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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1941
Page
2
John Harris Patterson 29, former Fort Benton resident, was killed in a Saturday morning automobile crash in Canton Ohio. He had worked since 1938 as an electrical engineer for Canton Light and Power Co.
Lieut W L owery and Aviation Machinists Mate J R McCants were honored for a midair rescue over the ocean near San Diego. They saved Marine Lieut Walter S Osipoff who dangled from a transport plane after a practice jump. Osipoff survived with a deep arm wound and shock, expected to recover quickly.
Northwest Airlines reports brisk midyear air travel in 1941 with a 13.78 percent rise in passengers and a 19.09 percent increase in passenger revenue over the first six months of 1940. President Croil Hunter attributes the growth to aviation’s expanding role in industry commerce and defense.
Somers reports 18 year old William Stephens of Lewistown drowned at Flathead lake near Lakeside six miles south on the west shore. He was swimming when he disappeared and his body was recovered later.
E P Orcutt of Montana State College cautions that Brahma and mixed breed heifers from south of the border threaten Montana’s renowned beef herds. He advises immediate spaying to prevent contamination, noting many imported animals are scrubby and ready breeders. but some Mexican steers are of fair quality and pose no threat.
The Grass Range Review reports in 1923 that at the Murray oil rig near Lake Basin the crew quit after four nights of seeing the ghost of Bill Culbertson who died from a derrick fall. Roy Foley said five men watched the specter on the beams as they sang then fled to Billings.
Four vertebrae of a dinosaur species, possibly brontosaurus, were found near Billings by F F Runkel during summer soil work. Experts at the Field Museum in Chicago identified the bones as genuine dinosaur remains dating from 40 to 140 million years ago, noting exceptional preservation.
Philip Stiles, Northwest Airlines engineer, designs an experimental glider at the University of Minnesota focused on maneuverability for potential military use. The craft features a welded metal frame and covered fuselage, and is cited for low speed control and cheap, wide deployment including domestic air commerce. Stiles notes gliders can land almost anywhere and that tow gliders can transport more men than power planes while using little horsepower.
A Murray visiting Minneapolis sought a clairvoyant’s take on a rig’s prospects. She warned a man would be killed before reaching the oil sands. Murray warned colleagues, and soon Culbertson was killed after returning from the well.
In Montana, Mr. Runkel promises further excavations as four bone specimens are unearthed. Each piece bears a rib like prong, three connected while the fourth appears 20 feet apart, suggesting a creature of substantial length and possibly twice that estimate. The find, among the first paleontological specimens in Montana, gains interest as the bones are confirmed real.
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