Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-04-04

THREE FORKS-The senate has
confirmed the nomination Of David H.
Andrew as postmaster here.
HELENA - Distribution Of motion
picture films and other aids to visual
education will be continued during 1913
by the state library Of visual aids to
education.
SUPERIOR-Dan Miles, 2-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Miles
Of Tarkio. died In a local hospital Of
burns suffered when he fell into a
pan Of boiling water.
HELENA-The annual meeting Of
the Montana tuberculosis association
will be conducted Sept. II in Helena
Usually the state meeting Is held In
April.
BUTTE=Norman G. Fetherolf, "a
year-old Butte soldier, was killed in
action Dec 8 in the Philippines, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Fether-
off, have learned.
HELENA-C. M. Wall Of this city
has been named head of a committee
to work for establishment Of a beet
sugar factory in the Missouri river
valley area near here.
BUTTE-Dr. J. Thorkelson, former
congressman from the western Mon
tana district, has filed for the re-
publican nomination for United States
senator.
MISSOULA-John Nolan, IA, lost the
thumb and forefinger of his left hand
and suffered a perforated eyeban when
a dynamite cap he found in an aban-
doned mill exploded as he attempted to
open it.
GREAT FALLS-Drivers Of county
highway department vehicles have
been instructed by County Surveyor
Carl Lemmer to drive under 40 miles
an hour, as suggested by President
Roosevelt in letters to governors.
RED LODGE-Jacob Kero, who died
while visiting a daughter at Shelter
vile, Idaho, had lived in Red Lodge
since 1891 Born in Finland, he came /
to the United States to work in the
iron mines In 1890
HEIENA-Mrs. P. r. Yunker has re-
ceived word that her brother. Lieut.. (
Commander Chester c. Smith, had
been awarded the navy gold star for
action in having sunk eight enemy
ships with submarine"
LEWISTOWN-M Zelda Pack, 81,
who died at the home of her son
near Garneill, came to central Mon
tana in 1882 where she taught school
for several years prior to her marriage
to Walter H. Pack, who died in 1928.
HELENA-Severe winter conditions
have caused highways in the state to
break up worse than at any time In
recent years. Howard W. Holmes, state
engineer, reports. The depart
ment plans extensive repairs.
GLENDIVE-Mrs Nora Moore, who
lost son in the Argonne during the
first World war, babe farewell recently
to a second, Thomas Monroe Noble,
who was one of a group Of 40 men
who left here recently for army service.
BUTTE William A. Crompton, who
died here, had been a local resident
for a years. A native of Utah, he
came to Butte in 1900. He was car
penter for the A. G. M. Co. until his
in 1888.
HELENA-Payne Templeton, super
intendent Of schools here, has been
that the war production
board in Washington has refused the
request Of the school district for the
new jefferson building.
GREAT FALLS-A proposal that
Cascade county assume complete con-
troll Of the city-county health depart
ment was informally discussed recently
at a meeting Of the city-county board
Of health.
KALISPEIL-Cla L. Cleveland,
As, who, with Fred Breeder operated
a tie plant four miles west of Somers,
was almost instantly killed when a
tie he had fed through circular saw
was picked up by the opposite side Of
The saw and thrown against his head.
MISSOULA-E. L. Freeman, profess
;or Of English, and Clarence Bell, as
;istant professor of music at Montana
State university, are supporting the
rubber saving campaign. Every morn .
ng the two pedal to school on their ]
bicycles to conserve automobile tires.
CHOTEAU-Mrs. Christine Lestrud, {
rs, who died at the home of daugh-
,er at Belgrade, was born in North
'ield, MINI, and came to Teton coun-
" as a young woman and homesteaded