Service Men Receive News of Moves and Visits
Second Lt Clyde J Caster, stationed at Wendover Field Utah, visits his parents for a few days. Lt Hiram Brundage of the Army Medical Corps is now at a general Army hospital in England per parents. Pfc R B Duffner thanks local citizens for a recent gift from Camp Stoneman Pittsburg California. Delmont Walker transferred from Selman Field Florida to AAFSTA Hospital San Antonio Texas. Ensign James Kurtz USNR thanks the committee. now at Camp MacDonough Plattsburg New York. Pvt Austin Parsell on furlough en route from Fort Bliss Texas to Wilmington California. James Mountjoy US Navy visits his parents. served in South Pacific, mainly New Guinea. New address: Corporal Ernest F Pewe 39618772 Battery B 23d Battalion 6th Regiment AA at Fort Meade Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Brundage
Army Medical Corps
General Army Hospital
England
H. M. Brundage
James Kurtz
USNR
Citizens Committee
Batt. 4
Co. O
Camp MacDonough
Plattsburg, N. Y
Beaverhead Cargo Ship Named by Navy Honor
Kaiser Cargo Co of Richmond California builds a coastal vessel to be named Beaverhead. The Navy Department honors counties with ship names and Beaverhead is among the first chosen. Mayor Bert Megquier will provide Beaverhead history and local data for launching details. The selection likely reflects the county’s patriotic record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Cargo Company
Richmond
Calif
Beaverhead
Bert Megquier
U.S. Navy Department
United States
Megquier
Butteman Writes Will After Fatal Car Mishap
Finlay Veatone, 61, was found dead in the Jackson district last night. Investigators report a fatal car mishap and reveal the deceased’s potential legal arrangements following the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butteman
Finlay Veatone
Jackson
Prospector Dies After Steep Bank Accident Near Jackson
Finlay Ventone 61, a Butte miner, died after his car plunged down a steep bank in Big Hole basin northwest of Jackson. He reportedly lived two days after the Aug 6 accident, wrote a will, and was found by three mining men who notified deputies. Bodies were moved to Dillon and Butte for inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big ‘Hole
Jackson
Finlay Ventone
Butteminer
J. A. McLean
Idaho
L. R. Trout
R. A. Milne
Seattle
Charles Williams
Wisdom
Dillon
H. M. Brundage
Raymond Schwartz
Claude Lay
Butte
Dillon Man Reported Missing Over Romania
Lt. Paul Henneberry jr is listed as missing on a flight over Romania July 28. The 21 year old Army Air Corps pilot went overseas in May from Beaverhead County, and last communication said he was piloting a Flying Fortress from Italy. He spent most of his youth in Beaverhead county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Henneberry, Jr
Romania
Francis Tonrey
Paul Henneberry
San Francisco
Army Air Corps
Italy
Henneberry
Beaverhead County
Former Normal Student Killed in Action
Sgt. Robert Farmer, former Montana State Normal College student and paratrooper, was killed in action June 4 overseas. He taught in Virginia City and Laurin before enlisting in 1943, native of Alberton Montana, survived by parents Warren and Mrs. Farmer, a Spokane sister, and a Marine half-brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Farmer
Montana State Normal College
U.S. Army
Farmer
Dillon
Normal College
Virginia
Laurin
Alberton
Mont
Warren Farmer
Missoula
Spokane
Marines
South Pacific
Circus to Show Aere Tomorrow in Dillon
The Cole brothers circus returns to Dillon for an afternoon show tomorrow. The Big Show travels on long trains with 900 people and 400 performers, five elephant herds, 300 animals, and 250 horses. It arrives from Butte tomorrow morning, with the Taj Mahal pageant set to begin at 3 o clock. Side shows and tents open earlier under a 21 tent setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Cole Brothers
Beaverhead
Butte
Castle of Taj Mahal
75 000 Feeder Lambs Bought in Beaverhead
Beaverhead district reports the purchase of 75 000 feeder lambs to boost wartime meat supply. Two Army nurses, Miss Mary Gillman of Dillon and Miss Jean Johnston of Logan, work alongside interim staff to reopen Barrett hospital temporarily. Superintendent Louise Buhrer says permanent nurses are needed when the current staff departs or the hospital may close again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gillman
Dillon
Jean Johnston
Logan
Mont
Barrett Hospital
Louise Buhrer
Louise Bonnifield
Buhrer
Beaverhead Tax Levy Is Same as Last Year
Beaverhead county keeps its tax levy at 24.25 mills for 1944 after a special session of the board of commissioners. Funds include general 11 mills, road 5, bridge 2, poor 6, fair 0.25, plus a per capita $2 tax on residents 21 to 60 and a 2 cent per sheep predation levy, with the total valuation at $5,188,215.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Board of Commissioners
Blood plasma donations noted for Bea merhead fund
Donations last week to the Bea merhead blood plasma fund include 75 dollars from an anonymous man 5 dollars from Dr Beata Hall's picture sale and a substantial gift from the Reichle Home Demonstration club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beamerhead D.A.R
Beata Hall
Reichle
Ballots Sent to Service Members on Request
Clerk Albert S. Baker stated ballots may be sent to service men without their application. Ballots go from the secretary of state to soldiers by air mail, provided up-to-date addresses are furnished. Relatives of eligible soldiers are asked to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Baker
Secretary of State
Baker
Beaverhead County Feeder Lamb Market Booms
Beaverhead County lamb buyers have completed roughly 75,000 head sold to midwest and Colorado feed lots at about 11 percent above base. Most lambs, raised at high altitude and weighing 70 to 80 pounds, reach 100 to 110 pounds in Kansas and southern Colorado feed yards. Local brokers Walter Foster, George Melton, Sam Ditty and A S John facilitated the trades amid earlier market inactivity due to feed conditions and wartime uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Middle Western States
Colorado
Kansas
Minnesota
Middle West
Beaverhead
Walter Foster
George Melton
Sam Ditty
A. S. John
Dillon Elks to Entertain State Orphans at Dillon Show
The Dillon Elks will provide treats and cats for youngsters from the State Orphans Home at Twin Bridges during the Beaverhead Rodeo hosted Dillon show on Labor Day. Tickets grant a sandwich and ice cream or soda at concessions at the fair grounds. Elks committee: Sol Sobolsky, Jack Thiel, Bob Welborn. Visitors included William Drummey of Richmond California lodge as speaker. Ed Johnson and Harry Tash elected delegates to the Lewistown state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Elks
Twin Bridges
Beaverhead Rodeo Association
Dillon
Fairgrounds
Elks
Sol Sobolsky
Jack Thiel
Bob Welborn
Beaverhead sheriff nominees named in county conventions
Elza E. Patrick, a Republican Dillon police chief, and Edgar B. Rife, a Democrat, won party nominations for Beaverhead County sheriff at separate county convent ions. Patrick led Republicans 29 to 21 over Undersheriff Claude Lay, while Rife topped Democrats with 16 votes, Jim Campbell and Patrick each at seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elza E. Patrick
Edgar B. Rife
Beaverhead
Patrick
Dillon
Claude Lay
John Troupe
Rife
Jim Campbell
Armstead
Democratic County Central Committee
Sam Ditty
Jf.c. McFadden
T. F. McFadden
Dorothy Erickson
Beaverhead Rodeo Fever Grips County for Sept 3 4 Show
Beaverhead grows wild for rodeo as preparations continue for the annual event set Sunday and Labor Day September 3 and 4. Manager Claude Lay reports entries pouring in and top arena stock booked. many residents yet to assemble full Western outfits before the strict dress code begins next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Claude Lay
Lay
Hugh Smyth Attacked by Rattlesnake While Mowing
Point of Rocks rancher Hugh Smyth was bitten when a severed rattlesnake head struck his leg after he cut the snake in half with a mower. He had expected to kill a second snake hidden in a hay clump but the head delivered the bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Smyth
Point of Rocks
Pioneer woman dies after pneumonia at 90 in Spokane
Mrs. Wason M. Oliver, 90, longtime Dillon matron born Mary Matilda Head in Salt Lake City, died Thursday noon at her Spokane home after pneumonia. Her body returned to Dillon for funeral at Brundage chapel with Rev. Calvin Logan officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery. Oliver, whose husband was a tie contractor for Utah's Northern railroad, moved with family as camps shifted from Corinne to Divide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wason M. Oliver
Dillon
Spokane
Brundage Chapel
Calvin Logan
Mountain View Cemetery
Mrs. Oliver
Salt Lake City
Mary Matilda Head
Franklin
Ida
Oliver
Utah
Northern Railroad
Corinne
Divide
Camp
Service Men Dance At Beaverhead City Hall
Service men and women and inductees will be honored guests at a dance at the city hall auditorium under Beaverhead Citizens Committee. The public is invited to attend to support local service members. Nellie Little Poole's orchestra provides music. a door prize will be awarded. No admission charge for service members or inductees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Beaverhead
Nellie Little Poole
Wallace Best Wins Merit in National High School Contest
Wallace Best, a Bea verhead County high school junior for 1943 44, earns a Merit Certificate from history instructor Miss Evelyn Rimel after competing with distinction in the eighteenth national high school contest by the League of Nations Association on March 24. One thousand one hundred seventy high schools entered. first prize went to James Gats of Beverly Hills California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Best
Beaverhead County
Evelyn Rimel
Wallace
League of Nations Association
James Gats
Beverly Hills
Calif
Artesular
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clyde J. Casterline
Wendover Field
Mrs. C. M. Casterline
Pfc
R. B. Duffner
Bn. Trk. Co
Camp Stoneman
Pittsburg
Camp Santa Anita
Pvt
Delmont Walker
Selman Field
Florida
Aafsta Hosp
San Antonio
Texas
Austin Parsell
Fort Bliss
Wilmington
James Mountjoy
U. S. Navy
John W. Mountjoy
New Guinea
Ernest F. Pewe
6Th Rep. Regt
AGF
Fort George Meade
Maryland
H. Peterson
Ted Renfro
J. Birrer
Sheridan
Dillon Gun Club
American Trapshooting Association
Montana
Herman Peterson
Dillon Gunner
Dillon Club
Joe Birrer
Dell
Sheldon E. Davis
School For Executives
Jackson's Mill
West Virginia
American Association of Teachers Colleges
Commission On Teacher Education
The
American Council On Education
Ens
William Tower
Aere
America
Congress
Bank OF North America
the Bank OF North America
Philadelphia
Boumann
Fred Boumann
Henry Fitter
Lima
Baumann
Fitter
Pioneer
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