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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1940
Page
4
The Montana Safety Council announced after a Helena conference it will seek a standard drivers license law during the upcoming legislative session. Mark Farris of Helena, a long-time council member, was elected president at the meeting.
The Moose lodge held its annual Christmas party for members and their families on Tuesday evening December 17 at the LOFC hall. J. J. Borwin chaired the committee with assistance from Orin Pilon Duart Banning and L. A. Hiller.
In a Saturday election at the Masonic temple Dil lon's lodge No 16 A F and A M chose Ned Saunders as worshipful master. Other officers named include W G Squires senior warden W E Stinson junior warden W E Shaffner secretary Bert Megquire treasurer Wilber Squires senior deacon G W D Evelyn junior deacon Hiram Rodgers senior steward Raymond Schwartz junior steward Rev J A Meeke chaplain and A A Elliott tiler. Installation by John T Orr grand master Montana and Grand Marshall Matt Kau followed.
John Collins reviews new social laws as Don Sutton Lou Larson and Stan Bradley speak for health welfare funds. Bradley notes Beaverhead county ranks high in per capita seal sale and hopes to lead Montana. He praises the Beaver high school paper The Beaver and the week’s news review by Al Erickson.
Ralph McFadden presents a piano recital at the college auditorium featuring pupils Dick McCracken Teddy Hazelbaker Dean Romersa Rod ney Foster Robert Jones John Osborne Lambert Eliel Margot Luebbén Patty Stamm J W McCracken Dorothy Davis Isabel Ross and college students Shirley Erickson Evelyn Bieber J Gordon Myers Virginia Stinnett and Margaret Stark.
Otto Merrill and James Hoadley pleaded guilty to petit larceny for stealing fence materials from the Oscar Gravely ranch near Dell last Monday. Judge Louis Stahl sentenced them to ten days in the county jail after Sheriff Paul Temple arrested them on Sunday.
The Stocker family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness after the death of R. B. Stocker. Thanks extend to pallbearers and those who sent flowers. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Stocker and family and relatives Eva Annie Mae Harry Stocker Hazel Ransom.
The Dillon Bulldogs announce four home games before league play. Montana State Bobcats visit Dec 31, Ricks College returns Jan 10–11. Seven of 15 conference games are at home with Eastern Normal Billings Jan 30 and Mines Feb 11 among key dates.
Uncle Ed opines on life as a constant struggle to earn money and maintain hair and teeth. A humorous town list pairs odd names with state abbreviations, imagining a girl in Ogoo Ga writing to Ash Kan. Odear Me. in a playful mint of letters.
A fatal wreck occurs near Sturgis South Dakota involving a youth named Montgomery. He visited a Wise River store mid afternoon and the incident follows several recent bridge accidents. Born October 20 1919 in Roseburg Oregon he worked in the Big Hole basin hay fields and wintered in South Dakota. Survived by two sisters in South Dakota and two brothers Bill and La Sharon B Montgomery of Dillon.
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