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Kea Lioageeting of MorningAlthough Montana’s quota of thefor five subjects in at mast tnroc j history; Don Brohaugh, biology-; andnationwide American Legion goal of 25.000,000 povpies this year is only'e at Red Lod'jc] 1-5,000, the department chairman.vening were Mr. de, Mr. and Mrs. d Mrs. Paul Ger-ting, which feat-day program, a to Mrs. Mary iven in a musical lerard, with Mrs. companist. Mrs. le mother of Mrs. member of Morn-secretary of the assembly.Mrs. H. L. Holm of Helena, hopes to sell 134,000 because of the mount ing need for funds.separate fields—from among 51 con-Janie Lockwood, home economicstestants.No medals were awarded to winners of first, second, and third places this year. Instead, blue ribbons i were awarded to all students placing in the upper one-third of the scores in each event. Scholarships of $1001 were awarded to the winners of theclub representative.Relatives Attend ErbFuneral In BillintfS ^u^rib^winners from LaurelRobert Chilton Guthrie, native of j were Bill Speare, current history, and Reelt;| po| Sti„water county who• ma rtiN/ktrt 1 e/llAn/lA* I Of* n * H O r I t* 'Native Of Reed Point To Receive Honor For Pioneering- In RadarMrs. Carrie E. Erb and Mr. ar.d; major social science; Jerry Early, Jisit Zelda ite Memberergreen Rebekah d a meeting of dge No. 40 of ening were Mr. Everett, Mrs. C. *aul Gerard, Mrs. Prank Platz, Mrs.G. N. Wiggins, Irs. O. C. Hiner Vlrs. Jessie Row-sident of district tabs, was on her lodge. Another Sadie Beck of ent of the Mon-Mrs. Myron Erb were in attendance in Billings Saturday at funeral services for Mrs. Beatrice Erb, 50, wife of Enos J. Erb of Huntley.Mrs. Erb, a resident of Huntley for the last 22 years, died suddenlyAmerican history, physics, pentathlon, and solid geometry; and Joel Roth, algebra II.Jerry Early is also eligible forat her home last Wednesday morn- District Meeting Ofess session Miss received her init-member of Lau-kah lodge.Laurel Honor Rollnts at Montana ?man making the r roll, 36 made 95 or better to A flush. Among C. Gemmill of el students earn-honor roll with ■ 87.5 or better I, Mildred Hage-Sherrow.ing. Death was attributed to a| heart attack. She was bom Oct. 15, 1896, in Billings, a daughter of | Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Macer of Pam-peys Pillar. She married Enos J. Erb in Hardin Nov. 17, 1920.Besides the widower and her fa ther, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Albert Rhodes of Billings, Mrs. Lee Carlton of Pasco, Wash.. Velma Erb and Gerry Ann Erb at the family home; a son, Donald Erb, at home, and a brother, James Macer, at Pompeys Pillar.Services were conducted at Smith's chapel by Rev. R. H. Moorman, pastor of the First Baptist church of Billings, assisted by Rev. Joseph Ashworth, paster of the First Methodist church of Huntley, and Rev. Charles Rhodes of Big Sandy.Burial was in the Mountview cemetery at Billings.received his, bachelor of science degree from Montana State University in 1929, will receive an honorary doctor of science degree at the fiftieth commencement ceremonies at the university June 9.Guthrie was one of the earliest workers in radar and is in chargeV. F. W. and AuxiliaryTe Mnv 18 At Iolipflof 0,1 active ^“P of en*ineerflIS ltiay lO l JUIIt:! wor|cjJ1£ jn rnany phase? of radarA meeting of delegates from V. F. W. posts and ladies’ auxiliaries of district No. 3 will be convened at 1:30 p. m. May 18 at Joliet. George Robinson of Billings, district commander of the Veterans of Foreign wars, and Mrs. Edna Waples of Red Lodge, district president of the Auxiliary, will preside at the sessions. New officers are to be electee!.Mrs. Ella Johnson of Great Falls,department president, and William Pilgram of Helena, department quartermaster, are to be present.Lois Crawford Appears In Comedy At NormalGraff Is Pledged To Honorary FraternityBozeman, May 14. — Don Graff, freshman at Montana State collegeDillon, May ”lZ—Lois CrawfonC !d *, f Supt anddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Graff of Laurel, has been not.f.ed Crawford of 709 East Main, LauH, by Phi Eta Sigma, freshman men sresearch. He has been recommended for the navy’s highest civilian award for his work in the early development of radar sets and their installation on ships even before the war.After receiving his degree in mathematics and physics from the university in 1929, Guthrie accepted a position with the national bureau of standards in Washington, D. C. Later he was transferred to the naval research laboratory in Washington and in 1935 was assigned to workis appearing in the three act comedy. “I Remember Mama” by John Van Druten, to be staged at the Montana Normal college, Wednesday,May 14.Miss Crawford, a freshman at the Normal college, is a tryout for the Gargoyle club, campus dramatics society.honorary fraternity, that his grades have met the fraternity’s requirements and that he is to sit todayin a special section of the auditorium | ing that there was personnel to op-on radar. At that time it was known that radio waves could be directed and reflected, but devices for powerful signals, directional projection and receiving had yet to be developed.In April 1936, Guthrie and his assistants had devised a transmitter which, with other radar components, produced a radar echo from a plane two and one-half miles away. Two years later they had develoved equipment which could receive an echo from a plane 98 miles away. Guthrie was later commended for his work in getting early radar installations into the fleet and see-to he officially pledged.The assembly will be importanterate them.He was recommended for the hop-as all students who have earned orary degree by the university fa-honors during the year will then be recognized.culty, approved by the state board of education.
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Laurel, Montana, US
Wed, May 14, 1947
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