Browning chief., 1942-05-01
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| HEIENA-Licenses we're granted by
the livestock commission here for op-
Grafton Of new stockyards at Miles
City and Havre.
BIG TIMBER-Herman E. Mjelde,
who died here after long illness. was
commander Of district 7 Of the Mon
tana American Legion.
BOzEAdAN-Robert Don correia, s.
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Correia, drowned when he fell into Q
flood-swollen ditch near the west edge
of the city.
MISSOULA - Rodeo Rider Turk
Greenough. husband of Fan Dancer
Sally Rand, passed the army physical
examination here and entrained for
Fort Lewis.
Clinton j. Vincent, IS,
who died here, came to Montana from
New York in 1883. settling first in the
Deer Lodge valley. He came to the
Bitter Root valley In 1902.
BILLINGS from the fire which
broke out in the Goodkind building
here was estimated at $4,000. The
| flames gutted upstairs apartments and
rooms.
CUT BANK-Roy Nelson has been
elected president Of the Cut Bank
Flying club. Other officers are Ben
Oliver, vice president; Charles F.. Es-
tabrooks. secretary; Robert Yunck and
Dan Drumheller, directors.
DEER LODGE-Dr. B. T. Asbury of
Warm Springs, formerly of Anaconda,
! was elected president of the 18th dis
trict OF the Montana Dental associa-
ton. DR.. L. E. Omlid of Deer Lodge
was elected secretary.
HAvRE-Word has been received
here of the death of Mrs. Leonard J.
Christler at Auburn, N. Y. She was
the widow of the late Rev. Leonard J.
| Christler, former rector of st. Marks
Episcopal church here.
MISSCULA- Al williamson. first
assistant state examiner since 1887 and
an employe of the department for 81
years, has resigned to retire to his
ranch near Poison. He has been in
poor health for several years.
HELENA-Floyd NJ. Hanson, 20, of
Miles City has been selected as Mon
tana's NYA youth worker most valu-
able to war production" G. M. Mac
MILAN, state administrator, has re-
| ported.
DEER LODGE-Mrs. Hannah Clara
Kirkes, IA, who died here after a
stroke, came to this city more than 80
years ago when the Milwaukee railroad
was being constructed through here.
She was born in Wisconsin.
HELENA-An information was filed
in district court here charging Romeo
R. Hills with the murder of Tony
Natanski, ranch worker, who died as
result of injuries suffered In a hit
and-run accident here.
MISSOULA-Andrew ]. Gagan, vet
eran of % years In the railway mail
service, has been ordered held for a
federal grand jury on a charge Of
mail theft. The charge was brought
by M. L. Merritt, postoffice inspector.
BUTTE-Mrs. Eliza s. Zornes, who
| died here, came to Butte in 1890.
Widow of the late Charles E. Zornes,
she was born in Utah In 1858, Of par
ents who had crossed the plains with
Brigham Young.
HELENA-Arthur w. Church, So,
former chief engineer at the state hos
pital at Warm Springs, and brother
of w. Ray Church Of this city, died
at the Marine hospital In Seattle.
Church was chief engineer at Warm
Springs for 13 years.
Thomas L. Snapp, So,
who died in Seattle hospital, home
steaded near here in 1907 and in the
early days hauled freight from Gil
man to nearby ranches. He also worked
fnr To oiC1, oal
es In the Sun river canyon area.
GREAT FALLS-Glenn Bostwick, re-
ported to have committed suicide by
jumping into the Missouri river near
his residence, was found sleeping in
the brush, almost within sight of fire.
men and deputy sheriffs who had
spent two hours dragging the river for
his body.
HELENA - Nearly 1000 Montana
nurses are now working in state hos
pitfalls and institutions, according to
Ann T. Beckwith, secretary of the state
| board of examiners for nurses. A total
of 1853 nurses have left the state for
war work or to practice in out of-state
institutions.
BUTTEMrs. Charles A. Blackburn,
VIII oACo AlCtC, udu ICSluCu LII ouGlS
since 1891. She was an active member
of the First Presbyterian church and
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. Her husband Is connected with
the claim department Of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co.
| GREAT FALLS-Wayman ]. Will
liams, instructor in the Great Falls
public school system since 1888 and
| director of curriculum revision for the
Great Falls school district, has an
nounced his resignation, effective at
the end of the year. He plans to COM
plete studies leading to the degree OF
doctor of philosophy.
BUTTIDale Stapp, Billings, was
elected president of the Montana De-
Molay association at the groups con-
vention here. John Akey of Whitefish
was chosen vice president, and Foster
Porter, Butte, was named recording
secretary. Walter 8. Jorgensen, Butte
retains his appointive title of secretary