Military service notes from Dillon area veterans
OAL, x mee UH Our Service Men continues with awards for wounds in Germany on December 1 1944. It lists hospitalizations in France England and the U S, current treatment at Camp Carson Colorado and planned return after furlough. Also mentions Charles Kirk Fox ACAT of the Navy on leave, and actions aboard the aircraft carrier Franklin during a March attack off Japan. Additional entries cover George Shafer visiting on furlough after three years in service, Bert Kamps visiting family after hospital stays, Ejner Christensen receiving combat infantryman badges, Burton Whiting now at Aberdeen Washington after Iwo Jima, Sgt Robert Medsker liberated from a German prison camp, and Barbara Holloran enlisting as a Navy nurse trainee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
England
United States
Camp Carson
Colo
Charles Kirk Fox
ACAT
Navy
Franklin
Japan
Dillon Seaman
Memorial services held by Legionnaires with grave decorations
Legionnaires conducted memorial services and fired a salute for D. W. Paddock. After the service the Legionnaires decorated veterans' graves from all wars. Dillon business houses and offices closed in observance of the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
All
Dillon
Employment Service Offices Open In Local Block
The U S Employment Service offices are in suite 19 of the Telephone White block. Telephone service has been requested and will probably be available within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Funeral of Butte Man Held Here
The funeral for a Butte man who ran a Great Falls business before illness occurred in Dillon. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs. Mary Glennon of Dillon, four sisters Mrs. Janney and Mrs. May of Dillon, Mrs. Slater of Deer Lodge, Mrs. Poe of Dillon, four brothers L. W. Glennon of Billings J. B. Glennon and S. J. Glennon of Chicago and T. A. Glennon of Great Falls, plus nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mary Glennon
Kentucky Avenue
Dillon
W. P. Janney
Gertrude May
G. L. Slater
Deer Lodge
Charles Poe
L. W. Glennon
Billings
J. B. Glennon
S. J. Glennon
Chicago
T. A. Glennon
Bond Election Set for Beaverhead Residents
Beaverhead residents are urged to support the upcoming bond measure with polls open Tuesday June 5. Polling places and staff will mirror the last general election with hours from 8 am to 6 pm in larger precincts and 1 pm to 6 pm in smaller ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Albert S. Baker
Baby Beef Show Set With Entry List and Cattletypes
The event features entrants Robert and Claire Marchesseau Rose Ann and George Clemon Wayne Nelson James Robinson Gene Hanson Chester Downing and Erwin Marchesceau. Entries include Herefords Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorns in the baby beef show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert and
Claire Marchesseau
Rose Ann
George Clemon
Wayne Nelson
James Robinson
Gene Hanson
Chester Downing
Erwin Marchesseau
Pioneer of County Dies in California Funeral Planned
Kerr and Frank Lasich of Dillon led the obituary notice for a California county pioneer. The funeral from St Rose Catholic church will be conducted by Rev Timothy Clifford and interment follows at Mountain View cemetery. Rosary is set for Friday night at the Brundage chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Frank Lasich
Dillon
St. Rose Catholic Church
Timothy Clifford
Mountain View Cemetery
Brundage Chapel
Masonic Group Holds Meeting Last Night
Members of Wisdom and Lima lodges and guests from Jefferson Island and Dillon attended a Masonic session last night as reported in the continued page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic
Fers
Jefferson Island
Dillon
Wisdom
Lima
Mrs Giles and family depart for Gilford Montana visit
Mrs Norman Giles and her sons Jimmie and Jackie leave with Mrs Dean Hanson for Gilford Montana to spend a few weeks with relatives after a two week visit.
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Norman Giles
Jimmie
Jackie
Dean Hanson
Gilford
Montana
Good Neighbor Help Spreads Across Melrose Ranch
Melrose corresp describes Chang Han leasing a Corning ranch near Melrose with fifty acres of potatoes facing a labor shortage. Local neighbors from Butte Divide and Melrose rally on Sunday to aid, reflecting a community ethos of mutual support with many households visiting, shopping, or handling errands in Dillon and Anaconda.
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America
Chang Han
Corning
Melrose
Chang
Butte
Divide
R. B. Shelton
Forest Lindlief
Oscar Lindlief
Wilson Hong
Walter Bighorn
Cemmons
George Fighorn
Joe Buyan
Bobby
Anna Fraser
Frank Hoffman
Dillon
Everard Turner
Garrison Ranch
Reichle
Salt Lake City
Hecla
Hazel
Marguerite LaMarche
Frank Moore
Leslie Trueman
Larry
Barbara
Charlene
Anaconda
Sam Friend
Silbern Tate
Maurice Tate
Claude Dodgson
Tom Malloy
Malloy
John Maclvor
Philip Elwyn Dunstan
Butte High School
Aline Stone
Eugene
Donald Demons
Arlene
Boulder Hot Springs
Leonard Lively
Roy Evans
Margaret Bryan
Janie Bryan
Alice Fox
Albert Hager
Leana Stohr
Lee Stohr
Charles Maddox
MacFadden
Sheriff
al McLeod
Arizona
George Kambich
Fred MacCleery
James LaMarche
Camp Moose Stock Association
Proulx
Isaac Dodgson
Eva Olson
Willard Olson
Melrose-Butte Social Visits And Local Events
A busy week in Melrose and nearby areas includes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Clark to Butte with Miss Hazel and Marguerite LaMarche, and several trips to Dillon for band rallies alfalfa seed and furniture. State Patrolman Wright investigated a highway 91 crash near the Pesanti ranch. a joint patriotic program featuring many local youths and veterans was held at Melrose school auditorium with multiple speakers and organizations represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Clark
Butte
Hazel
Marguerite LaMarche
Otto Boetticher
Dillon
Larry Smith
Henry Offen
Frank Moore
Monida
Louis Hoffman
Bill Kearns
Lee Stohr
Hurley Schaad
Kenneth Macliver
Melrose
Wallace Reynolds
George Slater
Garrison
Frank Gordon
Upper Canyon Creek
Sherman Dodgson
Highland Mine
Robert Wright
William Holdorf
Pesanti Ranch
J. Carabin
R. Belangie
Sherie
Tom Carabin
Joe Bayan
Melrose Home Demonstration Club
Melrose and Divide
Melrose School
George Gormely
Hazel Benson
Peggy Kambich
Barbara Jean Trueman
Shirley Lively
Charlene Trueman
Joan Connor
Helen Fassler
Jay Rhoades
Duane Reynolds
Don Verbance
Dorcas Meeds
Jim Keighorn
Donald Gormely
Wanda Hull
Joan Smith
Tommy Reynolds
Patsy Streb
Betty Jo Poole
Agnes Kambich
Geraldine DeLeon
Geraldine Reynolds
Margaret Fighorn
Geraldine Demmons
Ernest Stoppel
Harold Podgorski
Andy Johnson
Louise Rexroad
Florence Kambich
Mayilyn Hull
Delores Rhoades
Wilma Gainan
American Legion Auxiliary
Sheehy
Burns
Navy
Maybelle Hogan
Petersons Welcome Son At Dillon Ranch Home
Mr and Mrs Elmer Peterson are the parents of a son born Monday at their ranch home near Dillon.
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Elmer Peterson
Dillon
Beaverhead County Welcomes War Loan Visitors at Community Event
Over two thousand attend a Beaverhead county welcoming event featuring a parade to the fairgrounds led by an American Legion color guard. Sheriff Lay and Herman Peterson staged a guard at the outskirts while dignitaries from the Montana war finance committee were introduced. A barbecue lunch followed as offices closed for the town gathering.
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Montana
Beaverhead
Smith
Claude Lay
Herman Peterson
Fairgrounds
American Legion
Hawkins
Montana War Finance Committee
A. T. Hibbard
W. H. Barkley
Fred Martin
Arthur Nelson
Hibbard
Beaverhead County
Pfc
Freeman Ambrose
Marines
Purple Heart
Ensign Dean Ambrose
Charles H. Niblack
Dillon
Harold M. Warner
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Twin Bridges Road Assured by Engineer
Proposed secondary development in Beaverhead county would include sections of the route between Dillon and Wisdom via Jackson. The improvement hinges on approval of the State Highway Treasury Anticipation Debenture Act at the special election on June 5.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Wisdom
Jackson
State
Treasury
Great Falls Man Speaker Club Dinner
A Great Falls gathering featured speaker Harry Anderson arguing against government overreach and urging preserved pioneer spirit and liberty. Guests included Mr. Trigg Berg Christensen W D Carroll Dillon C E Davis Butte and Lloyd Johnson Helena new member Edwin Whitworth welcomed.
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Harry Anderson
Mr. Trigg
Berg Christensen
W. D. Carroll
Dillon
C. E. Davis
Butte
Lloyd Johnson
Helenia
Edwin Whitworth
Beaverhead Native Dies Last Monday
A Beaverhead native passed away last Monday at 2 p.m. at Brundage funeral chapel. C. A. Anderson of Deer Lodge will conduct the final rites and interment will be in Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brundage Funeral
C. A. Anderson
Deer Lodge
Mountain View Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oal
Mee
George Shafer
Argenta
Southwest Pacific
Ontario
Calif
Bert Kamps
Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham City
Utah
Points
Ejner Christensen
104Th Timberwolf Division
Burton Whiting, Src
Aberdeen
Wash
Pacific
Frank O'Keefe
Iwo Jima
Robert Medsker
C. E. Medsker
Schatz
Mont
Barbara Holloran
Navy Nurses Corps
L. J. Holloran
St. Mary’s School of Nursing
Rochester
Minnesota Woolen
Simpson Clothes
Knapp Shoes
Lion
Bill George
D. W. Paddock
California
W. F. Cashmore
Hazelbaker Insurance Agency
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Paya
Melrose Marguerite LA Marche
Feryone
THE
Montana Power Company
Great Falls Man Speaker Club
Leroy M. Gilbert
S. Atlantic St
First National Bank
Ated
Northwest Baincorporation
Federal Deposit. Insurance Corporation
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