Beaverhead chronology tracks multiple 1939 events in Dillon
The excerpt lists daily items from 1939 covering Beaverhead County and Dillon: valedictorian ties, break-ins at state liquor store, stock judging wins, water storage at Lima reservoir, various school, club, and civic activities, notable deaths, judicial actions, road and railroad notes, and local government updates, with many named individuals and places like Dillon, Lima, Missoula, Hamilton, Anaconda, and Whitehall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller
William Tower
Wisdom
Beaverhead County
Future Farmers Convention
Bozeman
Arthur Christensen
Dillon
FFA
Helen Christensen
Lima Reservoir
Frank Hazelbaker
Sheridan
Whitehall
Beaverhead Federation of Women’s Clubs
Dillon Gun Club
Montana Standard
Missoula
Everett Peterson
Darrell Peterson
Gleed
Renfro
Wombacker
Free
Beaverhead forest fire season shows high activity
A Livingston petition notes. Beaver ead Republicans attend Hoover banquet in Helena. Joseph Orgill at Henry Fitter ranch near Lima treated at Barrett hospital for bee ting. Edwin Buck Montana Power speaker at Rotary. George Proctor fined $100 for drunken driving. Warren W. Sheppard, 56, found critically wounded by a bullet near his Dillon home. Miss Marguerite Caldwell injured in Moose Creek hill skid. Fires in Beaverhead forest rise as season ends with supervisor Willey reporting higher percentages than the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Daly Spur
Ryan’s Canyon
Washington
Dillon
Butte
Cornell Grove
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Montana
Beaverhead
Ted Renfro
Dillon Gun Club
Missoula
Standard
Herman Peterson
Brownlee
L. T. Haggland
Roy King
Colville
Wash
Renfro
Peterson
Agnes Roberts
Mar Schulz
Dillon Country Club
Mercury
Joseph B. Poindexter
Hawaii
Kenneth Brown
Rotary
Dillon Public Library
Mary L. Innes
Bruce A. Risley
Water Users Irrigation Company
Paul Temple
Donald Robertson
Missouri
Cook Sheep Company
George M. Gosman
American Legion
C. A. Bechler
JT. E. Gilbert
Bechler
Jefferson Valley Rural Electrification Cooperative
Rotary Club
Fine Life
Frank Hazelbaker
Bis Hole Basin
L. Johnson
A.M. Jones
Dilton Country Club
Dillion
H. A. Stanchfield
Margaret Sweeney
Ed. Brophy
Livingston
Herbert Hoover
Helena
Joseph Orgill
Henry Fitter
Lima
Barrett Hospital
Beaverhead Forest
Edwin Buck
George Proctor
Marguerite Caldwell
Moose Creek Hill
Willey
Red Cross
W. H. Stephan
W. W. Hawkins
City
Grand Cross of Color
Masonic Temple
William J. Heaston
Wise River
Joseph Potts
Supreme Court
Martha Kaufman
Forsyth
Business and
Dillon Club
Tony Kruletz
Butte Anglers Club
Beaverhead Valley
Beaverhead Club
Victor G. Lewis
Dillon Rotary Club
J. C
Dell
Divide Stockmen
Game Commission
Jerry Creek
Normal College Alumni Association
Dillon Business and Professional Women’s Club
John Hoban
Beaverhead County News Highlights 1939 Sept
September notes from Dillon Beaverhead County cover R F C loan to Water Users Irrigation Co for canal work, local Labor Day activities, new college dean Miss Anna Moser, school openings with staff changes, theft arrests, hunting results, wool sales, football loss to Pocatello, and Rotary and Rainbow Girls events. Notable deaths include Warren W. Sheppard and Marguerite Caldwell. Names include Bruce A. Risley, Miss Gladys Tofte, Judson Best, L. R. VanAirsdale, Thomas O'Donnell, David Anderson, George Gosman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Water Users Irrigation Company
West Fork
Madison
Centennial Valley
Bruce A. Risley
Normal
Anna Moser
Beaverhead County
A. C. Morrow
Gladys Tofte
Margaret Conlon
Warren W. Sheppard
Barrett Hospital
R. E. Clark
Beaverhead
Roscoe Cornell
Dillon
Marguerite Caldwell
Lewistown
Dillon Public Schools
Normal College Training School
Judson P. Best
Rotary
Dillon Elks Lodge
Jo Ann
Dillon Rainbow Iris
Red Cross
Dillon Ski Club
Elkhorn Springs
Herbert F. Hosfeld
Somers
B. L. Chism
A. R. Smith
Sidney Smith
Madison County
Sam Ditty
Dillon Commission
Beaverhead High
Pocatello
A.A.U.W
Thomas O'Donnell
David Anderson
Sam Wilkinson
B. W. Emerick
Country Club
Montana State Normal College
Payne Templeton
Helena
Dillon Club
Robert Nance
Anter Eading
Cheorge M. Gosman
Montana
National Legion
Chicago
C. A. Bechler
Dillon Rainbow Girls
George M. Gosman
Montana State Pharmaceutical Association
Butte
Eleventh District of
Montana Dental Society
Canyon Resort
Dillon News Briefs Highlight Local Events And Incident
October notes report Boyd Quick wounded in duck hunting accident near Point of Rocks with a shotgun misfire by a close friend. Beaverhead duck season opens with favorable reports. Montana Normal College coach Ray Gallant guest speaks at Dillon Rotary. Tirzah temple officers of the Daughters of the Nile visit Butte led by Mrs. Charles Hewitt. Rt. Rev. Henry H. Daniels events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Sullivan
A. M. Boyle
Dillon
Jackson Durin
Dillon Girls
Elsie Lloyd
H. Peterson
P. Westergard
Dillon Legion
Gold Creek
Ed Hiler
Dillon Creamery
William Cunningham
Sheriff Temple
James Kennedy
Jackson Ranch
Maiden Rock
Beaverhead
Normal College
James
John Hartwig
Montana
Gwendolyn M. Mitchell
Bess Vera Stone
Butte
Ellis
L. Ott Gordon
Salt Lake
Diana Rebekah
C.F. Lodge
Birch Creek
Beaverhead County
Norman Henry
Rotary
Joseph B. Poindexter
Hawaii
Honolulu
Tennessee
Rigby
Idaho
Gillette
Wyo
St. James Episcopal Church
Elkhorn
Robert Holloran
St. Rose Catholic Church
Dillmont Park
Glen
J. Thorkelson
Rotary Club
Dillon- Twin Bridges
State Highway Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas E. Gilbert
Frank C. McFadden
Beaverhead Reublican Central Committee
Dillon Elks
Dillon Ellis Drum and Bugle State Comcorps
Boyd Quick
Point of Rocks
Ray Gallant
Montana Normal College
Dillon Rotary Club
Tirzah Temple
Daughters of the Nile
Charles Hewitt
Henry H. Daniels
Loren Davis
Dillon Gun Club
Herman Peterson
X. Lechner
Dillon Elks Lodge
G. Gilbert
Sheldon E. Davis
Paul Anderson
Montana Society For Study of Education
John Hoban
Ivan Bennett
Wilma Holtoran
Noble
Diana Rebekah Lodge
Martha Quackenbush
Beaverhead High
Harrison
Beaverhead Red Cross
Harry S. McMann
Dillon Lodge
A. F
A. M
P. Meade
Hartwig
American Legion
Lima
Rose O’donnell
Marie Coppin
Paul Temple
R.am
Bert Megquier
Beaverhead High School
Beavers
Dillon Ski Club
Elkhorn Springs
Alfred W.cawest, Jr
Pasadena
Calif
High Way
Barretts
General Ar
Dillon Calendar Highlights Local News Then and Now
Beaverhead County news highlights include the murder of stockman John Peterson by Eric Runer near Jackson, sheriff search efforts, Runer found dead with a rifle wound, and ongoing local events in Dillon. Also noted are high school sports, civic club talks, awards, and community activities across the month.
Beaverhead county notes cover school, sports and civic events
November and December items list local activities in Dillon and Beaverhead county. Highlights include DeMolay and Woodcraft installations, highway contract let to L A Woodward for 24 870 40, Cub Scouts awards, 4-H jamboree, Normal College football loss to Montana School of Mines, Rotary and Elk events, education week observance, new assessor Judson Best, seed potato farm visit, December weather records, and various arrests, elections and community gatherings in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schuler
Beaverhead
Mary Fuller
Woodcraft
Dillon-Twin Bridges
L. A. Woodward Construction Company of
Great Falls
Wegen
Ann Carroll
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Montana Normal
School of Mines
Butte
George M. Gosman
American Legion
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Judson P. Best
Board of Commissioners
O. M. Best
Dillon Business and Professional Women’s Club
Colorado
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Irvine & Cottom
The
Beaver
Northern Interscholastic Press Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Kaslow
Anaconda
Rusia
Lee Woods
Bon-Acord
Scout Council
D. A. Galt
Powell County High
Ray Gaunt
Elizabeth Fleming Stanfield
O. K. Moe
Montana Education Association
Armstead
J. Jackson
Paul Schwab
Frank Tyre
D. W. Paddock
American Legion Auxiliary
George Johnson
Henry G. Rodgers
C. J. Horren
Eleanor Moritz
Manhattan
Harold M. Warner
Guy Combes
Legion
Oscar Johnson
Grand Lodge
Talent
R. Smith
Carl H
Dale Rumbaugh
Gus Hackworth
Montpelier
Gladys Forester
Claudia Faust
Bernard Williams
Billings
Normal Bulldogs
Billings Poly
Francis O’leary
Evelyn Rimel
American Association of University
Charles H. Niblack
Rotary Meeting
Cyrus Neubert
Fort Benton
Merle Schmittroth
George Finlay Simmons
State University
J. Emerson Hughes
Ermont Mines
District Court. Co
Beaverhead Future Farmers
Pilow Lodge
Norway
Orchesa
Hayes
Tomrey Baxter
Ury
Hughes Vs
Stella Murray
Dillon B. & P. W. Club
Tourney
Davis
Dillon Ellis
New Salmon Lodge
Glenn Dorsey
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Lambert Elies
Training School
Dillon Royal Neighbors
Ennis
Lynn B. McMullen
Eastern Montana Normal School
Nellie Little Poole
Mack Yost
Erick Frederickson
Big Hole River
Dewey
Pauline Brady
Paul H. Temple
Paul Steele
Terry Conklin
Marjorie Decker
Grand Faith
Legion Auxiliary
W. B. Willey
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
R. M. Barrett
Depot Lawn
Marlin K. Farmer
Patricia Gilbert
Barbara Hancock
Butte Heads
Idaho Road Boosters
Erick Fredrickson
Masonic
Dillon Elks Drum and Bugle Corps
Dart’s Hall
WPA
B. K. Wheeler
John T. Orr
Knights Templar
Matt Kau
Matt Kau, Grand Sentinel
Grand Council
George House of
Burnham
B Butte
Jack Sherman
Calgary
Alberta
Dillon Rotary
Bruce Joe Metlen
Rochester
Minn
L. D. Haggland
Seattle
Cemetery
Forrest Bayerd
Earl L. Wheat Warehouse
George R. Metlen
Beaverhead Mining Association
John Troupe
Kallis
Orma College
Angeline Smith
John Wood
Ernest Healey
Big Hole
Wisdom Store
J. C. Ferguson
Pete Westergard
Jack Barrett
Episcopal Diocese of
W. G. Lewis
St. James Church
John Peterson
Eric Runer
Peterson Ranch
Jackson
Temple
Small Boy
Butte Reds
Geo. Mennett
Warren Hughes
Big Hole Basin
Jeanette Rankin
Dillon Boy Scouts
Harry Warner
Forest Service
Bannack Pass
Davis Conoco
Paul T. Anderson
Dillon Busies
American Beye Livestock Show
Kansas City
Schulz
Morrison Ewes
Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association
Beaverhead Elk
O. M
C. V. Kelly
CCC
Anop
Warren Stone
M. D. Cahill
Ed Olson
Dillon Camera Club
Rs. L. T. Sussex
Havre
Eastern Star
Dillon Ellis Lodge
Ee Jean Frank Bishop
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Carroll
Bulldogs
Nimrods
Northwest
Pau Anderson
Laura Tolman Scott
Silver Bow
D.A.R
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