Beaverhead County Sees Surge in Marriage Licenses
The Beaverhead County marriage records show 23 licenses issued in August the highest month, followed by October with 18. For the year Beav erhead residents married 35 times, surpassing Idaho residents at 29, with 16 other cross residents. Youngest brides ranged 16 to oldest 65, grooms 18 to 66. Notable pairs include John P. Carney and Alma Hopkins of Butte, and Marguerite Evans 16 with Monrose Dingley 20 of Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
St. Valentine
Idaho
Butte
John P. Carney
Legal
Alma E. Hopkins
Eugene Troutwine
Beatrice Marcotte
Lima
Wendell Cotton
Dillon
Grace Woodward
Forsyth
Monrose E. Dingley
Marguerite Marie Evans
Cecil J. Gottoch
Monica
Vera L. Fleming
Vidal Ballard
Effie Matson
Fort Hall
Ira H. Mitchell
Margarite
A. Parks Crawford
Johnie F. Yingling
Ruby Marie Ruddlse
Leadore
Peter Berdal
Sioux Falls
S. D
Ellene Webber
Alpena
Rudolph Krutar
Phillipsburg
Sarah Conn
Hall
Couple Listings Show Ages and Places Across Montana Idaho
A scanned roster lists multiple pairs with ages and birthplaces such as William Lutey and Martha Fontaine from Waterloo, Leland Hansen and Harriet Jorgenson from Wisdom, Earl Martin and Gladys Lepak from Rock Springs, and others across Bannack Dillon Dillon Butte and nearby towns. The fragment ends with John Hart and Orlene Shanholtzer in Monida and Lakeview with Tim Blair from Divide already noted.
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William James Lutey
Martha Caylor Fontaine
Waterloo
Leland B. Hansen
Harriet J. Jorgenson
Wisdom
Earl H. Martin
Gladys Lepak
Rock Springs
Wyo
Charles Perry, Jr
Estella Thompson
Bannack
Phillip F. Brogan
Kathleen Early
Butte
Multiple Couples Listed With Ages and Residences
A list of names with ages and home towns appears, including Winifred Hastie 18 Butte and Clifford Berry 25 Dillon, among others across Montana Idaho and elsewhere. The clustered pairs include Sullivan and Leyden, Lewis and Smith, and several additional couples with varying ages and addresses.
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Winifred Hastie
Butte
Earl Sullivan
Virginia Leyden
H. Spencer Lewis
Blackfoot
Della S. Smith
Idaho Falls
Clifton Edwin Davis
Angela Laslovich
Anaconda
Clifford N. Durfee
Burnice H. Green
Alamo
Idaho
Clifford Berry
Joselyn Reigh
Dillon
Leo Dwyer Schmitt
Patricia Marie Thibadeau
Lansing Waldorf
Glasgow
Estelle Lennox
Ray E. Donnell
Livingston
Esther Folsom
Antelope
Mont
Harold Nelson
Wisdom
May Jackson
Jackson
Local couples tied to Dillon and nearby towns
The clipping lists multiple pairs and individuals from Dillon, Butte, Rexburg, Melrose, Alder, Sheridan, Seattle, and Belt with ages ranging from 18 to 38. Names include Arthur Cutter, Millie Redfern, Jack O'Reilly, Mar guerite Murphy, Calvin Nielson, Erma Beesley, Amos Milton Elliott, Vesta Olson, Sylvester Manley, Marie McCaffery, Frank Hunter, Anna Corvan, Nels Salmonsen Jr, Ruth Hedengram, Frank Donohue, Edith Richards, Gerald Caskin, Edna Johnson, Joe Haugen, Evelyn Beebe, Steven Murphy, and Kathrynn Leary.
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Arthur Cutter
Millie Redfern
Dillon
Jack O’reilly
Marguerite Murphy
Butte
Calvin Nielson
Erma Beesley
Rexburg
Idaho
Amos Milton Elliott
Vesta June Olson
Melrose
Sylvester Manley
Marie McCaffery
Frank D. Hunter
Anna Corvan
Alder
Nels Salmonsen, Jr
Ruth Hedengram
Sheridan
Frank Donohue
Edith Richards
Seattle
Gerald Caskin
Edna Johnson
Belt
Joe Haugen
Legal
Evelyn Beebe
Steven J. Murphy
Kathrynn Leary
Multiple Couples Listed in Dillon Examiners Public Notices
The Dillon Examiner records a sequence of names and ages from Idaho towns such as Pocatello Challis Butte and Helena with pairs including Eddie Wright Lucille Cooper Jesse Pierson Nellie Van Camp George Alex Katherine Gratiot Leslie Fulton Eva Hadley Billy Jones Rose Porter and others. The list pairs residents by age and residence across Dillon Manhattan Helena and nearby communities.
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Eddie Roland Wright
Lucille Cooper
Pocatello
Jesse W. Pierson
Nellie van Camp
Challis
Idaho
George Alex
Helena
Katherine Gratiot
Butte
Leslie Fulton
Burke
Ida
Eva Hadley
Wallace
Billy G. Jones
Legal
Spanish Fork
Utah
Rose Porter
Dillon
Samuel D. Jones
Lucille Gardner
Firth
Gilbert R. Semmens
Margaret O'Connell
Ray Richard
Mary J. Murphy
Jordan
A. J. McMillan
Velma Westcott
Metropolis
John J. Hinch
Irene Francis Sullivan
George Edward Fults
Fort Peck
Margaret Marie Richardson
Lima
Edward H. Williams
Florence M. Hoadley
Kansas City
Sherman Koontz
June Brown
Armstead
Walter Virgil Lolley
Emma Simer
Salmon
Edward William Schmidt
Ethel Armstrong Forvilly
Silver Star
E. A. Kradolfer
Mildred E. Heatley
Tom McPherson
Vera Lisi
Nels Palm
West Yellowstone
Olive G. Roan
Manhattan
Burl Norris
Okanogan
Wash
Mildred Jones
100 Children Born in County in 1936
A county birth tally lists births by date and parents in 1936. Notable entries include Nellie Auda McLaren on January 4 and Albert Richard Wadel on January 11, with multiple other births across January and February attributed to families in Dillon and surrounding areas.
Multiple Couples Listed By County in Local Social Chronology
A compiled list presents pairs and ages from several Idaho communities including Leadore Rigby Dillon Jerome and nearby towns. Names ages and residence towns appear for many couples and some singles in entries dated across the month.
Birth Announcements Chronicle Multiple Families
The notice lists birth announcements for several families with dates in the month. Names include Ernest M. Shafer Carolyn Wanda. Joe Rebish Jr. Homer Lavard. Alvin Simpson. Edward Wenger Nancy Ann. Phillip B. Cottam William Norris. Ernest Charles Nelson Helen Kay. Walter M. Hungate Martha Rose. Lawrence B. McGivney. James R. Roberts Denny David. Ray Stanfield Betty Rose. Frank A. Lightfoot Mary Elizabeth. William H. Loughrin.
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Ernest M. Shafer
Carolyn Wanda
Joe Rebish, Jr
Alvin Simpson
Homer Lavard
Edward Wenger
Nancy Ann
Phillip B. Cottam
William Norris
Ernest Charles Nelson
Helen Kay
Walter M. Hungate
Martha Rose
Lawrence B. McGivney
Lawrence B
James R. Roberts
Denny David
Ray Stanfield
Betty Rose
Frank A. Lightfoot
Mary Elizabeth
William H. Loughrin
Notable Birth Announcements From Local Families
A sequence of birth notices lists Mr. and Mrs. Harkness welcoming Doris Kay. Mr. and Mrs. Miller with Marvin George. Mr. and Mrs. Gui mond with Alice Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Gransberry with Donald Fay. Baril with Darlene Faye. Jules Wenger Jr with Yvonne Marie. John Lewis Knight with Ruthford. Jesse Jerome Brown with Ruth Ann. Sherman Wardrop with Clee Jean. Forest Riley with Ray Elwood. Dates range from the 5th to the 31st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Harkness
Doris Kay
George Walter Miller
Marvin George
Arthur E. Guimond
Alice Marie
Edward H. Gransberry
Donald Fay
Clarence C. Baril
Darlene Faye
Jules Wenger, Jr
Yvonne Marie
John Lewis Knight
Ruthford
Albert S. Johnson
Roger Coleman
Jesse Jerome Brown
Ruth Ann
Sherman E. Wardrop
Clee Jean
Forest Riley
Ray Elwood
List of Newborns Recap for July Entries
A compiled record lists numerous couples with newborns or daughters and sons in July. Names include Hans Anderson Walter J Hopper Harry Holmstine Alfred Hunt Jr Sidney Shafer H A Jeppe and others. Each entry notes the child’s gender and, in some cases, full name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans C. Anderson
Walter J. Hoppert
Marlene Marie
Harry Holmstine
Carmen Marie
H. A. Jeppe
William Harry
Alfred Hunt, Jr
Ronald Dean
Sidney J. Shafer
Donald Duane
Henry Peter Weibers
Robert Arnold
Earl O. Watts
Thomas Richard
Herbert R. Foster
Mary Louise
Birth Announcements List for Several Families
Mr. and Mrs. Montrose E. Dingley announce a daughter Margaret E. Mr. and Mrs. Bela A. Welborn announce a daughter NellAir Belle. Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Nelson announce a son Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum L. Tolley announce a daughter Gayle. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A.Meeds announce a daughter Ellen Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Leake announce a daughter Margaret Pearl.
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Montrose E. Dingley
Margaret E
Bela A. Welborn
Nell Airbelle
Lafayette Nelson
Lafayette
Hyrum L. Tolley
Gayle
Henry A.meeds
Ellen Marie
Thomas M. Leake
Margaret Pearl
Local Birth Announcements for Six Newborns
The notices report six newborns with parents and first names: Louis Lee Alley, Ronald Owen Jensen, Fred Lyons Rebish, Barbara Jens Markovich, Donald Raymond Downing, and Billie Ann Cummings. Each entry lists the parents’ names and the child’s gender and given name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer F. Alley
Louis Lee
Clarence W. Jensen
Ronald Owen
John Joseph Rebish
Fred Lyons
Martin Markovich
Barbara Jens
Donald L. Downing
Donald Raymond
William J. Cummings
Billie Ann
Bourquin and Denny Families Welcome Sons
Mr. and Mrs. Lester C. Bourquin announce a son named Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Denny announce a son named Eugene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester C. Bourquin
Howard
Ernest E. Denny
Eugene.True
Birth Announcements List for Ol sen Gra ham Rebish Powers Wheat Stroeder
A sequence of birth notices: Charles Brent to Mr and Mrs Carl Henry Olsen. Richard Lee to Mr and Mrs Wilbur S Tash. Thomas Lee to Mr and Mrs George B Graham. Frank William to Mr and Mrs Frank Daniel Rebish. Carmen Leola to Mr and Mrs Rane R Powers. Kathleen Helene to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wheat. Sally Ann to Mr and Mrs Edmund Peter Stroeder. James Dean to Mr and Mrs William D Olsen. Beverly Ann to Mr and Mrs Joseph George Birrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Henry Olsen
Charles Brent
Wilbur S. ‘Tash
Richard Lee
George B. Graham
Thomas Lee
Frank Daniel Rebish
Frank William
Rane R. Powers
Carmen Leola
Kenneth Wheat
Kathleen Helene
Edmund Peter Stroeder
Sally Ann
William D. Olsen
James Dean
Joseph George Birrer
Beverly Ann
Meehan and Brown Families Welcome Newborns
A series of birth notices reports the Meehan couple welcoming son Thomas Gerald and the Brown couple welcoming daughter Claude Henry. Additional births include Peter son Anna Ruth and Bishop, Roberta Mae, Ina Lynn, and Lindy Lou born to Collum, Campbell, and McLaughlin couples respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Henry Brown
Christian Peterson
Anna Ruth
James A. MaeCollum
John Bishop
George Edward Bowering
Roberta Mae
Afton L. Campbell
Ina Lynn
Clifton W. McLaughlin
Lindy Lou
Five Births Reported in Local Families
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Fourner announce a son Raymond John. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Sargent announce a daughter Carolyn Ann. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bray announce a son Garrett Burnell. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Simons announce a son Dwane David. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hartwig announce a son Alden William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Fourner
Raymond John
T. W. Sargent
Carolyn Ann
C. B. Bray
Garrett Burnell
A. J. Simons
Dwane David
Julius Hartwig
Alden William
Youngsters of Dillon Visit Masonic Lodge Event
Ann Deputy Merle Schmittroth and Elsie Lloyd pupils of Claudia Faust attended the Dillon gathering. Committees for the delightful event were chaired by Matt Kay Earl Fairbanks Bert Megquier Sylvester Meade A A Schroeder Harris Opp and Ned Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Merle Schmittroth
Elsie Lloyd
Claudia Faust
Matt Kay
Earl Fairbanks
Bert Megquier
Sylvester Meade
A. A. Schroeder
Harris Opp
Ned Saunders
Beaverhead Officials Begin Term With Few Changes
Beaverhead officers start their new term with most deputies remaining in place. Thict returns to old duties succeeding Lyman H. Bennett. Miss Bertie Mathews elected deputy treasurer but starts March 1. George H. Montgomery to replace George M. Melton as state senator. Other incumbents include Jo Metlen, W. B. Hartwig, Alber S. Baker, Fre Rife, O. M. Best, Thomas E. Gilbert, Nell Doyle, F. C. McFadden, James E. Phillips, George Metler, Louis Stahl, and George Opp as justices and officials.
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Thict
Lyman H. Bennett
Virginia City
Bertie Mathews
Norah Connelley
George H. Montgomery
George M. Melton
Dutie
Metlen
W. B. Hartwig
Alber S. Baker
Snowbound Region Records Bitter Subzero Readings
Heavy snowfall blankets Beaver Head and surrounding areas with readings from 16 to 23 below zero in parts of the county. Other sections report even colder conditions and dangerous wind chill.
State Title Winners Crown Beaverhead Figures
Ted Renfro of the Dillon club swept all four Montana trapshooting titles singles doubles handicap and all around Bill Gleed of Lima also from Dillon captured the state flyer championship Sheridan and Herman Peterson from Dillon led the Beaverhead group in recent state events The Normal college team won the state college baseball championship local leaders were elected to various Montana associations and boards with a slate of Republican and educational appointments noted.
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Ted Renfro
Dillon Club
Montana
Bill Gleed
Lima
Sheridan
Herman Peterson
Dixon Group
The
Beaver
Normal College
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Edward Jensen
Ann Peterson
Marcus Staudaker, Jr
Annie Ball
Jerry Lowney
Rita Mahoney
Mort Hirshberg
Phyllis Wilson
Great Falls
James D. Brockway
Ruth Cooper
William Jackson Cummings
Eva Marie Toner
William R. Daniels
Bertha Leone Seybold
Francis William Finnegan
Lillie Mae Edwards
Lawrence Branson
Agnes L. Gant
St. Anthony
Charles Ludtke
Verdena Wickens
Bert Orr
Marion Judge
Amos M. Cummings
May
Virginia Keyser
Shell Everett Martin
Beatrice Johnson
Paul W. Grace
Martha Gaubt
Marsh
John B. Hart
Monida
Orlene Shanholtzer
Lakeview
Tim Blair
Along Came
Irene Hervey Charles Starrett
Irene Franklin H.B. Warner
William Frawley
Eleanore Whitney
Tom Brown
Buster Crabbe
Benny Baker
Pasaer
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Dolores del Rio
Claire Trevor Cesar Romero
Yellowstone Park
Charles N.burgess
Effie H. Burtt
Townsend
Rudolph Nygren
Lillian Duck
Dell
H. L. Lackey
Fern Thomas
Ogden
Wilbur D. Watson
Ruth F. Fisher
Boise
Clyde C. Scott
nEap
Examiner
John H. McLaren
Nellie Auda
Albert Wadel
Albert Richard
Charles C. Twigg
Carl Albert
Matthew I. Telin
Matthew Elmer
William D. Tovey
Carol Ann
Frank R. Koontz
Afton Adair
Alvin A. Burton
Alvin Albert
George M. Hand
Jean Nenefee
Amanda Nye
W. W. Pomeroy
Olive Plummer
C. F. Cornforth, Jr
Sterling
Ola Claunch
Grandview
Harold R. Whittle
Frances Kidd
Jess Owen
Gladys Pentland
Reese Dunkin
Edna Patterson
Arthur Noreen
Louise Gaurley
Rigby
Elmer Kess
Lemhi
Stella Dole
Ludwig Carlisle
Agnes Malesich
Darrell Weaver
Lucille Harrison
Floyd Winn
Jeane MacKay
Milton Stanley
Lenna Dorothy Jones
Fred McCullough
Bessie Arthur
Wilbur Burke
Ada Machan
Lindley P. Phillips
Ethel Glynn Page
Reichle
Mike Pesikan
Florence Roberts
Fred M. Poulson
Julia Arrascada
Elko
Alfred G. Marcotte
Ruth Dugdale
Argyle Stephens
Ellen Rasmussen
Cleve C. Stoddart
Evelyn Slattery
Jalmer M. Mattson
Kathryn Murphy
Harold E. Contway
Helene M. Wenger
Wendell C. Sanderson
Daisy Harris
George H. Jackson
Hazel Anderson
Frank Berta
Ruth Mac Nolan
Paul E. Marshall
Nell Thompson
Alfred F. Tew
Nellie Caverhill
Shelley
Joe Roe
Margaret Doyle
Albert H. Vogel
Lois Carey
Wye
E. A. McMurtrey
Paula Yeager
Melvin LeRoy Winder
Louise Calvert
Joseph Guerre
Peggy Ethel May Bowers
Macon
Georgia
Soren O. Sorenson
Marianne Oline
Luana Maria
Joe F. Malesich
Thomas Anthony
Leslie H. Hjort
Donna Sue
Clifton R. Caraway
Clifton Raymond
Charles A. Pilgrim
Charles Alfred
Jasper William Nelson
William Howard
Hugh Marion Robbins
Mildred Jean
William Bierrum
William Charles
Archie Brothers
Dora Francis
Otto Henry Lohr
Betty Marie
Emer Berg Christensen
Jack Louis Thiel
Robert Mathew
Earl Raymond Peterson
Mary Ellen
James Lambert Steffes
June Marlene
Byron E. Sanborn
Barbara Jean
James A. Ross
Eugene Ralph
Harry Louis Kamber
Gay Fonda
Elmer L. Pilon
Eleanore Louise
Mike F. Stefanats
Doris Marie
Theodore Antone Tester
Terry Ted
Orrin K. Miller
Gerald H. Bostwick
Henry H. Shafer
Nancy Dawn
Walter H. Richardson
Patricia Jane
Thomas L. Meehan
Thomas Gerald
Masonic Lodge
Beaverhea
W. G. Gilbert
Montana Woolgrowers Associaion
Fred Woodside
T. E Luebben
Elizabeth Luebben
Order Eastern Star
Joe Metlen
Beaverhea County
Motana Stockgrowers Association
Lambert Eliel
Dillon Merchar
Associated Merchants of
Monta
E. W. Bond
Montanasta Trapshooting Association
Pete Westergard
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Chaiman
Billings
Charles Henry
Southwestern Division
Monta Education Association
George M. Gosman
State Board Education
Frai Eliel
Montana Auto Supply Co
First National Bank
Northwest Bincorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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