Local service men headed to induction and updates
A list of servicemen from Walla Walla and Dillon depart October 9 and 10 for induction and pre induction physicals at Fort Douglas and Butte. Letters from Cpl Leonard Baird express homesickness and faith. Promotions and new addresses for Army Air forces and Navy personnel are noted, with future talks by veterans on reserve corps opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Manley Souter
Walla Walla
Wash
Alan Kempton Meecham
Dillon
Joseph Richard Wellborn
Dell
John Dee Cherry
Lima
Fort Douglas
Armed Forces
Charles Harvey Harball
Jackson
William Howard Mordan
Richard Charles Pierce
John Elmer Bowring
Butte
Leonard
Cpl. Baird
Cpl
Leonard D. Baird
C-O
New York
N. Y
Army Air Forces
al Hunndorf
Guadalcanal
Kula Gulf
Helena
V. S. Walker
Great Falls
Romania
Austria
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Clothing drive for Beaverhead aid progresses slowly
The committee chair Elzia Patrick says donations of clothing and shoes for the war relief come in slowly and require every resident to contribute at least three pounds of clothing and one pair of shoes to meet the county quota. Collections go through schools with rural and city drop points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elzia Patrick
Beaverhead
Patrick
Dillon
Beaverhead Paper Drive and Men’s League Bowling Open
Beaverhead scrap drive continues with one more salvage Saturday needed to fill carload. LaMar Hatton of the American Legion pickup committee announces. Last week shed four tons. merchants and Dillon residents donate heavily. Dillon Bowling Association starts a 33 week men’s league with shifts Mon Tue Fri and women Wed Thu. Wayne Myers and Ray Koenig serve as president and secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
LaMar Hatton
American Legion
Dillon
Keglers
Dillon Bowling Association
Bond Grocery
New York Life
Gosman Drug
the Tribune
Orr Flowers
Eliel’s
Metlen
Association
Wayne Myers
Ray Koenig
Amos Wright
Overseas Christmas mail window nears end
The post office notes 18 days left for overseas mailing as the Christmas gift stream grows. Postmaster Harry Anders says daily, 20 plus packages pass through. guidelines include allowed contents, container types, and a one packet per week limit per service member. Packages must weigh five pounds or less and fit within 36 inches combined length and girth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Harry Anders
Ervicemen
Wise River Ranch Hand Frank Powell Drowns Near Cabin
The body of 73 year old ranch hand Frank Powell was found Monday in the creek near his Wise River cabin. He left a hotel Sunday night to return home, likely losing the path in darkness and falling into the water. Fred Gill spotted the body and alerted authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Powell
Wise River
Fred Gill
Powell
Sheriff's Office
Raymond Schwartz
Sher
Sheriff Posts Big Hole To Insure County Health
A Beaverhead citizens committee led by Ambrose Henneberry announces a Saturday service mens dance to raise funds for Christmas gifts for servicemen overseas. Dance profits fund the gift program and a door to door ticket drive aims to boost the fund. The campaign seeks 100 percent local support with 51 addresses on file and three weeks left before Christmas mailing ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Henneberry
Citizens Committee
Henneberry
Beaverhead
Stephan Calls for Cooperation To Keep County Free Of Infantile
Sheriff Lay posted all ranch property in the Big Hole area to hunting fishing and trespassing to deter Anaconda residents amid an infantile paralysis outbreak totaling 15 cases. Beaverhead health officers cannot enforce a city quarantine though state patrol monitors roads. Dr. W. H. Stephan explains amid the posting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole
Claude Lay
Lay
Beaverhead County
State Highway Patrol
Anaconda
W. H. Stephan
Beaverhead Republicans Set Dillon Dinner With Sylvan Pauly
Beaverhead County Republican Central committee plans an organization dinner at St James guild hall Dillon next Wednesday evening October 4 at 6 30 with all officers precinct committeemen committeewomen Republican candidates county officials and executive committee members invited. Sylvan Pauly Deer Lodge state chairman of the finance and budget committee will be guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Republican Central Committee
St. James
Guild
Dillon City Tax Burden Highlights Moderately Low Levy
The Montana Taxpayer notes Dillon residents pay $83.65 in total taxes on a $3,500 home, about mid range among Montana cities with 1,000 plus population. Dillon’s $17.50 city levy is near the bottom, Beaverhead County tax sits mid at $19.95, and school tax reaches $56.21. Taxes have risen $5.30 since 1943-44 and fallen 85 cents since 1941-42 as statewide taxes edge up slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Dillon
Chateau
Harlem
Beaverhead County
Gleed Brothers Win Grand Championship at Beaverhead Ram Show
Gleed brothers Panama won grand championship honors while Ray Holloway Hampshire took grand reserve at the fourth annual Beaverhead Ram show. Lima breeders claimed consecutive grand championships as 360 animals bred by Gleed brothers Lima, Otto Schulz Sheridan, Rambouillet Company Bozeman, and Ray Holloway Bozeman competed across six breed classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleed Brothers
Panama
Ray Holloway
Hampshire
Lima
Otto Schulz
Lester Schulz
Targhees
Deer Lodge Farms
Panamas
Greed Brothers
Columbias
Rambouillet Company
Hampshires
Mt. Haggin Land and Livestock Company
Rambouillets
Lester and
Sheridan
Bozeman
Boze
End of Season Canning At Community Center Nears
One more day of canning remains before the cannery closes until summer. The community center expects to total over 5 000 cans as it operates Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays under Mrs. L A Crossley and Mrs. Floyd Packer. Friday marks the final session from 8 to 5. This year the center canned puddings meat fruit and vegetable mixes and seasonal produce with beans the most popular product. Last week focused on candy fruits nuts and puddings for overseas shipment. This effort, aided by the vocational department of the high school and the federal government, is described as a valuable community project and a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Crossley
Floyd Packer
Canning
Vocational Department of the High School
New Assistant Joins Home Demonstration Office
Miss Lois Huffman arrives Monday from Billings to assist the home demonstration office until a permanent agent replaces Miss Eleanor Nelson who has resigned to marry. Huffman, Montana State College graduate, previously assisted in Yellowstone county and taught home economics in Whitehall and Ritchie. Friday, Beaverhead home demonstration officers meet at 1:30 PM in room 113 of the high school with Frances Smith to discuss the county program and install new officers led by Stella Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Huffman
Billings
Eleanor Nelson
Miss Huffman
Montana State College
Bozeman
Yellowstone County
Whitehall
Ritchie
Great Falls
Beaverhead
Frances ‘Smith
Stella Murray
Fred Kerr
John Shaffner
W. D. Tovey
Registration adds 600 to vote list
The county list of registered voters grows by 600 since the primaries but remains about 800 short of the last general election. County Clerk Albert S. Baker estimates the total will reach around 3400 voters as committees and the press, with Baker, push to boost registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Baker
Baker
32 Stockmen Enter Bulls Dillon Show
Thirty two stockmen enter the seventh annual Dillon Hereford Show and Sale with eighty five bulls and 50 females consigned for October 15 and 18. Montana entries come from across the state. Ross Miller, R. J. Struckman, and E. A. Phillips report on hand, with Herb Chandler of Baker Oregon to judge the Futurity and H. B. Sager as auctioneer. A. G. Williams will clerk the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Montana
Ross Miller
The
Hereford Journal
R. J. Struckman
Montana Farmer
E. A. Phillips
Montana Stockgrowers Association
F. A. Ralston
Herb Chandler
Baker
Oregon
H. B. Sager
A. G. Williams
Board Lists Men Eligible as Draftees
Classifications are listed by the local selective service board as 1A Tom N Chapman, Charles H Harball. 2A Herbert C Schroeder, Lorin Flander, Walter M Hungate, Aston V Whitmer, Herbert W Wheat. 2A(L) Charles Marlin Bailey, Aston T Crossley. 9B Bernice G Farrell, William R Pilgrim, George K Christainsen, George J Stefanatz, Ivan D Shaw, Albert S Johnson Jr. 1C Stanley R Smith, Maurice F Sullivan. 2C George B Shaffner, Walter L R Sperry, Frank D Rebish, Rudolph A Malesich, Peter P Staudhar, George E Lefgren, George M Rebish, Carl J Rottweiler, Erwin M Christensen, Oscar Halvorson, John Reich, Theodore W Miller, William Spehar, Willard C McMuret, Dell C Bacon, Vincent J Pendleton, Lawrence M Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Selective Service Board
Tom N. Chapman
Charles H. Harball
Herbert C. Schroeder
Lorin Flander
Walter M. Hungate
Aston V. Whitmer
Herbert W. Wheat
Charles Marlin Bailey
Aston T. Crossley
Bernice G. Farrell
William R. Pilgrim
George K. Christainsen
George J. Stefanatz
Ivan D. Shaw
Albert S. Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leonard Baird
Examiner
Melvin McDowell
England
Perry Thompson
Camp Roberts
Perry T. Thompson
Inf
Camp Luis Obispo
Calif
Clarence Sorenson
AARTC
Fort Bliss
Texas
L. A. Meeds
262Nd
Burning
Neb
M. Best II
Q.M
USN
U.S.S. Magpie
U.S. Naval Frontier Base
San Pedro
J. P. Best
San Francisco
Keith Price
Pete Best
Mary Pickelick
Camp Pinedale
Fourth Air Force
Fresno
Normal College
Drive
Montana State Normal College
Sheldon E. Davis
Eastern Montana Normal College
Montana State University
Missoula
Eastern Montana State Normal College
Northern Montana College
Havre
Montana School of Mines
Normal
Creek
James A. Garfield
America
United States
William Holmes McGuffey
Citizen Group
Stephan
John
City of
Bulls Dillon Show
Selective Service Board
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