Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-12-26
Treasure State News Briefs

HELENA - w. z. Fry. assistan
supervisor Of the Helena nations
forest the last three years, was an
pointed supervisor Of the Cabinet IA
tional forest with Headquarters a
Thompson Falls. He succeeds Clay
ton S. Croker.
GREAT FALLS - Hugo Fagrelius
district traffic superintendent for tai
Mountain States Telephone and Tele
graph Co. here for IS years, has beer
named state traffic supervisor for tn,
company with headquarters in Helena
His family will remain here until
after the first Of the year.
BUTTE - Godfrey Laven OF I,oc
Angeles, a native Of Butte, has been
! promoted from the rank of captain tc
that Of major In the harbor defense
organization Of Narragansett bay, ac-
cording to an army announcement re-
ceived here from Fort Adams, r. I.
Major Laven was born in Butte. May
9, 1917.
SHELBY-The Great Marias fair Is
a thing Of the past in Toole county
until after the war The fair office
here, under the supervision Of Gladys
Dahl, has been ordered closed by the
fair board and county commissioners
1t was decided to take this course, al
though the fair Of 1912 was the best
ever held from a financial standpoint
HAMILTON - RavaIli county some
times goes far afield to elect its office
holders. Last month the name of Mar
ion Carruthers was written in on sew
eral ballots for public administrator
There was no regular nominee. Now
she has qualified for the office and
posted bond. She is a law student at
Montana State university in MiSsoula
BUTTE-A. E. Dye of Roundup was
reelected president of the Montana
School Board association at the clos
ing 18th annual convention Other Of
ficers include E. H. Newell, Livingston,
first vice president, reelected; F. j.
Jelinek, Miles City, second vice presi- !
dent; E. o. Lund, Wolf Greek, third 1
vice presidents j. L. Gleason Livings-
ton, secretary-treasurer, reelected.
GREAT FALLS - John Lloyd, 76,
died suddenly at his home recently.
Lloyd had made his home in Great
Falls for SO years and had been
prominent in civic and church affairs.
He was a member of the First Con-
church. He retired from
business a number of years ago. he
vas born In Wales and came to this
country SIS years ago.
HELENA = Representatives of six
Montana counties met here to form
he Fort William Henry Harrison
amp and hospital service council.
Mrs. George Poore Of Helena was {
elected temporary chairman of the {
executive committee; Mrs. Howard
)oggett of Townsend, treasurer, and {
Charles Myers, Red Cross field di- {
ector for this area, secretary.
BUTTE-Word of the death of Felix
hughes, oldtime former resident OF !
Butte. in Los Angeles, has been rev
eived by friends In this city. Born in
'agle Harbor, Mich, Hughes came to /
lutte in his early youth, residing here 1
or more than so years. During the t
majority of his residence in Butte he @
Tas employed as an engineer by the a
naconda Copper Mining Co. d
STOCKETT-AIrs. Eliza Jane Hol- :
ian, 81, of Stockett, died at a Great !,
alls hospital Mrs. Holman was born !,
Zee. /, 1861, in Halifax, N. S. In 1877 (
lie was married to James Holman in i
ova Scotia, and in 1888 the couple =
lme to Butte, where they lived for =,
70 years. From Butte they moved to
and Coulee and had made their home y
lere and in Stockett for the last 50 4
ears. A
LIBBY-E. M Boyes was appointed
ayor to succeed Clay Parker, who m
signed to enlist in the navy. George &c
God, president of the council, had lie
en serving as acting mayor. BoyeS CO
IS an active member of the council
number Of years ago, having served us
veral terms. He was assistant chief 81
the fire department for an extended 90
riod up to the time he resigned fe
" years ago. 81
M. Bruner, CORES "
ndent in charge of the Montana pc
reau of the Associated Press, was ~
dered to active duty in the army. :,
lie nature Of his assignment, other S ~
an that as second lieutenant, was ~
t disclosed. Bruner, a native of "a
leyenne, Wyo., took charge of the ~ ~
1ntana bureau here April IL, 1887, ~ ~
,er service with the APP in Santa Fe, ~ 1i
M, Denver and Cheyenne. w
CIRCLE = McCone County Sheriff R