Voters Approve Schoollevy Elections In Beaverhead County
Official counts show Beaverhead county high school a two mill levy and Dillon elementary a 15 mill levy approved. District No 10 results: high school levy 61 for 26 against and 15 mill elementary 61 for 24 against. Trustees A F Waldorf and J C Wedum reelected for District No 10.
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Christine Opp
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Opp
Argenta
Birch Creek
Bowen
West Fox
Kirk
Drummey
Walter V. Grimes
A. F. Waldorf
J. C. Wedum
Toy Drive Collects Items for Deer Lodge Prison Christmas
The Q A Study club and Elks Lodge No 1554 mobilize a toy and material drive to send rehabilitated items to Deer Lodge state penitentiary. Beaverhead county contributions include dolls toys and packing materials with boxes at schools and city hall. Girl Scouts and Playmate club participate.
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Q. & A. Study Club
B. P. O. Elks
Beaverhead County
Montana
Deer Lodge
Frank Watkins
Bagley
Yphone 122
Girl Scouts
Playmate Club
Mill Point
State Penitentiary
The
Elks Lodge
E. R. Hilger
All Golfers Urged To Attend Meeting Here Friday Night
Community members interested in golf are invited to a meeting at the ay hall council chambers next Friday night to discuss reviving the sport this year. A Dillon Country Club stockholders meeting last week recessed to gather views on future operation, course maintenance, and finances. Cornell presided, and in the directors’ meeting afterward Dr W E Monger was elected president for 1948 with H M Brundage named vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Council
Dillon Country Club
Cornell
Montana Boys State draws hundreds of applicants for 1948 session
More than 100 applications have been received for the 1948 Montana Boys State, with a 300-strong quota likely. Eugene W. Savage says the event will be at Montana State Normal College in August. Two attendees may win expenses to Kilane Forum in Washington, with dates set by the national Legion. Names are drawn mid July at the state capitol, Miss Montana bearing the draw.
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Montana
American Legion
Eugene W. Savage
Butte
Montana State Normal College
Legion
Helena
Savage
Montana To Normal College
Dillon
Kilane Boys’ Forum
Washington
National Americanism Commission of the Legion
Lot
State Capitol
Dillon Rotary Club to Hear Ram Dev Speak on Gandhi as I Knew Him
Ram Dev a Montana State College student will be the principal speaker at a Dillon Rotary Club ladies night next Monday evening. The dinner time is 7 o clock. Dev will discuss Gandhi as I Knew Him. Dr. Warren Monger chaired this week’s meeting with guests J C Langston and Maurice Bostwick. Ralph Stowell reported on a recent Rotary visit to Texas. President Rush Jordan announced the successful university bond issue and millage tax canvass. Parke T. Scott spoke briefly on Beaverhead County issues. Under Fred Honeychurch the senior class excerpts from The Barretts of Wimpole Street were performed by Barbara Boyer and others with piano by Dorothy Newnes. The program also included Uncle Tom's Cabin tunes arranged for brass and Southern melodies by a student ensemble.
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Ram Dev
Montana State College
Bozeman
Dillon Rotary Club
Mr. Dev
Gandhi
Warren Monger
J. C. Langston
Billings
Maurice Bostwick
Ralph Stowell
Texas
Rush Jordan
O. A. Bergeson
Parke T. Scott
Beaverhead
Fred Honeychurch
Wimpole Street
Beaverhead County High School
Barbara Boyer
Donna Carrigan
Ted Hazelbaker
John Patton
Peggy Lou Sutherland
Dorothy Newnes
Bob Davis
Nora Jean French
Hewett Martinell
James Martinelli
Sam Davis
Mr. Honeychurch
Beaverhead Museum Fund Receives Donations
Mrs. Fred Woodside announces recent donations totaling 32.50 to the Beaverhead Museum fund. Contributions include Homes clash 2.50 Tee Mo 16, a F and A M 25, and the Dell Hotel Demonstration Club 5.
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Fred ‘Woodside
Beaverhead Museum Fund
Ne Pte
Pe Tee Mo
Dell Hote
Rancher Ralph Clagg Found Drowned Near Melrose Slough
The body of Ralph Clagg prominent Melrose rancher was found in a slough near his home after a long search. An inquest returned an accidental drowning verdict with witnesses including Sheriff Paul Temple and Coroner Raymond Schwartz.
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Ralph Clagg
Melrose
Walter
A. F. Waldorf
James Leach
A. A. Schroeder
Bill Steel
W. M. Stone
Frank C. McFadden
Raymond Schwartz
W. G. Gilbert, Jr
Paul Temple
George Bighorn
Tom Mallory
Steve
David Clugy
Walter Clugy
Steve Clugy
Clugy Ranch
Clugy
Deer Lodge Rescue Association
Walter Clagg
Colorado
Big Hole
Ralph Clugy
Temple
Schwartz
Dillon
Fassler Place
Denver
Senior play features odd costumes for Barretts of Wimble Street
Authentic costumes supplied for Beaverhead County High School senior play The Barretts of Wimble Street will be worn in performances on April 9 and 10 in the school auditorium. Hooker Howe of Haverhill Mass. provides 29 costume changes for the cast. Frank Merrell and Barbara Boyer headline the production with prior credits, others include Peggy Lou Sutherland Ted Hazelbaker and more.
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Barretts
Wimpole Street
Beaverhead County High School
Hooker ‘Howe
Haverhill
Mass
Frank Merrell
Barbara Boyer
Robert Browning
Barbara
Elizabeth Barrett
Peggy Lou Sutherland
Arabel Barrett
Ted Hazelbaker
Dr. Chambers
Dean Romers
Ford Waterlaw
Donna Carrigan
Henrietta Barrett
Alvin Barrett
Edward Barrett
Rosemary Lane
Bella Hedley
Maurice Bostwick
Henry Bevin
Lambert Eliel
Capt. Surtees Cook
John Patton
Octavius Barrett
Henry Richardson
Henry Barrett
Elroy Westad
Saptimus Barrett
Coy Brown
Charles Barrett
John Coppin
Alfred Barrett
Marjorie Pettit
Wilson
John Peterson
John Barrett
Mr. Honeychurch
Mary Ricketts
Beaverhead DAR Chapter Holds April Meeting With Flag Donation
Beaverhead Daughters of the American Revolution met April 6 at 3 PM at Mrs. T. E. Luebben’s home. Reg ent Mrs. E L Poindexter and Chaplain Miss Jean Bishop led the ritual as members discussed state conference reports and the chapter’s Good Citizenship program drawing from Sheridan and Beaverhead High Schools. Jeannette Branch was named Good Citizenship Pilgrim from Montana with Rosemary Lane as first alternate. social hour followed.
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Beaverhead
T. E. Luebben
E. L. Poindexter
Jean Bishop
Luebben
D. C. Hinshaw
Sheridan
Montana
Washington
Scudder
Rosemary Lane
Dillon
College Festival Winners Announced
Tanya Johnson won the vocal talent contest at the Normal college spring festival held Saturday night in the college auditorium. Peggy Lou Suerland placed second. At Beaverhead County high school, Pete Lois Crawford won first with Daley second and Mary Bakerated Bar bara Menard tied for third. Shirley Campbell led the piano contest. Dolores Cline was crowned queen. The talent program aired on KXLF radio. The event was sponsored by the high school B club and Normal college M club, with Joe White of Montana Auto Sales sponsoring the broadcast.
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Tanya Johnson
Normal College
Peggy Lou Suerland
Beaverhead County
Pete Lois Crawford
Daley
Mary
Joe White
The
Montana Auto Sales
Funeral services for E. W. Slack held in Beaverhead
Funeral services for the late E. W. Slack, longtime Beaverhead Valley rancher, were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at Brundage chapel with Rev. James M. Hunter officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Berg Christensen, Fred Woodside, Fred Chapman, Dan Mooney, Norman Giles and Joe Sprinkle. Slack, born September 8, 1861 in Indiana, moved west as a young man and settled in the valley after a scenic railroad moment inspired him to make it his home. He worked for Thomas Haw before building his own ranching interests and later spent retirement years in Los Angeles with his sons Emerson and Kenneth. His daughter Joyce Bayes attended from Livingston.
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E. W. Slack
Beaverhead Valley
Brundage Chapel
James M. Hunter
Grace Methodist Church
Mountain View
Berg Christensen
Fred Woodside
Fred Chapman
Dan Mooney
Norman Giles
Joe Sprinkle
Slack
Indiana
West
Butte
Thomas Haw
Los Angeles
Emerson
Kenneth Slack
Joyce Bayes
Livingston
Public Health Meet Scheduled April 15
The Beaverhead County Tuberculosis and Health association will hold its first annual meeting in the Dillon city hall council room on Thursday April 15 at 2 30 p m. A board of directors will be elected and the organization completed with two membership classes.
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Beaverhead County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Dillon
Bert Chapman Dies Former Dillon Resident Passes Away
Bert Chapman 55 a former Dillon resident died in Boise Idaho last Thursday His remains were brought to Dillon for interment He was born December 2 1892 in Kansas and moved to Dillon as a young man He married Clara M Woodside in Dillon April 7 1912 The family later lived in Missoula and Boise He is survived by son Bert S Chapman of Walla Walla Washington a daughter and son in law Mrs W L Maxson of Walla Walla two brothers Henry Chapman of Los Angeles and Fred Woodside of Dillon and Albert of Butte Funeral services were held Saturday at Brundage chapel with Rev Lewis D Smith officiating Interment was Mountain View Cemetery
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Bert Chapman
Boise
Idaho
Dillon
Mr. Chapman
Kansas
Clara M. Woodside
Missoula
Chapman
Montana Auto Supply Company
Bert S. Chapman
Walla Walla
Wash
W., L. Maxson
Henry Chapman
Los Angeles
Fred Woodside
Albert
Butte
Brundage Chapel
Lewis D. Smith
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View
Baptismal Fount To Be Dedicated at St James Church
The rebuilt baptistry at St James Episcopal will be dedicated at 11 oclock on Sunday April 11 funded by the sons of the late Mr and Mrs Will Cashmore. The Rt Rev Henry H Daniels will join Rev Lewis D Smith for the ceremony and baptism rites. The Cashmore memorial honors the couple with surviving sons Dr Jancis Cashmore Helena and Jack California and Franklin Dillon and deceased sons Harold and Dewey among the early diocese pioneers.
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St. James Episcopal Church
Will Cashmore
Lewis D. Smith
Henry H. Daniels
Jancis Cashmore
Helena
Cowards
Columbus
Jack
California
Franklin
Dillon
Harold
Dewey
Freedom Train to visit Butte on April 16
Dillon residents plan to welcome the Freedom Train in Butte on Friday April 16. Beaverhead County High School civics classes have started a fund to help cover the $7 000 cost of the appearance with over $50 already subscribed. Contributions may be made through high school instructor Mr. O Billovich or through the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce.
Koenig High in Friday Shoot At Dillon Rifle Club
Koenig High led the Dillon Rifle Club weekly shoot last Friday with 274 points. Otto Sassman earned 272 for second, and Hignight posted 271 for third, followed by a list of scores for Smith 239 Sommers 207 Ballou 248 C Banks 240 Buckingham 263 Johnson 266 Dr. Bell 213 Langdorf 243 Northrup 236 Simon 269 and Jacobson 241.
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Boyd Koenig
Dillon Rifle Club
Otto Sassman
Hignight
Smith
Sommers
Ballou
C. Banks
Buckingham
Johnson
Dr. Bell
Langdorf
Northrup
Simon
Jacobson
Death of Mrs Carlos Palmer in Flemington Mo reported
T Lee McCracken, prominent city businessman, learned of his mother Mrs Carlos Palmer’s sudden death at her Flemington Missouri home Friday night. He left Saturday for the funeral and was joined in Bozeman by his brother Gaines.
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T. Lee McCracken
Carlos Palmer
Flemington
Bozeman
Gaines
Fairbank Funeral Held Friday for Ranchman Townsend C Fairbank
Townsend C Fairbank, esteemed retired county ranchman, died recently and funeral services were held Friday afternoon with Rev. Lewis D. Smith of St. James Episcopal Church officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery. pallbearers included Dan Mooney Roy Forrester John Hildreth Parke T Scott Dale Metlen and Tim Tash.
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Townsend C. Fairbank
Lewis D. Smith
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Mountain View
Dan Mooney
Roy Forrester
John Hildreth
Parke T. Scott
Dale Metlen
Tim Tash
No Reinstatement Of Drunk Driving Licenses Allowed
Sheridan said operators licenses revoked on drunken driving convictions cannot be restored under any circumstances for one year. He noted 160 revocations since Jan 1 with 96 in February and March and 64 in January, despite requests from those who need a car for work.
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Fecatans High Atrol Sup. C. L
Sheridan
High Court Hears Beaverhead Damage Suit in Montana
Montana Supreme Court heard arguments on a writ to set a trial date in a $65,689 damage suit from Beaverhead County. Frances Kennedy seeks action after delays in the case arising from a fatal 1945 collision near Dillon. District Judge Bennett disqualified himself and Judge Lynch was brought in as pre trial conferences were debated.
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Montana Supreme Court
Beaverhead
Frances Kennedy
Dillon
Intermountain Transportation Company
Chester A. Kennedy
Lyman H. Bennett
J. J. Lynch
Butte
Lynch
Bennett
Former Resident Is Claimed by Reaper
Mrs. Melrose Geer, longtime Dillon resident, died at her Bremerton Washington home last Thursday. Born October 20 1885 in Kentucky she moved to the area as a child. Survived by husband J H Geer three sons Morton Donald and Byron Geer two sisters Mrs Margaret Taylor of San Diego and Mrs Cora Gillis of Casa Blanca plus nieces and nephews including Mrs Howard Morse and P J Lovell of Dillon.
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Melrose Geer
Bremerton
Wash
Kentucky
Geer
Dillon
J. H. Geer
Morton, Donald
Byron Geer
Margaret Taylor
San Diego
Calif
Cora Gillis
Casa Blanca
Howard Morse
P. J. Lovell
Baril Funeral Held at Sheridan
Frank Baril Sr. died Tuesday night at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Methodist church in Sheridan with Rev. Omer Idso officiating. Interment followed in the Sheridan cemetery. Pallbearers included Will and Fred McCrea John Madison Frank Perrault Hans Simonsen and Adolph Kalgren. Music was provided by Mrs. Dollis Hodges Mrs. J Leary Mrs. Hodges Harry Foster and John Sheldon with Mrs. F A Brim accompanist. A large Dillon group attended from nearby communities.
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Frank Baril
Sherglan
Omer Idso
Will
Fred McCrea
John Madison
Frank Perrault
Hans Simonsen
Adolph Kalgren
Dollis Hodges
Old Rugged Cross
Dillon Gun Club Eyes Title Defense at Telegraphic Shoot
Dillon gun club aims to defend the title at the annual Standard telegraphic shoot opening next Sunday after warm up rounds. J Jackson posted a perfect 25 in last week's first string. other top scorers included H Sneed 73 in 75, B Jackson 65, D Stratford 58, and A Madsen a 25 string leader with 49 from 50. Registered Dillon shoots set for April 18 May 30 and September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Jackson
H. Sneed
Strodtman
B. Jacobs
D. Stratford
D. Pierce
D Stratford
A. Madsen
J. Jackson
C. Boyer
B. Gleed
D. Curry
C. Anderson
G. Pederson
T. Ross
C. Bay
L. Schuler
Dillon
State Income Taxes Slow In Being Filed
State income tax returns remain unfiled as the April 15 deadline approaches, prompting a last minute rush. Helena officials warn many delays stem from forgetfulness and new residents unfamiliar with Montana rules. Estimated 1946 returns mailed to 95,000 filers include instructions. nonfilers still owe reporting.
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L. C. Burns
Income Tax Department
State Board of Equalization
Helena
Board of Equalization
Montana
Dillon Gun Club Members Attend Orleans Flyer Shoot
E W Renfro and Herman Peterson of Dillon Gun club left Butte by phone Monday to attend the 103rd flyer shoot at Orleans Indiana. They made special arrangements with the Jenkins.
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E. W. Renfro
Herman Peterson
Dillon Gun Club
Butte
Orleans
Ind
Jenkins
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Fevdy
Slough
Dar
College Festival
Koenig High
Fairbank
High Court
Reaper
Baril
GUN Club
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