Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15

VICTOR-Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Wood
II. who died at her home here, had
been a resident Of the Bitter Root
valley since 1886.
MALTA-Phillips county is now debt
free for the first time since it was
organized in 1915, County Clerk Nor
man StOrbeck has reported. The coun-
ty has cash balance Of $4,000.
HELENA Montanas daily produc-
ton Of petroleum for August has been
fixed at 22,700 barrels, the Montana
railroad and public service commission
was notified
HELENA-Approximately 100000 to
100000 bushels of grain has been lost
as a result Of early July hail in
northeastern Montana, E. K. Bowman,
state hail board chairman, said.
DARBY - Charles McWhirk, who
died at Darby, served as scout dur
ing the Nee Perez Indian war and had
lived in western Montana since about
1870.
HELENA-Helena' first sea scout
organization has been formed by John
Duffy, scout leader, and is sponsored
by the Helena Junior Chamber Of
Commerce.
BOZEA6AN-It is estimated that
100000 cans of peas viii be packed
at the Bozeman Canning Co.'S plant
here. more than double the 1871 pro-
duction
CUT BANK-The board Of county
commissioners has appointed DR.. G. II.
Minette as state senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Dan
OPHEIM-Serg. Pilot Rodney M.
Grim, 20, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Grim of this city, was killed in an
accident involving two army lombard
ment training planes near Victory
vile, Calf
HELENA Clifford Orie, So. Of Co :
lumbia Falls, veteran of World war l, |
died at the veterans hospital at Fort |
Harrison after an extended illness.
He has been a patient at Fort Harri-
son since February.
KAIISPELL-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel /
formerly of this city, were |
injured fatally in an automobile acct
dent when their car left the highway |
overturned into a clump of trees.
BUTTE Iienemann, SO, who
lied here, was a widely known Butte
resident and salesman. A native of this
lily, he had spent his entire lifetime
mere. He was a salesman for the Ryan
Fruit Co. for many years.
KALISPEIL - Jane Mahugh, IL
year-old girl, was fatally injured here
when her bicycle collided with a truck
driven by Lawrence Anderson, a city
employee. A coroner's jury abSolved
Anderson Of blame.
HELENA-The resignation Of DR.. L.
F. Hall, city-county health officer for 4
The past several years, was accepted
by the Helena city council and the
BOARD Of county commissioners. DR..
Hall has been in Ill health recently.
GREAT FALLS-This city and Cas-
.ade county have been designated as
Iefense rental areas by Price Admin
strator Leon Henderson. Landowners
lave been given 60 days in which to |
ut rents back to the levels Of March l. /
HELENA. w. Pavey, former {
3ozeman resident, was recently ap-
,ointed Helena agent for the Cont
rental OIL 90. Pavey has been active
n the oil business for a number Of
ears.
HELENA Montana births totaled
,001 In June, compared with 429
eaths. L. L. Benepe, director Of vital q
tatistics, said 81 Of the deaths re- /
'orted were traced to communicable S
isease and 8 to automobile accidents. a
CHINOOK-The body of Hal E. I
thompson, 60, postmaster at Reidel for /
many years, was found at his home. y
Re had been shot through the fore
ead. A small caliber rifle lay nearby
thompson returned recently from a {
rochester, Mimi, hospital I
GREAT FAILS-A crop that may !
eturn Cascade county growers $4,- !
$4,000 is forecast this year. The wheat ]
rop is expected to average 30 bushels b
n acre. AS about 10000 acres are {
4 wheat, such a yield would produce s
800, 900 bushels.
NEIHART-Ear Arthur Woods, Sc, &
native of Neihart, died recently on G
is fishing yacht near Catalina island, S
california. Woods was the son of a