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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1934
Page
4
Community notes from Wisdom recount visits and family events. Mrs J A Millicam traveled with granddaughter Barbara Maybee to Bowen district fencing work. Local people attend gatherings, honeymoons, and social events. a bridge project near Wise River advances. and clubs catalog and file donor books for public access.
Jackson area social life fills the week with visits, lodge events, birthdays, and anniversaries. Guests include Evelyn McKenzie at Pendleton home Bristow district, Robert Rolfe at Wisdom session, and the 400 ranch birthday gathering for Mrs Carl Holman and Elvin and Melvin Peterson. Grand Master James of Butte to visit I O O F and Sin cerity Rebekah lodges in Jackson Tuesday.
Ford Motor Company plans a massive 1934 World's Fair exposition in Chicago. A central building 860 feet long will showcase Henry Ford's Drama of Transportation and include every Ford model since 1903. The Edison Institute pieces, including Ford's first car, will be displayed in a smaller pavilion. The complex will feature showpieces on steel, aluminum, farm products, and car parts, plus a large outdoor Ford Park and a lakefront promenade.
Local sparsely detailed notes feature visitors and residents' movements. Loren and family return from Texas and Oklahoma while Dan Pendergast travels to Great Falls. Several residents relocate or attend events, with updates on school activities and local road projects.
Washington birth day program notes A Colonial Tea Party a small play about general life. The program lists Great Men a recitation by Lowell Mallon Dancing Song sung by 2nd and 3rd grade A Little Song of Life a poem by Maysel Mallon A Prog ress club meeting elected officers for March May sel Mallon president Dilias Dodgson vice president Lowell Mallon secretary Ned Paddock treasurer. The club decided to spend the money.
A school verse praises General Washington for leading troops at Valley Forge with steady leadership. It notes the soldiers’ trust and perseverance despite hardships, acknowledging Norma Paddock of Grade 7 as the author of the piece.
The old Weather Man gets praise as winter returns with several inches of snow in Polaris. Ranchers welcome the storm, Walter White buys steers and fat cows for trucking after Easter. Mrs A M Harrison and Mr and Mrs George Harrison host bridge and pinochle, while Mrs Russel Harrison and daughters visit Minneapolis relatives. A Mill Point party honors the Harrisons for their new home. Local Elks visitors report from Elks.
The Dell Community club met Friday night at the Gravely residence with hosts Mrs. Oscar Gravely and Mrs. Leslie McNinch. Guests enjoyed games and cards, a late luncheon, and hours of dancing. The group reported Mrs. R. B. Elliott recovering at home after illness. Also noted were local car trips to Dillon and a March 3 old-time dance with Lima's Old Timers orchestra. A break‑in at Dell Mercantile occurred last Wednesday night through a rear window.
Deputy Internal Morris registered about 16 Chinamen during his stay in Dillon. The Union Pacific freight traffic remains heavy and workers get plenty of shifts. City officials discuss sale of water works bonds. The Holy Rollers postponed services from courthouse steps. A minstrel show and burnt cork act are rumored. Cattle losses in Sweetgrass County reach 26 percent due to severe winter. City council awarded Fred Willson company the contract to draw up plans for the new city hall. Frank Gosman, a noted Dillon midget pitcher, may join Anaconda’s Commercial City club. An “Imp” cyclecar arrives in Dillon, two-seat tandem, top speed 350 mph. New York reports the worst storm since 1888. winter mood remains unsettled. Ras Hansen visited Dillon from Sheep Creek basin.
Ted Renfro came back from Kansas City where he attended the trapshoot competition. Stormy weather has persisted with several inches of snow recently reported in the area.
Joe, star and producer of Hold Your Horses, is described as a pantry raider who snacks before bed with milk and corn flakes. He shares a recipe for Brown Betty using corn flakes, sugar, cinnamon, lemon rind, and butter, noting a lighter pudding with cornflakes instead of breadcrumbs. He also hints at feelings for Betty in a playful backstage exchange.
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