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Delayed dispatch covers Marine Lt Jack Temple, 22, shot down near Kyushu after bombing Miyazaki air field. He escaped a second burst and landed 375 miles south. Temple, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Temple of Dillon, wife Elizabeth in Lewistown. Also notes T/Sgt Harry Christensen visiting mother during 30 day furlough from Europe.
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Okinawa
Jack Temple
Kyushu
Temple
Miyazaki
Bozeman
Marines
Harry Christensen
Marius Rasmussen
Europe
Army Air Corps
Fatal Ranch Accident Claims Beaverhead Worker
Patrick J. Haskey 66, longtime Beaverhead county laborer, died after being dragged beneath a driverless rake at the Andrew Smilka ranch near Dell. He died en route to Armstead after life-saving efforts by Ralph Quigley and Paul Garr. Funeral services will be held Thursday with Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in charge.
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Patrick J. Haskey
Beaverhead County
Andrew Smilka
Dell
Armstead
Ralph Quigley
Paul Garr
W. H. Stephan
Dillon
Quigley
Stephan
Haskey
New York State
Montana
Billings
Dillons
Harold Joyce Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Helena
Frances Barrett
Brundage Funeral Home
Lloyd Whipple
Mountain View Cemetery
Lloyd Whipple Post
Beaverhead County Board Sets Tax Levy Increases
Beaverhead County commissioners approve a regular tax levy up by three quarters of a mill, with a five mill special levy for a post war road and bridge program. The regular increase funds the fair ground improvement plan, while the five mill levy provides county share for a statewide construction effort, yielding about $26,305. The funds are earmarked for post war projects and not available for other uses.
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Beaverhead County
Board of Commissioners
Fair Fund
Montana
Former Gov Poindexter Visits Dillon
Joseph B. Poindexter a Beaverhead county native and former Hawaii governor during Pearl Harbor era arrived in Dillon with his daughter Miss Helen Poindexter. They visit Dr. F. M. Poindexter and Mrs. E. L. Poindexter while they monitor Pacific developments and recall his Montana and Hawaii roles.
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Joseph B. Poindexter
Beaverhead County
Hawaii
Pear Harbor
Dillon
Helen Poindexter
F. M. Poindexter
E. L. Poindexter
Roosevelt
Pacific
Montana
Fifth Judicial
Hawaii Territory
Dillon Rodeo Promises Top Wild West Talent Labor Day Weekend
Beaverhead County's Dillon Rodeo, touted as the area's biggest outdoor event, will host a major wild west show with national talent on Sunday and Monday, September 2 and 3. Sheriff Claude Lay, show manager, says he’s secured responses from leading performers and even a long distance entrant, Corporal Clyde Burrows, who planned to join after returning from Italy.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Claude Lay
Cpl
Clyde Burrows
Italy
Lew Brundage
Beaverhead Rodeo Association
Beaverhead County Education Expenditures Totals Revealed
Beaverhead County spent 174 896 72 for schools from July 1 1944 to July 1 1945 per the county superintendent Christine Opp annual report. Total disbursements reached 304 896 52 with a balance of 129 183 13 on July 1 1945. Only three districts hold outstanding bonds, including District No 10 with Dillon public schools and Beaverhead County High School.
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Beaverhead County
Co. Supt. of Schools
Christine
Beaverhead Man Named District Officer W F W
Beav erhead man E C Franks of Lima post No 3534 named deputy inspector of District No 4 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars announced by Harry J Huene Montana department commander. R D Vickers of Virginia City post No 1723 also named deputy inspector. Dillon VFW post, organized this summer, will meet tomorrow night at 8 30 in city council room. Commander J G Mattingly urges all members present to discuss important business and bring an eligible veteran as guest.
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E. C. Franks
Lima
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harry J. Huene
Montana
R. D. Vickers
Virginia City
Dillon Post
V.F.W
J. G. Mattingly
Post
Dan Henneberry
Beaverhead Honor Roll Honors Local War Dead
Beaverhead County pays tribute to nearly 40 men who died in the war that ended yesterday, pledging to secure a lasting world peace. The county lists fallen names including Raymond Arrigoni, Phil Burk, Thomas Butler, William Bender, James Barlow, etc, as its proud roll of honor.
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Beaverhead County
Raymond Arrigoni
Phil Burk
Thomas Butler
William Bender
James Barlow
Frank Bayan Clyde Casterline Larue Cantrell
Norman Feather
Bob Farmer
Paul Fidler
Charles R. Gord
Roy Hansen
Harlan Harrison
Paul Henneberr
Joseph S. Hermann
Glen Massetter
Alden Mast
John McGahan
Beaverhead County Senses Victory As War Ends
Beaverhead residents erupt in joy at 5 o clock after V E day declared. Businesses close by city order as Dillon crowds fill streets with firecrackers horns and celebrations. Impromptu parties form while liquor sales surge in a holiday mood.
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O. T. Vandegrift
Dillon
Beaverhead Pays Tribute to Lewis and Clark Fifty Years On
Beaverhead residents gathered at the Union Pacific depot lawn to mark the 40th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition’s passage through the county. The ceremony, led by the Beaverhead chapter of the American Pioneer Trails association, highlighted Montana history with remarks by Prof Rush Jordan of Montana State Normal College praising the explorers as Montana’s true pioneers.
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Beaverhead County
Union Pacific
Beaverhead
American Pioneer Trails Association
Jean Bishop
Association For
Madison
Jefferson Counties
Lewis and Clark
Montana
Rush Jordan
Montana State Normal College
The
Trails Association
Jordan
Car Stolen Here Found Butte Later
Butte officers recovered a Mercury sedan belonging to Tom Pierce a Beaverhead rancher stolen from a business district parking place early Friday morning. The keys were left in the car and a stranger was seen near it before it disappeared. The car was found undamaged. Thomas J Feeley a former miner working on Horse Prairie was arrested after allegedly attempting to pass a bad check at a local business. he signed his name to the check with his employer’s name.
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Butte
Tom Pierce
Beaverhead
Elza Patrick
Thomas J. Feeley
Horse Prairie
Dan Mooney
Feeley
Kids Ride Fire Wagon To Celebrate War’s End
The Dillon fire dept truck parade drew many children who climbed aboard the big machines in the business district after the siren started. The crowd cheered as the vehicles rolled by, the shrill sirens nearly drowned by the youngsters’ cheers.
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Dillon Fire Department
Dillon
Four Candidates Initiated at Dillon Moose Lodge Meeting
Lee England presided over a Dillon Moose Lodge initiation in the I.C.O.F. hall Friday night. Four candidates Howard J. O Leary Allan Spencer LaMar Thomas and Mel vyn Wilbur were welcomed as members. Three others unable to attend will be initiated later.
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Dillon Moose Lodge
I.c.0.f. Hall
Howard J. O'Leary
Allan Spencer
LaMar Thomas
Melvyn Wilbur
Lee England
Small Increase Is Made City Tax Levy
Dillon city council approved a tax levy increase at the annual budget meeting. The general fund levy rose by four and a half mills to 15.5 mills, while the street levy increased by three and a quarter mills, reflecting a modest rise in overall city revenue.
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Dillon
Emergency Repair Lumber Special Assistance Rules
Landlords and tenants must seek WPB ratings at local field offices for emergency repair lumber. Homeowners may certify purchase orders and buy direct, while farmers apply to county committees. Landlords and tenants without WPB-541 ratings must use limited free stocks on uncertified orders.
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Helena
War Production Board
WPB
County Agricultural Conservation Committees
Well Known Matron Emma B. Jackson Dies at Ranch Home
Emma B. Jackson 60 a Beaverhead County resident for 48 years and wife of Martin C. Jackson died suddenly at her ranch near Jackson. Death attributed to a heart attack occurred about 6 45 p m as she sewed while her daughter relayed news of Japan's surrender. Born Oct 24 1886 in Junction Colorado she moved to Bannack in 1891 and married in Dillon in 1903. Her death shocks the county and she was active in social and community affairs.
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Emma B. Jackson
Beaverhead County
Co. Com
Martin C. Jackson
Jackson
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George Lak
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Arthur Baker
Lewistown
Missoula
Lois Huffman
Dillon Rodeo
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Darral Peterson
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Fred W. Rife
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Harry Spehar
Walter Shaffner
Roy Torkelson
Kenneth van Antwerp
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