Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-01

ANACONDA - Timothy Harrington
recent death victim, had lived In Ana
conda for 10 years and came to Butte
in 1887.
BUTTE - Thomas Hennessy, who
died at his home, came to Butte 81
years ago. He was native Of Austin,
New.
BnLINGS-The office OF defense
transportation has eliminated the rs
percent back-haul provision for motor
carriers, Emmett Fogarty, ODT super
visor for Montana, has announced.
KALISPELL-T E. Lincoln, So. who
died following a paralytic stroke, was
Flathead county assessor and a for
mer state legislator His wife has been
named by the county board to sue
coed him as assessor.
HELENA-The state board Of educa-
ton has approved the appointment
Of Wallace Ulmer Of Miles City to
the executive board Of the state in
dustrial school His term expires April
10, 1943.
HARLOWTON-The Rev. Lionel o.
LeGris, pastor of St. Joseph's church
here for the past u years, has gone
to his new charge, st. Phillips church
in Philipsburg. The Rev. LeGris came
here in 1880.
HELENA - Regulations have been
amended to permit immediate replace
ment Of lost, stolen or destroyed ra-
ton books, state rationing headuuar-
tiers has been advised. Previously, a
60-day waiting period was necessary
before a book could be replaced.
BILLLNGS-Leo Wesch, As, member
of the Morrison g. Wesch trucking
firm, died here. Wesch, born in Edge
mont, S. D.. lived here most Of his !
life. He was a veteran Of the first
World war.
HELENA-The state purchasing de-
partment has awarded contracts to
the Yale Oil Co. and the Independent
Refining Co.. both of Billings, for road
oil to be delivered to various state
divisions.
HELENA - Unemployment compen-
sation benefits paid jobless Montan-
~AA1 nA4AO0AAbS0 " GuutONo ~ 0AAANs WA
pared with S104 SOB in May, and $780,
OBJ in June last year, according to
State Auditor John J. Holmes.
GREAT FALIS-The city council,
n effect, abolished the airport COM
mission recently when it adopted an
ordinance repeating another section Of
;ity law providing for appointment OF
he commission.
HELENA - Ten Montana packing
win assist retail butchers
a the state collection Of kitchen fats,
ccording to e. j. Keeley, executive
ecretary Of the salvage section Of the
var production board.
HELENA - The Montana highway
'atrol has contributed "a of its mem
'ers to the armed forces, % Of them !
ince the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor. !
The most recent patrolman to enlist {
7as Donald Davis, stationed at Glen
i've.
BUTTE-William Lawrence Sellon, a r
ormer store clerk here, is among those S
sted on Silver Bow county's roll Of Z
onor In the present war. He was re- o
Orted missing in action as q result
the Pearl Harbor attack. He en-
sted in the navy in the spring of 1871. {
GREAT FAILaS-When male life :
Iards failed to report for work, fol- !,
wing demand for higher pay, three =
rls we're employed to do the job at 4
itchen pool here. All have Red Cross a
e saving certificates and have been ~
'clared capable guards. r.
HARDN-Thomas william Atkins, Il
!, longtime Big Horn county ranch
, died at his home recently Born 80
Missouri, he came with his family -
Bozeman in 1900, where he engaged
ranching. In 1910 he located on q " ~
10 miles northwest Of -
ardin. ~
Badovinac ST., 70, IN
Gently called by death, was born In In
lgoslavia and came to the United To
ates 81 years ago. He settled at lis
hnstown, Pa, where he was at the de
ne Of the disastrous Johnstown
'od. He came here In 1908. =,
- Rudolph Hermes 80, III
10 died here, was one of the earliest to
tiers in this section. He died from VIZ
Iuries suffered when he fell from tn
; bed at the home of his daughter, We
s. Paul Splaneman, where he made Sc
home. A native Of Germany, ra
rmes came to America in 1874 and FC