Education Advisor Speaks on Birch Creek Camp Work
Scott Simpson discussed the Birch Creek CCC camp educational program at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner. He highlighted literacy elimination efforts, varied student backgrounds, and strong vocational interest with many taking correspondence courses and building radio sets. Throughout Beaverhead County 1936 births totaled 100, up from 65, with June the peak month and more girls than boys.
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Scott Simpson
Birch Creek
CCC
Rotary Meet
Birch Creek CCC
Dillon Rotary Club
Simpson
Ten Beaverhead Events of 1936 Headlines
The Beaverhead Examiner reviews the year 1936 highlighting ten major local happenings across crops livestock mining construction and prosperity. The selection reflects broad readership concerns with growth and change while noting disagreement over ranking.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead County New Year Notes and Local Updates
January items report a hearty Beaverhead welcome, rising car registrations from 1934, and appoints within Eastern Star and Neighbors of Woodcraft. Elkhorn district insect kill tree cutting is underway and a six room house on the Stau daker ranch in Centennial valley burned.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Elfreda Woodside
Fred Woodside
Eastern Star
Dora Smith
Elkhorn
Old Staudaker Ranch
Centennial Valley
Deaths in County Decline for 1936 Bea verhead
Beoverhead county reports 64 deaths in 1936 a drop from 70 in 1935 and 73 in 1934. Eight deaths were by accident or violence including one alleged murder and two crisis cases. Drowning auto accidents accidental gunshot freezing and heat prostration caused single deaths. Most fatal months were March and May with nine each, November had seven and August three.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead Students Win Quill and Scroll Honors
National honorable mentions go to Beaverhead county high school students Paul Simons for copy reading and Helen Randolph for editorial writing. Montana Ferguson earned a mountain states division honor for current news reporting. Faculty sponsor Fay Kirkpatrick leads the Beaver and local Quill and Scroll chapter. The Beaver has placed in 73 of 76 national contests over eight years, with multiple first places in state and national competition.
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Beaverhead County
International Quill and Scroll
National School Journalism Society
Paul Simons
Beaver
Helen Randolph
Montana Ferguson
Mountain States
Fay Kirkpatrick
Quill and Scroll
National Society
Youngsters of Dillon Enjoy Christmas Party at Masonic Lodge
About 75 youngsters from Dillon and surrounding area attended a Christmas party at Dillon lodge No. 16 A F and A M in the Masonic hall. Santa presided at a fish pond and gifts, candy, nuts, fruit, and Hartwig theatre tickets were given. Cake and ice cream topped the evening as entertainments included readings songs and dances by the guests.
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Dillon and
Dillon Lodge No. 16
Masonic Hall
Santa Claus
Hartwig Theatre
Daryl Bennett
Donna Trolinger
Betty Sue Crowe
Bonnie Jean Bourquin
Beaverhead Welcomes New Year Amid Firemen Dance
Andy Snell, a popular colored porter, lies in Barrett hospital with five broken ribs after a Saturday night assault on North Washington street. Two thugs robbed him of 20 dollars as police seek suspects. Beaverhead residents plan large watch parties to greet the year. In Dillon, the firemen's annual dance is the highlight of the town’s celebration.
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Andy Snell
Barrett Hospital
North Washington Street
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Holgar Carlson Elected President of Farmers Union Bond Local
Holgar Carlson was elected president of the Bond local of the Farmers Union at a meeting in the Nelson school house last Wednesday night. Carl Giudici was elected vice-president, Joe Lackner secretary-treasurer, Geo Heikkila door keeper, and John Albers conductor.
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Holgar Carlson
Bond
Farmers Union
Nelson
Carl Giudici
Joe Lackner
Geo, Heikkila
John Albers
Carl Meine
Lee Schuler
Mildred Schuler
J. H. Keenan
State Titles Annexed by Beaverhead
Beaverhead county shows a rich haul of state championships with two Dillon teams earning top honors. Montana State Normal's Bulldogs won the state college conference title for the third straight year while Beaverhead county high's Beavers took district regional and state Class B crowns. The Dillon Gun club dominated state trapshooting by sweeping the annual state shoot in Helena, winning the Montana Standard postal shoot for the fifth year and the state team title.
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Beaverhead County
Examiner
Beaverhead
Dillon
Montana State Normal
Bulldogs
Beavers
Dillon Gun Club
Helena
Montana Standard
Increase in Marriage Licenses Is Shown in Beaverhead County
Cupid had a busy year in Beaverhead county as the clerk's office records show 118 marriage licenses issued in the year ending, an increase of 17 from the prior year. The report notes July and August 1935 had two months with notable activity.
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Beaverhead County
Albert S. Baker
Cupid
Fred Rife
Cosgrove Clinic Opens in Los Angeles
Cosgrove brothers Clair and Jay B. Cosgrove have finished a $20,000 Los Angeles building to house the Cosgrove Clinic. The 23-room facility includes private consult rooms eight treatment rooms a surgery area recovery rooms bathrooms a residence and x ray room. The public opening is set for January 10 with Dillon relatives invited to attend.
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Ers. Clair
Jay B. Cosgrove
Dillon
Los Angeles
Cosgrove Clinic
E. E. Phillips
Beaverhead
J. B. Cosgrove
Pocatello
James O. Melton
Albert S. Baker
George R. Paes
Elk Distribution Talk Near Dillon Sparks Regional Debate
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Association members met in Butte with park and forest officials to discuss moving surplus Yellowstone elk to Deer Lodge and Beaverhead National forests. Costs for transport and trapping would be borne by local sportsmen, with further talks planned in Anaconda and involving stockmen and state game officials.
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Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Association
Lindley Phillips
Beaverhead Sportsmen’s Association
Butte
Park and Forest
Yellowstone Park
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead National Forests
Francis D. la Noue
C. A. Joy
Deer Leoge Forest
Joy
W. B. Willey
Beaverhead Forest
South Central Wildlife District
State Game and Fish Commission
Anaconda
Heavy Snow blesses Beaverhead county after dry spell
Santa Claus delivers a heavy snowfall ranging six to eight inches across Beaverhead county. Roads are slick with several minor accidents reported. Winter sports benefit from sleds and skis, livestock ranchers stockpiled hay, and frigid temperatures followed with subzero readings Sunday and Monday nights.
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Santa Claus
Beaverhead
Mercury
Beaverhead Officers to Begin Terms
Beaverhead county officers will begin their new terms on Monday January 4 with few courthouse personnel changes. Paul H. Temple becomes sheriff succeeding James A. McCollum and appoints John Troupe Wisdom as undersheriff and Ted Renfro Dell as deputy. A new district judge will preside in Beaverhead Madison and Jefferson counties in the fifth judicial district Henry G Rodgers of Dillon a former judge of the district.
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Beaverhead
Court House
Paul H. Temple
James A. McCollum
John Troupe
Wisdom
Ted Renfro
Dell
Madison
Jefferson
Fifth Judicial District
Henry G. Rodgers
Dillon
Dis
Dillon Among Montana's Lowest Taxed Cities
Dillon is listed by the Montana Taxpayers association bulletin as one of Montana’s lowest taxed municipalities. The 1936 figures show Dillon’s tax intake, fines and licenses, and per capita revenue, plus details on beer licenses, total bonds outstanding and overall indebtedness.
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Dillon
Montana
Montana Taxpayers Association
Dillon Uowest
Bozeman
Cut Bank
Roundup
Glendive
Bulletin
Beaverhead Residents Enjoy Merry Christmas
Beaverhead county residents shared a festive Christmas with much goodwill and hints of returning prosperity. Dillon churches held Christmas day services and church schools held seasonal events including St James Episcopal midnight services and St Rose parish mass.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
St.James Episcopal Church
St. Rose’ Church
Resident County For Thirty Years Passes Wednesday
Ed Baker longtime Beaverhead county resident died last Wednesday evening at the county farm after a long illness. He was 78 and had lived in the county for 30 years, working as a sheep shearer and ranch laborer on several ranches. No relatives were located. Funeral held Thursday afternoon at Brundage chapel with Rev. J. A. Meeke of the Methodist church officiating.
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Ed Baker
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Brundage Chapel
J. A. Meeke
Methodist Church
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Ree
Masonic Lodge
Andrew Snell
W. B. Hartwig
Fair Association
Martin C. Jackson
Edgar B. Rife
Robert D. Corette
Oregon
Railroad Company
Union Pacific System
Yellowstone
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