Dillon Softball Club Returns From State Tournament
Winns softball team from Dillon came back Monday after the Livingston state tournament in which they faced the Helena Big Four, Missoula Hardware, and others. They did not win trophies but gained experience against some of the state’s fastest squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winn
Dillon
Livingston
Big Four
Helena
Paul Chumrau
Missoula Hardware
Billings Shopping Center
Billings Young Democrats
Livingston Gamble Store
Bozeman
Murrey Hotel
Montana
Chicago
Ed Buck
Larry Prather
Ben Davis
Paul Steele
Ernest Good
Francis Gibbons
William Monger
Milton Bourassa
Donald Campbell
Floyd Vandegrift
Marie Gaffney
Herman Peterson
Carl Olson
Olson
High School to Open Next Tuesday With Upgrades
The planned opening next Tuesday includes boosts to enrollment potential by 25 to 30 students. Additions cover 15 typewriters for commerce, an anvil and forge for the blacksmith shop, plus fresh interior paint, waxed floors, and new landscaping with columnar cedars. The student faculty ratio remains under 1 to 19, promising attentive supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichle and Armstead
Commerce
First Presbyterian Church Services Announced
Paris E Wells D D minister leads Sunday school at 10:00 and worship at 11:00 with sermon The Church and Labor. Mrs Mary Leh and Catherine Smith arrive in city en route to Townsend homes from San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris E. Wells
D.D
Mary Leh
Catherine Smith
City
San Francisco
Townsend
Season on Upland Birds Delayed Two Weeks in Montana
Montana hunters will gain a two week delay in the upland bird season due to extreme forest fires and dry conditions. The season for grouse prairie chickens and sage hens moves from September 1 to September 15 and is supported by sportsmen groups and agencies. State game warden James Weaver says the late season will be cooler and better for birds as young birds mature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Chambers of Commerce
State Fish and Game Commission
James Weaver
Roundup hailed a big success by all observers
The rodeo show featured events across bronc riding calf roping and steer work. Notable moments included Pete Depree and Straw berry Jam in top competitions, Bud Fisher and Zero Hour delivering strong finishes, and Jack Carraher placing in calf roping. Organizers praised community support and noted minor chutes issues and rain affecting attendance.
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Page
Lodge
Pete Depree
Micky McKnight
Pat Brenner
Johnson
Frank Fox
Butte
Bill Cochran
Wall Street
The
Turtles
Union of Professional Rodeo Bands
Orville Jewett
Singapore
Tillie
Flash
Bud Fisher
Jack Carraher
Anaconda
Buff Lemons
Devils
Hans Rasmussen
Tom Shipman
Tom
Bob Maddox
Norman Downing
Hube Flynn
Mel McDowell
George Harrison
Pete Stephanie
Joe Stephanie
Pat Flynn
Jim Elmo
Tom Pierce
American Legion Auxiliary
Elks’ Drum and Bugle Corps
Rotary Guests From Seattle Hear Canadian Trip Tale
Emmett Drummy Tom Drummy and J T Ross former Dillon boys living in Seattle were guests of the Rotary club. Albert Erickson told of his Canada vacation highlighting the Banff Jasper highway and Jasper National Park. He noted the 186 mile route, high peaks and glaciers and predicted Jasper would become a top resort attracting many Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Drummy
Tom Drummy
J. T. Ross
Dillon
Seattle
Rotary Club
T. Lee McCracken
Joe Wedum
Albert Erickson
Canada
Mr. Erickson
Banff-Jasper
Jasper National Park
Banff
Jasper
Arctic
Antarctic
Columbian Ice Field
Jasper Park
America
Primary election shows shift in party vote totals
Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell reports the Republicans gained about 10,000 votes compared to 1938, while Democrats dropped by a similar amount. Total votes in this primary were 154,871, roughly the same as 1938, with 50,000 GOP votes and about 10,000 lighter Democratic turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secy
Sam W. Mitchell
G.O.P
Orr's Shop Captures First in Western Outfit Contest
Orr's Shop won first place in a contest for Western outfits. June Roe of Red Rock took the ladies division and Cy Davis won the men's competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orr’s Shop
June Roe
Red Rock
Cy Davis
Moment of Decision Sermon at First Lutheran Church
Leonard Thompson announces divine services Sunday September 1 at 11 a m with a sermon titled A Moment of Decision. On Thursday August 29 at 8 p m Miss Myrtle Nordin from the Colombia Evangelical Lutheran Mission of South America will lecture and show mission field pictures. all are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Leonard Thompson
Myrtle Nordin
Columbia Evangelical Lutheran Mission of South America
Couple Tonney Return From Brief Billings Wyoming Trip
Mr and Mrs Francis Tonney returned Monday from a short excursion visiting Billings and Wyoming points of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Tonney
Billings
Wyoming
Mystery Solved At Port Of Entry Car Left On Easy Payments
C L T officials traced the car handed to an attendant at the Port of Entry near Monida this spring. The owner who once lived in Butte had bought the auto on easy payments that had lapsed and had driven away via his thumb, saying he would return for it.
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Port of Entry
Monida
C.lt
Butte
Community guests and travels fill busy Paddock era
Sunday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Paddock featured daughter Norma Paddock and Ned Paddock alongside extended family. Numerous visits traverse Dillon, Anaconda, Butte, Deer Lodge, and Wisdom with many motor trips, gatherings, birthday events, and local building projects.
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Paul Paddock
Wallace Christenson
Larry
Teddy
Paddock
James O'Connell
Norma Paddock
Ned Paddock
Verne Stanchfield
Mickey McKenna
Deer Lodge
Clarence McKenna
Mickey
Anaconda
Alice Paddock
Butte
Maysel Mallon
MacNeil
Ben Mallon
Lowell Mallon
Dillon Monay
Frank Dodgson
Lorraine Dodgson
Fred Miller
W. R. Allen
Daisy Smith
Lorraine
Frank Husted
Sharon Lea
Colonel Combs
Alder Creek
John Long
Ben Mallon Ranch
Ralph Potts
Dillon
Robert Ferguson
Bobby
Conrad
Grace Bonner
Tom Pendergast
Walter Goose
Neva
Edna
Jimmy
Jesse Tope
North Fork
Leslie Jones
Retha
Donald
Lewistown
Idaho
Robert Ellwood
Duane
Lois
W. C. Jones
Robert Stanchfield
Dale Dart
Twin Lakes
Mountains
Frank Reid
Association
Bowling
Boston
Harry Bennett
Howard Bergin
Bergin
Fred Patterson
Harold Martin
Frank Husted Ranch
Chester Hale
Ed Miller
Archie McTaggert
Sand Lake
Sam Robinson
Joe Samals
Ray Dooling
Bill Carter
Husted Ranch
Paul
Harry Paul
Warren Hughes
Verne
Manhattan
A. H. McCartney
Floyd Miller
Florence
J. M. Patterson
Leonard Leake
California
Gold Creek
Fielding Gray
Dan Pendergast
Danny
Tommy
J. S. Patters
Gloria
Billy
Carl White
Mark Clemon
Nettie Paddock
Miss Paddock
Walter, Gnose
Weir Freed on Tax Evasion Indictment
A federal court jury acquitted Lawrence Weir former sheriff of Silver Bow County of evading federal income taxes. The jury found not guilty after four hours of deliberation on charges that he dodged 8235 dollars for 1933 to 1938 tied to profits from prisoners’ board. The report also notes a series of local social visits and travel among area residents.
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Lawrence Weir
Silver Bow County
Montana Grizzlies Pleased With 1940 Prospects
Montana coach Doug Fessenden trains his 1940 Grizzlies with 19 lettermen returning and a wealth of sophomores. Don Bryan and Billy Jones lead a strong backfield while the line strengthens, though center may be weak. Schedule includes Washington State, Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Oregon, Idaho and Portland.
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Montana
Grizzlies
Pacific Coast Conference
Doug Fessenden
Doug
Grizzly
Fessenden
Don Bryan
Don
Red Dog
John
Ripper
Tom O'Donnell
Eastern Washington College
Cheney
Missoula
Washington State
Pullman
Vennard of Terry Elected President of Montana Press
W. B. Vennard editor and publisher of the Terry Tribune was elected president of the Montana State Press association at the 55th annual convention at Glacier National Park. Officers include Mrs. Nellie I. Cheeley honorary vice president Charley Doherty first vice president W Francis Flinn second vice president Frank Whetstone third vice president Henry Weare secretary with authority to appoint an assistant. The meeting endorsed resolutions on publishing expenditures and proposed legislation, tourism advertising funds and a statewide resources drive. Awards honored several papers for front pages editorials and weekly performance. The 194 meeting will be in Bozeman.
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W. B. Vennard
Terry Tribune
Montana State Press Association
Glacier National Park
Lloyd Raw
Lewistown Democrat-News
Nellie I. Cheeley
Great Falls
Montana Newspaper Association
Charley Doherty
Missoula
Missoula County
Helena
Association
University of Montana
State School of Journalism
University of Montana At
Bozeman Courier
Boulder Monitor
Laurel Outlook
Plentywood Herald
Dawson County Review
Western News
Libby
Harry Howard
Bozeman Chronicle
John Lyman
Bozeman
Mind as Lesson Subject in Christian Science Churches
The August 25 1940 Christian Science lesson-sermon read in all Churches of Christ Scientist centered on Mind with the golden text praising God’s wisdom and might. Citations from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy emphasized God as source of wisdom, understanding, and the governing intellect of wind and world.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
God
Mary Baker Eddy
Berry and Wilson wed in Butte on Sunday
Donald H. Berry of Dillon married Mary Wilson of Butte on Sunday afternoon in Butte. Donald is the son of J. D. Berry of Dillon.
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Donald H. Berry
Dillon
Mary Wilson
Butte
Donald
J. D. Berry
Billings Livestock Sales Schedule and Prices Highlight
The Billings Livestock Commission Co announces sale days Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays through September to November with a Tuesday run for horses biweekly. Receipts total 1752 head including grass cattle and sheep and lambs. Prices show steers 8.25 to 9.00 and calves up to 10.50 with assorted grades, fat lambs 8.50 down, feeder lambs 7.25 to 7.75, ewes 1.00 and up, and big buyer activity noted in Billings and Great Falls markets.
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Great Falls
Wolf Langman Livestock Comm. Co
Bills Livestock Comm. Co
Billings
Wolf Langman
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First Presbyterian Church
Ralph Pierce
Madcap
Free
Lynn Bari
Joan Davis
Raffles
David Niven
Olivia de Havilland
Sailor’s Lady
Jon Hallandane
Kelly
Lucky Cisco Kid
Cesar
Romero
U.S
Weir
STATE
First National Bank
Northwest
Wrard
Ee Ee Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Red ‘Crown Gas
Midwest
Standlard
Vennard
Terry
Montana Press
Billings Livestock Commission Company
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