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other relatives and friends. He re-
turned TO San Francisco Christmas
day and was in the hospital there for
several months and then was trans
ferred to Corona, Calf, for the treat
ment Fox was stationed at the naval
air base the morning OF the attack
and was manning machine gun at
one OF the windows in large hangar.
SHELBY-The fourth annual Ma
rias fair closed with receipts exceed
ing 1871, according to Gladys Dahl,
fair secretary. The pari mutuel booth
was well patronized, receipts exceed
ing last years by more than $1,000.
HELENA-Del B. Crawley, Wilbur
D. Hurst and Wyman Y. Zachary OF
Mssoula, Leo D. Murphy OF Great
Falls and Glenn 3. Farrell OF Billings
have been named on the legal inves-
tigating staff of the state CPA setup.
GREAT FALLS-W. p. Costello,
prominent Great Falls attorney, died
suddenly at his home. Death was at
tributed TO a heart ailment. He had
been a resident OF Great Falls for
about 81 years, and maintained an
office at the Montana bank building.
MANHATTAN Fire OF undeter-
mined origin destroyed the large barn
at the Buell. Heeb ranch. Eight head
of horses were taken from the burn
ing building. A number OF sets OF
harness and other articles were de-
stroyed.
GREAT FALLS-George o. Huston,
cashier OF the Montana Bank d Trust
Co. here since January, 1912, left for
Cut Bank, where he has been engaged
to take charge of the Bank of Glacier
County. Huston became associated
with the Conrad Banking Co. here
in 1928
| HELENA-Livestock conditions con-
tinued excellent and crop conditions
were generally good in Montana dur
ing July, the weather bureau reported.
Precipitation was above normal west
| of the continental divide for the
| fourth successive month.
| HELENA-Montana beaver, trans
planted from hay meadows to noun
| tain streams, are proving valuable In
controlling spring floods and prevent
ing erosion, according TO Bob Cooney.
state wildlife chief. More than $50 Of
the animals have been trapped and
moved to new homes by the state.
! CONRAD-Wilbur s. Thody, about
45, was found dead in one of the Jim
Johnson cabins where he made his
home. His head was in an automobile
fan belt which was fastened to the
ceiling Death was caused by stran-
, gulation, according to Coroner E. F..
Wyse.
LEWISTOWN-Blue Ridge noun
tain feuds have nothing on one now
waged here. A classified ad in local
paper read: The party who has been
throwing bedbugs sealed in envelopes
on the porch of my house is known
and is requested to refrain from fur
Their such conduct"
HAMILTON Word was received
here of the death from sunstroke Of
C. c. LeSuer, western production man
ager of the associated seed growers, in
Filler, Idaho. LeSuer, e. had been with
the seed company since its operations
began here in 1914 and had held his
present position since 1885. He was
regarded as one of the foremost seed
men in the northwest.
LEWISTOWN-Lieut. Paul H. SOM
mers has arrived to direct army con-
| Struction programs now under way
here NJ M Fuller is in charge of the
non-military technical advisory staff.
Others stationed here are Glen Hos
letter, district safety engineer, and
Harold j. Ruckman, district fire chief,
both former Lewistown residents.
/ CONRAD-Sister Mary Asuilina, 81
died at st. Mary's hospital after a
long illness. She came to Helena from
Germany in 1928 and was a nurse in
the sisters hospital in Helena until
June l. 1912, when she came to Con-
rad, and had been patient in St
Mary's hospital since. She is the first
sister Of this order to die since men,
berS began to come to America in 1925
GREAT FALLS-Wencel Pribyl. 81,
rauCher in the Eden district since
1889, died at local hospital after a
short illness. Pribyl was born in b.
hemia. With his parents he came to
the United States in 1872. They made
/ their home in Chicago 4 few years,
then moved to Minnesota. He came to
Montana in 1887, spending two years
around Cascade and Helena before
taking up a ranch at Eden.
. GLASGOW-The Larslan store and
p0StOfliCe. so miles northeast of Glas-
gov. owned and operated by Mr. and
Mrs. 0. J. Jedne, was completely de-
strOyed by a fire originating from a
high-test gasoline container The loss,
which is not covered by insurance. is
+ estimated at more than $4,000. Mr..
and Mrs. Jedne both suffered burns
in the effort to put out the fire and
were brought TO Glasgow for treat
ment.
| GREAT FALJS-Victim of an acct
dental gun shot wound during ma
neuvers, Louis J. Skovron, 30, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Skovron of this
| city, died at Fort Ord Calf, where
he was stationed as a member of an
army unit. Born in Great Falls April
10, 1913. he attended local schools and
. 70,