Uncle Ed and Election Day Jokes From Uncle Ed
A humor column recounts Uncle Ed observations from late 1944 election week. Snippets note radio chatter, figures like C J Lewis and Wendell Willkie, and wartime topics with satirical quips about Goering Hitler and FDR. These daily quips span Oct 31 to Nov 5 with cartoons of public life and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.J.O. Lewis
Wendell Willkie
Ei Buel
Hitler
Ussolini
Balkans
Japan
Beverly Hills
Legion Armistice Day plans announced by Beaverhead Post
Beaverhead Post of the American Legion outlines a full Armistice Day program on November 11 with a high school patriotic program ten to eleven, cemetery dedication at 11:30, a Montana State College Babkittens vs Normal Bulldogs football game, a 7:00 p.m. Legion banquet at Trail cafe, an auxiliary banquet at the Methodist church, and an Armistice day hall at the city hall starting at 10:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Post
American Legion
Mountain View Cemetery
R. Jones
Babkittens
Montana State College
Bulldogs
Straugh
Kipp
Groble
Simmons
Trail Cafe
City Hall
Butte Patrol Foils Late-Evening Hold Up
Deputy Sheriff John Troupe adds a trophy after a late Thursday hold up near a Texaco station at Porphyry and Excelsior. A black Packard carried Herb Nelson and Paul Austin who robbed the attendant of 25 dollars. Authorities broadcast a description and alerted Western Montana peace officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Troupe
Otha Johnson
Frank Buck
Texaco
Porphyry and Excelsior
Butte
Herb Nelson
Big Foot
Paul Austin
Elroy
Wis
Montana
Robert Wright
Paul Temple
Two Beaverhead Couples Marry Last Week
A report from state game warden J A Weaver outlines a five day Hun season from November 10 to 14 with a three bird daily limit in all counties and Sunday Armistice Day shooting allowed. Also notes two Beaverhead marriages Albert Poe Juanita Smithers Lima and Frank Nay Elizabeth Stoppel Bannack and gift subscriptions from the Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Weaver
Nimrods
State Fish and Game Commission
Albert J. Poe
Juanita Smithers
Lima
Examiner
Frank J. Nay
Bannack
Elizabeth Stoppel
Dillon
Butte
Normal Falls 33-0 at Carroll in Armistice Day Tilt
Montana State Normal College Bulldogs suffered injuries late in the Carroll game as Carroll College won 33 to 0. Carroll dominated with 16 first downs to 9, punted four times while Normal booted seven, and Navy rival Simonich's Notre Dame Shift influenced the flow. The next game, Armistice Day, pits Normal against the Babkittens on the home field at 1:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Normal College Bulldogs
Wyman DuPuis
Capital City Eleven
Bulldogs
Carroll
Invaders
Carroll College
Notre Dame
Simonich
South Bend
Shipment of Antimony Off for Texas
The first antimony shipment from Beaverhead county since 1916 left the Comstock mine in the Ermont vicinity. Ore expected to assay around 60 percent antimony, fetching $1.92 per pound after freight and costs for a 60 percent grade. Prices adjust with content, European war boosts production, but future trends are uncertain. Marilyn Morrison hosted a Halloween party last Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Comstock
Ermont
Montana
Fred H. Dakin
Texas Mining and Smelting Company
Laredo
Texas
Europe
North
South America
New Jersey
George French
George Metlen
Five Men Injured In Sun Car Wreck Near Dillon
Five men were injured in a head on collision on Highway 91 seven miles north of Dillon near the Nelson schoolhouse about 4 30 Sunday morning. Injured are Edward Krause 36 and Tom Judge 26 both of Dillon Gene Goodland driver of the northbound Ford Walter Lee and Albert Shane of Chelsea Mass Shane a soldier on leave from Vancouver Wash was returning to camp when hurt. Goodland escaped serious injuries while Lee suffered a fractured hip and cuts. The crash is blamed on dense fog with poor visibility. Police patrolman Wright investigated and two cars were demolished as injured were taken to Barrett hospital and Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Highway 91
Dillon
Edward Krause
Tom Judge
Glen
Bon Acord
Gene Goodland
Walter Lee
Albert Shane
Chelsea
Mass
Judge
Shane
Wright
Lee
Henry Hignight
John Hildreth
Butte
Barrett Hospital
Krause
Hildreth
Hignight
Red Cross Roll Call Opens in Dillon as Membership Goal Set
The Dillon Red Cross chapter launches its largest membership drive since WWI on Monday November 11 with a goal of 1,000 members to bolster local and national relief efforts. Chairman Lee R. Light says success depends on each local chapter meeting its target amid growing defense demands and regular operations. The national drive follows a raised 20 million dollar fund to expand war relief in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Dillon Red Cross
Dillon
Lee R. Light
Red Cross
Europe
Rotary Club Ladies Night features Montana future talk
About sixty Rotarians and wives attended a Ladies Night at the Rotary club with Charles Henry moderating. Guest Prof. Lee R. Light introduced speaker Francis A. Thomson of the School of Mines who spoke on The Future of Montana, stressing human resources, planning, and self reliance for progress. The evening included singing, an invocation by Rev. W G Lewis, and a piano accompaniment by Mary Halley. The next meeting will be a joint session with the Kiwanis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Charles Henry
Lee R. Light
Pres
Francis A. Thomson
School of Mines
Montana
Stephan Leading
Ralph McFadden
W. G. Lewis
Courtney Proffitt
Mary Halley
Kiwanians
Emil Shindler Named to Beaverhead County Board
The Beaverhead County Agriculture Conservation committee selects Emil Shindler of Jackson to replace Mark Clemon who resigned. Joseph C. Ferguson Reichle and Floyd Kenison Dell are named as new members, with Luther S. Smith and Martin Thompson of Dillon as alternates. The board will administer the 1941 county farm program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Ferguson
Reichle
Floyd Kenison
Dell
Beaverhead County
Dell, Dillon
Big Hole- Jackson
William Christensen
Emil Schindler
S. Armitage
W. P. Carroll
Armitage
Jack Bevard Injured In Horse Accident At Barrett Hospital
Jack Bevard is being treated for a broken ankle after a horse fell and rolled on him at the J Emerson Hughes ranch on Horse Prairie. He is employed there. Mr. and Mrs. C D McKohn, visiting Dillon relatives, returned to Seattle. Mrs McKohn and Mrs S D Hirschman are sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bevard
Barrett Hospital
Mr. Bevard
J. Emerson Hughes
Horse Prairie
C. D. McKohn
Dillon
Seattle
McKohn
S. D. Hirschman
Beaverhead Resident Thomas Thurston Dies at 58
Thomas Thurston, 58, a longtime Beaverhead resident, died Thursday evening at his Fort Washington Street home. He is survived by his wife Cora and a step-daughter, Mrs. Wade Harness. Funeral services were held Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Brundage chapel with Rev. Leonard Thompson officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Thurston
Beaverhead
Thursda
Fort Washington Street
Thurston
Cora
Wade Harness
Brundage Chapel
Leonard Thompson
Mountain View Cemetery
Livestock Shipments Run High Across Territory
Livestock car loadings this season are expected to rank with the best in years for the Monida to Divide region. Sheep led September shipments while cattle volumes rose in late fall, with Armstead favoring cattle three to one. About one thousand cars will depart by season’s end, a four year peak near the 1,200 car high set eight years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monida
Divide
Dillon
Armstead
B. L. Chism
Union Pacific Railroad
George Grubb
Floyd Davis Rites Held After Brief Illness
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon for Floyd Davis who died last Wednesday at a Butte hospital. The Brundage chapel hosted the service led by Rev. J. A. Meeke. Burial followed at Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Davis
Butte
Brundage Chapel
J. A. Meeke
Mountain View Cemetery
Beaverhead County Voters Turnout Tops Prior Records
Beaverhead county posts a record turnout with Argenta achieving 100 percent participation from 87 voters. In tight contests J Warren Shaw narrowly edges Martin Jackson for county commissioner by 33 votes out of 3,329. Don Anson defeats Robert Good and Tom Gilbert beats George Montgomery. Rodgers leads in two counties as results trickle in across Madison Jefferson. Statewide Ford leads Ayres by about 4,500 with 131,000 counted. Nutterville listed for superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Argenta
J. Warren Shaw
Martin Jackson
Don Anson
Robert Good
Tom Gilbert
George Montgomery
Henry G. Rodgers
Rodgers
Madison County
Blair
Jefferson County
Montana
Ford
Ayres
Boyd Gordon Flies South With Birds
Mr and Mrs W R Gordon of 319 S Atlantic street received word their son Boyd reached New Orleans fourteen hours after leaving Portland and will board ship for Panama City Republic of Panama on November 2 He will work on a United States highway project paralleling the canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific Mrs Gordon will stay in Hamilton for a few weeks and may join him later in Panama City The trip included a rough moment near Memphis Tennessee when a tray of dishes flew from his lap onto the floor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Gordon
S. Atlantic Street
Boyd
New Orleans
Portland
Panama City
Republic of Panama
Gordon
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Public Roads Bureau
Roosevelt Wheeler and Ayres Win at Beaverhead
In the Quill and Scrolls sponsored student election Roosevelt beat Willkie 171 to 108. Norman Thomas had 31 and Browder 1. County results: Montgomery 137 over Gilbert 130 for state senator. Good 197 to 74 over Anson for State House. Shaw 139 to 128 over Jackson for county commissioner.
Auto Backfire Triggers Minor Fire At Bassett Home
Fire siren sounded around 4 30 Tuesday afternoon at the Frank Bassett residence on North Washington. An automobile belonging to Mrs Bassett backfired in the garage, sending oil to ignite. Firemen arrived quickly, extinguishing the blaze with little damage to the car. A few spots of blistered paint noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bassetts
North
Washington
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Gilbert, Anson and Shaw
Temple
Troupe
Bay Bandits
Uncle ED
New York
Marshall Goering
F.D.R
Broadway
Snohomish County Grange
Arlington
C. F
Turnipseed
Kingston
N. Y
San Francisco
Legion Post
Huns
Shell Sweet
Butters
Earl Opp
Bobkittens
Marilyn Morrison
Sun
KE. Krause
Emil Shindler
Boyd Gordon
Chicago
Roosevelt, Wheeler and Ayres
Auto
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