Accident at Bannack Centennial Bird Refuge plans advance
A Bannack area mine accident kills James H. Ashworth, 41, with Rollin Thibodeau narrowly escaping. Meanwhile federal plans move to establish a Centennial refuge of about 14 000 acres, with land purchases authorized and progress leading to government control of the district. D. A. Galt wins Dillon mayoral race over W. Emerick by 24 votes, in a high interest election. A. C. Gruwell re elected police judge and Frank C. McFadden re elected treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Ashworth
Thompson Gold Milling Company
Bannack
Rollin Thibodeau
Ashworth
William Dunn
Washington
D. A
Bud) Galt
Citizens’ Party
Dillon Monday
W. Emerick
Galt
Metlen
Guild Hall
Emerick
City Hall
Red Star
Dillon
Citizens’ Caucus
A. C. Gruwell
Frank C. McFadden
Treasur
State Head of Farmers to Speak at Beaverhead Silver Bow Meet
J. D. Rolph state president of the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America will speak at the Beaverhead and Silver Bow Farmers Union locals meeting at St. Rose hall next Saturday afternoon. Senator J. B. Garrison of Madison county will address the farmers Saturday evening on farm and legislative issues. An invitation is extended to all farmers. The program opens with a 1:00 to 2:00 business meeting presided by President John Albers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Rolph
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Beaverhead
Silver Bow
John Albers
Rotary club selects new board of directors
The Dillon Rotary club held its annual election at the Metlen hotel Monday night naming T. B. Luebben Dr. Robert E. Albright Guy D. Combes W. W. Wahl and Lambert Eliel as board members One director will be elected president to succeed Mr Luebben who retires at term end Major D Johnstone of the Salvation Army spoke about years of missionary work in India and related experiences
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Rotary Club
Metlen
T.B. Luebben
Robert E. Albright
Guy D. Combes
W. W. Wahl
Lambert Eliel
Luebben
D. Johnstone
Salvation Army
India
Dillon Pairs Dominate State Bridge Title Victors
H KE and Hazel M Morse captured the east-west Montana state title in the World Bridge Olympic held at St James guild hall under St James guild auspices. H K Conklin and A L Berg of Great Falls won the north-south title. It marked a second Dillon victory after R W Boone and Frank Bulger won last year. A Dresden Germany couple and an Athens Greece pair won the world title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. KE
Hazel M. Morse
New York
Montana
St. James Guild Hall
St. James Guild
H. KE. Conklin
A. L. Berg
Great Falls
Dillon
R. W. Boone
Frank Bulger
Dresden
Germany
Athens
Greece
High School Program Delights Beaverhead Audience
Bea verhead county high school hosted a Friday night program in the gym featuring three departments. Vocal music directed by Mildred A Buckneberg included girls and boys ensembles and mixed groups. Dramatics under Violet M Eastman offered a domestic comedy with Marjorie Opp and others. L A Gregory led the orchestra with a cornet trombone duet by Gregory and Donald Wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Mildred A. Buckneberg
Violet M. Eastman
L. A. Gregory
Marjorie Opp
Walter Stephan
Mona Harding
Jane Kelhim
Donald Wheat
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Blanks Available
Farmers in Beaverhead County may obtain application blanks and instructions from Bernard R. Williams in Dillon. Eligibility requires cooperation with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and loan limits cap at 3500 dollars per individual with minimum ten dollars. Two loan types exist: crop loans secured by crops and feed loans secured by livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Bernard R. Williams
Dillon
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Local Girl Tops Normal Honor Roll and High School Play
Charles Martin of Stanford and Catherine Bates of Dillon share first on the winter quarter honor roll at the Montana State Normal College with a 3.00 GPA over 18 and 16 credits. Ruth Ingalls of Winnett is third, followed by Harry Cloke of Butte, Wallace Forsgren, Thomas Seibert of Dillon, and Mildred Spaterg of Polson tied for fifth. Sixty three students earned honors by achieving two or more grade points per credit. Rehearsals for Beaverhead County High School’s annual senior play Your Money or Your Wife directed by Violet M. Eastman begin after tryouts, with performances tentatively set for April 19 or 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Violet M. Eastman
Glenn Hughes
United States
Charles Martin
Stanford
Catherine Bates
Dillon
Montana State Normal College
Miss Bates
Ruth Ingalls
Winnett
Harry Cloke
Butte
Extempo Meet Honors Dillon Champion At Beaverhead High
James McCulley won the extemporaneous speaking contest at Beaverhead County High School and will represent Dillon at the district meet in Butte on April 10. Harold Wheat placed second with The New Deal Is Based on Sound Economic Policy and Jack Reeves third with Is Democracy Failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCulley
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Butte
Europe
Harold Wheat
Jack Reeves
W. W. Wahl
Fay Kirkpatrick
Malcolm Ogren
Byron Sandborn
Carl Ross
Farmers Union
Hgh
Eldon Noble
Bob Reeves
Horse Sale At Dillon Stockyards Draws Outsider Bids
Saturday's horse sale at Dillon stockyards featured strong demand with most purchases by out of state buyers from Ogden. Prices were satisfactory as many lot consignments came from George Hughes ranch while Luther Smith served as auctioneer and A G Williams as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Stockyards
Ogden
George Hughes Ranch
Luther Smith
A. G. Williams
Dillon Girl and Boy Win in District Flag Contest
June Patrick and William Tower, eighth graders at Dillon training school, won the Beaverhead county flag contest in Butte. They will represent the district in the state contest in Helena. The event, sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary, included a declamation and a written exam on The History and Symbolism of the American Flag by Major James A. Moss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
William Tower
Diilon Training School
Butte
I a.Helena
American Legion Auxiliary
James A. Moss
Beaverhead County
Red Rock Stockmen Elect Officers At Annual Meeting
Ed Gleed was elected president of the Red Rock Valley Livestock Association with the meeting held Saturday at Dell. William Sweeney named vice president and E. Whitworth named secretary and treasurer. Oscar Gravely Pete Peterson and William Price join the sheep advisory committee. M. McKnight Chris Peterson and Henry Fitter on the cattle advisory panel. About 30 members attended as County Agent Bernard Williams outlined a gopher extermination campaign in Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gleed
Red Rock Valley Livestock Association
Dell
William Sweeney
E. Whitworth
Oscar Gravely
Pete Peterson
William Price
M. McKnight
Chris Peterson
Henry Fitter
Bernard Williams
Beaver
Ponick Receives Prison Sentence On Guilty Plea
Adam Ponick pleaded guilty to second degree burglary in district court and was sentenced to three years in state prison by Judge Lyman H. Bennett. He was arrested by sheriff's deputies for stealing two harness sets from a barn on the Thompson ranch near Dell. Other matters this week included completion of evidence in the Sage Creek water suit and testimony in Maude Retallack versus Rose Sinclair partition suit. The court also granted a divorce decree for John D. Hildreth and Dorothy Hildreth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Ponick
Lyman H. Bennett
Thompson Ranch
Dell
Sage Creek
Maude Retallack
Rose Sinclair
John D. Hildreth
Dorothy Hildreth
Gopher Extermination Zones Established in Beaverhead County
The Beaverhead board of commissioners created three gopher extermination districts after rancher petitions. Zones run from Brown's Bridge to Barretts, Daly Spur to Peyre Brothers, and Peyre ranch to Monida with compulsory participation for landowners. Exterminators Fred Patterson, Walt Lyons, and George Lane named. poison bait bought from a federal plant at Pocatello and sold at low cost through Dell, Armstead, and Dillon merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Board of Commissioners
Bernard Willams
Brown's Bridge
Barretts
Daly Spur
Peyre Brothers Ranch
Peyre Ranch
Monida
Fred Patterson
Dell
Walt ‘Lyons
Armstead
George Lane
Dillon
Pocatello
Williams
Dell Mercantile Company
Taylor Bradley
Montana Mercantile Warehouse
Forest Service Show Heads for Beaverhead and Madison Counties
The Forest Service Showboat, sponsored by the Beaverhead National Forest, will tour Beaverhead and Madison counties in April with stops in Monida Dell Riverside Lima Argenta Blaing and other communities. The schedule lists April 4 Monida afternoon Dell evening. April 5 Riverside afternoon Lima evening. April 7 Argenta evening. April 9 Blaing morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
Beaverhead National Forest
Beaverhead
Madison
Monida
Dell
Riverside
Lima
Argenta
Dillon Gun Club Enters State Postal Shoot Title Contested
The Dillon Gun Club, winner of three straight Montana state postal shoot titles, will compete again this year. A meeting at B. W. Emerick's office set April 14 as the start, with all returning clubs likely to challenge the Dillon squad for the cup and title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Gun Club
Montana Standard
B. W. Emerick
Dillon
Idaho Pair Arrested in City Friday
Dillon reports four Idaho fugitives captured and held on theft charges. Tom ONeill and George Tanner were arrested Friday by Deputy Sheriff Pat Flynn and are to be sent to Idaho for trial. Two youths were jailed on a car theft case, with further Harness theft links to Beaverhead County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Idaho
Tom O'Neill
George Tanner
Pat Flynn
Idaho Points
F. Fillmore
Rigby
Harry Meppin
Idaho Falls
Schnell
Custer County
Salmon and
Challis
James A. McCollum
Beaverhead
Burley
Harmess
Ote
Dillon Fire Chief Claims Low Montana Fire Loss Record
Dillon Montana chief O T Van degrift reports a 1934 total fire loss of 60 dollars, claiming near world headline low loss. The Fire Station Digest notes the claim to the state record and invites western cities to challenge the figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Fire Station Digest
Seattle
Montana
O. T. Vandegrift
Dillon, Montana
Local Talent II radio broadcast by Beaverhead Legion Aux
The Beaverhead American Legion auxiliary sponsored a KGIR Butte broadcast Sunday afternoon featuring a half hour of piano and vocal students of Nellie Little Poole. Mrs. W. F. Cashmore opened with a talk on War Orphan Education. Genevieve Green played piano solos. Wilma McLaughlin and Mrs. McLaughlin sang. Mrs Poole accompanied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead American Legion Auxiliary
KGIR
Butte
Nellie Little Poole
W. F. Cashmore
Genevieve Green
Wilma ‘McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bannack Centennial Bird Refuge
Rollin Thibadeau
Iaches
Department of the Interior
St. Rose Hall
CLUB
Rotary
June Patrick
William Tower Victors
Red Rock Stockmen
Gleed
Gopher
Ponick
Fred Woodside
Missoula
Montana Daughters of the American Revolution
T. B. Luebben
Woodside
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Girl Homemakers’ Committee
Lucille Stephens
Mary Dawn Warner
F. H. Bimroge
Washington, D.C
D. A. R. Society
Board
Local Talent II Radio
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