Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-07-03

lege. has been appointed regional
director Of the federal works agency.
His territory includes Montana. Idaho.
Oregon and Washington
POISON Mrs. Joseph Vanzel
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Put
nam Of Poison. was killed recently in
an explosion at her home in Chicago.
Mrs. Vanzel graduated from the high
school here. and from the Sacred Heart
hospital nursing school at Spokane.
BUTTE-Miss Kate Nevin, who died
at a hospital here. was former
teacher in the Butte public schools
and for many years was prominent
in local educational and church circles.
Miss Nevin came to Butte about the
turn Of the century from Virginia City,
New, where she was born in 1856.
BILLINGS Ernest Berg, "a.
rancher near Red Lodge, charged with
failure to report for induction into
the army as ordered by the draft
board on June II, was bound over to
the federal grand jury and committed
to the Yellowstone county Jail in de-
fault of $4,000 bail.
HELENA-Rocky mountain spotted
fever took the lives of seven Mon
tanans during May, all OF them in
the central and eastern sections Of
the state, L. L. Benepe, state director
of vital statistics, said. A total of AS
corded during the month.
HANfILTON-C Construction Of the
Humble drainage district project is
well advanced in the north Corvallis
section. A canal, to be about 4. miles
long, is half completed and the drain
age is in operation. Conservation of
nearly 1000 inches of irrigation water
has been effected thus far.
HELENA-Leo and Clinton Rhein,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo A. Rhein of
this city, are together again in Aus
tralia, where they sailed with the
same convoy, each ignorant of the
others whereabouts. The parents re-
ceived telegram from the boys say
ing I'VE got together" The two had
met after landing in Australia.
BILLINGS-Carl E. Matthews, clerk
in local store, was drowned in Lake
Elmo, northeast of here Officials said
Matthews had been engaged in a play
full Scuffle with other swimmers and
slipped or was pushed off the walk
into 10 feet of water. The body was
recovered after 80 minutes but efforts
to revive Matthews failed.
BILLINGS-Tim Irion of Broadus
was Montanas champion predatory
animal trapper in April and May
Irion was credited with capturing 1873
coyotes in 60 days. The campaign to
eradicate coyotes and bobcats is fl
nanced by the federal fish and Wild
life service, the state livestock COM
mission and the counties.
POISON The annual "showboat"
performance, sponsored by the Poison
Civic league and the Progressive club,
will be held in August. This event is
staged on the shores of Flathead lake
and has been an attraction for towns
people and tourists. The performance
has been given the last three years
on a tugboat, made to resemble the
old Mississippi river steamboats,.
HELENA-Oscar Carlson, "a, retired
cigar manufacturer, who died in San
Diego, was native Of Norway. Leav-
ing Glasgow, Scotland, in 1889, he was
at sea 1913 days before reaching San
Francisco, having sailed on an old
sailing vessel going around Cape Horn.
He came to Helena In 1889 and was
in the cigar manufacturing business
until he retired In 1920.
WILLOW CREEK - Mrs. Nancy
Woodward, who died at her home
here, had been a longtime resident
Of the state, coming to Montana from
Utah in 1873. She made the trip with
her husband, the late A. ]. Woodward,
pioneer Of the Willow Creek valley,
and the couple had a narrow escape
from the Indian warriors of Chief
Joseph during the trip.
BUTTE Emma Bell Moss, SO,
who died at her home here. had been
a resident Of the state for IT years. A
native of Illinois, she came to Mon
tana in 1865. Her father, the late
Franklin Stone, was one Of the first
superintendent Of schools in Mon
tana. Mrs. Moss was the widow of the
late George Moss, well known Mon
tana pioneer. She was a member of
the Montana Society Of Pioneers.
GREAT FALLS-Persons who per-
sist in boisterouS conduct here may
find themselves explaining their &C
tons to the judge. Mayor E. L.
Shields has announced that the city
would enter an anti-noise contest
sponsored by the National Noise
Abatement council and police have
been instructed to clamp down on au-
tomobile horn tooters and others who
make unnecessary noise.
ANACONDA-Thoma A. Mcclure,
80, who died at his home, had been
a widely known pioneer Anaconda
resident for more than half a century.
Born in Wisconsin, he came to Helena
in 1880 with the Great Northern rail-
way. He came to Anaconda when the
city was founded in 1883 and was first
employed at the old reduction works,
north Of the city. A friend Of the late
Marcus DAILY, founder of the city, Nc
CURE at one time was in charge Of
the DAILY stock farm near Hamilton.
GREAT FALLS-Mrs. Olga Dahl of
Stockett was named president of the
Montana branch of the National
League Of District Postmasters here.