Nine Report Tonight for Draft Examinations
Nine men from Beaverhead and surrounding counties will report tonight at the Roxy Meden building to obtain transportation to Butte for the selective service prephysical exam tomorrow morning at 8. Named are Edward B. Davis Robert Rutledge John R. Burt Raymond S. Charette Richard L. Barney George M. Knapp Donald M. Stefanatz Eli E. Salt Michael G. McMahon Alfred R. Beese Oswald Schleicher Jr and others with enlistees Eugene L. Erb John Lockyer Ralph R. Jones Jr Lawrence E. Bacon and John T Schofield. doctors of medicine dentistry and veterinary who reported this week include A L Juergens Don Shaffner and Patrick D Barrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
Roxy Meden
Butte
Edward B. Davis
Robert Rutledge
John R. Burt
Raymond S. Charette
Richard L. Barney
George M. Knapp
Donald M. Stefanatz
Beaverhead County
Eli E. Salt
Jordan
Michael G. McMahon
Deer Lodge
Alfred R. Beese
Oshkosh
Wis
Oswald Schleicher, Jr
Eugene L. Erb
John Lockyer
Ralph R. Jones, Jr
Lawrence E. Bacon
John T., Schofield
A. L. Juergens
Don Shaffner
Patrick D. Barrett
Winter Range Conditions Reviewed by Local Sportsmen
Members of the Anaconda Sportsmen's Association and allied groups met at Wise River to inspect winter range for the Wise River deer herd. Snow was light, deer were well scattered, and feeding areas remained adequate. The group planned follow up meetings in February and March to recheck conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda Sportsmen’s Association
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Association of
Butte
Butte Anglers
Charley Price
Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead National Forests
Wise River
Wise River Ranger Station
Over 200000 Pheasants Downed in 1950 Montana Hunt
Montana Fish and Game reports a 1950 pheasant kill of 211 250 birds from an eight day season. Wildlife Restoration staff computed totals from 5377 license cards, with 2650 returned for analysis. About 42 percent of license holders hunted pheasants, averaging 3.09 birds per hunter over 2.2 days. License sales near 160 500, totaling roughly 68 404 hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Fish and Game Department
Helena
Montana
Wildlife Restoration Division
Department
William R. Bergeson
Bergeson
Polio Drive Launches in Beaverhead with Stage Plans
Beaverhead County kicks off the 1951 March of Dimes drive led by Dr L L Lindley with plans for benefit stage plays coffee day and the President's Birthday ball. Two melodramas “He Done Her Wrong” and “The Mystery of Mouldy Man” star local actors Jan 28 29 at Bagley school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
L. L. Lindley
Theodore Hazelbaker
John Patton
Dillon Little Theatre Group
Bagley School
Stan Smith
Villian
Doris Grimes
Sylvester Meade, Jr
Merle Brown
Pat Juergens
Rozi Tyro
Mouldy Manor
Ethel Smith
Lloyd Dougherty
Dorothy Dyka
George Brown
Donna Carrigan
White Cafe
Snack Shack
Eddy’s Bakery
Dave Stratford
State Bar
Becks
Eagle Bar
Club Bar
Metlen
Eddie Warrington
Hal Wight
Club Royal
Joe Smith
Dillon City Hall
Harry Anderson
Dillon
Boy Scouts of America
Girls’ Athletic Association of B.C.H.S
Farm Bureau Board Holds Busy Beaverhead Meeting
Beaverhead County Farm Bureau gathered at the city council rooms on Saturday January 13 with officers from all county units. They debated wage and price controls and inflation solutions urging production growth and a pay as you go tax plan. A Grant Armstead unit social was announced for January 27 at 9:00 PM at city hall with 15 minute entertainments, pot luck and hosts supplying ice cream coffee and pop. The group also discussed a February square dancing party, Winter Fair state competition, and committee plans for the social event led by Arnold Benson with Art Bay George Else Leslie McNinch Norman Downing and Duke Davis. Attendees included local residents from Dillon Jackson Armstead and Dell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Washington
Farm Bureau
Norman Downing
Grant-Armstead
Farm Bureau Social
Grant- Armstead
Bozeman
Jackson
Sharon Stocks
Joan Bartzen
Susanne Dansie
Donna Krause
Tom
Bill Nelson
Dempsey Murphy
Sparky ZeBarth
Pres
Arnold Benson
Art Bay
George Else
Leslie McNinch
Duke Davis
Henry Mikkelson
Montana
Ed Gleed
John Briggs
Dell
Charles Burton
Armstead
Dillon
World Day of Prayer services planned nationwide
World Day of Prayer will be observed in the United States and more than 90 countries on Feb 9. The Dillon planning committee announces union services at 3 p.m. that day at the Presbyterian church. On the preceding evening services for college, high school and junior high students will be conducted at 7 p.m. Children's services will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dillon Planning Committee
Presbyterian Church
Miss White Claimed in California
Mrs. E. L. Poindexter received word that private services were held for Carolyn White in Santa Ana California on January 6. The Rev Wesley Havermale officiated at Smith and Tuthill Chapel. Interment followed at Fairhaven mausoleum Santa Ana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Poindexter
Carolyn White
Santa Ana
California
Smith and Tuthill
Wesley Havermale
Episcopal Church of the Messiah
Fairhaven
Miss White
Malad
Idaho
B. F. White
Montana
Dillon
Dillon High School
Chicago
Ill
Redlands
Calif
Our City
St. James Episcopal Church
Beaverhead
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ebell Club
Assistance League
R. A. Fager
E. D. White
Mifflin Thomas
Nancy White
Eeayrs ‘White, Jr
Orange
Alif
Driver Examinations Set for Dillon Next Monday
State Highway Examiner Royal S. Archer will administer driver tests in Dillon at the courthouse from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Monday. The examinations will cover required driving and knowledge tests for applicants seeking licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Royal S. Archer
Specialist to Talk Here on Irrigation
Harold Dusenberry an irrigation specialist from the Montana extension service will be the principal speaker at an open meeting in the court room this Friday January 19 at 1 30 pm He will discuss pump and sprinkler irrigation systems Farmers and ranchers are urged to attend and all are welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dusenberry
Montana Extension Service
Dusenberry
Mrs. F. Stone Dies After Long Illness in Dillon
Mrs Fratie E Stone a Dillon resident for nearly 50 years died Friday afternoon at Barrett hospital after a long illness She was born March 4 1869 in Clinton Missouri and came to Montana in the 1890s living in Helena before moving to Dillon in 1902 She was active in Mizpah chapter No 13 OES and served 22 years as lodge secretary Funeral services were held Monday at Brundage chapel with Rev A B Ward officiating Interment at Mountain View cemetery Survivors include son Warren Stone Jr two granddaughters Mrs John Patton and Carol Ann Tovey three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Pallbearers were Wilber L Squires Frank Tyre Howard Morse Fred Woodside Fred Chapman and Eugene W Bond escorted by the Eastern Star notes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fratie E. Stone
Dillon
Barrett Hospital
Stone
Clinton
Montana
Helena
N. E. Stone
George Custer
O.E.S
Lodge
Presbyterian Church
Manse Society
W. M. Stone
Warren Stone
John Patton
Carol Ann Tovey
Florence E. Stone
Brundage Chapel
A. B. Ward
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Wilber L. Squires
Frank Tyre
Howard Morse
Fred Woodside
Fred Chapman
Eugene W. Bond
Eastern Star
Defense Groups Meet Two Nights
County defense organization held two meetings last week at city hall water department offices. Ralph Kneeland was named deputy director and will run the civilian training program for first aid and civil defense coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Defense Organization
Water Department
City Hall
Ralph Kneeland
W.M.C.E
Coucil
Community meeting on city service program planning
Representatives from the city service social and business groups and religious organizations will meet with Bea verhead Chamber of Commerce members in the courtroom tomorrow evening at 8 p m to help formulate a community service program for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Montana Law Aims to Close Property Tax Evasion
Beaverhead county representative J. S. Brenner and others push a tax reform to close loopholes. The bill would tax property entering the state before July 1 at a full year's rate and pro rate thereafter, with a merchandise exception for restocking stores. It targets cattle brought into border counties after March 1 that are pasture taxed tax free for six to eight months before sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
J. S. Brenner
House
Kiwanians Install 51 Officers at Andrus Hotel
Dillon Kiwanians held a meeting at the Andrus hotel on January 10 to install 1951 officers and announce committee appointments. Waldron W. Boger became president, with Lloyd Dougherty and Jack Curtiss as vice presidents, Harold H. Hendren secretary, and Dave Williams treasurer. Directors include Paul Puyear Frank Madden Ronald Orman Leonard Schulz Dave Williams Frank Watkins Joe Smith Wayne Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Kiwanians
Andrus Hotel
Waldron W. Boger
O. K. Moe
Lloyd Dougherty
Jack Curtiss
Harold H. Hendren
Dave Williams
Paul Puyear
Frank Madden
Ronald Orman
Leonard Schulz
Frank Watkins
Joe
L. A. Schulz
Kiwanis
Don Berger
Philip Lovell
H. H. Hendren
Wayne Myers
Frank H. Bimrose
Joe Smith
Exchange teacher to address AAUW members
On Monday January 22 the American Association of University Women will hold a dinner at 6 p m in the home economics room at Western Montana College of Education. Miss Sadie Erickson of Butte an exchange teacher to England last year will be guest speaker discussing her experiences. She plans to return to Butte on the 9 o clock bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAUW
American Association of University Women
Western Montana College of Education
Sadie Erickson
Butte
England
Beaverhead Livestock Co Sold to Fred Koch
Beaverhead Livestock Co becomes Beaverhead Livestock Division of Rock Island Oil and Refining Co in Wichita Kansas. Fred C Koch buys ranch with over 90 000 acres for 1 125 000 dollars and livestock including 900 000 dollars worth of cattle and sheep. Lloyd Thomas named general manager and relocation to the ranch underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Livestock Co
Beaverhead Livestock Division
Rock Island Oil and Refining Co
Wichita
Kansas
Fred C. Koch
C. Bruce Mace
Messrs. Mace
Guy+Gray
Dillon
Idaho
H. B. Mace
California
Freland Mace
R. J. Watson
W. M.C.E
Watson
Lloyd Thomas
New
Oklahoma
Wood River Oil and Refining Co
Koch Engineering Co
Koch
Mace
Sterling Varner
Mr. Varner
Andrus Hotel
Death Claims C Mansfield January 10
Columbus Mansfield of St. Louis Missouri died at home on January 10. Born August 9 1800 at Blacktail he was son of pioneer James Mansfield and Anna P Mansfield. He studied at University of St Louis Law School and served as chief auditor for Fidelity Casualty Insurance for twenty six years. He leaves wife Helen Burke Mansfield four children his Dillon mother sister and brother and nieces. Funeral rites were held at St Luke's Church in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Mansfield
St. Louis
Blacktail
James Mansfield
Montana
Anna P. Mansfield
Horse Prairie
University of St. Louis Law School
Fidelity Casualty Insurance Company of
New York
Arlington Drive
Helen Burke Mansfield
Dillon
Jim Mansfield
Sgt Milan Miller Missing in Action
The War Department notified Mrs Milan E Miller that her husband Sergeant Milan Miller has been missing in action since November 26 1950. He was wounded in Korea while atop a tank last fall and was hospitalized in Japan. He wrote from Korea on Thanksgiving that he was near the Manchurian border, as Chinese forces attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Milan E. Miller
Miller
Dillon
Sgt. Miller
Korea
Japan
Set. Miller
Manchurian
Riverside Bureau To Elect Officers Friday Meeting
The Riverside Bureau holds a regular meeting on Friday January 19 at 8:00 at the Riverside schoolhouse to elect officers. The planned stag party is moved to February 16 due to unavailable speakers. Henry Mikkelson will present two U S forestry films Grass and Cattle The Greatest Good and Super Livestock Market released by the Sanitary Meat Board of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Side Farm Bureau
Riverside
Henry Mikkelson
U. S. Forestry
Sanitary Meat Board of Chicago
Idaho Taxi Driver Arrested Friday
Wilbur L. Good a taxi driver from Idaho Falls was arrested about half a mile south of Dillon last Friday evening by State Highway Patrolman Robert E. Wright. Good was charged with drunken driving in justice court Saturday before Judge George E. Baker. He was represented by W. G. Gilbert Jr who sought bail and trial was set for 10 a.m. Monday. Bond was posted but later forfeited for failure to appear. County Attorney Carl M. Davis prosecuted the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur L. Good
Idaho Falls
Dillon
Robert E. Wright
Good
Justice Court
George E. Baker
W. G. Gilbert, Jr
Carl M. Davis
Benjamin R. Davis Serves Aboard USS Prince ton In Korea
Benjamin R. Davis a US Navy seaman from Dillon Montana is assigned to the air department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Prince ton now operating in Korean waters. Pilots fly the AD Skyraider used for dive bombing torpedo work strafing and tank destruction with 11 inch Tiny Tim rockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin R. Davis
USN
Ben H. Davis
South Pacific St
Dillon
Mont
Air Department
Princeton
Korean
Korea
Cancer Film Talk Given to Rotary
Dillon Rotary club meeting chaired by L. L. Lindley heard a lecture on cancer. Floyd Van Deprift attended as special guest. Secretary Jack Rees read a Chamber of Commerce invitation for the community meeting at the court house on Thursday Jan 18 at 8 p.m. Delegates T. Lee McCracken and Sam Wilkinson were appointed. Norman Ovitt offered introductory remarks on cancer and presented the film The Doctor Speaks His Mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Rotary Club
L. L. Lindley
Floyd Vandeprift
Jack Rees
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
T. Lee McCracken
Sam Wilkinson
Norman Ovitt
Docert
Wool Pool Members Meet in Courtroom
Beaverhead Wool Pool members will hold their annual meeting in the courtroom Thursday afternoon at 1 30 PM. Reports of last year’s business will be presented and two directors will be elected. Closing date to enter the pool is Jan 18 and interested joiners should contact County Agent Henry Mikkelson by that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Wool Pool
Henry Mikkelson
Barrett Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals
Barrett Hospital records show admissions of Mrs Bruce Grimes and Robert Beckman of Dillon. Discharges include Ann Peterson Jack Blomquist of Dillon Sharon Neidt Dorothy Lloyd Lon Tuckett of Bannack and Carl Meeds Red Rock. Births: Richard Stout couple welcome a son born January 1334 9.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm Bureau Board
Marguerite Dunn
Fresno
Fresno County General Hospital
Helen Cadwallader
March of Dimes
F. Stone
BVHD
SOLON
J.S. Brenner
Kiwanians
Waldron Boger Heads
Dillon Club
Fred Koch
C. Mansfield
Sgt
Milan Miller
Riverside Bureau
Wool Pool
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