Veterans’ Navy Day notes and local servicemen roles
The Dillon area memorializes service members in Pacific operations. Harold Walter Patrick served aboard the USS Haworth, taking part in Hokadote Harbor operations and freeing POWs. George Chism, on the USS San Francisco, helped land occupation troops in Korea and assisted POW evacuations, with the ship earning 17 major actions from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo. Martin Thompson received navy submarine discharge. W C Sweet aided radio proximity fuse development.
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Haworth
Harold Walter Patrick
South Pacific
Dillon
Mont
Hokadote Harbor
Hokkaido
Ominato
Honshu
Tshuguai Strait
Hakadate
San Francisco
George Chism
USN
South Railroad Avenue
Admiral Kincaid
7Th Fleet
Korea
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Guadalcanal
Emblem of honor discharge notes across service
Local selective service notices list civilians discharged from the armed forces with dates and bases such as Carlisle Barracks Brooke General Hospital Fort Dix and Camp McCoy. Several veterans including Raymond Johnson Amos Elliott James Ashworth and John Sweiich are named with discharge dates ranging 1940 to 1943. Additional entries report returns home from Fort Riley Bremerton and Santa Ana with durations of service and a general praise from Brig Gen Arthur Easterbrook.
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Selective Service Board
Raymond Lee Johnson
Carlisle Barracks
Okla
Vernon Lester Dahl
Brooke Government Hospital
Texas
Arvil Green Shortliff
Fort Dix
N. J
Amos M. Elliott
Great Falls
Holden E. McKenzie
Gown Field
Boise
Idaho
Robert J. Nelson
Camp Sibert
Ala
James T. Ashworth
McClellan Field
Calif
Orville B. Waddell
Camp McCoy
Wis
Herbert Luttrell
Santa Barbara
George R. DeWolfe
Fort Sill
Mike Lakner
California
C. A. Hollinger
Farragut
Veterans Find Wide Range of Jobs Through USES
Local USES reports many veterans placed in occupations from ranch and farm work to office duties and skilled trades. Four months of placements keep openings steady as employers and workers seek USES help daily, with state clearance expanding job matches to railroads, clerical, and skilled positions.
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Baker
USES
Hereford Show and Sale Weekend Features Students and Boxers
Annual Hereford show and sale advertised for Sunday and Monday with page continuation. Nellie Little Poole, Fred Honeychurch band, Claudia Faust dance group, and Clancy Johnson’s boxers highlighted. Secretary Mikkelson reports average Hereford price at Malta sale $438.62. Stock quality similar to Dillon sale offerings.
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Nellie Little Poole
Fred Honeychurch
Claudia Faust
Clancy Johnson
Mikkelson
Hereford
Malta
Dillon Sale Monay
Lumber Shortage Persists as 1945 Output Trails 1944
War time wood supply remains tight as WPB reports lumber production for January through June 1945 at 10.3 percent below the same period in 1944. Officials say distribution will be relieved from control on October 1, with further measures to follow.
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WPB
Beaverhead County approves land sales and bids
Beaverhead County commissioners order sale of appraised land and mining claims at 2:00 pm November 7 1945 after public advertisement. The Oct 3 session reviewed welfare applications and approved or denied cases. A Oct 8 session awarded a diesel grader contract to Westmont Tractor Co and auctioned a used gas patrol unit. Arrangements also discussed Bannack Pass Donovan Road funding with forest service.
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Beaverhead
Stahle
Martin C. Jackson
Archie C. Henneberry
H. W. Holmes
Bannack Pass
Armstead
Mr. Holmes
Brenner-Bannack Pass
Washington
Brenner
a_ county board of public welfare
Paul Stahl, Jr
Ted J. Sivalon
Mary Dougherty
C. W. Buckingham
County Board of Public Welfare
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Western Construction Equipment Co
F.o.b. Dillon
Adams
J.c.b. Dillon
Westmont Tractor Co
Westmont Tractor & Equipment Co
Missoula
Fred Theime
Forest Service
Bannack Pass-Donovan Ranch
Theime
Montana Highway Commission
Armstead-Salmon
Theta Club Meets at Mrs Erwin Home
About 50 people attended the meeting chaired by Wayne Myers of Kiwanis. Patty Talent, a high school guest of the Rotary club for the month, attended as a visitor.
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Pioneer Trails Group Club
Wayne Myers
Kiwanis Club
Patty Talent
Rotary Club
Theta
D. V. Erwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rual
Pacific
Charleston, S. C
The
W.C. Sweet
United States
Dillon Examiner
Guam
John T. Orr
Mister
Ernest Pewe
Fort Riley
Kansas
Fa Dave Williams
Navy
San Diego
Georgia
Santa Ana
John M. McDowell
Isabel Ross
Army Air Forces
McDowell
England
RAF
Arthur E. Easterbrook
SAAAB
AAF
Charles Kirk Fox
Bremerton
Wash
Thomas W. Welborn
Joseph Spehar
Fort Lewis, Wash
Andrew H. Andersen
Fort Lewis
Leroy M. Gilbert
S. Atlantic St
Bankers Life Company
Boa
GEO
Monte” Melton JR
Carter Oil Company
Lima
Carter
Litening
Jesse A. Owen
Lima, Mont
Montana Power Company
Corby
U.S.A
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