Normal College Grants Ten Diplomas At Commencement
Ten diplomas and one bachelor of education degree were conferred at the autumn quarter commencement of Montana State Normal College. Principal speaker Conrad Orr urged inspiration as Arnold Clair directed a musical program. Diplomas went to Helen C. Dean and others from Belgrade and surrounding areas.
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Montana State Normal College
Prin
Conrad O. Orr
Beaverhead County High School
Arnold Clair
Wiegenlich
Brahms
Harris
London Town
Mitchell
Renich
Wilson
Ralph MacFadden
Sheldon E. Davis
Beaverhead Faces Glad Yule Tide
Beaverhead county reports heightened shopping and mailing as residents prepare for Christmas. Dillon post office sees rising mail, local firms report strong holiday business. Dillon schools end Thursday and Friday and reopen Monday January 4. Christmas programs fill the week with student performances and piano solos planned at the training school.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Miss Helen Gelhaus Dies at 87 in Butte Hospital
Miss Helen Louise Gelhaus longtime Beaverhead County resident died Friday in a Butte hospital from pneumonia after major surgery. Born February 16 1898 in Glendale she lived in Dillon since 1906 with her father John J Gelhaus and sisters Dorothy Adelade and brother Albert. Funeral Monday at St Rose Church with Requiem High Mass by Rev F X Lechner and burial at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Helen Louise Gelhaus
Beaverhead County
Butte
Miss Gelhaus
Glendale
Dillon
John J. Gelhaus
Dorothy
Alamosa
Colo
Adelaide
Albert
Los Angeles
St. Rose Catholic Church
F. X. Lechner
Mountain View Cemetery
Normal College Women’s Group Initiates 31 Members
Thirty-one new members were initiated into the Women’s Athletic Association on December 10. The event featured stunt entertainment and a Christmas tree with refreshments under president Elen Shepcevich. Pledges include Jean Glover Plentywood Alwilda Grigg Troy Audrey Dahl Big Timber and others from multiple towns. The autumn quarter ends December 17 with a holiday break until January 4, and Jan 2 offers new student registration options.
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Women’s Athletic Association
Elen Shepcevich
Jean Glover
Plentywood
Alwilda Grigg
Troy
Audrey Dahl
Big Timber
Helen MacPhail
Stevensville
Helen Peters
Ledger
Louise McGee
Livingston
Anne Rowe
Missou
Missoula
Carlyn Walloth
Ranch Creek
Frances Wagg
Saco
Doris Mizner
Deer Lodge
Mary Salusso
Walkerville
Girl Scouts Awarded Honors In Dillon Court Of Awards
Nearly 50 Dillon Girl Scouts received awards and advancement at the court of awards held last Thursday night in the courthouse court room. Dorothy Ann Davis received the Golden Eaglet, the highest Girl Scout award, the first ever given to a Dillon Girl Scout. Tenderfoot badges were awarded by Mrs. C. T. Callahan to Bethel Minger, Evelyn Davis, Phyllis Davis, Dorothy Schwartz.
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Dorothy Ann Davis
Dillon
Lorin Davis
C. T. Callahan
Bethel Minger
Evelyn Davis
Phyllis Davis
Dorothy Schwartz
Beavers Host Twin Bridges For District Title Defense
Beaverhead county high school's lite Class B champions open title defense next Friday on their home floor meeting Twin Bridges high school. The Cardinals are expected to provide opposition as Dillon aims to retain the district crown then defend regional and state titles. A separate note reports church leaders from Baptist Methodist St James and Presbyterian churches planning a united leadership training school under the International Council of Religious Education.
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Beaverhead County
Twin Bridges High Schooleam
Beavers
Cardinals
Dillon Quint
Beaver
Baptist
Methodist
St. James
Presbyterian
United Leadership Training School
International Council of Religious Education
Lee R. Light
George C. Farrell
J. A. Meeke
Earl Fairbanks
Charles Henry
Sheldon Davis
F. D. Willis
Fred Chapman
Farm debt situation shows improvement in Montana
A Spokane Farm Credit Administration report notes lower mortgage indebtedness and lighter carrying charges in Montana, with fewer foreclosures and rising valuations. About 17 million dollars from the Land Bank aided farmers but 90 percent refinanced existing debts, cutting total debt by over 6 million and saving more than 872 thousand annually through lower interest rates.
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Montana
Farm Credit Administration of
Spokane
Land Bank of
Ranchers of Beaverhead County Receive Crop Phase Checks
Beaverhead County ranchers who fulfilled the crops phase of the Agricultural Conservation program received about $5,000 from 36 checks last Saturday. 86 applications were filed, 73 referred to the federal agency, and recipients must sign receipts at the county agent’s office. Williams and colleagues attended an extension service meeting in Missoula, with plans to renew and expand discussion groups for annual agricultural problem sharing for government planning.
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Beaverhead
Bernard Williams
Williams
Pete Stefanic
Lee Schuler
Norman Downing
Missoula
Mining District American Legion Convention Jan 16 in Dillon
Beaverhead post hosts mining district session in Dillon on Jan 16 with about 200 members expected from Helena Butte Whitehall Anaconda Philipsburg Wisdom Sheridan Twin Bridges Deer Lodge and Dillon. State drum and bugle corps from Silver Bow post to attend along with auxiliary district meetings and a banquet.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
Mining
Dillon
T. E. Gilbert
Helena
Butte
Whitehall
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Wisdom
Sheridan
Twin Bridges
Deer Lodge
Drum and Bugle Corps of
Silver Bow Post
Fred Lehn
Bion Hall
J. H. Millecam
Byron Felton
Sregeant-At-Arms
Home Folks Welcomes New Undersheriff and Wife
In Wisdom on Sunday the Ted Harper post and American Legion Auxiliary held a farewell for John Troupe and Victoria Troupe at the Legion building. Thirty three members attended a banquet and gifts included a metal buffet set, with Mr. Troupe thanking the group. The couple will move to Dillon on December 26 as Mr. Troupe becomes under sheriff.
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Ted Harper
Auxiliary
American Legion of the
Beaverhead High FFA Hosts Father and Son Dinner
Beaverhead county high school Future Farmers hosted their fathers and county ranchers at the annual father and son dinner in the school music room Saturday night. About 75 attended with Arthur Christensen presiding and Pearl Smith replying. Floyd Pahnish spoke on the Kansas City FFA meet and Blake Bean on the FFA outlook. County Agent Bernard Williams discussed local agriculture and Dwight L. Johnson spoke on the Smith Hughes department.
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Beaverhead County
Arthur Christensen
Beaverhead
Pearl I. Smith
Floyd Pahnish
Kansas City
Blake Bean
Bernard Williams
Dwight L. Johnson
Smith-Hughes
Twinkling Lights Herald Approach Christmas Season
Dillon glows with bright lights welcoming Christmas. Garlands of colored bulbs decorate business district light pillars. The community tree was erected on the Oregon Short Line by forestry men and Birch Creek CCC workers and lit with hundreds of multicolored lights. Local firms add to the festive display reflecting Beaverhead’s happy season.
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Dillon
Oregon
Birch Creek CCC
Beaverhead
City Six-Team Hoop League To Open Schedule
Dil lon's newly organized independent league will start play January 7 at the Normal college gym with weekly Thursday games. Four teams are local business firms, plus Birch Creek CCC and Normal college Bullpups, vying for a trophy. Rosters include Gosman Drug, Eliels, Coast-to-Coast, and Westwood squads with captains Gibbons, Vandegrift, Miller, and Rouse.
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Dillon
Normal College
Birch Creek CCC
Gosman Drug
F. Gibbons
Cat Thompson
B. Roland
A. Bay
B. Stephan
J. Elliott
P. Downing
Eliels
F. Vandegrift
C. Ross
F. Johnson
W. Stephan
E. Mittlemeier
G., Christensen
H. Schwab
H. Miller
B. Boone
T. Contway
D. Campbell
V. Kerr
K. Fox
Neff. Westwood
E. Rouse
P. McCulley
C. Melton
J. Stahl
D. Gordon
H. Herman
W. Strasser
Bill Gleed Wins Flyer State Title
William Gleed of Lima won the state flyer championship at Sheridan with a 2 of 25 birds score, keeping state honors in the Dillon Gun club. Nick Birrer of Sheridan won the miss-and-out event and a special 10 third event. Dillon members in attendance included Pete Westergard and others from Dillon and Lima.
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William Gleed
Lima
Dillon Gun Club
Sheridan
Herman Peterson
Gleed
Nick Birrer
Dillon Club
Pete Westergard
Leslie Smith
Ted Renfro
Joe Lynch
Jack Keenan
Vic Westergard
J. N. Apgar
Dillon
Darrell
Everett
Dan Peterson
Moose Lodge Christmas Party Held Last Night
The Dillon Moose lodge hosted its Christmas party at the J. O. O. F. hall with members and guests. An entertainment program featured a band, readings, dances, and a "Kitten Strut" dance, followed by dancing and refreshments as favors were distributed.
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Dillon Moose Lodge
J. O. O. F. Hall
Eldon
G. E. Childs
Neil Keith
Earl Mittlemeier
Roscoe Pilon
Marilyn McMannis
Giovannina Cardinale
Orrin Pilon
Harry Hunter of Butte Dies of Heart Attack
Harry Hunter a renowned piano tuner from Butte died in a Livingston hotel from a heart attack. He was about 65, came to Butte from New York in 1898 and operated there while touring Montana. He had many Dillon friends and visited the region several times yearly. Berlin Gordon arrived yesterday from Darby where he worked for the Bureau of Public Roads.
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Harry Hunter
Butte
Livingston
New York
Montana
Dillon
Berlin Gordon
Darby
Bureau of Public Roads
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Senate
House
Helen C. Dean
Belgrade
Mary
Miss Helen
Gelhaus
Butte Hospital
Girl Scouts
Churches OF Dillon Unite For School
Farm Credit Administration
Mining District Convention of the American Legion
Masons
Dillon Lodges
Harris Opp
Dillon Lodge No. 16
A. F
A. M
A. A. Schroeder
S. P. Meade
Harry McMannis
F.F.A
Bill Gleed
FLYER
Montana Flyer
Parent Teachers Association
Dillon Fathers and Sons
Oldsters
T. Lee McCracken
Robert Whitsett
Herbert P. Kakuske
Moose Lodge
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