Forest Rangers Are Promoted Within Beaverhead National Forest
Promotion of two rangers announced by Supervisor W. W. Wetzel at headquarters. Earl Welton moves from Wisdom district to Libby to lead timber sale work and training. he leaves around June 5 with his family after ten years in the service and three years as Wisdom ranger. Dick Gallup transfers to Wisdom to work with Welton and will continue Lima district duties until a replacement is named.
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Earl Welton
Dick Gallup
Beaverhead National Forest
W. W. Wetzel
Mr. Welton
Wisdom District
Libby
Gallup
Wisdom Post
Welton
Forest Service
Wisdom
Lima
Paper earns high rating for Beaverhead high school paper
MISSOULA Beaverhead County high school student newspaper The Beaver received a good rating in the Montana Interscholastic Editorial Association judging among 77 papers at the state university during the interscholastic track meet weekend. John Cheek of Dillon joined Silent Sentinel. Margot Luebben named Tanant of Spur.
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Missoula
Beaver
Beaverhead
The
State University
MIEA
Former Resident Minnie Sassman Meets Rev Edward Smith in Bozeman
Mrs Minnie Sassman and her son Otto visited Bozeman on Tuesday and met Rev Edward Smith, longtime Grace Methodist pastor, recently released from Bozeman hospital. Smith, chaplain of the last two state legislative sessions, asked about his old friends here.
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Minnie Sassman
Otto
Bozeman
Edward Smith
Grace Methodist Church
Smith
Virginia Speager Crowned Beauty Queen of Paratroopers
Miss Virginia Speager, sister of Pfc. Thomas Speager, is elected Miss Schimmelpfennig in a beauty contest at Camp Schimmelpfennig in Sendai Japan. A 19 year old native of Dillon Montana, she works at a Santa Monica veterans hospital and her brother serves with the 11th Airborne Division in Japan.
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11Th Airborne
Sendai
Japan
Virginia Speager
Pfc
Thomas Speager
11Th Airborne Division
Schimmelpfennig
Camp Schimmelpfennig
Dillon
Mont
Veterans
Santa Monica
Calif
Spenger
Post
Army
Fort Lewis
Wash
Airborne
Special Service
South Dakota St
Army Appeals to High School Grads for Voluntary Service
The War Department appeals to 1946 high school graduates to volunteer for military service. The Elks National Veterans Service Commission cooperates with the army to recruit 30,000 men monthly. Graduates will be the first since 1940 to enter voluntarily, with GI Bill education and training benefits. Information available at the Elks lodge or nearby recruiting office.
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War Department
Harry S. Tash
Dillon Lodge
Elks National Veterans Service Commission
Army
Congress
Elks Lodge
Judge rules retirement law unconstitutional in part
District Judge George W. Padbury Jr. ruled Chapter 37 of Montana's 1946 retirement law unconstitutional as it deprives an individual of interest on retirement accounts. Florence J. Clarke of Anaconda received $850 principal and interest. The Montana Teachers' Retirement Board plans to appeal to the state supreme court.
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George W. Padbury, Jr
Florence J. Clarke
Anaconda
Elizabeth Ireland
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Padbury
R. W. Harper
Montana Teachers’ Retirement Board
Montana Supreme Court
Montana State Baseball League to open May 3
The Montana State Baseball League announced it will start play on May 3 after a meeting of league officials. President Alf Bandono of Great Falls presided as by laws were adopted and traveling squads limited to 15 players. The league also voted to present the champion with a Campbell memorial trophy named for John L. Campbell of Missoula.
Fish hatchery reports start of spawning season at Georgetown Lake
ANACONDA UP Superint endent Fred Beal reports the annual fish run and spawning season has begun at Georgetown Lake. About 630000 Rainbow trout eggs were collected at the lake spawning station, but the expected run this year may fall short of past totals.
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Anaconda
Fred Beal
Montana State Fish Hatchery
Georgetown Lake
Lake
Beal
Senate Interior bill slows new reclamation projects
Bill would block new reclamation projects this year if the Senate adopts the house bill. W G Sloan says any future programs would run at a slower pace. In Helena, attorney general Bottomley says county high schools may not pay premiums above appropriations without fund transfer.
Local notes on visits and events in Dillon area
Mrs George J Smith leaves Saturday for Burdette Alberta Canada summoned by sister’s illness. George Kighorn of Melrose shopped in Dillon Thursday. Miss Montana Gilbert, Grant school teacher, came to Dillon Thursday. Fred Bridenstine J C Penney manager flew from Butte to attend district managers meeting in Spokane. Margot Luebben of Dillon tapped by Spurs sophomore women’s honorary sorority at Montana State during track meet. Miss Luebben is a freshman at the U. Oscar Anderson recovering at Barrett hospital after horse incident. Willis Funk Sheridan and Mary Judge Missoula visited Dillon. Mrs Agnes Garrison returned from Ogden to visit relatives Joe Garrison. Famous O’Connor returns to Pipe Organ Lodge May 24 and 25 after successful Dillon show in February.
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George J. Smith
Burdette
Alberta
Canada
George Kighorn
Melrose
Dillon
Montana Gilbert
Grant School
Fred Bridenstine
J. C. Penney
Butte
Spokane
Margot Luebben
E. E. Luebben
Spurs
State University
Luebben
Oscar Anderson
Barrett Hospital
Willis Funk
Sheridan
Mary Judge
Missoula
Judge
Racine
Wis
Agnes Garrison
Ogden
Utah
Joe Garrison
O’connor
Pipe Organ Lodge
Mr. O’connor
Packer
Mr. O'Connor
Presbyterian Church Announces Children’s Day Service
Dr. J. Thompson Baker invites the public to a Sunday 11 o’clock service uniting church and Sunday school with music and an organized program. Parents may have their children baptized during the service. Sunday school meets at 10 15 this Sunday.
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Presbyterian Church
J. Thompson Baker
VFW Poppy Sale Held Last Week
Lloyd Whipple post VFW began its annual two day poppy sale in the business district with auxiliary help. John Wenger served as post chairman and Mrs Ray McPherson led the auxiliary committee. Proceeds fund the Michigan home for orphans of overseas veterans and allied rehabilitation and social service work.
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Lloyd Whipple Post
V.F.W
John Wenger
Ray McPherson
V.F.W. Fund
Michigan
Freshman Class to Host All-School Picnic and Skating
The Normal college freshman class will sponsor a school wide picnic at Dillmont park next Saturday May 24. A noon lunch will be served on the camp grounds and the evening will feature roller skating at the pavilion rink.
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The
Normal College
Dillmont Park
Winn Bags First Brown Bear of Season at Skinner's Meadows
Elmo Winn a noted sporting goods store proprietor killed a brown bear at Skinner's Meadows in the Big Hole Basin yesterday. The bear was large and the pelt is reported in excellent condition, expected to be a fine trophy.
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Winn
Elmo Winn
Skinner’s Meadows
Big Hole Basin
Methodist Church Service Schedule with Theme Light
Rev. Omer Idso leads church school at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. The pastor delivers a sermon on the theme Light.
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Methodist Church
Omer Idso
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Bramsman
East
Glendale
John Cheek
Silent Sentinel
Cheek
Tanan-of-Spur
Vaughn
Ragsdale
Mintra
Benjamin Moore & Company
Paratroopers
Montana
United Press State Letter
Howard W. Holmes
Holmes
Badrock Canyon
Gardiner
Monida
West Yellowstone
Rockvale
Wyola
Miles City
Culbertson
State Fish and Game Commission
Charles K
Phenici
Seattle
Commission
Elmer Johnson
Glasgow
Frazer
Frank O’keefe
South Pacific
First National Bank
Northwen Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Idaho
Dillon, Montan
Atkins
U.S. Army
New
U. S. Navy
Duck Coats
House Service
Boyd's
Chevron
Ormerly
Ike Stew
Sargent’s
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