Local Selective Service Classifications and Scroll of Service News
Classification notices list 3-C 2-C 1-C and 2-A A few names appear with affiliations to Walter Boka Clyde Smith and others. The article reports soldiers meeting in New Guinea and officers arriving from Williams Field and Africa with new addresses and furloughs. It includes Lt Irene Wold in Africa and various new postings for Pvt George Shafer Glen Shafer Harry Tash Leonard Baird Jim Paddock Byron Cosgrove and other service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Selective Service Board
Earl Raymond Peterson
Walter Anton Boka
Clyde Robert Smith, Jr
Chester W. Buckingham
Earl L. Conklin
Rex P. Griffith
Daniel L. Hoyrup
Earl J. Mooney
Jack W. Bobinac
Charles R. Lee
Cecil J. Gottsch
Harold E. Babcock
Goldie B. Thompson
Clyde H. Coppock
William R. Miller
Charles J. Dunn
Hyrum L. Tolley
William J. Ashe
Fay R Marler
Lawrence B. McGivney
Marlin K. Farmer
Rudolph W. Stefanatz
Howard E. Sapp
A—Lloyd Tid
Earl R. van Antwerp
Charles J. Gordon
G. Johnson
George E. Michelish
Johnese O’leary
Erwin D. Walker
Bert A. Kamps
Joseph Frederick
David H. Bays
John Shafer, Sr
Argenta
Cpl
George E. Shafer
Glen A. Shafer
New Guinea
South Pacific
State Head Visits St Elmo Commandery No 7
Herbert F. Hosfeld of Somers grand commander of the Knights Templar of Montana paid an official visit to St. Elmo Commandery No. 7 at the Masonic hall. John T. Orr of Dillon deputy grand commander was honored. A banquet preceded the business session, with out of town members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Hosfeld
Somers
Knights Templar
Montana
St. Elmo Commandery No. 7
John T. Orr
Dillon
W. G. Squires
Lodge
Beavers Open Cage Season Against Powell County Rival
Beaverhead county high school begins basketball with a home game Friday night vs Powell county high of Deer Lodge. The Beavers, defending District 8 champions, rely on five lettermen including Dart and Thompson while facing early tests against Anaconda and Butte Central. Dean Nelson leads the new yell squad with Bonnie George and Agnes Marie Smith assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Powell County High
Deer Lodge
Dillon
D. L. Johnson
Dart
Thompson
Charlie Davis
Jack Davis
Pierce
Dan Boka
Bloomquist
H. Smith
J. Selway
D. Evans
Bob Gosman
Porter
McLaren
Wagner
Barth
Beavers
Johnson
Cagers
Anaconda
Butte Central
Elks Lodge Holds Memorial Rites For Departed Brothers
Dillon Elks lodge conducted its annual Memorial services at the I.O.O.F. hall. Judge Lyman H. Bennett of Virginia City spoke, urging brothers to emulate departed members' good traits. Exalted Ruler William Lloyd led the ritual. high school quartet performed under Louise Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Elks Lodge
Dale Dart
Janet Curry
Bob Stanchfield
Jessie Knox
Louise Cross
Ardella Sanner
Huerter
Romberg
Love Life
Manna Zucca
T. W. Sargent
Vox
Esquire
Dave Hier
Tiler
Dan Henneberry
Dick Evans
Leonard Hansen Named President of Danish Masons Chapter No 8
Leonard Hansen was elected president at a Danish Mothership meeting held at the Masons hall. He succeeds Holger Carlson as high priest in Chapter No 8. Otto Christiansen was named vice president with Arthur Bay Minnie Jens Bay as cashier and Nis Nissen among trustees. John P. Larson named inner guard. Harry Nelson, recently back from Africa, plans to stay for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hansen
L. O. Co. Oe
Holger Carlson
Otto Christiansen
Arthur Bay
Minnie Jens Bay
Berensen
Nis Nissen
Canis Ba Bay
Bay
John P. Larson
Harry Nelson
Africa
Hand
Beaverhead Salvage Drives Successful Weekend Campaign
Beaverhead county conducted simultaneous drives for scrap paper and scrap metal over the weekend. The effort, led by Salvage Chairman Dave Hallack and FFA director William Evans, yielded a carload of paper and more than 51,000 pounds of metal for shipment to a St Paul paper mill and an East Helena smelter respectively. Proceeds fund FFA projects and the metal will aid war material manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dave Hallack
Future Farmers of America
William Evans
St. Paul
Minn
F.F.A
East Helena
Clarence Koenig
Walter Featherly
P. & O. Ranch
Julius Hartwig
Fred Bourassa
F. D. Smith
Harry Dingley
E. F Kenison
Floyd Vandegrift
Edwin R. Buck
Allan Spencer
Damage Suit Proceeding in District Court
Vic Westergard and Leona Westergard sue Herman Peterson for damages from a car accident. Trial opened last Friday before Judge Lyman H. Bennett with a Dillon south highway collision cited. Plaintiffs’ counsel Leonard Schulz and Theo F. McFadden. defense counsel T J Davis Butte Thomas E Gilbert Dillon and John Cook Missoula. Jury includes Dan Little Matt Christensen and twelve others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Westergard
Leona Westergard
Herman Peterson
Lyman H. Bennett
Beaverhead
Dillon
Leonard Schulz
Theo F. McFadden
T. J. Davis
Butte
Thomas E. Gilbert
John Cook
Missoula
Dan Little
Matt Christensen
Anna Thompson
Harry Routledge
Chris Peterson
George Webber
Agnes Keenan
Nels Peter Salmonson
Roger Sweeney
Herbert Wheat
James E. Selway
Chris Overgaard
Beaverhead County High Girls Club Christmas Party Planned
The annual Girls' club Christmas party at Beaverhead County High School will be held for grade school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dance Cancelled by Dillon Elks Over Conflict
The Dillon Elks lodge cancels the Dutch treat party planned for next Saturday night. Exalted Ruler William Lloyd cites a scheduling conflict as the reason for the cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Elks Lodge
William Lloyd
He Sai
Montana Hit With 48 Gun Salute Radio Tribute
The Antilles Air Command aired a 30 minute salute spotlighting Montana to boost wartime morale. It highlighted Butte and Anaconda copper mining and Montana’s copper gold silver magnesium output, plus wool wheat and cattle production. Dwellings included Hardin near the Custer battlefield, with Helena Great Falls Billings Bozeman Havre named for war effort roles.
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San Juan
P. R
Montana
Majestic Mountains
Mammoth
Antilles Air Command
Treasure State
Air Corps
San Jan
Cuba
Equatorial South America
Union
Butte
Anaconda
Anaconda Copper Company
Thomas Campbell
Hardin
Custer Battlefield
Helena
Great Falls
Billings
Bozeman
Dillon
Havre
Army Air Forces
Beehive Talk At Dillon Rotary Dinner Explains Bee Culture
R. M. Gregg, Dillon’s bee man, spoke at the Dillon Rotary dinner on bee culture. He traced apiculture from its seventeenth century origins, noted the Italian bee’s dominance in U S beekeeping, and described hive management, queen fertility, and swarm behavior. Beeswax uses and hive dynamics, including worker lifespans, were detailed with practical experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Gregg
Dillon
Dillon Rotary Ou
United States
Ray Willey Named Beaverhead County Assessor
Ray Willey, a Big Hole basin resident and World War I veteran, is appointed Beaverhead County assessor by the board of commissioners. He previously served as deputy for two months, succeeding Judson P. Best who resigns to become deputy collector of internal revenue in Helena. Best had been appointed after his father O. M. Best’s death and had served for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Willey
Big Hole Basin
Beaverhead County
County Board of Commissioners
Judson P. Best
Internal Revenue
Helena
Willey
Best
O. M. Best
Rancher of Bloody Dick Section Dies
Charles Lee Robertson aged 75, a rancher in the Bloody Dick section, was found dead early yesterday by two neighbors after his wife reported he did not return from a hunting trip. Officials say heart failure caused his death. The body was located by Jack Brenner and William McFadden after following a four mile snow trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lee Robertson
Bloody Dick
Jack Brenner
William McFadden
Band and Orchestra In Concert Tomorrow at Beaverhead High
Beaverhead county high school's band and orchestra present a concert tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with proceeds to the American Red Cross blood plasma drive. The program features Russian Choral Overture Knights Bridge March Russian Suite Nocturne and Morning Hymn of Praise A Court Function I Love Thee and Destruction of Atlantis plus Seeds of Padmus Thunder and Lightning Ram page of the Old Gray Mare I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Over There Fantasia Star Spangled Banner and a mixed quartet under Mrs. Louise Cross during intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
American Red Cross
Fred Honeychurch
Red Cross
Isaac
Knights Bridge
Coates
Atlantis
Safranck
Johnson
Strauss
Stacy
Miriam Morse
Ethel Anderson
Elveretta Langdorf
Betty Howard
Jean Lay
Virginia Tovey
United Nations
Cousin of Sgt Roscoe Gordon Attends Funeral
L Ott Gordon arrived Monday from Bremerton Washington to attend funeral services for his cousin the late Sgt Roscoe Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Ott Gordon
Bremerton, Wash
Sgt
Roscoe Gordon
Mrs George Bauer Dies Near Wisdom at 64
Mrs. George Bauer, 64, respected Wisdom ranch matron, died at her ranch near Wisdom on Sunday. Born in Portland 64 years ago, she lived in Beaverhead county 28 years, much of it in the Big Hole basin. Survived by husband, a recognized Wisdom rancher, and two Missouri brothers. Funeral services held in Gibbonsville Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bauer
Wisdom
Dillon
Big Hole Basin
Portland
Beaverhead County
Missouri
Gibbonsville
Idaho
Funeral services for Sgt. Charles R Gordon held in Beaverhead
Funeral services for Sgt. Charles Roscoe Gordon 28 a Beaverhead county youth who died in a Denver hospital were held yesterday at the Brundage chapel with Rev Calvin Logan officiating. Interment was in Mountain View cemetery. Gordon enlisted Jan 19 1941 and served 18 months in the South Pacific rising to sergeant. He was born March 15 1915 in Armstead and spent most of his life in Beaverhead county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Roscoe Gordon
Beaverhead County
Denver
Brundage
Calvin Logan
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Gordon
Elmer Gordon
Armstead
New Caledonia
Dillon
Mon
George Aitken Enters Yale Air Cadet Training
George E. Aitken of Glasgow has entered Yale university’s aviation cadet program for 20 weeks of aircraft maintenance engineering training. He will be commissioned as a second lieutenant and may join a combat squadron as an engineering officer after completion. A former star at Montana State Normal college, he is joined in New Haven by his wife Jo Ann Deputy of Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Cosgrove
Dillon
U. S. Army Air Corps
Albert S. Baker
Stockton
Calif
Clair P. Cosgrove
Navy
Jay Cosgrove
U. S. Army
Richard Cosgrove
Army Air Corps
New Haven
Conn
George E. Aitken
Glasgow
Air Forces Training Command
Yale University
George Aitken
Montana State Normal College
Montana
Jo Ann
Entay
Sister
Lomas & Mettleton Co
Eliels Take Lead in Local Bowling League
Eliels captured top position in the Commercial bowling league by winning a playoff against Montana Power, while Trib and Gosman dropped from first place after two losses. Ebels stand 23-10, Task Transfer led weekly team scoring with 2761, Montana Power had the high game at 972, and Watkins of Warner led individuals with 246 for a game and 620 for the series. In the Women’s league Merle’s posted the high series at 2022 and led last week’s scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliels
Montana Power
the Tribune
Gosman’s
Ebels
Kegler
Watkins
Warner
Merle
State Leader Is Guest Republican 2 Women Here Today
Mrs Grace Heinrich Knowles of Missoula Republican National Committeewoman is the state leader guest today. The event features two women attendees and highlights Republican party activity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Heinrich Knowles
Missoula
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Grenada Air Field
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Miss
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Jim Paddock
George Field
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Elks Lodge
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Claude Lay
Royal Arch Masons Chapter
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Twin Bridges
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
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Richard L. Laughmiller
Canton
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