Sgt Henry Hignight Wins Silver Star and Bronze Star in Luzon
In a formal review in Luzon Philppine Islands Sgt Henry F Hignight husband of Mrs Auburn Hignight Dillon received the Silver Star for gallantry during the Luzon campaign. The Bronze Star was awarded for heroic action in a separate incident as his unit evacuated wounded infantry under heavy fire. Col Joseph L Dark 13th Armored Group presented the honors. Continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
44Th
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Henry F. Hignight
Auburn Hignight
Dillon
Joseph L. Dark
13Th Armored Group
Sgt
Hignight
Lima Matron Dies Sunday in Idaho Falls
Mrs. Ann Delilah Mallory, 63, longtime Lima resident since 1903, died Sunday morning in Idaho Falls after months of illness. Born November 25, 1881 in Franklin, Idaho, she moved with her family to Idaho Falls as a girl, married Lemuel Mallory in 1899, and lived in Blackfoot and Lima thereafter. Survived by two sons Wooden and Lemuel of Dell, daughter Mrs. Marguerite McDermott, five grandsons, a sister and two brothers. member of L D S church and relief society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Delilah Mallory
Lima
Idaho Falls
Franklin
Idaho
Edmund Nelson
Lemuel Mallory
Blackfoot
L.D.S. Church
Relief Society
Wooden
Lemuel
Dell
Marguerite McDermott
Armed Service
Dillon Rodeo to Feature Wild Bronco String
The Al Decker string of broncos and steers described as rugged and ornery will perform at the Dillon rodeo on Sunday and Labor Day, Sept 2 and 3. Sheriff Claude Lay, the show’s manager, says the animals are more violent than last year and top local riders have promised to compete alongside tough, crowd-pleasing beasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Lay
Haying Speeds Up Across Beaverhead County In Fine Weather
Haying accelerates amid hot dry days with harvests well underway in Beaverhead county. Some ranchers report hay drying before mowing but overall labor remains short yet not critical. Extension service agents Tom Fairbank Dillon R C Fetty Wisdom and Co Rgt Henry Mikkelson coordinate with the U S Employment Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Montana
Big Hole
Beaverhead Valley
Tom Fairbank
Dillon
R. C. Fetty
Wisdom and Co
Henry Mikkelson
Extension Service
U. S. Employment Service
Beav erhead County Sewing Club Hosts Chicken Canning Demo
A Beaverhead County High School home economics room hosted a chicken canning meet led by Mrs. Marjorie Jennings war foods assistant. She demonstrated cutting and canning chickens, plus cold storage methods and current pressure cooking times from tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Marjorie Jennings
War Foods
Extension Service
Montana
Jennings
Art Week Promises Visual Treats at Montana State Normal
Daily assemblies showcase art labor, loom weaving, painting, and carving with instructors Beth Dolan Lillian Halvorsen and others. A Wednesday film We Are All Artists precedes Thursday’s all college art exhibit and a Friday solo showing by Beth Dolan. Painter Anna Robertson Moses, 84, is highlighted as a leading figure in contemporary American primitive art with a storied late bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Normal College
Beth Dolan
Letty Wesin
Lillian D. Halvorsen
Bette Gilman
Betty Newton
Avalon Fuller
Pat Curry
Frances Dorr
Josephine Peters
Ruby Gibbons
Astrid McDonnell
Clara Solberg
Mary Hansen
Adeline Parisi
Leona Seibert
Mary Deeks
Juanita Meade
Ann Hardy
Margaret Clark
Gladys Thorpe
Art Club
Grandma” Moses
Gallerie St. Etienne
New York
Anna Robertson Moses
Helena examiner visits Risley home this weekend
A. M. Johnson, first assistant state examiner, spent the weekend at the B. A. Risley home in this city, visiting from Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E A. M. Johnson
B. A. Risley
Helena
Swetish Dies After Long Illness in Beaverhead County
Michael Swetish 60 a Beaverhead County resident for 45 years died Saturday afternoon after a long illness. Born February 2 1885 in Jugo Slavia he came to the United States at age 15. He worked briefly in Butte and Arizona before ranching in Beaverhead County and operating a ranch west of Dillon until poor health ended his work about two years ago. He is survived by his widow Amanda Swetish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Swetish
Beaverhead County
Jugo Slavia
United States
Butte
Arizona
Beaverhead Valley
Dillon
Amanda Swetish
Page
Nellie Calvert of Dell Passes at 76
Nellie Calvert 76 of Dell died Saturday in Three Forks while visiting a sister. A Missouri native who lived much of her life there, she moved to Beaverhead county in 1930. She was active in the Methodist church in Clarkin Missouri. Surviving: two sisters Addie Martinell and Flora Calvert, a brother Charles Calvert, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral held yesterday at Brundage chapel with Rev. Edna Blackburn officiating. Interment Mountain View Cemetery.
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Nellie Calvert
Dell
Lima
Three Forks
Calvert
Missouri
Beaverhead County
Methodist Church
Clarkin
Addie Martinell
Flora Calvert
Charles Calvert
Brundage Chapel
Edna Blackburn
First Baptist Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Anniversary Event and Clinic Highlight Beaverhead County
Twenty four Bea verhead county children received ton silectomies and thirty eye examinations were held at Barrett hospital during the annual clinic. Dr. L G Dunlap of Anaconda and Dr W H Stephan performed the procedures with Red Cross aides assisting. Beaverhead marks the 140th Lewis and Clark expedition anniversary with a 7 30 p m program at the Union Pacific depot lawn featuring a rededication of the historic marker and talks on local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Barrett Hospital
L. G. Dunlap
Anaconda
W. H. Stephan
Red Cross
Betty Blythe Stephan
Rhea Meade
Alice Orr
Eirene Elie
Tom Pinkerton
Peggy Thompson
Doris Richard
Beaverhead
American Pioneer Trails Association
Union Pacific
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pioneer Trails Association
D.A.R
Rush Jordan
Pioneer Trails Group
Boy Scouts
Normal College
Jean Bishop
Trails Association
Madison
Jefferson Counties
H B Duff Dies Former Dillon Attorney
H B Duff a well known Dillon attorney died Tuesday July 24 in Los Angeles. He practiced law in Dillon for several years before moving to California about 20 years ago. He is survived by his widow two brothers and several nieces and nephews.
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Hardiman B.duff
Dillon
Los Angeles
California
Budget Sees Small City Tax Increase in Dillon
Dillon plans a three and a half mill rise to 21 mills in total levy as higher labor costs drive the preliminary budget. General fund up 0.5 mill and street and alley 3 mills include a garbage truck purchase. Dillon's property value stands at 3,081,954 with taxable value 876,759. Historic license and fine revenues are noted.
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Dillon
W. G. Gilbert
Outstanding Educator Selma Borchardt to Visit Dillon
Miss Selma Borchardt famed educator and vice president of the American Federation of Teachers will speak at a Dillon assembly Monday at 2 pm in the Montana State Normal College auditorium. She will also address the Rotary club dinner. Borchardt, active in world education forums, has served in Washington and directed the 1942 Institute on World Problems at American University.
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Selma Borchardt
American Federation of Teachers
Montana State Normal College
Rotary Club
Miss Borchardt
Washington
Montana
Montana Labor Institute
Newman Borchardt
United States Supreme Court
Edinburgh
Scotland
Toronto
Canada
Geneva
Switzerland
Denver
Colorado
Dublin
Ireland
Oxford
England
Tokyo
Japan
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Havana
Cuba
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Institute On
World Federation of Education Associations
Americas
Women’s Joint Congressional Committee
Clearing House
Two Fatally Injured In Car Bus Collision Near Dillon Butte
Dr. W. J. Sullivan and C. A. Kennedy, both prominent Butte residents aged 53 and 52, died from injuries after a head on collision between their southbound car and a northbound Intermountain Lines bus on the Dillon Butte highway about 15 miles north of Dillon. The crash occurred around 10:15 p m with Kennedy dying that night and Sullivan dying the next afternoon. Eight of 45 passengers and the bus driver were injured though none seriously. The collision happened at the north base of Apex hill on the highway. A cow or other obstruction may have contributed to the crash.
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Butte
W. J. Sullivan
C. A. Kennedy
Dillon-Butte
Dillon
Kennedy
Sullivan
Intermountain Lines
Mikkelson Speaks on Montana Extension Work at Dillon Rotary
Beaverhead county extension agent Henry Mikkelson spoke to the Dillon Rotary Club on the Montana extension service. He noted the program's 1914 start, wide services including crested wheat grass gains, weed control especially white top, seed peas quality, and Montana’s strong sheep and cattle output. He cautioned uncertain foreign demand and surpluses, but optimism in farm and ranch prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mikkelson
Beaverhead County
Dillon Rotary Club
Montana
Ther County
Graduates to receive diplomas at Normal College exercises
The Normal college summer class lists six diploma candidates and four bachelor of education degree recipients. Diploma grads include Mary Baker Conrad Mary Deeks Foley Anna Hardy Cuff Martin Verna Peterson. Degree recipients are Anna Dolan Alfred Graham Ruth Ten Eyck Letty Wesin. Selma Borchardt, AFT vice president, will speak on Monday Aug 6 at 2 pm, after an educational career and Supreme Court admission. A 7 pm dinner for August graduates is planned at President Davis's home.
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The
Normal College
Mary C. Baker
Conrad
Mary Page Deeks
Hayden Lake
Idaho
Anna Marie Foley
Anaconda
Anna May Hardy
Butte
Aileen Cuff Martin
Kalispell
Verna Rummelhart Peterson
Dot
Anna Elizabeth Dolan
Lloyd
Alfred Donley Graham
Boyes
Ruth Ten Eyck
Boulder
Letty Wesin
Sidney
Selma Borchardt
American Federation of Teachers
Miss Borchardt
United States Supreme Court
Brazil
Switzerland
Ireland
Scotland
Sheldon E. Davis
Circulation of library books grows this year
The public library reports a gift book year with 117 purchased volumes and 75 gifted volumes. Thirty gift titles are Charles P. Thomas memorial books donated by Mrs. Thomas and family, with contributions from the Shakespeare club and several individuals and groups including the American Association of University Women and The American Merchant Marine.
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Public Library
Mary L. Innes
Charles P. Thomas
Thomas
Shakespeare Club
American Association of University Women
Calvin Logan
Henry Rodgers
Frank McFadden
W. R. Isham
Charles Chestermann
Antelope season opens in Beaverhead and Madison counties
Beaverhead and Madison counties will be opened to antelope hunting next October for the first time in years. From October 7 to 14, 75 buck antelope may be hunted by special permit holders in the designated area described as starting at the Beaverhead and Ruby river junction and following the Red Rock river to Long Creek.
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Beaverhead County
Madison County
State Fish and Game Commission
Helena
Beaverhead River
Ruby River
Red Rock River
Long Creek
Wise River Ranch Sold to Seattle Buyer After Sale
Announcement reports the Wise River ranch near Wise River was sold last week by Mrs. Samal to J. W. Brown of Seattle. The 500 acre grazing and tillable land plus 1,000 acres under lease, cattle, horses and farm equipment were included as possession passed to the new owner at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Samal
Wise River
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Twin Bridges Rodeo
Beaverhead Livestock Ranch
Tale
Bennett & Lewis
Billings
M. Swetish
Dell Passes
Lewis and Clark
H. B. Duff
Essary
H. Mikkelson
Montana Extension Service
State Game Commission
Wise River Ranch
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