Local Selective Service Lists 4A Classifications And Honors
The local selective service board issued 4A classifications for numerous men including Joel I Berg and William J Neidt among many others. Technical Sergeant Richard J Given of Anaconda Montana earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement and courage as B 24 engineer waist gunner with the Eighth Air Force.
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Local Selective Service Board
Joel I. Berg
William J. Neidt
Ingvard B. Jensen
Archie V. Hull
William A. Kuchler
Harry J. Andrus
Joseph H. Buck
George L. Elwell
Matt Polish, Jr
Pascal J. Bimat
Spencer E. Whitworth
Florian A. Burlingame
George M. Fleming
John Platt
W Robert C. Shepard
Joseph C. Saltsgiver
Ernest C. Nelson
Raymond E. Tennant
Cecil L. Hubbard
Melbern L. Jones
William M. Lloyd
Milton Tyler
Thomas W. Kess
Chris Petersen
Carlton G. Brown
William T., Pinkerton
James M. Hughes
Paul B. Bramsman
Henry M. Meine
Alton T. Crossley
Norman M. Giles
Ray Pope
John J. Rebish
Leond O. Gordon
Hans Dewey
Eighth Air Force
England
Richard J. Given
Anaconda
Beaverhead County
Sgt
Given
Hitler
Germany
Brussels
St. Lo
Montana Flier
Third Bombardment Division
England- Africa
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
V. C
Halloween Fun Fest Planned for Dillon Youths
National War Fund drives are highlighted as FUN FEST aims to engage Dillon youngsters as honor guests at the Halloween party to be hosted by Chief Elza E. Patrick and his police department next Tuesday night. Dillon Business and Professional Women's club volunteers will serve treats at the city hall auditorium with Mrs. Eleanor Lortz and Miss Mary Louise Louis coordinating student assistance.
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Dillon
Elza E. Patrick
Dillon Business and Professional Women’s Club
City Hall Auditorium
Eleanor Lortz
Patrick
Dillon Soldier Wounded in Germany
Pvt. Ralph Davis of Dillon was reported slightly wounded in action in Germany on October 9, about a month after reaching foreign soil. He left the United States in late August or early September and had not yet received word since arriving overseas.
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Ralph Davis
Dillon
Germany
War Department
Pvt. Davis
United States
Maryland
William Davis
Deer Lodge
U. S. Army Infantry
Dillon business man injured at football game
Albert Stamm a Dillon jeweler was knocked down by players during the Dillon versus Anaconda Central game on the Barrett Hospital grounds. He suffered a fracture of the right hip and remained under care after being taken to the hospital. The incident occurred as players crashed near the field edge and spectators were jostled.
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Albert Stamm
Dillon Jeweler
Dillon-Anaconda
Beav erhead War Fund Drive Leaders Appointed
Beaverhead plan for the national War Fund drive is complete with Lambert Eliel as county chair and Margaret Sweeney as secretary in charge of outlying districts. Mrs B A Risley and Mrs Walter Grimes named as co chairs for Dillon, with local American Legion Auxiliary backing. Dillon quota set at 2600 dollars. county workers to aid in all districts.
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Beay
Ounty
Lambert Eliel
Margaret Sweeney
B. A. Risley
Walter Grimes
Dillon Drive
Dillon
American Legion Auxiliary
John Wenger
Sweeney
Ellen Leach Dies at 74 in California Memorial Rites Held
Mrs. Ellen Leach 74 a Beaverhead county resident for over 50 years died last Thursday at her daughter’s home in Berkley California. Funeral services were held Monday at Brundage funeral home chapel in Dillon with Mizpah chapter Order of Eastern Star conducting rites and Rev Norman Foote officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery beside her husband. She was born July 8 1870 in Wellsville Utah and came to Dillon as a girl with her parents.
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Ellen Leach
Beaverhead County
Fred Edwards
Berkley
Calif
Dillon
Brundage Funeral Home
Mizpah
Order of Eastern Star
Norman Foote
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Leach
Wellesville
Utah
Ellen Williamson
Williamson
Bannack Street
Hurley Leach
Blaetail
San Diego
Beaverhead High To Stage The Night of January 16th Play
Juniors at Beaverhead County High School will present The Night of January 16th in the public speaking room on October 30 31 and November 1. Directed by Fred Honeychurch the salon drama features a complete trial with a jury drawn from the audience and a defendant role filled by Lois Burt with a large cast including Bill Harrison Joe Shaw Stewart Burwell Bruce Grimes Ned Hatton Pat Talent Bob Wolf Elmer Sorenson Virginia Fuller Margot Luebben Bob Jackson Jean Lay Walter Scott Paul Holloran and Mildred Nissen.
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Beaverhead County High School
Fred Honeychurch
Lois Burt
Bill Harrison
Joe Shaw
Stewart Burwell
Bruce Grimes
Ned Hatton
Pat Talent
Bob Wolf
Elmer Sorenson
Virginia Fuller
Margot Luebben
Bob Jackson
Jean Lay
Walter Scott
Paul Holloran
Mildred Nissen
Governors Ford and Erickson Tour Dillon Campaign Day
Gubernatorial contenders from both parties will visit Dillon on the same day. Governor Sam C. Ford will address at noon in the city hall auditorium, followed by Leif Erickson's evening appearance. Beaverhead voters are expected to pack the venue as GOP leaders tout the speech.
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Dillon
Sam C. Ford
Leif Erickson
Ford
City Hall
Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Philippines Form Topic At Timely Talk Club Meet
Members of the Dillon branch of AAAW gathered at Mrs Theressa Landons Reichle home for an instructive meeting. Landon, hostess and program leader, shared thirteen years of experience in the Philippines detailing population composition and notable news figures. She described conditions under Japanese conquest and provided photographs and artifacts from her island visit before the attack.
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Dillon
A.A.A.W
Theressa Landon
Reichle
United States
Armistice Day Observance Set by Beaverhead Post
Beaverhead post of the American Legion will oversee Armistice Day on Saturday November 11 with a solemn official observance rather than a celebration. Jay McCarthy says services at St James Episcopal Church begin at 10 30 a.m. Legion members veterans gold star mothers and Legion auxiliary will meet at LO C F hall at 10 o'clock and march to the church. The public is invited. A Montana southern regional Class B championship football game may be the holiday centerpiece if negotiations succeed Beaverhead County High School Beavers earned the right by defeating Anaconda Central for the district title.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
Jay McCarthy
St. James Episcopal Church
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Lo.c.f. Hall
Montana
Anaconda Central
Former Dell Rancher Earl Harkness Dies in Idaho Falls
Earl D. Harkness aged 41 a native of Beaverhead county died after a three day illness with pneumonia in an Idaho Falls hospital He had suffered declining health for three years The funeral and burial were held at the Roberts Idaho community church He was born near Dell on May 13 1903 the son of his burial details follow from the obituary context
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Earl D. Harkness
Beaverhead County
Idaho Falls
Roberts
Idaho
Mr. Harkness
Dell
Educators Attend Meetings After Elks Banquet Honor
Dillon educators prepare for Montana Education association sessions as high school and grade school close for two days. Principal D L Johnson and Superintendent O K Moe lead district activities while Beaverhead county’s public schools join the Southwestern district convention in Helena.
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Dillon
Montana Education Association
Helena
D. L. Johnson
Beaverhead County
O. K. Moe
Dillon Public Schools
Johnson
Gladys Forester
Violet Harvick
Mary Louise Hildren
Ethel Jarussi
Hellen Squires
Lucille Waller
Jones resigns from First National Bank for Sheridan post
A M. Jones resigns as assistant cashier at the First National Bank to take a position with the Bank of Sheridan in Sheridan. The couple will move soon. Jones served 24 years at the local bank and is an World War I veteran and former Beaverhead American Legion commander. He was a city council member. Mrs. Jones is active in community work. The Giles purchased their residence.
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A. M. Jones
First National Bank
Bank of Sheridan
Sheridan
Jones
Mr. Jones
Beaverhead
American Legion
Norman Giles
Firefighters tackle garage blaze at Hazelbaker building
Dillon volunteer firemen were summoned yesterday afternoon to extinguish a smouldering fire in a rear garage of the Hazelbaker building on South Idaho street. Chief O T Vandegrift said the fire began in waste material, producing heavy smoke but causing little damage.
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Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Hazelbaker Building
South
Idaho Street
O. T. Vandegrift
Beavers Cup District Grid Title Saturday
Beaverhead county high school's Beavers clinched the Class B district championship with a 20-0 win over Anaconda Central Saturday night and advance to face the Yellowstone district winner for a regional berth. Columbus or Laurel expected as semifinal opponent. Armistice Day game planned for November 11 in Dillon.
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Anaconda Central
Beaverhead County
Beavers
Yellowstone
Columbus
Laurel
Dillon Man Sentenced in Car Theft Case
Thomas J. Brennick, 28, of Dillon, received a three year term after pleading guilty to grand larceny for taking a car from Montana Auto Supply where he worked as a bookkeeper. The Huber vehicle was found wrecked beside the Dillon-Butte highway, not authorized by Miss Bertha Huber. Burgle Green reported the crash to Sheriff Claude Lay.
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Thomas J. Brennick
Dillon
Lyman H. Bennett
Brennick
Lew D. Brundage
Grand Larceny
Bertha Huber
Huber
Dillon-Butte
Here
Burgle Green
Claude Lay
Miss Huber
Montana Auto Supply Company
Lay
Joe White
Three Hurt In Accident On Highway
Fred Sig Johnson, a Dillon rancher, and two children Carol 5 and Fred Bur gess 2 were injured when a car driven by Johnson skidded on a soft shoulder and plunged over a steep embankment at Dead Man's curve on the Butte Dillon highway about 14 miles north of Dillon. Mrs Johnson escaped with bruises. Johnson suffered several broken ribs and other injuries while his daughter had a concussion and the boy a broken ankle. The car rolled at least twice and was badly damaged.
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Fred
Sig) Johnson
Dillon
Carol
Fred Burgess
Dead Man’s Curve
Butte-Dillon Highway
Here
Beaverhead Absentee Vote Expected Heavy for General Election
Beaverhead county anticipates a heavy absentee vote for the upcoming general election. Clerk and Recorder Albert S. Baker reports over 10 percent of registered electors have already voted by absentee ballot. Many applicants have not yet returned ballots, and out-of-county voters can still vote absentee. Overseas service members lead the returned ballots, many sent air mail by the secretary of state. Addresses were provided by the clerk and recorder, with ballots mailed in September.
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Beaverhead
Cleary
Albert
Baker
Beaver
Head Service
Secretary of State
Extension Service To Conduct Meetings Here
Miss Margaret Tuller of the Montana extension service will lead sessions on keeping files at home. The meetings are in City Hall council chambers Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. through the afternoon, with a meat processing demonstration in the high school home economics room tomorrow at 10:30. Home demonstration club members and interested residents are invited.
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Margaret Tuller
Montana Extension Service
Lois Huffman
Local Masonic figures honored at dinner event
Dr. R. D. Curry of this city received tribute from the Past Matrons club during a dinner hosted by Mrs. Arthur Brown. The event honored Curry as associate grand patron of the Montana Grand Lodge Order of Eastern Star. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mulkey served as worthy matron and patron with a program directed by Mrs. Nai Wheat.
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Montana
Eastern Star
R. D. Curry
Grand Lodge, Order of Eastern Star
Arthur Brown
J.B. Mulkey
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William W. Campbell
Carl A. Swanson
Carl ©. Jacobson
Ewald Manderich
Charles A. Pilgrim
Vincent J. Pendleton
Dennis J. Harding
John E. Collins
Jorgen Symvell
Glenn Boardman
Elmer C. Lohr
Leonard J. Waller
Edward D. Rust
William T. Brennan
Roy E. Dunn
Nicholas L. Helterline
William J. Foley
Lawrence H. Johnson
Harvey H. Davis
James
National War Fund
Mary Louise Louis
Dillon Rotarians
Rotarians
Rotary Club Workshile
Erickson
Phillippines
Episcopal Church
E. A. Beaudin
Sen
Thomas E. Gilbert
Dr. Beaudin
M.E.A
Clancy Johnson
Corvallis
Sig Johnson
Masonic Hall
Matt
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