Beaverhead High School Names New Principal
Conrad Orr, Hinsdale superintendent of schools, was elected Beaverhead County high school principal by the board of trustees. A Missoula native and University of Montana graduate, he works on a master’s degree and has coached athletics. He succeeds the late Joseph Monroe.
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Conrad Orr
Hinsdale
Beaverhead Coun Y
Nell Joyce
Joseph 4. Monroe
New Montana State Normal College
Orr
Missoula
State University
Dillon
The
Musical numbers by a trio delight Dillon Rotary club
The Dillon Rotary club at the Andrus hotel Monday night featured a trio with Helen Wilkinson soprano Jane Waltonorf pianist and S Darwin John son flutist. They performed By the Waters of Minnetonka and I Love You. Chairman Roscoe Thomas of Butte guests Mrs Eliel and Mr and Mrs Harvey Soren son attended and the Rotarians enjoyed the program.
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Dillon Rotary Club
Andrus Hotel
Helen Wilkinson
Jane Waltorf
S. Darwin Johnon
Billings
Minnetonka
Lambert Eliel
Alaska
Eliel
Harvey Sorenon
Roscoe Thomas
Butte
Beaverhead Democrats Name Officers at County Meeting
Beaverhead county's Democratic central committee met Saturday night at the courthouse electing E. Blinn as chairman Norman Nelson as vice chair William Ballard as secretary R M Barrett as treasurer Dr F M Poindexter as state committeeman and Mrs Effie Roe as state committeewoman The executive committee was named and vacancies filled with over 60 Democrats representing nearly all of the county's 21 precincts.
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Beaverhead County
Democratic Central Committee
Court House
E. Blinn
Norman Nelson
William Ballard
R. M. Barrett
F. M. Poindexter
Effie Roe
Benn
Leon Truax
W. B. Roberts
Lee Tower
Leslie Staudenmeyer
Bernice Metlen
Mia
Ed Farley
Mary Shaw
Maxine Little
Republican Central Committee
Fugitive Williams Recaptured After Short Cafe Escape
Lloyd Williams charged with burglary escaped Sunday from Deputy Sheriff Pat J. Mynn while dining at the White cafe. He was recaptured Monday afternoon in Reichle by Deputy Flynn and Chief Charles Nelson, found in a beer parlor. Sheriff McCollum led an all night search. Williams bonded with multiple aliases and linked to a break in at Paramount Cleaners.
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Lloyd Williams
Pat J. Mynn
Reichle
Flynn
Charles Nelson
Williams
James A. McCollum
Nelson
Paramount Cleaners
Belmont files 2500 damage suit over night wire act breach
Sidney Belmont sues Adkins and Terrell alleged coauthors of a night wire act contract breach tied to Gretona and the Illinois State fair. The two counts claim damages to Belmont’s business reputation from the contract breach.
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Missoula
Sidney Belmont
Ess Adkins
Jack Terrell
Cole Brothers
Gretona
Belmont
Ilinois
Ilinois Fair
Haveeen
Summer Term Ends at Montana State Normal College
The Montana State Normal College closed its summer term last Friday with 60 graduates receiving diplomas and degrees. Summer commencement was held last Wednesday and the full group included 19 from the northeast, 19 from the southwest, 17 from the northwest, and 11 from the southeast.
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Montana State Normal College
Montana
July 1936 Hottest Month On Record In State
The weather bureau declares July 1936 the warmest month in the state, with Glendive reaching 113 degrees on the fifth, tying the all time high. Glendive and Jordan logged 100+ degrees on 21 days, Crow Agency and Garland on 20 days, while rainfall was the seventh lowest on record and mostly light showers offered little relief.
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Glendive
Helena
Jordan
Crow Agency
Garland
Dillon Wild West Event Promises Top Rodeo Action
Dillon's annual rodeo at the fairgrounds next weekend August 22 and 23 showcases top riders from Montana and other states. Features include Oral Zumwalt Rufus Ingersoll and Sam Garrett with other noted ropers bulldoggers and riders expected to compete.
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Dillon
Blondie Stewart
Montana
Oral Zumwalt
Billings
Rufus Ingersoll
Ray Maverty
Hugh Rigley
Jerry Cantrell
Stub Bartelmay
Nick Knight
Pete Grubb
Bert Mulkey
Weat
Sam Garrett
Cheyenne
Garrett
Europe
Will Rogers
Miner Morgan Jones Pioneer of Wisdom Passes at Cabin
Morgan D. Jones, born May 6 1851 in Wales, died Thursday afternoon near the Wisdom Gibbonsville highway. A Santa Fe railroad scout, he moved to Montana in 1888 and became a leading placer miner around Gibbonsville Ruby Creek region. He left 600 head of cattle from Texas in 1888. 300 were lost on the trail. His nephew J J Jones of Seattle and grand nephew Dan Jones of Snohomish were with him.
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Wisdom
Morgan Jones
Continental Divide
Wisdom-Gibbonsville
Gibbonsville
J. J. Jones
Seattle
Dan Jones
Snohomish
Wash
Morgan D. Jones
Wales
America
Santa Fe
Arizona
Montana
Texas
Big Hole
Giobonsville
Mr. Jones
Hazelbaker Carried All But One County in Primary Race
Hazle baker carried 55 of Montana's 56 counties in the Republican governor race, with Flathead giving the opponent strong support but Beaverhead leading Hazelbaker's overall margin. A separate report notes a cloudburst near Dillon wrecked a car owned by Terry Conklin, trapping occupants before they escaped to higher ground as debris and water carried the vehicle away.
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Hazelbaker
Terry Conklin
Dillon
A. J. Rife
Montana Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Montana
Flathead
Beaverhead
Pauline
Beaverhead County Haying Near Completion
Beaverhead county ranchers report haying nearly finished as wild hay harvest tops 15 years, with second alfalfa cuttings heavier than last season. Frequent spring and summer showers kept ranges green and cattle thriving while drought funded eastern stock purchases for winter feed. Limited grasshopper damage and widespread gopher plague control reduced losses.
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Beaverhead County
Five-County Meeting Supports Taylor Grazing District
Stockmen from Beaverhead Madison Silver Bow Jefferson and Broadwater counties met in Dillon on Wednesday and tentatively backed a Taylor grazing district. F R Carpenter explained the proposal as two resolutions were adopted one allowing each community to decide its inclusion and the other creating two representatives from each community one sheepman and one cattleman.
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Beaverhead
Madison
Silver Bow
Jefferson
Broadwater
Taylor
F. R. Carpenter
Department of the Interior
Beav erhead Lakes Opening Protests Ducks Geese Ban
Sportsmen from six counties in Montana's south central district protested the closing of Red Rock lakes to duck and geese hunting at a Friday meeting in Butte. Representatives Lindley Phillips Pete Westergard Leslie H. Smith and L Ott Vandegrift attended. The group drafted resolutions and planned to send them to state senators and representatives while citing officials including President Roosevelt and Ira N. Gabrielson.
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Montana South Central
Red Rock Lakes
Butte
Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association
Lindley Phillips
Pete Westergard
Leslie H. Smith
L. Ott Vandegrift
South Central
Montana
Red Rock Lake
Roosevelt
Ira N. Gabrielson
Washington, D.C
Gabrielson
Red Rock
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen’s Association
Mon
Pioneer Archibald Hayden Dies at 78 Rancher of Centennial
Archibald A. Hayden 78, a longtime Centennial valley rancher, died at his Dillon home last Saturday after a long illness. Born January 13, 1858 in Kirksville, he came to Montana with a brother in 1876, traveling by train to Corinne, Utah, then on foot to Silver Star. There was no local railroad when they arrived. At Silver Star, then a boomtown, Hayden began a life linked to early Montana ranching.
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Archibald A. Hayden
Centennial Valley
Hia
Dillon
Kirksville
Montana
Corinne
Utah
Silver Star
Memorial Suggested At Normal To Honor Dr Monroe
A weather bureau may be established at Montana State Normal College to honor the late Dr Joseph B Monroe who served as Dillon Beaverhead valley meteorologist for over 30 years without pay. The memorial would include a caretaker for the government thermometer and precipitation gauge on campus.
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Weather Bureau
College
J. E. Monroe
Montana State Normal College
Joseph B. Monroe
Monroe
Dillon
Beaverhead Valley
Memorial Weather Bureau
State meet of Legion held in Missoula
Beaverhead post commander T Lee McCracken finance officer George M Goeman and C A Beckler attended the state Legion meeting in Missoula. Auxiliary delegates were unit president Mrs C J Hovren alternate Mrs Glen Lyon and members Mrs Eva Critz and Miss Berniece Metlen. The delegates left Sunday and the convention closed today.
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American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Missoula
T. Lee McCracken
George M. Goeman
C. A. Beckler
C. J. Hovren
Glen Lyon
Eva Critz
Berniece Metlen
Insurance Business In State Increases
State Auditor John J. Holmes reported Montana insurance business rose from 2,259,554 in 1934 to 2,748,906 in 1935, a gain of 441,852, reflecting higher premium income. Losses grew to 1,463,518 in 1935 from 1,088,315 in 1934, a net increase of 423,202, with commissions and overhead not included in premium totals.
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Montana
John J. Holmes
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Lewistown
Parke T. Scott
Armstead
Bozeman Production Credit Association
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Central Montana
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Conrad
Milk River
Chinook
Northern
Wolf Point
Miles City
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EB. E. Henry
Production Credit Corporation of
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Normal College
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Beaverhead Lakes
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