Eight Clubs Compete As Beavers Host District Tourney
Eight teams in District 16 Class B will open the annual tournament next Thursday February 21 at the Normal college gym with Beaverhead Beavers hosting. Other entrants include St Peters Anaconda Whitehall Jefferson Boulder Twin Bridges Lima Sheridan and Harrison Ennis Pony and Virginia City. Three teams did not receive bids and the opener features a four game session.
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Dillon
Beaverhead High
Beavers
Beaverhead
St. Peters
Anaconda
Whitehall
Jefferson County
Boulder
Twin Bridges
Lima
Sheridan
Harrison
Ennis
Pony
Virginia City
Men’s Glee Club Wins In Contest At State College
By audience vote the Men’s Glee Club of Montana State Normal College won first prize in the Booster club vaudeville at the college auditorium on Saturday night for their act No, A Thousand Times No The Art club took second with a parody on Anthony Adverse Other groups performing included the Women’s Glee Club Women’s Athletic Association and class groups Kampus Kadets and Kappa Zeta Nu Proceeds support the Chinook student yearbook.
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Montana Stare Normal College
Voodvil
College Auditorium
Anthony Adverse
Greld Club
Women’s Athletic Association
Kampus Kadets
Kappa Zeta Nu
Montana extension service to hold teat cutting and canning demos
Experts from the Montana extension service will run demonstrations in teat cutting curing and canning this Saturday in Dillon at 10 80 a m in the ag rooms of the county high school and Monday in Armstead at the schoolhouse County Agent Bernard Williams announced I M C Anderson of Montana State College will show cutting and Miss Lillian Stone will lead curing and canning sessions all interested are urged to attend for valuable information
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Montana Extension Service
Dillon
Armstead
Bernard Willams
I. M. C. Anderson
Montana State College
Bbzerhin
Lillian Stone
Beaverhead County
Williams
Dillon Housemakers Club
Traffic signs installed along Highway 91 in Dillon
Stop signs and No U Turn indicators go up at all approaches to Highway 91 as Dillon makes its through street safer. Motorists are slow to comply but expected to adapt quickly, with bans at Glendale Idaho Bannack Idaho Montana Glen dale Montana Center Idaho.
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Dillon
Business
Glendale
Idaho
Bannack
Montana
Bannack and
Center
Beaverhead PWA Plans Top State in Projects
Beaverhead county lists more than 30 proposed public works projects totaling over 5 million dollars. The Beaverhead river irrigation project quoted at 3 million dollars leads a statewide count while D A McKinnon Montana PWA engineer notes about 5 000 questionnaires issued and responses received. A Dillon volunteer fire department masquerade ball at city hall February 22 offers 45 dollars in cash prizes for costumes.
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Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Washington
PWA
Public Works Survey
Montana
D. A. McKinnon
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
McKinnon
Local Woman Elizabeth Wentworth Dies at Home
Mrs Elizabeth Wentworth a Dillon resident and former Neighbors of Woodcraft guardian died suddenly at her daughter's home last Wednesday due to a throat ailment She was born September 4 1889 in Eldon Missouri and moved to Dillon in 1924 Surviving are three daughters three brothers two sisters and several local relatives Funeral services were held Saturday at Brundage chapel with the Neighbors of Woodcraft aiding and interment at Mountain View cemetery
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Elizabeth Wentworth
Dillon
Kenneth Kenison
Eldon
Woodcraft Lodge
Guardia
Brundage Chapel
H. J. Schmidt
Presbyterian Church
Woodcraft
Mountain View Cemetery
Attorney Gilbert returns from California trip
Attorney W. G. Gilbert returned Monday from California after a two week visit. He serves as president of the state woolgrowers and attended the national meeting in Phoenix.
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W. G. Gilbert
California
Mr. Gilbert
State Woolcrowers
Phoenix
Speaker Pays Tribute To Martyr President
Work planned at The Normal aims to obtain a federal loan and grant under the Meden bill. If approved, funds will remodel residence halls with Middle as the center, adding kitchen bakery co plant storage facilities and upgraded phone exchange and parlors.
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Meden
Normal College
Middle
Light Addresses Lincoln At Rotary Club Dinner
Prof Lee R Light of the Normal college delivered a fervent tribute to Abraham Lincoln at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner at the Metlen hotel. He traced Lincoln's humble origins and hardships, noting his varied early roles and concluding that Lincoln's political genius stood above his peers in world history.
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Lee R. Light
Lincoln
Rotary Club
Dillon Rotarians
Abraham Lincoln
Metlen
Normal College
Normal Has Chance To Clinch Conference Title Friday Night
Montana State Normal’s Bulldogs aim to seal the state college title with a win over Eastern Montana Normal on Friday. The team used reserves to beat Eastern Normal 45 25 in Billings and leads the conference after topping Billings Poly 24 15. Crocker and Wetzel sparked the attack as Mines slipped behind in standings.
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Normal
Eastern Montana Normal
School of Mines
Montana State Normal
Bulldogs
Eastern Normal Yellowjackets
Billings
Billings Quint
Billings Poly
Montana College
Intermountain
Montana
Crocker
Wetzel
Peterson Wins Introductory Trapshooting Championship
Herman Peterson of the Dillon Gun Club broke 144 of 150 targets at St. Petersburg Florida to win the introductory trapshooting championship against a field of top Select shooters from 300 states. He excelled in the doubles and led the overall high field.
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Herman Peterson
Dillon Gun Club
St. Petersburg
Fla
Peterson
Sale of Liquor By The Drink Proposed In Montana
The Montana house supports a plan allowing liquor by the drink in taverns while favoring state stores for package goods. Licenses would be 500, 400, or 300 annually by county population, with revenue split between the state general fund, school fund, county licensing, and old age pension funds.
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Helena
Montana House Committee On Judiciary
Committee On Revenue and Taxation
State General Fund
Old Age
Dale Rumba ugh Fails in His Bid for Freedom
Dale Rumbaugh escaped Beaverhead county jail for four hours Saturday night after striking W. H. Clark with a wooden club. He was recaptured by Sheriff James A. McCollum Chief of Police Charles Nelson and Officer Warren Sutherland at the L. H. Rumbaugh home east of Dillon, found crouched in a cellar.
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Beaverhead
W. H. Clark
Dale Rumbaugh
James A. McCollum
Charles Nelson
Warren Sutherland
L. H. Rumbaugh
Dillon
Rumbaugh
Clark
Lincoln Day Banquet Draws 60 Plus at Presley
The Beaverhead Young Republican League hosted the first annual Lincoln day banquet at the Presley with over sixty attendees. Dr. Robert E. Albright from the Normal College spoke on John Marshall as the first Supreme Court justice, comparing Marshall's principles with modern interpretation of the Constitution.
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Presley
Beaverhead
Young Republican League
Robert E. Albright
The
Normal College
John Marshall
Supreme Court
Herder Dies Suddenly at Valley Ranch
Beaverhead county herder George Raffan died suddenly near Dillon while guiding a sheep band at Featherly ranch. Coroner ruled death from natural causes likely heart failure. He was about 55, employed by Berg Christensen. Funeral held Monday at chapel with Rev. H N Tragitt officiating. Interment in Mountain View Cemetery.
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George Raffan
Beaverhead
Featherly
Dillon
Berg Christensen
James J. Phillips
Brundage Chapel
H. N. Tragitt
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Better Housing Drive Renewal Planned in Beaverhead
A Beaverhead county meeting of the Better Housing campaign committee is set for 7:30 tonight at the courthouse. J E B Kelly chairs the committee and state officials urge a house to house drive with a needs survey. A federal relief program project may fund workers and a state representative may attend to discuss plans.
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Beaverhead
Campaign
J. E B. Kelly
House
Parent Teachers Honor Founders At Meet Tuesday
Dillon PTA honors Founders Day at the regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon February 19 in the primary building kindergarten room. The program includes kindergarten band selections candlelight ceremony directed by Melisea Minger and community singing. Tea will be served. The observance marks the 38th anniversary of the National Society founded by Alfie McLean Birdey and Prescott A. Hearst as att pinepewsts of the National Con.
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Dillon Parent Teachers Association
Melisea Minger
Tilltke
National Society
Alfie McLean Birdey
Ind
Présbe A. Hearst
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Aall Lake City House
American, Railway
Federal Land Bank
F. A. Hazelbaker
Bedgerhead-Madison National Farm Loan Association
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Winne
Butte
L.k.adams
Masonic Temple
L. K. Adams
Bagdad
Charlies Q. Thomas
Western Montana
Grace Anson
Wisdom
Tirzah Temple
Daughters of the Nile
Janetta Batlick
Tirzah Patrol
Dillon Masons
Matt Kay
Albert 8. Baker
Edwin Whitworth
Maynard Lovell
Herder
Valley Ranch
Featherly Ranch
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