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

HELENA-Helen Riley of Butte wa.
elected president Of the Helena Di.
ocesan Womens Retreat association
succeeding Anne Ceccone. Helena.
BUTTE-Leo Nancy, %, has beer
named acting assistant Boy Scout ex-
ecutive for the Silver Bow area coun-
oil.
HELENA-About eight tons OF scrar
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
Kalispel construction company
worker, was killed when a gravel truck
ran over him on a road construction
project north Of here.
GLASGOW william Nybakken. Al,
Glasgow farmer, died Of injuries suf-
fered when a car In which he was
riding plunged from the highway and
overturned near Saco.
HELENA Removal Of 260 tons OF
streetcar rails from Helena streets for
diversion into war industries is sought
by the state salvage committee. The
city is endeavoring to determine who
holds title to the buried tracks.
BUTTE Edward T. OBrien, who
If
for 35 years. A native of Pony, he had
been employed by the Anaconda Cop
per Mining Co. since he first came
to Butte.
HELENA has been asked
to send representative to the re-
gtonal conference on war tax problems
at Salt Lake City June rs and 81. The
has been called by the
Council of State Governments.
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.
ANACONDA-William Henry Casio.
been a prominent Anaconda resident |
Tor more than 80 years. He was super
ntendent Of the concentrator depart
nent at the Anaconda reduction works.
BILLINGS-H. A. Duis, 46, farmer
living six miles south of here, was
drowned when a footbrtdge which he
lad constructed across the Yellowstone
liver to an island adjoining his farm
collapsed under his weight.
HAvRE+ George F. Geesey, 20, who
lived % miles north of Inverness, was
Iilled when he fell from tractor he
vas operating and the plows follow
ng the tractor passed over his body.
3eesey was a SOD degree Mason.
HELENA-The state board Of ex-
aminers has turned down bids for re-
'oofing Of Montana hall at the State
college in Bozemau because all exceed
ID the estimated cost. The roof will be
epaired as much as possible with pres
mt funds.
BuLNGS-Neil A. Amerman Of
Billings, convicted Of grand larceny
y district court jury, was sentenced
0 five years in the state prison. Amer
nan was accused Of misappropriating ,
2, 1927 from the Northwest Freight !.
ines of Billings, his employer.
GREAT FAILS-Liquidation OF real !
state assets in Great Falls and Vi !
nifty within the next few months is l
damned by the Great Falls Townsite
TO-, when about 900 lots win be dis Q
osed Of at sacrifice prices, according J
D r. @. Bricker, manager. 4
GREAT FALLS-John Gould THAN, I
0, who died at a hospital here, was J
stockman in the Highwood region
Or more than so years. Born in On =
ario, Canada, THAN came to Montana
y river boat, landing at Fort Benton,
} engage in the blacksmith trade. {
HELENA-Paul T. Smith of Boulder, =
lember of the state railroad commits ?
on, is the first state official to be- \
1me an airplane pilot. He has COM :
leted his preliminary training and q
ow is well on his way toward receiv- d
lg his private pilots license.
GREAT FALLS-Received here by v
'ailer from Tennessee were three reg t
tered Tennessee walking horse mares, t
rought by negro handlers One OF the Il
lareS was consigned to Miss Katherine u
eForest of Great Falls and the other a
wo to Mrs. Irene Cerveny of Virgelle. il