121 Couples Given Marriage Licenses 1938
The Clerk of the Court reports 121 marriage licenses issued in 1938, up from 110 last year. May had 14 licenses, the peak month, with Idaho couples accounting for many. Notable entries include George Childs and Ethel Koontz on January 5 and other pairs from Dillon, Butte, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Seattle, Spokane, and Reichle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Giles
Soas
George Leonard Childs
Grangeville
Utah
Ethel Rae Koontz
Dillon
Wilber L. Squires
Hellen L. Rogney
Bozeman
Frank Caldwell
Mary M. Harden
Butte
Harold W. Eames
Clara Fanning
Idaho Falls
Ida
L P. Justed
Pearl M. Rice
Twin Falls
Idaho
LaGrand Jacob Zumbrennen
Maxine Ella Willingham
Lloyd Gilbert
Seattle
Anna Puckett
Spokane
Wash
Wilman Smith
Reichle
Henrietta Smith
Beaverhead Year in Review Highlights Local Events
The Beaverhead annual summary lists 31 items from first annual free matinee for city children to the formation of the Montana Fur Growers association. Notable entries include church sermons, hunting, livestock shows, police and court actions, school events, Rotary and Elks activities, and athletic wins. The report records community milestones, personnel appointments, and service club activities across Dillon and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
George A. McDonald
Presbyterian Church
Dillon
Yellowstone
Beaverhead County
Ashley Morse
Butte
Rotary
Marlin K. Farmer
Court House
Mary Jane Rodgers
Noble Grand
Diana Rebekah Lodge
Irvine & Cottom Farm
Northwest
Ogden
George A. Jackey
Sheriff Temple
School of Mines Noses Normal
Beaverhead
K. D. Fleck
Beavers
Butte Central
Elks Lodge
F. C. McFadden
Bernard Williams
S. E. Davis
Pioneer Dillon resident Eliza Black dies at 93
Mrs. Eliza Ann Black died yesterday at her daughter’s home after a long illness. Born in Farmington Utah in 1859 she moved to Dillon in 1880 with her husband George N Black and lived there the rest of her life. She was active in the Presbyterian church and a member of the Dillon Neighbors of Woodcraft. Surviving are son Harry Black daughter Mrs. McFadden sister Mrs. E L Carhartt and a grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Ann Black
Dillon
Frank C. McFadden
Farmington
Utah
Black
George N. Black
Utah & Northern Railroad
Presbyterian Church
Dillon Neighbors
Woodcraft
Harry Black
McFadden
E. L Carhartt
Red Cross rolls up Beaverhead county record membership
Beaverhead county reports 939 Red Cross members the largest count on record after last month’s campaign led by Dr. W. H. Stephan and Lee R. Light. Rural areas account for 362 members. Dillon drive contributed 577. Total receipts $994.30 with $522.15 staying county, $472.15 sent to national. Community tallies list Birch Creek 4, Grant 18, Armstead 8, Melrose 16, Lima 76, Wisdom 35, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Red Cross
W. H. Stephan
Lee R. Light
Beaverhead
R. M. Stone
Dillon
Birch Creek
Grant
Armstead
Ermont Mine
Melrose
Reichle
Lakeview
Lima
Polaris
Monida
Wise River
Bannack
Dell
Jackson
Wisdom
Twin Bridges and Other Pairs Listed for Event Meeting
The list names pairs with hometowns including Bert Maddox and Doris Nar anich of Twin Bridges John R. Hudson and Wilma Marshall of Alder Alfred Kamps and Leatha Crossley of Lima Otis Woods and Helen Decker of Havre and Helena Ernest L Dowling and Anne Spehar of Butte and Helena Jack Reinwand and Selena Adams of Browning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Maddox
Doris Naranich
John R. Hudson
Wilma ‘Marshall
Alder
Alfred Kamps
Lima
Leatha Crossley
Dillon
Otis Woods
Havre
Helen Decker
Helena
Ernest L. Dowling
Butte
Anne Spehar
Jack Reinwand
Selena Adams
Browning
Death toll in county rises with 72 fatalities this year
County records show 72 deaths in the past year, up from 66 a year earlier. May had the highest death count with 11, while March saw the fewest with two. Nine deaths occurred by violence including a murder and two personal crisis reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grim Reaper
Obituaries and ages for several residents listed
A dated listing presents names with ages including Jim Lee 70 Calvin C Tibbits 67 Louis Gilman 55 Anna Adams 88 Samuel Howarth 65 William O Connell 50 Charles Contway 74 Lousette Patrick 69 Mary A Skavadahl 79 Martinus Barrett 73 Edmond George Thompson (ages shown) with February dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lee
Calvin C. Tibbitts
Louis M. Gilman
Anna Adams
Samuel Howarth
William O'Connell
Charles Contway
Lousette Patrick
Mary A. Skavadahl
Martinus Barrett
Edmond George Thompson
New Form of Larceny Reported in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead county Christmas seal sales were slightly below last year, with receipts to date reported by the committee. The panel led by Mrs. F D Willis Miss Faye Kirkpatrick and Mrs Carl Taylor urged remittance or return of mailed seals within days to complete final tabulation. Proceeds funded testing for 162 high school students, with Dr Poindexter assessing reactions. only 15 showed any trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
F. D. Willis
Faye Kirkpatrick
Carl Taylor
F Poindexter
Beavercity mink theft sparks fur industry theft
A new form of larceny reported to Sheriff Paul H. Temple involved the theft of 13 mink from the Schuyler and Andrus farm near Dillon on Saturday night. The mink, valued as breeding stock at about $1,000, were killed while taken. Also, three karakul sheep were reported missing from Glenn Lyons' ranch near Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Temple
Schuyler and
Andrus
Dillon
Beaverhead
Glenn Lyons
Dr L F Williams Spends Christmas in Polson with Relatives
Dr L F Williams shared Christmas with relatives in Polson, joining family gatherings and celebrating the holiday season away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Williams
Polson
Kidnaping Shocks Idaho. Cameron Sought Across State Line
Idaho Falls taxi driver Bill Topham reported being forced at gunpoint to drive Chet Cameron from Roberts to near Armstead before Cameron abandoned the car. Cameron, a former Great Falls resident wanted for robberies, prompted a state and FBI search crossing into Montana as authorities tracked his movements toward Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Topham
Idaho Falls
Paul Temple
Armstead
Chet Cameron
Roberts
Idaho
Melrose
Topham
Cameron
Great Falls
F.B.I
Temple
Lonely Country
Dillon
Monida man Henry Wetmore visits Dillon yesterday
Henry Wetmore of Monida traveled to Dillon for a brief visit yesterday, confirming regular local exchange between neighboring towns and noting no major events during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wetmore
Monida
Dillon
Forty four Montana State college students named to autumn honor roll
Forty four students earned places on the Montana State Normal College autumn honor roll led by Elizabeth Kingston of Valier with 3.0 GPA on 16 credits. Others include Elaine Tschache of Froid Nelly Vander Ark Manhattan Norman DeBoer Manhattan and several Dillon students among a list of names with towns and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State
Normal College
Elizabeth Kingston
Valier
Elaine Tschache
Froid
Nelly A. Vander Ark
Manhattan
Dillon
Walter
Norman DeBoer
Weldon R. Martin
Kalispell
Kenneth Barry
Robert Forsgren
Harold Dugan
Whitefish
Laura Hoekema
Anne E. Malloy
Anaconda
Florence McBain
Delphia Kennedy
Maurice Egan
Perma
Ruth Oja
Geyser
Kate Seagren
Butte
Phyllis Wohlgenant
Miles City
Thomas C. Buckingham
Selma Jahnke
Fort Benton
Irene Marie Breault
Barbara Hancock
Paul L. Simons
Patricia Gilbert
Russell James Bay
Corvallis
Norma Coon
Rose Conwell
Red Lodge
William J. McMaster
Dofina Helen Randolph
Charlotte Dresen
Windham
William Johnson
Lima Receives WPA Street Improvement Funds
A wire from Senator Wheeler reports that the Works Progress Administration approved a $10,147 allotment for Lima street improvements. The project awaits operation at the discretion of state WPA administrator Joseph E Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
B. K. Wheeler
Works Progress Administration
Lima
Joseph E.parker
WPA
Beavers topple St Peters in narrow 25 to 15 win
Warren Stone Jr earns high national honor with the Order of the Blue Key at a De Molay meeting. County forest receipts share brings in 6 196.91. John T. Orr named grand swordbearer of Knights Templar. A club grows by nine members. Northern Montana defeats Normal 50 31. Dorothy Davis leads junior high honor roll. Northern Montana edges Normal 36 34 in OT. Boy Scouts begin observance of national anniversary. Rev Willis J Loar addresses Ro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bross
Dillon Cook
Beavers
Whitehall
Normal
Carroll
Heavers
Philipsburg
Yellowstone
Dillon
Tyee McCracken
H. M
W. G. Gilbert
Diana Rebekah Lodge
Holgar Carlson
Bond Local
Farmers Union
Butte
Marlin K. Farmer
Rotary
Morris
Itote
Ted Renfro
Sam Freeman
Nevada
Northern
St. Peters
Warren Stone, Jr
de- Molay
John T. Orr
Knights Templar
Montana
Dorothy Davis
Montana Shades Normal
Boy Scouts
Willis J. Loar
94 Children Born in Beaverhead in 1938
Ninety four births were recorded in Beaverhead county in 1938, per Clerk Albert S. Baker. Boys topped girls 49 to 45, with one set of twins among the total. The busiest months were January and December, each with twelve births, mirroring last year’s pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Albert S. Baker
Birth Announcements Listing for Mitchell Johnson Raddatz and More
A sequence of birth notices: William Carter to Mr and Mrs Henry Mitchell on 14. Alvin Edward to Mr and Mrs Albert Johnson on 17. Alan Dale to Mr and Mrs Kurt Raddatz on 21. a son for Mr and Mrs Robert Marchesseau on 24. Reese to Mr and Mrs Reese Dunkin on 25. Russell Rayburn to Mr and Mrs Raymund Thompson on 25. Bernice Jo Ann to Mr and Mrs Arnold Benson on 27. Caron Lee to Mr and Mrs John Carson on 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Mitchell
William Carter
Albert Sidney Johnson
Alvin Edward
Kurt John Raddatz
Alan Dale
Robert Dewey Marchesseau
Reese Dunkin
Reese
Birth Announcements for Four Local Families
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lewis Kington welcome a son, James Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Conn report a daughter, Beatrice Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Orr Jr welcome a daughter, Mary Grace. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cyrus Sevareid announce a daughter, Arlene Elaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Lewis Kington
James Lewis
Ernest Conn
Beatrice Elizabeth
Bert Orr, Jr
Mary Grace
Henry Cyrus Sevareid
Arlene Elaine
March 18 Mr and Mrs Paul announce a son
Mr and Mrs Paul welcome a son on March 18 named James Zink. The birth adds a new family member to the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
James Zink
School Buildings Being Torn Down in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead county high school buildings are being razed this week with the roof removed from the old structure and ongoing work in the gymnasium. Additional workers are being hired daily as the project accelerates, weather permitting. Students will attend classes in the Normal college basement starting Tuesday for the rest of the school year. George M. Gosman showcases dozens of pictures of former students and athletes in his window as the old high school disappears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Normal College
Old County High School
George M. Gosman
Japan topic of talk at club dinner
Mrs. Bernice Hirschman Papworth, a Missoula schools instructor, spoke to the Dillon Rotary club about her four years in Japan. She described Japanese people as skillful, law-abiding, honest, industrious and polite, noting no link to imperialism. She called Japan a mix of old and new, western and oriental, primitive and ultra-modern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Hirschman Papworth
Missoula
Dillon Rotary Club
Japan
Readiness in Helena as Legislature Approaches
Helena prepares for the upcoming legislature with Capitol cleaned and streets festive. Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell says lawmakers begin session the day after New Year’s, with staff trained and first-week pay and mileage approved for lawmakers and assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Helena
Sam W. Mitchell
Beaverhead County Holiday Celebrations Brighten Christmas Week
Beaverhead residents enjoyed a merry Christmas season with large church services and many community events. The American Legion hosted a Christmas Eve dance at the city hall auditorium and the Dillon Girl Scout council sponsored a free matinee dance for local children with music by Don's Dance band and a Claudia Faust floor show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Dillon Girl Scout Council For
Don
Claudia Faust
Mary Dawn Warner
Prominent Stockman Samuel Burton Howell Dies at 74
Samuel Burton Howell, 74, a noted rancher of upper Horse Prairie, died at his Bloody Dick creek home after months of illness. Born in Canada October 28, 1864, he lived in Kansas before moving to Butte in 1895 and then to Beaverhead County in 1906. Surviving are his wife Maude, daughter Mrs. Sylvester Meade, a brother James Howell, and a niece Mrs. Ralph Liggett. Funeral services were held at the Masonic hall with Knights Templar escort and Dillon lodge No. 16, A F and A M, in charge, burial at Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Burton
Howell
Upper Horse Prairie
Canada
United States
Kansas
Butte
Beaverhead County
Bloody Dick Creek
Dillon Lodge
Dillon
St. Elmo Commandery
Knights Templar
Bagdad
Maude
Sylvester Meade
James Howell
Nebraska
Ralph Liggett
Beavers Clash with Former Beavers Friday Night
Beavers versus former Beavers set for Friday night in Normal college gym. Debate centers on comparing the 1939 Beaverhead County High School squad to the 1938 team, which won the southern divisional title and was runner-up for the state Class B crown. The lineup features Charlie Burgess Jack Cashmore Earl Fairbanks Don Wheat Beyer d Bradley and Combes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amoot
Beaverhead County
Charlie Burgess
Jack Cashmore
Anaconda
Earl Fairbanks
Don Wheat
Bayerd
Bradley
Combes
Petition Filed By Gilmore and Pittsburg Road
A petition to suspend operations was filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington DC on December 23 by the Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad. The filing says tie replacements and bridge repairs are badly needed but the company lacks funds and credit to make them, and after frost thaws in spring 1939 the line will be unsafe for continued operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad
Interstate, Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guy Abernathy
Valera Fairbanks
Rainbow Girls
Joe Lynch
Dillon Gun Club
Eastern Normal
Billings
Chester I. Hale
Montana Fur Growers Association
Floyd Pahnish
Daughter
H Elizabeth Kingston
Samuel B. Howell
Horse Prairie
Beaves
Quint
Gilmore
Pittsburg
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