Service Men Classifications from Local Selective Service
The local selective service board released classifications for service men including 4-F to 2-CF and 2-B entries. Notable updates include new addresses for James F. Scofield and Leck Lackey, and transfer of Leck Lackey to the Marines. Six Beaverhead county men were accepted by the Navy with names listed. Laden begins Marine training. Ensign Holloran is reassigned to San Francisco base hospital. Captain Stephan and family stay in Dillon. Ensign Combs transfers to San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Scofield
USNTS
San Diego
Calif
Leck Lackey
Marines
M. E. Holloran
Beaverhead County
NNC
USN
Navy
C-O Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Selective Service Board
Thomas E. Laden
Keith C. Boetticher
John W. Selvidge
Tihomil Jakovac
David A. Hallack
Frank G. Turner
Laden
Marine
Dillon
Creamery Fire Damages Dillon Front Office
A blaze at the Dillon Creamery damaged the front office about 3 PM. Fire Chief O T Vandegrift said the cause was undetermined. Chick Martin spotted the fire and Evans alerted the department. Smoke filled the building but damage remained confined to the front office and destroyed original copies. Managers Ed Hilger and Wayne Meyers reported loss of a prize mounted fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
O. T. Vandegrift
Chick Martin
Evans
Ed Hilger
Wayne Meyers
Fruit Truck Crash Near Armstead Injures Driver
B J Billings 54 a well known produce truck operator was injured when his van loaded with five tons of fruit and vegetables left the highway south of Armstead and overturned. He suffers a broken vertebrae and shock but is not in critical condition. F E Judd and B J Billings Jr escaped injury. He was riding in the sleeper when the truck slid over the embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Billings
Armstead
Barrett Hospital
F. E. Judd
B. J. Billings, Jr
Waste paper drive in Dillon succeeds with wide support
About 18 000 pounds of waste paper were collected in a Dillon pick up drive led by Bill Evans scrap paper chairman. Local residents and businesses contributed generously and high school Future Farmers members assisted. Paper stored at Irvine Cottom warehouse with future drives anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Bill Evans
Future Farmers Chapter
Irvine & Cottom
Evans
Dillon Feed and Seed Company
Red Cross appoints Beaverhead chair and officers
The Rev. Lewis D. Smith was chosen as chairman of the Beaverhead chapter of the American Red Cross at a last Thursday meeting. Lam bert Eliel became vice chairman, Miss Margaret Sweeney was re elected secretary, and H. H. Bates continued as treasurer. Bates reported Beaverhead County surpassed its March war fund drive quota of 5600, with outcomes still pending final reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis D. Smith
St. James Episcopal Church
Beaverhead
American Red Cross
Joe White
Lambert Eliel
Margaret Sweeney
H. H. Bates
Bates
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County FFA Chapter Receives Silver Emblem
Beaverhead county high school Future Farmers of America chapter was awarded the silver emblem for outstanding work in the past year as announced by agricultural instructor William Evans. The chapter joins three other state groups awarded silver emblems. Dick Pierce was elected president with Dale Pettit as vice president and Leonard Waldemar as reporter, while Don Blomquist serves as sentinel. The clubs will hold their annual picnic Saturday with the high school Home Economics club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Future Farmers of America
William Evans
Dick Pierce
Future Farmers Chapter
Dale Pettit
Leonard Waldemar
Clinics for Crippled Children Planned in Montana
Spring clinics for crippled children will be held by the Montana State Board of Health Division of Services for Crippled Children. Ten clinics statewide will diagnose, treat, and follow through on recommended care under Dr. Thomas M. Leonard who directs the program. Any person under 21 with a crippling condition may participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Division of Services
Montana State Board of Health
Thomas M. Leonard
Crippled Childrens’ Division
Beaverhead High School 1945 Basketball Preview Shown
Beaverhead county high school's 1945 team prospects impressed during a gym preview. The 1944 graduates beat them 40 to 22, led by Chuck Davis and Dick Pierce. A. T. Peterson, state OPA director and ex-principal, spoke to the Dillon Rotary on wartime Americanism and rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Chuck Davis
Dick Pierce
Dee Smith
Davis
Pierce
Oliver Thompson
Don Blomquist
Merle Sauer
Bob Gosman
Jimmy Selway
Smith
Dale Dart
Jack Davis
Danny Boka
Dick Evans
George Barth
Alfred Fidler
Dee Casper
Bob Stanchfield
Henry Meine
A. T. Peterson
OPA
Beaverhead County
Dillon Rotary Club
Pete
Dillon Club
Five Beaverhead residents naturalized in Monday hearings
Five Beaverhead County residents became citizens at hearings held Monday before Judge Lyman H. Bennett and Lars Larsen, naturalization examiner from Spokane. A sixth applicant was examined but citizenship was withheld pending further examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Lyman H. Bennett
Lars Larsen
Spokane
Plans for Summer Session at Normal College
Plans for a summer session at the Normal College are taking shape. The program emphasizes liberal offerings to help teachers obtain emergency permits and to assist those returning to service amid a severe teacher shortage. It also includes observation of expert teaching in the training school for study and evaluating new devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Normal College
Dillon Lodge to Install New Elks Officers Tonight
Dillon lodge No. 1554 B O E Elks will install new staff officers for the ensuing year at the regular meeting tonight in C C F hall Harold C Murray will be installed as exalted ruler succeeding William M Lloyd Other officers include David Hier John W Walters Harry Tash Frank Lasich Henry R Deutsch Clarence C Baril Hiler Sol Sobolsky and trustee The installation ceremonies will be conducted by LeRoy Schmid district deputy for Montana West Visitors from Butte lodge expected include District Deputy Schmidt Frank Venerable past exalted ruler Roy Stenness exalted ruler Joseph McCarthy and Jack Healy The event will be followed by refreshments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Lodge
B. O. E. Elks
C.C.F. Hall
Harold C. Murray
William M. Lloyd
David Hier
John W. Walters
Harry §. Tash
Frank Lasich
Henry R. Deutsch
Clarence C. Baril
Hiler
Sol Sobolsky
LeRoy Schmid
Butte
Montana West
Butte Elks Lodge
Schmidt
Frank Venerable
Butterodge
Roy Stenness
Joseph McCarthy
Jack Healy
Forty-Six to Receive High School Diploma in Dillon
Beaverhead County High School in Dillon plans the 46 seniors graduation on May 11 with Principal D Johnson announcing the event. Tom J Davis a noted Montana public speaker and former Rotary International president will deliver the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead High
T. J. Davis
Beaverhead County
Studen
D. Johnson
Tom J. Davis
Montana
Dillon
Mrs Martha Melvin Dies After Long Illness In Dillon
Mrs Martha Louise Melvyn 70 longtime Dillon resident died Sunday at her South Dakota street home after a six month illness. Services were held this afternoon at Brundage chapel with the Latter Day Saints church in charge. Burial in Mountain View cemetery. Born January 2 1874 in Hyrum Utah she moved to Beaverhead county in 1900 with her husband and family. The family lived on a ranch on Rattlesnake creek and later at Argenta before returning to Dillon 37 years ago. Survived by three daughters Vera Melvyn Mrs Emil Conger of Dillon and Tone Vale of Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Louise Melvyn
Dillon
South Dakota
Brundage Chapel
Latter Day Saints
Mountain View Cemetery
Melvyn
Hyrum
Utah
Beaverhead County
Rattlesnake Creek
Argenta
Vera Melvyn
Emil Conger
Tone Vale
Cleveland
Ohio
Beaverhead Price Panel Board Named
D. A. Galt names Beaverhead county price panel board to handle merchant and consumer complaints. George McDonald chairs with Frank C. McFadden and W. D. Waugh as members. Meetings set for the first and third Tuesdays monthly to address price control issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
D. A. Galt
George McDonald
Frank C. McFadden
W. D. Waugh
War Price and Rationing Board
Galt
Firemen Called Out Twice In Past Week
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department responded Thursday evening to a blaze at 420 South Washington in the rear of the lot. Mrs Buck and Mrs Puyear occupied the home. husbands in the armed services. Fire damaged an overstuffed chair near the stove and caused smoke throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
South
Washington Street
George Melton
Edwin Buck
Paul Puyear
Well known Nurse Visits Daughter in North Carolina
Mrs. Ethel Marsh, famed Dillon nurse, visits her daughter Mrs. L. S. Byrd and grandchildren Joan and Steve at Camp Fies ta Banner Elk North Carolina. She traveled after receiving word both children had pneumonia and Mrs. Byrd influenza. All three have since recovered. Mrs. Byrd is married to Byrd a longtime figure in the area and former head of several leading manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Marsh
Dillon
L. S. Byrd
Joan
Steve
Camp Fiesta
Banner Elk
N. C
Elche
Also Mentioned on This Page
Local Selective Service Board
Ka—Méwin
Egbert Witsur
Charles J. Dunn
Marvin S. Vance
Joseph R. Sawyer
Willard G. Hale
Francis E. Canning
James H. Hier
Carl Levant Claveson
Raymond W. Davis
Ingmar M. Oppeboen
Eric H. Maybee
Lilbern P. Tate
Wilbur S. Tash
William J. McFadden
Jack L. Thiel
George L. Childs
Max C. Merrell
Clyde E. Coppock
Walter T. Foster
Phillip LaVoie
Virgil L. Crawford
Earle W. Mitchell
Arthur W. Miles
John Sanford Shepherd
Lyle S. Lewison
Al—Harvey L. Withington
Paul A. Decker
George P. Hughes, Jr
James G. Kipp
Cf—Melvin Donald Kallinen
Martin Thompson
Nampa
Idaho
Martin
Pacific
Cpl
Donald L. Brown
Walter Stephan and Son
Stephan
East Coast
Stephan and Son
J. W. Combs
Mith
Lewis
D Cross
Blaze
Woodcraft Lodge
Emma Knox
Woodcraft
C.F. Hall
Gertrude Lyon
Blanche Haynes
Belva Fredrickson
Florence Hughes
Jessie Smith
Mayme Hoffman
Helen Talent
Nellie Lanner
Estella Hansen
Inner Sentinel
Sarah Wolfe
Nellie Nelson
Seior Guadian
A Sien Guardian
Hay
Jewel
Mrs. W. A. Graeter
Will
F.F.A. Chapter
Ky Mai
Beaver
Elks Lodge
Martha Melvin
Beaverhead Price Panel Board
City Hall
Evelyn Rimel
Lenore McCollum
Brownie
Frank Tyre
Louis
Commissioner Dougherty
Luther Smith
Brownies
North Carolina
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