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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
8
The Vandalia trapshooting meet features Dillon Gun Club ace as vice president of the American Trapshooting Association with a perfect season and 585 of 600 targets in last year’s ATA events. Peterson and Renfro are noted names with varied past results, with Renfro not attending this year.
The column reports soldiers stationed in India and the Southwest Pacific including ATC members Major and Mrs Hay visiting Camp Swift Texas Capt Don C Gilbert in India and three trips over the Hump. It notes Sgt Clifford Bay Dillon Montana leading a 40th Infantry Division field day team in the Southwest Pacific and Corporal Elza Kenneth Smith Dillon promoted at Antilles Air Command Trinidad. Also mentions Pvt George F Melton Gowen Field visiting Dillon and Pvt Ralph F Davis at Fort Meade Maryland. James N Campbell of Armtstead contributes to local citizen committee.
John H. Bourquin, former Dilllon jeweler, completed boat training at the San Diego Marine base and joins the ordnance department in San Francisco for watch repairing. Watches must stay within 30 seconds per 24 hours. Address 128 Fulton St Redwood City Calif. Local selective service classifications announced: 1A Hale Anson Shafer Larsen Seybold Miller Cushman Jackson Green Allen Raff Johnson Naylor Roberts McBride Pierce Spehar Johnson Sweeney Stanchfield Cullen Hobaugh Morris Sorenson Stallings Smith Bay Harkness Downing Withington.
Beaverhead schools will reopen next month with five new instructors joining staff. New hires include W. J. Bierrum in mechanical drawing economics and manual arts Elizabeth Daly home economics Ralph Dilts history and graduate work at Montana State and UC Andrew Hofmeister English and art Mrs Claudia Faust girls physical education and library John Hartwig animal husbandry aeronautics and vocational agriculture D L Johnson principal boys physical education and coaching Mrs Leonore McCollum mathematics Miss Jane Mee English and speech Miss Evelyn Mikkelsen commercial work Miss Mary Ricketts English and Spanish teaching backgrounds span Montana State University Fairfield Stevensville and local normal colleges
The WFA and OPA conflict over meat rationing ends in a compromise. Points will be waived on utility grade beef but kept on commercial grade, effective last week, improving outlet for medium and lower grade cattle while government reserves for military needs rise from 35 to 40 percent.
Clerk Baker reports official ballots are printed and eligible voters who expect to be absent on election day may apply anytime to exercise their franchise.
Marcus Rand, a leading Horse Prairie rancher, drove a truck carrying 100 pounds of dynamite that plunged from the highway. Rand escaped injury. the truck sustained little damage and the dynamite remained intact.
A mother bear drives off a dog while her cub climbs a tree. Two men with axes observe. one man Keenan is badly cut by a tree branch during the encounter as the bear departs with her cub up the hillside.
A local rancher was injured yesterday and taken by stretcher to a doctor’s car. At Barrett hospital in Dillon doctors diagnosed a broken ankle several fractured ribs head chest injuries and bruises. Hospital attendants report the rancher is resting as comfortably as could be expected.
Obituary notes the death of Addie Garr at her ranch home on Monday. She is survived by two sons Glen Garr of Dell and Ralph Schick of Idaho Falls a daughter Mrs Mayme Long of Salt Lake City a sister Mrs M S Castle of Eugene Ore and several nieces and nephews.
Evelyn Rimel, active in Girl Scouts, AAUW, Rotary and church groups, has held leadership roles from pursuing international relations to chairing the tuberculosis Seal Sale drives. She has served as president of the Shakespeare club and AAUW branches, led Girl Scout councils, and completed terms as state International Relations chairman for Montana AAUW.
Rodeo in Dillon draws crowds with top stock and skilled riders. Spectators can expect skilled bronc riders and events featuring roping Calvés and bulldogging steers amid high class stock and competitive performances.
The Beaverhead parade committee led by Elza Patrick invites entries from nearby communities for Labor Day festivities. Entry deadline is September 2. Fred Honeychurch will bring the Beaverhead county high school band to both performances and parade. Band members and potential newcomers are asked to attend a rehearsal at Beaverhead High School Monday at 2 PM. Tickets for rodeo and dances are available at local shops.
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