Triple A Heads To State Meet
Beaverhead county AAA committeemen and Secretary Bernard Williams left for Bozeman to attend a state meeting of county committeemen and secretaries. The three day conference begins Thursday with Beaverhead represented by J. C. Ferguson Reichle Floyd Kennison Dell and Emil Schindler of Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
AAA
Bernard Williams
Bozeman
J. C. Ferguson
Reichle
Floyd Kennison
Dell
Emil Schindler
Jackson
Armstead Visitors Recall Dillon Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gordon and Albert Gordon of Armstead were Dillon visitors last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Gordon
Albert Gordon
Armstead
Dillon
Thursay
Rouse Dies After Five Month Illness In Anaconda
William G. Rouse died in Anaconda after a five month illness. born Sept. 17 1866 in Fort Ripley Minnesota he lived in Sioux Falls South Dakota before moving to Montana in 1926 and Anaconda in 1929. He is survived by his widow Elsie two daughters and seven other children including Ted Rouse of Dillon and William H. Rouse in Venezuela Interment is planned in Sioux Falls with Masons conducting services
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William G. Rouse
Roscoe Cornell
R. M. Stone
Anaconda
Mr. Rouse
Fort Ripley
Minn
Montana
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Dillon
Ted
Elsie
William H. Rouse
Venzuela
South America
Harold G. Rouse
Laws
Calif
James F. Rouse
Opportunity
Robert D. Rouse
Nicaraagua
H. L. Stone
Evansville
Ind
George Baker
Sherwood
Ore
Emory Rouse
S. D
Masons
Rotary Meets on Monday to Hear Varied Program
Dr. Sheldon E. Davis reviewed 1940 and the outlook for 1941 and beyond at the Rotary club. Lambert Eliel presented four reels on Rotary history and Paul Harris. President Wedum reported Montana attendance. Albert Erickson summarized weekly news. Fay Erwin chaired. visitors Fay Cannon and Dorothy Ann Gosman attended. Guy Combes received a going-away gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon E. Davis
America
Rotary Club
Lambert Eliel
International Rotary
Paul Harris
Pres
Joe Wedum
Rotary
Montana
Dillon Club
Albert Erickson
Fay Erwin
Fay Cannon
Butte
Dorothy Ann Gosman
High School
R. D. Curry
Guy Combes
Armstead Youth Inducted Into U S Air Corps
Roy O. Hansen of Armstead, son of Carl C Hanson, has been selected for training in the U S air corps in the Philippine department. An elder brother Jose enlisted Feb 21, 1939, and serves as sergeant with the medical detachment in Anchorage Alaska.
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Roy O. Hansen
Carl C. Hanson
Armstead
Air Corps
Jose
Anchorage
Alaska
U.S. Army
Butte
Infantry
Coast Artillery
Medical Department
Quartermaster Corps
Ordnance Department
Field Artillery
Engineers
Panama
Loyal Beaver Supporters to Butte Saturday
Loyal Beaver supporters attending the game at Butte Saturday night between Beaverhead County High School and Mining City quint were Dorothy Ann Gosman Ethel Mary Forrester Eileen Grimes Irma Jackson Judy Chapman Gloria Good Robert Melton Osborne Cardenale Matt Taborski Martin Thompson Clyde Casterline. Faculty members accompanying the team included Coaches Babcock and Johnson Principal C O Orr and Miss Helen Dahlberg who spent the weekend with her parents in Butte.
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Beaver
Butte
Beaverhead County
Quint
Dorothy Ann Gosman
Ethel Mary Forrester
Eileen Grimes
Irma Jackson
Judy Chapman
Gloria Good
Robert Melton
Osborne Cardinale
Matt Taborski
Martin Thompson
Clyde Casterline
Babcock and Johnson
Prin. C. O. Orr
Helen Dahlberg
Ham and Bacon Shoot Set by Dillon Gun Club
The Dillon Gun Club will stage its annual ham and bacon shoot next Sunday at the traps east of the city pending weather. This is the club’s first merchandise event of the winter. Cards went to members and nearby enthusiasts. expected turnout from Butte, Anaconda, Lima, Sheridan, Jackson and surrounding areas. A club meeting this month will include annual elections.
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Dillon Gun Club
Butte
Anaconda
Lima
Sheridan
Jackson
Skiers to Attend Tourney at Butte
Dillon students join 18 other high schools for a two day ski meet February 8 and 9 at the Butte Ski Trail with Butte high school hosting. Participants include Matt Orr Dale Tash Alan Harrison Dave Curry Joe Bergeson and J. W. McCracken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Butte Ski Trail
Butte High School
Matt Orr
Dale Tash
Alan Harrison
Dave Curry
Joe Bergeson
J. W. McCracken
PTA Group Hears Review on Kids Park
The group discusses a plan to raise 900 for pipe and cement to complete the pool project bringing community total to 2900. Government funds will add four times the amount for WPA labor to landscape and finish required work at the park.
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P.T.A. Group
Kids Park
WPA
Paul Jahnke, Former Big Hole Rancher, Dies
Paul Jahnke, widely known as a rancher in the Big Hole basin, died Tuesday morning at his Missoula home. The Rev. H. W. Moehring reported the death. He moved to Missoula last year. He is survived by a sister and two brothers. Funeral services will be held in Missoula Thursday at 2 o’clock, with burial in a Missoula cemetery.
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Paul Jahnke
Big Hole
Big Hole Basin
Missoula
H. W. Moehring
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Butte
Jahnke
Pates
Fassler Suffers Finger Injury At Ranch
Mr and Mrs Gebhardt Fassler were in Dillon on Friday. Mr Fassler sustained an index finger injury to his left hand from a power saw at the ranch. Four stitches were required to close the wound.
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Gebhardt Fassler
Dillon
Sargent Family Returns From Payson After Death in Utah
Mr and Mrs G W Sargent and children Verl and Carolyn returned this morning from Payson Utah where they were called last Wednesday by the death of Mr Sargents mother Mrs Ruth W Sargent
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Sargent
G. W. Sargent
Verl
Carolyn
Payson
Utah
Montana college president attends Helena funeral
Dr. S. E. Davis president of Montana State Normal college traveled to Helena last Thursday to attend the funeral of Dr. H. H. Swain executive secretary of the Greater University of Montana. Presidents of the six Montana units served as pallbearers.
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S. E. Davis
Montana State Normal College
Helena
H. H. Swain
Greater
University of Montana
Montana
Joe Carroll Pledged to Sigma Chi at Montana State College
Joe Carroll of Jackson, a freshman in agriculture at Montana State College, has been pledged to Sigma Chi, the national social fraternity.
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Joe Carroll
Jackson
Montana State College
Sigma Chi
Edison Orr Buried at Arlington Cemetery
Edison Orr aged 438 eldest son of Matt Orr of Dillon died last Sunday in New York City after a lung operation. A Dillon native he worked for Bell Telephone rising to the New York office. He served in World War I. He is survived by his mother Mrs Katharine Orr and a wife in New York and a brother Phillip. Funeral services were held in New York with interment in Arlington cemetery Washington DC.
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Edison Orr
Matt Orr
Dillon
New York City
Mr. Orr
California
Bell Telephone Company
New York
Katherine Orr
Phillip
Arlington Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Orr
U.S
Car Mishap on Clark Canyon Hill Leaves Damaged Vehicles
Saturday night none injured when T E Knickerbocker of Armstead and Wesley H Williams of Gunnison Colorado side swiped on Clark Canyon hill four and one half miles north of Armstead. Patrolman Robert Wright investigated noting both cars and a trailer sustained considerable damage. Knickerbocker headed north and the out of state driver approached from the opposite direction with a trailer attached.
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T. E. Knickerbocker
Armstead
Wesley H. Williams
Gunnison
Colo
Clark Canyon
Robert Wright
Knickerbocker
Army Life at Camp Murray Described by Arthur Christensen
In a detailed letter from Camp Murray Washington Private Arthur Christensen of S. Co. 163 Infantry describes daily life. He notes five man squad tents temporary until bar racks, basic meals, health gains, and high morale. He outlines routine from 6:00 a.m. bugle calls to evening free time, training schedules, post office duties, and recreation options.
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Don Shaffner
Floyd Pahnish
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Examiner
Camp Murray
Christensen
Lane
Arthur Christensen
S. Co
Infantry
A.P.O
Camp
Murray
Washington
Uncle Ed Sez On Taxes And Turbulent Times
A compact newspaper item presents a string of observations from a Devils Lake style column. It touches on income tax rhetoric, back strain of taxpayers, a Turkish proverb relating to fear and hope, sabotage by French workers under German orders, a Los Angeles divorce suit over persistent suitor stalking, and James Petrillo’s high earnings as head of the musicians union.
Bulldogs Clinch Fifth Straight Conference Win
The Polys boosted their conference streak to five as veterans from previous championships stayed in uniform. Eastern Normal of Billings visits Thursday January 30, and independent Butte Natural Gas comes to town this Saturday. Coach Straugh considered a trip to Missoula but the Grizzlies declined and offered a Mines invite instead.
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Polys
Eastern Normal
Billings
Straugh
Butte Natural Gas
Missoula
Grizzly Powers-That-Be
School of Mines
Stricken Man Identified in Montana Following Ranch Death
Authorities identified the stricken man on Monday as George Stribe. Investigators learned he recently worked at the Tom Norwich ranch near Twin Bridges and had left several days earlier saying he would go to Butte and then Dillon. Relatives were known but a Chicago sister’s name could not be learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Stribe
Tom Norvich
Twin Bridges
Butte
Dillon
Chicago
W. G. Gilbert Again Heads Wool Group
W. G. Gilbert was reappointed head of the wool group as delegates approved resolutions urging higher federal forest fire control funds and the formation of local forestry advisory boards. The body backed no change to livestock truck sizes, sought reintroduction of the McCarren livestock theft bill, and asked railroads to cut wool tariffs. Other measures urged $30,000 yearly for predatory animal control and kept taxation valuations for various sheep classes, with wool expected to bring 35 to 40 cents a pound this season.
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Stockyards and Transportation Committee
McCarren
Ilc.c
Gilbert
Doctor Becomes First Skiing Casualty on Elkhorn Run
Dr George L Routledge suffered a fractured ankle on the Elkhorn ski run last Sunday after veering off trail to avoid Mrs Routledge who had fallen ahead. The ski patrol led by Fielding Graves evacuated him by toboggan to the parking area and he was taken to Dillon for treatment.
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George L. Routledge
Elkhorn
Routledge
Fielding Graves
Dillon
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