Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-13

he helped organize the Havre Federal
Savings & Loan Corp. In 1923, of which
he was vice president. He was Mon
tana grand master, I o. o. F., IN
lg25-lS26, and was likewise a member
Of several Masonic bodies. he became
associated with the Holland and Bon
Inc Funeral home in 1926.
Western Montana lost
one Of its best known highway patrol
men to the marine corps when Ernest
D. (Pokey) Allen was dispatched from
here to Butte for enlistment Allen, AZ,
served II months with the 33d army
engineers in the World war, participat-
ing In the Meuse-Argonne and st.
Mihiel offensives.
GREAT FALLS Joseph Matteucci,
80, who died at hospital here, was
a pioneer Great Falls and Black Eagle
merchant. He was founder of the
Matteucci g. Sons grocery store and
remained active in business until q
short time ago. Matteucci was born in
Italy in 1851 and came to Montana in
1885. For several years he worked at
Butte, moving to Great Falls IN 1893.
HELENA-With the closing Of school,
Montana students have completed
about 1900 model warplanes. The
states quota is 1000 planes, to be
used In instructing aircraft spoilers
The remaining 500 win be constructed
at Montana State college, Eastern
Montana Normal and Billings Poly
technic institute.
ANACONDA-Mrs. Mollie Josephine
lad TnooT
resident for more than 40 years. Born
in Hudson, Wis. Mrs. Jones came to
Anaconda shortly after the turn Of
the century. Mrs. Blanche May Mag
ness, So, who had lived here about
the same length Of time as Mrs. Jones, |
was another death victim. She was |
born In Pekin, Md.
BUTTE-Anthony A. Mcbride, 10, |
who, as a motorman, ptloted the first |
streetcar into WalkerviIIe, was a re-
cent death victim. He had lived here
for go years. Born In Ireland, Mcbride
came here in 1882 and for 81 years |
was an employe Of the Butte Electric
Railway Co., working for the concern
In the days when Centerville and Wal
kerville were served with cable cars.
GLASGOW-Thomas C. Horn, man
ager of the Medicine Lake wildlife
refuge for three years, has arrived to
become Fort Peck range manager for
the federal fish and wildlife service.
He succeeds Albert Van S. Pulling,
range manager for IS months. Pulling
has gone to Las Vegas, New, to en-
gage in research work on the desert
game range.
ANACONDA Raymond P. Murphy
Of this city received credit for rem
iering the most valuable service to
athletics" at West Point and was
awarded the Army Athletic association
rophy and the Edgerton trophy at the
military academy graduation exercises
The Edgerton trophy Is presented an
aually to the graduating football cap
ain. Among the graduates also was
leonard ]. Blissenbach. son Of Mrs.
!. A. Blissenbach Of Great Falls.
MISSOULA-Ja Brittan Of Boze-
nan won the Ryan fellowship for
scholastic excellence In economics at
Montana State university this year.
The award win enable Britain to con-
inue his studies at some graduate
chooL The fellowship amounts to
'ome $500 annually. Bill Jones of Liv-
ngSton, three-time letterTnan IN both
ootbaH and basketball, was awarded
he Grizzly cup for outstanding ath-
etc and scholarship ability.
HEENA-The Society of Sons and
OF Montana Pioneers viii