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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1928
Page
8
A large crowd filled the Normal gym for the mining district cage tournament final games. Beavers beat Central Dillon while Lima Philipsburg and others impressed, with Tim Blair and Frank Little starring on defense and rebounds. Local flavor included home economics projects, a table setting contest by Huber Brothers, and a postgame social with the Normal glee club.
Beaverhead High receives one of the state’s top ratings for its economics program. Miss Hirschman praises the home economics department for strong equipment and innovative Smith-Hughes units in foods apparel and related home life studies.
Gunderson is named coach head for the Anaconda mining district tournament to be held at Daly gym. An eligibility committee comprises Br. 8. Thomas Helena Guy Stegner Missoula and Harry Dahlberg Butte with Pat Sugrue Anaconda Harry Dahlberg Butte and Guy Stegner Missoula on the rules committee. Resolutions committee members Lippert Deer Lodge and E 8 Thomas Helena thank Dillon organizers and praise tournament management. They seek meal allowances at state events raised from 4.50 to 6.00 and call for armless baskets in mining district tournaments hereafter.
Mrs Daniel Tovey, longtime Big Hole basin resident since 1890, died Wednesday after health issues. The Toveys ranched at Bristow for decades before moving to Dillon and later visiting Logan for a healthful change in climate. The obituary notes she was widely known and mourned by friends across the county.
Authorities link a recent shoplifting with a past burglary at the same store, noting the open safe and cash-tied thefts. The Stamm jewelry store attempt through the Gosman store is described as abandoned. Ernest Denny pleads not guilty to stealing tires from Walter Taylor's car, with bond set at $600 and trial scheduled for next Monday. He was arrested Sunday by Undersheriff Carl Hartwig.
Beaver quint earns praise for its play in the tournament. Wright Dillon’s veteran captain delivered an outstanding all around game on both ends. Gordon showed top form as a running guard and active defender. Blair Dillon forward stood out as a high scorer despite tough luck.
Invitations have been issued for the annual Legion dance honoring those who assist with the Legion show. The event, featuring Baxter-Tonney Orchestra, will be held Friday evening at the city hall auditorium with Beaverhead Post No. 20 hosting.
The Literary Society will meet Monday afternoon at the library to discuss Her Son's Wife. The Bart James Guild will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. W. H. Stephan. The Hylo Pinochle Club will continue activities.
Mrs Hal Shannon left last Friday for Butte after staying with Mrs W B Stephenson. Miss Montana Gilbert, a Monida teacher, spent the weekend with her mother Miss Addie Baldwin who has been in southern California. Edwin Whitworth from Sheep Creek basin attended the basketball tournament with his brother Bernard.
The article praises fruity sauces and pineapple based desserts to evoke warmth during storms. It offers simple methods such as boiling pineapple with butter and sugar, then serving with cold blancmange. One recipe blends pineapple with butterscotch and brown sugar to create a rich sauce.
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