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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1951
Page
5
The Dillon Examiner lists subscription prices with in county and out of county rates. In county one year costs 3.00, six months 2.00. Out of county 3.50 for one year and 2.50 for six months. Outside Continental U S yearly 5.00. All subscriptions must be prepaid and no six month terms.
The piece urges joyful giving during Christmas, stressing children learn to give, write thank you notes, and appreciate handmade or small gifts from family. It notes that gifts from God and Jesus are central, and encourages teaching gratitude and generosity through example and practice. It also offers dress shopping tips and hints about belts, fabrics, and care for holiday wardrobes.
Grace Memorial Methodist Church lists church school at 10 a.m. with Norman L. Ovitt as superintendent, morning service at 11 a.m. with organist Mrs. L. F. Tisdall, and a sermon titled The Old and the New. A cordial welcome is extended to all services.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship also at 10 a.m. Sunday evening service at 8 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7.
The First Evangelical Lutheran Church invites all to Sunday services at 11 a m with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and choir rehearsals on Thursday at 8 p m. W M F meets on the second and fourth Friday at 8 p m with other meetings by appointment.
Rev H Warren Kunkel leads a weekend program with adult choir practice Saturday at 7 30 p m and worship Sunday at 11 a m with sermon Shaking the Foundations The Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m. Thursday Manse society meets at Mrs Hans Anderson s home 2 30 p m Weetminster Fellowship grades senior and junior high 7 8 p m Faith and Life commission sponsors Gospel of Paul led by Carolyn McFadden 8 30 p m girls choir practice.
Two small classified items offer ten registered Hereford bulls for sale. One ad lists J. C. Seidensticker of Twin Bridges Montana with contact number 042-1-2, 21-51. The other ad from Earl Wiley of Wisdom Montana states bulls ready for service, five horned and five polled.
Sutherland recalls W S Barbour as defense and recounts the Harold Schenck case with Judge Conger and later events in Bannack. He notes arrests, pardons, and local offices from 1881 to 1886, including Dillon and King ranch episodes, Vigilantes, and sheriff changes. He mentions Harding, Ferguson, and political contests shaping Montana’s early territorial era.
A long column records births with names of parents and babies from May to September. Entries include Linda Diane Morgan and Deborah Lee Smith among many others, with several twins and multiple families noted across months. An accompanying reminiscence describes discovery of bodies and a witness summons tied to a separate historical incident.
Summons published in Beaverhead County Montana instructs all unknown defendants to answer a complaint within 20 days to quiet title to Lots 1-10 in Block 3 West Park Addition Dillon Beaverhead. Realty subject to a mortgage lien in favor of Martha Wilson. case filed December 7 1951 with Clerk H E Contway. Attys Donald J Smith and Poindexter Black Dillon.
Lima Ohio prepared for a realistic air raid drill with 25 cops and civil defense units. A premature bombing caused injuries and a fatal police officer's wound, ambulances collided with cars, and no first aid was provided due to a mixup. Police Chief Westbay called the alert largely successful despite the accidents.
Mrs Idso expresses gratitude for the many beautiful Christmas and sympathy cards received during her illness. She notes that replying to every card is impossible but conveys sincere thanks to all who sent messages.
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