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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1948
Page
8
Dorothy Hale Averill, a Montana native and former featured artist with major symphonies, presented the third program in the winter entertainment series at Montana State Normal College. She charmed a large crowd in Dillon with a violin selections recital, her second appearance there.
Representative McKinnon of the Veterans administration conferred with veterans on the campus of the Normal college during Tuesday and Friday of last week.
A long list of Beaverhead and neighboring county residents visited Dillon or traveled nearby towns this week. Notables include Henry Wombach of Armstead, Soren Christensen from the Big Hole basin, and George Melton who recently recovered from hospital care.
In its January issue the Montana Veteran reports a successful annual membership drive with a 40 percent increase in registrations at the start of 1947. The publication serves as the official paper of the Montana VFW and was mailed Sunday.
Dillon volunteer fire department hosts its annual dance at city hall auditorium on Saturday evening January 17. Sargent's orchestra provides music, admission is 1 dollar tax included. Dancing runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Public invited.
Grace Methodist church in Dillon issued a birthday calendar with over 200 names. The blue cover shows the church image and months, while the black printed pages list community birthdays by date. Extra calendars will be distributed and available from Rev. J M Hunter or Mrs Clifton McLaughlin, committee head.
At Barrett hospital a daughter was born Jan. 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Hovey Cantrell of Dell and a daughter was born Jan. 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Montie Kamps.
Mr and Mrs Charles Pilgrim of Dell spent Wednesday in the city. Montana has been asked to provide a 30 minute color film about the state for a Philadelphia television station to air as one of 52 Sunday afternoon programs this year Rod Maxey advertising manager state highway commission said the film will be made from existing footage held by the state chamber of commerce and the state fish and game department.
In a casual chat at Bill Webster's over beer and pretzels, locals discuss the diverse origins of townspeople. Doc Hollister traces Scotch English roots, Will Dudley’s family to Pennsylvania mining stock, and Skip Powell’s lineage to Holland brewers, illustrating a mix of backgrounds and tastes in music history and beer.
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