Local servicemen receive word of duties and visits
Ernest Good in Dillon for a leave from 19 months in the South Pacific. Pvt Hugh Radwell arrived safely in England in July. W H Budge Gilbert stationed overseas likely England. Ensign James Kurtz USNR stationed at Camp MacDonough New York and thanks citizens for a gift. Glen D Dunn on fur lough from Southwest Pacific after 21 months service. Pfc R B Duffner addresses Camp Stoneman California and thanks committee. Eddie Wilcox promoted to master technical sergeant with Marines in South Pacific. Major Clifford Dougherty noted for page update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Good
U.S. Navy
Dillon
South Pacific
Beaverhead County High School
Pvt
Hugh Radwell
England
James Kurtz
Batt. 4
Co. O
Bks. 30
Camp MacDonough
Plattsburg
N. Y
Examiner
Citizens Committee
Glen D. Dunn
Southwest Pacific
R. B. Duffner
Q.M
Trk Co
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Camp Santa Anita
California
Eddie Wilcox
Rose Gilligan
Great Falls
Marines
Dillon Gun Club Ace Competes as Montana Champion in Vandalia
Dillon Gun Club ace Herman Peterson, 1044 state singles title holder, heads to Vandalia Ohio to shoot Grand American as Montana's champion. After shell shortages limited practice, he posted a perfect 100 straight in the wartime August 12 Montana state shoot to win the singles title nicknamed Firecracker by rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Peterson
Dillon Gun Club
Vandalia
Ohio
Montana
Dillon Star
Beaverhead and Rural Schools Plan Fall Term Start
Dillon and most rural Beaverhead county schools begin classes Tuesday September 5 the day after Labor Day. Beaverhead County High School will register on opening day with classes starting September 6 under Principal D L Johnson. Many ranch workers may register later. Dillon Public Schools also prep for the term with staff on duty and class arrangements. Some rural schools start later depending on harvest conditions per County Superintendent Margaret Sweeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Schools
Beaverhead County
Beaverhed County
D. L. Johnson
Dillon Public Schools
K. Moe
Margaret Sweeney
Service Men to Get Their Ballots Soon in November
Beaverhead Clerk and Recorder Albert S. Baker lists 157 service men and women eligible to vote in the November general election. Most ballots have been sent to the secretary of state in Helena for airmail to electors, but only to those with up to date addresses. If a current address is missing, ballots will be withheld until location is confirmed. The Dillon guild hall precinct has the most eligible service electors at 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Baker
Beaverhead
Secretary of State
Helena
Guild Hall
Dillon
Beaverhead DAR to Celebrate 30th Lewis and Clark Event
Beaverhead chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold the 30th annual Lewis and Clark celebration at Lovers Leap near Dillon on Thursday afternoon August 31. The program begins at 4 o clock with historical reviews followed by a basket lunch and public invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Daughties of
Lover's Leap
Dillon
Beaverhead Valley
Overseas gifts mailing rules and staff moves noted
Postmaster Frank C. Walker outlines Christmas mailing rules for Army and Navy overseas personnel from September 15 to October 15. After October 15 only gifts with a soldier’s written request may be mailed, due to high shipping demand and priority for arms, munitions, medicine and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Walker
Army
Navy
Navy Oveseas
Amy
Two Burglary Suspects Arrested Here Last Week
Paul Clason and Charles D. Simpson, ages 27 and 45, were arrested by city police and sheriff's officers on burglary charges. They were held in the county jail pending investigation for allegedly breaking into a cabin occupied by August Lorenz in the northern town area. Roy Jones, arrested Friday night in Union Pacific yards for tampering with switches, received 15 days for vagrancy at arraignment before Judge Louis Stahl. John T. Goulet paid a $10 fine after being arraigned on a disturbance charge at Metlen hotel before Judge Stahl and Undersheriff Claude Lay and Deputy Marshall Ramsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Clason
Charles D. Simpson
August Lorenz
Roy Jones
Union Pacific
Louis Sthal
John T. Goulet
Stahl
Claude Lay
Marshall Ramsay
Metlen
Scrap Paper Drive Is Set Each Saturday
An irate mother bear was the easy winner of an encounter with Jack H. Keenan, well known Beaverhead rancher, and Al Darling, an employee, in the Birch creek section near Dinner Camp Monday. The quarrel arose while the men were cutting timber for ranch use when a Keenan dog attacked a cub bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack H. Keenan
Beaverhead
al Darling
Birch Creek
Keenan
Eastern Star officers chosen at Helena state meet
Beaverhead County members of the Order of Eastern Star gained offices at the state gathering in Helena with Dr. R. D. Curry elected associate grand patron and Mrs. Mildred Graeter named associate grand matron among other appointments. Dillon volunteers fought two dangerous city fires last week, one at a cabin on North Idaho street and another brush fire near the Conoco bulk plant, both managed by the fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Order of Eastern Star
Helena
R. D. Curry
Verna Jenkins
Elva Boardman
Lima
Ruth
Esther Shaw
Esther
Iva Orr
Dillon
Mildred Graeter
Deer Lodge
Mary Jane Rodgers
Muriel Tyre
O. K. Moe
Elizabeth Cottom
Judson Best
W. G. Squires
Grand Lodge
Af& AM
John T. Orr
T. E. Luebben
Curry
Dillon’s
Idaho Street
Myrtle Larson
Roy ‘Thomas
Legion scrap paper drive to run Saturdays in Dillon
Beaverhead post of the American Legion will continue the scrap paper and rag drive each Saturday for the next month. C A Bechler, in charge, says volunteers from the Legion will collect curbside waste paper and rags from businesses and homes early each Saturday. Papers should be wrapped or packed, bags acceptable for collection, with loads stored at Irvine and Cottom warehouse until end of drive on Sept 16. Out of town residents may bring contributions to Dillon Feed and Seed loading platform during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Post
American Legion
C. A. Bechler
Veterans’ Organization
The
Legion Post
Irvine and Cottom
Bechler
Dillon Feed and Seed Company
ODT to Sponsor District Meeting in Butte Tomorrow
A district meeting for producers truckers dealers and processors of livestock in the Butte area is set for Thursday August 24 at 8 pm in the Montana Power building auditorium. The area Livestock Industry Transportation committee will be elected or selected to advise ODT on moving livestock by motor trucks in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana Power Building
Area Livestock Industry Transportation Committee
ODT
Fred A. Noble
Office of Defense Transportation
Dillon Rodeo Promises Spectacular Show at Beaverhead Fair
The Dillon Rodeo, set for Sunday and Labor Day September 3 and 4, aims to be Montana’s top double-holiday attraction with $2,000 in prizes. Organizers led by Beaverhead Rodeo Association president John W. Mountjoy and manager Claude Lay report strong entries, top arena condition, repaired chutes, and Mike Quinn’s bucking horses back in action after a prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
John W. Mountjoy
Beaverhead Rodeo Association
Claude Lay
Montana
Lay
Fairgrounds
Paul Stahl
Mike Quinn
Fred Crouse Injured in Dillon Road Accident
Fred Crouse, a well known Dillon man, escaped serious harm after his truck overturned twice on the Badger Pass road west of Dillon. He remained in the cab until the truck reached the bottom and recovered by Sunday. The load consisted of empty or nearly empty gas tanks with potential explosion risk if punctured. A second accident occurred near Armstead on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Crouse
Dillon
Badger Pass
Crouse
Armstead
Addie Garr Dies at Dell Ranch After Illness
Mrs. Addie Garr widow of Frank Garr died Monday evening at about 6 o clock at her ranch home near Dell after a five month illness. She lived in Beaverhead county 46 years and was born December 23 1867 in Davis County Iowa. funeral services set for tomorrow at 2:30 pm Brundage funeral home with Rev Calvin Logan officiating. Interment in Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Garr
Frank Garr
Dell
Beaverhead County
Brundage Funeral Home
Calvin Logan
Mountain View Cemetery
Garr
Davis County
Iowa
Mr. Garr
Bloomfield
Ore
Montana
Oregon
Local Rancher Injured In Canyon Accident
Bryan Ball, 48, Beaverhead valley rancher, was seriously injured while moving a sheep camp outfit via tractor on Axe's canyon road south of Dillon. The tractor slid on a soft shoulder and the equipment went over an embankment near the tale mine. Miners provided first aid before Dr. Harve Stanchfield arrived. doctors credited early aid with possibly saving Ball's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Ball
Beaverhead Valley
Axe’s Canyon
Dillon
Tale Mine
Harve Stanchfield
Ball
Delegates Attend Montana Republican State Convention
Three Beaverhead County Republicans attended the Lewis town convention. State Senator Thomas E. Gilbert was elected state committeeman and Mrs. Don E. Anson of Wisdom became state committeewoman. Also attending was State Representative Anson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Lewistown
County Central Committee Organization
Thomas E. Gilbert
Don E. Anson
Wisdom
Anson
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. H. (Budge) Gilbert
Clifford Dougherty
Beaverhead Dar
Lover’s Leap
UEES
Evelyn Rimel
Miss Rimel
Viaan
Gulf OF Mexicos
Mississippi
U.S
UW Ign
Betty UK Ip
New Orleans
Middle West
Mark Twain
Midwest
Pittsburgh
Mother Bear
Jack Keenan
Eastern Star
Orphan Home
State Orphans Home
Twin Bridges
Rodeo Association
E. O. Watts
John
Dillon Elks Lodge
Elks Committee
Sol Sobolsky
Jack Thiel
Bob Welborn
Marcus Rand
RANCH
Bryan
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