Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-05-22
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HELENA-Mrs. Sophia Skladany. So,
who died at her home, had been a
resident of East Helena for A years.
She was native Of Austria-Hungary.
DuLON-Eugene L. Poindexter. who
died at his home here, had lived in
Dillon for 60 years and had served as
postmaster for seven.
MISSOULA-Coach Doug Fessenden
OF the University of Montana will serve
IS football instructor at the annual
Nampa. Idaho. high school coaching
school at Sun Valley, Aug. 1872.
CHESTER-The Chester volunteer
fire department has sent President
Roosevelt $3.50 to apply on another
bomb for Tokyo" The money was
raised at basket social.
William L. Stockton. rs,
prominent stockman of the Clarkson
district northwest of here, who died
at his home, was president Of the Mon
tana farm bureau in 1922.
DARBY-Ted Matteson, sawyer at
the Taber mill near here. was fatally
injured when the tree he and his part
ner had Just cut fell and uprooted
dead tree which crushed Matteson,s
head and chest.
HELENA-Gov. Sam C. Ford has re-
appointed Anna Pearl Sherrick OF
Great Falls and Sister Mary Linus of
Butte to the state board of examiners
OF nurses for terms ending May 5,
1913.
BUTTE-Mrs. Percy w. Metz. Of
Basin, Wyo., was elected regional
chairman OF the Girl Scouts at the
convention for adult leaders here. Mrs.
Robert Galloway. Butte, was named
vice chairman and Mrs Cecil G. john
son, Havre, reelected secretary.
DEER LODGE-William Flynn, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Flynn, has been
named night editor of the San Fran
cisco Examiner. Flynn grew to man
hood in this community and studied
journalism at Notre Dame university.
RED LODGE-Thomas F. Pollard.
rs, who died of a heart attack, was
q veteran Montana hotel operator. Be-
fore coming here 43 years ago he was
manager of the old Madison house in
historic Virginia City.
BUTTE William j. Jenkin, who died
at his home here, was a native OF
Plymouth, England, and had lived in
Butte for 40 years. He was associated
here with several musical organizations,
including the Knights of Pythias band.
HAVRE-Mrs. Eliza Dubois of this
city has been advised by the war de-
partment that her son, Private Joe
Huntley, 27, was killed on Corregidor
island April 30. Huntley enlisted here
in January, 1910. and was assigned to
the coast artillery.
GREAT FALLS-Nelson Eddy, bari
tone star of the concert stage, opera,
radio and motion pictures, will be
heard by Great Falls audiences as one
Of the major attractions signed for
the coming season by the Great Falls
Community Concert association.
HELENA-John E. Olson, 7s, who
succumbed to a three-year illness, was
q native Of Norway and came to Amer
lea with his parents when 3 years old.
In 1918 Olson and his family moved
to Helena and for many years he op-
Grated a jewelry shop here.
GARDINER Mcbride, who
died at 70, was Yellowstone parks
first chief scout, first chief ranger and
first fish and game warden. He was
buried In national park service uni
form Of the kind he wore for many
years.
TOWNSEND-Mrs. Frank Smazal Of
this city has received word that her
brother, John Polak of Townsend, is
. prisoner Of the Japanese in Shang-
hal. Polak was one Of five Townsend
men believed captured by the Japs at
Wake island.
BOZEMAN-William Harrer of Boze-
man hit the jack pot at the cattle
auction In Spokane. His grand cham
pion All Aberdeen Angus steer, weigh
ing 905 pounds, sold to the Missoula
Mercantile Co. for a cents a pound,
the highest price in the beef lot.
GREAT FALLS This city's net
crime loss was held at less than 8
cents per capita and traffic accidents
were cut nearly so percent during April
as compared with the same month
last year, reports Of police to the city
council reveal.
LAUREL-Mrs. Sarah M. OMAR, SO,
who died here, came to Montana with
her husband in 1886. The latter con-
Quoted store at White Sulphur
Springs, later serving as sheriff and
assessor Of Meagher county. OMAR
was mayor Of Sheridan, Wyo., in 1911
and 1912.
HELENA-Acting Attorney General
Howard M. Gullickson has held that
unpatented mining claims are real es-
tate and represent property Of value,
and are, therefore, taxable. Gullick-
son said where 1t became necessary
to sell such property for delinquent
taxes, 1t should be sold as real estate.
GREAT FALLS Charles s. Donley
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, president Of XII
wants International, and Mrs. Donley,
were guests Of honor at a banquet
given by the Great Falls club. Repre-
sentatives from Kiwanis clubs in west
nn Montana and their wives were
present.
hSSOULA-K. D. Swan Of the for
est service regional offices here has
been awarded first prize in the ami
NAL class in the fifth annual photo