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Company 150if COOCamp Birch Creek NotesCamp F-60New CommanderCaptain Aldredge leaves this camp August 1, to return to his home in Payton, O., where he will retain his old position on the police force as district commander.In Captain Aldredge's place, we have Leo C. Wilson, first lieutenant air reserve. Lieutenant Wilson and Lieutenant Barnes are members of the same squadron and have known each other before. I'm sure everyone will pull to help our ne*r C.( O. keep up the company’s good name.Company InsuectionCaptain (Saunders, district inspector, and his assistant, Lieutenant Gillespie, were in camp a few days ago to give our company the “once over as is customary before a change in commanding officers.TennisVery soon there is to be a tennis tournament held in Dillon among the town folks. Mr. Lums-den will get enrollees of this camp culled out until only the best remain. We have some very promising tennis players in camp and we have hopes of coming out of the tournament with a good score. The fee for entering will be fifty cents.Forest FiresJuly 28, 25 men under the supervision of Charles Hartman and George Judge were called to the Wisdom ranger station for fire suppreesi-on activities on Tie creek. Almost as soon as theyarrived at the scone of the fire, it started to rain. The f)ro was extinguished almost Immediately by this unexpected shower. All men returned to camp July 30.A separate crew of seven, men, under the supervision of Eugene Swanberg, was rushed to the scene of a fire on Baldy mountain. This was only a brush fire. Thus, the men returned to camp at 10 p. m., July 29.On July 29, 3:15 p. m., another fire was reported at Skinner meadows. A crew of 25 men under the able direction of W. F*. Edwards, wafi called to the scene. Although Mr. Edwards and his crew made a thorough search of the surroundings, not one trace of a fire could be found. So, having arrived to the conclusion that the report which had brought them to the scene was the work of an over excited observer, the men returned to camp, arriving here at 8:15 p.m., July 30.—Ronald L. Sanderson.Reporting.“Taboga Bill'* was a well-known shark inhabiting thewaters around Taboga island, Panama, for sev- . erai years. He wae bountifully : rationed by all United States navy ; ships who knew him. Upon ap- preaching Taboga island, men ! would usually keep a sharp look- 1 out for “Taboga Bill and renew i old acquaintances. Some time ago, i a motor launch from the United i States gunboat U. S. S. Tulsa, 1 trolling off Taboga, saw an enor- 'lt;■ moue shark asleep on the surface lt;of the water. The boat’s crew ] harpooned the shark, landed him i after nearly an all day battle, and found that he had towed them a -/‘nnoiHQro'Klo /Utftnnra frrvm Ta.hnP’fl fl
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Dillon Examiner
Dillon, Montana, US
Wed, Aug 05, 1936
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