Montana Normal College Honor Roll Summer Quarter
Thirty-nine students earned places on the Montana State Normal College honor roll for the summer quarter and sixteen more made the required grade points with less than a normal program of credits. Ruth J. Nicol of Butte and Bernice T. Swanson of Freid led with the highest rating of three grade points per credit. Four Dillon students made the list. The rankings include Ruth J. Nicol, Butte. Bernice T. Swanson, Freid. Ella R. Irwin, etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Normal College
Ruth J. Nicol
Butte
Bernice T. Swanson
Freid
Dillon
Ella R. Irwin
Tallent High Gunner Dillon Gun Club Shoot
W E Tallent led a Dillon Gun Club tuneup at Butte targets by hitting 49 of 50. Vic Westergard 48, Russell Smith 47, Jack Barrett 47. Mrs Bob Barrett 41, Mrs Jack Keenan 39. other scores listed. Large Dillon contingent to compete at PITA trapshoot in Butte next weekend drawing top shooters nationwide.
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W. E. Tallent
P.I.T.A
Butte
Vic Westergard
Russell Smith
Jack Barrett
Dillon Club
Bob Barrett
Jack Keenan
Joe Lynch
Paul Schwab
Bud Campbell
Sam Langdorf
Tige Tallent
Westergard
R. Smith
Schwab
Keenan
Dillon
Ranch Hand Decides to Go Ranching
Beaverhead county police halted a potential ranching venture after a man identified as Howard Miller placed multiple cashless orders for ranching gear. He wrote checks for 1200 dollars on purchases from Paddock & Tyre Bergeson Beaverhead company City Drug and other local suppliers. Police said no money changed hands and deliveries were suspended pending bank presentation.
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Beaverhead
Howard Miller
Big Hole Basin
Paddock & Tyre
Bergeson-Beaverhead Company
City Drug Company
Cadillac Automobiles
Bill Jennings Returns Home After Absence
William C. Jennings cashier of the First National Bank of Twin Bridges was reported missing Monday morning. A search extended across several Western Montana counties until Jennings returned to his home at about 10:30 Wednesday night, surprised by the public reaction to his disappearance.
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Montana
William C. Jennings
First National Bank of Twin Bridges
Jennings
Twin Bridges
M. Sanders
Mr. Jennings
Tom Dubois Named Wheat Crop Supervisor
E K Bowman announces Tom H Dubois will supervise Beaverhead County wheat crop insurance under the Agricultural Adjustment and Domestic Allotment Act. The program, to be run via the County Agricultural Conservation committee, allows farmers planning wheat in 1939 to apply now.
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E. K. Bowman
Tom H. Dubois
Beaverhead County
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Mr. Dubois
Beaverhead Natives Attend Billings Masonic Grand Sessions
Beaverhead county residents attended the annual Masonic and Eastern Star sessions in Billings. John T. Orr of Dillon was elected grand senior warden at the Masonic meeting. Other Dillon delegates included A. A. Schroeder Sylvester Meade and H. C. McMannis. Mizpah chapter sent Elizabeth Luebben Florence Stone Elizabeth Shotwell Elfreda Woodside Iva Orr and Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Curry. Lima delegates Paul Martinell Avery Conine Pascal Bimat Lola Ford Birdean Conine Alice Nelson Anna Gosman Dorothy Martinell from Elva Boardman chapter of Eastern Star also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Masonic
Eastern Star
Billings
John T. Orr
Dillon
A. A. Schroeder
Dillon Lodge
Sylvester Meade
H. C. McMannis
Mizpah
Order of Eastern Star
Elizabeth Luebben
Florence Stone
Elizabeth Shotwell
Elfreda Woodside
Virginia
Iva Orr
Grand Sentinel
R. D. Curry
Eastern Stars
Lima
Paul Martinell
Avery Conine
Pascal Bimat
Evergreen Lodge
Lola Ford
Birdean Conine
Alice Nelson
Anna Gosman
Dorothy Martinell
Elva Boardman
Mrs. Luella Hobson Dies At Dillon Home
Beaverhead County resident for over 50 years Mrs Luella Hobson died at her Dillon home after a long illness Born in St Louis April 20 1860 she came to Dillon in 1887 Survived by son Raymond Hobson of Fullerton California and sister Mrs Sabina Sprinkle Funeral at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev R C Shannon with interment in Mountain View Cemetery
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Luella Hobson
Beaverhead County
Dillon
St. Louis
Baptist Church
Richmond Hobson
Fullerton
Calif
Sabina Sprinkle
First Baptist Church
R. C. Shannon
Lewistown
Dillon Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Jacksons Begin Idaho Tour Visiting Dansies
Mr and Mrs Martin Jackson departed Monday for a week long Idaho tour and will call on their daughter in law and son Mr and Mrs Allen Dansie at their home during the trip.
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Martin Jackson
Idaho
Allen Dansie
Old Timers Picnic Set For Sept 4
The second annual Old Timers picnic will be held at the national monument on the Big Hole battle ground Sunday September 4 the day before Labor Day. Officers of the Big Hole Road association sponsor the event inviting all old timers and the public. Lunches and drinking cups should be brought coffee and ice cream free during lunch around 1 o clock. An entertainment program with several speakers will follow. Last year’s picnic drew hundreds from the basin and nearby towns.
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National Monument
Big Hole Battle Ground
Big Hole
Basin
Dillon
Butte
Anaconda
Dillon highway committee meets at chamber office
The Dillon Chamber of Commerce highway committee held a meeting at Secretary J. L. Mayland's office. George R. Metlen serves as chairman during O. A. Bergeson's illness. William Rosenbaum of Whitehall spent Thursday in Dillon.
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Dillon Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Mayland
George R. Metlen
O. A. Bergeson
William Rosenbaum
Whitehall
Dillon
Changes in Forest Personnel Shuffles and Transfers
Official notices from Missoula and Helena reveal a regional reallocation of foresters effective Sept 1 1938. J N Templer moves from Helena to Missoula as assistant regional forester in range management while Wilfred W White shifts to Helena as regional training officer. K D Flock of Beaverhead forest will transfer to Washington DC for training and a master’s in forestry at American University.
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Missoula
Evan W. Kelley
J. N. Templer
Helena National Forest
Helena
The
Forest Service
Wilfred W. White
Templer
K. D. Flock
Beaverhead Forest
Dillon
Washington, D. C
Flock
Washington
American University
Sioux National Forest
Sioux Forest
Custer Forest
Billings
Dillon Rancher injured in radiator explosion near Dillon
Mike Swetich a Dillon ranch man was injured Monday afternoon when an automobile radiator he was repairing at the Irvine and Cottom potato farm near Dillon exploded. He was welding tubes with a blow torch. a closed tube caused steam and the blast.
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Mike Swetich
Dillon
Irvine & Cottom
Swetich
Edison W. Kent Nominated for Granite County Attorney
Edison W. Kent of Dillon who graduated from the university law school in June 1937 was nominated for county attorney on the Republican ticket in Granite county. He ranked second highest in scholarship in his graduating class. He and his wife moved to Philipsburg last fall.
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Edison W. Kent
Dillon
The
University Law School
Granite County
Philipsburg
Beaverhead 4-H Youths Shine at North Montana State Fair
Beaverhead 4 H Livestock club members Charles Green Harry Tash Jr and Rudy Platt formed the agricultural judging team and finished tenth of 32 entries. Green tied for first in poultry judging and the team placed fifth in beef cattle. Farmers exhibited nine baby calves totaling 8485 pounds and sold in Great Falls with Angus calves from Hartwig and Green placing second and third in their class.
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Beaverhead
Montana
Charles Green
Harry Tash, Jr
Rudy Platt
Great Falls
John Hartwig
Fingerlings to be planted in Beaverhead River today
An allotment of rainbow trout fingerlings from state hatcheries will be planted in Beaverhead streams this afternoon. Most fish go into the Beaverhead River near Armstead, said local sportsmen sponsoring the distribution. A prior shipment was planted near Lima, with more fingerlings to arrive in the next month.
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Beaverhead River
Beaverhead
Armstead
Lima
Party Groups Meet and Elect Their Officers
Beaverhead county two central committees organized last week for the campaign. Republicans re elect Sam Ditty as head. Democrats choose Bruce A. Risley as chairman. Risley succeeds C. E. Blinn who is hospitalized in Butte after a car accident. Barrett elected treasurer, Erickson secretary, Poindexter state committeeman, and Mrs Effie Roe state committee woman. A committee was named to fill central committee vacancies.
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Beaverhead County
Sam Ditty
Bruce A. Risley
Mr. Risley
C. E. Blinn
Butte
R. M. Barrett
Albert‘ “Erickson
F. M. Po
Bids Opened on Dillon-Butte Highway Reggrading Plan
Bids on seven road and grade crossing projects totaling 483000 will be opened in Helena on Aug 30 by the state highway commission. Projects include 2.6 miles of Billings Pompeys Pillar with grading and oil surfacing and a 67 foot underpass near Laurel plus 1.2 miles of approach road on Billings Cody.
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Helena
State Highway Commission
Billings-Pompeys Pillar
Yellowstone County
Northern Pacific
Laurel
Billings-Cody
Milwaukee Railroad
Ringling
Wilsall-White Sulphur Springs
Meagher
Dillon-Butte
Silver Bow County
Melrose
Nissler
Beaverhead High Opens Term and Plans New Building Bond Vote
Beaverhead county high school will open its regular term on September 6 with registration day. Principal Conrad O. Orr announced the school received a federal loan grant for a new building from the PWA. A bond election will be held late September or early October to finance the county’s share. D L Johnson will replace Carl A Ross as athletic coach after Ross resigned for Red Lodge.
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Beaverhead County High School
Prin. Conrad O. Orr
PWA
D. L. Johnson
Carl A. Ross
Ross
Red Lodge
Johnson
Local young woman Elizabeth Meachem dies in Dillon
Mrs. Elizabeth Meachem aged 32 wife of Charles Meacham of Dillon died last Friday in a Butte hospital after a brief illness. Born in Colorado in 1906 she moved to Montana years ago and has lived in Dillon for five years. Survived by her husband two sons Buford and Louis Berg her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Miller Mackey Idaho seven brothers and two sisters. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery after funeral services at Brundage chapel.
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Elizabeth Meachem
Charles Meacham
Dillon
Butte
Meacham
Colorado
Montana
Buford Berg
Louis Berg
Joe Miller
Mackey
Idaho
Brundage Funeral Home
Mountain View Cemetery
Southerners to Visit Famous Potato Farm
Irvine and Cottom's certified seed potato farm near Dillon, largest of its kind in the Northwest, draws visitors from distant areas this month. Tomorrow a large delegation of southern potato growers will arrive to inspect the farm on a tour sponsored by the Union Pacific railroad. They have previously visited seed farms near Kimball and Scottsbluff Nebraska and in Goshen and Laramie counties Wyoming. A. A. Corfe of Loxley Alabama is among the South's largest growers and shippers of produce.
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Irvine and Cottom
Dillon
Northwest
Union Pacific Railroad
Kimball
Scottsbluff
Neb
Goshen
Laramie
Wyoming
A. A. Corfe
Loxley
Ala
South
Prize Winners Raised on Highland Ranch at Great Falls Show
At the Great Falls Fair and National Hereford Show the grand champion 4-H steer calf shown by John Dawson of Belt Montana was sold to Club cafeteria for thirty cents per pound. Dawson also showed the second prize in light weight and the third and fourth prize calves in heavy division. all prize calves were bred and raised at Highland Ranch Wisdom Montana by William Harray and sired by Willow Creek Stock.
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John Dawson
Belt, Mont
Highland Ranch
Wisdom, Mont
William Harray
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tallent High Gunner
Dillon Gun Club Shoot
P.st.a
Bill Jennings
Tom Dubois
Dillon Implement Company
Standard Oil Company
University of Illinois
Conservation Committee
Billings Grand Lodge
Dillon Home
Westmont Tractor Company
Board of County
Beaverhead Club
4-H Livestock Club
Bruce Risley
Democratic Committee
Republican Group
Elizabeth Meacham
Irvine & Cottom Farm
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