Service Men News From Dillon In World War II Update
Private Edith Thibodeau of Dillon begins six weeks of Marine Corps Women’s Reserve indoctrination at Hunter College New York City after training. Major Clifford A. Dougherty promoted at Las Vegas Army Gunnery School. WAAC trainee Vivian Arbour arrives at Camp Ruston Louisiana. Desmond P. Gallagher enlists in Navy. Local servicemen on furlough include Sgt Jack Cashmore and Sgt Jack Armstrong at Camp Haan California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Thibodeau
Dillon
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Hunter College
New York City
Thibodeau
Beaverhead County
Montana State Normal School
Oregon State College Medical School
Buhl
Idaho
Red Cross
Rainbows
Order of Eastern Star
Rotana Club
Helena
Mont
J-Cettes
Edith Orr
Clifford A. Dougherty
Las Vegas
Major Dougherty
Ralph Dougherty
Hamilton
Hamilton High School
Montana State
Alpha Gamma Rho
Dougherty
New York Life Insurance
Lvags
Virginia
Ralph
Harriette
Camp Ruston
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
Vivian B. Arbour
South Washington Street
Jack Cashmore
Jack Armstrong
Camp Haan
Calif
Btry
B” 195Th Aaa
A.W
Three Schools Take Part In Event Here
Gale Thompson of Dillon finished second and Mary Leary of Missoula placed third. Doubles winners were Skaggs and Jones, Bozeman pair, Leary and Bugli from Missoula, and Hansen and Bettle from Dillon. Participants included teams from Montana State College and Montana State University with sponsors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Thompson
Dillon
Mary Leary
Missoula
Skaggs
Jones
Bozeman
Leary
Bugli
Hansen
Bettle
Montana State College
Virginia Barnard
Mary Jane Peterson
Marie Watson
Betty Young
Eleanor Vanatta
Jessie Ritchie
Helen Skaggs
Beverly Medlin
Margaret Morrison
Blanche Jones
Marian Hart
Montana State University
Elizabeth Fears
Ruth Milkwick
Betty Cole
Bernice Hansen
Gloria Bughi
Betty Gorman
Peggy Thirkill
Kay Willis
Ortha Weisbeck
Helen Sorge
Montana State Normal
Luella Bettle
Virginia Beel
Betty Newton
Helen Hickey
Loisa Gregson
Dorothy Julian
Estelle Mohl
Jeanette Spagerg
Betty Hansen
Stone to enter IRS training in Helena
Warren M. Stone departed Saturday for Helena to begin training for the Internal Revenue Service. Harold Contway has succeeded him as deputy clerk of the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren M. Stone
Helena
Internal Revenue Service
Harold Contway
Beaver Head County Board Minutes 1943 Actions
Beaver Head County commissioners meet May 4 1943 approving a predatory animal hunter plan with a service rep to attend June session. They adopt a new care contract for Barrett hospital county dependents and set daily rates and approvals. May 4 finds land auctions and home demonstration agent talks. May 5 extends extension service support and grants a small raise to the county agent. Special session May 10 conducts more land sales and property auctions with multiple bids before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Wildlife Service
Barrett Hospital
Dewey Dillon
Lima
Taylor
Montana State College Extension Service
County Farm
John Wenger
East Side
Clara E. Mast
Center Street
Oregon Street
Orrion A. Pilon
Colorado
H. M. Brundage
C. L. Livestock Company
Idaho and
Morse Streets
Montana
Sundage
Regional plan governs transfers of essential war workers
The War Manpower regional stabilization plan allows transfers between essential activities if a statement of availability is secured from the employer or the U S Employment Service. Transfers must follow availability rules, area stabilization rules, and in migration provisions with appeals to the War Manpower Commission. The plan takes effect May 12 1943 at 12 01 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
U.S. Employment Service
U. S. Employment Service
Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Employment Service Ofce
Employment Service Office
Student counsels named from Dillon and surrounding area
Mrs. Charlene Noreen of Butte visited her grandmother Mary Beese over the weekend. Selected as student counsels for 1943-44 at the State University are Dorothy Ann Gosman and Dorothy Davis of Dillon and Rita Schneider of Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Noreen
Butte
Mary Beese
The
State University
Dorothy Ann Gosman
Dorothy Davis
Dillon
Rita Schneider
Sheridan
Marriages and visits noted in Idaho Falls and beyond
Margie Freeman and Alfred Reed Bates wed at the courthouse with Justice Louis Stahl presiding. Several families and visitors are listed from Red Lodge, St John, New Hampshire, Anaconda, and San Jose, with various relatives and guests visiting Idaho Falls during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Freeman
Alfred Reed Bates
Idaho Falls
Louis Stahl
Edward Alcott
Red Lodge
Alcott
Margaret Wayland
Montana State Normal College
Douglas Thomas
C. P. Thomas
Kathleen Goss
New Hampshire
L. J
Eleanor Nelson
Ruth
Butte
Norman Giles
Gilford
Mont
Carter Edinger
San Jose
Calif
Carrie Edinger
Concert at School Showcases Violin and Band Selections
A school concert features Mary Beth Smith and Kathryn Cardinale with the orchestra performing Viennese Memories and Russian Episode. The program includes The Man dolins, Golden Jubilee overture, Summer Night waltz, and several band pieces plus color guard and bugler performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beth Smith
Muller
Kenette Kenison
Lenikov
Franklin
Kathryn Jean Cardinale
Kent
Kathryn Cardinale
Renette Kenison
Marjorie May
DeLamar Watson
Ronald Erickson
Lily
Vandercook
Jean Staudenmeyer
Barnhouse
Eugene Bennett
L. A. Gregory
Hewitt Martinell
Benny Davis
Jim Martinell
Bruce Grimes
Lois Liebe
Gerry Gillies
Smith-Holmes
America
Hym
Bernard Wenger
Peggy Wenger
Lester Sage
Margaret Deutsch
Jack Nightingale
John Hovren
Barbara Ralston
Janet Bridenstine
Carmen Roland
Marilyn Morrison
Janet Henneberry
Marjorie Pettit
Bobby Davis
Joe White
Pat McFadden
Jackie Selvidge
Patsy Hansen
Aureta McMenomey
College Graduation Week at Normal School Begins Sunday
Alumni will be hosted at President Davis’s residence Friday at 8 am, then the forty sixth annual commencement opens at 10 am with Pres. Raymond H. Snyder of Albion State Normal School as speaker on Valley of Decision. The week features class night and ancient Indian Pipe of Peace ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Albion State Normal School
Normal College
A. B. Martin
Dillon
Lewis J. Duncan
Butte
Rousseau
Comenius
Pestalozzo
Dart Hall
Dillon Opera House
Guild Hall
Beaverhead Selectees Named for Local Dance and Induction
Beaverhead County announces its selectees for a local dance before reporting to the Butte induction center on June 1. The list includes Dillon residents Robert Watson, Lester Kurtz, Arthur Kramlich, and others, with many volunteers from across states. McGahan, Orman, and Gray are noted as volunteers among the inductees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Beaverhead
Washington
Dillon
Robert John Watson
Lester John Kurtz
Arthur Jacob Kramlich
Franklin Gordon Cashmore
Waldron William Boger
Ernest Frederick Powe
Joseph Edward Sprin
Ogden
Utah
Robert Louis Hoffman
Tacoma
Wash
Carl John Guse
Armstead
Eldon Paul Sperry
Bakersfield
Calif
Ralph Allen Pedersen
Richmond
Ray Lavere Strasburg
Pleasant Grove
Maurice
Milton Tate
Melrose
Morris Lavern Homme
Alberton
Mont
Roy Elsworth MecNinch
Gerald Edwin Miller
Albert
Curtis Gruwell
Richard Arnold Peterson
James Melvin Fournier
Eugene O. Medsker
Chicago
Ill
Stewart Brooks Watts
Bloomsburg
Penn
Ferrell Canfield
Anaconda
Edward Tony U Harton
Spokane
Calvin Lawrence Fitzsimmons
Port Orchard
Heber Clyde Mecham
Lima
Lonnie Sherwood Johnston
Anacconda
August Pfahl
Salt Lake City
Herley Jay Moore
Vancouver
John Edward Shifflett
Helena
Harold Edwin Olsen
Los Angeles
William Thomas Polich
Miles Gilbert Ramsey
Shoupe
Idaho
Cyrus Emery Swartz
Wisdom
Robert Ellsworth Anson
Honduras
C. A
George Perry van Ham
Steve Edwards
Battle Mountain
Nev
Alexander Lehr
Billings
Vincent Martin Gibbons
Alberto
Dillon Gun Club Wins Davis Cup Again
The Dillon Gun Club captured the Davis Cup for the second time in a 100 target handicap event earning the Barrett trophy. Pete Antonioli finished with 95 and Andy Davis of Butte had 93 placing third. Morrison earned a gold medal and will have his name engraved on the trophy. The cup becomes permanent after a third win by any club. Other notable scores included Schulz 93 and Antonioli 95 among a long list of shooters with mid and high results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Antonioli
Andy Davis
Butte
Morrison
Dillon Club
College Student Appears in Life Magazine
A photo in Life magazine last week shows Cpl. Jess J. La Buff, former Montana State Normal college student, seated in a transport plane on the North African front. La Buff, a radio man in the Ninth Air Force, helped in the Allied victory in Tunisia and starred in football basketball baseball and track at the Normal college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Jess J. la Buff
Montana State Normal College
Life Magazine
Ninth American Air Force
Tunisia
LaBuff
The
Normal College
Graduation Announcement for Mrs Elizabeth Oliver
Mrs Elizabeth Oliver graduates from the French Hospital School of Nursing with exercises set for tomorrow May 20 in the Gold Room at the Fairmont hotel San Francisco. Born and raised in Dillon she attended local schools and is a graduate of Montana State Normal College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Oliver
French Hospital School of Nursing
Gold Room
Fairmont Hotel
San Francisco
Oliver
Dillon
Montana State Normal College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pete Schnieder
Asia
Army Engineer Corps
Camp Monticello
Ark
Camp Polk
John A. Hoag
Ft. Des Moines
Iowa
Desmond P. Gallagher
Navy
Selective Service Board
Thomas J. Saideson
Camp Houze
Texas
Ray Conger
Emil Conger
Reed College
Portland
Osborne Cardinale
Farragut
Union
Uncle Sam
Citizens Sound Government Committee
Albert S. Baker
Montana Power Company
Montana Power
Dillon Gun Club
First National Bank
Northwest Beacorps
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