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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1938
Page
5
The staff of the 41st division, totaling 70 officers and enlisted men, arrived in Helena Saturday for a two week encampment under General George A. White of Seattle. They will do paper work on field problems in the mountain region.
The Bureau of Motor Carriers will establish a Helena branch this month to handle interstate carrier issues in Montana. Leland M. Cowan will lead the office.
The 1938 Montana pig crop jumped 19 percent from 1937 levels. Montana hog population reached 83,000 on June 1, up from 70,000 a year earlier, according to the federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
The state penitentiary in Deer Lodge reports a lower inmate count for June. Officials indicate the decrease reflects ongoing admissions control and temporary transfers, affecting overall security and staffing needs at the prison.
Warden Theodore R. Bergstrom stated a reduction of inmates from 560 to 552 during June, detailing the correctional facility’s population adjustment and policy implications.
Joseph Ragen of Joliet Illinois visits Townsend en route to the west coast. He compliments Warden Ted Bergstrom of the Montana penitentiary at Deer Lodge saying the institution is well operated and keeping up with the times. Ragen is brother to Custodian Dan Ragen of the state capitol.
The state water conservation board announced that Broadwater-Missouri dam near Toston and Middle Creek project near Bozeman will be completed within 60 days. Funds are allocated by the Public Works Administration. Toston project costs about $820,000 and will irrigate 21,000 acres. Middle Creek costs around $350,909 and will irrigate 10,000 acres.
The state's cash balance on June 30 stood at 7,367,287 dollars, slightly more than 300,000 dollars below the 1937 balance at the same date. Receipts in June totaled 3,442,601 dollars, vs 3,198,383 dollars in 1937, while disbursements reached 2,425,424 dollars against 1,610,972 dollars the prior June.
Byron J. McIntyre sought a beer license in Libby but the city council held the village quota of drinking places is filled. He petitioned the Supreme Court to compel issuance, claiming inability to meet demand.
The article notes the defendant would suffer income loss due to delaying the case in a subordinate court. Financial impact and timing are highlighted as core concerns in the legal strategy.
E. K Cheadle of Shelby, chairman of the GOP state central committee, calls a statewide Republican meeting for July 22 in Great Falls. The gathering will discuss policies to be presented at the state convention later in the summer.
Montana state patrol reports 51 traffic fatalities from January through July, down from 54 in the same period last year. Supervisor Lou Boedecker notes the six month total reflects a decline in road deaths.
The state supreme court appointed committees to draft resolutions honoring the lives and services of five justices who died in the past three years: Walter B. Sands Henry N. Blake Albert J. Galen Edgar N. Harwood and Albert P. Stark.
The state board of examiners awarded a contract to Hardin Gagner Insurance of Butte for 1,439 state passenger cars trucks patrol cars graders and tractors. The bid totals $5,437.50 for fire and theft coverage.
The state parole board approved the release of Edith Hoff man Nash, 19, jailed for a 1937 Shelby robbery, and Clarence Myhe, 34, convicted on a statutory charge in 1932.
Law Risken of Butte, former Montana Standard editor, becomes acting editor of the Helena Independent as Will A. Campbell takes an extended health vacation. Campbell has served as Independent editor for 25 years.
The Montana Supreme Court unanimously ruled no fraud evidence supported claims against state highway commission members over the Rogers Pass unit. It ordered District Judge George W. Padbury Jr to lift the restraining order barring awarding a contract. The ruling upheld the highway commission for the second time in suits aiming to halt the project.
The state’s share of property taxes collected by counties for the last half of 1937 totaled $780,118.56, per State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon. The comparable figure for 1936 was $750,477.51, indicating a rise in receipts year over year.
In the same period this year the report records 9 314 units. The figure appears as part of a broader trend analysis indicating stable output across the period.
R. Dale Woods of Hobson resigns from the Montana state liquor control board after 11 months to run for state senator from Judith Basin county on the Democratic ticket. In a letter to Governor Roy E. Ayers Woods says he enjoyed serving Montana and Ayers laments losing his valued board work.
The Public Works Administration announced a 300000 allocation for enlarging reservoirs and canals in the Greenfield division of the Sun River project. This pledge supports improved water infrastructure and irrigation capacity in the region.
Dr. W. J. Butler departs from his city destination for New York City and sails July 13 to Zurich Switzerland as America’s representative at the 13th international veterinarians conference. He has served as state veterinarian for 25 years and was chosen by the federal government to represent the United States. In Europe he will study European disease control methods.
Glacier National Park reports nearly double the number of visitors this year compared with the same period in 1937. The park service notes the rise as officials tally attendance. Secretary Woodring allocates 1,700,000 for the Fort Peck project as part of a 15,000,000 river and harbor appropriation issued from Washington.
Administrator I. M. Brandford of the state public welfare board attended the National Conference of Social Work in Seattle last week. State and federal social workers from across the nation participated in the meeting.
About 500 wheat elevators will operate in Montana this fall up from 321 last year as a large crop is expected. John T. Kelly of the state agriculture department says the 1928 wheat crop could total 60 to 70 million bushels, with Montana’s record crop reaching 81,713,000 bushels in 1927 and 24,280,000 last year.
George Harvey visited Argenta in Dillon Maoday. Multiple Dillon residents hosted or joined trips, visits, and family events with travelers from Los Angeles Portland Spokane Missoula and Calgary. A new birth was registered at Barrett hospital.
The sixth annual Washington Montana club picnic plans to have Governor Ayers of Montana as principal speaker at McKinney's Beach on Lake Wilderness Washington. Organizers expect many former Montanans and friends to attend for sports and prizes.
Mrs. Roy E. Ayers attended a State Nursery and Seed Company display in Helena featuring rare night blooming cereas. The firm showcased the exotic blooms during a special presentation.
Automobile sales in Montana for the first five months of this year were 53 percent below the same period in 1937. M. P. Trenne, secretary of the Montana Motor Trades association, announced. Dealers sold underperforming totals amid continuing slow market conditions.
Preliminary budgets prepared by boards of trustees for 1938 39 are on file at the county superintendent of schools and open to taxpayers. The county commissioners acting as school budget supervisors will meet at 10 a m July 25 1938 to consider and adopt the final budget and set levies. Taxpayers may appear and be heard. Nell Do County Superintendent of Schools.
Agnes K. Pierce guardian offers at private sale a 1.43 acre two thirds undivided parcel in Reeder's Fraction A Poindexter Orr fractions Dillon Montana. Sale begins after July 15 1938 at Gilbert Gilbert McFadden offices Dillon with ten percent cash down and balance upon confirmation.
The administratrix Adelaide T Gelhaus of the John J Gelhaus estate in Beaverhead County Montana invites creditors and claimants to present their claims with vouchers within four months after the first publication. Claims should be filed at John Collins law offices Poindexter Block Dillon Montana, the estate’s transaction location. First publication June 29 1938.
Sealed bids will be received until 3 p m Thursday July 14 1938 for about 300 tons of stoker slack coal to be delivered to district school houses. Details on size available from F B Bulger Clerk June 22 1938 Beaverhead County Montana. 48 31
The First National Bank of Dillon sues Annie McKnight and others to quiet title to undivided 0.5632 fee simple in various parcels in Beaverhead County Montana. Defendants and all unknown claimants are summoned to answer within 20 days. failure means default judgment. Court notes June 22, 1938 as the date of the clerk’s seal.
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