social events honor Mr. and Mrs. Combes before Seattle move
A wide array of Dillon society gatherings honors Mr. and Mrs. G D Combes and son Guy ahead of their move to Seattle Washington. Friends hosted dinners teas bridge luncheons and group outings as well as club meetings and church activities in their tribute.
Armstead News Highlights Local Visits and Wedding
Armstead residents hosted visitors from Red Rock and Idaho Falls. A wedding linked to Armstead occurred Saturday night as Miss Gertrude Wombacher wed Carl Guse in the Andrus hotel parlor. The Red Rock pair R. S. Henderson attended, and newlyweds will reside in Red Rock. Community groups organized British War Relief and Red Cross efforts with local committees led by Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Parke Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Bates
Manhattan
Alvin Owen
al Longseth
Prairie
Armstead
Parke Scout
Dillon Rainbow
Parke Scott
Ike Rife, Jr
Roy Stocker
Edgar Rife
Ike Rife
T. A. Bradley
Laurence McGivney
B. J. McMenomey
Marcus Rand
Sophia Guyaz
Gertrude Wombacher
Carl Guse
Andrus Hotel
Louis Stahl
R. S. Henderson
Red Rock
Guse
Idaho Falls
Henry Wombacher
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad
Dillon
Elmer Gordon
Dellar Gordon
Eileen Gordon
Albert Gordon
Joel Berg
Dean
Henry
Richard
Johnny Simpson
Vic Cushman
Bob Hildreth
Frank Hunsaker
Geneva Rose
Judith
Anaconda
Victor Cushman
Gay
Twin Bridges
R., S. Henderson
Fred Campbell
White Sulphur Springs
Uncle Ed Sez Recaps Odd News From February
Uncle Ed comments on Mussolini language, wartime talk of guns, a five year old shoots his grandfather in New Orleans, and a refrigerator thief gets six months in the cooler in St. Louis. Also notes travel and visits by Mrs. Wilbur Tash Mrs. T E Luebben and Mrs. John Wolf returning or visiting in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
St. Louis
Social News From Dillon and Nearby
Local notes report Wendell Jardine transacted business in Dillon. Mrs. S J Johnson returns from a two week California visit, daughter Nora staying behind. Mrs Wilson and Joyce Sneed host and Mr and Mrs William Schowe host a Thursday dinner. Attendees include Hershey, Shepherd, Schindler, Clemon, Pendergast, and the Johnson family. The community mourns Rev. Edwin M Ellis a pioneer missionary who organized the Sunday school twenty one years ago. Families joined skiing at Elkhorn ski slide and a six o clock dinner welcomed Rev W H Bessirer of Missoula. Bonnie Lapham’s solo impressed the audience during the Sunday program. A ski club for younger matrons and ice skating are noted. Sunday church service drew a fair crowd and the dance receipts were satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Jardine
Dillon
S. J. Johnson
California
Nora
Wilson
Joyce Sneed
M. C. Jackson
William Schowe
F. L. Hershey
Sanford Shepherd
Emil Schindler
Mark Clemon
Dan Pendergast
Harvey
Benny Johnson
Edwin M. Ellis
New Jersey
Roy Zebarth
Fred Hershey
Fred Nelson
Tom Clemon
Elkhorn
W. H. Bessirer
Missoula
Bonnie Lapham
Wenger Hill
Social Roundup Brings Local and Visiting Families
Helena couple visit Dillon residents including the Kellys while en route to California. Loretta Grills of Jackson spends the weekend in Dillon. Numerous locals and visitors travel between Dillon Butte Armstead Reichle Lima Horse Prairie and Polaris with school moves and charity contributions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur DeCelles
Helena
J. E. Kelly
California
Loretta Grills
Jackson
Dillon
Alex Slade
Butte
Ned Saunders
Ambrose Brown
Armstead
Neal Cummings
Reichle
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Combes
G. D. Combes
Guy
Seattle
Wash
J. W. Rees
H. M. Brundage
Rees
Alvin Jones
Walter Stamm
W. W. Hawkins
Valley View
Hawkins
D. A. Galt
Bridge
D. L. Johnson
Entre Nou Bridge Club
Lambert Eliel
T. Lee McCracken
John Orr
J. H. Gilbert
R. D. Curry
Dale Tash
W. V. Grimes
Mary Ann Luebben
Guy Combes
J. W. McCrack
F.E.C
Clara Plant
Lamar Hatton
Clara Opp
Harry Tash
Eleanore Tash
Della Shaffner
T. E. Gilbert
Sam Ford
Panhellenic Club
Fred Waldorf
William Gernsey
T. E. Luebben
Hos
Waldorf
Bernard Williams
Ernest Nelson
William Hillstead
C. M. Casterline
Harold Murray
D. V. Paddock
L. H. Smith
Harvey Sorenson
Florence Casterline
Bernice Metlen
Erma Lou Warner
Mary Tait
Mary Beth Smith
Ardella Lanner
Marcia Warner
Martyn McMannis
Fort Harrison
Mont
Roscoe Cornell, Jr
Ralph McFadden
First Baptist Church
Roger Williams Union
the Baptist Church
Homer Palmer
Amos Wright
C. B. Marsh
Baptist Cottage
Campbell
Cora Harmes
Rose Newnes
Alfred Lunt
Lynne Fontaine
Robert Sherwood
Walter Foster
Dave Williams
A. F. Waldorf
Charlie Burden
H. M. Warner
George Gosman
Catherine Brundage
Jack Barrett
Berniece Papworth
S. E. Whitworth
Ruth Eklund
Ethel Anderson
Ralph Smith
Myrtle Savidge
Anna
Moser
Genevieve Albertson
J. E. Selway
Adelaide Gelhaus
Albert Erickson
Mary Castles
Ruth Grotheer
Justin Brundage
D. Ross
Jarline Rife and Son
Fred
Merry Mixers Home Demonstration Club
Wayne Bureson
Cy Davis
Carroll Study Club
Wayne.Roberts
Leonard Schulz
Girl Scouts Organization
Carl Guidici
Elks
Dillon Lodge
B.P.O.E
Dell Lloyd
Emery Smith
Frank O'Keefe
Carl Hanson
Sol Sabolsky
Helen Hasquit
Herman Peterson
O’keefe
Jackie Selvidge
Claudia Faust
Fred Kerr
Smith Paddock
Fred Bridenstine
Frank Tyre
Harold Warner
Mary Jane Littlefield
Girl Scouts
I. W. Vinsel
Robert Melton
Maynard Miller
George Farrell
Anson Brown
Nancy Wheat
Frances Sewell
Ann Moser
State Normal College
Valentine
St. Rose Guild
Frank Nelson
Constance Barrett
L.D.S. Church
Latter Day Saints Relief Society
Ada Dieterle
C. W. Casterline
Clyde
Nile Club
Daughters of the Nile Sewing Club
H. G. Rodgers
Grace Methodist Church
Epworth League
Kathryn Campbell
Lesson
Giovannina Cardinale
Bunny Jackson
Maysel Mallon
Pe Quackenbush
Grace Knox
Alice Davis
Ruth Koenig
Christian
Love Today
Don West
Jessie Knox
Lowell Mallon
Elizabeth Saunders
Jack Davis
Walter Jones
Doris McAdam
Dr. Meeke
Methodist Ladies Aid
J. W. Walters
William Deputy
Sam Cardinale
H. H. Bates
Paul Stahlj
Betsy Haines
Ernest Orr
William Bonnifield
Lavant Taylor
Ralph Liggett
Elwood Morrison
Emma Gilbert
Paul Stahl
Paul Stahl, Jr
Toni Newnes
George Kurtz
Riverside Club
Riverside Home Demonstration Club
B. B. Club
Jack Keenan
B. B
John Wilf
Joe
First Lutheran Church Students’ Association
Los Angeles
Flathead Lake
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Ernest Pewe
Wilber Squires
Squires
Girl Scout Leaders Association
P.N.G
Pete Biden
Robert Quackenbush
Noble Grand Club
Home Makers Club
C. J. Horren
Pete Cashmore
American Legion Auxiliary
Americanism Committee
Theta
Beaverhead County
Theta Club
J. W. Scott
Georgia Mathews
E. L. Poindexter
Willard
GEQ
M. Gosman
THE
Cot
Midwest
Quaker State
Pennsylvania
Amen Petroleum Institute
Standard Oil
SFY Service
Uncle ED
Mussolini
Wilbur Tash
Missouri
Murray Hospital
John Wolf
Seendstom
Plymouth
DODGE
FORD
Davis. Motor CO
Lincoln
Dillon, Mont
H. C. Lapham
Claud Lapham
Barrett Hospital
Arthur Miles
Charles Wenger
Donnie
Jerry
John Krause
Shepherd Low
Bill Grey
Lima
Ed Nyhart
McCarty Mountain
Chester Barrett
Horse Prairie
Norman’ Giles
Jackie
Gidford
William Carroll
Eugene Holloway
Polaris
J. J. Brown
Andy Pyle
Polars
Dillon Shoppers
L.D.S. Relief Society
Warner’s
First National Bank
Mginated
Nordhrwen Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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