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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1948
Page
5
The annual Danish Brotherhood banquet is set for Saturday at 7 oclock in Lyons Den with Erwin Christensen as chairman and Arthur Christensen plus Wilson Whitehill on the committee.
The notice lists choir sessions at First Lutheran Church corner Center and North Pacific. Junior choir meets Thursdays at 4 p.m. and senior choir at 7 45 p.m. Sunday school starts at 9 45 a.m. with divine services at 11 a.m. Communion Sunday noted.
Rev Fr Timothy Clifford leads St Rose Catholic Church with Sunday masses at 8 am and 10 am. In Lima a 10 30 am service on the first Sunday monthly. Grant 10 30 am on the second Sunday. Melrose 9 am on the third Sunday. Jackson 9 30 am on the fourth Sunday.
Hub Davies of the Billings Bowling Center announced the prize list for a major western bowling tournament. The six game singles open event offers 500 first prize and 300 second prize with additional singles prizes, while the 36 team event offers 1500 first, 750 second and 500 third prizes. Entry fees are 10 per man for singles and 20 per man for teams, under ABC rules for sanctioned Western bowlers.
Local residents and visitors from Lima Wise River Grasshopper and Big Hole basin frequent Dillon for business and social visits. Notables include S P Meade at state meeting, Dr H H Scarborough visiting for eye exams, and M E A officials en route to Salt Lake City Regional conference. A birth is reported at Barrett hospital and several ranchers from Dell, Twin Bridges, and Melrose stop in for errands.
Dr Sheldon E Davis, president emeritus, spoke this week on the year’s key events. Sophomores Helen Collins and Jack Davis wed in Missoula. Thirteen women joined the Women’s Athletic Association under Jean Stamm. Freshman plans for a game follow by Eastern Montana Normal School on Jan 30. Spring plans include an operetta.
Sunday school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 a m Sunday evening service at 8 p m prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p m church timetable listing services and times.
Mrs. Walter Grimes, county chairwoman of the 1948 March of Dimes, reports dramatic progress in infantile paralysis over the last decade. She notes 112000 cases, care for about 88000 victims, and $13 million spent on research and education across 83 institutions in 29 states aiming to prevent or cure polio.
Eureka resident Sterling Schagel stays at Red Rock home of Ted Renfro. Dillon visitors include Walter Scott and George S. Smith party. United States forest service films shown for students and public. Red Rock residents Clarence Jensen ill, Clarence Jensen back at home. Chicken pox illness touches Rosalie and Lorraine Bastian. Armstead Home Demonstration Club meets with furniture arrangement talk. Grant Armstead Farm Bureau held as Pinochle prizes awarded. Ted Renfro birthday surprise party draws many locals for games and treats.
A Montana reader defends the state against complaints about wind and snow. He recalls harsher climates in Pennsylvania Texas Kansas Nebraska Kentucky Oklahoma and more, praising Montana as a sportsman's paradise with clean air, beauty, health, and abundant water. He ends by saying he would stay in Montana for health and life.
Sunday at Miss Annie Stocker's Grant home guests included Mrs. M. R. Rand Miss Sophia Guy from Armstead and others. The gathering celebrated Miss Stocker's and Al Barkowski's upcoming birthdays this month along with several families and friends. A separate note mentions Ted Renfro and Dan Peterson departing for Las Vegas with H. E. Wombacher accompanying to Ogden Utah. Armstead also reported 21 below zero the coldest of the winter on Monday.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. with anthem Jesus, Tender Shepherd and sermon I Believe in Jesus Christ. Evening service at 7 p.m. followed by Methodist Youth Fellowship progressive party.
Local ad announces repair services for clocks and electrical work with guaranteed quality at 436 North Washington, rear location.
In Beaverhead County Montana the estate of Ralph W Liggett deceased faces probate with Minnie R Liggett filing a will and petition for letters testamentary to her. A court hearing will be held February 9 1948 at 10 00 am in Dilk to object or support the petition. Also the Beaverhead County Board of Commissioners offers public sale February 3 1948 at 3 pm featuring a 1921 F W D 5 ton truck and a 1936 Marchant Calculator with appraisals of 150 00 and 222 00 respectively, with bidding and final decisions at the board’s discretion.
Beaverhead County Montana closing registration books on February 9 1948 at noon for qualified electors in Lima to vote on the proposed town bond issue. Voters on the Geneva Registration List need not re-register. Registration may be completed at the County Courthouse in Dillon or with a deputy registrar before January 20 1948. County Clerk W Buckin Co. ex-officio registrar.
Verona Rebich files in the District Court of Beaverhead County Montana a will and petition for probate seeking letters testamentary. A hearing is set in Dillon on February 16, 1948 at 10:00 a.m. for interested parties to object. Clerk Orman Giles enters the notice dated January 27, 1948.
Jorud Photo Shop in Helena Montana offers quick camera repairs and fast service. The shop advertises all kinds of repairs with expert handling and turnaround.
A fragment references the U. K. Rubber Welders located at 1 Bannack St in Dillon as part of a service note or listing.
For sale one six cylinder Franklin airplane motor 90 hours from new. Contact Ed Glassey Wisdom Montana. 24 4f.
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