent month. to Sivula, John was was regisMont. been A large number of books for dren, both fiction and nonfiction, has been added to the list at Butte public library.

The list lows: Fiction "Fathom Deep," Benjamin; "Walking on Gold," Crawford; "Penny for Luck," Means; "AyChee," by Birney; "Lucky Vagabond," Colmont; "Last of the Zulder Zee," Franke; "Distant "With Cortes, Conqueror," Watson; "Scarface," Yeager; "Clear for Action," Meader; "Wings Over Books for Children Are Available at Butte Library West Point," Emery; "Brother of a Hero," Barbour: "Eric Red," Hanson; "Boy scout in the Grand Canyon," Oliver; "On the Trail of Chief Joseph," Robertson; "High Hurdles," Duncombe; "For Cross and King," Desmond; "Seraphina Todd," Hubbard; "Ann Bartlett, Navy Nurse," Johnson. "This Is Freedom," Nelson; "Ports of the Past," Rose; "Smoke Brier; "Hilla of Finland," De Malroy; "You're om, the Air," Neyliger: "Secret of the Old House," Leighton; "Mystery of the Black Cat," Wadsworth; "Piang, the Moro Chieftain," Stuart; "Painted Weekes; "Middle Button," Worth; "Trem McRea, and the Golden Cinders," Wormser: "Joan and Michael," Gale; "Infield Barbour: "Renni, the Rescuer. Salten; "Riders of the Royal Hawthorne; "Pitching for Temple. Non-Fiction "Come Hither," DeLa Mare; "Track and Field," Conger; "Pageant of Japanese History," Dilts; "Disaster Fighters," Downey; "Long Grass Whiskers," Elliott; "Heritage of Cotton," Crawford; "Story of the Williams," Humphrey; "Tec*mseh and His Oskison; "American Historical Scene," Arthur; 'America," Faulkner; "Potomac Landings," Wilsatch; "Down Wind," Peattie; "Sports and Games," Keith; "American Costume Dolls," Jordan; "Clare Barton," Pace; "Finlandia," Arnold; "Nature Encyclopedia," by Fisher in five volumes; "Child's Book of the Symphony," Carnes; "Theodosia, Daughter of Aaron Colver; "In Little America With Byrd," Hill; "Rain or Shine," Baer; "Winged Auslander; "Modern Airplanes," Booth. State Public Health Convention Will Attract Butte Group The annual convention the Montana Public Health association will be held at the Rainbow hotel in Great Falls, Thursday and Friday, according to Dr.

John X. Newman, 'pathologist at St. James hospital and president of the association. Among those from Butte who will attend the convention are Dr. Newman, Dr.

J. L. Mondloch, county health physician; Annie Verharen, Robert Blake and Dr. Alfred Karsted, a member of the State Board of Health, and who is now in Great Falls in attendance at the annual meeting of the Montana Medical association, The sessions are expected to attract about 200 persons from varlous parts of the state, Dr. Newman said.

Mayor Ed Shields of Great Falls will the address of welcome, and deliver, E. Long of Anaconda will follow with an address for state medical association. Dr. Newman will make president's annual address at the first morning session. Other speakers on the two-day program include Dr.

Herald Cox of the Rocky Mountain laboratory, Hamilton; Dr. F. I. Terrill, director Montana State Tuberculosis sanitarium, Galen; Dr. M.

B. Hesdorffer of the Montana State University, Missoula; Dr. A. L. Strand, president Montana State College, 'Bozeman; Dr.

Maysil B. William, state health officer, Bismarck, N. and several others. American tractors will be used in highway construction in Manchuria. HOME TREATMENT FOR ATHLETE'S FOOT Brings Wonderful Relief Here's one product that REALLY works.

Liquid Zemo promptly relieves itching, burning distress. ALSO helps heal raw, cracked, peeling skin between toes. Use freely soon your discomfort should disappear. Over 25,000,000 be good! 354, $1.00. packages sold.

Zemo MUST ZEMO New Draft Pan ESKImO Na $1445 in A healthful design real, and Ultra living! bargain smart New la Chrome Table Top and Base, it circulates cool air from the floor and distributes it gently no danger of catchins cold. 3 speeds, 12' polished num blades, oil impregnated bearings, A. C. current only, overall height top diameter base six feet of cord, fully guaranteed non-radio interfering. QUIET AS CANDLE FLAMEL Fan at, Also an 8 In.

Eskimo $1.95 A special 10-Inch Oscillating Fan special at, $6.95 See these today. Order one for a free trial. Butte Bottlers Supply Inc. 112 South Main Street Phone 3236 PRICE SALE! Of Bigelow COVER DU TOO Mill Samples BIGE LOW WEAVERS In Discontinued Patterns AXMINSTER and WILTONS 27x27 inch, $3.50 value $1.75 27x54 inch, $4.75 value $2.40 27x54 inch, $6.50 value $3.25 27x54 inch, $8.50 value $4.25 27x54 inch, $9.50 value $4.75 On Display, First Floor WEDNESDAY, 9:30 A. M.

Our Regular Terms and Service Apply on These Bargains Formerly Christie's Formerly Baxter's Baxter's 20 KNOT HOLES VOL. IX JUNE 24 NO. 25 Published in the interest of A lady, sitting by an open the people of Butte and vicin- window, was listening to the Ity by the Interstate Lumber noise made by a bunch of "Lumber Jack," Editor. grasshoppers, and paying little attention to choir singing in a nearby church. New streamlined floor can A gentleman stopped in front really "take it." Truly a new of the window to speak to kind of hardwood floor! her.

Comes finished and waxed. He (referring to the choir): Ready for use the instant it's making good sealed in "They are laid. Its beauty is deal of noise tonight!" by a penetrating finish spplied at the factory, Resists She (referring to the grassabuse that mars ordinary fin- hoppers): "Yes, and do you Ishes. Stays beautiful longer. know that they make all that Expensive? Not at all, Just noise with their hind legs?" compare with ordinary flooring! Phone or come in for "scratch This summer heat has details.

See the made many people realize test." that proper insulation in the home would keep the temWe've had several requests perature down where It is for a little story we ran last comfortable have you year to be repeated 50 investigated insulation for here it is: your home? INTERSTATE MERCURY CO..

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