Promotion and discharge notices from Dillon area military personnel
Ist Lt Waldron W Boger of Dillon earns a promotion in the MAC as Col Edward T Barrett commends his capability. Ra Jennings L Mayland of Dillon receives honorable discharge after 23 months at Fort Knox and Fort Douglas. A long list follows of selective service discharge dates and places from Fort Douglas Fort Chaffee Fort Lewis Bremerton and other posts, with names and final dates in December 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldron W. Boger
Dillon
MAC
Col
Edward T. Barrett
Jennings L. Mayland
Army
Fort Douglas
Fort Knox
Local
Selective Service Board
Glenn E. Blackburn
Ft. Logan
Colo
Albert Cobb
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Ray David Curry
San Diego
Calif
Albert G. Getz
John T. Holden
Camp McCoy
Wisc
Swen A. Laveen
Boston
Mass
Howard R. Patterson
Ft. Lewis
Wash
William B. Rasmussen
Bremerton
Dean Ce
Richard
Richard I. Sipes
Lawrence C. Weeks
Jane
San Pedro
Richard Oo. Gosman
Marine
Charles R. Mussetter
Philip C. Johnson
Drew Field
Fla
Funeral of Wm Irvine Held in Dillon
William L Irvine a prominent Dillon and Texas potato grower died in Los Angeles last Friday. Funeral services were held at Brundage chapel with Rev. J Thompson Baker officiating. Interment followed in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers included Chief Justice Howard Johnson and others from Dillon and nearby states. Honorary pallbearers named several local and regional figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Idaho
William L. Irvine
Dillon
Texas
Los Angeles
Brundage Funeral Home
J. Thompson Baker
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Howard Johnson
Helena
A. M. Moore
Idaho Falls
F. M. Harrington
Bozeman
Alex Roberts
Whitehall
Sam Wilkinson
Bernard Williams
Michael Sweiich
Texline
Caroline McGill
Butte
R. E. Tait
James E. Kelly
E. E. Isaac
Louis Piazzola
Frank Piazzola
A. C. McLoughlin
E. L. White
W. W. Hawkins
Dell Soldier Held After Ranch Shooting Near Dell
Hugh W Fleming 28 a recently discharged service member is jailed after a Saturday shooting at Wyatt ranch near Dell injuring Gus Constantino 30 a Dell ranch worker. Constantino is hospitalized in Butte with a shattered left arm and head wounds. Fleming confronted Constantino then shot him and allegedly mutilated him before fleeing. County officials await Constantino’s condition before filing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh W. Fleming
Gus Constantino
Dell Ranch
Murray Hospital
Butte
Lew D. Brundage
Wyatt Ranch
Dell
Fleming
Claude Lay
Dillon
Fort Lewis
Wash
Gertrude
Constantine
Constantino
W. H. Stephan
Lay
South Pacific
Co. Atty
Brundage
New Year Greeting for 1946 Peace and Promise
A 1946 New Year message wishes peace and promise for the year ahead. The greeting expresses hope for happiness and well-being to accompany readers throughout the year.
Son Shot Father in Self Defense Jury Rules
Tony Kruletz Jr aged 16 shot his father in what the jury found to be self defense at Zeigler Springs Madison County resort on Sunday December 23. The verdict absolves the son of criminal liability despite the fatal wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Kruletz, Jr
Zeigler Springs
Madison County
Beaverhead War Funds Drive Tops State Quotes
Beaverhead county led state drives with high Series E results from Victory Loan to the seventh through fourth bonds while W. W. Hawkins led most drives as war finance chairman. In the same county, a coroner's inquest found a father abused his crippled son at Zeigler Springs resort, leading to a fatal shooting after the boy fired a pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
State War Finance Committee
W. W. Hawkins
Beaverhead War Finance
Beav erhead County Deaths Rise to 63 in 1945
Vital records from Clerk Albert S. Baker show Beaverhead County registered 63 deaths in 1945, two more than 1944. March was the deadliest month with ten deaths, while December had only two. Causes included exposure, a hunting accident, self harm, and hayfield accidents. listed individuals include Lulu M Shaw Matt Albritton William Maxwell Stewart Margaret Bradley Paul Watzig and Milo Dee Bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Albert S. Baker
Lulu M. Shaw
Matt Albritton
William Maxwell Stewart
Margaret Bradley
Paul Watzig
Milo Dee Bird
Beaverhead Welcomes New Year in Peaceful Celebrations
Beaverhead county and Dillon marked the first peace-time New Year since 1941 with lively festivities. Homes hosted parties while the Dillon volunteer fire department hosted a large city hall dance, followed by a late supper. Harold Murray led the Elks committee for the lodge event at I.C.C.F. hall. Spring-like temperatures prevailed as 1946 began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Citizens Committee
Dillon Ellis
1.C.C.F
Harold Murray
Elks Committee
Ella Meyer Claimed by Illness After Christmas Morning
Mrs. Ella Plant Meyer 60 a Dillon resident for nearly 30 years died suddenly in her sleep on Christmas morning. Born November 26 1885 in Greenville Illinois she came to Dillon in 1916 and ran a boarding and rooming house. Survived by daughter Helen Plant sisters Doris Sigrest Bertha Williamson Neil Williamson brothers Walter and Elmer Rule. Funeral Friday at Brundage chapel with Rev J Thompson Baker of the Presbyterian church officiating. Interment Mountain View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Plant Meyer
Dillon
Meyer
Greenville
Helen Plant
Doris Sigrest
Waterloo
N. Y
Bertha Williamson
Neil Williamson
London Mills
Ill
Walter
Elmer Rule
Brundage Funeral Home
J. Thompson Baker
The
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Former Sailor Named Beaverhead Deputy Sheriff
Sheriff Claude Lay announced Elvin Thompson, recently discharged from the navy, as Beaverhead county deputy sheriff. He replaces Dan Tovey who resigned and will work in the Dillon office after three years in the South Pacific. Thompson is a member of a pioneer Beaverhead family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Lay
Elvin Thompson
Navy
Beaverhead County
Dan Tovey
Dillon
South Pacific
Beaverhead
Tovey
Big Hole Basin
Beaverhead 1945 Events Chronicle
Chronological Beaverhead year 1945 lists county officials changes, school openings, license plate rush, business transactions, war casualty notes, local sports wins, Red Cross quota, chamber leadership, paper drives, and community happenings across Dillon and surrounding areas with names of individuals and local institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Beaverhead Births in 1945 Show a Decrease
Beaverhead county recorded 46 births in 1945 at the Clerk and Recorder office, down from 61 in 1944 and far below the 90 in 1942. Girls and boys were equal at 23 each. October had six births, December one, and July and November two each. The decline partly due to Barrett hospital closing. several births occurred in Butte hospitals. New arrivals include Dorothy Mae Harkness, Albert William Jr., Lila Kay Merrell, Shelby LaDon Hunt, Faye Elaine Rowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
C. W. Buckingham
Barrett Hospital
Beaverhead
Butte
Ross Harkness
Dorothy Mae
Albert William Simmons
Albert William
Max Chester Merrell
Lila Kay
Wesley William Hunt
Shelby LaDon
Harlan Edwin Rowe
Faye Elaine
Loren Mere
Marriage Licenses in Beaverhead Sets New State Record
Clerk Norman Giles issued 305 marriage licenses in 1945 at Beaverhead, a record for Montana's Gretna Green. The figure surpasses last year’s 242, with October’s 44 licenses also a monthly peak. Most licenses went to Idaho couples, including Idaho Falls residents, and notes several listed couples with ages and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Giles
Montana
Gretna Green
Idaho
Beaverhead
Claude C. Freeman
Frances Wigenbach ‘Campbell
Increase in Pupils Noted 1945 Census in Beaverhead County
Census returns show 1,247 school age children in 1945, up from 1,189 in 1944. Beiven numbers: 638 boys and 609 girls, with six to twenty one age group gains led by Wisdom and Dillon districts, Armstead showing a 14 rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Supt. of
Christine Opp
Dillon
Armstead
Posthumous Navy Cross for Dillon Marine Walter Shaffner
Dillon couple Mr and Mrs John F Shaffner received the Navy Cross and Presidential Citation for the heroism of their son Marine First Lieutenant Walter F Shaffner who was killed in action on Peleliu Island October 1 1944. He was born December 28 1917 in Dillon and a University of Montana graduate. He enlisted January 29 1942 and was commissioned at Quantico October 31 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Myers
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Pfc
Robert J. Rott
Dillon
Europe
Dillon Rotary
William F. Bryan
Luxembourg
St. James Parish
Addie Morrison
Diana Rebekah Lodge
George A. Rebich
Leyte Island
Beavers
Joseph Jaques
Fred W. Rife
Navy
France
Bernice Gleed
Dorothy Tyre
Bob Gosman
Benny Arthur Johnson
Cmm
Jackson
Pacific
John Lee
Beaverhead
John F. Shaffner
Walter F. Shaffner
Petreliu Island
Kenneth H. Sayre
Montana
Shaffner
University of Montana
Marine Corps
Quantico
United States Marine Corps Reserve
Navy Cross
First Marines
First Marine Division
Peleliu Island
Palau
Beavers Edge Hawks in Overtime Thriller
Beaverhead county high school Beavers defeated Bozeman high Hawks 55 54 in overtime after a back and forth clash. Davis and Wolf hit the deciding field goals as Chauner and Olsen led Bozeman with 14 each and Chuck Davis topped Dillon with 25 points. Officials Green and Wheat. Beaverhead hosts Powell county in Deer Lodge next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Beavers
Bozeman _high
Hawks
Davis
Wolf
Bozeman
D. Funk
Dillon
Chauner
Olsen
Chuck Davis
Porter
Wee
OB Davis
Burwell
McLaren
J Hatton
Pote
If Funk
Linfield
Lqyson
Chaucer
Wheeler
Deer Lodge
Clancy Johnson
Powell County High School
Opera House
Western Montana
Beaverhead High
Fred Honeychurch
Eagles to Initiate Class at Alder Gulch Aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles Dillon aerie will begin a class of 20 candidates at the next regular meeting in the 11.0.C.F. hall. Worthy President F. C. Kirby announced the initiations will be conducted by Alder Gulch Aerie members in Virginia City. Refreshments will follow the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Aerie
Order of Eagles
C.F. Hall
Worthy Pres. F. C. Kirby
Alder Gulch
Mrs. Leh Attends Helena Funeral for William L. Irvine
Mrs. Mary Leh of Helena traveled to the city last week to attend the funeral of William L. Irvine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Leh
Helena
City
William L. Irvine
Beaverhead Legion Honors Citizens Committee Guests
Beaverhead post of the American Legion hosted a social at the Andrus hotel to honor the Citizens' committee members Ambrose Henneberry Mike Nettik William Waugh Arthur Bay and Homer Faust for their wartime and postwar community service. Guests included service men ex service men auxiliary members and Legionnaires with their partners at a well attended event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Citizens’ Committee
Ambrose Henneberry
Mike Nettik
William Waugh
Arthur Bay
Homer Faust
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Mister
Frank Omar Vetter
Donald R. Samson
Ft. Douglas
Utah
Roscoe F. Kindred
Frederick V. Kerr
Andrew A. Wattula
Lowry Field
Frank C. Baker
Henry L. Tallent
Sampson
WM. Irvine
Hol
Dillon Examiner
Tony Kruletz
Kruletz
Lloyd W. Brook
Sheriff Brook
Brook
Ruby Arrigoni
Helen
Babe
Nancy Kruletz
Jake Jacobson
Raymond Schwartz
Co. Atty’s Brundage
Lyman H. Bennett, Jr
Madison
T. C. Fairbank
Walter Stinson
John C. Coppin
William McMannis
Sam W. Ditty
John R. Porter
Ruby L. Baum
Mary Selway
Matt Christiansen
Timothy Moriarity
Thomas E. Gilbert
Luella Wynes
Susan Barnett
Syrena M. Sprinkle
James Milton Giles
James Doyle
Ella Meyer
Court House
Martin C. Jackson
Evelyn Lloyd
Irvine & Cottom
Philip B. Cottom
Edward L. Boyle
FBI
Rotary
Don £. Anson
House
Bert Kamps
Illon
Germany
Pife
Hugh Radwell
Belgium
Quint
School of Mines
Fred Arthur
Ras) Hansen
Anaconda
Gleed Brothers
Howard C. Nelson
Clerk of Court
Walter Shaffner
Eagles
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