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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1944
Page
5
The article explains sowing in hills rather than drills for seeds like cucumbers melons pumpkins and squash. Hills are individual points spaced in rows with shallow holes and soil amendments to ensure germination, with marking stakes for cultivation and weed control between rows.
The Beaverhead board continues business with contract actions and land conveyance to be formalized. Judge Bennett appoints Wendell Jardine as county commissioner from district three, effective after bond approval. Meeting held April 5, 1944, with Stahl, Jardine, Henneberry, Baker present. Porter’s resignation as Dillon township constable approved. Reports show county farm inmates 15 on April 1 and school payroll totals.
The Curnutt Family acknowledges heartfelt thanks for the friendship and sympathy shown after the loss of their mother. They express grief yet feel enriched by genuine love and devotion, stating the mother is not dead but just away. May God reward all for kindness.
Mrs. O Eda Freeman of Arm stead traveled to Dillon this week for a brief visit.
St Rose Guild and Entre Nous club scheduled afternoon gatherings at members’ homes with co hosts and tea offerings. Mrs J Jeppson guests and Alma Matrons speaker addressed church symbols at St James guild hall. Victory Bridge and Busy Bee clubs met with prize winners announced. Beaverhead Country club and Bluebird social rounds noted with assorted hosts and guests. Supper Bridge honored the bride to be Mrs Kajin and Mrs Grotheer with yellow blue pink decor.
Mrs. John T. Orr left Friday for Spokane to visit friends. Mrs. Martin C. Jackson is expected to return tomorrow from California where she spent months with her daughter Mrs. Allen Dansie. Miss Bessie McCelland nutrition expert from the state extension department at Bozeman travels with Miss Eleanor Nelson to visit the Dell Home Demonstration club. Mrs. Esther Shaw was a Dillon visitor from Wisdom. Marcus Rand attended to business matters in the city this week from his ranch on Horse Prairie. Miss Montana Mayland spent the week end with relatives in Great Falls. Utah Woolen Mills Products call Mr. Schlappy at the Grand Hotel Dillon until May 2.
Reverend Norman Benson conducts Sunday School at 10:00 am and Sunday Worship at 11:00 am. Evening worship at Twin Bridges is at 8:00 pm with Psalm 95 6 7 guiding the service.
Rat 8 Yous triage Jee 2 sie reports Poweskiy county events in the Examiner. Local briefs cover community notes and brief items from the region.
Wartime thrift urged for farmers and tenants to buy War Bonds now to save for postwar needs. Ads highlight safety, Uncle Sam backing, and easy purchase options at banks post offices and associations. Buy by mail or through rural carriers to support equipment and the future for servicemen and families.
Mrs. Clark Huntley drove to Butte on Tuesday to meet her mother Mrs. Bertha Francis visiting California and Washington. F R McDowell bought the Stewart Ranch near Wisdom, a fifty year family property. Various social visits, bridge clubs, and church activities are listed alongside moves, hospital care, and 4-H club events in the Fishtrap area and Dillon.
Kenneth Petersen and wife drove to Jackson from Spokane with M othel McMoone as they returned to Dillon. Enterprise members met Wednesday and voted a substantial sum to the Red Cross. Rev Calvin Logan plans services April 30 at 2 30 p.m. in Dillon. Mrs Dan Penderge and Mr Henry Wong moved to ranch work. Home Makers club gathered at Mrs M E Fullerton’s. Eleanor Else county agent attended with her mother at a house warming. John Krause entertained a bridge club with prizes awarded to several members. Clergy Tim Clifford and Norman Benson held services in town. The 4 H club toured to inspect calves on April 2. Members met at the Peterson home with leaders Clemon and Jardine. Delicious refreshments were served by Mrs Alfred Peterson.
Clerk of the court issued licenses on Monday to William Edway Winkley of Dillon and Margue Rite Lorraine Bullard of Presta Ida. Cornelius V. Campbell of Swan Valley Idaho and Ta Blackburn of Jackson Wyoming. Also licensed were William M. Roder and May Loveday, both of Pocat.
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