Military personnel classifications and assignments listed
Se lective service classifications released yesterday include 2A 2B and 2C(H) groups with several named individuals. First class petty officer Demps ter Tait and Stanley Bradley are stationed at Whidbey Island Washington, with addresses and base details. Charles Deputy home on furlough. Pvt Charles Laden assigned to RAF Convalesment Hospital in Albuquerque after eight months in Hawaii. Pvt Jack Cole cited for duties in casualty treatment and evacuation. son of Dillon residents Edward and Mrs. Cole, in service since April 1948. Cpl Harold William Hubbard returns from 32 months overseas with the Second Marine Division. Marine unit cited with presidential awards. rest of article continues on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Laden
Clovis
N. M
RAF
Albuquerque
Hawaii
The
Quartermaster Corps
Army
Jack Cole
John H. Kaufman
Field Artilery
Jack
Edward Cole
Dillon
Cpl
Harold William Hubbard
Maude Hubbard
Second Marine Division
Marine Division
Beaverhead juniors stage salon style play to fund prom
Beaverhead County High School juniors plan a salon type production of The Night of January 16th by Ayn Rand to finance the junior prom. The show runs October 30 31 and November 1 with Lois Burt as Karen and Virginia Fuller as Nancy Lee. Joe Shaw and Stewart Burwell play the male leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Ayn Rand
Lois Burt
Karen
Nancy Lee
Virginia Fuller
Joe Shaw
Stewart Burwell
Relief Drive Aims to Aid War-Torn Russia
Chairman Elza Patrick announces a Russian War Relief clothing drive to run September 25 through 30 with Dillon schools and local agencies aiding. He also notes Beaverhead county residents listed seven men as 1-A for Selective Service and liable to call, per the latest classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Beaverhead County
Gerald M. Souter
Victor A. Cushman
Richard C. Pierce
John E. Bowring
William M. Nix
Edward C. Ryan
Lincoln A. Miller
Joel L. Berg
Archie V. Hull
Dane R. Powers
Harry J. Andrus
George L. Elwell
Joseph H. Buck
Ernest C. Nelson
Raymond E. Tennant
Melborn L. Jones
William M. Lloyd
William J. Neidt
Carlton G. Brown
William T. Pinkerton
Paul B. Bramsman
Willard G. Hale
Charles E. Seybold
Lloyd M. Foster
Clifton W. McLaughlin
Paul A. Decker
Dillon
Russia
Elza Patrick
Patrick
Dillon Public
Truck Kills Doe on Highway 91 South of Canyon Resort
M. S. Tannehill, operator for Karst Freight Ways, struck a deer last Thursday on Highway 91 south of the Canyon Resort. The animal darted into the road and could not be stopped. Sheriff Claude Lay and Undersheriff M. G. Ramsy responded, with no Game Warden present, and skinned the deer. The meat will be sold to the public. The impact damaged the radiator grill and broke a headlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Tannehill
Karst Freightways
Canyon Resort
Tannehill
Claude Lay
M.G. Ramsy
Jordan lauds army college work and postwar enrollments
Professor Jordan praised army college programs for servicemen and said postwar enrollment will rise. He spoke to the Dillon Rotary after teaching in Ellensburg last year and noted veterans lacking college credit compensate with eagerness to learn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Dillon Rotary
Central Washington College of Education
Ellensburg
Jordan Belives
Army
Butte Reds First Fray Of Beavers
Butte high gridiron team with few seasoned players scrimmages to shape a likely power. Swede Dahlberg leads the Reds in the home opener with lettermen Krause Blomquist H Smith Thompson Pierce Davis and others in the starting lineup as Halverson McLaren Hatton Porter join the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Gridiron Warriors
Dahlberg
Butte Reds
Gold
Krause
Blomquist
H. Smith
Thompson
Pierce
Davis
Halverson
Arlee McLaren
Hatton
Porter
Residents Form Beaverhead War Fund Drive Group
Beaverhead and Madison county residents met in city hall to organize the Beaverhead National War Fund campaign. Speakers included Phillip Collins L A Campbell Bertha Gold L W Upshaw and Frank Venable. Campbell explained expenditures noting 66 percent of total contributions go to relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Madison County
Phillip Collins
L. A. Campbell
Bertha Gold
L. W. Upshaw
Frank Venable
Campbell
Late Registration For Beaverhead Slow, Baker Says
Clerk Albert Baker reports that late registration for the November 7 election is light. Lists close Friday at 5 o clock. Citizens who did not vote in 1942 or used absent ballots must register to vote in this year’s general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Baker
Red Cross Sewing Opens Workshop on Tuesdays
The Red Cross sewing room is open on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 PM for women volunteers. Manager Mrs. Stella Murray says the project may expand to another day once grade school conflicts are resolved. This year’s work includes making shirts, pajamas, and bath robes for armed forces hospital patients, with finished items sent to St. Louis for distribution to service hospitals locally and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Stella Murray
St. Louis
Beaverhead Ram Show and Sale Headlines Fourth Annual Event
Ten Montana breeders will exhibit fine rams at the fairground pavilion on Monday for Beaverhead's ram show and sale. Three hundred fifty range rams compete for grand champion honors and $85 Chamber of Commerce awards with special sheep company awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Fairground
Beaverhead
Chamber of Commerce
Twin Bridges Rodeo Set For Next Sunday
Residents of Southwestern Montana will attend the Twin Bridges rodeo on Sunday. Frank Fox and Mel Icenogle manage the event, with top hands expected to perform. The show is the district's sole Sunday wild west attraction, drawing interest from Salmon Idaho entrants seeking both appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Frank Fox
Mel Icenogle
Salmon
Idaho
Dillon to Host Seventh Annual Hereford Show and Sale
Plans for Dillon's seventh annual Hereford show and sale on October 15 and 16 are underway. The event includes the fourth Montana Futurity class judged by Herb Chandler of Baker Oregon with consignors from across Montana. Five hundred dollars in prize money is offered at Sunday's show, with H B Sager selling the animals Monday and A G Williams serving as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Montana
F. A. Ralston
H. B. Sager
A. G. Williams
Herb Chandler
Baker
Oregon
Richard Given Awarded Third Medal for Air Force Service
Technical Sergeant Richard J. Given of the Eighth Air Force, a B 24 engineer gunner with the 3rd Bombardment Division, receives the Good Conduct Medal for outstanding efficiency and fidelity. He already holds the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious achievement during bombing missions including the August 1943 Regensburg precursory shuttle raid. He is son of Mr and Mrs Given of Anaconda Montana and worked as a ranch hand before entering the Army Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Air Force
England
Richard J. Given
Nazi Germany
Occupied
Europe
3Rd Bombardment Division
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Germany
Sgt
Given
Berlin
East 5Th Street
Anaconad
Montana
Army Air Forces
Irvine Cottom hire Mexicans to dig spuds
Thirty Mexican nationals under government contract for farm labor have been hired by Bernard Williams to assist Irvine and Cottom in potato harvest. Through the county extension agent the laborers are under War Foods Administration control to address food production shortages. The employer must sign a government contract guaranteeing housing, wages, and working hours. Despite the late frost Williams reports a good yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Williams
Irvine and
Cottom
War Foods Administration
Williams
Bowling Teams Plan Tourney Draws Deep Local Support
The city bowling league will open its tournament season Monday with 12 or 14 teams. Officers elected include Roscoe Cornell as president and George Gosman as vice president. Sponsors listed include New York Life Insurance, Medlen Hotel, Gosman Drug, Warner's Food Store, Dillon Creamery, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Bowling League
Roscoe Cornell
George Gosman
Francis Tonney
E. W. Bond
Tom Hartwig
Jack Rees
H. M. Brundage
Dale Tash
H. A. Stanchfield
D. W. Myers
New York Life Insurance
Medlen Hotel
Gosman Drug
Warner’s Food Store
the Men’s Store
Dillon Creamery
Bonds Grocery
Orr Flowers and Gifts
Eliel’s
Paddock and Tyro
Task Transfer
Winn’s
Texaco
the Tribune
Airport Development Suggested for Dillon with Local Financing
CAA Director of Airports urges Dillon to consider post war airport growth with local funding. Lane W. Wilcox notes federal aid possible but not promised. Charles S. King backs a class IT field with three turf runways 500 by 3800 feet and a large apron. Mayor Bert Megquier and county officials were consulted. details continued on page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airport Commission
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Dillon
O. A. Bergeson
Lane W. Wilcox
Department of Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Commission
Charles S. King
Bergeson
King
Bert Megquier
Archie Henneberry
Paul Stahl
Wendell Jardine
Price claims first Nazi victim in dogfight over Germany
After 22 combat missions, 2nd Lt. Keith C. Price, P-51 pilot from Lima, destroyed a FW 190 during a mission over Germany. He described stalking the German fighter, engaging in a red-hot dogfight, and finally scoring the kill with his aircraft’s 50-caliber guns while protecting heavy bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luftwaffe
Keith C. Price
Lima
Germany
Truck Overturns At Barrow Pit Canyon Resort
A beer truck driven by John Rhodes overturned near the Canyon resort Saturday morning as the steering gear locked. The wheels ended up in a gravel pit with about a third of the load destroyed. The driver escaped injury aside from bruises and shock. Watson Motors towed the vehicle to Armstead for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rhodes
Canyon Resort
Watson Motors
Armstead
E Rosenau Dies Saturday In Barrett Hospital
G E Rosenau 75 longtime Dillon resident died Saturday afternoon at Barrett hospital He served as janitor in the primary building from its construction until retirement in May Born June 8 1869 in Germany he came to Minnesota as a youth and moved to Montana in 1888 where he worked at the P and O ranch before naturalization and settlement in the county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Rosenau
Dillon
Barrett Hospital
Rosenau
Germany
Minnesota
Montana
P&o
Girls Help Run Daily Community Train Service
The Girls' club of the high school under president Jean Stamm has organized volunteer helpers for daily train service duties in cooperation with Mrs. Fred Woodside. Upper class girls including Pat Stamm, Jean Stamm, Elveretta Wenger, Mildred Nissen, Sylvia Christensen, and others assist AWVS women distributing soldier treats, with Montana State Normal College women volunteering on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Stamm
Fred Woodside
AWVS
Pat Stamm
Elveretta Wenger
Mildred Nissen
Sylvia Christensen
Jean Lay
Pat Carrigan
Ethel Anderson
Jewel Wolfe
Lois Dougherty
Alice Davis
Pat Talent
Agnes Smith
Rose Marchesseau
Montana State Normal College
Health official clarifies infantile paralysis fears in county
Dr Stephan county health officer denies rumors about infantile paralysis in Beaverhead. He states cases will be announced publicly and measures taken. He identifies this year's form as bulbar type affecting brainstem and respiratory centers, noting the latest suspected cause lies in stool samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephan
Beaverhead County
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Seective Service
Yeserday
Edward G. Nettick
Ralph D. Martin
Robert A. Kilgore
Rolland L. White
Edmond W. Renfro,Jr
Howard J. Kent
Roy P. Ford
Roscoe E. Lyons
Dempster Tait
Whidbey, Wash
A. D. Tait
AOMIC
USNA
Whidbey
Wash
Stanley Bradley
Charles
Army Air Corps
Lay
Edgar Rife
John Troupe
Herman Peterson
Troupe
A Call Local Board
Selective Service
Doe
Rush Jordan
Rotary
Citizens Plan Organization OF War Fund
National War Fund Campaign
Red Cross Sewing
Worshop
Richard Given
Irvine, Cottom
WFA
Bowling Association
CAA
Keith Price
Lima Air Corps
Downs Focke Wulf
Barrow Pit Canyon Resort
E. Rosenau
Hosital
Brundage Chapel
Rev. Benson
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