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Laurel outlook., 1946-07-03
Double Ring Ceremony
Unites Esther Weber,
George Schreiner, Jr.

A double ring ceremony perform
ed by candlelght united in marriage
Miss Esther Weber, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Weber, and George
Schreiner, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Schreiner.
The service was read by Rev. C.
o. Anderson, pastor of Our Saw
iour's Lutheran church, June 81, at
6:30. Music was furnished by Miss
Helen Reiter, who played the we'd
ding marches, and by Mrs. Anderson
who accompanied herself and sang
81 Love You Truly" and Crowned
by Thy Benediction."
The brides gown was of white net
over taffeta with a fingertip veil
fastened to a crown of seed pearls.
She CRIED a bouquet of red roses.
Miss Charlotte Brese, maid of hon
or and Miss Martha Klockheimer
and Miss Hulda Weber, bridesmaids,
wore dresses of similar design in
pastel shades and carried bouquets
of pink carnations and delphiniums.
David Ruff was the bridegroom's
best men and Reuben Bait and DON
aid Lenhardt were ushers.
The bride is a graduate of Laurel
high school and for the last year
was employed at the Gardner drug
store. Mr.. Schreiner spent three
years in the service and since his
return has been employed at the
Yellowstone dairy. After the we'd
ding ceremony a dance and reception
at Riverside park was attended by
ITS guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schreiner are re-
siding at the Laird apartments on
West Main street.
Laurel outlook., 1946-07-03
Mrs. Virgins Conducts
Memorial Service For
Assembly Of Rebekahs

Mrs. Mary B. Virgins of Ever
green Rebekah lodge No. sc, dis
trict deputy president and chair
man of the local memorial commit
tee, had charge of the memorial
services of the Rebekah assembly
when that body and the Montana
l.. o. o. F. grand lodge were in
session in Bozeman last week.
Mrs. Virgins was also the official
delegate from Laurel.
William Gerke, noble grand of
Laurel Odd Fellows lodge No. 81,
was the official delegate from that
body to the grand lodge session.
The 1947 grand lodge and as
-. .,c,+al - A. 1--.-z .--1l-l
Laurel outlook., 1946-07-03
.H0LMGREN, FORMER
LAUREL MAN,PASSES
Retired Railroad Man Lived
Here % Years Came To
States As Swedish Sailor

August T. Holmgren, 70, of Bill
lings, a resident of Laurel for 25
years, died at a Billings hospital
Friday, following a heart attack at
his home Thursday night. He. re-
tired in 1888 after So years of rail
road service and moved to Billings
in 1914.
Mr.. Holmgren's retirement from
active duty closed a long and color
full career as an early-day sailor
and old-time railroader which took
him to many of the worlds ports
and to nearly all of the United
States. Thirty-six years of his
railroad service were with the
Northern Pacific railway company.
He was employed in supervisory
capacity on bridge, masonry and
concrete work, and for the last 10
years before his retirement was
scale inspector for this district.
He was born in Stockholm,
Sweden, Sept. II, 1866, a son of
and Mrs. Pher August Holm
gren. At an early age he went to
sea, shipping as an ordinary sea-
man. He arrived in the United
States in the summer of 1884 as a
hand aboard a Norwegian barken-
tine and left the ships crew at
Philadelphia. There he entered the
employ of a contractor, who was
sailors to work on the con-
struction of a lighthouse being
erected by the federal government
off Delaware bay. He was employ
ed as a "sandhog" in submarine
work for a considerable time.
In 1887, Mr.. Holmgren entered
employ of the Illinois Central
railroad and afterward vas en-
by various railroads in
construction. In Portland,
Ore, April ID, 1910, he was mar
ried to Miss Lora Caswell of Chi
They came to Laurel in 1919
and Mr.. Hilmgren took charge of
he railroads rail retaining plant
and concrete testing laboratory, and
alter was scale inspector.
He was a member of Corinthian
A. F. & A. NJ, at Laurel,
he Scottish Rite bodies and Shrine
n Billings, and the Billings First
church.
Besides his widow he is survived
~ two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Simpson
md Mrs. Helga Johnson, both of
New York, and a brother, Gunner
of Stockholm.
Funeral services were held at Set
crgren's chapel Monday with the
Rev. r. H. Norman, pastor of the
FIRST Baptist church officiating.
Iohn W. S~cheidecker, accompanied
~ Mrs. Gustave Simmons sang
Going Home"
Laurel outlook., 1946-07-03

D. L. Hafer, Frank o. Hartley, Phil
ip E. Noel, Harold Richardson, all
OF Laurel and d. L. Scoarse of Bill
lings. Services at Mountview ceme-
terry were conducted by Laurel Cor
inthian lodge No. 70, A. F. G. A. M.
with F. M. Braswell acting as wor-
Laurel outlook., 1946-07-03
Announces Vacation
Bible School July %

Rev. Lewis l. LaMance, pastor of
the Assembly of God, has announc-
ed a daily vacation Bible school for
children will begin July % and
continue through Aug. 2. Children
of ages a to ID will be welcome.
There will be games and hand work
in connection with the regular Bible
course.
Two young ladies from Havre,
Mary Poynter and Margaret Keis-
ser, who have been engaged in
Bible school work throughout the
state will be in charge of the
school here, Rev. LaMance said.
Laurel outlook., 1946-07-03
Sunset and
John Beven, Jr. Wed

Miss Shirley Sunset, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Pearl Sunset, and John
Beven, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Beven, were married last
Wednesday at a ceremony in Liv-
ingston. Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Tay-
Tor of Laurel were the attendants.
The service was read by the Rev.
F. A. Divines, at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Grace and
children are spending the week in
Laurel outlook., 1946-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Strack, who
were recently married at Missoula,
are guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mcintyre, while en-
route from a wedding trip through
Yellowstone park and eastern Mon
tana to their home in Deer Lodge.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
Paris
Peoce, It's Argumentutive

After Wrangllng three solid weeks
over rules and fractional maloritjcs
necessary Tor recommending changes
IN the Big -Four treaty drafts. the 2l-
nation peace conference at Paris final
~ began point-by-point consideration
last week of treaties for five defeated
AXIS satellites: Italy, Romania. Hun
gary. Bulgaria and Finland.
Ironically the first proposal for a
treaty draft modification to come be-
1orc peace conference committee
failed even to come to vote Italv
sought revision of the preamble of the
treaty drafted for her to give the
Italian people credit for overthrow of
FaSclSm, recognize the help they gave
the Allies, and remove the stigma of
unconditional surrender.
Alter seven and one half hours dis
cuSSlon. the conferences Political and
Territorial Committee for Italy adopt
ed this motion:
The chairman noted that suggcs-
tons contained in the Italian memO-
randum were not taken up in the
form in which they were presented as
amendments by any delegation and
were. therefore,, not endorsed as
such"
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
BALKANS: An Outrageous Act

Two GugO5laV soldiers were killed
July II in clash inside the American
zone of Vcnczia Guilia near Ursina
when u. S. patrols the State Depart
mcnt said, returned fire from a Yugo-
Slav patrol. Next day YugoSlavs set
up machine gun post we'll inside the
American zone. June 80, a Yugoslav
force surrounded a British patrol in
side the Anglo-American zone cx-
planning their action was ordered by
their high command.
In another note to Tito, the third
disclosed within two days, the State
Department denounced an August 9
attack on an unarmcd American trans
port, forced down to a crash landing
IN cornficld near Ljubljana. One Of
the crew was wounded. Undcrsccrc-
tary of State Dean AChcSOn said the
YugoSlaV act was IAN outrageous
performance and not the type of ac-
ton one would expect from a friend
ly country.
Before that protest could be an
sWcred. YugoSlav fighters shot down
IN flames another American transport
over the YugOSlav- v-Austrian border
between Klagcnfurt and Bled. An eye
witness reported only two parachutcs
opened as the plane with a crew Of
five plummeted down.
Next day spokesman within the
IugoSlav government declared "our
pilots did the right thing" in shooting
down trespaSSlng u. S. planes.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30

power under independence, but arc
dependent on British policy.
For three months this spring Brit
lSh Cabinet Mission tried to induce
the Congress and the league to serve
IN an interim government. The league
was asked TO waive PakiStan and seek
MoSlem group action within the fed
craI union. The Congress was asked
to accord the league equal rcprcson-
tation on the interim government
dlve Scats) until the constituent as
Scmbly could draft the constitution
Change of Mind
AT first the league agreed to the
British proposals, then Jinna h
changed his mind He claimed the
Hindus numerically stronger bv a 81
ratio, planned to impose their VIII on
MoSlems
The cabinet mission retired and
NlccloE Lord WavclI asked both
groups t. form an interim govern
ment. The league refused TO partici-
pate with fiery shouts of "Sinbdbad,"
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
Trouble Along the Border


Something very definitely was rot
ton IN the state of affairs between
GugOSlavia and the United States.
Marshal TltO'5 regime had never been
overfriendly with the western Allies
alter their criticism of the Belgrade
government as 'unrcprcScntativc.
American sympathy for MihalloviC
and the decision to intornationalize
Trieste rather than give if to Yugo-
slavla did not lessen the dislike.
American planes were forbidden to
fly over Yugoslav territory and
UNRRA reports we're denied the co,In
tFy which supplied most Of tho relief.
NeW5rcels Of the Bikini atom bomb
tests prompted YugoSlav criticism that
America, like Hitler, was seeking to
mtlmldatc the world
Lest week the sjmmerln2 uudcrcur-
rent burst into tho open in a torrent
of tough diplomatic exchange.
The u. s. State Department angriIv
revealed that state of ncar-war had
existed between American and Yueo-
Siav troops at Trieste for some time.
1t accused YugOslav forces of raiding
the American occupation zone. MAX
ing unprOvokcd attacks on American
troops. and charged Belgrade with
trying TO wreck Allied Military Gov
ernmcnt in Trieste in a concerted cam
palgn OF intimidation, incitcment and
terrorism.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
In Short

Released: BY UNRRA director gen.
eral LaGuardia, British Lit. Gen. Sir
Frederick Morgan, who charged last
winter worldwide Jewish conspira-
torlal movement was behind the cx-
oduS of eastern European Jews into
American zone in Germany. as chief
of UNRRA in Germany.
Sought: BY Trygve Lie, secretary
general of the United Nations. Big
Five assurance against any further
delay in the General Assembly meet
ing IN New York scheduled for Sep
tcmber %.
Approved: BY the Argentine Senate.
unanimously, the Act of Chapultepec
(nter-American defense agrcement)
and the United Nations San Francisco
accord.
Evicted: BY Egypts King Farouk,
Nlitorlo Emanuele, ex-king of Italv.
and his Queen, from their Cairo villa
to make way for pan Arabic confer
enCe.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
Surplus
Too N"ch Is Too Much

The War Assets Administration,
created last Iarch to dispose Of most
of the governments surplus war
properties, which cost about 30 bill
lion dollars originally. was about
third of the way through its Job
Rep. Roger Slaughter CD-Mo), who
was defeated by EnoS Axtcll. hand
picked Presidential candidate. was
busy in Washington probing disposal
OF surplus war materials WAA in
stituted an investigation Of IFS own.
houSe-cleanCd 81 employees from its
electroniC division
Slaughter, who 10 days ago cited
for contempt Benjamin Franklin
Fields, figure in the Carson muni-
tons probe. for failing to answer uucS-
tlonS of his House investigating com
mittee, ranged down to Atlanta to ask
tho Army why it was selling tons of
radio equipment as junk.
He learned that radio transmii'crz.
which cost $l.100 to construct. couldn't
bo sold now for $50 The market was
gluttFd with 50 much surplus equip
ment that Macon and Atlanta iunkmcn
had to call on other Southern scrap
dealers 70 help tlcm diapo DC it.
After listening to testimony. Slaugh-
ter declared that money would be
saved if much Of the surplus military
equipment were destroyed on the
battlefield or tossed into tho ocean
instead of being brought home.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30

(RcVolutionD and went back to its
original demand of Paklstan.
Five Seats. Not Enough
Last week Jinnah reported Nchru
had offered the league five seats in
the l4-membCr cabinet Of the interim
government Il could not possibly
accept he said.
Jinnah said it was "inconccivablc"
that Britaln'S Prime Minister Attlce
would allow the Congress 10 be in
stalled in power on its own terms bv
the British Government to rule Mos
lens and mnoriticS with the help Of
British blood and treasure"
His statement was interpreted in
some political circles as a hopeful hint
that Attlee might mediate the dis
putc.
Meanwhile Nchru went on forming
the interim executive colmcil-in ef-
iect. the first Indian government.
MoSlcm refusal to participate would
compllcate It's operation but il could
hardly prevent its establishment.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30

ciiabIc minority leader. Under the
limited nome rule instituted bv Brit
am IN 1887, IIinduS have dominated
seven of the II provincial govern
mcnts. The league, representing some
but not all-of the 10000. 1000 Mos
lens among lnda's 350,000.OO0 pco-
pie, says this is a bitter forctaste 9 Of
freedom IN Hindu-dominatcd India.
The league demands creation Of a
separate Moslcm state, called Pakis-
tan
The Congress Party. of which Mo-
handas X. Gandhi Is the spiritual
leader is prcdomnantly Hindu but
includes thousands of Moslcms. Gand-
hi and JaWaharlal Nchru. Congress
president, insist upon united India
with league delegates accorded pro-
portonatc share in government.
Cabinet Mission Proposals
Tine princes Of native states, which
comprise onc-thjgd of India, are an
other and less important factor. These
potentates fear loss Of their dcspo,jc
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
''oi Shots
frou~i, tne World kwuy

\ ~ - NV fF0Nl1 FNVhH
,,a-Io Sskamaki, sole survivor Of
tAe J3paAe5e attack corps which
bombed Pearl HarDor. chose August
/ as his wedding day because TO him
TIC anniversary "mari;ed the start Of
r~'uvenated japan" He had been lV-
ing in remote farm village to keep
CIT Of the public Nye His bride was
CHOSEN from dozens Of women who
proposed by mail and others who
Travelled to see and comfort him.
X'ro'e one lyrical Toyko columnist
"Sorins has come again to Prisoner
OF War Number One"
o In Holly Spring. Miss. d farm
worker who dropped arsenic in well
lust to make his wife SICK" Wa:
jailed pending investigation of six
deaths and 90 serious illnesses in the
three large families using the well.
. In Chicago. Slapsie Make Rozen-
bloom, ex-light heavyweight boxing
champion, was fined s. for speeding
and s. in costs after he explained 10
the court: Everything was going 0 K.
until that cop found out who | was
and then he took advantage of my
stupidity"
In Baltimore, an irate housewife
was hailed into court by policeman
who charged she assaulted him with
running electric fan when he in
vestigated complaint al her home.
Q When bottleneck developed III
plumbing of the 425-gallon baptismal
tank of the St Louis Park Baptist
Church, hremen hooked hose to
hvdrant, filled it in almost no time.
TIE Few. John B. Hines thanked
them, baptized Is waiting Communl-
C9nt5.
@ In Memphis, Tenn. Sgt Robert J.
Doverspike, weather forecaSter of the
Fourth Ferrying Group. predicted
heavy thunderStcrmS. That afternoon,
lightning bolt nit the weather office.
snged the Wedtherman's neck and
whiskers, but frightened more than
hurt him.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30

I : ~ 4 \ ! - :
India S
Crisis

EOR decades, India's MosIcm
i League and the predominant
ly-Hindu Congress Party were
united only in their opposition to
almost two centuries of British
rule Since last spring when Brit
ain made its offer of independence,
bitter chaSm Widened steadily be
tween these two major political par
ties, already at odds because of diff
fcring religions.
Last week these religious political
differences resulted in a blood bath
at Calcutta where more than 5000
were killed in MoSlem- Hindu rioung.
This communal warfare was fight
ing of the most savage, elemental
type. Report piled on report of whole
families butchcred. women and chill
drcn mutilated, houses burned and
shops looted Damage was estimated
III millions of dollars. Piles of bodies
blocked the streets, many of them
bloatcd from the broiling sun and
torn by vultureS Every hospital in
the city of l,250,000 was filled with
wounded.
British troops in tanks and armorcd
cars fired repeatedly into mobS to dis
pcrSe them. Rioters loosed unfitercd
water from fire hydrantS. on the
streets and health authorities feared
cpldemics might take a greater toll
than the fighting
Shortage of Food
Pcrishable food supplies rotted in
warehouses while thousands in the
buStcc NenemenD areas starved.
Telephone and telegraph communca-
tlon and public utilities were cut off
as native employees were unable to re-
port to work
AT the end of four days. driving
ram brought an uneasy lull. MoSlcm
and Hindu leaders in Bengal province
conferred to bring about a truce.
League and Congress Party leaders
IN Calcutta said the situation was
explosive despite dWindling out
breaks Of violence For the first time
~ almost q week, MoslemS and Hin
dus were seen walking together.
The spark that set off the rioting
was a direct action day decreed by
Mohamcd Ali Jinnah, president Of
the MosIcm League, as protest
against Brtaln's plan for Indian ndo-
pcndcnce. 1t is indicative Of the wide
gulf between India's two major po-
lltlcal groups and their background.
Jmndh. Key Man
Jlnnah is the key man in the cur
rent upheaval in India-the irrecon-
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
Assignment from Ike

IIo pE JN%EIED ~ f.,
'I i'E - IN conference jrr..
'"n"l1l E.."til"Mol /, h",i i:.,lu'
"'n h'N GrW.tui. tn lu,lril,L..
ii1r Nt1lthG 90 lhr hI.t"r> of I:ra
IN 'tr'ditj"utr& force winch
I"H&.h u I'al>. w.. ~.uI lh,. story
81 li.d 'Np"dltIn't. liuu A. trtrn-
H" p"Ir"d to }1r day of TIA. \lIHrd
N'i"lt '3 I@r"p'. uoulI make an
i'"p"i '1hl contribution tn brazilian,
"'"d At"lulu history.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
Quotes

Gov. Thomas =. Dewey: Il
pledge that as long as | am gov
ernor the ku Klux Klan or any
group like il will not hold a meet
ing i'll the State of New York"
Sen. TheO (The Nam Bilbo
(D-MlSs): There have been
more horrible crimes committed
by the organized gangsters of
New York than were ever
chargeable to the Ku Klux Klan.
While l haven't associated with
ing in the State of New York"
recollection is that the Klan has
always stood for the American
flag, constitutional government
and the American way of life"
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30

pcctcd. they said, to favor extension
of the British mandate.
While the Jewish Agency for Palez-
tine made no official comment =
spokesman said Holy Land Jews
would not oppose United Nations dis
CuSSlon of the truStceship and would
accept any regime that accorded them
a fdlr share of control over immigra-
ton and certain other matters.
Never weakened on Mandate
Britain will certainly not give up
the mandate and has not ever consid-
cred dong SO. said a Well-qualiied
government source.
There had been some sentiment at
Whitehall recently in favor of Brit
ans washing her hands of troubled
Palestine unless the United States
helped her solve the conflicting claims
OF Jews for national homeland and
OF Arabs for independence and an end
to Jewish immigration.
President Truman recently informed
the British that the u. S. considered
Inc Palestine problem one for Britain,
as the mandatory power, to solve in
consultation with Jews and Arabs.
Earlier the President had failed TO re-
Spond to London suggestion that
America be ready to back recommen-
datlons of the Anglo American Com
mlttee for Palestine with troops as
we'll as money.
British conferences with Arab
League representatives on Palestine's
future Will begin early in September
a Colonial Office spokesman said that
discussions were still going on to de-
termlne whether the Jewish Agency
for Palestine would take part in smi-
lar talks.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30

opeh market, mat decision was sub
Ject to change the moment prices
scared beyond reasonable level.
a partial return to the wartime
pr.cc control system is compromise
between demands of trade unions and
consumer groups for lower prices and
demands of business ant industrial or
G3nlzationS for zee enterprise. Whelh-
e. 1t will prove a brake against inha-
t;Cn without becoming bottleneck TO
production is a vital question.
OPA plans a bigger enforcement
staff and a concerted drive on black
m9rkCts. :
New OPA prices went into effect
Ft,day. az hours after the Price De-
control Board headed by Roy l..
Thompson. New Orleans banker. an
r"'nced its decision Tuesday night
During the almost eight weeks since
pJ,ce controls expired, the decOntrol
board held up ruler to prices Of
r2c3t, grain. DNlIlk soybeans and cot
tonSecd Uhe latter two provide oils
fc" margarine, mayonnaise, and short
cn,nG). Thee five basic food commO-
Cites comprise more than SO percent
C the average food basket.
Three Sided Yardstick
The boards yardstick, prescribed by
Congress, was that each item ordered
back under OPA must have risen un
reasonably in price. proved scarce and
be subject to practicable, enforceable
rc rcFulation in the public interest.
IN the case of meat, the board found
pr.cc increases since June 80 on live
stock ranged from 90 to so percent
and on wholesale meat 35 to 80 per-
cent, with corresponding increases in
Ill prices
Tho board predicted meat supplies
vn:'ld continue to be short of demand
al reasonable prices It said meat pro-
t'uction was somewhat smaller than
"car ago and pointed out that dur
i1g tho past few years consumer de-
nand far exceeded normal supply.
Law Is Enforceable
Despite past failures in enforce
! mt. particularly during periods of
short su7nIy the board said: 1T sp-
pcirs TIT the government has at
hand adequate techniques to enforce
tt"Se regulations.
Control Of cattle slaughter, the sub
.cILy prog am and a contemplated
larger OPA enforcement staff will aid
in obtaining compliance, the board
6: r.
Pig grain crops made reControl of
that commodity unnecessary. the
beard said Price trends were down
ward in anticipation of huge har"ests.
Unfavorable Reaction
The boards action, however. did not
suit everyone The American Meat In
s''ute spokesman for packers. said it
y puld mean less meat for consumers.
The CIO which recently gave the
Truman Administration 80 days TO roll
back prices before it began cam
p2ien for another round of pay raises.
C9lled the boards action inadequate
an1 predicted it would mean greater
irnation for the American people,
n Detroit the United Auto Work
cre. CIO, served 60-day notice on
tae Chrysler Corporation that it in
toned to reopen the wage clause in
i contract for 10000 Chrysler work
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
Bigger OPA to Open
Black Market Drive

ME government seeking the delicate ratio between wages
that makes for balanced
ceilings coonsced while leaving prod
ucs and almost all free of control To help roll back
prices to June 80 levels subsidies
restored While milk butter cheese and
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30
MIDDLE EAST: Key TO Empire

c n'' LABOR Cabinet has no intention the Winston
Nh'l To
week when Britain indicated United Nations for o @
SP oyer Palestine League mandate which OK
he league ''''e "ii'h e"
Bans now clear determination in Palestine nphazc o
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-30

Importance of the troubled Holy Land
IN the strategic Middle East, particu-
Iarly if-by Withdrawing from Egypt
Britain should lose It's Alexandria