Montana Man Heads Engineers
Donald B. Gillis of Butte has been elected president of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. The vote was announced in New York by secretary A. B. Parsons. Gillis rose from pushing slag pots in a Butte smelter to leading major mining operations and later became vice president and then president of Corrigan-McKinney Steel Co. and its successor Republic Steel Corp. He earned an honorary doctorate in 1935 and is noted for his tennis and club affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald B. Gillis
Butte
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
New York City
Malcolm Gillis
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
A. B. Parsons
Donald Gillis
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Montana Ore Producing Co
Gillis
Butte Athletic Club
Parrot Silver & Copper Co
William A. Clark
Clark
Mexico
Corrigan-McKinney Steel Co
Price McKinney
Rio Tinto Copper Co
Cauchero Mining Co
Madero
Pancho Villa
McKinney
Cleveland
Corrigan-McKinney
United States
Corrigan- McKinney Steel Co
Corrigan
Republic Steel Corp
Houghton, Mich
Tau Beta Pi Fraternity
Union
Kirtland
Chagrin Valley
Gallatin Man William H. Lawrence Dies at 75
William Henry Lawrence 75 retired businessman and farmer longtime Gallatin valley resident died at his Bozeman home. He came to Montana from Michigan and had lived in the state over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallatin
William Henry Lawrence
Gallatin Valley
Bozeman
Montana
Michigan
Montana 4-H Members Win National Honors At Chicago Congress
Three Montana 4-H club members earned top national placements during the National Club Congress at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition opening November 28. Katherine Sire of Belt won first in the nation in the national project achievement contest and a $300 college scholarship. Joe Eisenman of Park City placed third nationally and first in the western states in the meat animal livestock contest, earning a trip to the congress and a $100 scholarship. Ruth Gehring, also Montana, won western states first and national third in canning achievement, receiving a $200 scholarship and trip. The Treasure State sent 41 delegates to Chicago, led by R B E Cameron, with Pauline Bunting and Florence Johnson, plus county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Montana
Ruth Gehring
Congress
R. B E. Cameron
Pauline Bunting
Florence Johnson
Cascade County
George Woolley
Gallatin
Chicago
Helena
Jefferson
Emmett Douglas Jr
Ray Gillispie
Whitehall
Menagher
Martin Olson
White Sulphur Springs
Missoula
Audrey Latimer
Bill Hiett
Musselshell
Valaree Sheldon
Roundup
Golden Valley
Margaret O'Toole
Ryegate
Prairie
Frances Hewitt
Terry Rosebud
Iola Stevens
Virgil Mortensen
Forsyth
Teton
Donald Shoquist
Fairfield
Gerald Loch
Dutton
Dorothy Swenson
Farmington
Virginia Allum
Chateau
Eleanor Peden
Wheatland
Lutie M. Weedman
Shawmut
James A. Johnson of Shelby Dies After Lingering Illness
James A. Johnson 73 a wealthy oil producer rancher and former Shelby mayor who promoted the 1923 Dempsey Gibbons world championship fight died after a long illness in Shelby. He helped found Shelby’s growth, served as mayor 1910 1929 without pay, donated land for a high school, and faced a $28 994 52 judgment over a fight promotion note. Survivors include widow Mary, sons James W. and J R Johnson, daughters Winifred Becker Mae Tillman, five grandchildren and sister Lydian Dorion of St Andrews Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Johnson
Shelby
Johnson
Signal Bie
Kevin-Sunburs
Montana
Jim McDevitt
Fort Conrad
Naismith
Marias
James W
Body) Johnson
Jim
Jim Johnson
Lou Molumby
Great Falls
Chicago
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Cascade County
Stanton Trust & Savings Bank
George H. Stanton
Stanton
Old Northwest Reclamation League
Idaho
Washington
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
Toole County
Mary M. Johnson
James W. Johnson
J. R. Johnson
Los Angeles
Calif
Winifred L. Becker
Mae L. Tillman
Rosemary Gilroy
Betty Mae Becker
Jimmy Becker
Nancy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Lydian Margaret Dorion
St. Andrews
Que
Fire prevention funds sought in Missoula meeting
National forestry officials in Missoula urged Congress to increase fire prevention appropriations for Montana and national forests. Supervisors W. W. White and H. H. Hendren spoke as F. A. Silcox pressed for more aid, warning of summer wildfire dangers and the need for a stronger fire watch due to insufficient funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Welena National Forest
Montana
National Forestry
W. W. White
H. H. Hendren
Helena National Forest
White
F. A. Silcox
Forestry Service
Washington, D. C
Minnesota
Canadian
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Silcox
United States
New England
Verne Collins
Helena
Injured Man Watches as Legs Amputated in Accident
Walter Danniels a 21 year old observer in a Great Falls hospital watched surgeons amputate both legs after a car driven by William Fish of Browning struck him. He suffered fractures in more than 40 places and received only a spinal anesthetic. Fish said he swerved to avoid an approaching vehicle and struck Danniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Danniels
Great Falls
Willam Fish
Browning
Daniels
Fish
Danniels
Kalispell Pastor Accepts Montana Church Post
The Rev. W. H. Sandy of Kalispell accepted the role of state secretary and evangelist for Montana Christian churches and began duties December 1. He had recently resigned as pastor of Kalispell Central Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Sandy
Kalispell
Montana Christian Churches
Efe
WPA approves 35 projects in Montana totaling 2.64 million
State WPA administrator Joseph E. Parker announces presidential approval of 35 Montana projects across 19 counties for early November. Funds total 2,639,276 including statewide and local efforts such as farm security demolitions in Blaine Phillips and Valley counties and a statewide township plat map program for 13 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Joseph E. Parker
Montana
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Blaine
Phillips
Valley
Montana State College
Parker
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C
Cascade—North
State School For the Deaf and Blind
Great Falls
Chouteau
Big Sandy
Custer
Miles Ahty
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Daniels
Glacier
Hill
Beaver Creek
Havre
Polson
Harrison, McCone
Alberton
Keystone
Missoula
University of Montana
Powell
Dodson
Roosevelt
Sanders
Plains
Silver Bow
Glasgow
Yellowstone
Billings
First Christmas Seal Sale Held by Emily P. Bissell
Emily P. Bissell conducted the United States first Christmas seal sale in Wilmington Delaware in 1907 raising funds for charity. The event marked the start of a national Christmas seal campaign led by Bissell and supported by local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily P. Bissell
United States
Wilmington
Del
Belt 4-H Club Is State Winner In 4-H Record
The Belt 4-H Club earned state honors for completing all 12 projects and winning ten trips to Chicago Portland Bozeman and North Montana fairs over ten years. The group, in its 11th year with 64 members, won a state champion demonstration team award and placed third in the western division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Portland
Bozeman
North Montana State Fair
Belt
A. E. Nelson
North Montana Fair
Sacajawea
Red Cross
Oregon
Radio City
New York
Radio Corp. of America
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Montana Man Heads
National Association
Manine City
Pacific Hide & Fur
Katherine Sire
Best
Joe Eisenman
Park City
Center
Miss Sire
General Electric
Igerator
Thrifty
General Electric Supply
Belt 4-H
Good Housekeeping Bureau
WoHtap
Wyoming
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