Club notices and social events report December gatherings
The page details multiple community meetings and socials. Highlights include the Baptist Men's Club dinner at Robert Gregg's home with guest speaker Robert Gregg Jr., a Pinochle party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dieterle, church watch night services, a Chi Omega sorority dinner trip to Butte, a children’s dance at City Hall, St. Rose guild officers elected for 1941, Howard Morse hosting a dinner for Clair Sage, Bitter Root club Christmas party, Danish Brotherhood dance, and Blue Bird Club pinochle night with prizes and gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Men’s Club
Robert Gregg
Robert Gregg, Jr
Moore, Mont
Baptist
Baptist Young People’s Union
The
Roger Williams Union
Nance Nankervis
Harry Rimmer
Fred Bridenstine
J. E. Kelly
Leonard Schulz
Anneth Wheat
Blue Bird Club
Harry Williams
Blanche.Hanes
Jack Deputy
F. M. Carr
Postal Volume Sets Record at Dillon Post Office
A Dillon post office tabulation shows a new yearly record for parcels and first class items handled. Total receipts rose about five percent as shipments to foreign destinations were suppressed, keeping income down. Autumn quarter business increased by roughly $250 from 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Dillon People Called To Salmon Idaho
Mr and Mrs Fred Woodside and Mr and Mrs Joe Mulkey were called to Salmon Idaho Thursday by the death of Walter S Brown and Guy McDonald nephews of Mr Mulkey The two men have been ill for some time. Besides their wives the deceased are survived by four and three children respectively
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Woodside
Joe Mulkey
Salmon
Idaho
Walter S. Brown
Guy McDonald
Mulkey
Woodside
Orr heads to Helena to install Montana Masons
John T. Orr, grand master of the Montana A. F. and A. M., left Friday for Helena to serve as installing officer for the newly elected and appointed officers of the Masonic lodge there. On Saturday evening he officiated similarly at Jefferson Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Orr
Helena
Grand Lodge of
Montana
Masonic Lodge
Jefferson Island
First Presbyterian Church Paris Services and Choirs
Paris church announces Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 sermon The God of All Comfort Christian Endeavor at 7 30 junior choir Thursday 4 00 p m senior choir Thursday 7 00 p m with Dr Paris E Wells minister
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris E. Wells
D.D
Christian Endeavor
Gems for Your Scrapbook Peace Quotes
A collage of quotations on peace from Woodrow Wilson William Collins Romans 12 18 Mary Baker Eddy and James Thomson. The passages advocate peace as healing, reason guided living, and the avoidance of war, linking peace to virtue and goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
James Thomson
Mrs Lawrence Holloran Family Spends Christmas at John Rae Ranch
Mrs Lawrence Holloran and her daughters Margaret and Barbara and sons Bernard and Larry spent Christmas Day at the John Rae ranch in the Big Holasin region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Holloran
Margaret
Barbara
Bernard
Larry
John Rae
Big Hols Asin
Christmas Cards From a Pioneer in Montana Nostalgia
A 1940 Christmas card recalls Dr. J. P. Hedges of Ekalaka Montana known as Tooth Carpenter with a Gloomy greeting. The card features a photo, a signature by Gloomy, and a poem recalling old Montana places and cowboy lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Hedges
Ekalaka
Mont
Hedges
Belle Fourche
8. D
Doe Hedges
Greetin
Doc
Beaverhead County Chronology of 1940 Events
Chronological review lists county political wins including J Warren Shaw over Martin Jackson by 33 votes for county commissioner and Don Anson over Rob ert Good and Tom Gilbert, plus district court victory for Judge Henry G Rodgers. It notes FFA honor for George Stewart, Red Cross roll call success, Armistice program by American Legion, and season results in high school and college sports along with local civic events and closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Warren Shaw
Martin Jackson
Don Anson
Robert Good
Tom Gilbert
George Montgomery
Henry G. Rodgers
Frank Blair
Red Cross
Ermont Mine
American Legion
Legion
R. P. Jones
Mountain View Cemetery
Bulldogs
Bobkittens
Bulldog Quint
Butte Independents
Beaverhead
Missoula
Butte
Bill Gross
P.T.A
Board of Directors of
Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Robert Stocker
Tandy Montgomery
Big Hole
Normal
Ricks College
Beavers
Sheridan
Ricks
Episcopal Guild Hall
Ted Renfro
Flyer
J. D. Brundage
Willamette University
Sheldon E. Davis
Butte Rotary
Armstead
Ennis
Ray Gallant
Dillon
Christmas visits and travels fill Dillon noted records
Many families and friends are listed visiting relatives across Idaho Falls Dillon Helena Butte Missoula and Twin Bridges during the holidays. Locals attend open houses dine at homes business visits plan trips to California and New York while ski conditions and road readiness are discussed for Elkhorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Adams
Marcene
Norma
Idaho Fall
Louis Dieterle
Alfred Hunt
Waterloo
Twin Bridges
John” Selvidge
Billings
Chris Peterson
Butte
Clarence Langdorf
Jean
Salt Lake City
Dillon
Marion Wiant
Erma Lou Warner
Joan Quinn
Spokane
Wash
Jack Barrett
Jack Lasich
Fred Kerr
Warner Food Store
Frank Cabbage
Hilger
Mont
Cabbage
Grace Johnson
Margaret Tello
Columbus
F. M
E. L. Poindexter
Howard Morse
California
Stanford University
Ernest Hazel
Lorenzo Cushing
Ralph
Sam D. Goza
Board of Equalization
Helena
George Metlen
Charles Pilgrim
Elkhorn
George Burke
Mina Buhrer
Florence Daily
Missoula
John Anderson
Big Hole Basin
Ralph Huntley
Gerry Geiger
Medicine Lodge
Irene Foley
Beaverhead National Forest
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Natales Parks
Miles City
Henry Meine
Deer Lodge
Melrose
Jackson
Albert Smith
Dillion
Lester Nyhart
Harry Bay
Anaconda
Chris Bay
Bob Lee
Wisdom
Robert Stephan
Iowa State University
W. H. Stephan
Ruby Rasmussen
Lakeview
Wisdom Social Roundup Includes Cattle Drive and Yuletide Events
Sunday dinners and New Year plans color Wisdom life as hosting families from six households gather for holidays. A Browning cattle drive brings a second large herd to the basin from Ogden. Residents travel to Dillon and Butte for visits while snow entices snow-planes and local dances draw many youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Capehart
Armstead
Brownings
Ogden
Utah
Roy Oliver
Dillon
Dell Lloyd
Oliver
Wise River
Robert Ferguson
Leo Walsh
Sheila Gay
Butte
Wisdom
Jackson
Warren Shaw
Ed Glassey
Walter Stewart
Ivan Shaw
Shaw
Myla Pendleton
Bob Somers
Deer Lodge
George Stewart
George
Montana State College
Bozeman
William Rasmussen
Kathleen Marie
Peter Rasmussen
Len Smith
Blaz Luger
Irma Jane Shanholtzer
Bob Lee
Sharon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clyde Casterline
Chi Omega
Harold Wheat
Helen Anderson
Mary Dawn
Warner
Smittys Rhythm Rascals
Claudia Faust
Girl Scout Council
Mrs. Clair Sage
Oakland, Galif
Mrs. Clair
Fay Scott
Parke Scott
Bitter Root Club
Clara Plant
Harry Hansen
C.F
Don’s
LeSages, Inc. Electric Service and Wiring
Gamble Stores
C. G. D'Evelyn
First Presbyterian Church
William Collins
Mary Baker Eddy
Palmer’s
Dillon’s Finest
Old Montana
Yellowstone
Powder River
Rockies
Puptown
Kansas City
Union Pacific Railway Co
Frank Little
Dawson County
Kalispell
Beaverhead County
Guy Combes, Jr
Bernard Williams
Hereford
Thomas Savage
G. F. Knaub
D.A.R
Hazelbaker
Matt Browning
Jack Dodd
Dave Williams
Roscoe Cornell
Kiwanis
Wilma Hyssop
Helen
Smith Ames
Eddie Exum
Rocky Mountain
Los Angeles
Emerson
Harold Goff
Clyde Downey
George Killmer
Bernice Papworth
Murray Hospital
Kugler
Dillon Furniture
Bendix, and Frigidaire
King’s
M. H. King CO
Dime Store
Ray Willey
Dale
Dalé
Sugar City
June Willey
Willeys
Charles Willey
Asa Willey
St. James Hospital
Edwin Anderson
San Francisco
Huntley
Jack Miller
Tom Williams
Dillon Examiner
Bob’s Welding & Auto Repair Shop
East Helena
Maytag
M. C. Marvin
Mgr
Stromberg-Carlson
Electrolux’ Refrig’s
First National Bank
Sikated
Northwest Bancorporation
Papen Ht
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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