Pilot Lt. Casterline earns Air Medal for dangerous India China flight
Lt. Casterline flew four low level strafing passes destroying four railroad cars and aided returns attacking targets of opportunity. He helped strike eight locomotives and more than twenty three railroad cars while delivering night and day missions over the treacherous Himalaya Hump route. A second item notes Sgt. George D. Kurtz earning an Air Medal after 150 hours of operational flight over India China routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casterline
United States
Air Transport Command
India
George D. Kurtz
Railroad Avenue
Dillon
William H. Tunner
China
India-China
Himalaya Mountains
Local Society Notes Highlight Charity and Plans
A.A.A.W. met at Mrs. Davis home to discuss world peace led by Miss Bishop and Mrs. Bierrum. A Nelson school basket social raised funds for Farmers Union and featured Ned Saunders as auctioneer with high scores for Mrs. Poole and Saunders. Alma Matrons, Presbyterian Manse and St. Rose Guild held meetings with various hostesses. Blue Bird club and Past Matrons met at local homes. Red Cross Civilian Defense corps outlines eligibility for volunteers and service requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.A.A.W
Sheldon E. Davis
Jean Bishop
W. J. Bierrum
Nelson School
Bond
Farmers Union
Ned Saunders
Mack Poole
Eleanor Tash
Vernon Nelson
Chris Bay
Sam Raymond
Fred Johnson
Alma
St. James Guild Hall
Herman Peterson
Charles Pilgrim
Blue Bird Club
Stella Murray
Harold Hanson
T. E. Luebben
R. D. Curry
Fred Woodside
American Red Cross
U. S. Office of Civilian Defense
4 H Clubs Observe Nationwide Event in 1944
The 4 H clubs carried out a national observance focusing on family food production. Members walked or rode to tend gardens and aided in destroying 54 magpies and eggs. The program included an Achievement Day with a vegetable exhibit and a short play, led by officers such as Helen Rebich and Nina Cowins, with other clubs named Bitterroot Melrose Hiking Chefs Dil Jon and Kabala Kooks Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rebich
Nina Cowins
Dorothy Rebich
Betty Rebich
Irene Rebich
Charles Meyers
Betty Cowins
Joe Rebich
Philip Rebich
Melrose
Lima
Nurses Aide Course Offered with Experienced Instructor
Miss Ralston Wise River registered nurse with World War I service will teach an 80 hour course over about three months. Classes run two hours, two or three times weekly. Eligibility requires ages 18 to 50 and membership in the nurses aide corps. Mrs. Harold Murray listed as organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Murray
Ralston
Wise River
Nurses’ Aide Corps
Moffets Headed Home to Wyoming With Visitor
Mr and Mrs D H Moffet travel Monday to their Wyoming home. They are joined by Mrs J M Giles the mother in law who will stay for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Moffet
Wyoming
J. M. Giles
W R Allen Speaker At Dillon Rotary Club Dinner
W R Allen framed a speech on moral principles and American ideals, citing George Washington. The Dillon Rotary heard updates on basketball, wartime policy, state legislation, and welcomed Prof Rush Jordan and student guest James Selway. The club adopted a memorial resolution for Senator Thomas E Gilbert praising his service and vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
George Washington
W. J. Bierrum
John Walters
Rotary International
Rotary
O. A. Bergeson
Normal College
Rush Jordan
Dillon Rotary Club
James Selway
Rotary Club
Thomas E. Gilbert
Clothing Workshop Promises Garment Renovation for Women
In Dillon the second meeting of a county clothing workshop runs March 19 to 23 from 7 to 10 30 p.m in the Bagley building sewing room. Lois Huffman lists details and county contacts while noting seven workshops across Lima Dell Armstead Jackson Wise River Melrose Reichle have yielded 56 women creating 66 garments from old and new fabrics.
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Dillon
Bagley Building
Lois Huffman
Lima
Dell
Armstead
Jackson
Wise River
Melrose
Reichle
Ski Tourney Interest High at Elkhorn Meet
McCracken notes growing interest as downhill events start Saturday at 1 30 p m and slalom Sunday at 1 30 p m Jumping events are planned separately The annual banquet follows Saturday night at the Elkhorn Hot Springs hotel with a business meeting and officer election Awards will be given after Saturdays downhill at the banquet Northern Rocky Mountain Ski meet at Elkhorn near Dillon will draw ten Montana State College students including John Sewartz Benjamin Beatty George Easterman Larry Cooper Otto Ost Frances Teslow Helen Jean Finch Patricia Read Mary Vaughn Jean Kalousek Loretta Peters and Patricia Purdy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCracken
Association
Elkhorn Hot Springs
J. C. O'Donnell
Butte
J. H. Morrison
Helena
Bozeman
Rocky Mountain
Elkhorn
Dillon
Montana State College
John Sewartz
Benjamin Beatty
George Easterman
Larry Cooper
Otto Ost
Frances Teslow
Helen Jean Finch
Patricia Read
Mary Vaughn
Jean Kalousek
Loretta Peters
Patricia Purdy
Dillon Twin Bridges road topic meeting notes 1945
County board discusses canceling contract with G R Featherly and transferring Featherly properties to heirs of estate for an 80 acre tract to Huntley Brothers. Board to publish bids for county printing for two years and plans to confer with Madison county on road maintenance. Feb 6 1945 meeting records dated Feb 7 1945 report inmate counts and county financial receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Featherly
Featherly
Huntley Brothers
Virginia City
Madison County
Dillon-Twin Bridges
County Farm
John Wenger
W. D. Yaden
Dillon to Meet Ronan in Early Playoff Schedule
March 9 schedule shows Dillon facing Ronan in the first game at 3 p.m. with subsequent games determining Class B and Class A championships. The format lists Game 5 through Game 12 across March 9 and March 10 with winners and losers advancing as specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Ronan
AAA Plans Discussed At Session
The meeting outlined that programs lag about 25 percent behind schedule and new machinery will be scarcer in 1945. It covered filling out the 1945 Farm Plan to participate in the Triple A program, labor allocations including 4000 Mexican workers and 5000 POWs for Montana, with 600 Mexicans for April 1 livestock work. AAA officials announced county meetings in March to discuss production and sign farm plans for 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Montana
Beaverhead County
AAA County Committee
Extension Service
District 16 Tournament Lights Up Beavers District
Johnny Good and Johnny Dixon of Butte steered the games with calm control and pace while Beaverhead county high school band, directed by Fred Honeychurch, drew praise as a standout extra attraction. Intermission exhibitions thrilled capacity crowds, managed smoothly by W. J. Bierrum and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Good
Johnny Dixon
Butte
Beaverhead County
Fred Honeychurch
Northwest
W. J. Bierrum
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Monida
H. L. Flint
War Department
Pfe
Donald H. Flint
Luzon
Red Cross
Oren Selby
O.K
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U. S
Clark Air Field
Donald Flint
Mont
Leo C. Flint
England
Eighth Air Force
Seiman Field
Monroe
States
District of Columbia
AAF Training Command
RAF Central Flying Training Command
Dougan C. H., Luebben
Thomas E. Luebben
Pvt
Dan Henneberry
The
Examiner
France
Trenchfoot
Western Front
Germany
Pvt. Henneberry
Citizens Committee
George Stewart
Big Hole Basin
John L. Mountjoy
Edgewood Arsenal
D. C
Ed Jensen
Walter Stephan
Bushnell Hospital
Brigham City
Utah
Joe Ryburn
Army Infantry
Anaconda
Florida
Bruce Gilbert
Camp Shelby
Miss
Quartermaster Corps
W. G. Gilbert
Don Gilbert
ATC
China-India
Charles Johnson
Europe
Ruby Johnson
Farmer Brown
Presbyterian Manse Society
W. M. Camp
St. Rose Guild
Martin Gibbons
George Pettit
Minnesota Woolen
Simpson Clothes
Knapp Shoes
Lion
Bill George
Illinois State Normal
W. R. Allen
Thomas FE. Gilbert
Adam
Bluffton
Indiana
Celina Ohio
Cornell
YALE
Montana Power Company
Wimplehurst’s
Twin Bridges
AAA
P. J. Lovell CO
First National Bank
Brncorporstea
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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