Top Bull of 1943 Sales
Bozeman reports 1944 spring bull sales begin in March with Hereford and Shorthorn events in Billings Great Falls Livingston Lewistown Miles City and more. 17 cattle sales in 1943 totaled 899 bulls at 198 dollars average. top bull Douglas Domino sold for 2700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
E. P. Orcutt
Montana State College
Billings
Great Falls
Livington
Lewistown
Miles City
Breed Association
Orcutt
Douglas Domino
Dillon
Sam Lee
Prideta Marshall
Clay II
Max Goldberg
Moorhead
Minn
Angus Association
Malta
Visited by Lieut. and Mrs. Chester Melton
Lieut. and Mrs. Chester Melton spent Saturday night with the Bakers in Dillon. The couple, newly married in Blytheville Arkansas, plan a brief visit before he reports to the Army Air Corps at Fort Kearns Salt Lake City. Melton is a former well known Dillon man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Melton
Albert S. Baker
George R. Baker
Lieut. Melton
Blytheville
Ark
Army Air Corps
Fort Kearns
Salt Lake City
Lieut
Melton
Dillon
Women in War Effort Seek WAC Training and Jobs
Women are urged to consider the Women's Army Corps for Army training and employment after the war. The notice invites applications at Army Recruiting Stations or by writing The Adjutant General in Washington, with employer release required for women in essential war industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
U.S. Army
Adjutant General
Muniee
Washington
U. S. Employment Service
Four-year Term Given Forger On Guilty Plea
Harry Swarsted received a four year state prison sentence after pleading guilty to forgery before Judge Lyman H. Bennett in district court. He was taken to Deer Lodge later that day to begin serving. Swarster allegedly attempted to cash a check at a Harlowtown bank under the name Frank Williams. Acting County Attorney Lew Brundage represented the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Swarsted
Lyman H. Bennett
Deer Lodge
John Troupe
Swarster
Harlowtown
Frank Williams
Lew Brundage
Girls Club to Present Play at High School
Members of the school girls club orchestra to perform on the program include Gerry Gillis Lolly Paddock Jean Hilstead Peggy Smith Margaret Deatch and Janet Curry Song and dance specialties will be presented by Frances Fox La Verne Poole and Verna Marie Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Gillis
Lolly Paddock
Jean Hilstead
Peggy Smith
Margaret Deatch
Janet Curry
Frances Fox
LaVerne Poole
Verna Marie Davis
Meade Named Assessor for Beaverhead County
S P Meade is assessor for Beaverhead County. He intends to reclassify grazing lands, noting the 1920 classification needs correction. The reclassification process began when he was deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Meade
Beaverhead
Judson Best
Beaverhead County
Meade
Women Lead Beaver Head Bond Drive For Service Men
The Feb 12 dance sparked a bond sales drive with Miss Nelson sending congratulatory letters to Minute Women chairmen. Listed are clubs, chairmen, and amounts raised from Armstead 11222, Dillon Baptist 6218.75, Dillon Rebekahs 5800, D A R 4675, Neighbors of Woodcraft 4675, and others including Lima 3506.25 and St Rose guild 2144.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Nelson
Armstead Home Demonstration Club
Marcus Rand
Dillon Baptist
R. M. Gregg
Dillon Rebekahs
T. DuBois
Fred Woodside
Woodcraft
Glen Lyon
Lima Home Demonstration Club
R. Kellett
Wisdom
Lima
Lola Ford
Melrose Home Demonstration Club
B. Hager
Home Arts
M. Anderson
Reichle
M. Adders
Merry Mixers
Gordon Harris
Business and Professional Women
Eleanor Lortz
Better Homes
W. G. Squires
Monida
Dillon Beats Deer Lodge for District 15 Title in Missoula
Dillon defeated Deer Lodge 50 to 39 to win the District 15 championship in Missoula. Beavers earlier beat Deer Lodge 40 to 25 at home but lost by one point to the Wardens in a later meeting. Regional tourneys include Billings Havre Glendive and Poplar with state finals set for Great Falls March 23 24 25. Coach Clancy Johnson will bring the same lineup Blomquist Boka Dart C Davis J Davis Pierce D Smith H Smith Sauer and Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Deer Lodge
Hamilton
Beavers
Wardens
Kalispell
Butte Central
Anaconda
Missoula
Great Falls
Billings
Havre
Glendive
Poplar
Granite County High
Philipsburg
Clancy Johnson
Blomquist
Boka
Dart
C. Davis
J. Davis
Pierce
D. Smith
H. Smith
Sauer
Thompson
Colleges Of Country Show Attendance Drop
Statistics from the American Association of Teachers Colleges reveal a universal decline in teachers college enrollments using 1941 and 1943 figures. States with the largest losses include Idaho Kansas Kentucky Missouri Montana Nebraska the Dakotas Oklahoma Oregon Tennessee and Washington while New Jersey New York and Massachusetts show the smallest decreases. The secretary notes no increases and calls out serious problems ahead for teachers colleges and public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Teachers Colleges
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Oregon
Tennessee
Washington
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Rector as Speaker at Club Meeting
The meeting featured comments on the Bible’s progressive revelation and its grouped themes from preparation to summation. Rotarian Bill Evans announced a Boy Scout court of honor at the Bagley building Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Evans
Bagley Building
Rotary
Joe White
Dillon Club
Jack Rees
Bonnie George
Beaverhead FFA Members Rise in Ranks
Eight Future Farmers gain high ranking by showing a $25 project, school leadership, and a 15 minute talk. Tom Nelson earned the state farmer title last spring after tests in Bozeman, the chapter's lone current state farmer. In prior years, Beaverhead county students have become state farmers and held state FFA offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Nelson
Bozeman
Beaverhead County
F.F.A
Home Demonstration Leaders Trained at Bagley School
Mrs Margaret H Tuller a home management specialist from Bozeman led a training session for project leaders of home demonstration clubs across the county at Bagley School today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret H. Tuller
Bozeman
Bagley School
Veterans enlistments and service members' updates
The notice reports local volunteers entering the armed forces and lists dozens of service members with new addresses and postings. It includes WIAIC trainees heading to Fort Des Moines, others bound for Des Moines and Presidio, Fort Des Moines, and personnel stationed in Hawaii, California, Louisiana, Iowa, and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Donald Joseph Laden
Beaverhead Red Cross Drive Opens Monday
At a city hall meeting last night Beaverhead county prepares a Red Cross campaign. County leaders to be announced soon and Dr. R D Curry accepted the post as Red Cross first aid chairman for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Curry
Red Cross
Waldo Jaax Welcomes Son Born in Butte Hospital
Mr and Mrs Waldo Jaax are the parents of a son born last Tuesday in a Butte hospital The mother is the former Jean Gilbert daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Gilbert of this city The father is serving with the U S Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Jaax
Butte
Jaax
Jean Gilbert
J. H. Gilbert
U. S. Marines
Elks Initiate Large Class Here Saturday
Montana West district deputy Leroy P. Schmidt led Butte delegation to Montana Elks session with visitors from Virginia City and Salmon Idaho. New initiates include Howard L. Babcock Sigfred Johnson Ralph W. Whitehill and more as leap year admissions drew a paid sandwich entry for ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy P. Schmidt
Montana West
Butte
Carrol Fabian
Ray Sioness
Esquire
Joe McCarthy
Chaplin Francis Wakely
William Maloney
Virginia City Lodge
Leo C. Musburger
Montana State Elks Association
Frank Carey
R. B. Vickers
Louis Hansen
L. W. McGivney
Salmon
Ida
Lodge
Howard L. Babcock
Sigfred Johnson
Ralph W. Whitehill
William H. Weldorn
Local Women Enter Waves and Military Training
Miss Ellen Faller of Dillon has been accepted into the Waves and began training after enlisting in Columbus Ohio where she worked as a munitions plant inspector. Her sister Joan serves as a corporal in the WACs at Maxwell Field Illinois and Peggy pursues cadet nurse training in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Faller
J. C. Faller
Dillon
Columbus
Ohio
Joan
WAC
Maxwell Field
Ill
Peggy
Helena
Nelsons Welcome Daughter at Barrett Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jay Nelson announce the birth of a daughter at Barrett hospital. The baby arrived on Si day and the father Pvt Nelson is stationed at Camp Maxey Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Nelson
Siday
The
Barrett Hospital
Pvt
Nelson
Camp Maxey
Texas
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Fabulous
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New York Bremen
France
City Hall
Nellie Little Poole
Citizens Committee
P. J. Lovell Company
Clubs
ST. Ignatius
Colleges of Country Show
Montana Power Company
Tad
Edward Rebich
MITC
Camp Ritchie
Maryland
Dora Mae Melton
Wiaic’s
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Presidio
San Francisco
Calif
J. R. Porter
Pete Westergard
Robert Johnson
A. S. Johnson
Farragut
Philip Johnson
Army Air Base
Alexandria
William McMannis
Wallace W. McMannis
Lancaster
Polaris Flight Academy
War Eaglefield
William J. McMannis
Davenport
W. J. McMannis
USNR
WTS Center
St. Ambeise College
Raymond J. Kruletz
175Th Ord. ‘Depot Co
Apo
Co P. M
J. E. Kelly
James Kelly
England
Army
Dean McDowell
W. L. McDowell
North Africa
Ralph G. Smith
Army Artillery
Hawaiian Islands
Elza Smith
Walter Taborski
Denver
John Kosowski
Pvt. W. M. Gibbons, Co
Camp Plauchi
New Orleans
Cliff Chism
Coxswain
USN
South Pacific
Anzio
Anthony Hollub
Clark Field
New Mexico
Hollub
U.S
Beaverhead Red Cross
ELKS
W. E. Monger
Dr. R. V. Bentzin
Medlen
Ars
First National Bank
Nd Northwest Bancorporation
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