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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1931
Page
5
The Montana commerce and finance department reports 1929 figures: population 639,000, general operations cost 6,981,214, education allocations 1,764,139, interest debt 396,12, permanent improvements 4,360,797, total payments 11,737,513, revenue 11,839,078. Property taxes 19.5% of revenue. per capita levy 3.39. gasoline sales tax 2,661,875. net debt 3,284,841. assessed property value 428,381,209.
The First National Bank of Lima held its stockholder meeting on February 10, 1931. Officers and directors were re-elected for 1931: F. M. Carr president W. B. Gleed vice president H. T. Kraabel cashier E. R. Gleed John Peterson and G. L. Pierce directors. Deposits rose from 1930 while loans dropped and cash reserves rose, suggesting Lima and area were less affected by hard times.
Mr and Mrs William Montgomery of Anaconda visited Dillon last Saturday. The photographer will return each Saturday and next Saturday plans to photograph the new First National Bank building nearing completion.
Oil trade chart notes eight year 1921 to 1928 United States gas prices. New Orleans 18.18 cents lowest, Boise Idaho 24.88 cents highest. national average 21.09. Butte Montana 22.84. Numerous cities under 19 cents. higher than 23 cents include Portland Maine, Hartford Connecticut and New York City.
Myrna Loy shines as a seductive spy in Renegades directed by Victor Fleming for Fox Movietone. The article traces Loy’s rise from Helena to Los Angeles and her early dance career, noting her notable screen roles before praising her strongest dramatic turn in Renegades.
A long list of Dillon area residents and visitors is recorded, with many from nearby towns and ranches such as Spencer Idaho Lima Monida Reichle Armstead Butte Twin Bridges and Jackson. Notable names include Lieutenant Governor Harzelbaker and banker B J Bowman among others visiting for weekends and business.
Carl Decker visits family then leaves for Bannack to take a bookkeeper job with I. B. Mining Co. Louis Stahl Sr and Jr escort Mrs Stahl to Butte for the weekend. Beaverhead’s Selway ill in St. James Hospital Butte with influenza. Niblack returns from the East with spring stock. Frank Paul’s family mourns P. S Sullivan’s death in Butte. Ida Browning dies after Los Angeles auto wreck. Browning family from East Beach area. Miss Browning survived by mother and siblings. Messie Leonard and Frank Eliel Jett head to Los Angeles for a few weeks. Judge Lyman H. Bennett attends district court in Virginia City.
Four hands from a New York club illustrate bidding logic for four-card suits and supporting trumps. Y should bid two hearts when three small spades do not support a four-card suit, while another hand shows one no trump with Y holding three spades.
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