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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1942
Page
2
The Nov 1 crop report shows Montana sugar beet output at 912000 tons up from 793000 last year and a 10 year average of 751000. Corn at 4120000 bushels, apples 173000, beans 300000 bags, and potatoes 1610000 bushels. Weather and labor delays trimmed beet bean and potato estimates.
Port traffic reports show 76 574 cars of export freight unloaded in September, excluding grain and coal, up from 56 249 cars in September 1941. Figures compiled by the Port traffic manager and released by the Association of American Railroads indicate a notable gain in freight movements.
John Rudeck a longtime Toston businessman died in a Helena hospital after a brief illness. Born in Arcadia Wisconsin he moved to Montana in 1888 and settled in Toston where he lived for more than five decades.
Archaeologists report a circular mound 42 feet in diameter near Glendive containing大量 human bones, pottery and stone artifacts. Excavations reveal multiple cache pits with ash and charcoal, postholes with bison bones, and signs of a past tribe's dwelling and desertion reasons.
Montana State College Extension Service urges farmers to enforce safety measures on the farm to cut accidents and fires which claim many lives and injure hundreds of thousands annually. Officials say careful practices protect production and minimize losses during the war effort.
Two new petty officer ratings specialist (M) for mail clerks and specialist (D) for dog or horse trainers and handlers have been created. Enlistment ranges from third class to chief specialist, with specific transfer and qualification rules for each class, including education, service time, and experience in handling animals and managing housing and supplies.
Western Montanans and northern Idaho residents face food shortages as sockeye salmon fail to run at Heron Rapids in the Clark's Fork gorge. Elmer Phillips reports the Clark's Fork run dwindled to a trickle while Flathead Lake catches remain normal, leaving the river quiet with few fishermen this fall.
The Montana State University library is designated as the official war information center for Montana. Kathleen Campbell, the university librarian, says the center serves all Montanans, answering questions and compiling reading lists, with materials from US agencies and international sources.
Helena resident George O. Freeman, a pioneer lawyer and public official, died at his daughter's home after a long illness. Born February 10, 1866, in Battle Creek Michigan, he moved to Helena at 18 and practiced law before serving as private secretary in Washington and later as receiver of the U S land office for 12 years. He also led the Montana Audit Co and was serving his third term as justice of the peace in Helena township. Freeman was a lifelong Elks member and active in civic affairs.
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