Jefferson County's 97-Year-Old Prospector Remembers a World Tour
Chris Keenan, 97, claims to be the oldest man in Jefferson County and a former associate of Marcus Daly. Born in Ireland, he left at 10, served briefly in the British navy during the Crimean War, rode with a U S sailing ship, and later prospected across the United States and Alaska. Now at the North Star mine near Boulder, he says hard work and busy living keep him healthy, recalling a pistol-armed saloon exit from Pat Sullivan’s era and a life spanning mining, geology, and wanderings across continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Keenan
Jefferson County
Ireland
John L. Schivan
Keenan
United States
Alaska
Marcus Daly
North Star
Roy Nicolls
Boulder
Dublin
U. S
America
Sevastopol
Britain
Russia
His
Halifax
N. S
Young Keenan
Canada
Maine
Boston
Mass
John L
Josephine Keenan
Sullivan
Minnesota
Montana
Uncle Sam
Butte
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
Bozeman
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Butte, Anaconda
Harry Lewis
Condo Copper Mining Co
Daly
Basin
O'Neil
England
Treasure State News Briefs Highlight Deaths and Local Notes
A compilation from Anaconda to Great Falls notes deaths of Lee Martin in Anaconda and Bennett Clark in Butte, while Montana Augments training for 20 para chute firefighters in Missoula. Livingston hosts a July golf tourney with war bonds prizes. Fritz Krieger named MSU track captain. Other items include war industry contracts, state fish food purchases, Jesuit priest ordination, and highway department car checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Great Falls Meat Co
Montana Horse Products Co
Butte and Armour & Co
Veal Pocket and Gelatin Molded Chicken Salad Teasers
A recipe collection includes a gelatin molded chicken salad serving six, along with a veal pocket filling and roasting method. It describes soaking gelatin, folding in chicken, olives, peas, almonds, parsley, and lemon mayonnaise, then molding and chilling. Also details veal pocket filling with bread, onion, parsley, eggs, cream and milk, roasting at 350 degrees, and tips for draining lettuce leaves for salads.
Little Ben Mine Closes After Nine Years Of Operation
The Little Ben mine two miles above Sandusky closed after nine years of continuous work. The site saw multiple mill upgrades from 1900 to 1914, wartime shutdowns, and a gradual decline as workers left for military and defense jobs. Rising costs and scarce materials sealed the closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Little Ben
Mission Peak
Charles Whitcomb
Little Ben Mining Co
Navy Lists 16 Montana Men Missing or Wounded in War
The Navy department released names of sixteen Montana servicemen listed as missing or wounded in the period April 16 to May 10. The roster includes personnel from Great Falls and nearby areas such as Merlin Hinrichsen and Barney McClue of Great Falls, Wallace Barton of the same city, and Frank Hundley of Highwood. McClue, a Marine corporal, later received the Silver Star for gallantry in action. Also named are Don Kenney of Lewistown, Russ Bean of Gardiner, and John Bishop of Roy, all wounded, with others in the group identified as missing or wounded. Hinrichsen's parents were informed of his status on May 12 after his hopeful February letter. Hinrichsen enlisted December 10, 1940, and served in the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Montana
Great Falls
Wallace Arthur Barton
Marie Barton
Merlin Freeland Hinrichsen
Henry P. Hinrichsen
Corp
Frank Hundley
Marine Corps
Leona Hundley
Highwood
Barney D. McClue
Ray I. McClue
Hinrichsen
Navy
Pacific War Zone
Ife
Lowry
Fort Shaw
McClue
Teton County High School
Chateau
Don W. Kenney
Wilbur M. Kenney
Lewistown
Russel Chase Bean
Hiram Patrick Bean
Gardiner
John Joseph Bishop
Charles J. Bishop
Roy
Rank Hundley
Right Eating Rules For Victory In World War II
Practical Health Hints urges all Americans to follow government nutrition rules to boost wartime strength. It cites a March 1942 JAMA survey showing malnutrition and lists eight daily recommendations including milk, bread, fruits, meat or beans, vegetables, eggs, seasonal produce, and vitamin rich spreads. The message links good nourishment to fighting efficiency and morale for all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the American Medical Association
Buffalo Bull and Cow Captured in Petroleum County
A cow and bull buffalo that had roamed Petroleum county for two weeks were captured on the M. R. Delaney ranch north of Teigen. The bull was calm while the cow resisted, requiring a truck to tire the pair before the cow finally entered the enclosure after about three and a half hours of pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petroleum County
M. R. Delaney
Teigen
Delaney
Norah and Madam Bicker Over Dirty Window
A playful exchange in a household shows Madam scolding Norah for a dirty window that blocks the view, while Norah retorts that she only opens it when she wants to look out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norah
Pattern Book Promises Smart, Fabric-Saving Designs
A compact advertisement offers a booklet titled Of Patterns at ten cents. It promises practical designs for work sports and dress parade and directs readers to send orders to the Newspaper Pattern Department MN at 232 West 18th Street, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Pattern Department
West 18Th &T
New York
N. Y
Care Tips For War Era Washing Machines
Wartime note from Montana State College expert Mrs. Margaret Tuller on prolonging the life of scarce washing machines. Follow motor and wringer maintenance, avoid over oiling, keep surfaces clean, drain and dry, oil metal frames, and protect rubber wringer rolls by even pressure and careful loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Tuller
Montana State College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jefferson Man
Lee Martin
Carroll
Bennett W. Clark
Missoula
Forest Service
Fritz William Krieger
Park City
Montana State University
Glendive
E. L. Kalberg
Deer Creek
Dawson County
Norway
James Furno
Vancouver
Wash
Brown Gulch
Italy
William J. Lepper
Montana Livestock Production Credit Association
Naval Reserve
San Francisco
Billings
Dudley Jones
Deer Lodge
Frances Patrick Harrington
Hanna Harrington
The
Society of Jesus
Jesuit Order
St. Mary Cathedral
Ernest C. Stone
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Virgil A. Willson
Chemical War- Save Department
Charles E. Pew
Pew
Kalispell
W. F. Trimm
Kalispell Cabinet Works
Frank Duncan
Minneapolis
Missouri
Lewis and Clark County
Ritchey
Vermont
Hawthorne School
Fannie B. Collins
Howard W. Holmes
Edgewater Drama Club
Northwestern University
Eleanor Erickson
J. L. Erickson
College of Education
A. E. Pederson
Marcus Rasmussen
Burt Replogle
C. C. Moore
Ben Gates
Ed Harris
Glenn Barton
Lyman S. Sperry
Pete Pavilenti
Montana Highway Department
War Department
Glasgow
Thomas Coleman
Coleman Ranch
Valley County
Coleman
Wisconsin
Minneapolis Fire Department
Faye Hansen
Rachel
Hotel Rainbow
Mele
Eddy
Highway 91
Belens Eddy Gallivan, Maer
Uamegoi
Main
Neste Rassarere
J. A. Tobey
California
Colony
Calgary
Clint
Seulebne
U. A
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