Welcome Home Heroes From Dillon and Ogden Navy
Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Mitchell of Dillon, and Sgt. Walter H. Leach, son of Mr. William Leach of Ogden Utah, return home. Pfc Mitchell served 39 months in the States while Pfc Axe spent five months overseas and 26 months in the States, and Sgt Leach logged 17 months in the States and 11 months overseas.
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Mitchell
Jess Mitchell
Dillon
Walter H. Leach
William Leach
Kentucky Avenue
Marine Hill
Quincy Avenue
Ogden
Utah
Pfc
Axe
Sgt
Leach
Bronze Star Awarded to Sipes for Luzon Merits in Korea
In Kobe Japan S/Sgt Richard J Sipes 325 South Washington Dillon received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement during operations against the enemy on Northern Luzon. Sipes belongs to the 33rd Golden Cross division set to be inactivated in Japan. Earl Mooney on LCI 729 is en route to San Diego after helping occupy Yap and supporting the invasions of Anguar and Palau, with 14 months on picket duty in the Palau area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobe
Japan
Richard J. Sipes
Washington
Dillon
Luzon
Sipes
Golden Cross
Earl Mooney
South Dakota Street
San Diego
Calif
Yap
Anguar
Palau Islands
Palaus
Dillon Home Destroyed By Fire In Kent Addition
A two room frame house owned by Howard Kent in Dillon's Kent addition was destroyed by a Monday evening fire of unknown origin. A kitchen annex escaped with minor damage due to neighbors and the fast action of the household. Rosalie Kent, six, spotted the blaze before seven as neighbors fought to move possessions. the drought left no water for pumps and the volunteer department battled the flames with chemicals to save the annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kent
Kent Addition
Dillon
Kent
Rosalie
Thorn ton Wilder Play At Beaver End Is Praised
Large crowds attend Beaver End County High School senior class production of The Skin of Our Teeth directed by Fred Honeychurch. Principal cast includes Margot Luebben Jean Lay Walter Scott Ned Hatton Christine Zugel with Stewart Burwell Bob Jackson Pat Carrigan Rose Marie Marchesseau Bruce Grimes Robert Wolf Mike O'Brien Charles Davis Betty Lou Glassey Lois Burt Mary Jackovac Helen Peterson Bonnie McMannis Shirley Stoker Miriam Morse Virginia Tovey and Bill Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Wilder
Beaverend County High School
Fred Honeychurch
Margot Luebben
Jean Lay
Walter Scott
Ned Hatton
Christine Zugel
Stewart Burwell
Bob Jackson
Pat Carrigan
Rose Marie Marchesseau
Bruce Grimes
Robert Wolf
Mike O’brien
Charles Davis
Betty Lou Glassey
Lois Burt
Mary Jackovac
Helen Peterson
Bonnie McMannis
Shirley Stocker
Miriam Morse
Virginia Tovey
Bill Harrison
Argenta Trapper Found Dead in Cabin
D L Johnson prince of Beaverhead County’s school since 1940 was found dead. He served as principal and athletic coach with noted success guiding Beaver teams to regional basketball and football championships for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Johnson
Beaverhead Coan
Johnson
Beaver
Meeting of Ranchers Set for February 14
A February 14 meeting at 10 00 am in the courthouse will discuss 1946 agricultural outlook for Beaverhead county. County agent J H Mikkelson Clarkson Spain Dale Pettit and G H Bingham from state extension will present material on conservation practices and postwar changes. All interested in agriculture are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
J. H. Mikkelson
Clarkson Spain
Dale Pettit
Mary Flynn Dies at Home Pioneer Matron of Beaverhead
Mrs Mary Flynn 81 longtime Beaverhead county resident died at her Dillon home after a long illness She came to Montana in 1883 and married Teddy Flynn Surviving: two sons Hubert Patrick J Dillon a daughter Mrs W D Sandy Twin Bridges three sisters a brother in Ireland and many nieces and nephews Rosary at Brundage chapel at 8 and Requiem Mass at St Rose Catholic Church tomorrow with burial in Mountain View cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Flynn
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Flynn
County
Leitrian
Ireland
United States
Philadelphia
Montana
Teddy Flynn
Hubert
Patrick J
W. D. Sandy
Twin Bridges
Anne Mansfield
Kate Henry
B. Finan
George
Rosary
Brundage Chapel
St. Rose Catholic Church
Father Timothy Clifford
Mountain View Cemetery
Half College Enrolls Servicemen From GI-Law Class
The local Normal College reports enrollment of fifty-one students including twenty-two men with service records under GI law. The tragedy of Karen Jackson aged eighteen months occurred yesterday at her grandparents’ home on Rail Road avenue. The father recently returned from overseas service in Europe. The May graduating class is expected to total about twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Margaret Jackson
Robert Jackson
Jackson
John Jackson
Railroad Avenue
Dillon
Europe
the Normal College
G. I. Law
Sheldon E. Davis
Death of trapper Howland in Argenta cabin
Harry A. Howland 52, a Beaverhead County trapper, was found dead by William Griffith in a cabin seven miles west of Argenta from a shotgun blast. Sheriff Lay and Jerry Wells moved the body to Dillon. coroner to decide on an inquest. A dated note claims Howland chose suicide to avoid harming Griffith, with Howland a longtime Beaverhead resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Howland
William Griffith
Griffith
Argenta
Dillon
Claude Lay
Jerry Wells
Raymond Schwartz
Howland
Beaverhead County
Eagle Aerie Plans Meet Here March 2
Dillon Fraternal Order of Eagles hosts a special meeting March 2 in city hall auditorium to mark the order’s 48th anniversary. State president S J Kelly of Bozeman will attend with Bozeman lodge officers and the ladies drill team. About 30 candidates will be initiated, followed by a dance and refreshments. Entertainment committee members include Walter Ronnemose Nels Larsen Ed Kohl and Jess Roberts. Worthy Pres F C Kirby presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.J. Kelly
Bozeman
Dillon Aerie
Order of Eagles
C.F
Dillon
Bozemanache
City Hall
Walter Ronnemose
Nels Larsen
Ed Kohl
Jess Roberts
Worthy Pres
F. C. Kirby
Mrs. Margaret Smith Dies In Dillon After Long Illness
Mrs. Margaret Smith, 5], wife of Hubert Smith, died Monday evening at 6 at her daughter’s home on Kentucky Avenue. Born August 25, 1894 in Kentucky, she married in Clarendon Texas in 1915 and lived in Dillon since. Survived by her husband, two children, Latimer and Thayer, four grandchildren, and several relatives. Funeral services at 2:30 tomorrow at Brundage chapel with Christian Science church reader Mary Kenison and burial in Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Smith
Hubert Smith
Thayer Alley
Kentucky Avenue
Smith
Kentucky
Mr. Smith
Clarendon
Texas
Dillon
Latimer Smith
Ennis
R. E. Williams
Amarillo
Howard Williams
Roswell
New Mexico
S. A. Youngblood
Sheridan
Wyo
Luther Smith
Youngblood
Brundage Chapel
Christian Science Church
Mary Kenison
Mountain View Cemetery
Past Exalted Rulers Elks to Be Honored at Lodge Night
The Dion Elks lodge will observe past exalted rulers night at its regular meeting with past lodge heads conducting a candidate initiation led by P E R Harold Murray. Assistant roles include William Lloyd Frank O Keefe Homer Faust Matt Kay John T Orr Ed Johnson and Frank Lasich. Refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dion Elks Lodge
P.E.R. Harold Murray
William Lloyd
Frank O'Keefe
Homer Faust
Matt Kay
Esquire
John T. Orr
Dillon Royal Arch Masons to Host District Meeting
Dillon chapter No. 8 Royal Arch Masons will host the district meeting for RAM chapters next Saturday afternoon and evening. The event opens at 1 PM in the Masonic hall, with a 6:30 PM banquet at $1 per plate, followed by another lodge session. Butte chapter presents the mark master degree ceremony, Dillon conducts past master work, Anaconda handles most excellent master work, and Philipsburg performs Royal Arch work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Royal Arch Masons
R.A.M
Herbert Wheat
Masonic Hall
Butte
Anaconda
Royal Arch
Philipsburg
Beavers Prep for District 16 Class B Tournament
Beavers coach Clancy Johnson drills Dillon Beavers basketball team for the District 16 Class B tournament in Ennis on February 21 to 23. Dillon seeks a fourth straight district title, after narrow losses to Anaconda and Helena, with a recent 44-42 defeat to Anaconda and a 52-30 setback to Helena in recent play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clancy Johnson
Beaverhead High
Ennis
Beavers
Dillon
Anaconda
Helena
Bengals
Beaver
Quint
Anaconda Central
Montana
Dorothy Ann Davis Speaks at Dillon Rotary Dinner
Dorothy Ann Davis of the American Red Cross spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner, recounting overseas service during the war. She served in England, France, Belgium, and Berlin, visiting the assembling fleet before D-day and describing Red Cross missions and improvised wartime logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Ann Davis
American Red Cross
Lorin Davis
Dillon
Dillon Rotary Club
Red Cross
Europe
England
France
Belgium
Berlin
Miss Davis
New Forest
Beaverhead mining man Leonard W. Moody dies in Jackson
Leonard W. Moody aged 70, a Beaverhead County mining man for six years, died suddenly Friday night at the Jackson hotel where he lived. A native of Massachusetts, he had worked mining in several western states before moving to Beaverhead in 1940 and recently operated the Saginaw mine near Jackson. Survived by his New York City wife and a sister in Massachusetts. Funeral held Tuesday at Brundage chapel with Rev. Lewis D. Smith officiating. interment in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Leonard W. Moody
Beaverhead County
Jackson Hotel
Jackson
Dillon
Massachusetts
Middle West
Saginaw
Beaverhead Sportsmen Meet Elects Officers
Mayor O T Vandegrift is re-elected president of the Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association at the annual session in the city council room. Officers Harold M Warner Henry Deutsch Mrs Jack Keenan and others are re-elected. The group plans a county game census with forest service and game commission and discusses elk and magpie issues with Madison County representation by Nick Birrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. T. Vandegrift
Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association
Harold M. Warner
Henry Deutsch
Jack Keenan
Raymond Schwartz
James Campbell
Wayne Myers
R. M. Barrett
Verne Stanchfield
Dan Pendergast
Wise River
Vandegrift
Association
Forest Service and Game Commission
Beaverhead County
Game Commission
Nick Birrer
Madison County
Elk Hunters Return With Fine Elk From Gardiner
Two veterans, Tige Talent and Sam Freeman of Dillon, returned from Gardiner with elk. They report plentiful game moving out of the park daily and in good condition for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Tige Talent
Sam Freeman
Gardiner
Sixty Take Part in State Ski Tourney
Butte high Bozeman and Dillon skiers led the Montana high school ski meet at Elkhorn Hot Springs under the Northern Rocky Mountain Ski association. Helen Kohn of Butte High won both girls slalom and downhill. Pat Horrom was runner up in both. Jim Livers of Bozeman claimed the boys downhill and jumping events with strong showings from Bunker Bozeman Shields Butte Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte High
Bozeman and
Dillon
Montana
Elkhorn Hot Springs
Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Association
Helen Kohn
Pat Horrom
Dick McCracken
Jim Livers
Bozeman
Jim Shields
Butte Central
T. Booth Holker
Eugene Bunker
Cliff Steel
Great Falls
Volker Sater
Ennis
Shirk Steel
Peggy Coulston
Boze
Pat Harrom
Marily Kremer
Peggy -Coulston
Joy Grigg
Lida Haymes
Lincoln Day Dinner Highlights Bottolfsen Speech
Former Idaho governor C A Bottolfsen spoke at a Lincoln day dinner at St James guild hall under Beaverhead Republican Women's club auspices. He warned of a widening breach between the President and Congress and said the nation must resist totalitarianism. He criticized Truman's approach and promised to curb bureaucratic excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Bottolfsen
Idaho
St. James Guild Hall
Beaverhead
Republican Women’s Club
Congress
Bortolfsen
Truman
City and County Form Beaverhead Airport Group
Beaverhead county commissioners and the Dillon city council create a Beaverhead airport commission to plan facilities for future aircraft users. County members include Martin C. Jackson and State Sen. George M. Gosman. city members include Mayor O. T. Vandegrift and O. A. Bergeson. The mayor serves as ex officio member, with a possible additional county member chosen jointly. The panel assumes duties immediately as legal provisions are reviewed by Court Lew D. Brundage and City Atty W. G. Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Board of Commissioners
Dillon
Beaverhead
Martin C. Jackson
O. A. Bergeson
Co.rt
Lew D. Brundage
City Atty
W. G. Gilbert
Pro
Beaverhead Man Dies in Los Angeles Funeral Rites Held
Earl McNinch 45, a Lima native and longtime plumber, died in a Los Angeles hospital February 5 after a two year illness. Funeral services were held in Lima with Rev. J. Thompson Baker officiating. Interment followed in Lima cemetery. Surviving relatives include a Dillon brother E W McNinch a Lima sister May Griggs a Midwest Wyoming sister Alva Gray. half brothers Orrin Stepp Elmer Stepp Elwood Stepp and numerous Beaverhead County cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl McNinch
Lima
J. Thompson Baker
Dillon Presbyterian Church
MecNinch
Los Angeles
G. A. McNinch
Beaverhead County
E. W. McNinch
Dillon
May Griggs
Alva Gray
Midwest
Wyo
Orrin Stepp
Hamilton
Elmer Stepp
Salt Lake City
Elwood Stepp
Idaho Falls
March of Dimes Nets Record Total in Beaverhead
Mrs. Gertrude Lyon reports Beaverhead County raises 822.35 for the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation. January campaign receipts include 630.68 from donations, 191.67 from the Dillon dance after 80.33 expenses. 399 cards returned of 1,500 issued brought in 608.83 with 86 more from local business donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Lyon
Beaverhead County
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Dillon
Lyon
Warning on Friday Deadline for 1946 Plates
Beaverhead motorists are reminded by the state highway patrol that Friday is the deadline to obtain 1946 license plates and drivers permits. Beginning Saturday patrolmen will issue summons to motorists without 1946 plates front and rear. Unlicensed out of state owners employed in Montana or now residents must display new plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
State Highway Patrol
Montana
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Mister
D. L. Johnson Renaw
AAA
Y Howland
Eagle Aerie Plans
Beaverhead Sportsmen
Lincoln
Guild Hall
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