Eighth Air Force Heroes and Rocket Sighting Told
Technical Sergeant Joseph F. Carroll receives a second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious service as engineer turret gunner on B-17 missions over Nazi Europe. Staff Sergeant John M. McDowell reports a V-2 rocket passing within 500 yards of his plane during a Hamm mission, observing a bluish white contrail and a rocket about 40 feet long. Local notes list Beaverhead county servicemen assignments and a Whitehall native killed in action, Nov. 25, in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Air Force
England
Joseph F. Carroll
W. P. Carroll
Jackson
Mont
Flying Fortress
Nazi
Europe
Carroll
Pioneer 379Th
Madgeburg
Mereburg
Cologne
Holland
France
Army Air Forces
AAF Aviation Mechanics School
Amarillo
Texas
AAF
Kingman
Arizona
Beaverhead County
Montana State College
Carroll Livestock Company
Sigma Chi
John M. McDowell
Wisdom
100Th
Hamm
Germany
Sgt. McDowell
Sgt. McDowell Is
F.R. McDowell of
Matrimonia Record Shattered in County
Oliver B. Kurtz, 67, longtime Beaverhead county resident and Dillon high school janitor, died Sunday after a long illness. He lived in Dillon since 1900, taught by Latter Day Saints services, buried at Mountain View cemetery, with pallbearers listed. Born in Centra lia, Pa., he was famed as a horse trainer and married Bertha Fjelsted in 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver B. Kurtz
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Brundage Chapel
Latter Day Saints Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Ernest Orr
Pat Flynn
Glen Decker
George Baker
L. A. Gregory
Lambert Eliel
Mr. Kurtz
Centralia
Muncy
United States
Bertha Fjelsted
Blackfoot
Ida
Record High 1944 Marriage Licenses In Dillon Area
The 1944 Dillon marriage licenses surged to 232, a near doubling from 123 in 1943 and well above the 149 peak in 1932. Beavhead county saw 135 Idaho couples obtaining licenses, with Idaho parties involved in 40 other cases. October produced 33 licenses, while January had 12. The list cites couples including Harry Edward Arnold and Billa May Harrison among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Giles
Dillon
Idaho
Beaverhead
Harry Edward Arnold
Denver
Colo
Billa May Harrison
Idaho Falls
Ida
John W. Sinclair
Lila G. Camp
Hubert Livi Staggie
Christmas seal drive thanks Beaverhead donors
Mrs J Elmer Selway the Beaverhead local chairman lauds residents for supporting the 1944 Christmas seal sale to aid tuberculosis effort. She notes 95 cents of each dollar stays in state, urges completion of seal accounting, and cites 61 deaths in Beaverhead in 1944 with a breakdown by month and cause, listing the deceased individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elmer Selway
Beaverhead
Montana
National Tuberculosis Association
Selway
Mary Louise Louis
Tom Gilbert
A. L. McArthur
Beaverhead Welcomes New Year With Community Dances
Beaverhead county residents plan a vigorous New Year celebration with dances and watch parties across the county. In Dillon a public New Year’s dance Saturday night December 30, hosted by the citizens committee at city hall auditorium, will support the gift program for service men, with Nellie Little Poole’s orchestra. An exclusive New Year’s Eve event in Dillon Ellis Friday December 31 at the LOO hall offers dancing, a turkey raffle by Elks ladies, and a turkey supper, with Nellie Little Poole’s orchestra providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Tn Dillon
American
Legion
Citi
City Hall
Nellie Little Poole
Dillon Ellis
Loo. Hall
Elks
Nellie ‘Little Poole
Charm School Scrap Book Contest Winners Named
Rosemary Lane and Faye Wal demar were announced as winners in the December charm school scrap book contest at the high school. Sixty girls competed. judges were Jane Mee and Mildred Henningsen. Supervisors were Betty Sandberg vocations instructor and Claudia Faust physical education director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Lane
Faye Waldemar
Jane Mee
Mildred
Henningsen
Charm School
Betty Sandberg
Claudia Faust
Beaverhead Man Dies of War Wounds in Holland
Pvt. John Dunkin aged 30 of Dillon Idaho born 1914 in Gilmore Idaho died December 9 in Holland from wounds received in action in Germany. He is survived by his sister Prudence Dunkin of Dillon and siblings Whit ney Spencer Stevensville Henry Dunkin Reese Dunkin and two half sisters E H Collins Maxville and W A Reid Keeler. His sister had earlier been notified of serious wounds. He worked at the Brenner ranch on Horse Prairie before enlistment about a year ago and had many county friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dunkin
Holland
Prudence Dunkin
Dillon
War Department
Germany
Dunkin
Brenner Ranch
Horse Prairie
Gilmore
Ida
Whitney Spencer
Stevensville
Henry Dunkin
Europe
Reese Dunkin
E. H. Collins
Maxville
Mont
W. A. Reid
Keeler
Calif
Income Tax Deputies Schedule Tax Help in Four Locations
Deputies from the collector of internal revenue will be at the Merrill hotel in Lima January 3 and 4 Fetty's Lunch room in Wisdom January 5 and 6 and the federal building in Dillon January 8 9 and 10 to assist taxpayers in filling out their income tax forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Collector of Internal Revenue
Merrill Hotel
Lima
Fetty
Wisdom
Federal
Dillon
Red Cross Sends 288 Kit Bags to Soldiers
The local Red Cross sewing room completed 288 kit bags for overseas duty. Mrs. Stella Murray announced the effort. Each bag includes soap, toilet items, writing supplies, razor blades, tobacco, cards, sewing kit and candy with a first aid book in one in ten bags. The bags double as aprons with pockets for camp use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Stella Murray
Girls Outnumber Boys But Totals Decrease
Dillon Rotary Club dinner featured Robert T. Melton and John Coram as guests and speakers. Dor thianne Boka, high school guest, also talked. Melton described Pacific war experiences and native beggars, noting ship rescues and patrol duties. Beaverhead births totaled 61 in 1944, down from 69 in 1943. Girls led boys 36 to 25, with four months showing seven births. Deaths reached 60. List of 1944 births across many families follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Albert S. Baker
Henry Helmsath
Armstead
John Holtz
Dillon
Elizabeth Ann Mikus
Robert T. Melton
John Coram
Navy
Dillon Rotary Club
Dorthianne Boka
Melton
Pacific War
Pacific
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead Endures Deep Christmas Cold Spell
Beaverhead residents faced a severe early season cold snap with temperatures dipping to 24 below zero. The normal Montana winter weather pattern kept livestock safe, and motorists encountered travel challenges as Dillon experienced its harshest Christmas week freeze in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
College Weather Bureau
Montana
Dillon
Truck Driver Ivan Peterson Sentenced in Lima
Ivan Peterson a 31 year old truck driver from Harrisville West Virginia was sentenced to 60 days in county jail by Justice of the Peace L C Ford in Lima after arraignment on a misdemeanor charge. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Larry Peterson who transported him to Dillon this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Peterson
Justice of the Peace
L. C. Ford
Lima
Peterson
Harrisville
West Virginia
Larry Peterson
Dillon
Beaverhead New Year events and local notes
A compact digest of Beaverhead and Dillon happenings. January New Year activities, Rotarian talks by Dr. Sheldon E. Davis, and local governance moves are noted alongside forgeries cases, arrests, and prison sentences. Community groups, school resumption, and service men plans appear with several personnel changes.
Vacation Ends Tuesday in Dillon Schools Countywide
Beaverhead county students resume classes next Tuesday as Christmas break ends across Dillon and most districts. Many schools shorten the holiday to finish the term earlier in spring. Montana State Normal College keeps its long break with classes resuming after January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhea County
Dillon
Montana State Normal College
Christmas Observed in Beaverhead War Time Spirit
Beaverhead kept a third wartime Christmas with homes filled by good will despite sub zero weather. In Dillon churches held large services and musical programs with Sunday and Monday gatherings. Families enjoyed reunions including uniformed members on furlough or leave after travel challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Dillon
Dillon Tops Butte High In Thrilling Thriller
Beaverhead County high school produces a 28 27 thriller as Dillon Beavers edge Butte High Purples in a tense see saw game. Davis Thompson and Burwell spark a 15 9 second quarter as Dillon extends a six game win streak with a quiet holiday schedule ahead. Butte Central and Anaconda cancel games due to tri state tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
S. Beavers
Butte High
Dillon
Beavers
Butte
Clancy Johnson
Sheridan
Madigan County Quint
Anaconda
Butte Central
Dillon-Butte
Davis
Thompson
Burwell
Santa Claus Visits Train Here on Christmas Morning
On Christmas Day a northbound train through Dillon carried 46 service men and women far from home. Santa, impersonated by local high school girls, distributed wrapped Christmas packages with an orange, apple, cigarets, popcorn ball, candy bar, a Dillon postcard, and greetings from the community. Packages were assembled by the Daughters of the Nile Sewing Club and popcorn balls by Episcopal youth. donations from Beaverhead residents funded the gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Dillon
Train Service Committee
St. Nick
Daughters of
the Nile Sewing Club
Episcopal
Beaverhead
T. E. Luebbeh
Guidici
Barbara’. Ralsto
Janet ~ Pew
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Fort Douglas
Selective Service Board
Robert Francis Rolles
Richard Charles Pierce
Otto Glen McQuiston
Sidney Harold Potmesil
Army
Cpl
Truman Berry
Cpl. Berry
Whitehall
Oliver Kurtz
Seal Drive
County
Cora E. Holland
Frank Rose
John Emsley Hutchins
William H. Wilson
William James Clayton
Jules Ernest Wenger
Ernest I. Harkness
Menan
West H. Priest
Albertine Dubie
Mary Dalzell
Alfred Steven Short
Birchcreek
George F. Bush
Nelesen Fergerson
Dilon
John Kambich
Glendale
George Reed Featherly
Joseph Warren Shaw
Pvt
RED Cross Group
FBI
Frank Joseph Perusich
Marion Frances
Favre Lee Eaton
John Francis
Willard Mark Gerard
Linda Keith
Ingvard Bernard Jensen
Margaret Ann
Cyrus Lou Hampton, Jr
Charlene Marie
Bert Allen Kam
Rch
Tre David Rodney Lovelady
Maria Louise
Amos Lewis Wright
Vernon Arthur
Henry Louis Wenger
James Joseph
Albert Nugent Decker
Janet Eileen
Tony Castello
Mary Lee
Francis Bayerd Rife
Marcia Jacqueline
Darrell Thomas Gleed
Douglas Marvin
John Lynn Schuler
Mary Anna
Floyd Oliver Smith
Myrna Sharon
Lee Morris Christensen
Jay Daniel
Franklin Phelan Buckley
Kathleen Louise
Wayne Harvey Stocks
Linda Lee
Sheldon E. Davis
Rotary
Howard Frank Belling
Bill Cheek
Henry Helmsmuth
William Evans
MEA
Ida Schroeder
Diana Rebekah Lodge
George M. Gosman
Gov
Ford
Howard Frank Relling
Edward Knutsen
AWVS
Frank Rife
Evelyn Rimel
Harold Snow
Telephone Exchange
Miles City
Dee A. Patton
Harlowton
Deer Lodge
W. W. Hawkins
E. W. Bond
S. F. Erwin
Harry J
Eliel Bros
Anaconda Central
Bond
W. G. Banister
Herky
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