Service Men Selectees Leave for Fort Douglas and Butte
Local selective service announces leave dates for four Beaverhead men and five more from Dillon and nearby areas for pre induction physicals and service, with names including Gerald Manley Souter Asa Kemp ton Meecham Joseph Richard Wellborn John Dee Cherry Charles Harvey Harball William Howard Mordan Richard Charles Pierce and John Elmer Bowring. Lt Paul F Fidler earns the Purple Heart for Mediterranean theater wounds off Italy, and Corporal Gilbert Hilde serves in Hawaii with Army finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Douglas
Utah
Selective Service Board
Gerald Manley Souter
Walla Walla
Washington
Asa Kempton Meecham
Dillon
Joseph Richard Wellborn
Dell
John Dee Cherry
Lima
Beaverhead
Butte
Charles Harvey Harball
Jackson
William Howard Mordan
Richard Charles Pierce
John Elmer Bowring
Paul F. Fidler
Mediterranean
Italy
Lt. Fidler
Frank C. Fidler
Beaverhead County
Dillon Hereford Show and Sale Slated in October
Montana fans will see the seventh annual Dillon Hereford Show and Sale at the fairgrounds livestock pavilion on October 15 and 16. Thirty four consignors enter 85 range bulls and herd sires plus 60 females and 35 calves. fourth Montana Futurity Class judged by Herb Chandler. Auctioneer H B Sager. clerk A G Williams. Elks smoker at city hall Sunday night. Notables include E A Phillips Ross Miller and R J Struckman. Clothing drive proceeds for Russian war relief continue at city hall Bagley building and high school with county residents donating. shipments hoped by week’s end.
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Montana
Dillon
Fairgrounds Livestock Pavilion
F. A. Ralston
Herb Chandler
Baker
Oregon
H. B. Sager
A. G. Williams
Elks Lodge
E. A. Philips
The
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Ross Miller
Hereford Journal
R. J. Struckman
Montana Farmer
Beaverhead County
Elza E. Patrick
Bagley
City Hall
Patrick
Four Hurt In Auto Crash Near Dillon
Four people were injured in a head on collision on Blacktail road four miles south of Dillon Saturday around 10 am. Howard John Kent and his two children Rosalee and John Ernest Kent, plus Claude Critchfield, were treated at Barrett hospital. Critchfield suffered a broken knee cap and head lacerations. the Kent family escaped severe injuries.
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Howard John Kent
Claude Critchfield
Beaverhead County
Blacktail
Dillon
Kent
Rosalee
John Ernest
Critchfield
Robert Wright
M. G. Ramsy
Barrett Hospital
W. L. Irvine
Phillip Cottom
Girl Scout Leaders Enroll In Class Here
Alonzo Schultz was sentenced to eighteen months in state prison by Judge Lyman H. Bennett after a guilty plea on a statutory charge. Schultz, 53, of Dayton, Ohio, worked as a truck driver and was taken to Deer Lodge to serve his term. Mothers of Girl Scouts and potential leaders organized a training class at St James guild hall directed by Mrs. Lewis D. Smith, with sessions planned on Tuesday to Thursday at 7 45 p m. The meeting noted several possible clubhouse sites and a purchase decision by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Schultz
Lyman H. Bennett
Schultz
Dayton
Ohio
Dillon
Deer Lodge
Claude Lay
St. James Guild Hall
Lewis D. Smith
Guild Hall
T. F. McFadden
Fire crews battle roof fire at Burles home
Dillon volunteer firefighters were called about 10:30 this morning to extinguish a blaze on the roof of Ed Burles' house at 324 South Idaho. Sparks caused roof damage and the fire was believed to have started recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Ed’ Burles
South
Idaho
Donations Sought for Beaverhead Gift Fund
Beaverhead residents are urged to donate to the Christmas gift fund run by the local citizens committee. About 100 overseas addresses have been submitted, with more expected. Gifts will be wrapped, addressed, and mailed the first of the week as mailing closes October 15. A committee meeting is called Sunday to verify addresses and finalize plans. The service men's dance barely broke even.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Local
Citizens Committee
Ambrose Henneberry
Henneberry
Beaverhead Republican meeting and waste paper drive updates
Beaverhead county Republicans plan an organization dinner at St James guild hall with about 100 attendees. Speakers include Sylvan Pauly and Geo A Davis, with Don E Anson and Governor Dewey meeting reports and organized talks by Mrs Afton Whitworth and Roscoe Cornell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
St. James Guild Hall
Sylvan Pauly
Deer Lodge
Thomas E. Gilbert
Geo. A. Davis
Don E. Anson
Wisdom
Billings
Dewey
Afton Whit
Beaverhead Health Group Organized in Dillon
A Beaverhead unit of the Montana Public Health League was organized at city hall to promote Initiative No. 48. Dr. H A Stanchfield named president with Mrs. Virginia Lay as Dillon chairman and local precinct sub chairs listed. Joe Markham spoke on hospital and training school impacts. Dr. J C Shields discussed legal aspects of the initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Montana Public Health League
City Hall
H. A. Stanchfield
Beaverhead Group
Virginia Lay
Dillon
Jake Neidt
West Side
W. H. Stephan
South
Nellie McKnight
North
Tom Scott
North Central
Edna Blackburn
South Central
Joe Markham
The
Public Health League
J. C. Sheilds
Montana Medical Association
Pat District
the Kane, League
Ray Peterson
New Agent Named For Club Work In Beaverhead
Miss Lois Huffman appointed Beaverhead home demonstration agent by county commissioners at October session the appointment effective October 1 she succeeds Miss Eleanor Nelson whose resignation was accepted Huffman a Great Falls native and Montana State College graduate comes from Billings where she was Yellowstone county assistant agent she taught home economics in Whitehall and in Richey Miss Nelson served Beaverhead agent since 1942 and plans to marry soon Huffman will oversee many active home demonstration clubs 4-H and girls organizations plus other duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Huffman
Beaverhead
County Board of Commissioners
Eleanor Nelson
Miss Huffman
Great Falls
Montana State College
Dillon
Billings
Yellowstone County
Whitehall
Richey
Miss Nelson
Mrs Pauline Cranston Admitted For Broken Right Hip
Mrs Pauline Cranston sister of Mrs A F Waldorf of Dillon is a patient at Barrett hospital after a fall at her sister’s home caused a broken right hip. She came from Michigan in June and has been staying with the Waldorf family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Cranston
A. F. Waldorf
Dillon
Barrett Hospital
Local fraud suspect surfaces with new angle in bunco scheme
Sheriff Lay links local suspect A Rogers to Dan Parker, who previously tried a land deal in Dillon. Rogers, known to victims by alias, fleeced John J. Fiesel of Terminus California for 8000 dollars. Attorney Emmett O Sullivan connects Parker to earlier confidence games in Montana. Authorities warn the man resembles a wanted poster photo and may be the same individual behind multiple schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Rogers
John J. Fiesel
Terminus
Calif
San Francisco
Claude Lay
Rogers
Dan Parker
Fiesel
San Mateo
Stockton
Emmett O. Sullivan
Harlowton
Mont
Parker
Charles B. Martin
Sheriff Lay
Dillon
Here
Washington
W. W. Hawkins
First National Bank
Spokane
Mrs. John D. Hildreth of Dillon Dies
Mrs. John D. Hildreth 35 a Dillon resident for 26 years died Monday in a Whitehall hospital after an operation two weeks earlier Rosary is at 8 tonight and funeral at St Rose Catholic Church with burial in Mountain View cemetery She was born June 16 1909 in Milwaukee and came to Dillon in 1916 She married 1937 and is survived by husband daughter Mary Louise mother nurse trainee and several relatives in Montana and Seattle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Hildreth
Dillon
Whitehall Hospital
St. Rose Catholic
Mountain View Cemetery
Brundage Funeral Home
Mary Louise
Louise Mueller
Butte
Edward Ryan
Merchant Marine
J. W. Kenney
Harry Nappin
Seattle
Margie Ryan
States
Beaverhead Mining Men Plan Friday Meeting In Dillon
Members of the Beaverhead Mining association will hold their annual business meeting Friday evening October 6 at 8 o clock in city hall. W R Allen chairman and B A Risley secretary announce Carl J Trauerman of Butte Montana secretary of the Mining Association of Montana will be principal speaker. Other mining men will speak and officers for the ensuing year will be elected. Residents interested in the mining industry are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
C. A Bechler
American Legion
Dillon Feed and Seed Company
Bechler
Ed Nelson
Norman Wynes
LaMar Hatton and Son
Ned
Roy Ferguson
Beaverhead Post
Beaverhead Mining Association
W. R. Allen
B. A. Risley
Carl J. Trauerman
Butte
Mining Association of Montana
Chief Justice Speaks Dillon Club Meeting
Albert Rowe, 47, arrested by Highway Patrolman Robert Wright on Moose Creek hill north of Melrose for missing vehicle reported by Harry Lapham of Jackson. Rowe jailed in Dillon after sentencing to 30 days and $50 fine. he claims memory gaps. He had started toward Twin Bridges with stolen wire, pears, and feed from the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Rowe
Robert Wright
Moose Creek Hill
Melrose
Harry Lapham
Jackson
Dillon
Rowe
Justice of the Peace
Louis Stahl
Claude Lay
Twin Bridges
Here
Point of Rocks
Wright
Beaverhead Lt. Henneberry Killed in Romanian Mission
Lt. Paul Henneberry Jr. 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henneberry, formerly of Beaverhead county, was killed in action in a Liberator over the Poesti oil field in Romania July 28. He had been missing in action earlier and was based in Italy. He enlisted in January 1943 and spent much of his youth in Armstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Henneberry, Jr
Paul Henneberry
Beaverhead County
San Francisco
Romania
War Department
Washington
Francis Tonrey
Henneberry
Poesti
Italy
Armstead
Army Air Force
Sage Named Secretary of Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Elmer Sage was named secretary at the Dillon volunteer fire department meeting at city hall. He succeeds William Lloyd who resigned after several years in the post. Fire Chief O T Vandegrift presided at last night’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sage
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
William Lloyd
O. T. Vandegrift
Constitution address at Rotary highlights republic over democracy
Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Howard Johnson told Rotarians and Kiwanians the Constitution protects liberty and limits tyranny. He warned two loopholes could enable one man to seize power through court appointments and bureaucracy, urging vigilance and civic responsibility. Senator Gilbert chaired. student Sarah Spence spoke on juvenile delinquency and wartime rising cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chie
Howard Johnson
Montana Supreme Court
Dillon Rotarians
Rotary
United States
Cheir Justice
Congress
Thomas E. Gilbert
Sarah Spence
Csted
Sixty Thousand Rainbow Trout Planted in Beaverhead Streams
O T Vandegrift president of the Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association and Deputy Game Warden Charles Price announced that sixty thousand rainbow trout were planted in Beaverhead streams over the past week. All fish came from the Ennis hatchery in shipments of 20,000 on Friday Monday and yesterday to Blacktail Horse Prairie creeks and other Beaverhead streams. Natives arrived from Bozeman hatchery in two shipments of 80,000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. T. Vandegrift
Beaverhead Sportsmen’s Association
Charles Price
Ennis Hatchery
Warden Price
Blacktail
Horse Prairie
Bozeman Hatchery
Beav erhead club and pool schedule notes and meeting reports
The Nor mal college pool opens with women 10 to 11 and 7 to 8 evenings and men 11 to 12 noon and 4 to 5 on Saturdays and 7 to 8 on Thursdays. Chan ticleer club met at Miss Genevieve Alberts with eight students. Beaverhead Home Demonstration Council installs officers Mrs. Fred Kerr president and Mrs. John Shaffner vice president with Mrs. William Tovey as secretary treasurer. Frances Smith reviews program and project leaders. Miss Nelson reports activities and the economics room activity followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanticleer Club
Genevieve Alberts
Womens Athletic Association
Fred Kerr
Beaverhead
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Cpl
Gilbert Hilde
Hawaiian Islands
Army Finance Department
Boyd Harold Koenig
Vaughn-Ragsdale
Tom N. Chapman
Sidney Harold Potmesil
Joe Potmesil
John Lott
Pvt
Sylvester B. Meade
State University
Army Air Corps Cadets
S. P. Meade
Missoula
Maude Hubbard
Pfc
William Hubbard
Hill Field
Kathleen Hubbard
Tech
Ernest Tallent
Army Engineers
Belgium
Jay Tallent
Henry Tallent
England
Emer Christensen
France
Berg Christensen
Ellen Faller
Sic
J. ©. Faller
Seattle Air Station
N.as
Seattle, Wash
Donald Pace
Mrs
Joe Ace
Farragut
George E. Shafer
South Pacific
Argenta
Sgt
Richmond Pease
Leroy Gilbert
Aleutians
Harlow Pease
Roswell Army Air Field
Roswell, N. M
Robert S. Jones
Army Air Forces Training Command
Blacktail Road
Girl Scout
Lewis Smith
Beaverhead Health Group
Stanchfield
California
Bunco
John D. Hildreth OF
County Association
Dillon Club
Home Demonstration Club Council
Fred, Kerr
Beaverhead Organization
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