Dell post office robbery defendants go to federal court
Two of three Dell post office robbers pleaded guilty in Billings federal court. John Tabor received two years and $100 for the Dell offense and five years plus $500 for Molt robbery. F Gilstrap was sentenced to two years and $60 fine with sentence suspended for good behavior due to turning government evidence. Wesley Tabor pleaded not guilty and remains jailed until the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell
Billings
John Tabor
Molt
Montana
F. Gilstrap
Wesley Tabor
Dell Trio
Old Chinese Joss House Fire in Dillon Recalled
Firefighters quickly extinguished a roof blaze at the old Chinese joss house in Dillon last Friday caused by a stove pipe. The building once served as a place of worship for locals and later carried a reputation as an opium den raided by police. now occupied by white residents as a dwelling.
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Dillon
Dillon Gun Club Tops Missoula In Montana Shoot
The Dillon Gun Club defeated Missoula 74 to 71 as Pete Westergaard and Ted Renfro posted 26 straight in Butte. Dr B G Free added 24, Renfro led with 99x100 in the Butte shoot, Westergaard 98x100, Herman Peterson won the doubles 48x50 amid a stiff wind.
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Pete Westergaard
Ted Renfro
Butte
Dillon Gun Club
Montana Standard
Missoula
B. G. Free
Dillon
Renfro
Westergaard
Herman Peterson
Free
Vic Westergaard
Forrester
L. H. Smith
Lynch
Emerick
Smith
Apgar
Dust-Driven North Dakota Party Heads Toward Idaho
A caravan of five cars carrying Dust-Driven Dakota farmers paused in Dillon on a Friday morning en route to Twin Falls Idaho. They fled blinding dust storms and drought in North Dakota seeking ranch work and possibly new homes. Most cars were old Model Fords and a few children rode along. The group entered Dillon amid a mild spring day, with over 30 cars in the original caravan splitting at Livingston.
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North Dakota
Dillon
Twin Falls
Idaho
Beaverhead County
Livingston
Popular Valley Couple Weds at Peterson Ranch
Beaverhead valley couple Walborg Peterson McMeehen and Matthew Telin married Sunday afternoon at Peter J. Peterson ranch south of Dillon. Rev. Orval A. Schmidt officiated. Attendants were Mrs. Ted Oliver and Elmer Peterson. A brief honeymoon then they will live on the groom’s ranch near Blaine.
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Walborg Peterson McMeehen
Matthew Telin
Beaverhead Valley
Peter J. Peterson
Dillon
Orval A. Schmidt
Lutheran Church
Ted Oliver
Elmer Peterson
May Queen Elected At Normal Last Week
Montana State Normal college students chose their May queen last Thursday. The coronation will be part of the May fete on May 10 in the gymnasium. Five candidates were voted: Erma Cusker Grace Frost Rae Harrington Ruth Phelps and Mildred Spaberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Normal College
Erma Cusker
Grace Frost
Rae Harrington
Ruth Phelps
Mildred Spaberg
Easter Services Draw Crowds in Dillon Churches
Large crowds attended Easter services across Dillon despite overcast skies. Churches offered afternoon and evening services with impressive sermons and festive spring fashion parades featuring new bonnets and music.
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Dillon
Easter Monday dance at Dillmont Park drew large crowd
The J Roseguild hosted an Easter Monday dance at Dillmont Park which attracted a well attended gathering.
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the &J. Roseguild
Dillmont Park
Gold Ornament Found in Log by Dillon Man
Byron Nay of Dillon found a solid gold medallion the size of a $20 piece in a worm eaten pine log while chopping wood on South Washington street. The daisy shaped charm may date to Vigilante days and was likely used as a watch charm. Nay suspects a Plummer gang connection and a Nugget origin.
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Byron Nay
Dillon
South
Washington Street
Nay
Bannack
Plummer
Rotary Club Dinner in Armstead with Montana Mining Speaker
The Dillon Rotary Club met at Armstead Monday evening with about 75 guests from Armstead and the surrounding community. Dr. Curtis Wilson of the Montana School of Mines spoke on current needs as applied to the area, addressing the gathering.
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Curtis Wilson
Montana School of Mines
Dillon Rotary Club
Armstead
Community
Dillon
Butte
Girl Scout Court honor held Dillon
At a court of honor held at the St. James guild hall Monday evening awards were presented to several Dillon Girl Scout members. Nettie Hand chaired the awards and gave badges to Patricia Gilbert Jane Stallings Jane Waldorf and Dorothy Ann Davis. Red Cross home hygiene care of the sick certificates were handed to Loretta Anderson Patricia Gilbert Jane Stallings Alice May Eloise Olmsted Mary Liggett and Helene Klebba. Tenderfoot scouts vested by May Clemon and Mrs Clifton McLaughlin included Dorothy Waldemar June Anderson Betty Sue Crew Rachel DeLadd Mary Fuller Evelyn Gregg Betty Lee Harrison Katherine Hartwig Marjorie Lovell Dorothy McLennan Caroline Rebich Ann Rebich Marian Reis Adelle Smith Edith May Stanfield and Maxine Wiant.
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St. James Guild Hall
Dillon Girl Scout
Nettie Hand
Patricia Gilbert
Jane Stallings
Jane Waldorf
Dorothy Ann Davis
Luella Stickney
Loretta Anderson
Alice May
Eloise Olmsted
Mary Liggett
Helene Klebba
May Clemon
Clifton McLaughlin
Dorothy Waldemar
June Anderson
Betty Sue Crew
Rachel DeLadd
Mary Fuller
Evelyn Gregg
Betty Lee Harrison
Katherine Hartwig
Marjorie Lovell
Dorothy McLennan
Caroline Rebich
Ann Rebich
Marian Reis
Adelle Smith
Edith May Stanfield
Maxine Wiant
Butte Finals See Beaverhead Debaters Win District Title
Butte high school defeated Dillon in a hotly contested district final to earn the right to represent the district at Missoula. Beaverhead County's Harold Wheat and Jack Reeves fell short while Dillon had earlier defeated Anaconda in the semifinals.
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Beaverhead County High School
Harold Wheat
Jack Reeves
Butte
Butte High School
Bill Breen
Bernard Collier
Missoula
Dillon
Anaconda High School
Anaconda
Battie
Violet Eastman
Walter Scott
Gurtis Wilson
Diphtheria Smallpox Immunization Clinic Planned in Dillon
A Dillon clinic on May 1 and 2 will immunize Beaverhead county children ages six months to 14 against diphtheria and smallpox. The event, organized by the Publicity committee of the Child Welfare Council, charges $1 for those who can pay, free for those unable. Local physicians, nurses, and officials support the effort to prevent rising Montana cases.
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Montana
Training School
Dillon
Montana State Board of Health
Dnlon
Katherine MacGregor
Luella Stickney
Beaverhead County
The
Child Welfare Council
Remainder of crew to be on scene next week
Construction at Birch Creek CCC camp progresses rapidly under Supervisor E D Sandvng. First 26 workers finished a large mess hall. 200 more will arrive next week from Fort Missoula and California, forming a multi state crew for road projects toward Elkhorn.
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Birch Creek
CCC
E. D. Sandvng
Beaverhead National Forest
Fort Missoulia
California
Birch Creek Ranger Station
Elkhorn
Gustaf Peterson Dies After 62 Years In County
Gustaf T. Peterson longtime Beaverhead county resident died Saturday at Barrett hospital. Funeral services were held at Brundage funeral home and interment followed in Mountain View cemetery. Born in Sweden, he was 62 and lived in the area many years working on local ranches and running his own in Sweetwater district. No relatives could be located.
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Gustaf T. Peterson
Beaverhead County
Barrett Hospital
Brundage
Mountain View Cemetery
Sweden
Sweetwater
Forest Rangers Shifted and Elks Elected Exalted Ruler
Forest rangers are reassigned to new districts effective about May 1 as Landving announces changes for the Beaverhead national forest. Lee Hoerning is named exalted ruler of Dillon lodge No 1654 Elks with unopposed candidates for other offices. The lodge plans to assist a public clinic at the training school and immunize children against smallpox and diphtheria.
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Lee Hoerning
Dillion Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Matt Kay
Harry Banks
I. Ott Gordon
EK. L. Wheat
Emery K. Smith
Sol Sobolsky
Homer Faust
Grand Lodge
John T. Grr
Francis Gelhaus
Child Welfare Council
Beaverhead National Forest Rangers
Forest
Landvng
Lukens
CCC
Special Works
Jackson
Montana
Plaszola
Wise River
Beaverhead County High to Stage Senior Play Saturday
The Beaverhead County High School senior class will present a new farce titled Dollars to Doughnuts at the high school gym under Violet M Hastman. The comedy centers on Ned Graham and a wedding prep melee with Ned trying to prevent his sweetheart from marrying the wrong man. James McCulley and Lucille ...
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Beaverhead County
Violet M. Hastman
Ned Graham
Junior High Pupils Present Ali Baba Comedy Show
The junior high dramatics class will stage a comedy version of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves at the training school auditorium on Friday May 3. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
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Ali Baba and the
Training School
Ali Baba
Morgiana
Amina
Cogin Hassan
Cogin
Mper
Junior Baseball League to Begin Pending Weather
Beaverhead post of the American Legion sponsors a junior baseball league with plans underway after a meeting at the Oregon Short Line depot lawn. Chairman Alvin M. Jones and committee members C. M. Casterline and Harod M. Warner lead the effort to recruit coaches from Rotary, firemen, Ellis, Moose and other groups.
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Beaverhead Post
American Legion
Alvin M. Jones
Oregon Short Line
Dillon
Jones
C. M.casterline
Harod M. War
Mrs Bierrum Elected Head of A A U W Group
Mrs W J Bierrum was elected president of the Ditton unit of the American Association of University Women at a Monday night meeting hosted by Miss Fay Kirkpatrick. Jessie L Duboc was named vice president Anne Feley secretary and Genevieve Metlen treasurer. Open house library benefit planned for May 2 at 8 to 10 pm at the public library with Dr Robert B Albright of the Normal College as principal speaker.
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American Association of University Women
Anne Feley
Genevieve Metlen
Robert
B. Albright
the Normal College
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Gunners
Idaho Points
E. E. Isaac
Bozeman
Lillian Stone
Bernard
Williams
Byron
Rotary Club
Dillon Rotarians
Gustaf Peterson
Forest Rangers
Elks Lodge
James McCulley
Ned Granham
Lucille
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Rotary Club, Firemen, Ellis, Moose
Others
Bierrum
A.A.U.W. Group
W. J. Bierrum
Fay Kirkpatrick
Jessie L. Duboc
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