War draft classifications and updates from Beaverhead county
List of draft classifications 4 F and 1-A for local service men with names including John Harold Hill Ralph Bernard Duffner and others. Mentions Dale W. and Harry Jenson with training transfers and Navy and Air Corps updates. Notes Gold Star award to Commander Morton T. Seligman and continuation on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harold Hill
Ralph Bernard Duffner
Charles Jacobs
Alvin Dixon Morgan
Milton Maynard Stanley
James Harris Murphy
Matthew Wagner Delmar
Fielding Harrison Graves
Riley Anderson Dedman
David Bryant Stratford
Edward Dee Rust
Roy Edward Dunn
Keith Clyde Price
Dora Eugene Cunningham
Ira Richard Sipes
Harvey Hibbs Davis
Charley Simmons
Dorian Edward Johnson
Samuel Ward Conklin
William Arold Huff
John X. Miller
Raymond Lenard Hansen
John Ferdinand Jose
Dellas Mulliner
Lester James Else
Arlie Lawrence Talifson
John Melvin McDowell
Chares Roscoe Mussetter
Clayton Elliott
Morton T. Seligman
Ben R. Stevenson
Beaverhead County
Seligman
U. S
Beavers Troung saints To Meet Boz an Friday
OPA chairman speaks at Dillon Kiwanis on price ceilings to curb inflation and win the war. Beavers beat Anaconda Central 18 0 in home opener at county fairgrounds with Kamps scoring twice and intercepting a pass. band performance closes the game day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beavers
Saints
Boz
Anaconda Central
County Fairgrounds
Dillon
Anaconda
Barrett
Deputy
Kamps
Dart
Fred Honeychurch
Betty Blythe Stephan
Army Air Corps
Beaver
Krause
I. E
R. E
Lacry
J. T
V. Hansen
R. T
Fidler
R. G
Wenger
1. G
Four-H Club Achievement Day Pins Awarded at Lunch Program
Members of the Kitchen Kuties 4-H club held their annual Achievement day with a 1 30 luncheon for mothers at T F Mc Fadden home. Twenty four present. Awards by Eleanor Nelson. Pins went to Ellen Jo Stroeder Marjorie Pettit Mary Beth Smith Mary Ahn White Pat McFadden Cleo McLaren Jackie Selvidge Lela May Reis and Kay Whitworth for completing first year 4 H and Montana Victory club work. The group collected 206 pounds of rub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchen Kuties 4-H Club
T. F. McFadden
Ellen Jo Stroeder
Twirling
Pat McFadden
Jackie Selvidge
Eleanor Nelson
Marjorie Pettit
Mary Beth Smith
Mary Ahn White
Cleo McLaren
Lela May Reis
Kay Whitworth
Montana
A T Peterson Addresses Business Men at Meeting
A. T. Peterson, state director of price administration, spoke to over 50 merchants at the city hall on price ceilings and the OPA structure. William Howell and Lambert Eliel also spoke as part of the evening event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
A. T. Peterson
Peterson
OPA
William Howell
Howell
Wells
Lambert Eliel
Dillon
Postmaster invites bids on mail route to Union Pacific
Postmaster Harry J. Andrus announces bids for the mail route between the post office and the Union Pacific railroad must be turned in at the post office by Friday October 16. Any person six years or over may submit a bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Andrus
Union Pacific Railroad
Beaverhead High Band Leader Speaks at Rotary Meeting
Fred Honeychurch Beaverhead county high school band leader addressed the Dillon Rotary Club at Wilbur cafe describing this year’s music plans. He noted new uniforms ordered and announced several concerts and a Sunday hour with dates to be named. Phillip Bond guest spoke on world peace and WWI impacts, urging active concern for current war implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Honeychurch
Beaverhead County
Dillon Rotary Club
Wilbur Cafe
Honeychurch
Phillip Bond
League of Nations
Luther Smith to Auctioneer at Victory Sale in Butte
Luther Smith of Dillon will serve as auctioneer at the Victory Sale in Butte. The American Women's Volunteer Society hosts the event, with afternoon and evening sessions planned on October 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Smith
Dillon
Butte
American Women’s Volunteer Society
Beaverhead County to Elect AAA Committeemen in November
Beaverhead County farmers will vote on November 7 to elect community AAA committeemen and delegates for the county convention in Dillon on November 21. New committeemen assume office January 1, 1948, with eligibility limited to participants in the 1942 AAA program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Floyd Kenison
Dillon
Kenison
Montana
Usda War Board
Navy Cruiser To Visit in Dillon Friday
A U S Navy recruiting cruiser will visit Dillon next Friday as part of Navy Recruiting Month. The four man crew will show motion pictures, perform physical examinations, and offer transportation to Helena for enlistment after viewing the station on wheels. The mobile recruiting unit travels from Butte to Dillon then to Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Dillon
Navy
Sam C. Ford
Leonard J. Hoag
U.S.N
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Fire destroys Stefonick ranch home Sunday
Dillon volunteers responded to a Sunday blaze at the Peter Stefonick ranch south of Dillon. Firefighters could not secure enough water to operate the pumper and only prevented spread. Mrs. Stefanick was away. ranch hands were in the fields. The cause was believed to be spontaneous combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Peter Stefonick
Dillon
Stefanick
Air Force recruiter visits city to seek enlistments
Major William S. Bryan from the Army Air Force District Headquarters in Butte visited Dillon last Saturday to recruit for air corps enlistments. He cited urgent needs for skilled mechanics, radio men, armorers, and related specialists to keep war equipment in working order as air crews expand. He explained airmen, bombardiers, and navigators rise, but a fourth member keeps them flying. Enlistees would enter as privates for basic training under orders from the Commanding General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Bryan
Army Air Force District
Butte
Dillon
Air Corps
Bryan
United States
Army Air Forces
Fires Reported in Beaverhead County Four Months
Thirty fires were reported at the Beaverhead county sheriff's office during June to September. Seventeen started by lightning, twelve by man. Three hundred ten acres burned across 92 call outs for firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dillon Hereford show and sale slated Oct 25 26
Plans for the fifth annual Dillon Hereford show and sale were announced by manager Bernard R. Williams. The event features eighty three bulls and herd sires in futurity and open classes to be judged and sold at the county fairgrounds new sales pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
County Fairgrounds
Bernard R. Williams
R. S. Kinzer
B. M. Anderson
American Hereford Association
Kansas City
George Sim
Highwood
Taylor McNiven
Livingston
W. S. Tash
Polaris
Fred Reppert
Decatur
Ind
A. G. Williams
Jewett Fulkerson
Hereford Journal
H. B. Sager
Record-Stockman
Bob Teale
Western Livestock Journal
R. 3. Struckman
Montana Farmer
E. A. Phillips
Lumberjacks Roll High Score Tuesday
Standard Lumber Keglers posted the week's high team total in the city league with 2712 pins and also claimed the top single-game mark at 938 pins. Floyd Vandegrift bowled the highest individual game with 224 and Paul Stahl led the week with a 574 three game total. The bowling schedule lists matches from October 7 through October 16 across several teams including Dillon Implement Co, Stephan's and Skeet's, Montana Auto, and Dillon Creamery with key showdowns on October 7, 8, 12, and 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Vandegrift
Paul Stahl
Dillon Implement Co
Stephan’s
Skeet’s
Merle’s
Beauty Shop
Powerettes
Montana Auto and City Drug
Emerick Insurance
Bond’s
Orr Flowers and Paddock & Tyro
Dillon Creamery
Winn's
State Bank
Men’s
Standard Lumber
Orr Flowers
Montana Auto
Paramount Cleaners
Winn’s
Tash Transfer
Paddock
St James Parish to Mark 60th Church Anniversary
Parishioners and friends of St James Dillon will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the church with an 11:00 a.m. service led by Rt Rev Henry H Daniels as he unveils a memorial window in the baptistry honoring Rev Sidney Douglass Hooker. Rev Richard R Price will preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Parish
St. James Church
Dillon
Henry H. Daniels
Episcopal Diocese
Sidney Douglass Hooker
St. James
Hooker
Montana
Life Eternal
Richard R. Price
Miles City
Mrs Mabel Tritt Dies After Three Month Illness
Mrs. Mabel Tritt, born November 22, 1864 in Port Blakesley Michigan, died Friday night after a three month illness at Barrett hospital. Last rites were held at Brundage chapel with Rev. Belle Long officiating. Interment in Mountain View cemetery. She resided in Beaverhead county for 49 years and is survived by sister Mrs. Delia Nyhart of Seattle plus several nieces and brothers-in-law Tom Dillon and Rube Nampa and sister-in-law Mrs. Effie Coon of Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Tritt
Brundage
Belle Long
First Baptist Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Tritt
Barrett Hospital
Port Blakesley
Mich
Beaverhead County
Delia Nyhart
Seattle
Tom
Dillon
Rube
Nampa
Idaho
Effie Coon
Beaverhead County Aims 135700 Pounds Scrap Monthly
Beaverhead county plans to collect 135700 pounds of scrap each month. WPA trucks began last Monday in Monida and Centennial districts under salvage chairman George M. Gosman. Additional pickups are in Lima on Oct 8 9 10 and Dell on 11 12 13. farmers urged to bring scrap to central sites for easy loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
WPA
Monida
Centennial
George M. Gosman
Lima
Dell
Freshmen Lead War Stamp Drive at Local High School
Beaverhead chapter of the National Honor Society sponsors a war stamp sale contest at the local high school. Freshmen lead with $34.35 in stamps sold since the school year began, followed by sophomores $22.00 juniors $19.50 and seniors $10.50. Total stamps sold amount to $86.35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
National Honor Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
F—Ducard Esler Banning
Nathan Orin Stoddart
Wayne Lacy
Charles Eugene Snodgrass
William John Cotter
Robert Dean Wilson, Jr
Albert Frederick Crull
Arthur John Kerner
Everett Pearson
William Edward Murphy
William Bryan Marker
Frank Everett Netterfield
Charles Leon Dickerson
James Grinnell Kipp
Francis Edwin Hixson
Joseph Perry Thompson
Ivan Henry Painter
Emerson Ralph Selway
Robert E. Lindsay
Duane Notestine Blair
Albert Estell
Daniel Wallentin
Goldman Lesly Ray
Willie Henry Dehn
Joseph Edward Woods
Glen Royalton Gore
Elmer F. Wanstedt
Sidney Roland Crannell
Leo Francis Rapp
Maynard Irving Mosely
Roy Elsworth MecNinch
John William Laden
Neil Curtis Keith
Anker Theodore Larsen
Joseph Wilson MecNinch
John Edward Vetter
John Arrigoni
Boyd Hildreth Koenig
Elvin Howard Thompson
James Orren Grose
George Gleed Franks
Harry Calvin McBride
Edwin Adolph Heikkila
Charles Berwick Marsh, Jr
Albert Joseph Kajin
Ralph Staley Potts
Donald Louis Morris
Ray Willey
Wisdom
Dale
San Diego
North Fork
Harry Jenson
William Jenson
Fort Douglas
Utah
Oakland
Calif
Kiwanis
Dillon Kiwanians
Office of Price Administration
Theodore F. McFadden
Garrett
Lois Hazelbaker
American Women’s Voluntary Service
A.W.V.S
Frances Pickelick
Name Township
Dec. Inc
Lakeview
Lima Aperowesersess
Lima Sq
Bedrock Fonte
Neeeerenne Armstead
Grant Seer
Armestead
Jackson
Renee
Dewey
Arenes
Nicholia Ramen
Renee Benetanenet
AAA
Stefonick Ranch
AIR Force
Dillon Hereford
M. Tritt
Brundage Chapel
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