Beaverhead County Red Cross Drive Surpasses Quotas
Beaverhead County reports total Red Cross drive contributions of 802 dollars, more than doubling its 400 dollar county quota. All communities exceeded their targets, with Dillon surpassing the county's entire quota. County Chairman Lambert Eliel and assistants receive praise for the success.
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Beaverhead County
Red Cross
Lambert Eliel
Elie
Dillon
Alel
Myrl Erwin
Eliel
Dillon Man Dies After Self Inflicted Shot At Moose Pool Hall
Jack W. Smith 44, a sheepherder and ex serviceman, died from a bullet wound to the heart after exiting a Moose pool hall on North Montana street. An inquest ruled suicide with likely temporary funds shortage not a clear motive. The Mauser automatic was found with his smoking gun. a note to his last employer referenced his grooming camp.
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Jack W. Smith
Moose Pool Hall
North
Montana
L. P. Phillips
Smith
Albert ‘Anderson
Hazelbaker Displays Seven Foot Eagle From Armistice Day Hunt
Dillon barber Clyde Edwards shows a seven foot three and a half inch golden eagle he shot on Armistice Day while deer hunting in the upper Blacktail country. The 26 pound bird was mounted by a Livingston taxidermist and is on display at the Andrus hotel barber shop.
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Clyde Edwards
Dillon
Blacktail
Livingston
Andrus Hotel
Byrd’s South Pole Flight Marked as Era Defining Feat
Washington officials hailed Commander Richard E. Byrd’s successful South Pole flight and return to Little America, Antarctica as a monumental milestone in air travel. Aviation chiefs and Secretary of War Davison praised the achievement for proving aircraft reliability and opening exploration of unknown regions.
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Commander Byrd
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Little America
Antarctica
War, Navy and Commerce Departments
War Department
Army Air Corps
F. Trubee Davison
Byrd
Davison
Lieutenant Governor Returns from International Exposition
The annual Father and Son party was postponed from last Friday to Friday evening December 13 by the Dillon Parent- Teachers' association due to a DeMolay banquet clash. The delay allows added features to the program including sports events music refreshments and talks.
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Dillon Parent- Teachers’ Association
Ed Baker Appeals to Supreme Court From Sentence
John Collins attorney for Ed Baker filed notice of intention to appeal to the Supreme Court after Baker was sentenced to six months in the county jail and fined 250 dollars for selling liquor to minors. A stay of sentence was granted pending appeal.
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Ed Baker
Supreme Court
John Collins
Debating Team Forms at Montana State Normal College
The college selects its first debating squad in four years after last week’s tryouts. Members include Murphy Jordan Rudolph Dougherty Peterson Adair Quickenden York Nash and Redstone. Alternate York and Nash named. Disarmament debate topic set. season schedule pending.
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Montana
Normal College
R. E. Albright
Rush Jordan
Joe Murphy
Jordan
Alvin Rudolph
Great Falls
Mary Dougherty
Butte
Anda Peterson
Hinesdale
Angeline Adair
Suffolk
Lucile Quickenden
Lewistown
Edwin York
East Helena
Dola Nash
Redstone
Dougherty
Peterson
Montana Big Hole grass exhibit shines at national show
Lieut. Gov. Hazelbaker reported from Chicago on Montana’s standout Big Hole basin hay display at the International Grain and Hay Show. Montana won 1365 awards across grain and hay divisions, including 22 firsts, with 110 places in grain and hay and 15 places in sheep. Hazelbaker noted 70 varieties of grasses and highlighted Montana’s vast resources and scenic appeal in a radio talk from WLS.
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Montana
Chicago
Beaverhead County
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Big Hole Basin
Hazelbaker
Woodworth
Big Hole
Hays
Treasure State
WLS
Prairie State Farmer
Sherman Hotel
Aggies to Open Basketball Schedule vs Powell Ag Club
Beaverhead county high school ag club hosts its first season game against Powell county high school ag club in Deer Lodge. The contest at the high school gym starts at 8 o clock with Bernard Williams coaching the Aggies, a former Bobcat basketball star leading a lineup featuring top players from both schools. A postgame event will follow.
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Beaverhead County High School
Aggies
Powell County High School
Deer Lodge
Bernard Williams
Fhead
Smith-Hughes Agricultural
Ment
Local Restaurant Owner in Wreck On Butte Highway
A collision on the Butte-Dillon highway 25 miles north of Dillon damaged the Graham Paige sedan driven by E F Sill a local restaurant owner to the extent a wrecker had to tow it to town. The Buick was driven by a man from Butte name not learned. Glaring headlights contributed to the crash and both vehicles escaped with minor injuries.
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Butte-Dillon
Dillon
Graham-Paige
E. F. Sill
DeMolay to Stage Broadway Comedy Here Next Month
Beaverhead DeMolay chapter plans a local presentation of the Broadway hit Is Zat So by the junior lodge. Miss Olive Scholz directs at the high school with rehearsals underway. Cast includes Tim Blair Floyd Hull Buster Stolz Major Dansie Bert Orr Findlay Wolfe Everett Holden Alma Christensen and others. Budge Gilbert serves as business manager.
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Beaverhead
Ndamolay
Junior Lodge
Olive Scholz
Robert Armstrong
Hartwig Theatre
Tim Blair
Floyd Hull
Buster Stolz
Major Dansie
Bert Orr
Findlay Wolfe
Everett Holden
Alma Christensen
Budge Gilbert
Steer Meat for Poor to Fill Christmas Boxes
Steer meat will be included in Christmas boxes for Butte’s poor. Ed Roe and Charley Miller supply prime steers, with J Stewart from White Sulphur Springs contributing a large steer. The trio aims to provide roast beef for all needy families in Butte for the holiday.
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Butte
Josher’s Club
Ed Roe
Bedrock
Charley Miller
Big Hole Basin
J Stewart
White Sulphur Springs
Brannon Speaks at College Assembly Today
Chancellor M A Brannon of the University of Montana spoke at a special assembly for Montana State Normal college students and instructors in the college auditorium. He visited the local unit yesterday and today, inspecting the plant and conferring with Dillon educators. The Y W C A Christmas play The Waif was presented yesterday morning with a capable cast including Grace Darling Sweet Grass Helen Ross Terry Lillian Wilson Butte Myrtle Woodend Marysville Marion McDowell Great Falls Clarice Rabrock Great Falls Dorothy Larson Hamilton Geraldine Tees Sweet Grass Ly Nius LaRock Deer Lodge Helen Gray Great Falls Irene Hilden Vandalia.
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Grace Darling
Sweet Grass
Helen Ross
Terry
Lillian Wilson
Butte
Myrtle Woodend
Marysville
Marion McDowell
Great Falls
Clarice Rabrick
Dorothy Larson
Hamilton
Geraldine Tees
Lyaius LaRock
Deer Lodge
Helen Gray
Irene Hilden
Vandalla
Dillon Prepares Elaborate Christmas Season Displays
Dillon hustles with Yuletide preparations as stores showcase a wide gift stock and festive decor. Streets gleam with evergreens and fir trees attached to light poles, turning avenues into green, inviting passages for shoppers. Mountains supply trees for Christmas Eve celebrations.
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Dillon
First Basketball Game of Season Opens Friday
Dillon's basketball season begins Friday December 13 with Montana State Normal's Bulldogs hosting an independent Butte team the Brmer Tully quintet at the college gym. The squad features several holdovers and high school stars, with Halverson Benbrooks Pasley Barnard Ruegamur and Price among those vying for spots.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal
Bulldogs
Butte
Bremer Tully
College Gymnasium
Gne
Montana Hardware
Halverson
Benbrooks
Pasley
Barnard
Ruegamur
Manhattan
Price
State Road Maintenance Engineer Visits Dillon Club
R P Newland, state highway maintenance engineer, inspected Dillon streets and local gravel pits for the club's proposed improvement project. He prepared a report with estimated costs and surfacing methods to be submitted to the Dillon Rotary.
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Dillon Rotary Club
R. P. Newland
Dillion
Newland
Dillon Club
Montana
J. C. Whitham
City Council in Regular Conference Deliberates December Bills
City council met at city hall in regular December session. Audited and allowed items include Beaverhead Lumber Co. supplies, Union Electric light and general fund payments, several labor and salary disbursements, and small charges to Phillips Garage and Montana Auto Supply Co. Read more for itemized entries and totals.
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General Fund
Beaverhead Lumber Co
Dart Hardware Co
W. EB. Gray
Bob Moses
W. I. Waters
Hughes & McCaleb
Sup- Phillips Garage
J.B. Holtz
Money
Tom Warner
Union Electric Co
Light
Richard J. Nelson
Theo F. McFadden
Charles H. Bourquin
Sal- Btv Eine En
Warren Sutherland
Chas
E. Nelson
W. R. Gordon
M. A. Walker
P. Phillips
Street & Alley
Montana Auto. Supply. Co
SSE
Enea Ees
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Jack Smith
Army Air Chief
Baker
Henry G. Rodgers
Board of County Commissioners
O. C. Gosman
Martin C. Jackson
A. L. Anderson
Albert Baker
Ambrose Henneberry
Board of Railroad Commissioners of Montana
Helena
High School Ag Club
Powell
Wreck On Butte
Brannon
College
M. A. Brannon
The
University of Montana
Montana State Normal College
University
State Highway Department
Rotary Club
City Council
Council
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