Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-09-12

BUTTE-Arthur z. Blair, 70, former
superintendent Of the Leonard rnint
in Butte, died recently at San Diego
Calf.
HEENA-Governo Ford has SET
Nov as the date for a special cleo
ton in Roosevelt county to select a
successor to L. M. Clayton, resigned.
SIDNEY Sidney's new radio sta
ton, KEGS, has begun operations. The
station, operating on l.4SO kilocycles
is on the air from q. m. to 8 D. m.
MILES CTTY-Funeral services were
held here for Moses Hunter, 1O2, one
of Montana's last veterans of the war
between the states. Hunter was born
in slavery in Virginia Jan. /, 1910.
HELENA Kathryn Worrell, district
advisory nurse for the state board of
health since 1899, has been granted a
leave Of absence until Jan. /, I84s, to
join the faculty Of the University of
California.
BILLINGS-An army pursuit plane,
coming in for landing in formation
crashed on San Fernando road near
IAShddACs Od4u.s aAAQ Duucu- Inc
pilot, Staff Serg Wayne M Winks, %,
of Billings, was killed.
BUTTE-Miss Joy Kerr, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Andrew j. Kerr Jr., has
been appointed state historian for the
auxiliary of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars by Pearl Reagan, Helena, state
president of the organization.
HELENA Governor Ford has APP
pointed DR.. David T. Berg of Helena
and DR.. George Jestrab Of Havre to
the state board Of health. Jestrab's
term expires April 2, 1916, and Berg
viii serve until April, 1947.
TOWNSEND The Broadwater
county Red Cross received a check for
$24354 from the RaderSburg Red
Cross. The money was discovered in a
bank account established
during the first World war.
GREAT FALLs4Rev. A. v. How
land, pastor of Berthoud, Colo, has
arrived in Great Falls to take over the /
paStorship of the local United Breth- |
rem church, and to serve as district |
superintendent Of the church in Mon
tana.
DILLON-Dr. George L. Routledge
Of Dillon has been notified of his ap-
pointment to the rank of lieutenant
in the navy by order of
.he president. He was ordered to re-
port for duty Sept 10 at the Treasure
Island naval hospital, San Francisco.
THOMPSON FALLS-Carol Bush
nan, 2, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Lionel Bushman, found some poison
set aside for graduating gophers in
The basement of her home. She ate
some and died before the doctor ar
rived.
MISSOULA-Julia G. Fleming has
filed suit against the Northern Pacific
-ailroad and Engineer II. L. Ditlmeier
Tor SOS, 900 damages as result of the
Heath Of Kathleen Fleming in a grade
,rossing collision near Tllrah Jan. 6,
$40.
MISSOULA-G Lloyd Hayes, as ]
istant forester at the northern Rocky /
mountain forest and range experiment {
tation, has been transferred to the
experiment station at
Asheville, N. G. He has been here
ince 1884.
LIVINGSTON-Fire destroyed the 1
silver Gate inn at the northeast en- I
rance TO Yellowstone park. The build {
ng and all its contents were a total
OSs. The inn had not been opened to I
he public this year, but had been used
or storage. i
HELENA-The hygienic laboratory a
f the state board of health has tested
he blood of more than 40,140 Montana t
men called for duty since November, I
$40. The tests were required as checks g
gainst various type of infectious, res
'iratory and parasitic diseases. u
HELENA Montana butterfat pro-
uction in July totaled 1903 '
ounds, "a percent less than in the S
anne month of 1941 and 96 percent C
sss than in June this year July pro- 6
uction of cottage cheese was up 10 '
ercent over last year and ice cream 4
howed a gain of less than / percent.
BUTTEEThe Rev. T. s. severtson, a
tho has been pastor of Gold Hill Lu-
heran church, has left for Virginia a
D become a chaplain in the navy He h
vas accompanied by Mrs. Severtson II
nd their daughter, Emily Ann, who S
Tent to Iowa where they will make L
heir home with Mr.. Severtson's par c
nts until the war is over. The Rev. f