Beal County High School contract bid awarded to Cahill Mooney
As the Examiner went to press the general construction contract for the new Beaverhead county high school was let to Cahill-Mooney of Butte for 220 994. Bids on five contracts were opened by the high school board including demolition and general construction plumbing and heating electrical work sound clock and bell system and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cahill-Mooney
Butte
Beaverhead County
Neil Doyle
Beaverhead Gunners Top Trapshooting Averages
Beaverhead shooters lead in 1938 Pacific International Trapshooting figures led by Ted Renfro who topped doubles and Montana singles honors. Renfro broke 1,852 of 1,900 singles, 495 of 530 doubles, and 816 of 900 handicap while winning doubles, handicap and high over all titles at the state shoot. Herman Peterson and Roy Forrester followed. the report lists Beaverhead averages for singles and handicap with other members and past results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Pacific International Trapshooting Association
Ted Renfro
Montana
Herman Peterson
Roy Forrester
E. G. Free
J. J. Lynch
Dan Peterson
Everett Peterson
Paul Schwab
Russell Smith
W. E. Talent
Pete Westergard
Vic Westergard
R. M. Barrett
Jack Keenan
Quartet Held on Bad Check Count in Dillon Case
Four men are jailed in Beaverhead County on forgery charges tied to cashing a bad check in Armstead and attempting another at a Dillon business. Nick Thomas and Perry D. Bromley pleaded guilty and are bound over to district court under $1,000 bonds. Glen Ellsworth pleaded not guilty with $1,000 bond. Richard LaCroix was arrested by Silver Bow authorities and returned to Dillon. Steve Trbovich, Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Reno
Armstead
Dillon
Nick Thomas
Perry D. Bromley
Louis Stahl
Glen Ellsworth
Bulldogs Schedule Set for Fifteen Conference Games
Montana Normal's Bulldogs will play fifteen conference games this season per Coach Ray Gallant with seven at home. Non-conference games are expected to fill open dates, mostly on the home floor, featuring matchups with Mines, Northern Montana, Carroll, Eastern Montana, and Billings Poly across January and February in Dillon, Helena, Butte, Havre, and Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Normal
Bulldogs
Ray Gallant
School of Mines
Butte
Northern Montana
Havre
Carroll
Helena
Dillon
Eastern Montana
Dillon PTA Holds Annual Christmas Party
The Dillon Parent Teachers Association held its annual Christmas party at Bagley school with a large turnout of parents and educators. Pupils in Ruth Grotheer's room performed a play, Jean Bishop reviewed an article from the PTA magazine, and the high school glee club sang carols under Mary Castles. The event was planned by Mrs Frank Tyro after a brief meeting led by president Mrs L M Holloran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Parent Teachers Association
Bagley School
Ruth Grotheer
P.T.A. Magazine
Jean Bishop
High School Glee Club
Mary Castles
Frank Tyro
L. M. ‘Holloran
Tuberculin Tests at Beaverhead High School
Beaverhead county high school students receive tuberculin tests this week conducted by local physicians with county nurse Miss Margaret Holloran. Tests run earlier than usual to finish before students move to new quarters, funded by the Christmas seal sale. Parents urged to have their children tested as tuberculosis toll peaks between ages 15 and 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Margaret Holloran
State Prison Speakers At Dillon Rotary Dinner
Two Montana state prison officials William Coey and Ben Kuhl spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner. Warden Theodore Bergstrom could not attend. Coey presented statistics on the ages of the 547 prisoners currently in the prison at Deer Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Deer Lodge
William Coey
Ben Kuhl
Motor Vehicle Department
Dillon Rotary Club
Theodore Bergstrom
Coey
Renfro Captures Montana State Flyer Title Again
Beaverhead gunner Ted Renfro won the state flyer championship at Sheridan last Sunday with 24 of 25 birds, becoming the first three time Montana flyer champion. Herman Peterson finished runner up with 22 of 25, while Pete Westergard tied for third with 21 of 25 alongside Nick Birrer of Sheridan. Tige Talent of Dillon ran the second string with 15 birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Renfro
Sheridan
Herman Peterson
Pete Westergard
Nick Birrer
Tige Talent
Dillon
Hay Fire Burns Cornell Ranch Near Dillon
Flames consumed a hay stack on the Cornell ranch about a half mile south of Dillon last Thursday afternoon. Ranch employees fought the blaze with shovels and wet sacks to prevent spread while a close watch remained on the smoldering stack into the next day. The dry day fed a spectacular blaze at its height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Dillon
Beavers Top Butte High 31 19
Dillon cagers defeat Butte High 31 to 19 in a pre Christmas showdown. Miles City Cowboys visit Saturday for a top class B clash in the Normal gym as Dillon seeks another strong regional performance. The Elks charity ball tops the weekend calendar with the city hall auditorium hosting a popular annual fundraiser. Proceeds aid charitable purposes with tickets sold through groceries and local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beavers Top Butte
Miles City
Dillon
Elks
City Hall
Carl Anderson
Kenneth Wheat
William Lloyd
Babcock
Beaverhead County High School
Miles City Cowboys
Custer County
Butte High
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad to discontinue sections
President W N Bichler announced effective May 1 1939 the Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad will discontinue service between Armstead Montana and Salmon Idaho and between Leadore and Gilmore Idaho due to funds to continue operation. A formal abandonment application will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Bichler
G. & P. Railroad Tonight
Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Armstead
Mont
Salmon
Idaho
Leadore
Gilmore
Will. J
Girls Group Grows to Seventy Members With Initiates
Thirty girls joined the W A A Monday evening December 12 bringing total membership to seventy. Initiates include Ruth Cadwell Ranch Creek Jean Mc Leod Butte Nelly Vander Ark Manhattan Kathryn Goodell Dutton Selma Jahnke Fort Benton Grace Hammond Fort Peck Laura Hoekema Manhattan and others from Butte Mis soula Chateau Freid Bainville Missoula Helena Big Timber and Kevin and several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A.A
Ruth Cadwell
Ranch Creek
Jean McLeod
Butte
Nelly Vander Ark
Manhattan
Kathryn Goodell
Dutton
Selma Jahnke
Fort Benton
Grace Hammond
Fort Peck
Laura Hoekema
Alice Harris
Fairfield
Anne Clark
Dorothy Schramm
Missoula
Lois Hallberg
Chateau
Lorraine Reiter
Freid
Marjorie Tubman
Bainville
Emma Lou Johnson
Medicine Lake
Rose Conwell
Red Lodge
Betty Craver
Murthel Nelson
Hamilton
Gertrude Dehien
Kevin
Ada Kolokotrones
Three Forks
Desta Fisher
Madalyn McDonnell
Dorothy Hagler
Helena
Ethel Johnson
Power
Helen McGovern
Glendive
Maxine Traver
Big Timber
Beaverhead Tax Receipts Show Increase in 1938 First Half
Beaverhead county reports first-half 1938 tax receipts total $183,714.10, up $4,000 from the prior year. Delinquents total $13,077.32 after a moratorium ending November 30, with $120,731.85 due by May 31, 1939. The county seeks tax deeds on many delinquent properties, with notices to owners and publication in the Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Bertie Mathews
Christmas Spirit Dazzles Dillon Stores
Dillon shoppers flood town for gifts as York holiday garbs and festive windows lift spirits. Decorators outdo themselves in the season with complete stock and bright interiors in a city-wide display of Christmas cheer. A local group visiting northern cities noted standout holiday displays.
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Dillon
Christ
Masons Elect Officers For Coming Year
Sylvester P. Meade named worshipful master of Dillon lodge No. 16 A F and A M at the annual election Saturday night. Other officers include Harry McMannis senior warden Ned Saunders junior warden W G Squires senior deacon W E Stinson junior deacon Wilber Squires senior steward Parke T Scott junior steward Bert Megquier treasurer W T Scully secretary Amos Elliott tyler Rev J A Meeke chaplain Warren Stone Jr organist Installation conducted by John T Orr with Past Master Matt Kay marshal A A Schroeder presented past masters ring by Willard Shaffner on behalf of the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester P. Meade
Dillon Lodge No. 16
A. F
A. M
Harry McMannis
Ned Saunders
W. G. Squires
W. E. Stinson
Wilber Squires
Parke T. Scott
Bert Megquier
W. T. Scully
Amos Elliott
Tyler
J. A. Meeke
Warren Stone, Jr
John T. Orr
Grand Lodge of Montana
Matt Kay
A. A. Schroeder
Willard Shaffner
Dillon group hosts Christmas party at Roselle's Armstead
Members of the Dillon Business and Professional Women's club plan their annual Christmas party at Roselle's in Armstead next Monday at 7 PM. The event includes a business session, carols, gift exchange, and new members may join by paying dues. Beaverhead American Legion post volunteers oversee municipal skating rink readiness pending weather and city funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Business and Professional Women’s Club
Roselle’s
Armstead
Bertha Thibadeau
Myrtle B. Hale
Hayes Baxter
Fern Schuyler
Luanna Robinson
Claudia Faust
Beaverhead
The
American Legion
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Beaverhead Gunners
Rebekahs
Dillon Lodge
Hall
Diana Rebekah Lodge
I.O.C.F. Hall
LeRoy Hasbrooke
Catherine Jean
Robert Cardinale
Giouviana Cardinale
Jesus
Henry Kearns
Rosie Tyre
Maybelle Paddock
Bobby June Paddock
Bobby Banks
Thornley Dart
Arleta Wright
Shirley Mae
Justice Court
Mines
Billings Poly
Billings
State Prison
Cornell Ranch
Dillon Elks
Women’s Athletic Association of Normal College
Examiner
City Rave
Yale Garb
Masons
Legionnaires Police
Vets
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