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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1948
Page
9
Prolonged chinook wind from the south reduced December snow to a film in the valley with frequent daytime running water. Blizzard activity over the weekend dumped six to eight inches in Grasshopper and Big Hole areas. rain occurred Sunday afternoon as temperatures remained mild.
Former resident Mary E Wade died December 23 at her daughter’s home in Great Falls. She lived in Montana over 40 years and belonged to the Episcopal church for 66 years. Interment was December 26 in Kalispell. Her son in law is A A Elliott and another daughter is Mrs A W McCormack.
Incoming bus service doubled and then tripled to bring back State Normal College students over the weekend. Classes resume Monday for the college while county high schools, Dillon training school, and rural schools also restart the season's work.
Cor Center and N Pacific Lutheran Church led by Pastor Edward R. Leivestad holds junior choir Thursday 4 pm senior choir Thursday 7 45 pm ladies aid Friday 8 pm Sunday school 945 am divine services 11 am sermon Try It and Find Out Annual business meeting Monday Jan 12 730 pm Lima Services Sunday 3 pm.
Dr. J. Thompson Baker presides at morning worship and preaching at 11 a.m. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. Westminster Fellowship meets at 7 p.m. The morning sermon theme is Forbidden Judgments.
Normal Bulldogs beat College of Education 67 to 43 after leading 26 24 at halftime. Howard scored 18 points, M Johnson and S Johnson each 10, with solid support from Anderson Tash Weeks Harrison. Great Falls top scorers were Todd and P McMasters with 18 and 10 respectively. In prelims, Bulldog Pups defeated Butte Business College 56 31.
The state board of health reports 302 communicable disease cases in Montana for the week ending December 27, bringing the 52 week total to 13,351 for 1947. This compares with 7,512 cases in the same period of 1946.
Robert Holloran, Whitehall schools instructor, will discuss school legislation for next year at the Bagley building on Wednesday evening January 14 at 8 oclock. Sponsored by the Q and A Study club in Dillon the talk will interest educators and taxpayers. Public invited.
Anaconda's Copperheads edged Dillon 37 to 27 in a hard fought home game led by Kalafat with 10 points. Huntley and Hillstead each contributed 9 for Dillon, while Anaconda received balanced scoring from Patch Kovacich Kalafat and LeClaire among others, with the Copperheads grabbing two third quarter leads before holding on.
Former Helena residents My and Mrs J P Best spent the weekend in Dillon for a reunion with their daughter in law Mrs Judson Best of San Diego and her parents Mr and Mrs Cecil Wetmore of Monida. The Best work at the Examiner Printing Co.
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