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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1926
Page
11
The article notes the course is in fine shape thanks to considerable effort by Robert Clark who spent much time on the greens. Local golfers pity those from colder northern regions who travel to Florida and Bermuda to enjoy winter golfing.
The governor argues against funding a new school as the legislature stalled the project. He warns the general fund faces a million dollar short due to changes in gasoline tax deposition and a windfall from inheritance taxes, complicating fiscal plans.
The incoming legislature must act to extend funding and consider a half mill for education. Fain spoke on including provisions for a new normal school and preparing a measure on the educational levy to submit to voters at the next general election.
Twenty four students will receive diplomas at the normal school graduation ceremonies. Names include Grace Adams of Butte Violet Anderson of Anaconda Delphia Bitonzyk of Roundup Gladys Crimins of Great Falls Eirene Eliel of Dillon Keith Haines of Sheridan Marion Hangon of Forsyth Mary C Harrington of Butte Martha Hoeckle of Pingree Vivian Johnson of Great Falls Mrs Fulton G Kelleher of Butte Myrtle Lee of Clyde Park Dorothy Lindseth and Hildegarde Lindseth of Choteau.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions Ina cam Bae McNenalr Bike Missoula Anne Murphy Bowler Mae Nedrow Dillon Treng3 Rudolph Great Falls Viola Ritter Hinsdale Violet Viebak Levina Isabelle Welte Hing Wa Thelma Wicks Billings. The readable words reference individuals and cities but lack a clear event or action.
Corvallis grown hard red winter wheat topped the Western Montana exhibit gaining first place and weighing 66.7 pounds the heaviest in the show. W J Smith won early oats while L E Peterson took second and fourth on garley oats. All prize grain came from unirrigated land near Corvallis Dominick Birch creek areas. The community has 47 years of grain production since pioneer Mike Printz carried a wooden plough in 1863. Last year Woodside shipments reached 13 carloads.
The Beaverhead Post listed candidates Curry Henry C Wyatt Bruce A Risley J C Fuller George Baker J A McCollum and Dale Tash for office. They discussed sponsoring a Boy Scout film and formed a committee to pursue it. R R Price was appointed to seek council permission to move Fred Miller’s body to Mountain View cemetery. Commander James McCollum led the meeting.
A sensational box style offer promises safe income ranges from 500 to 1500 dollars annually without quitting current work. It claims doubling income by doing so and directs readers to write for particulars at 508 Guaranty Building, Hollywood, California.
Helena officials meet to push the Disabled American Veterans state convention for 1928 and arrange joint planning with the American Legion in Helena. John W. Mahan, post national commander, now Montana judge advocate, leads attendees Roy B. Lockwood W J Webb Geo Davis and E J Callahan as they visit patients and discuss coordinating with the American Legion for concurrent conventions in Helena in 1927 with dates to be fixed.
City council met in December session and approved numerous expenditures across funds. Notable items include supplies for Montana Auto Supply Co 38.65 Beaverhead Lumber 1.30 38.10. J B McLaren 18.00. labor payments to Fred Featherly 150.00 and George Bott 827.50. library and cemetery fund disbursements to multiple vendors and staff totaling 2459.56 across all funds.
Inter est in basketball grows as teams form with games set in Whitehall on January 14 and February 12. Beaver schedule opens with Twin Bridges at Twin Bridges December 10 and Lima at Lima December 17. A home game against Pocatello is planned for Monday January 24, marking the start of a series Idaho will play in Montana. Probable starting lineup includes Edgar Williams center Little and Yestor Price guards Wright and D. Gordon Joe Smith or Cosgrove forwards.
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