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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1941
Page
1
A collage of sardonic musings on wartime life includes jokes about front line provisions, blackout entertainments, air raid shelters, and consumer culture. The piece notes government weather forecasts on hold, mockery of Gen Hitler, and world tensions as a humorous social snapshot.
Announcement of Miss Alice E. Russell resignation from the Normal college faculty after starting in 1921. She will leave for California later this year where she and her sister have a home. Her departure is met with regret by the college and townspeople and she is noted for her prior work at the training school.
Jack Roberts chaired a Monday Rotary meeting noting unanimous approval to cancel the annual Christmas party and donate the saved funds to the Red Cross. Dr C B Marsh spoke on osteopathy and Andrew Taylor Still, citing Baker University and Kirksville osteopathy schools. Jim Johnson of Armstead visited Tuesday.
The Bulldogs finish a tough Northwest road trip with a 37 42 loss to Puget Sound in Tacoma and prior 27 30 setback at Caldwell. They beat Ricks 55 48 and 43 38 in Rexburg, then edged Northwestern Nazarene 37 36 at Nampa, as Lewiston hosts the Teachers college game tonight. Auction near North Montana Street features a two acre lot a five room house a 1941 Chrysler and Miller furnishings with Colonel Luther S. Smith as auctioneer.
Beaverhead county's tax collection set a new high for recent years with $224 377.46 paid in November announced at the treasurer's office. Delinquent taxes totaled 8 199.45, about 4.7 percent of the first half due December 1.
A. L. McArthur is appointed Continental Oil Company agent in Dillon, with an installation banquet set for Thursday night, Dec. 18, at the Dillon Elks Club. Executives will perform the ceremony as local business leaders observe. McArthur succeeds E. F. Cardwell, who resigns to move near Billings.
Paul Fidler son of Mr and Mrs Frank Fidler of Melrose now in California and grandson of Mrs Alfred Cox of Dillon coached the University of Nebraska meat judging team which took second place Verr Kerschberger led as top individual judge with 840 of 900 points. Fidler a Dillon native a 1934 county high school graduate earned a Nebraska honor degree two years earlier and later a master’s from Oklahoma.
Students at the local high school voted to exchange Defense Stamps instead of gifts at the upcoming Christmas assembly next Friday. Jim Blair of Lima paid Dillon a visit Thursday.
Union Pacific will discontinue daylight passenger trains numbers 30 and 31 on Saturday December 20. Train 30 departs southbound at 11 57 a m and train 31 northbound at 6 44 p m. The Montana railroad commission earlier allowed the move during the emergency and the Idaho board granted later. Officials expect a new timetable to be released on December 21.
Normal college diplomas will be awarded next Friday to four students and degrees to two others. Lillian Cebull Wilma Clayton Helen Prochnow and Margaret Waynild will receive diplomas. Ronald Bassett and Chester Melton will be conferred degrees.
Beaverhead county seeks a 1400 dollar quota for the Red Cross War Relief drive to be conducted next Sunday under Chairman Lee R. Light. Jackson and Wisdom already pledged, with KGIR radio drive showing strong Montana support for a 50 million national fund aiding armed forces and civilians. A volunteer corps will man Dillon Chamber desks to solicit pledges, with banks accepting donations until the drive ends.
Raymond P. Jones of Dillon plans to leave for Manchester Connecticut to oversee the manufacture and distribution of plastic picture plaques with a patent issued to him. Joe Madden, formerly of Dillon, joins the venture after seeing Jones designs. Production in plastic has started and Jones, a Beaverhead Post American Legion member, is active in veterans circles and created the Legion memorial statue at Mountain View cemetery.
Beavorhead county plans immediate civilian defense setup at the courthouse with the County Defense Council Legion committee Elks Dillon Rifle Club and other local groups. W W Hawkins named general chairman with temporary co chairs to organize air raid warning communications emergency squads posses patrols and other units.
Joe Madden a former Dillon resident and World War I veteran has been on a special duty assignment near Boston and Manchester Conn teaching methods of dousing incendiary bombs. He is a reserve U S Army officer and recently visited his brother Frank in Dillon.
The 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights was marked nationwide with school programs and a 8 p.m. radio special We Hold These Truths featuring a Roosevelt talk. Secretary Knox’s Pearl Harbor report updated losses as 91 officers and 2,638 sailors dead and 20 officers and 636 wounded Navy. Army losses 163 killed 223 wounded 26 missing. Local ceremonies included Dillon High School with readings of the Bill of Rights and a keynote by Co. Atty. Leen and Schulz.
East Mr and Mrs Wayne Myers and daughter Patricia left Monday for Billings where Mrs Myers and Patricia will spend the Christmas holidays. Mr Myers and his brother of Billings plan to leave Wednesday for Indiana to visit relatives during the holidays.
Beavers beat Powell County high Deer Lodge Wardens 36 to 26 in first home game of the season. Conger led with 11 points, Grant scored 10, Deputy added 6, Nishmira and Willoughby had 8 for the Wardens. Next games: Friday at Ennis, Saturday home versus Harrison.
The Dillon Chamber of Commerce retail committee says Dillon stores will stay open until 8 p m Friday and Saturday nights this week and Monday and Tuesday next week to aid Christmas shoppers. Stores close at 6 p m next Wednesday evening December 24 to allow staff to spend Christmas Eve at home.
A son was born last Sunday to Mr and Mrs Clyde Webster at Barrett hospital. A daughter was born recently at Okanogan Washington to Mr and Mrs Bill Clark per word to grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Clare South Washington Street. On Saturday November 13 a boy was born to Mr and Mrs Ernest Copenhaver of Dillon. On Tuesday November 16 a boy was born to Mr and Mrs Harvey Withington Don.
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