Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-06-12
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BUTTE-JeO Nancy. ~, mas Dtef
named acting assistant Boy Scout eS-
ecutive for the Silver Bow area coun-
cal
HELENA-About eight tons Of scrap
metal and rubber was collected here
by the scrap collection drive conduct
ed by the Helena Junior Chamber OF
Commerce.
GREAT FALLS Robert w. Shelton,
so. who died here. was supervisor in
charge of the Montana grain and seed
division OF the department of agricul-
ture.
LIBBY-Ernest C. Fairbanks. %. Of
Kalispell, a construction company
worker, was killed when a gravel truck
ran over him on a road construction
project north of here.
Michael Patrick Raj
ferty, 81, who died here, was building
contractor. A native of Ireland, he had
lived in this country 81 years. He went
from Mandan, n. D., to Butte in 1884
and moved here in 1907.
William Henry Casio,
SO, who died in a Butte hospital, had
been a prominent Anaconda resident
for more than 80 years. He was super
intendent OF the concentration depart
ment at the Anaconda reduction works.
BILLINGS A. Duis, 46, farmer
living six miles south OF here, was
drowned when footbridge which he
had constructed across the Yellowstone
river TO an island adjoining his farm
collapsed under his weight.
HAvRE-George F. Geesey. 70, who
lived % miles north of Inverness, was
killed when he fell from a tractor he
was operating and the plows follow
ing the tractor passed over his body
Geesey was 32d degree Mason.
HELENA-The state board Of ex-
aminers has turned down bids for re-
roofing of Montana hall at the State
college in Bozeman because all exceed
ed the estimated cost. The roof will be
repaired as much as possible with pres
ent funds.
BILLINGS-Neil A. Amerman of
Billings, convicted Of grand larceny
by district court jury, was sentenced
TO five years in the state prison. Amer
man was accused of Incorporating
$2,73227 from the Northwest Freight
lines of Billings his employer.
GREAT FALLS-Liquidation of real
estate assets in Great Falls and VI
cinity within the next few months is
planned by the Great Falls TownSite
Co. when about 900 lots will be dis
posed of at sacrifice prices, according
to R. c. Bricker. manager.
DILLON-Mrs. J. M. Neidt, who died
at her home here, was the wife Of an
old-time ranchman Of the Big Hole
basin. She was born in Indiana and
moved from there to Iowa, where she
resided until 1901, the year that the
Neidt family came to the Big Hole
basin.
GREAT FALLS-Roy H. Miller, as
sistant department superintendent of
the Anaconda Copper Mining Co., and
president of the Kiwanis club, has
been elected commander Of the local
American Legion post. He will take
office in September, succeeding Harry
o. Britton.
BELT-David Chambers, 70, who
died at his home here, had been
resident Of the Raynesford district for
half century. A native Of Ireland,
Chambers carne to the United States
So years ago and became a cattle
rancher at Raynesford. He moved here
two years ago.
D1LLON-Thieves apparently value
whisky above automobiles. Beaverhead
county officials reported a car, con-
tanning about 500 worth OF whisky,
was stolen from Lima. An hour later
the car was found three miles away, |
unchanged but lacking its cargo Of |
liquor.
HELENA Charles A. Pedretti, who
died recently in Cincinnati, designed
the interior decorations Of the state |
capital here and did much of the |
work himself. Little had been known |
OF the man who painted the pictures |
in the dome and the old senate cham
Der and who supervised those in what |
Is now the present senate chamber.
FORT BENTON-Richard Stanton,
81, who died at Calgary and who was
a native Of New London, Canada,
moved to Chouteau county as a young |
man, taking up land on the right fork |
OF Shonkin creek just above the pres |
emit Woodrock ranch. As road super
visor he laid out most of the roads ,
of that section.
GREAT FALLS - Wilson Nicoll, |
Great Falls high school graduate now
finishing his freshman year at North |
western university, has won the Phi |
Eta Sigma award as outstanding fresh
man. The award Is based on scholar
ship. extent Of participation in extra
curricula activities and the amount of |
financial self-help
HELENA-With the closing Of school,
Montana students have completed |
about $500 model warplanes. The
states quota is 1900 planes, to be
used in instructing aircraft spoilers.
The remaining 500 will be constructed
ut Montana State college, Eastern |
Montana Normal and Billings Poly
technic institute.
Acknowledgment p. Murphy
Of this city received credit for rem
dertng the most valuable service to |
athletics" At West Point and was |
awarded the Army Athletic association |
trophy and the Bdgerton trophy 1t the |
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