Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-29

BILLINGS-Dr Robert J. Hanley
81, Billings physician since 1915, prom.
inent horse fancier and rodeo doctor
died suddenly Of heart attack
HELENA Testimony in the petition
of the town of Townsend for an in.
crease in city water rates viii be heard
by the state public service commits.
sion Sept. 3.
BLLINGS-C Charles L. Hammond
"a, rancher at Dryhead, Carbon coun-
~, died at a Billings hospital. Ham,
mond came to Montana in 1892. He
leaves his widow and three daughters
BUTTE-A goal of 5000 pounds of
greases and fats to help blast the
Japs from the Solomon and Aleutian
Islands has been set for the Camp
Fire Girls Of Butte.
BILLINGS H. Cruttenden.
81, office manager Of the Billings
Polytechnic institute, died near Ana
conda. Cruttenden was business man
ager of the Intermountain Union col
lege at Helena, from 1929 until 1896,
when he came to Billings.
HELENA Joseph Beeson, represen-
tative of the war relocation authority,
in Montana inspecting Japanese la
borers, said there are approximately
300 japanese working in the state at
the present and that plans are being
made to have 1000 by fall
LEWISTOWN - With the Central
Montana fair cancelled, the fair board
has scheduled a fall frolic here Sept.
3, and 5, which will feature a stage
revue and a carnival Both had been
contracted for before the fair was
Cancelled.
HELENA-A total of 1882 persons
we're placed in jobs by the United
States employment service in Montana
during July, 2,128 Of them on farms
For the first seven months of the year
the service has recorded 25,83O job
FORSYTH-A man identified as
William w. Carpenter, "a, of Butte,
was killed here at the railroad station
passenger train. The man was identi-
fled by a social security card and
other papers found on his person.
HELENA Frederic r. Veeder, d.
rector of the Hospital Service Associa-
ton of Montana, has reported for
duty with the marines and has been |
by John w. Scofield of Bill
lings, who has been field representa-
tive.
CHINOOK-The sugar beet crop in
the Chinook factory district is in ex-
sellent condition, and is more adj
vanced than it was at the same time
last year. according to Halter Gear
leart, state manager for the Utah /
Idaho Sugar Co., who recently visited
the district.
BILLINGS-As long as they can
obtain materials to keep tracks and
equipment in repair, American rail-
roads viii continue to meet all the
transportation demands of war, in the
opinion of Ralph Budd, president Of
he Burlington road, who stopped here
IN an inspection tour.
LEWISTOWN-Wi william F. Hannah,
'ancher and stockman of the Straw
ection, died at local hospital fol-
owing an operation. He was born in
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1888. He was married in Lsewistown In
1904 to Callie F. Haggerty, who died
Oct. 8, 1941.
HEIENA-Fred Bennion, secretary
If the Montana Taxpayers associa-
ion, said that the total tax levy on
Helena taxpayers in the 1942-1943 fis-
al year will be 1884 mills compared
10 82.67 mills for 1941-1942 and will
mean an appreciate cut in individual
lax bills next year.
HELENA-Isolated cases Of sleeping
sickness among horses have been re-
ported from western Montana but Dr.
4. F. Wilkins Of the state livestock
sanitary board said he did not expect
, large number of cases because of
he lateness of the season. Frosts
Usually terminate spread of the dis
,ase.
BIG SANDY-Keith B. Simon of
Billings has been elected athletic
coach in Big Sandy high school, ac-
,ording to Supt. Charles E. Hood
simon is a graduate of Billings high
ichool and attended Washington State
college at Pullman, where he was
graduated with a bachelor Of science
iegree in 1871.
HELENA-The campaign to collect