Legion and Auxiliary pledge support and honor Big Hole site
The American Legion and Auxiliary held monthly sessions on March 7 pledging support for work at the Big Hole National Monument. A committee of post and unit members was named to contact Park Service officials on community cooperation, with members including Harry Helming Ray Willey Wilson Young and Mrs M G Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wegion
Amerian’ ‘Legion
Fiéa
Park’ Service
Messrs
Harry Helming
Ray Willey
Wilson ‘Young
Mesdames M. G. Ramssey
Charles M. Miller
George ‘Cottrell
McCree
Wilson Young
M. G. Ramsey
J. H. Scofield
New Train Auto Service to Start in Five Montana Cities
Butte Great Falls Helena Missoula and Billings will launch a national train to auto transfer program next May. Passengers rent cars at origin and pick them up at destination with a 20 dollar deposit. Rates include 6 dollars for 12 hours, 10 dollars for 24 hours, eight cents per mile, and a weekly 28 dollar rate for 230 miles plus 4 dollars per extra 24 hours. Refunds apply to gasoline and oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
U.P
Montana
Treasure State
Great Falls
Helena
Missoula
Billings
Moose Stampede Delays Glacier Park Fire Work
Eleven moose charged into a crew of 70 relief workers in Glacier National Park as they cut snags and clear windfalls for a fire break along the north fork of the Flathead River. The animals charged from the wilderness and the crew scattered, but the moose withdrew without injuries to either side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glacier Park
Mont
U.P
Glacier National Park
Don Robinson
Flathead River
Local Montana Tuberculosis Fight Promoted at Meeting
In Helena secretary Crockett opened a Montahaly Tubdrculonis spidsdation gathering with remarks on milk values in tb control. President Paul Stah presided as Mrs Crockett spoke, Mr Norris presented Montana scenery reels, and Scotch songs were performed by Tommy Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett
Helena
Tommy Ferguson
Butte
Pat
Whelan
Paul Stah
Local
Montana
Norris
Ferguson
Hereford calf sent for study at Bozeman dairy center
Polaris professor R D Clark took an eight month old Hereford bull calf from DL ranch to the Bozeman experimental agricultural college for special care. After training the calf will be returned to the DL ranch. A long list of local residents and visitors is noted with trips to Missoula Butte Bannack Dillon and Elkhorn Springs ski reports and road conditions in Grasshopper valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Clark
Bozeman
DL Ranch
Mr. Tash
Bozeman Experimental Agricultural College
Giant locomotive awes Montanans in Whitefish yards
In Whitefish Montana March 7 a 5400 horsepower diesel locomotive from the Great Northern yards astonished locals. The experimental unit was being tested from St Paul to Wenatchee and involved crew changes as the monster engine drew crowd attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefish
Mont
U.P
Great ‘Northern Railway
St. Paul
Wenhere
Local Social Roundup From Dillon Area
Pete Reichle Spitzer made a business trip to Dillon on Monday. Mr and Mrs George Ferguson of Deer Lodge visited the Ferguson home last Friday. Mrs Genevieve Buhrer spent Saturday and Sunday in Butte. She was accompanied home by Mrs Ralph O Leary who stayed until Monday. Mr and Mrs Frank Kambich visited relatives in Anaconda on Sunday. The Reichle P T A will hold a meeting at the school on Thursday evening. A masquerade dance at the DeLeon hall Saturday night drew a large crowd with prizes for best costumes. Mr and Mrs John Weaver of Butte visited Mrs Julia York Sunday. Mrs Ora Freeman and daughters spent Saturday in Dillon. The Farmer's Union school at Lavon last week was well attended and the book review on The Tree of Liberty by Mrs BE L Kunkel of Anaconda was a rare treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Marchesseau
Kathryn Hartwig
Delia Marchesseau
Frank Marchesseau
Walter McAndrews
Jimmy
Anaconda
J. D. Harrison
Rose Marie Marchesseau
Dillon
J. J. Brown
Mary E. Sheppard
Earl Tash
Henry ‘Hollinger
George Montgomery
Celia Montgomery
Butte
E. W.‘Tucker
Tom Judge
John Judge
Elmer Hayes
Frank Judge
Armstead
Jack Miller
Jackson
Elkhorn Springs
Grasshopper Valley
Allan Spencer
Bob Marchesseau
Kaiser, Wash
Pete Spitzer
George Ferguson
Deer Lodge
J. C. Ferguson
Genevieve Buhrer
Ralph O’leary
Frank Kambich
Reichle P. T. A
BE. L. Kunkel
Red Cross War Relief Broadcast Slated Over Coast to Coast Network
On Saturday March 16 from 6 to 6 15 C S T a nationwide Red Cross relief progress broadcast will air over the Red network. Lee R Light Beav erhead chapter chairman notes the program. State unemployment commission reports 11 559 new benefit recipients Dec 1 1939 to Feb 24 1940 and total payments of 950 000. total benefits paid exceed 1 500 000 since law took effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Europe
Red
National Broadcasting Company
Lee R. Light
Beaverhead
American Red Cross
State
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meet Thursday at Mrs Thompson Home
Members of the Lutheran Ladies Aid will gather Thursday March 14 at 2 30 PM at the home of Mrs Leonard Thompson for a meeting in the community group setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Leonard Thompson
Mrs Emerick Dies At Her Home
Funeral rites for Mrs. Emerick were held Tuesday at the Brundage chapel with Rev. Father F. X. Lechner officiating. Interment followed in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers named were Charles Nelson, H MecNinch, Chris Overgaard, J. Wadsworth, Ed Johnson, and C. J. Hovren. The family listed includes B. W. and D.I. Emerick of Dillon, a foster son Max Miller of Chicago, and a Bangor Michigan brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W
D.I. Emerick
Dillon
Max Miller
Chicago
Bangor
Mich
Brundage Chapel
F. X. Lechner
Mountain View Cemetery
Charles Nelson
H. MecNinch
Chris Overgaard
J. Wadsworth
Ed Johnson
C. J. Hovren
Beaverhead County Receives Over $15,000 in Unemployment Benefits
Beaverhead County has received more than $15,000 in unemployment compensation over the last seven months. Barclay Craighead, chairman of the unemployment compensation commission, said about $1,400 weekly is flowing into the county. He noted spring work in agriculture, lumbering, and road construction will ease the winter payment peak and urged accepting work to continue eligibility. The period from July 22, 1939, to March 1, 1940, shows over $1.5 million paid to unemployed workers, with about $1.25 million collected from railroads to be paid to railroad workers by the Railroad Retirement board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Barclay Craighead
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Craighead
Railroad Retirement Board
Auxiliary Holds Regular Meeting With Social Evening
The American Legion Auxiliary met in regular session at city hall with Mrs. D. V. Paddock presiding. A social evening followed at Mrs. R. D. Curry’s home, featuring a musical program arranged by Mrs. Nellie Poole and performances by Mrs. Wilma Wright and the Fay duo on electric guitars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
D. V. Paddock
R. D. Curry
Louise Buhrer
Wilma Wright
Jimmy Fay
Community notes and visits in the county
Social visits are reported as Sita attends a lodge gathering with a dessert luncheon where Mrs. James Johnson wins high honors. Nearby, Fred Hirschy and family travel to Butte to visit Dick, who is recovering in St. James hospital, with Sacramento plans once he can travel. Cattle buyers from Iowa and Idaho purchase fat steers for California and Midwest markets, while locals shop in the county seat and teachers hold a fundraiser card party that raises 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sita
Clatter
James Johnson
Fred Nelson
Fred Hirschy
Jack
Joyce
Butte
Dick. Hirschy
St. James Hospital
Hirschy
Sacramento
Calif
Wesley Skeeter
Mark Clemon
Edwin E. Buck
Cherokee
Iowa
Emmett,Carroll
Emmett Jones
Idaho Falls
Dan Pendergast
Carl Holman
Walter Stewart
Nelson and Son
Jim Dodd
Schindlers
Wessley Skeeters
Art Watson
Dan Pendergast Ranch
California
Jacob McMein
Dillon
Holman
McMein
John Anderson
Gerald Zebarth
Son of Wisdom
Roy Zebarth
Jackson School
John Krauser
Harry Lapham
Beth Beauregard
Sanford Shepherd Low
James Dodd
Shirley
Kenneth Peterson
Martin Jackson
Mr. Jackson
March Commissioners' Meeting
Mrs. Jackson
Petition in Scott estate filed for letters of administration
Frank C. McFadden public administrator filed a petition for letters of administration in the Scott estate. The value is estimated at 4000 dollars. The only heir listed is a nephew, name unknown, believed to reside in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. McFadden
Norman Giles
Thomas Scott
Scotland
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Roy Baker
Peter Rasmmussen
Wisdom
Wes
Adah Givogre
Louis Givogre
Robert A. Kane
Wilma Givogre
William ‘Kitte
Victor Rand Clifford Girogre
South Adaho
Kane
J. T. Armitage
Hans Jorgensen
H. Is. Armitage
Legion ‘Unit
Fort Harrison
al Beck
Barbara
Glenna
Walt
Knudson
George Cottrell
Joe Shaw
Wisdom School
the Tribune
Ralph Huntley
Don Anson
Jack Anderson
Jewell Dean Andersons
Bobby Holm
Andrew Anderson
Arnold Holm
Joanna Clapp
T Y
Bob Geary
Bar i Chatterton
San Francisco
Chatterton
Farmer's Union
Iron Cooperative-Union
Lavon Hall
J. B. Garrison
JM Love
NYA
Farmer’s Union Central Exchange
Farmer's Union Trading Company
E. L. Kunkel
Tree of Liberty
John Albers
Art Hasbrouck
A. J. Rife
H. M. Miller
Lars Kalsta
Fred Anderson
Ishtrap
Matt Christiansen
Dorothy
Rolland
Christiansen
Squaw Creek
Warren Hughes
Seymour Creek
Helen Anson
George Else
Lucy Lawrence
George Helming
Grover Helming
Don Francis
Cy Swartz
Howard Hollenback
Maurice Helming
Warren K. Billings
Folsom
Gilles
San Quintin
Polaris
E. A. Marchesseau
F. E. Daly
Son Russel
Billy Francis
Beaverhead County
J.D. Harrison Ranch
Allen Harrison
Montanans
Reichle
Scott
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Butte, Montana
Shippers
P. O. Box
Thtomgole
TOM Express Te Poel
J. W. Walters Garage
N. Montana
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