Induction Registrants and Classifications From Fort Douglas
Registrants for induction at Fort Douglas Utah February 13 1945 include George Clayton Kennedy Washington DC Robert Ellsworth Anson Tegucigalpa Honduras Rudolph Frank Platt Dillon Henry Dalton Hildreth Armstead Charles Wilbert Goodwin Reichle George Andrew Monroe Philips Eldon Kelly Stephens Dion Donald Vincent Buell Nine Mile Falls Washington John Francis Gibbons Butte Sidney Jewel Shafer Argent a List of classifications by local board January 26 1945 shows multiple 2A 1C and 4A designations for many named individuals including Nygren Ball Farmer Baker Kenison Naylor Walters Heikkila Tash Stefanatz Brady Wadsworth Freeman French Shurtliff Shafer Cushman Kenison Burt Boka Tallent Brown Lefgren McAlpin Doyle Schroeder Schlegel Boone Kunyard Jardine Miller Swetich Nix Hignight Kerner Richmond Johnson White Givogre Dahl Loppie Tait Kamps Pierce Neal Wellborn Sgt Byron Orr Dillon awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action on the western front with the Third Army in Europe. He previously entered service April 17 1944 and departed for overseas in October. He now serves with a bazooka and demolition squad.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
George Clayton Ennedy
Washington, D. C
Robert Ellsworth Anson
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Rudolph Frank Platt Dillon
Henry Dalton Hildreth
Armstead
Charles Wilbert Goodwin
Reichle
George Andrew Monroe
Philips
Eldon Kelly Stephens
Dion
Donald Vincent Buell
Nine Mile Falls
Wash
John Francis Gibbons
Butte
Sidney Jewel
Shafer
Argenta
Rudoph N. Nygren
Frank J. Ball
Marlin K. Farmer
Roy A. Baker
Richard K. Kenison
George E. Naylor
Glenn C. Walters
George J. Heikkila
Donald R. Tash
Tony F. Stefanatz
Chester P. Brady
Warren Wadsworth, Jr
James R. Freeman, Jr
Walter W. French
Dick G. Shu
Byron Orr
Dillon
Alice Orr
Orr
Third Army
Metz
Saar
Octo
Ranchers Class Machinery Repair in Progress at Beaverhead High
Machinery repair classes for ranchers and farmers run at Beaverhead County High School Shop under John Hartwig Smith-Hughes instructor. Sessions run five weeks from 7 to 10 pm on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with attendees bringing their own equipment for guided hands on work supervised by Charles Banks. No fee and participants may attend any session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
John Hartwig
Smith-Hughes
Charles Banks
Dillon Mechanic
Missing Man on Sinking Ship Confirmed Dead
Beevlerhead county family learns their son Pfc. Robert J. Rott, 20, reported missing Christmas Day in Europe, was aboard a transport sunk in the European theater and not among survivors. He had been overseas about four months and served with the military police in England. He trained as Army engineer and attended Montana State Normal College after Beaverhead High School.
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J. B. Rott
Dillon
Pfc
Robert J. Rott
Europe
War Department
Pfc. Rott
England
Army Engineers
Texas
Missouri
Beaverhead County
Montana State Normal College
Dillon Man Wounded for Third Time
Pfc. John Kmenta 27 a Dillon resident was wounded in Belgium January 11, his friend reports. He already holds the Purple Heart from Luxembourg injuries in late November and has three wounds since going overseas. He joined the service two years ago and has bought $50 in war bonds monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kmenta
Dillon
Belgium
War Department
Charles Hammond
Luxembourg
Pfc. Kmenta
Hammond
Pfc
Kmenta
Waste Paper Drive to Continue Saturday in Jackson
Mrs Celia Wilson Jackson gore proprietor fell on ice near her home and broke an ankle. She was taken to Dillon for treatment and remains at L M Holloran home. Ms Wilsons store will be closed until she resumes duties. Dillon residents are asked to place bundles of waste paper and rags on the curb Saturday morning as the drive continues under the recreation center auspices with trucks donated by the city and driven by city drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
F. G. Lyon
Beaverhead
Dillon
I. W. Winsel
Ethel Andersen
Jackson
Lyon
W. H
Celia Wilson
Jackson Gore
L. M. Holloran
Beiny
Young People’s Recreation Center
Bob Gosman
Recreation Center
Joe Shaw
Wounds Fatal to Lt Joseph S Hermann in France
Lt. Joseph S. Hermann U S Army infantry son of Mr and Mrs Joseph K Hermann Dillon Montana died Jan 24 in a French hospital of wounds suffered in action in Belgium four days earlier He had served since Sept 15 1941 and was a Montana State College ROTC graduate later training at Fort Lewis He married Jeanne Roberts Hermann July 6 in Great Falls and was overseas since October He was born November 14 1918 in Beaverhead County and attended Beaverhead County High School Continued on page
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joesph S. Hermann
U. S. Army Infantry
Joesph K. Hermann
Dillon
France
Belgium
War Department
Jeanne Roberts Hermann
Great Falls
Hermann
Montana State College
Bozeman
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Ord
Calif
San Mateo
Aleutians
Tank Corps
Camp Shelby
Miss
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County High School
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Piano Program Presented at Dillon Rotary Meeting
Tomey Baxter presented a program at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner. Gerry Gillies Miriam Morse and duet by Gillies and Pad dock performed piano pieces. J W Rees chaired the meeting with Bernice Gleed attending as high school guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Tomey Baxter
Dillon Rotary Club
Gerry Gillies
Miriam Morse
Miss Gillies
Dorothy Paddock
J. W. Rees
Bernice Gleed
Dillon Man Found Slumped in Parked Car in Cold Snap
The body of 56 year old John Lee of Beaverhead county was found in a parked car near the Metlen hotel after about a week. Coroner Raymond Schwartz says Lee died of exposure during the cold snap that hit on January 19. Police and hotel staff alerted authorities after a transient couple reported the quiet figure. Lee's employer had been seeking him for days. The discovery follows the region's brutal freeze.
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Bannack Street
Metlen
John Lee
Beaverhead County
Raymond Schwartz
Dillon
Larry Holloran
Hortense McCleod
Elza Fatrick
Lee
Sig Johnson
Beaverhead Valley
Beaver head County Artist Wins Northwest Watercolor Honor
Andrew Hofmeister Beaverhead County High School instructor won first prize in the Northwest Watercolor Society open show in progress Seattle since Jan 7, judged by Amelio Amero Raymond Hill and Erik Johansen. His winning piece An April Day sketched in Miles City features a dilapidated old house amid April greenery. A war bond was awarded as top prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hofmeister
Beaverhead County
Northwest Watercolor Society
Seattle
Henry C. Ross
Hofmeister
Amelio Amero
Cornish School
Raymond Hill
University of Washington Art Department
Erik Johansen
Ross
Dillon
Dillon Ski Club to Host Montana State Downhill Slalom 1945
Elkhorn Hot Springs will host the Montana state downhill slalom ski tournament for 1945 on March 3 and 4. The Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Association awarded the event to the Dillon Ski Club, marking the club’s first time as host. T. Lee McCracken leads the organizing committee and reports facilities for over 200 guests. entries due by February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn Hot Springs
Montana
Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Association
Dillon Ski Club
Dillon Club
Rocky Mountain
T. Lee McCracken
McCracken
Jules
Duke) Gustafson
Beaverhead AAA Work For Year Summarized
Jackson boy wounded in the Pacific confirms Navy department word received by parents. Benny Arthur Johnson, chief machinist mate and son of Mr and Mrs S J Johnson of Jackson, had served in the Pacific since July last year after earlier duty on a destroyer in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. He trained at San Diego and was the first Jackson youth to enlist in the Navy in August 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Arthur Johnson
S. J. Johnson
Jackson
Navy Department
Cmm Johnson
Pacific
North Atlantic
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Beavers to Meet Zone Contenders This Week
Beavers of Beaverhead County High School host the District 16 Class B tournament title defense this week. Friday brings a home game versus Ennis after a tough early-season rematch with Madison County. A 7 o clock preliminary caps the program with the school band and twirlers led by Fred Honeychurch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Beavers
Ennis
Dillon Quint
Madison County
Beaverhead
Fred Honeychurch
Vigilante Electric Co-operative Reelects Officers at Annual Meeting
All officers of Vigilante Electric Co-operative were re-elected at the annual meeting held Saturday at city hall with over 100 members from Beaverhead Madison Jefferson Broadwater and Silver Bow counties in attendance. C. E. Blinn was named president and Harry Tash and F. R. Springer were re-elected secretary treasurer and vice president respectively. Directors re-elected covered District 1 Cardwell Jefferson Island District 2 Silver Star Ed Nolte District 3 Broadwater County M Massa District 4 Twin Bridges W D Sandy District 5 Melrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigilante Electric Co-operative
Beaverhead
Madison
Jefferson
Broadwater
Silver Bow
C. E. Blinn
Harry Tash
F. R. Springer
Cardwell
Jefferson Island
Silver Star
Ed Nolte
Broadwater County
M. Massa
Twin Bridges
W. D. Sandy
Melrose
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First Assembly Of Semester At College
The first assembly of the second semester will be held at 16:00 on Thursday. The program features piano solos including Danza d’Amore by Soro Quasi Me dinha Tango Brasileiro by Mignone Danza d’Antonito by Ysais and address The Wars We Are Fighting by President Sheldon E Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soro
Grand High Priest Will Visit Dillon RAM Chapter
J Sidney Carkett of Butte grand high priest of Montana Royal Arch Masons will visit Dillon chapter No 8 RAM at the Masonic hall Saturday night. Rev Lewis D Smith of Dillon will be installed as grand chaplain and the Royal Arch degree will be conferred. Refreshments follow served by Ned Saunders A A Schroeder and E C Luebben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sidney Carkett
Butte
Montana
Royal Arch Masons
Dillon
Masonic Hall
Matt Telin
Lewis D. Smith
St. James Episcopal Church
Ned Saunders
A. A. Schroeder
E. C. Luebben
Dell Old-Timer Dies at Barrett Hospital
Timothy Moriarty age 77 longtime Dell resident died at Barrett Hospital Monday night after a brief illness. Born October 16 1867 in Anascual Ireland he came to the United States as a boy and was naturalized in Helena October 21 1896. Mass was said at St Rose Catholic Church by Rev Timothy Clifford and interment followed in Mountain View cemetery.
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Timothy Moriarty
Dell
Barrett Hospital
Anascual
Ireland
United States
Helena
St. Rose Catholic Church
Timothy Clifford
Mountain View Cemetery
Beaverhead County 1944 AAA Program Summary
The 1944 program overseen by Lloyd Kennison chairing with J. C. Ferguson and Mark Clemon included 16 ranchers who earned $97,705.93 for completed practices. Top effort was seeding pastures totaling 212,698 pounds. phosphate applied to alfalfa and wild hay meadows reached 1,123,500 pounds. Weed control covered 1,411.9 acres, while ranch management required good range stewardship and no overutilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
AAA
Lloyd Kennison
J. C. Ferguson
Mark Clemon
District 16 Class B Cage Tourney Heads to Normal Gym
Normal Gym will host the District 16 Class B tournament February 22 23 and 24 with Dillon Beavers defending the title from last year. Principal D L Johnson oversees preparations as Montana State Normal College gym seats larger crowds and organizers expect high action. Bleachers are being installed while teams are closely matched and schedule includes afternoon and evening games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
D. L. Johnson
Montana State Normal College
Dillon Beavers
Beaverhead High School
Beaverhead County Commissioners Hold Special Meeting
Beaverhead board of county commissioners met in extra session January 22, 1945 at 9:00 a.m. with Commissioners Henneberry Stahl Jackson and Clerk Baker present. An emergency resolution to add 9,500 dollars to the road fund budget, approved at the January 4 regular session, was read and laid on the table pending protests or recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Funeral of Mrs. Roy R. Selway Held in City
The funeral of Mrs. Roy R. Selway a long time Montana resident who died last Wednesday night was held Monday afternoon at the Brundage funeral home chapel. Rev Belle Long of the First Baptist church conducted the rites. Pallbearers included Joe Hermann Carl Guidici C. M. Casteline Fred Kerr Elza Patrick and Al Featherly. No interment was in Mountain View cemetery.
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Roy R. Selway
Montana
Brundage Funeral Home
Belle Long
First Baptist Church
Joe Hermann
Carl Guidici
C. M. Casterline
Fred Kerr
Elza Patrick
al Featherly
Mountain View Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
March v. Dimes
Rotary
Northwest
Beaverhead Aaa
Jackson Boy
CMM
Ennis and
Whitehall
Win Saints
Deer Lodge
Electric Co-op
Ram
Mary A. Selway
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