Classifications by local selective service board listed
The local selective service board released classifications for several registrants in 2B 2C and 2A groups. Pfc. Warren Stone Jr. of Dillon, Milburn C Donaldson, and Luther Smith reported relatives serving abroad with Pvt. Luther Wigal noted as in Italy with prior service in North Africa and Sicily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Selective Service Board
Robert A. Kilgore
Robert McL. Falconer
Joseph R. Sawyer
Julius ©. Hutchison
Sidney J. Shafer
Donald H. Berry
Albert S. Johnson
John E. Neal
Pfc
Warren Stone, Jr
Dillon
South Pacific
Luther Smith
Pvt
Luther Wigal
Normal College
Italy
North Africa
Sicily
Beaverhead County Boosts Fifth War Loan Quota
Beaverhead county raises its Fifth War Loan quota to 416000, up 36000 from the last drive. Residents are asked to buy 225000 in E F and G bonds and 191000 in corporation bonds, with Hawkins as war finance chairman and hopes for full participation.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
W. W. Hawkins
Hawkins
Beaverhead registration falls from 1942 totals
Beaverhead county precincts show a drop in registered voters from the 1942 general election. May 24 figures list 2699 electors, down from 3689 in 1942 and 4096 in 1940. Clerk Albert S. Baker attributes part to service members, noting many in the armed forces have moved away.
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Beaverhead County
Albert S. Baker
Beaverhead
Baker
Three-Year Sentence Given On Forgery Charge
Robert Gransberry a Beaverhead ranch laborer pleaded guilty to forgery in district court before Judge Lyman H. Bennett and was sentenced to three years in the state prison. He was sent to Deer Lodge that afternoon to begin serving his term after attempting to cash a forged check signed by James Woody a Jackson rancher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gransberry
Beaverhead
Lyman H. Bennett
Deer Lodge
John Troupe
Gransberry
James Woody
Jackson
Ascension Day Observed by Knights Templar at St James
Knights Templar at St. James Episcopal Church observed Ascension Day with services led by Rev. Lewis D. Smith. Members gathered at the Masonic hall for a procession to the church and returned for a dinner organized by Carl Hanson Dellar Gordon and prepared by Mrs. Sam Ditty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McFadden
Lewis D. Smith
St. James Episcopal Church
Jane Millikin
Margaret Dimmick
Alice ‘Davis
Betty Newton
Sheldon E. Davis
St. Elmo
Dillon Man Candidate for District Judge
John Collins a Dillon attorney of 30 years filed in Helena for the nonpartisan nomination as Fifth Judicial District judge covering Beaverhead Madison and Jefferson counties. He joined the Dillon firm Norris Hurd Collins in 1915 and was Blaine county’s first state representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Collins
Dillon
Helena
Fifth
Beaverhead
Madison
Jefferson
Collins
Norris, Hurd and Collins
Gov. Norris
University of Wisconsin
Blaine County
Montana
Dillon Women’s Softball League Elects Officers
Ernestine Stahl was elected president of the Dillon Women’s Softball League at a Friday meeting at the Dutch Flat softball field. Alice Wagner became secretary and captains include Wagner, Kamps, Betty Lou Christensen, and Jewell Wolfe. A committee of Kamps, Christensen and Wolfe will arrange the schedule. Practice this week, with play starting June 5 under Manager Evan Burrell. league expected to have four teams and all players will see action in every game.
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Dillon Women’s
Dutch Flat
Ernestine Stahl
Alice Wagner
Theo Bay
K. Kamps
Betty Lou Christensen
Jewell Wolfe
Evan Burrell
Beaverhead County Eyes Reelection As Henneberry Files
Archie Henneberry long time Beaverhead board chair filed for renomination on the Republican ticket for the southern district. He filed Saturday with Clerk Albert S. Baker and is the fourth candidate to file for the county primary. Other contenders include Norman Giles Sylvester Meade and Lew Brundage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie
Henneberry
Beaverhead
Fort Benton
Barrett's
Armstead
Mr. Henneberry
College of Montana
Deer Lodge
Billings Polytechnic
Norman Giles
Sylvester P. Meade
Lew. Brundage
War Dog Mickey Returns Home From North Africa
Mickey the War Dog, Tattoo N82, has been returned to owner Ted Cheek after service with the U S Army Quar termaster Corps K 9 Section in North Africa. She received a certificate of faithful service and honorable discharge after enlisting January 28 1943 and performing sentry duty. The homecoming was a major moment for the community and for Cheek, as the dog greeted friends with excited leaps and licks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey
Ted Cheek
North Africa
United States of America
Quartermaster Corps
U.S. Army
Africa
Forest Highway Route Mapped From Gibbons Pass to Wise
Public Roads Administration location parties map the new Forest Highway from Gibbons Pass head of Bitter Root into Big Hole country toward Wisdom. Eighteen miles to be located for later construction, seven miles from Wisdom to be built by the state, linking highways 93 and 91 at Divide.
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Missoulian
Public Roads Administration
Gibbons Pass
Bitter Root
Big Hole
Wisdom
Divide
Philipsburg
PRR
Pipestone Pass
Beaverhead Memorial Day Observance in Dillon
Beaverhead post of the American Legion held Memorial Day exercises at Mountain View cemetery Monday night. Lew Brundage, county attorney and World War I veteran, delivered the principal address as the Legion flag ceremony opened the program. Post Commander H. L. Hatton led the event with committee members C. A. Bechler D. W. Paddock and Joe Ferguson assisting. Local stores and businesses closed in observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Hatton
C. A. Bechler
D. W. Paddock
Joe Ferguson
Dillon
Grade School Ends Term with 44 Eighth Graders Graduating
The Dillon public schools closed the regular term with 44 eighth grade students receiving diplomas at Friday commencement. Montana State Normal college President Sheldon E. Davis gave the address “What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You.” Diplomas were presented by J. C. Wedum, with Supt. O. Kay Moe and L. A. Gregory directing the program performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Public Schools
Sheldon E. Davis
Montana State Normal College
Supt. O. Kay Moe
J. C. Wedum
L. A. Gregory
Jean Staudenmeyer
Ted Hazelbaker
Lewis D. Smith
Edna S. Moe
Jack Nightingale
Rachel Smith
Beaverhead Rodeo Plans Renewed in Dillon
Beaverhead County officials report the Beaverhead Rodeo Association will renew plans for a three and four staged rodeo in Dillon. The event, held Sunday and Labor Day weekend, drew large crowds last year and will be financed by $25 per share with a ten share limit per purchaser. John Mountjoy was re-elected president with John Troupe as manager and Cha cey Murphy as treasurer.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Beaverhead Ro Association
City Hall
John Mountjoy
The
Associat
John Troupe
Chacey Murphy
Claude Lay
Theter
Carl Anderson
Chris Hansen Dies After Hospital Stay
Christen M. Hansen, 66, longtime Beaverhead County resident, died Sunday morning at St. James hospital Butte after an operation two weeks earlier. Funeral held at Brundage with Rev. William Karns. interment Mountain View cemetery. Born June 21, 1877 in Acroskaberg Denmark he emigrated to Nebraska then Dillon in 1901 and later ran a stage and taxi business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christen M. Hansen
Beaverhead County
St. James Hospital
Butte
Brundage Funeral Home
William Karns
Mountain View Cemetery
Verne
Seabees
Mr. Hansen
Acroskaberg
Denmark
Nebraska
Dillon
Lottie Bernice McIntosh
Beaverhead Poppy Day Sale Successful
Beaverhead county’s annual Poppy day sale, chaired by Mrs. George Gosman, reported total sales of 200.69 dollars. Over 100 dollars came from the Dillon business district with rural areas contributing, and Junior American Legion Auxiliary workers also reported solid results. Mrs. Parke Scott sold 50 poppies received from Dillon at Armstead, under the Beaverhead American Legion auxiliary unit’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
George Gosman
Gosman
Dillon
American Legion Auxiliary
Parke Scott
Armstead
Beaverhead
Oil shale fire at Ryan's Canyon draws interest near Dillon
Beaverhead county reports a shale fire near Dillon in Ryan's Canyon that burned for about two weeks. Locals and geologists monitor the outcropping suspected to hold oil rich shale. The claim was posted by John Mountjoy and William Steele, who first noted smoke from a hillside creek near the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Ryan's Canyon
Dillon
John Mountjoy
William Steele
Dillen
Beaverhead
Past Masters Honored by Dillon Lodge 16 AF and AM
Past masters were honored Saturday night at Dillon lodge No. 16 AF and AM in the Masonic hall. After a brief afternoon session a banquet was served, then a regular session with about 100 members in attendance. C. E. Blinn presided as worshipful master, with numerous past masters assisting.
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Dillon Lodge No. 16
A.M
Masonic Hall
C. E. Blinn
J. W. Rees
Dale Tash
H.N. McCaleb
Ned Saunders
S. D. Hirshman
H. H. Bates
T. E. Gilbert
S. P. Meade
A. A. Schrader
R. D. Curry
Harris Opp
Dillon Girl Is Given Appointment by State University
Mary Ann Luebben, a Montana State University sophomore, was appointed to the "M" book committee by the central board. Other members include Eltain Hausted, Missoula. Tannissée Brown, Missoula. Marilyn H. Strand, Great Falls. and Bob Tucker, Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Luebben
Montana State University
Central Board
Eltain Hausted
Missoula
Tannissée Brown
Marilyn Hillstrand
Great Falls
Bob Tucker
Anaconda
Miss Luebben
aeDhe Ty
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Darrell Weaver
Rudolph J
Kurljac
Reese Dunkin
Loren M. Eberline
Bert A. Kruljac
Frank E. Dodgson
Noel M. Jackson
Homer F. Selby
John R. Ball
Frederick E. Miller
James T. Shanholtzer
John A. Reeves
Frank J. Ball
John J. O'Leary
James M. McCullum
Charles J. Dunn
Edward W. Cardwell
William H. Welborn
Harry R. Cartwright
March E. Hopkins
Glenn C. Walters
Harvey L. Withington
Lewis G. Kington
LaGrande J. Zumbrennen
Arthur A. Klebba
Charles R. Lee
Fay R. Marler
Melborne L. Jackson
John FR. Thompson
Jack B
Davis
Theodore R. McNinch
Wayne D. Lucy
Verd W. Raybould
Bill E. McKee
Erwin D. Walker
Rayburn KE
Thompson
Maurice M. Tate
George LR
Thompson Donald J. Laden
Richard M. McNinch
Milburn C
Donaldson
Montana State Normal
Ralph Micken
Montana School of Mines
Knights Templar
Dillon Country Club
D. L. Johnson
Billie Heifert
Clancy Johnson
Paul Puyear
B. A. Risley
Sam Wilkinson
Fifth Judicial District
Archie Henneberry
Ky Mai
Victory Gardens
New Forest
Rode
Beaverhead’s Rodeo Association
Chris Hansen
Dilon
State University
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