Dillon Hosts Busy Week of Local Visitors and Events
Dillon and surrounding towns saw a flood of visitors and short trips including W R Jones Wise River, John Selvidge Lima, Charles Simmons Lima, George Andersen Butte, and many others calling on business in Dillon. Telephone directories were distributed by Mountain States. Local residents and travelers discussed illnesses, marriages, and plans to visit relatives in Alberta, California, and Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Jones
Wise River
Dillon
John Selvidge
Lima
Charles Simmons
George Andersen
Frank Rife
Medicine Lodge
James McBride
Paul Owen
O. G. Tweden
Grant
Rudolph Polish
Reichle
Oscar Gravely
Dell
Dillon and
Community
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
C. E. Reeder
Ed Topping
California
Paul Stahl
Missoula
Vincent Gibbons
Alberton
Garden City
R. ©. Palmer
Steve Saro
Armstead
E. L. Sage
Melrose
Frank P. Bell
Butte
Bell
Matt Telin
Twin Bridges
Lyman H. Bennett
Virginia City
James McCashin
Veterans Welfare Commission
State Employment Office
Merrell Edson
San Francisco
Edson
E.L. Poindexter
Carl Brown
Sam Wilkinson
Kenneth Brown
Santa Barbara
Calif
Recitals by Montana State Normal College instructors
Ralph McFadden and Brinton Jackson, instructors at Montana State Normal College, will present a piano and voice recital in the college auditorium Sunday at 3 30. This follows a series of student activity sponsored entertainments. On Friday February 27 they perform in Thompson Falls, via the high and grade schools music department. McFadden goes to Miles City on March 4 for an Alf Gershwin recital with Robert Gregg as narrator, sharing a program of classic and modern piano solos sponsored by the Miles City high school senior class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McFadden
Brinton Jackson
Montana State Normal College
Brinton
Jackson
Thompson Falls
Music
McFadden
Miles City
Alf Gershwin
Robert Gregg
Miles City High School
Delegation Attends Bozeman ACA Meet
Beaverhead county A C A committee members attended a district meeting in Bozeman on February 10 and 11 to discuss the 1948 Agricultural Conservation program. Attendees included L. S. Smith chairman Floyd Kenison H W Wheat and Kathryn Cochrane with notes on local practices funding and county office administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
A.C.A
Agricultural Association
Bozeman
Production and Marketing Administration State Committee
A.C.P
A C.A
L. S. Smith
Floyd Kenison
Del
H. W. Wheat
Kathryne Cochrane
Lamey Files for Governor Nomination in Montana
Arthur F. Lamey of Billings files with the secretary of state to seek the Democratic nomination for governor in the July 20 primary. A Montana native, 55, son of a Great Northern railway section hand, Lamey is married with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Lamey
Billings
Montana
Lamey
Great Northern Railway
Big Sandy
Card of Thanks for Don ald Laden Loss
Family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness after the death of their son and brother Don ald Laden. They thank Rev. Fr. Clifford, pallbearers, and those who sent spiritual bouquets and floral offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Laden
Clifford
Mrs. Quincy Little Visits City This Week
Mrs. Quincy Little formerly edited the Lima Ledger was a visitor in the city this week, meeting local residents and sharing memories of her newsroom days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Little
The
Lima
Brother Van a Montana Pioneer Circuit Rider
A copy of Brother Van by Alson Jesse Smith arrives from Abingdon-Cokesbury Press. William Wesley Van Orsdel, a Pennsylvania Dutch preacher, rode from the seventies to Montana Territory where saloons paused for hymn singing. His humor, perseverance and kindness shaped hundreds of churches and earned him local reverence across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother van
Alson
Jesse Smith
Examiner
Abingdon-Cokesbury Press
New York
William Wesley van Orsdel
Montana
Beaverhead County
Montana Farmer Advisory On Cattle Grub Control
Montana State College entomologist O B Hitchcock warns that only until June 1 is effective for cattle grub control. Grubs bore breathing holes in winter and spring, then drop to the ground to mature into heel flies. He advises rotenone spray with 4000 psi+ to penetrate hair and reach grubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B.hitchcock
Montana State College
Montana
Hitchcock
Theta Hosts Miss Clara Plant At Mrs Orrs Home
Theta social event featured Miss Clara Plant as guest of honor Tuesday evening at the residence of Mrs Ernest Orr, where members gathered for an informal program and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta
Clara Plant
Ernest Orr
Hignight Tops Weekly Dil lon Rifle Club Shoot
Henry Hignight led the Dil lon Rifle Club weekly shoot at the city hall range with 274 points. He scored 95 in prone 93 in sitting and 86 off-hand to be top scorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hignight
Dillon Rifle Club
City Hall
Local archery scores listed with top finishers and targets
Otto Sassman placed second with a 268 and S Johnson third with 261. Other scores include D Curry 227 A Simon 221 B Taaneaney 252 Pp Cashmore 238 Dr 207 B Cashmore 245 Dale Nekson 253 B Koenig 259 Tayne 210 P Lasich 220 D Ballou 231 B Wright 245 C Ide 254.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Sassman
S. Johnson
D. Curry
Ia. Simon
Btaneaney
Cashmore
B. Cashmore
Dale Nekson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Andersen
Dillon Feed & Seed Company
House Service
Butte Central
Purina
Startena
Irder Now
Csi
ACA
Laden Family
Community Concert Association
Van
Hignight
Mont
Frigidaire
H. & S. Refrigeration Co
Psc
Eversman
Paddock & Tyro
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