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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1950
Page
11
Art Chandler of Bozeman issued a call for Montana members of the 362nd Infantry, 91st Division to attend the Last Man's Club annual reunion in Bozeman. The meeting at Hotel Bozeman starts at 6 30 p m on September 30, with veterans encouraged to bring a former comrade.
The Last Man's club or Remnants club formed in Lewistown in 1922 by survivors of the 362nd Infantry. In the Argonne battle of Gesnes 1,100 of the unit died in under an hour of fighting. Survivors later fought again in Belgium before the Armistice. Their reunion occurs each year on the last Saturday in September.
Edward L. Kalafat, Anaconda's standout in both basketball and football, will attend the University of Minnesota this fall to study dentistry. The 6'5" athlete set Montana high school records including 662 points in a season and 43 in a single game, averaging 16.6 points per game over 98 games. He was an all-state center for two seasons and received a unanimous selection in 1949-50.
Butte and Silver Bow county show little change in preliminary census counts after a recent checkup. Richard Mullikin of Seattle, area representative for the bureau of census, said 2,256 names were checked and 2,186 were already listed in the census, from 2,965 uncounted names submitted.
Bonds leads the commercial league after three weeks with ten wins and two losses. State Bank sits second at 9-3, followed by Creamery, Big Dipper and others around 7-5 to 6-6. Women’s Big Dipper remains undefeated at 8-0 after the second session of the 1950-51 season.
Hospital log for Butte area shows admissions and discharges at St James Murray and Murray hospitals between Sept 21 and Sept 26. Names include Anna McKnight Dillon Steve Carey Sheridan Mabel Dumke Dillon Annie Stocker Grant Sherman Hughes Dillon Frederick A Brim Sheridan Etta Metzel Alder Fred Sommers Twin Bridges Howard Redfern Sheridan Ed mond Renfro Armstead Bessie Hansen Sheridan Ira K Cummings Polaris Ernest Bacon Wise River Harold Weeks Lima.
Births on September 21 to Thomas Scott and wife a son on September 23 to David Housley and wife a son and September 25 to Fay Riley and wife a son. Admitted include Jimmy Rieter William Griffin H M Warner Frank Jamison and Mrs George Bates. Dismissals list Sam Waddel Ken Koho Gayle Wheat and others.
The Glen community reports visits and travel plans including Margaret and Janey Bryan heading to Salmon Idaho to visit their mother and grandmother Mrs M J Conner for two weeks. 4 H stock show and sale in Butte drew many valley residents with Carol Cocanaugher earning third in showmanship. Several relatives from Olympia Los Angeles Big Timber Roundup and Sheridan stopped by the Piccone home over the weekend. Calvin Morse recently returned from Alaska and visited the Reichle home with Berniece Morse of Sheridan.
Dillon AAUW branch started its 1950 51 activities with a dinner at Mrs. Lenore McCollum’s home hosted by several members. Mrs. Zella Flores spoke on The Cost in Dollars of Neglect of Our Children and Youth, outlining national and local work. The group split into four topics Recreation Safety and Police Protection Cost of Vandalism and Community Agencies for Youth.
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Helena visits Miss Jean Bishop and Mrs. Leslie Thompson. Horace Casey of Helena, railroad and public service commissioner, tours Dillon. Local residents host and travel updates include Tate of Alder visiting sister Garrison, and Dr. Bimrose recovering in Bozeman. Service officer MoeCash in from Veterans Welfare Commission to be available at the employment office Thursday. Theo Bay teaches at Jackson and travels with parents to Dillon. Several social dinners and visits occur, including Hansen families, Gilbert family, and a meeting of Ellan May guild with H. H. Hendron presenting “India.” Transportation needs to be arranged by call.
Gov. John W. Bonner said that choosing presidents for three units of the University of Montana likely will not occur before October 12. Plans for a September 30 meeting were abandoned as vacancies exist at the State University Missoula, School of Mines Butte, and North Montana College Havre.
International Harvester Co. announced contracts for a new 150000 dollar motor truck sales and service branch in Billings.
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department sponsored a petroleum fire fighting demonstration at the county fairgrounds last Sunday at 1 30 p m. A pit of oil hosted four ignition and extinction cycles using dry soda foam fog and spray methods with dry soda and foam fastest. Witnesses included petroleum product distributors and V F D members.
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