Local Selective Service Classifications and Army Assignments
The local board issued classifications including 20 for Lee Stanley Martinell James L. Fleming Alfred K. Hanley Ralph Peter Peterson Delbert E. White William B. Marker John C. Rieber John E. Wright Hugh W. Turner John F. Hartwig Gerald D. Harrison Bill Hall Robert A. Morrison 100H Theodore May 2B John Boyce Jardine Wayne D. Lucy 2C(H) Ivan B. Lennox 2A Earl Rolland Van Antwerp George E. Naylor TA Ly Grande J Zambernennen Harold M. Smith 1C Everett M. Curren Pvt Earl Stephens transferred to 887 QM Gas Supply Co Camp Swift Texas. Mrs Albert Cobb of Olympia Washington formerly Katherine Gelhaus of Dillon writes her husband serves in U S Army stationed in the South. A year and a half since he was sent from Fort Lewis Washington. Perry T. Thompson formerly of Lakeview now stationed at Camp Roberts California. His parents reside at Wisdom. His address Pvt Perry T. Thompson 39927506 Co B 81st Infantry Bn Camp Roberts California. S/Set T L Freeman visiting his parents in Armstead returning to Hobbs New Mexico Army Air field. Capt Paul Chumrau arrived last week from Camp White Oregon to meet his infant son Michael born recently in Butte. Mrs Chumrau is the former Miss Annabel Hartwig. (Continued on page 8)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Selective Service Board
Lee Stanley Martinell
James L. Fleming
Alfred K. Hanley
Ralph Peter Peterson
Delbert E. White
William B. Marker
John C. Rieber
John E. Wright
Hugh W. Turner
John F. Hartwig
Gerald D. Harrison
Bill Hall
Robert A. Morrison
Theodore May
John Boyce Jardine
Wayne D. Lucy
Ivan B. Lennox
Earl Rolland van Antwerp
George E. Naylor
Ta—Ly Grande J. Zambernnnen
Harold M. Smith
Everett M. Curren
Albert Cobb
Olympia
Wash
Katherine Gelhaus
Dillon
U. S. Army
South
Fort Lewis
Perry T. Thompson
Lakeview
Camp Roberts
Calif
Wisdom
81St Infantry
Paul Chumrau
Camp White
Ore
Michael
Butte
Chumrau
Annabel Hartwig
Gilbert O Hunt Dies After Long Illness In Montana
Longtime Centennial valley rancher Gilbert O Hunt died Friday night at his sister’s Dillon home after a prolonged illness. He was 42 years a Bea verhead County resident. The funeral was held Monday at Brundage funeral home with Rev. Calvin Logan of the Presbyterian church officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers named were William Shambow Tuck Jones Archie Hayden Ben Hart William Jensen and Sherman Sapp. Born November 3 1875 in Detroit Lakes Minnesota he moved to Montana in 1902 settling in the Centennial valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert O. Hunt
Centennial Valley
T. C. Fairbank
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Brundage Funeral Home
Calvin Logan
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
William Shambow
Tuck Jones
Archie Hayden
Ben Hart
William Jensen
Sherman Sapp
Mr. Hunt
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Montana
Baby beef show and sale set for Monday at fairgrounds
Beaverhead county Future Farmers and 4 H club members will exhibit thirty baby beef animals shown by twenty youths. E P Orcutt will judge the show at 10 am with Luther Smith as auctioneer for the 2 pm sale at the pavilion. Prizes include halter merchandise cash and seed records from local sponsors. The Rotary club will host a noon luncheon for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
4-H Club
Fairgrounds
Beaverhead
E. P. Orcutt
Bozeman
Luther Smith
Franklin Serum Company
City Drug Company
Gosman Drug Company
Dillon Feed and Seed Company
P. J. Lovell Company
Kiwanis Club
Dillon Implement Company
State Bank and Trust Company
Cornell Ranch
Roscoe Cornell
Rotary Club
Mrs Mountjoy to Lead City Train Service This Summer
Mrs John W Mountjoy will head the community train service in Dillon for the summer, replacing Mrs Fred Woodside who will be away. She will oversee a program that greets service members passing through Dillon with morning treats provided by high school girls during the northbound train’s 30 minute stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Mountjoy
Dillon
Fred Woodside
Mountjoy
Wool warehouse to remain closed this year in Beaverhead county
James Roy Novesta a Beaverhead county resident for 20 years died at his home on North Idaho street after a prolonged illness. Born in Detroit March 29 1877 he came to the county in 1924 working as a ranch sheepherder until retirement. He leaves two sons John A and William Novesta both in Detroit. The First National Wool warehouse the largest of its kind between the Mississippi and Pacific coast will be closed this summer with Beaverhead wool loaded directly onto freight cars via Commodity Credit corporation consignments, ending its local storage for better prices this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roy Novesta
Beaverhead County
Idaho Street
Detroit
Mich
John A
William Novesta
First National
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Beaverhead
Commodity Credit Corporation
Montana State Normal College Opens Summer Term With 81 Enrolled
The Montana State Normal College summer term began with 81 on the first day registration and an expected total enrollment near 100 for the ten week session. President Sheldon E. Davis reported registration on Monday and classes starting Tuesday. The term is split into two five week sessions with single or both enrollments possible for credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Normal College
Sheldon E. Davis
Three File For Office Past Week In Bea verhead County
Three candidates filed for Bea verhead county offices in the past week for the July primary. Clerk Albert S. Baker said no contests have developed. Senator Thomas E. Gilbert filed for renomination on Saturday and has served on key committees. Don E. Anson filed for re nomination as state representative and is a Wisdom businessman with prior service in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Albert S. Baker
Thomas E. Gilbert
Judiciary
Labor and Capital Committee
J. B. Poindexter
Hawaii
American Legion
Legion
Don E. Anson
House of Representatives
Pioneer of Dillon Cites Ohio Home
George F. Whitaker former early Dillon resident died Saturday at his Cambridge Ohio home after a long illness. Funeral services were held in Cambridge his birthplace. Born April 21 1871 he came to Beaverhead county as a young man and married Elizabeth Roe in 1896. Survived by widow two daughters four grandchildren a sister and several in laws and cousins listed with Dillon ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Whitaker
Dillon
Cambridge
Ohio
Mr. Whitaker
Beaverhead County
Blacktail
Elizabeth Roe
Walter, Hawes
Charles Turner
Akron
Libbie Smith
Jessie Haynes
Louis Arndts
Bert Selway
George ‘Roe
Lima
Arthur Roe
del Monte
Calif
John Smith
Matt
Ernest
John Orr
Sam Thomas
Idaho
Flag Day Observance by Elks Set at High School
Dillon Elks lodge 1554 will hold its annual Flag Day program at the high school auditorium next Wednesday at 8 p.m. Exalted Ruler Harold Murray announces Kendrick Smith, a Butte attorney, will give the address as the event ties to wartime Europe and the flag’s meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Elks Lodge
Harold Murray
Europe
Kendrick Smith
Butte
C M Ogren Named Forsyth School Superintendent
C M Ogren, former Beaverhead county high school instructor, resigns as Dawson county high school principal at Glendive to become superintendent of schools in Forsyth. He left Dillon in 1938 for Glendive and has built an excellent record there.
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C. M. Ogren
Beaverhead County
Dawson County
Glendive
Forsyth
Dillon
Respite Granted to Dillon FarmRer A F Loppie
A. F. Loppie, a Dillers rancher serving a six month county jail term for third degree assault, received a 60 day respite to tend his Dillon area farm. Gov. Sam C. Ford issued the order via Sheriff John Troupe after Loppie appealed. He must resume full sentence after the period.
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A. F. Loppie
Dillers
Dillon
Sam C. Ford
John Troupe
Loppie
Rudolph Polish
George L. Pope
Boyd O'Neal
Ralph Boatman
Boatman
Pope
Louis Stahl
Invasion News Dominates Beaverhead County
Local readers hear the world changing as D-day arrives and Allied forces breach Hitler's Atlantic Wall. Radios blast updates while many Beaverhead residents boast long-time service in the war effort and pride in regional war bond support.
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Beaverhead County
Europe
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Beaverhead
Englar
Beavehead
Ball League season opens Monday in Dillon
Four teams will compete in the Dillon women’s softball league this season with a possible fifth from Normal college summer students. The season starts Monday evening after tonight’s practice games at Normal college and Dutch Flat fields. Teams and coaches listed include City Drug Jewell Wolf and K Childs Gosman Alice Wagner George Harrison Rancherettes Katherine Kamps Emil Kamps Metlen hotel Betty Lou Christensen Chuck Davis.
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Dillon
Evan Burrell
Normal College
Rancherettes
Metlen
Gosman's
City Drug
Dutch Flat Field
Jewell Wolf
K. Childs
Gosman’s
Alice Wagner
Truck and trailer slide into barrow pit south of Melrose
A heavily loaded truck and trailer from Karst Freightways slid off the highway into a barrow pit south of Melrose early Monday. Patrolman Robert Wright said loss of control on the soft shoulder caused the accident. Driver Alfred Alvey of Idaho Falls was uninjured. Vehicle damage was minor. a wrecking crew worked all day to extricate the rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Barrow Pit
Robert Wright
Alfred Alvey
Idaho Falls
Prayer Service for Allied Invasion Readiness at St James
Last night a prayer service at St James Episcopal Church prayed for success of the crusade now led by the United States and allies in the invasion of Europe. The Rev Calvin Logan and Rev Lewis Smith officiated with prayers and responsive readings as allied nations conducted similar services following news of the invasion.
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St. James Episcopal Church
United States
Europe
Calvin Logan
Lewis Smith
Anthems Reveal National Character at Rotary Talk
Mrs. Lewis D. Smith addresses the Diller Rotary Club on the theme of religion in national anthems. With Ralph McFadden, she explores how songs reflect a nation’s soul, discussing Rule Britannia Recessional Canada and the Chinese and Russian anthems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Smith
Rotary Club
Lewis D. Smith
Diller Rotary Club
Ralph McFadden
Normal College Music
Mr. McFadden
Kipling
Dillon Couple to Observe Fiftieth Anniversary in Whittier
Mr and Mrs Edward Cushing long time Dillon residents celebrate fifty years of marriage next Sunday in Whittier California where they wintered for years An open house will follow at their home Their twin daughters Mrs Walter Deitrick of Whittier and Mrs Wallace Ogden of Fresno and Mrs R J Bidstrup of Yakima along with other relatives plan to attend The Cushings express regrets that their many Beaver County ties cannot be more fully observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cushing
Dillon
Whittier
Calif
Walter Deitrick
Wallace Ogden
Fresno
Cushing
R. J. Bidstrup
Yakima
Wash
Beaver
Plasma Fund Toppled $1 000 Mark At Bea verhead County
Beaverhead County blood donor drive reaches $1 104 41 after a $165 donation from the Dell Home Demonstration Club. County chairman Mrs. Fred Woodside announced the update yesterday, noting the club’s gift came from receipts of a recent auction and card party.
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Dell
Beaverhead County
Fred. Woodside
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QM Gas Supply Co
Camp Swift
Texas
T. L. Freeman
Richard Freeman
Armstead
Hobbs
New Mexico
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Mark Twain
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Harry Andrus
Post Office Department
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Fla
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Maine
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Forsyth School
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