Veterans Affairs FAQ on benefits and GI Bill procedures
This weekly column answers common questions for veterans about NSLI eligibility, G I loan rates, VA loan guarantees, school changes under the G I Bill, pension and vocational rehabilitation, hospital stay effects, approved schools, and attending foreign schools with GI Bill provisions. It directs veterans to contact VA units at Butte for official guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
N. E. Cor. Main and
Park Sts
Butte
Savings and Loan
G.I
Washington
Wedding Permits Issued by Clerk During the Week
Marriage licenses issued by Clerk of the Court Norman Giles in the past week include pairs from Idaho Falls Dubois Tetonia Pocatello St Anthony Moore and Wilford. Names include Da bell Shippen Powell Kenney Thomas Anderson Jensen Geddes Blackburn Johnson Yanni Gee Williams Rose Sully Taylor. Normal college assembly and a March of Time film Sweden are announced for this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Giles
Pat Dabell
Legal
Nellie A. Shippen
Idaho Falls
Leland L. Powell
Margaret LaPreele Kenney
Dubois
Idaho
Paul D. Thomas
Tetonia
Elva Anderson
Wilford
Aturday
Randall K. Jensen
Moore
Lucille Geddes
Girl Scout Fund Drive Opens Next Week in Dillon
Dillon announces the annual Girl Scout fund drive will open Monday April 22. A budget of 353.22 for 1946 47 covers council registration leaders training regional conference Juliette Low fund leaders supplies troop supplies fall rally camps summer recreation council expenses banquet and miscellaneous sinking fund bond. Volunteer workers are listed by district with names and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Reeyed Eliel
Carapa
Juliette Low
West Side
W. V. George
Montana Street
Ed Donovan
Idaho Street
Harry Tash
Washington Street
Philip Cottom
J. T. Dougherty
Pacific Street
L. D. Smith
Dee Flitten
Atlantic Street
Dorothy Ann
Davis
W. D. Tovey
Dakota Street
William Koeneke
Henry Hignight
Dutch Flat
French
Claude Brown
Store Front Planning Topic At Dillon Institute
Frank Emery Cox of Seattle Kawneer company will address the Dillon business planning institute at 8 p.m. Thursday in Beaverhead County High School public speaking room. Merchants and property owners are urged to attend to learn store front planning trends and interior layouts to boost sales. Sessions continue on April 25 and May 9 at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Emery Cox
Seattle
Kawneer Company
Dillon Business Planning Institute
Beaverhead County
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Cox
California State Department of Education
Montana
Distributive Education Division
State Department of Public Instruction
Business Institute
Motor Court Sold On Highway 91 Near Barrett Hospital
G B Trowbridge of Salt Lake City bought the Montana Motor Court on Highway 91 near Barrett hospital from Mr and Mrs Asa Mecham. He is a Civil Aeronautics supervisor at the local airport and plans additions and improvements at the auto court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Court
G. B. Trowbridge
Salt Lake City
Montana Motor Court
Barrett Hospital
Asa Mecham
Trowbridge
Professor Leads Visual Aids Discussion at Meeting
Professor Paul Anderson attends the North West Society for Curriculum Study in Billings on Tuesday and Wednesday. He presided over a discussion titled Use of Non-projected Visual Aids in Teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Anderson
Northwest Society For Curriculum Study
Billings
Former Dillon Woman Caught in Tidal Wave Escape
Pluma Tattersall Nimrod, once of Dillon, describes a narrow escape from a tidal wave triggered by an undersea quake near the Aleutians. In a letter from Waialua Hawaii dated April 5, she recalls yards flooded three feet, debris, and lost clothing while noting thousands homeless and millions in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Pluma Tattersall Nimrod
Hawaii
Dilon
Hawaiian Islands
Aleutians
Jean Bishop
Dijon
Waialua
Oahu
Dairy Essay Winners From Beaverhead County Named
Judges compiled results for Beaverhead County in the American Dairy Association essay contest on Why Everyone Drinks Milk. Jackson school district 24 produced three winners in the fifth to eighth grade divisions, with county prizes of 1.50 and 1.00 dollars. State contest prizes rise to 25 and 10 dollars per division. regional competition includes multiple counties. Mario Salvagni of Butte supervises the district. prior county winner Bernadine Rebich from Riverside School placed in Region 4 and state last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
American Dairy Association
Jackson School District No. 24
Rose Ann Clemon
Danny
Wenger
Jackson School
Tom Orr
Wise River
Billy Orr
Margaret Kambich
Reichle
Martin Jackson, Jr
Jackson
George Clemon
Neva Gnose
Deer Lodge
Lewis
Easter Services Scheduled by Dillon Churches
Dillon churches announce Holy Week events with Easter services at 10 a m at Methodist and 11 a m at First Lutheran. The Methodist program includes infant baptisms and veterans admission, while First Lutheran covers Holy Week sermons, Lord's Supper, and Easter Festival worship with choirs singing classic hymns. The notices invite public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Omar Idso
First Lutheran Church
Norman Benson
Jesus
Gethsemane
Christ
Comedy Hit by Juniors at Beaverhead High
Beaverhead County High School juniors stage Francis Swann play Out of the Frying Pan at the high school auditorium on Monday and Tuesday. The comedy follows youths trying to crash Broadway with uproarious misadventures dismaying principals but pleasing audiences. Cast includes Ford Knight Jack Hoyrup Jean Hillstead Dolly Paddock Mary Louise Buhrer Frances Helming Wanda Glassey Brandt Casterline Wayne Nelson Arley McLaren Arthur McLaren. Directors are Virginia Irvine Eve lyn Mikkelsen and Claudia Faust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Francis Swann
Ford Knight
Jack Hoyrup
Jean Hillstead
Dolly Paddock
Mary Louise Buhrer
Frances Helming
Wanda Glassey
Brandt Casterline
Wayne Nelson
Arley McLaren
Arthur McLaren
Virginia Irvine
Evelyn Mikkelsen
Claudia Faust
Star in the Night wins Oscar for Dillon writer Robert Finch
Robert Finch of Dillon received the Academy Award for best short subject for Star in the Night, a two reel adaptation of his play. The film, shown at Hartwig theatre in Dillon last winter, earned acclaim from audiences. Finch, recently discharged from service, now resides in Dillon with his wife and has published several plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Finch
Dillon
Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences
Hartwig Theatre
Finch
Dillon Elks Install New Officers in Lodge Ceremony
Officers of Dillon lodge No. 1554 B P O E were installed at a meeting in the I O O F hall Saturday night John W Walters became exalted ruler succeeding David Hier Pete McBride of Anaconda district deputy of Montana West conducted the installation assisted by officers and past officers of Butte lodge Other officers installed included Harry Tash Philip Lovell George Heikkila Frank Lasich Henry Deutsch Harvey Sorenson Arthur Graeter Archie Green Eddie Hilger Byron Sanborn Kenneth Featherly and organist Following the installation meeting dancing and refreshments were served by a committee of Sorenson Hatton and McFadden }
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Lodge
B.P.O. Ellis
I.O.O.F. Hall
John W. Walters
David Hier
Pete McBride
Anaconda
Montana West
Harry Tash
Philip Lovell
George Heikkila
Frank Lasich
Henry Deutsch
Harvey Sorenson
Arthur Graeter
Archie Green
Eddie Hilger
Byron Sanborn
Kenneth Featherly
LaMar Hatton
William McFadden
District Music Meet Set for April 27
The district music meet for Montana Music Education Association District No. 2 will be hosted in Dillon on April 27. Entrants from Anaconda Helena Whitehall Lima and Dillon will compete in noncompetitive judging with classes A through D based on school enrollment. Judges include Norman Gulbrandsen Clarence Bell and local coordinators note the event features Beaverhead’s band orchestra glee club and soloists directed by Fred Honeychurch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Montana Music Education Association
Anaconda
Helena
Whitehall
Lima
Dillon
Beaverhead
Fred Honeychurch
Dillon Fire Crews Respond to Two Weekday Blazes
Dillon's volunteer fire department was called twice in the past week and saved property with quick work. Friday afternoon a brush fire along an irrigation ditch near East Glendale street by J. C. Fuller residence was stopped as winds fanned flames through willows. Yesterday afternoon a furnace blaze in the Wheat home basement on the river road west of the city was controlled with light damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Glendale Street
J. C. Fuller
Dillon Athlete Reports for Grid Training at U
Dillon athlete John Blodgett Cheek reports to Montana State University for spring drills as the Grizzlies begin the first full season since 1942 under head coach Douglas A. Fessenden. The squad practices 30 days under Pacific Coast conference rules with assistants Eddie Chinske Jiggs Dahlberg and Harry Adams returning from the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
John Blodgett Cheek
Dillon
Montana State University
Douglas A. Fessenden
Montana Grizzly
Grizzlies
Fessenden
Eddie Chinske
Jiggs” Dahlberg
Harry Adams
Beaverhead County
Montana State Normal
Navy
Youth Injured In Highway Car Crash
Nathan Wade 18 of Salt Lake City narrowly escaped serious injury when his car flipped at least three times on a highway north of Melrose Thursday afternoon. He was taken to Dillon for treatment by two companions and received care from Dr. H A Stanchfield for lacerations bruises and a deep head wound. The group was en route transporting used cars from Butte to Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Wade
Salt Lake City
Melrose
Dillon
H. A. Stanchfield
Wade
Butte
Salt Lake
Dillon Girl on State U Honor List
Missoula Montana Dorothy E Davis a Dillon student at Montana State University earned winter quarter honors placing on the honor roll. The senior in modern languages achieved a grade index of 2 53 out of a possible 100 indicating high academic standing among 155 honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Dorothy E. Davis
Montana State University
Dillon
Miss Davis
Department of Modern Languages
Health program director visits Big Hole communities
Dr. W. H. Stephan in charge of the county health program for children toured Jackson Wisdom East Fox West Fox and Bristow today. He administered smallpox vaccinations for adults in Dillon with help from Mrs. George R. Baker and Miss Betty Blythe Stephan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Stephan
Big Hole Basin
Jackson
Wisdom
East Fox
West Fox
Bristow
Dillon
George R. Baker
Betty Blythe Stephan
Five Girls Take Part In Butte Play Program
Five members of the Girls' Athletic club at Butte high school joined play day activities on Saturday Janet Curry Mary Long Pat Myers Tanya Johnson and Retha Jones were accompanied by Claudia Faust girls physical education supervisor Transportation was provided by Mrs W J Bierrum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Butte High School
Girls’ Athletic Club
Janet Curry
Mary Long
Pat Myers
Tanya Johnson
Retha Jones
Butte
Claudia Faust
W. J. Bierrum
Legion Head Is Guest Of Local Post
Walter W. Barnard of Butte visiting Beaverhead post reviewed Legion history since 1919. Mining district totals 3,200 members with Montana department aiming for 18,000 soon. Local post has 287 members and plans junior baseball and a softball schedule for youths under 14. A public bingo party with the auxiliary is set for the next social meeting. New members will be initiated May 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Barnard
Butte
American Legion
Beaverhead
Andrus Hotel
Barnard
Legion
Montana
Adj
George R. Baker
C. A
Robert Holloran
Luther Smith
Beaverhead Post
Top Seniors Named at Beaverhead County High School
Virginia Tovey was named valedictorian for the 146 graduate class by Principal D L Johnson with Margot Luebben as salutatorian. Miriam Morse ranked third. Tovey to receive a silver cup engraved with her name. Luebben chosen sport editor for the state publication and to attend the Missoula scholastic meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Tovey
Beaverhead County
Prin. D. L. Johnson
Margot Luebben
Beaver
Miriam Morse
Miss Tovey
Ethel Anderson
Bernice Gleed
Miss Luebben
Montana Kaimin
Missoula
Dillon Rodeo Plans Made at Local Meeting
Beaverhead Rodeo association discussed the annual Dillon rodeo set for Sunday. Shares sales top $2,000, at $25 each with a ten share limit. Prize list stays at $3,000 with calf roping up to $150 and daily relay prizes totaling $206 plus a $25 entrance fee. New bleachers and chutes are planned. construction to be overseen by a committee including Herbert Mace and S. E. Whitworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beaverhead Rodeo Association
Court House
Claude Lay
Lay
George Harrison
C. F. Murphy
S. E. Whitworth
Fairgrounds
Herbert Mace
Herman Peterson
J. E. Selway
Paul Stahl
Dillon Gun Club shoots 74 in Montana mail trapshoot
Over 50 shooters compete at Dillon Gun Club with Talent reaching 50 straight and a 74 team score led by Talent 50 J Jackson 49 Westergaard 49. Individual and women scores are listed with top marks across 50 targets including several 25s and 24s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
Tige Talent
Dillon
Montana Standard
Talent
Pete Westergard
Roscoe Cornell
Paul Schwab
Roy Forrester
J. Jackson
P. Westergard
T. Renfro
R. Forrester
H. Wombacher
B. Campbell
R. Smith
B. Emerick
P. Schwab
H. Sneed
R. Cornell
C. Burgess
O. T. Vandegrift
J. Krause
W. Jones
B. Jenkins
W. Westergard
T. Cheek
W. Bierrum
D. Peterson
Darrell Peterson
B. Ryan
T. Renfro, Jr
G. Roe
DB. Gordon
E. Hoerning
B. Tritt
E. Cole
D. Strodtman
J. Cheek
C. Guse
H. Mace
E. Topping
F. Endaily
B. Tait
A. Korn
Butte
C. Davis
R. Dunn
L. Schulz
H. Brundage
A Schroeder Honored At Forestry Party Here
A S Schroeder veteran Beaverhead National Forest ranger who retired this month was guest of honor at a St. James guild hall dinner and dance. Seventy five friends attended with W W Wetzel presiding. Schroeder received a watch. Mrs Schroeder got a tinted photograph of Horse Prairie ranger station. Out of town guests included Ray Bowers Philipsburg and others from Montana. Schroeder joined the service in 1909 and served as ranger in several districts before retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A
Gus) Schroeder
Beaverhead National Forest
St. James Guild Hall
Forestry Service
W. W. Wetzel
Beaverhead Forest
Ranger Schroeder
Ray Bowers
Philipsburg
Douglas Morrison
Augusta
James Lortz
Great Falls
Camas Nelson
Lima
Hester Jackson
Norman Henry
Missoula
Dysart Gowen
Favre Eaton
Helena
Lew Peck
Bozeman
M. G. Ramsey
Mr. Schroede
Also Mentioned on This Page
Normal College Assembly
March of Time
Sweden
Jed
Jordan
Girl Scout
Wahiawa
Tve
Jack
Dillon Churches
Dillon Man
Dillon Elks
J. W. Walters
Lodge
American Legion Auxiliary
Ben Davis
Bruce Helming
Janet Parker
Norah Jean French
W. Vinsel
Ruth Joran
J. Thompson Baker
The
Presbyterian Church
Anthony Bramsman
C. J. Horren
A. Sigenhein
Sam Cardinale
Dillon Gun Club
Tige
J. Barrett
L. Westergard
B. Smith
E. Cornell
F. Topping
J. Mace
I. Ryan
A. A.schroeder
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!