Classifications by local selective service board list
Last Saturday June 17 classifications included 2A 2B and 1A groups with names such as Tony Stefanatz Chester Brady Roscoe Kindred Marlin Farmer Rudolph Stefanatz Archie Bengtson and others. The report also mentions Marines in the South Pacific including Marvin Vance Rolland White Harold Raddatz and Donald Raddatz with a note on corporal promotion and mail from units in the Pacific. New addresses and service details for Cpl George Walker and Cpl Gilbert Hilde are included with notes on radio service and letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Selective Service Board
Tony F. Stefanatz
Chester P. Brady
Roscoe F. Kindred
Marlin K. Farmer
Rudolph W. Stefanatz
Archie K. Bengtson
Harold E. Babcock
Goldie B. Thompson
Carl A. Anderson
Hobart L. Sneed
William J. Ashe
Hugh Marion Robbins
Gerald M. Souter
Alvin C. Bay
Stanley G. Starr
Ina W
Cpl
George Walker
Admiralties
Pacific
New Guinea
Earl Walker
Service Man Is Speaker At Dillon Rotary Dinner
Craig Anderson, MM 3/c, U S Navy, spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner Monday night about service in Alaska. He described Attu and Aleutian conditions, native life before Japanese occupation, and noted fine trout fishing near Beaverhead. Anderson answered questions as President Joe White read appreciation letters from Future Farmers and 4 H clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Anderson
U.S. Navy
Dillon Rotary Club
Alaska
Attu
Aleutians
Aleutian
Beaverhead
Seaman Anderson
Joe White
Rotary
Rotary Inter
Beaverhead Rancher John G. Albers Killed in Accident
John G. Albers, 56, prominent Beaverhead county rancher, died this morning when a pile driver struck him on the head after a timber failed while building a bridge on his ranch nine miles north of Dillon. Employee Duke Kunselman witnessed the event. No inquest will be held. Surviving are his wife, a stepdaughter Mrs. Wilbur Tash, two sisters Mrs. F. P. Bell and Mrs. John Glass, and sister Mrs. Robert Quackenbush. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Albers
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Duke Kunselman
Albers
Wilbur Tash
F. P. Bell
John Glass
Robert Quackenbush
Honor Roll at College of 1943 44 Listed
The Normal college honor roll for the second semester lists top students by grade points per credit. Leading the list is Mrs. Bernice Sargent of Dillon with others including Betty Bruce of Missoula Jane Millikin of Great Falls and Louise Roush of Lima. Dr. Sheldon E. Davis is noted absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College
Bernice Sargent
Dillon
Betty Bruce
Missoula
Jane Millikin
Great Falls
Louise Roush
Lima
Ranch deal in Big Hole announced near Jackson
Announcement reports Martin C. Jackson purchasing Roy Ford's 160 acre Big Hole river ranch once the James Pinkerton ranch. Included are all equipment, livestock, and furnishings. Jackson plans a summer cow camp with immediate possession. The Fords will stay in Jackson for the summer then relocate to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole Basin
Martin C. Jackson
Roy Ford
Big Hole River
Jackson
James Pinkerton
Mrs. Ford
California
Red Cross Offers Aid In Beaverhead Flood
The Beaverhead chapter chairman Rev. Lewis D. Smith reports a call from Red Cross national headquarters in St. Louis asking if aid is needed after recent flood conditions on the Beaverhead River. Dispatched flood relief was coordinated through press reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lewis D. Smith
Beaverhead
National
St. Louis
Beaverhead River
Presbyterian Speaker Reports Chicago Assembly News
Don Anson of Wisdom spoke at a Presbyterian services in Chicago about the church national assembly. He described the war effort role and postwar planning. He noted Lima dam remained safe during the recent flood. no leaks or discharge exceeded typical high-water levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Anson
Presbyterian
Chicago
Wisdom
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Butte
Anson
Loft
Dillon Presbyterian Church
George Emerson Barnes
Philadelphia
Wisdom Church
Lima
B. A. Risley
Water Users Irrigation Company
Charles E. Calvert
Calvert
Risley
Elks Lodge Flag Day Program Draws Crowd
Dillon Elks lodge held annual Flag Day exercises at the high school auditorium with a large crowd. Kendrick Smith, a noted Butte attorney, gave an inspiring address on American armed forces under the flag. Senator Thomas E. Gilbert traced flag history with banners carried by Dillon Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Elk’s Lodge
Kendrick Smith
Butte
Thomas E. Gilbert
Dillon’ Girl Scouts
Harold Murray
Ruth Braker
Ralph McFadden
Isabel Ross
Harold M. Warner
W.H. Stephan
David Hier
Archie Greene
Norman Giles
Howard Babcock
Ed R. Hilger
Dance for Service Men Set at City Hall Auditorium
Citizens' committee will host a service members dance at the City hall auditorium on Saturday night June 24. A $25 war bond door prize will be awarded as part of the Fifth War Loan drive. Inductees, service men and women admitted free. Nellie Little Poole's orchestra to play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Committee
City Hall
Nellie Little ‘Poole
Beaverhead Bond Drive At 12 Per Cent Total
Vera Melvyn the Vigilante Electric bookkeeper will join REA officers at a Missoula conference June 26 to 29 at the Palace hotel. The Finance Division of the Rural Electrification administration will conduct the program with regional system managers aiding in instruction, per H L Babcock, manager of the local REA financed unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Melvyn
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
R.E.A. Systems
Missoula
Palace Hotel
Rural Electrification Administration
H. L. Babcock
R.E.A
Hartwig appointed to fill Beaverhead high school vacancy
William Evans resigns as Smith-Hughes instructor at Beaverhead County High School. John Hartwig is appointed to fill the vacancy, announced by Principal D. L. Johnson. Evans takes a Smith-Hughes post at Dayton High School in Dayton Washington and will depart with Mrs. Evans and son Dennis later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Evans
Smith- Hughes
Smith-Hughes
Beaverhead County
John Hartwig
D. L. Johnson
Evans
Dayton
Wash
Dennis
Son in Sicily Sends War News to Local Man
Sam Cardinale received two letters from relatives in Sicily. They say they were near the Palermo fighting but escaped injury and are in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cardinale
Sicily
Italy
Palermo
Beaverhead county lags in Fifth War Loan drive progress
Beaverhead county reports 12 percent of its Fifth War Loan quota with 22500 dollars subscribed, all from Dillon and not counting corporate bonds to be bought the week of June 26. Rural districts’ totals expected to rise. officials led by W. W. Hawkins remain optimistic despite bad roads and spring farming busy times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
W. W. Hawkins
Dillon
Hawkins
Beaverhead
E. W. Bond
Harry Andrus
S. F. Erwin
Fire course in progress at Birch Creek CCC camp
Beaverhead National forest personnel train at Birch Creek CCC camp with nearly 40 participants. Supervisor Willey Assistant Supervisor Wetzel Ray Tenant lead sessions focusing on small fire control and early detection then on large fire tactics to extinguish blazes across acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead National Forest
Birch Creek
CCC
W.B. Willey
W. W. Wetzel
Ray Tenant
Primary Contest Narrowed in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County held a lone contest in the primary as filing closed. The Republican nomination for city commissioner from the Hole district pits Martin Jackson against Blaz Lugar with other candidates opposed. Archie C. Hneberry and Jr Prohosky face off in Bedrock district for mayoral seats. John Collings Dillon and Lyman H. Bennett vie for the Fifth Judicial District judgeship, covering Beaverhead Madison and Jefferson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Hole District
Martin Jackson
Commission
Blaz Lugar
Bedrock
Archie C. H Neberry
Jr Prohosky
Fifth Judicial District
Beaverhead
Madison
Jierson
John Collings Dillon
Lyman H. Bennett
Virginia City
Bookstore founder Charles P. Thomas dies after illness
Charles P. Thomas, 78, lifelong Dillon resident since 1889, died at home after a months long illness. Born in Cambridge Ohio June 19 1866 he married Grace Gilpin in 1891 and ran a transfer business before starting the Thomas Book Store now closed. He was a member of Dillon lodge No 16 A F and A M and active in civic life. Interment is planned at Mountain View cemetery with services at St James Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Thomas
Dillon
Thomas Book Store
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View
Mr. Thomas
Cambridge
Ohio
Grace Gilpin
Peoria
Forsgren- Thomas
Thomas
Dillon Lodge No. 16
Spokane Rodsman Takes Trip Despite High Water
Pete Westergard of Dillon wires Dr. Richard Flaherty of Spokane that the Salmon flies are out. Flaherty, Westergard, and Cliff Stump of Helena run two canoe trips down the Big Hole River and catch their limit despite high murky water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Westergard
Dillon
Richard Flaherty
Spokane
Doc Flaherty
Big Hole
Dillon Sportsman
Westergard
Cliff Stump
Helena
Beaverhead D A R installs regent names committee chairmen
Mrs. Bertha Thibadeau new regent of Beaverhead chapter D A R has named committee chairmen for the coming year. Appointees include Miss Jean Bishop for American music Miss F H Bimrose for Anj Island Mrs W B Willey for American Indian and several others handling Americanism approved schools flag use student loans genealogical records girl homemakers Red Cross operation and more. Officers listed include vice regent secretary treasurer registrar historian and librarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Thibadeau
Beaverhe
Jean Bishop
Americ Music
F.H. Bimrose
Anj Island
W.B. Willey
T.E. Luebb
Fred Woc Side
Lake Thompson
Luebben
Woodside
Wiley
Joh
Poindexter
Restrar
O. A. Bergeson
Hstorian
McFadden
Vi Rarian
Melrose Settee Hurt in Train Accident
Mr and Mrs Dupree M Wood were injured when their car was struck by a switch engine at Melrose while crossing the track. They were taken to Barrett hospital in Dillon for treatment of serious bruises and shock after the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupree M. Wood
Melrose
Dillon
W. H. Stephan
Brundage
Barrett Hospital
Wood
Big Hole
Forger Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison
W. C. Reed was sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty in district court. Judge Lyman H. Bennett ordered the term, and Reed was taken to Deer Creek that afternoon by Undersheriff Claude Lay. Reed faced a charge of tempting to reach a check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Reed
Lyman H. Bennett
Claude Lay
Reed
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Raddatz
K. J. Raddatz
Marine Air Corps
South Pacific
Donald
Marine Reserve Corps
Marine Training Station
San Diego
Calif
Gilbert Hilde
H &S Co
328Th
Florence McBain Mailey
Sheldon E. Davis
Elks Lodge
Dale
Thomas Paine
REA
J. Hartwig
Beaverhead Primar
Big
C. Thomas
Rodsman
D.alr
Selec
Melrose Setae
Forger
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