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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1941
Page
8
Deer Lodge valley potato growers will caravan to Dillon next Tuesday March 4 to inspect Irvine and Cottom potato farm equipment and cellars. Extension agent Bernard Williams coordinates the tour with lunch provided by the hosts featuring baked potato a la Beaverhead.
Two carloads of Beaverhead county potatoes bought by the Surplus Marketing administration were loaded in Dillon on Monday and two more cars were shipped from Reichle yesterday. Plans call for additional shipments from Reichle and Dillon to meet an eight car county quota, with the first car sent from Dillon two weeks earlier.
The Bulldogs beat Northern and Carroll with key scores from Dave Aitken 17 in the first game and 15 in the second, George Aitken and Johnny Burgess each with a dozen in the second, and George Aitken 15 Ernie Good 13 in the Carroll game. They near clinching the conference title with remaining games against School of Mines at Butte and a two night stand at home.
The Wisdom Wisdoms Woman’s club met for a regular February gathering with twelve members present for current events. Plans discussed for hosting Beaverhead County Federation of Women’s Clubs at Riverside Inn Divide. Lincoln and Washington birth anniversaries celebrated with a patriotic program at Wisdom school. Legion Auxiliary pinochle prizes awarded and a Sunday supper club held its first meeting. A 49th wedding anniversary dinner honored Mr. and Mrs. Jake Neidt Sr. and a 25th anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart. Community visits included guests from Butte Helena Bozeman and Jackson for dances, dinners, and family occasions.
Seven prospective Scout leaders met in Fred Bridenstine’s office on Wednesday evening to learn Scouting fundamentals. They received tenderfoot instruction and will earn badges at the next court of honor. Participants include Gerald Bostwick, Ted Dodge, George Dodge, Homer Palmer, Soren Houlbjerg, Everett Dodge and Bruce Waters. Bruce will assist George Farrell for Troop No. 14, with a new troop likely to form soon.
Henry Hignight served as the first instructor for the newly formed Girls Rifle club which met last week. Officers include Catherine Campbell as president Ruth Koenig vice president Adele Pierce secretary Annabel George treasurer and Pat Stamm reporter. The Dillon Men's Rifle club will sponsor the girls by providing two instructors from its members for each meeting. Mr and Mrs Harris Opp traveled to Logan Utah for a visit last week.
Visitors to Butte include Mrs. Woodward who recovered from illness and returned home Friday. Mrs. Frank McDowell is away in Spokane with family. Miss Josephine Darlington spent a day signing up unemployed men for a Wisdom WPA project rebuilding stockyards, accompanied by Mrs. William Hartwig. County commissioners W. B. Hartwig and A. C. Henneberry with Warren Shaw traveled to Bozeman and Livingston for business. Mrs. Mary Ann Shaw took Warren to Dillon and then to Pocatello Idaho. Ed Glassey hosted a dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hurley and daughters Marion and Dorothy with Miss Hartington of Bozeman. Dorothy works at Crystal Creamery in Butte, Marion is a nurse in Bozeman. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart celebrated silver wedding anniversary with 30 guests, contract bridge prizes awarded to Mrs. Jack Miller and Harold Capehart, low scores to Mrs. Walter Stewart and Wallace Francis, and a silver gift presented by guests.
A one man exhibition by George Nightingale opens March 4 at Normal college with sketches from Iowa and Montana scenes, water color prizes in midwest shows, and a faculty preview March 3. The exhibit runs all day March 4 for students and the community. Jess LaBuff announces junior prom committees led by James Mountjoy Fred Rife Irene Breault Ray Schultz Swen Larsen Jeanne Covall William Newton Helen Dimmick Robert Frost Anker Larsen Wyman Dupuis. Ruth Phelps is class sponsor.
Mr and Mrs Martin Jackson of Jackson depart Thursday for Idaho Falls to visit their son Noel then proceed to Los Angeles for a three to four week trip.
Deer Lodge leaders plan a spring appearance by Beaverhead county high school orchestra with rehearsals under L. Gregory. Stephan Niblack expresses interest in a joint concert between the two groups.
Vera Cooke Hazel presented two young vocal students Dolly Paddock and Howard Lyon in a private recital at her studio Sunday afternoon at 5:00. Each sang four songs and performed a duet. Trombone and cornet solos were by Bruce Grimes and Robert Wolfe, pupils of L A Gregory, accompanied by Giovannina Cardinale.
A total of 130 World War veterans in Beaverhead County registered their aptitudes and abilities last Saturday under the American Legion nationwide request. More would have signed up, but blanks were exhausted. registration will resume when additional supplies arrive.
Mrs. Lamar Hatton and her brother Elwood Baum traveled to Ashton Idaho to visit relatives and attend the annual American dog derby held February 22. Their brother Celey fielded an outstanding dog team in the races.
Mrs Quitty Owens visits Seattle with her daughter and son in law. Dr I W Vinsel returned from Fort Collins after a veterinary course. Many locals travel to California Oregon Seattle Portland and Idaho for holidays. The Presbyterian Sunday school board meets at 7 30 with annual reports and officer elections. Dillon residents visit relatives in Rexburg Tetonia Bozeman and Deer Lodge while others plan travels to Minnesota Kansas and Butte.
A man swallowed a ten dollar gold piece nine years ago and finally reported it to a Chicago doctor. A university psychologist tells a class hysterical girls can be soothed by a kiss, sparking a quest to calm girls. The Screw-Balls of America forms in Indianapolis aiming to be the nation’s largest club. A New York editor ex-wife says he blue-penciled all her requests. Boys become Scouts to age sixteen, then they’re girls scouts.
Larry Redmond appeared on We the People after the famous engagement in which Captain Lawrence died. He flew from Idaho Falls to New York for the Tuesday program alongside a foreign correspondent a 19 year old self percussionist and a survivor from Lake Michigan island under King Strang. The show also featured a missing persons locator who claims to have identified over one hundred thousand people, and Clarence Nash the Oklahoma born Hollywood voice of Donald Duck.
The notice details reported values for cattle purebreds at 80 dollars, coming yearlings 25, coming 2 year olds 30, coming 3-year old steers and stock bulls 50, stock and range cows 35, dairy cows 45, Brest purebreds 12, stock rams 7, coming yearlings 5, coming 2 3 and 4-year olds 6.50, 5-year-olds 4, horses and mules purebreds and jacks 100, range and unbroken 20, work horses and mules 40.
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