Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-18

GREAT FAILS-Relief expenditures
in Cascade county have been reduced
Sl08,538 during the last year as com
pared with the preceding year.
HELENA-Mrs. J. Mark Farris. OF
this city, has been appointed state
chairman Of the women's division of
the Salvage for Victory program.
GREAT FALLS-Sale Of the stock
and business Of the Barber Music
Standard Furniture, Inc. to Mrs. Nora
Toy and w. L. Hill, has been an
nounced by Roy Barber, owner.
observation-disclosures has 5,6ll more
voters registered for the July q pri-
mary than we're registered In July Of
1910, records Of Sam w. Mitchell, sec
rotary Of state, show.
HELENA-Daniel Tomkovich, who
was charged with operating a liquor
still near Elk Park, was sentenced by
Federal Judge James II. Baldwin to
a year In prison and was fined s1,70O
HARLOWTON - Thomas Patrick
Gerrity, author Of "Bataan Diary" run
in serial form and syndicated by the
Chicago Times, was a native Of this
city, being born here Dec. Is, 1918.
ANACONDA-Joseph G. Massett, 20,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Massett,
suffered the loss Of the index and
middle fingers when dynamite cap
exploded In his hand.
HAAdILTON-Cleve Hughes, 40, died
here as a result of burns suffered
and smoke inhaled while attempting
to remove automobiles from blazing
warehouse here.
GREAT FALLsS-Robert J. Nelson,
deputy county attorney, has been ap-
pointed naturalization examiner Of the
federal bureau Of immigration and
naturalization, with headquarters In
Spokane.
HEIENA-Navy enlistments In Mon
tana in June showed a 255 percent
gain over May, according to figures
covering the first full month Of oper-
alton of the Montana recruiting head
quarters here.
ROUNDUP-George A. Burke, for
mer Klein youth, was given the silver
star award for gallantry in action re-
Gently. He previously had been cited
for bravery during the Philippine and
Java campaigns.
DILLON-St. James church of Dill
lon observed its 10th anniversary of
the laying of the cornerstone on July
/ Formal observance of the anniver-
sary will be noted at a celebration in
the fall, Rev. " c.. Lewis, rector, an
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. quota in the
bicycle rationing program, which went
into effect July 8, has been set at 4l6
Cycles are available to any
one engaged in work which contrib
utes to the war effort or to public
welfare.
LIBBY-The j. Neils Lumber 90.
has purchased all the Anaconda Cop
per Co. holdings in the Wolf creek
and Fisher river drainages. The tract
includes 100000 acres Of timber and
will insure operation of the mill for
IS years.
HEIENA-Two constitutional
to provide four
rear terms for county attorneys, JUS
ices of the peace and constables, and
he other to provide seven-member
tate board of education-win be pre-
;ented to voters in the November
election.
HELElIA--Lawyer Henry Lobe had
% attend hearing in Missoula at
10 a. m. and another in Helena four
hours later. A civilian pilot awaiting
luminous to the army air corps, Lobe
an airplane and flew the 101
airline miles to keep his first appoint
nent and was back here in time for
he second.
VALIER-Fire of undetermined or
gin destroyed the mill portion of the
5argill feed plant northeast Of here.
The plant, built in 1896 as an alfalfa
and processing unit,
burned in 1897. 1t was soon rebuilt
md about a year ago was converted
nto feed plant.
BILLINGS-Louis Franklin Arthur
Ieibsle, ga, who died of a heart all ]
nent, was resident of this city for
a years. He had been employed as
truck salesman for the Interna-
ional Harvester Co. since coming !
lere from Great Falls In 1918. Born
n Marshalltown, Ia, he moved to
Great Falls in 1910.
HELEIA-The Rev. Father Joseph