Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-17
Treasure State News Briefs

HELENA-Helena's Shodair hosnsta
has received funds amounting to s2s
from the National Foundation for IN
fantile Paralysis, A. B. Bradham
manager Of the hospital said.
DIXON - Staff Sgt. Gerald z
Morrison, 20, one Of eight army uer
from the army navigation school AZ
Hondo, Tex. killed when a trainine
plane crashed and burned, was the sor
OF Mrs. Ethel Morrison Of Dixon.
BOzEATAN-A total of l25 freshmen
were pledged by mems fraternities al
Montana State college at the close al
the first formal rushing period. Kama
Sigma with 80 pledges topped the list
for number neophytes.
HELENA-E H. Helterbran OF Bill
lings filed his nomination certificate
as candidate for United States SEN
ator on the socialist ticket. Heller
bran was nominated at the partv's
state convention in Missoula Sept. 81.
MISSOULA - Approximately 25OOOo
turkeys will go to holiday markets
from Montana this year. Miss Harriet
E. Cushman, extension poultry special
ist at Montana State College, said the
1912 crop would exceed that Of 1871
by about one percent.
HEIENA-The Montana State nurses
association has opened state head
quarters in the Lalonde building here
to carry on the work of the state ntIrs-
ing council for war service. Mrs. Mar |
garet Alsop, executive secretary, is in
charge.
HELENA-Edward H. Moe. Ga, who
died here, was born in Norway. He
came to Helena when he was IA years
Did, and lived here for some years.
Then he went to Big Sandy, where he
vas married and lived for some time.
He and his family returned here seven
,ears ago.
GREAT FALLS-Mrs. Dora A. Kuske
lied after suffering a heart attack at
first avenue south and Park drive.
Born in Germany on Sept. 5, 1857, and
resident of this country since she
1as 2 years old, Mrs. Kuske had come
D Great Falls year ago from Simms
here she had lived for 30 years.
LIVINGSTON-Mrs. Cloycie Mem !
nd her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lewis T
Tenn, entered the nursing home the
anne day. A boy was born to Mrs
loycie Mem at 11.58 p. m. One hour \
nd six minutes later, which made it c
lie next day, Mrs. Lewis Mem gave h
Irth to a boy. The fathers are n
rotherS. S
LINGS-Montana prep school 4
,hletics yielded another figure to the h
rmed forces with the enlistment OF y
enc Pearson, Billings high school h
ack coach, in the marine corps Pear II
N has been ordered to California for r.
aiming, his wife said He is widely a,
lown throughout Montana as sports
fetal
GREAT FALLS Thomas S. New n,
an, 80, one Of the first homesteaders n
the Simms community, died at his "
nch home following an illness Of ve
veral years. Newman was born March &c
1852 at Huntsville, England, and n
me to this country when years nd
l. He has lived near Simns for IS 81
ars, operating a ranch until 10 years m
o, when he retired. 81
ANACONDA-Peter Arens, SO, died tn
the home of his son-in-law and
lighter, MIR. and Mrs. Ray Shelly, MI
5er an extended illness He was born We
Dusseldorf, Germany He arrived in co
W York City on Sept. is, 1880. He co
me to Butte in 1885, where he Ri
rked as a miner for one year. He SCI
me to Anaconda in 1887 and has ne
ed here continuously since. bu
HELENA Receipts at the Helena IA ~
stoffice for the first nine months - ~
this year show an increase Of nearly ~
900 over the same period in 1941, ~
'tmaster j. r. Wine reported. Sept. o. o.
eipts of $18695O2 brought the total - -
the third quarter Of this year to e. e.
1878 and the nine month figure ~ ~
Sill, 020.63, compared to $169, 464.55 AZ
the Jan. 1-Sept 30 period of 1941
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SALISPELL-Serg. Roger Larson of
hspeu was killed at Gle Elum, sh,
sh., when his patrol plane crashed, ne
ording to word received by his par am
S, Mr.. and Mrs G. o. Larson. an
geant Larson attended the local dol
ools and graduated from Flathead the
lnty high school three years ago, eat
enlisted in the coast guard air emf
ps.
IHINOOK-Hans I. Halseth, resi- 4
It here for rs years, died after a mil