Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-09-18
News Briefs
From the Treasure State

known Butte resident for a years, died
at her home. She was a native Of
Ireland.
BUTTE-Mrs. Robert o. Kerr, last
years deputy commissioner, has been
named commissioner Of the Butte
Council Of Girl Scouts.
HELENA-Joseph Leonard. 50, res
ident of the Mcclellan creek district
for the last 81 years, died at st. Peters
hospital following short illness. He
was born in Australia.
BILLINGS T. Hertz of Billings,
national vice president of the junior
chamber Of commerce, has volunteered
for army officer training and expects
to report at Salt Lake City this month.
BUTTE John P. Burke, 81, former
" of Butte, was sworn in recently as
assistant district attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia. He has been as
signed to appellate work.
BUTTE-Archie Webking Jr., l6,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Webking
was drowned recently while swimming
in Liberty lake, II miles east of Spo-
kane.
BUTTE-Mrs. Ada Bergman, ma
tive of Cornwall, England and resi-
dent Of Butte for 81 years, died in a
hospital here. She came to the United
States from England &C years ago She
came to Butte in 1885.
GLASGOW-The Glasgow city coun-
Gil passed resolution giving a three
year lease on the local airport to the
United States government. The resolu-
ton provides that the lease may be
renewed or extended any time.
BUTTE-James T. Finlen Jr., men,
Der of the legal department of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Co., has been
elected to the council of mineral law
of the American Bar association. Fin
len is now attending the associations
annual meeting in Detroit.
BILLINGS-The highest price for
western territory wool in 10 years-551
cents a pound-was paid for 1900
pounds consigned by John ]. Holmes OF
Billings at local auction. During the
two-day sale 1916, 400 pounds of wool
NClC SolO az PAASS Vi fO.3H
cents.
GLENDIVE Jimmy Doran, part
owner of a bus line, reported to Plen-
tywood draft headquarters by driving
his regular run. He returned to Glen
dive as a paying passenger, enroute
to induction headquarters at Butte.
Examiners there rejected him and he's
back on the old run again.
BILLINGS-Bonnie Bovee of Great
Falls, recently appointed executive sec
rotary of the Yellowstone county Or
ganiZation of Girl Scouts, has arrived
in Billings to assume her duties. She
is a graduate of the State Normal COL
lege at Dillon and received her bache-
lor's degree in June from the State
university at Missoula.
HELENA goth annual meeting
of the Montana tuberculosis aSsocia-
ton was held here Sept. II. Highlights
included the address by DR.. E. M. Lar
son of Great Falls, association presi-
dent, and a pneumothoraX demonstra-
ton by DR.. Frank Terrill, superinten-
dent of the tuberculosis sanitorium at
Galen.
GREAT FALLS-Mr. and Mrs. w. B.
Garfield, of Eden, celebrated their 50th
anniversary recently and were honor
guests at a dinner given by their
daughter, Mrs. H. A. Low of Eden
route The Canfields came to Montana
in 1914 from Wilson Creek, Wash, and
lived in the Marias country for some
time before going to Eden.
-Volney ]. Hahn, 81, who
died at Bremerton, Wash, was an
early-day resident of Musselshell coun-
ty. He was native of Lafayette, Ind,
and homesteaded in the Flatwillow dis
trict north of Roundup. One of Mus
selshell county's first officials, he held
the position of clerk and recorder for
three terms.
HELENA-The Pan-American union
awarded a $50 prize to Beverly Ann
Conrad, Great Falls high school stu
dent, for her essay, What Inter-Amer-
lean Cooperation Means to My Coun-
try" Mary Jane Bigelow of Poplar,
student at Sacred Heart academy at
Missoula, won second prize, SIS, and
Jessie Mcdonald, Colstrip high school,
third, a silver medal.
MISSOULA-Si HickoX of Drum
mond got off his tractor and sought
to straighten steel cable he was
winding on a drum. The drum sud-
denly spun in reverse, and the cable
caught Hickox' hand. He was dragged
completely around the cylinder. He lost
one finger and suffered a broken fore
arm, fractured ribs and deep face lac
erations.
GREAT FALLS-With an all-time
attendance record established, the
playground and totlot program of the
board of recreation of the city and
school district has been concluded. At
tendance was officially placed at
53,812. Eleven play areas were con-
Quoted during the season, all being
under supervision of paid leaders, most
of whom were college students or
graduates.
HELENA State examinations for
student nurses seeking professional
certificates will be advanced one month