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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1938
Page
3
Wisdom residents report family births and visits, road work and cattle drives. Local events include Easter gatherings, bridge club outings, lambing season duties, and a spring entertainments plan by the Wisdom Women's Club.
State Purchaser I. S. McQuitty bought electric eye counters to be installed by the highway department on busy roads. Photo graphic lenses opposite each other will count every passing car during a set period for traffic data.
Federal funds totaling 25,406 for vocational education were received by Treasurer Ray N. Shannon this week for state college aid to students. An additional 15,930 was received for federal highways completed in Garfield and Meagher counties.
Jackson residents celebrate opening by taking children to Dillon to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Families and neighbors attended dinners and gatherings at homes of Petersons Clemows and Hirschys. Jimmy Dodd bought hundreds of steers from local ranchers, including Clemows, Johnsons, Dowlings, Jacksons, and Armitages.
A Sunday lesson-sermon on April 17 1938 in all Churches of Christ Scientist focused on holiness and transformation. The golden text declares I and my Father are one from John 10 30 and Romans 12 2 urges transformation through renewing the mind. The Science and Health quote stresses desire for holiness and willing sacrifice to walk the sole practical path to holiness.
The Ohio Motorist magazine dedicated a full page in its April issue to Montana Highway Department’s Indian Picture Writing pamphlet. Highway engineer D A McKinnon notes wide compliments and says letters from many foreign countries request copies of the Montana National Bituminous conference report from Glacier Park held last September.
The Railroad and Public Service Commission announced in Helena that Montana carloadings dropped by twenty percent in February 1938 compared with February 1937. The report cites reduced shipments as the main cause and notes variation by line and product.
Delegates at the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention in San Antonio doubled their meat advertising levy to 50 cents per car and urged greater promotion through the National Livestock and Meat Board. Jay Taylor noted meat lags other foods in ad spending, urging a stronger fund to educate consumers on meat as a daily dietary staple and its health benefits.
Mrs. Robert Schrink and Mrs. Frank Merrell with others shopped in Dillon. A senior class play drew a large crowd and the high school orchestra provided dancing afterward. Clifford Calvert named water commissioner on Red Rock river for the season.
Montana reports lower liquor sales cutting overall profits for the state liquor monopoly. Administrator L M A Wass notes a $317,000 drop in March quarter net profits from the prior year while the profit percentage stays unchanged. Revenue from beer licenses and fees contribute to total income, with stated figures around $9446,702 in the period.
The Dillon P T A met in the training school with remarks on value of extra curricular activities by Principal Conrad O Orr. Various school groups performed songs dances and pantomimes and plans for the junior prom and other events were announced. Local clubs from Better Homes to M OB served as hostesses and gatherings through the week.
James Kelly and Miss May Coconaugher visit Dillon. Instructors and residents from Butte Kalispell Alder Twin Bridges Armstead Helena Missoula Grant and Dillon share weekend and business visits. A ceremony tied to Ellis Wellington Mercer and Thelma Ann Campbell was performed by Judge George Opp.
The State Hospital for the Insane at Warm Springs reports an all time high in March with 1908 inmates. Superintendent Dr. John C. Dunn notes 1178 men and 727 women housed on March 31. Prison inmates fell by seven, with 565 prisoners answering roll call at month end, according to Warden T. J. Bergstrom.
State Auditor John J. Holmes reports Montana invested 17,936,314 across various funds on March 31, exceeding April 1, 1937 investments by 108,974. Bonded indebtedness on April 1 stood at 9,697,224, down 798,953 from a year earlier. The largest holding is the Common School Permanent fund at 14,408,632.
The Montana Agricultural Experimental Station at Bozeman reports international interest in its live stock and dairy cattle studies. Clyde McKee, director, says the Argentine Meat Producers Corporation has requested two reports on investigations conducted at the station.
Lee J. Cutler and Cecile Baker of Pocatello were married Saturday by Elder Leslie Smith of the L D S church. Mrs. Cecile Hirschy of California visits her daughter, Mrs. Lena Nelson. John Gelhaus and daughter Dorothy spent Saturday in Butte. Theta met last night at the home of Miss Georgia Mathews.
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