Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

BILLNGS-Joseph A. Ferris, former
minneapolis newspaper man, has taken
up his new duties as director of pub
licity for Northwest Airlines.
HARLOWTON-The Lain Chevrolet
20. Will soon begin construction of a
~ by 70 foot extension to its garage.
Lee Henthorn will be in charge of
the work
GLENDIVE-The Glendive Munich
pal band recognized and Steve Meis-
sner was elected to head the band with
+. l.. Nelson as assistant. A. M. Rem
Trey was named musical director.
MISSOULA-Mark H. Derr, assistant
attorney general. has filed his inten-
ton OF becoming a candidate for dis
trlct Judge of the fourth judicial dis
trlct, comprising Missoula. Lake, Ra-
Vall, Mineral and Sanders counties.
HELENA Unemployed Montanans
were paid S952,757 by the state unem-
ployment compensation commission be-
tween Dec. l, 1889. and Feb "a. The
commission also reported that 1859
workers filed benefit claims for the
flrSt time during the same period.
JUDITH GAP-Henry Lang, chief
quartermaSter. wounded seven times in
the sinking in December, 1887, of the
United States gunboat. Panay. near
Marking, China, has been assigned to
the recruiting service of the navy,
Lang Is nephew of Glen S. and Hal
Bills of Judith Gap.
POLARIS-Bill Pierce. caretaker at
Elkhorn Springs, has made compane
ions of six chickadees and a wood
pecker. After meals he calls his friends
VINO fly to him and eat from his hand
Inc birds sit on his shoulder and have
become real chuns
HELENA-A six-point program of
study, leading to formation OF a ma
ternal and child health program lin
Keeping with the needs OF Montana"
is being undertaken in 1910 by the
maternal and child health committee
OF the Montana State Medical asso-
citation.
CUT BANK-Eugene Olson, who was
graduated from Cut Bank high school
IN 1899, has received an appointment
10 me United States naval academy
at Annapolis through Congressman
James F. OConnor of the second
Montana district. He will take the en-
trance examinations on April II.
BUTTE-Montana units of the Ma
tional Federation of Postoffice Clerks
and the National Association of Letter
Carriers will hold their annual con-
Ventions here June and 8. The con-
ventions will be augmented by state
meetings of the auxiliaries of the two
organizations.
MISSOULA-Conduc C. E. Camp
bell. who served a month less than "a
years on the Northern Pacific. has re-
tired from railroad service, after hav-
ing had charge of trains between
Logan and Livingston for the last few
years. His home has been on the east
end OF the Rocky mountain division
at Livingston.
ANACONDA-With a maximum lean
Of l66 feet, Roy Mikkelson of Auburn,
Calf, won first place in the Casper
Oimoen class A ski jumping event here
with a total of 1888 points. Second
pace went to Sverre Engen of Salt
Lake City. who had 2231 point: Le-
Roy Tegarden of Auburn, Calf, fin
ished third with 2l97.
GREAT FALLS-Charles L. Sheri-
dan OF Helena, former chief of police
OF Great Falls. has been appointed
federal probation officer with head
quarters at Billings. The appointment
was made by United States District
Judge Charles N Pray. Sheridan sue
ceeds Charles A Rasmussen. who died
last year
of Kansas City, Mo. a staff artist for
the NEA feature service. is here for
brief visit with her brother, George
M; Hays. and his family. A former
Billings girl, Mrs. Simms is nationally
known as the creator of the cartoon
character, '.Flapper Fanny" She was
accompanied here by her daughter,
Dorothy Simms.
GREAT FALLS-Harry Nelson, Great
Falls grocer, was elected president of
the Cascade County Wildlife associ-
alton at the annual banquet and
meeting of the organization. More than
325 were present for the annual event.
Nelson succeeds H. NJ Yaw as presi-
dent. Other officers elected included
w. M. Parks and Lloyd Croxford, vice
presidents; Yaw, George Dabler and
A. S. Chichester, directors for one-year
terms. and Parks, Carroll Bennett and
Russell Hubbard, directors for two
year terms. NJ. T. Messelt was re-
elected secretary.