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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1945
Page
8
Our service men fought through one of the toughest sectors of the Sixth Army Group front in Eastern France. The enemy held prepared positions in dense forests with camouflaged dugouts and artillery on surrounding mountain heights. Tank traps, booby traps, and land mines blocked forest paths.
The 398th Infantry of the Century Division crossed rain snow and mud to help seize Baccarat and push Nazis toward the Rhine. Activated at Fort Jackson in 1942, it trained at Fort Bragg and Tennessee, then joined the Raen l'Etape drive on the 7th Army front, taking high ground and open terrain toward the Rhine. Members include Pfc. David J. Hartwig of Dillon, with others stationed in Columbia, Memphis, Fort Hood, and San Diego. letters of gratitude arrive from Beaverhead service members.
John F. Powers representing The Grade Teachers spoke at the Normal College on Monday. Powers covers the northwest mountain states and eastern states to Wisconsin. He notes teacher college attendance has fallen to a tenth to a fourth of years ago, with a sharper drop in those training to teach. The teacher shortage is growing more acute nationwide.
St. and Mrs. Jack Temple announce the birth of a son, Paul Jack, on December 21 in New Bern North Carolina. The family reports the happy event as a new arrival in their lives.
An air officer is missing after an execution of a squadron return from an aerial assault on German railroad marshalling yards at Hamm. He was aboard a Joad bomber when the incident occurred. His parents in Dillon were informed and asked to relay the distressing news to their other son, Sam McDowell, a Beaverhead County high school student.
High school students helped with pickups and wrapping of bundles for the waste paper and rags drive. Proceeds from the sale fund the city recreation center at the city hall. Ranchers and others from outside the city donate items left at the Patterson warehouse on North Montana street opposite the Club bar. Lima high school students also contribute scrap paper and rags. A further collection is planned for next Saturday and residents are urged to have contributions ready for the truck brigade.
Montana's board of education meets with lawmakers to discuss consolidating six university units into a single administered system. They propose redefining Eastern Montana Normal at Billings as a junior college and charting unified operations, with two full universities at Missoula and Bozeman and a need for at least 2.5 million dollars annually to maintain quality education.
Beaverhead County High School’s band and twirlers under Fred Honeychurch impressed with an intermission exhibit as Dillon hosts Twin Bridges in a first home game in two weeks. The Cardinals performed well against District 16 contenders ahead of next month’s district tournament on Beavers floor.
The board endorses legislative efforts to elevate Montana State Normal college to a dedicated teacher training institution. O A Bergeson and F A Ralston report on the Montana Reclamation Association meeting. The new directors include R M Barrett E W Bond George M Gosman D W Myers S E Whitworth Joe White Marold M Warner and Bert Megquier.
Frank Sievers of Dell was a Dillon visitor yesterday, stopping briefly in town.
The Beaverhead March of Dimes drive starts in all county sections and builds to President's Birthday events next week. In Dillon the Birthday ball will be held at the city hall auditorium Saturday night January 27. Tickets are on sale with Mrs. W H Stephan and Mrs. A G Williams handling ticket distribution in the business district.
Fire Chief notes losses far above the prior decade with two business fires and a large ranch blaze pushing totals. Several causes are listed including chick brooder houses and children, plus a furnace fault. The department responded twice over the weekend to grass fires at the Hofmeister residence and the old Morrow ranch.
A Texas man was brought to Dillon by Sheriff Claude Lay and County Attorney Lew D Brundage after attempting to buy the Gleed Brothers ranch with a $25,000 down payment made by check. He had bought three cars since December 1 with allegedly bad checks and had written several worthless checks during his Beaverhead County visit.
In Seattle funeral services were held Monday afternoon with interment in Wisdom cemetery. Pallbearers named included H. G. Williams Jim Scofield Gary Pomeroy Howard Hollenbeck George Cottrell and Charles M Miller.
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