Dillon Girls Rifle Club Secular Shoot Review
The Dillon Girls Rifle Club held a secular shoot last Thursday night after missing a week due to the district basketball tournament. Pat Stamm led with 80 points, Ida Casper 74, and A. Smith 73. Other scores included L Hazelbaker 73 G Gillies 71 and J Hillstead 97 in a varied score list.
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Dillon Girls Rifle Club
Pat Stamm
Ida Casper
A. Smith
L. Hazelbaker
G. Gillies
S. Spence
M. Nissen
M. McMenamey
J.lay
N. Richardson
F. Helming
J. Greed
S. Christensen
L. Simon
S. Stocker
J. Curry
M. Long
B. Gleed
P. Smith
J. Hillstead
G. Howard
P. Mansfield
F. Burrell
R. Fuller
J. Stamm
E. Wenger
V. Bowring
C. Guidici
D. Tyro
A. McDowell
M. Laden
Beaverhead Rancher Summoned in Centennial Valley
William T. Clayton, a Beaverhead rancher born November 17, 1876 in Illinois, died after a long life in Montana. He homesteaded in the Centennial valley from 1901 and later lived north of Dillon. He is survived by his widow and a son in Alaska, plus three sisters and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clayton
Illinois
Iowa
Mrs. Clayton
Monida
Centennial Valley
Dillon
Alfred T. Clayton
Seward
Alaska
Jud Tibbles
Joe Buck
Lima
Stella Turner
Stewart
E. T. Clayton
Council. Bluffs
Join the Women’s Army Corps for vital wartime duties
The notice promotes WAC service for women as a path to important roles and postwar careers with Army training. It invites inquiries at U.S. Recruiting Stations or via a booklet, listing Montana’s 321 W Galena St in Butte as the contact.
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WAC
U.S
Montana
Pioneer Wenger Remembered in Big Hole Basin
The Jackson area mourns the death of Mr. Wenger a life member of the Jackson ICCF lodge. He left a large family including his wife and 12 children and dozens of grandchildren with several serving in the armed forces. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM from the Methodist church with interment at Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole
Wenger
Jackson I.C.C.F. Lodge
John and
Jules, Jr
Harold E. Contway
Walter Richardson
Dillon
Gus
Henry
Charles
Wayne Stocks
Jackson
Fred Schonenberger
Butte
Ray Jones
Clinton, Conn
Darby
Herb Strum
Chico
Calif
Charles Francis Richardson
Navy
Farragut
Ida
Methodist Church
Calvin Logan
Mountain View Cemetery
Beavers Face Tough Clubs at Missoula District Battles
Beavers chase district title as they beat Philipsburg 54 28 in their final home game. Chuck Davis scored 26 to fuel the Beavers dominance while Butte Central Missoula Kalispell and Anaconda contest Class A action in Missoula.
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Anaconda Central
Butte Central
Anaconda
Clancy Johnson
Cagers
Philipsburg
Chuck Davis
Beavers
Corvallis
Missoula
Columbia Falls
Kalispell
Beaverhead Servicemen Buy $5,510 in Bonds in Fourth War Loan
County Finance Chairman W. W. Hawkins reported that Beaverhead servicemen purchased $5,510 worth of bonds in the last war loan drive, according to the state War Finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
W. W. Hawkins
Beaverhead
State War Finance Committee
New Postal Rates Effective March 26
New postal rates take effect March 26 including air mail within the mainland United States and Alaska at 8 cents per ounce or fraction. The 6 cent per half ounce rate for armed forces mail remains in effect. Fourth class parcel post rises 3 percent with fractions rounded to 1 cent, minimum 1 cent per parcel. See Post Office rate table.
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United States
Alaska
Army
Continental
Post Office
Operetta to Be Given at High School
A high school will present an operetta featuring Barbara Frietchie and Capt. Will Trumbull with lead roles by Jessie Knox and Alfred Fidler. The show includes a large cast with Laura Royce Jewell Wolf Sue Royce and other local performers, following last year’s HMS Pinafore success.
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Land
Hagerstown
Jessie Knox
Alfred Fidler
Barbara Frietchie
Capt
Will Trumbull
Laura Royce
Jewell Wolf
Sue Royce
Dorthianne Boka
Edgar Strog
Bob Stanchfield
Sally Negely
Erma Lou Warner
Hal Boyd
Dee Smith
Mammy Lou
Pat Stamm
Jack Negley
Dan Boka
Col. Negley
Don Allen
Mr. Frietchie
Wallace Best
Tim Greene
Paul Holloran
Fred Gelwex
Harold Patrick
Livestock Prices At Billings Market
Receipts at the Billings auction market show a week of activity with 9340 head recorded. Prices range for cattle include Choice fed steers $14 to $15, Hereford bulls $12.50 to 13.25, feeder steers $12.50 to $13, and cows $11 to 12.50. Heifers and calves also posted varied values, while sows traded around $11. Overall receipts indicate a busy market with diverse grades and price points across cattle categories.
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Billings Livestock Commission Co
Billings
Mont
Miss Epps Weds Corporal Leonard D. Baird in South Carolina
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Ethel Mildred Epps of Courtland Mississippi to Corporal Leonard D. Baird, son of Mrs. Lula Baird, with ceremony held February 24 in Bennét tville South Carolina. The bride, a Grenada General Hospital student, and the groom, Army Air Force member, honeymooned in Fayetteville before resuming duties.
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Ethel Mildred Epps
Courtland
Miss
Leonard D. Baird
Dillon
Lula Baird
Lyle Essex
Buena Park
Calif
Bennéttéville
S. C
L. E. Thomas
First Baptist Church
Howard Warner
Cleveland
Baird
Samuel Edward Epps
Batesville
Grenada General Hospital
Grenada
Dillon High School
State Normal
Southwest Bible College
Bolivar
Army Air Force
Army Administration
Jonesboro
Ark
Grenada Army Airfield
Det
442Nd TC Group
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
N.C
Fayettesville
N. C
USO
Fort Hayes
Grenada Hospital
North Carolina
Service Men and Families Beat News From War Fronts
Victory notes detail service members in New Guinea England and the South Pacific. Ranging from pilots and sailors to medics and engineers, names include Sparky Rodgers Lloyd Davis and Byron Cosgrove along with many others, with furls and training updates across camps and bases.
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H. W
Sparky) Rodgers
New Guinea
Fire shed burnt near high school court in Dillon
Firemen were called twice in the past week to a lambing shed on the Mc Grath ranch east of the city. The shed burned completely, but the high school building surrounding the court was unharmed. The blaze is believed to have started from a grass fire on a nearby ranch. Mr and Mrs McGrath were notified by Raymond Schwarz while in Dillon.
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Francis W. Pettit
Dillon
Marine Corps Field Telephone School
San Diego
Calif
George D. Pettit
North Washington
Beaverhead County
Evans
McGrath Ranch
Mr. McGrath
Raymond Schwarz
Futurity Likely To Be Held Again In Dillon
Hereford breeders will be asked to sign up calves for the Futurity in the next few months as the board discusses prospects. Members present included Secretary Ralston, George Harrison, Dillon, Tom Clemon, Jackson, Elmer Selway, Dilton, and George Melton, Dillon.
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Ager
Ralston
George Harrison
Dillon
Tom Clemon
Jackson
Elmer
Selway
Dilton
George Melton
Red Cross Drive Under Way in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County launches a Red Cross drive with contributions pledged. Volunteers will contact those without phones in person. Headquarters are in the Montana Power company office where gifts may be made at any time.
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Montana Power Company
Mrs. Stefanick Recovers After Pneumonia Siege
Mrs Pete Stefanick hospital patient at Barrett hospital with pneumonia now recovering at home after discharge from the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Stefanick
Barrett Hospital
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Beaverhead Racher
Tash
Montana Auto
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Warner's
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Tribune Aeesen Bh
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Orr
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Receweess
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Winn
Courthouse Senennesarenagesesneceve
Gosman’s
Pioneer Big Hole Basin
Mississippi
CUAL
J. E. Kelly
Lloyd Davis
Loren Davis
Camp Hale
Colo
Co. 1
90Th Inf
Camp Carson
Charles H. Crouse
Army Anti-aircraft Artillery
England
Fred Crouse
Glen Pyeatt
Texas
Pennsylvania
Pvt
Lester Kurtz
Mrs
Oliver Kurtz
Robert Johnson
A. S. Johnson
Fom Farragut
Wallace Liggett
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Merle Liggett
John N. Cosgrove
Blackfoot
George Byron
Air Corps
Kirkland Field
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Byron
Pocatello
University of Idaho
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Cosgrove
Clair Cosgrove
Navy Hospital
San’ ‘Diego
Jay B.conere
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Dick Cosgrove
Army Air Corps
Arizona
Cpl. Sullivan
Beaverhead County High School
Montana State Normal College
Sheppard Field
Santa Monica
Morrison Field
Fla
Camp Luna
N. M
Buffalo
N. Y
Wilmington
U. S
Homestead
South America
Trinidad
Ascasians
North Africa
Arabia
India
India-China
Air Transport Command
Himalayas
Chungking
Kunming
China
Pasadena
New Zealand
Australia
Guy Russell Gray
Matthew Joseph Orr
Marine Corps
State
Winston College
Walla Walla, Wash
Sylvester M. Rogan
Great Lakes
New York
USS
Wyftels D. E.- 6
C-O Fleet Post
New York City
New
Charles Laden
Burns Gen. Hospital
Santa’ Fe
Bat
Camp Plaischi
George Gleed
APO
Camp Shelby, Miss
Wm. A. Ogg
Camp Cullen
Frank J. Stelmockoski
Hq. Co
13Th Armed Div
Camp Bowie
Bruce Gilbert
Trn
Yuma
Ariz
W. G. Gilbert
Suzanne
Hamilton
Pfe
Robert Doyle Gordon
Bob Gordon
Pfc
Gordon
California
Utah
Hiram Brundage
H. M. Brundage
Washington
Carlisle
Army Medical Corps
Fort Dix General Hospital
New Jersey
THE
RED Cross
P. J. Lovell Co
W. E. Monger
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