Kalispell Couple Has Six Sons and One Daughter in Service
Mr and Mrs A J Lawlor of Kalispell boast six sons and one daughter in military or defense roles. Albert is in the air corps Thomas in coast artillery Earl in air corps ferry command Timothy in military police Robert J defense work in Alaska Francis called in December quota Mary Helen works in Seattle. John at home wishes to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Lawlor
Kalispell
Albert
Air Corps
Thomas
Coast Artillery
Earl
Air Corps Ferry Command
Timothy
Washington
Robert J
Alaska
Army
Francis
Selective Service
Mary Helen Lawlor
Seattle
John
Belt Rancher Dies After Tractor Accident
Willis Holden Gray 76, long time Belt rancher born in Wisconsin who worked as a harness maker before taking up farming, was fatally crushed at his Belt ranch when a tractor pressed him against a building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belt
Willis Holden Gray
Gray
Wisconsin
Revival of Horse Trading Amid Tire and Auto Shortages
Reports nationwide indicate brisk horse trading as demand rises due to tire and automobile shortages. Buyers and sellers pivot to equine commerce, with ranches and stables noting increased activity and pricing shifts.
Young Roundup Man Killed In Garage
Jack Durham 19 died at Roundup when a heavy steel box he jacked up to repair his truck frame slipped from the jack and fell on his back. Bruce Fawcett and Donald Fawcett, passing by, found him in the old Hommel garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Durham
Durham
Hommel
Bruce Fawcett
Donald Fawcett
Meeting Set Jan 19 for Mining Association Session
The fifth biennial legislative session of the Mining Association of Montana was announced for January 19 by President A. Strojan Jr. at the Last Chance Gulch Mining Association meeting in the Montana Club Helena. An All-Montana banquet will follow with state senators and house members invited as personal guests of mining businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mining Association of Montana
A. Strojan, Jr
Last Chance Gulch Mining Association
Montana Club
Helena
State Senate
House of Representatives
Rescue crew on carrier deck dubbed hot papa
On naval aircraft carriers a rescue man in asbestos clothing who stands by for crash or fire on the landing deck is nicknamed a hot papa. This term denotes a specific safety role aboard Navy flight operations.
Northwest Beavers Drive Fur Trade History and Alaska Trapping
The article recounts beaver trapping methods in winter, notes beaver behavior, and discusses the beaver’s role in Northwest fur trade history. It mentions conflicts with Hudsons Bay Co and shifts in fur values, plus Montana banking news about Meyer Chapman State Bank acquiring Roberts State Bank assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Canada
Hudson’s Bay Co
Northwest
Lower Columbia
Hudson’s Bay
Rocky Mountain
S. L. Kleve
Helena
Montana State Banking Department
Meyer & Chapman State Bank of
Red Lodge
Roberts State Bank of Roberts
Mont
Rancher Thomas P. Ruckman Dies at 76 in Red Lodge
Thomas Parton Ruckman, a rancher born in West Virginia and long associated with the Luther community, died at a Red Lodge hospital at age 76. He married Etta E. Glendening in 1907, and the couple settled in Luther in 1909, residing there for 33 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Parton Ruckman
Red Lodge
Ruckman
West Virginia
Roscoe
Etta E. Glendening
Luther Community
Mitchell Elevated to Lieutenant Colonel in Selective Service
Maj. S. H. Mitchell state director of selective service has been advanced to lieutenant colonel. He enlisted January 1, 1918, served overseas nearly a year and a half, and joined the Montana national guard in 1923. KeKalIspell Edmond L Kelley 82 longtime valley resident dairyman and farmer died after a month illness.
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Mitchell
S. H. Mitchell
Selective Service
Culbertson
Army
Montana National Guard
Kekalispell
Edmond L. Kelley
Kelley
Kalispell
Montana's Clyde Carpenter Takes Hard Coaching Post
Clyde Carpenter, a former Montana Grizzlies standout and Billings high school coach, stepped in as head football and basketball coach after Dak and Dahlberg left for the Army. His background includes five state championship football teams and a 1939 high school squad praised nationally. Carpenter, calm and respected by players, must guide Montana through football, basketball, and track duties as vacancies remain.
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Clyde Carpenter
University of Montana Grizzlies
Montana
Doug Fessenden
University
Armed Services
Athletic Board
Jiggs Dahlberg
Harry Adams
Grid
Dahlberg
Carpenter
Sam
University of Washington
Billings
University of Montana
Grizzlies
America
Miami Health
Florida
Denver Post
Herman Frickey
Herb Hein
Minnesota
Paul Burke
Barney Berger
Tom Felt
Carp
Soldiers to Train at Montana Universities Under Plan
Washington announced a plan to train about 2550 soldiers in Montana state schools. Existing enrollments and capacities are listed for Montana State University Missoula, Montana State College Bozeman, Montana School of Mines Butte, Eastern Montana Normal Billings, North Montana Havre, and Montana State Normal Dillon with peak figures and possible soldier-students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Montana
Washington
Montana State University
Missoula
Montana State College
Bozeman
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Eastern Montana Normal College
Bomber Crews Begin Combat Training in Montana
The first heavy bombers arrive at Great Falls army air base under Col. Ford J. Lauer to start flight and bombing training. Crews already skilled work on coordination with ranges near Big Sandy and elsewhere in Montana under Maj. John L. Eaton as bases prepare for heavy air traffic and combat readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls Army Air Base
Col
Ford J. Lauer
Montana
Big Sandy
Maj
John L. Eaton
Great Falls
New Process to Hike Nation's Production of Synthetic Rubber
Frank Phillips of Phillips Petroleum Co announces a revolutionary catalytic process to boost 100 octane gasoline and synthetic rubber for war needs. He cites an inversion discovered in the Phillips laboratory that will convert a low value petroleum product into a vital war material while keeping details secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillips Laboratory
Phillips
Montana Taxpayers Protest Federal School Funding and Overtime Bill
The Montana Taxpayers Association challenged Senate bills to fund $300,000,000 for elementary and secondary schools and $400,000,000 for federal employee overtime. Secretary Fred Bennion said protests were sent to Senators Wheeler and Murray and bill sponsors. He argued the timing is unnecessary as Montana schools are financially strong from delinquent taxes, reducing local levies, and that federal authority would encroach on public school administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Senate
United States
Washington
Fred Bennion
Wheeler and
Murray
Congress
Hirst
Montana
Daniels County
Sheridan County
Bennion
Citizen's
Byrd Committee
4-H Members Put Electricity to Work In Ingenious Ways
4 H club members nationwide apply electric power to farm tasks. Lamb, pig and chick brooders, corn shelters, grain grinders, egg coolers and storerooms, plant hotbeds, and milk equipment are reported. The national committee offers free bulletins via postcard from Chicago for rural electrification topics. An airfoil definition follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
National Committee On Boys
Extension
East van Buren Street
Chicago
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Petaluma
Calif
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Ed Estabrook
Pittsfield
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Helena, Mont
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Wyoming
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Buckley, Wash
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44Th and
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New York City
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First Avenue
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Marginal Way
Beauty
McCarroll
Jessie M. Grefig
East Granite St
Cancer Clinic
Qyden
Denver
Colo
Simpson
Creise
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Dillon
T. J. B. Shanley
Antimony St
Montana State Training School
Boulder
Pickering Machinery Co
First Ave. South
Seattle, Wash
Teeland Spar
P. O
van Horn
Texas
National Camera Exchange
5Th St
Minneapolis
Minn
P. W. Herman & Co
Bush
San Francisco
Alaska Junk Co
John Hofmann
Tillamook
Oregon
Fred Chandler
Chariton
Iowa
J. L. Keefer
Molt
Hellopeter
Philipsburg
Jewell Pigeon & Game Farm
Jewell
Danville, I
Renee Terry
Dickey
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State Taxpayers Association
4-H
Western Life Insurance Company
Elena
R. B. Richardson
Columbus School OF Nursing
Great Falls, Montana
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