Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-09
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ANACONDA-Mrs. Mary Barrett.
resident Of this city for So years.
HELENA-Old age assistance checks
for December were the highest since
the plan was begun. They averaged
s2l.A
HELENAJ. F. Matthews, senior
aeronautical inspector of the civil
aeronautics administration, has arrived
to replace George South, transferred
to Seattle.
BUTTE-Charles Albert McLain, a
former Mining city resident, is chair
man Of the American Society for the
I Preservation of Sacred and Patriotic
Music" recently organized in New
York city.
GREAT FALLS Several thousand
lots, including about $50 in Great
Falls and 1900 acres Of land and "a
mining claims will be auctioned by
Cascade county at the courthouse the
morning of Jan. 81.
HELENA-Gov. Sam c. Fords
daughter Mrs. william F. Shallenber-
ger of Thompson Falls; is the mother
of 6-pound daughter, born at a
hospital here. Mrs. Shallenberger is
the wife of the county attorney Of
Sanders county.
DEER LODGE-Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vim w. Trask, old-time residents of
Deer Lodge, recently celebrated their
6lst wedding anniversary. Trask Is the
Oldest hardware dealer in the United
States in point of service. Mrs. Trask
was born in covered wagon.
BILLINGS-Registrat records
showed at least los students of Bill
lings Polytechnic institute had left
college for defense positions prior to
the war declaration. Officials said at
least u of these had volunteered for
the armed forces.
HAMILTON-Mrs. Oliver c. Cooper,
IA, who died here of heart ailment,
came to the Bitter Root valley in 1884
with her father, H. H. Grant, who
founded the town of Grantsdale three
miles south of Hamilton. Her husband,
retired banker. died two months
ago.
BILLINGS Fry led all Mon
tana hunters in destruction of pred
atory animals during October and
November. Combing the region near
Broadus, Fry accounted for 81 coyotes
and bobcats, Robert E. Bateman, dis
trict agent for the federal fish and
wildlife service, reported.
HELENA District Judges A. j.
Horksy and George w. Padbury Jr.,
have announced appointment of David
R. Wallace as county commissioner
to fill the unexpired term of the late
George Middlemas. Wallace will serve
until the expiration of the term in
November, 1912.
GLENDIVE-Henry Mullendore, who
died after heart attack, was one of
the leading pioneer stockmen of east
ern Montana. Born in Logansport
Ind, March 26, 1872, he came to Daw-
son county in 1889, settling in what
is now Wibaux county. For the past
81 years he had lived at Glendive
POLSON-Four times in his 90
years L. M. Padgette has seen his
country go to war. Padgettte. Polsons
Oldest citizen, was 10 years old when
the Civil war began. His father fought
in the war. and he remembered clearly
the news of its beginning. The second
experience found Padgette too old to
take part, but he lost brother in
the Spanish-American war. Then fol-
lowed the World war of 1917, in which
Padgette's son was killed.
HELENA-The state board of equal
LOT hoc fo3 70 NJ
commissioners Of Montana's Sc coun-
ties that as practical business meas
ure" 50 special poor tax be levied
only against male inhabitants of the
state between 81 and so. Confusion
over the tax. board spokesman said,
has resulted in some counties levying
the impost as a per capita tax
against every inhabitant, young and
old.
BILLINGS-H H. Henrickson, COM
mander, has appointed officers to the
Montana wing staff of the civil air
patrol. Selected were John L. Collins,
Helena, communications officer; Will
liam G. Ferguson, Helena, transporta-
ton officer; R. j. Hale. Helena, equip
ment and supplies officer: DR.. Thomas
Hawkins, Helena, medical officer:
Robert johnson, Missoula, training and
operations officer, and Jerry Verhelst,
Billings, executive officer.
BOHEMIAN The Cascade County
Dairy Herd improvement association
led all associations in the state during
November with an average production
of 1873 pounds of butterfat per COW
the State college extension service said.
The Yellowstone county association
was second with an average of 271
pounds. and the Lewis and Clark as
ISOLATION third, with an average of
1852 pounds.
BILL1NGS-C. W. Hockett, chem
istry department head at Billings
Polytechnic institute. said several sam
Piles Of clay found in Yellowstone
county indicated they might have i'm
portant industrial uses. Hockett said
one variety sent to him for test ap-
peared suitable for use in crucibles
and porcelain wares: another was of
the type used for moulding clay. and