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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1941
Page
5
Leonard Thompson, pastor, announces Sunday events December 14 with Sunday school at 10 and divine services at 11 and 7:30 p m Young People's social and service in candlelight form. Choir practice December 11 at 7:30 p m at the church.
Mrs Bertha Goyer and her son Frank were in town from Dyes Creek last Saturday for a family visit and social call.
Jackson and Butte visitors attend Rebekah meeting honoring Mrs. Sarah Johnson. Legion Auxiliary letters from soldiers cheer baskets and plan Christmas events for local children. Card party hosts prize winners from Wis dom and Dillon attendees. Local families host dinners and bridge clubs with social hours and upcoming school program slated for December 19.
Frederick William Brown known as Buster enlisted yesterday in the mechanized division of the U.S. Army. He departed Dillon this morning and is the son of Mr and Mrs Ansle Brown, noted as one of the town's outstanding young men.
The Rev. F. X. Lechner spent Tuesday in Butte as a visiting clergyman.
Beaverhead chapter D A R met Wednesday at Mrs. T F McFadden’s home to hear Theresa R Landon describe America’s stake in the Philippines. She noted U S planning costs, defense needs, and education and health work largely by natives, with few Americans in key posts. Mrs. Landon now resides at Reichle.
Families and friends from Dillon and nearby towns visited relatives in Manhattan Bozeman and Idaho. The Home Demonstration club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. E W Hildreth's home with gifts and games. Several residents shopped in Dillon while others traveled to Boone Iowa Butte Sheridan and California en route or on visits.
Mr Earl Keen Mrs Earl Keen and George Franks were among Lima residents who spent Saturday in Dillon exploring shops and visiting friends.
Advertising copy touts Buckley’s Canadial Mixture as a triple acting cough remedy. It claims instant throat and bronchial relief, loosening phlegm and easing breathing after a few sips at bedtime, urging readers to buy at City Drug Store or any drug store.
Melrose visitors include Matt Christiansen and son Lawrence of Fishtrap. Idaho Falls cattle buyers purchased feeders from Charles Rosetti for shipment to Idaho. A Union Pacific crew started upgrades on railroad facilities. Everett Lortz reports rapid progress in flying cadet training in California with emphasis on precision flying over orange groves. Local residents attend shopping trips, visits, and church events as families adjust to wartime duties.
Elks of Dillon held a memorial service at the lodge hall last Sunday night with many attendees despite wartime radio excitement. George M. Gosman gave the memorial address, E L Wheat led the roll call, and music was provided by a special orchestra under L A Gregry and the Dillon Choral club directed by Vernon Taylor. Exalted Ruler Homer Faust presided with the service planned by chairman Paul Bramsman and committee members David Hier Kenneth Wheat and Harry Tash.
The article surveys Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman as leading playwrights, detailing their collaborations from Once in a Lifetime to The Man Who Came to Dinner. It notes Hart’s solo hits, Kaufman’s Broadway record, and current capacity crowds at the Music Box New York before a one night Fox Theatre Butte performance with Taylor Holmes on December 16.
A wartime letter from a 1000 man battalion describes transfer orders to Fort Slocum New York for embarkation to the Panama Canal zone. They recount desertion incidents minor penalties and safe transport by train from Ft Lewis to Fort Leonard Wood then Chicago with meals in diners and standard sleeping accommodations.
W M Olsen of Butte, Burroughs Adding Machine salesman, acted as a business caller in the city Monday.
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