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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1930
Page
3
The feature highlights foundation garments for the 1930s silhouette from the Lady-Luke line. Girdle No 136 uses elastic brocade at $2.08, Brassiere No 88 with reinforced inserts priced at 98 cents, and Combination No 664 offers uplift bust and firm molding at $3.98.
The 1930 census introduces questions on home ownership or rent and its value or rent, radio sets, marital age, education, birthplaces, immigration, language, occupation, and veteran status. It aims to classify families by economic status, buying power, and family size while protecting individual privacy.
Auto accidents in Montana in 1929 claimed 125 lives, down from 142 in 1928. Of these, 116 died in auto crashes or collisions and nine at railroad crossings. Births reached 10,037 with 5,840 deaths, while several counties reported higher births than deaths.
The piece recalls 1864 milestones in Virginia City including Montana’s first official court on December 5 with 19 lawyers present led by Chief Justice H I Hosmer. It notes early figures such as W F Sanders and W Y Pemberton and mentions the 1863 elections, Montana Post founding, first church, theater, and territorial legislature in Bannack and Virginia City as part of a broad historical observe.
John A. Fitz Randolph has been appointed advertising manager for the J C Penney Co bringing national merchandising and adverting experience. He directs the largest newspaper campaign in department store history spanning over 2 000 local papers in more than 1 400 cities and towns nationwide.
The schedule aims to separate nonworking individuals into classes including temporary lay offs and those not employed. It also records foreign born status by country birth language immigration year citizenship and English ability. The form resulted from extensive conferences and recommendations by many groups and two advisory committees.
The J. C. Penney Co. promotes strong local community support and plans to increase newspaper advertising across store locations. It cites modern merchandising needing rapid nationwide reach and the newspaper as a key local information channel for timely style news and merchandise storytelling.
The Presbyterian Church announces a national history themed service next Sunday honoring Washington and Lincoln. Rev T J Simons leads as the choir performs the negro national anthem and the congregation sings hymns of the revolutionists.
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