Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-11-22

BUTTE. - Herman Strasburger. 10,
who died in Seattle, was a mining
! promoter and former Butte city treas
urer. Born at Virginia City. Mont. he
! grew up there and at Bozeman and
salt Lake City. He served two terms
as city treasurer here.
GREAT FALL.S.-Probate of the viii
/ of George II. Stanton, who recently
died here, was asked in a petition filed
in district court by Lee M. Ford. STAN
ton left an estate consisting Of real
and personal property In Cascade.
Toole, Liberty and Chouteau counties.
HELENA-The office of emergency
co-ordinator Of mines for Montana has
protested to the national co-ordinator
that a defense priority ruling pre-
venting small mines from getting
needed materials was throttling the
production Of Montana defense metals.
GREAT FAILsS.-Police Chief Har-
old Mady recently received official but
belated recognition for service IN the
World war. He was sent an official
government citation, the marine silver
star for his heroism while under fire
and wounded in historic Belleau wood
LIVINGSTON-The Livingston
Milling Co. plant was destroyed by a
fire which started in the cupola of the |
mill and swept through the building |
Machinery In the main building was |
destroyed but nearly the entire stock |
of flour, in another part Of the struc-
ture, was saved.
SIDNEY. -Orville DeShaw has been
elected president of the Kiwanis club
here. succeeding Tad Sanders. Mickey
Jensen is vice president and Axel An
derSon, H. H. Kincaid, w. A. Turner,
Austin Paulson, Howard Cashmere,
Dan Price and William Davidson di-
ANACONDA.-James Lappin, who
died after an illness Of three years,
was an old-time resident Of this city.
Born in Ireland, he came to the
United States when young man and
had lived here for Sc years. He was
employed as an engineer at the Deer
Lodge county courthouse for 81 years.
BROWNING. Installation of a san
ltary sewer here, expected to occupy
IS men for about four months, has
Oeen started. Frank Bowman, district
director Of the division of operations
If the WPA, said the project follows
Of the state board
# health, made in response to the {
equestS of Browning residents. t
HARLOWTON.-Prof. Frank Har- I
ington, landscaper, and H. c. Cheever
# the engineering department of :
Montana State college, were here re- {
emily looking over Wheatland park !
n preparation of plans for landScaping :
and installing a swimming pool I
they conferred with the Kiwanis club '
pool committee.
RED LODGE.-The national defense I
Fogram was characterized In an adj
ress here by A. w. Seebart, professor ),
economies at Billings Polytechnic !,
lstitute, as a Smoke screen" behind !
hich the administration can prepare =
" an aggressive war. 1.-THE greatest
America can make
wards a permanent peace is to stay II
1T Of the present war" he declared.
HELENA State Senator Tom Burke .
Billings said here recently that If :.
turned to the senate next election -
, would sponsor legislation intended
create a youth correction author
Y" designated to rehabilitate young
and prevent their becom-
g hardened criminals Burke said it
ould be patterned after program
w operated in California. The SEN