Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-24
Treasure State News Briefs

HELENA-John r. McInnes, "a. a
retired Helena shoemaker, died follow
ing long illness. McInnes came 10
Montana so years ago. He came here
from Great Falls about 1900.
HELENA--Helen E. Fechter, COM
mercial teacher at the Helena high
school, was named new secretarv-
treasurer Of the Lewis and Clark
county Montana Education associa-
ton
GREAT FALLS-Sarah c. McDon-
aid, IS, for many years a resident of
Great Falls, died at a local hospital
Miss Mcdonald came to Great Fails
in 1907. She was employed at the Paris
until she retired several years ago.
HELENA Mines needing a supplv
Of copper sulphate may obtain the
chemical by application to the war
production boards mining branch IN
Washington, W. M Manning, regional
technical advisor, reported.
MISSOULA-Forest service para !
chutists made "a fire jumps without !
a single injury, regional headquarters
here reported. Jumpers controlled "a
fires in the northern Rocky noun
tain region this year.
HAAIILTON-Clyde Hayden h S
been named county attorney by the
Ravalh county board Of commissioners
to replace E. Gardner Brownlee, who
a leave Of absence to serve
IN the navy. Hayden, former county
attorney, will serve until Jan. l.
GREAT George Everybody
Talks About, Blackfeet Indian charged
With murder Of his wife, Isabel. near
Browning April %, was found guilty
II manslaughter by a federal court
ury. Judge Charles N. Pray sentenced {
he tribesman to serve eight years In I
ederal prison. c
AJACONDA-Mrs niger Knudsen
'orgerson, 80, a widely known resident
+ Anaconda for the past quarter CEN
ry, died at st. AIMS hospital. She
'aS the widow of the late Thomas +
'orgerson. Born in Haugersund, Nor =
-ay, she came to this country about !
years ago.
SIDNEY Sheriff Sam Childers said Il
e was holding a man he identi- d
ed as Robert Ellis, about 10, in con- q
ection with the Staying Of John Kip
snham, 65 year old pioneer rancher r.
the Sidney area. The sheriff said
Ills had been employed for more than eC
quarter of a century by Kippenham Is
sheepherder. So
ANACONDA Joseph F. johnson, II, =.
ng time resident of Anaconda, died ~ a.
his home. He had been Ill for the =.
st two years and was a retired =,
lelter worker. johnson was born In 70
over, Del. He came to Montana In Ia
81 and lived In Deer Lodge until
IS when he moved to Anaconda with RI,
S family. hi
ALISPELL-Hunters seeking big ne
me in the South Fork of the Flat tn
ad river area this fan may be forced I'm
act as their own guides and packers, be
perviSor j. G. Urquhart Of the Flat De
ad national forest reported. He said on
shortage Of guides and packers Is SUI
minent for the hunting season DE
lich opens Nov. is.
Regain of Black ed
It, Idaho, representative of the war ba,
ocation authority, has established ]
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srations in connection with Japan to
evacuees working for sugar beet do
mers in western Montana. There IS
} more than 1900 japanese now inc
rking in Montana. thr
ne night editor, who was ON leave Dus
absence in New York, has returned -
e after being gone for five months. ~
New York Clark gathered material PIC
a book he is writing on early day ~ ~
;tern drama. Clark was with the ,llS
ny of occupation In France follow liis
World war / and also was a mem
Of the Chicago Tribune's Paris IL. -.
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'ORT PECK-Maj. Howard H. I
1erts, Fort Peck district engineer wh'
, recently replaced Col. Richard len
Selee, has been promoted to hei
tenant colonel, according to word
lived from Washington, D. G. eye
ltenant Colonel Roberts was grad oIn
ed from Vanderbilt university In gra
hville, Tenn, with a. B. S. degree reis
civil engineering. He served during az az
rid war with the 18th engineers. w,
F. A. Van Haur tina
her of James P. Van Haur, Mis- cen
a flyer rescued in the Pacific sever H
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