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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1947
Page
10
A sweep of local events and visits across Dillon and Lima Montana highlights. Regional delegates attend a convention in Salt Lake City while residents travel widely for family gatherings dances, fishing, and church services.
Mrs. Alice Knox Brown, newly married, inspired a Friday miscellaneous shower at the Earl Cantrell ranch. About 30 to 40 guests enjoyed a cards and games afternoon and a luncheon before the honored guest opened many gifts. Mrs Earl Cantrell and Mrs Hovie Cantrell hosted. James McKenzie was a business visitor in Dillon Thursday. Mr and Mrs Henry Gravely spent Monday in Butte.
The Wisdom community reports social visits from Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker and family in Bitter Root, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart with Stanley Rasmussen. Local activity includes haying preparations, ranchers planning to start around the 21st, and several residents traveling to nearby towns.
The report notes a gain of 17 817 motor vehicles on Montana roads, indicating increased traffic. Details specify statewide counts and suggest continued growth in vehicle numbers across the state.
Jackson correspondent reports a string of social visits including Mr and Mrs Slim Lawson and Mrs Clarence Olson in Dillon, hospital news for Miles and a lodge initiation for Frances May Helming. A major lightning sparked fire destroyed a John Jackson ranch sheep shed, prompting calls for fire department reform. Several residents traveled to Dillon for medical care and social visits, with Bridge Club scores noted and trips by Woody and the Stahl family.
World heavyweight wrestling champion Bobby Burns Jr will headline the American United Shows in Dillon for five days starting July 22 aided by Otto Gest and Johnny Davis. The article notes Burns is a Libby Montana native with prior titles, and mentions sponsors Veterans of Foreign Wars and other social events around Dillon.
Carol Chaffin a 20 year old Montana University junior will represent Montana in the Miss America pageant September 1 to 8 in Atlantic City. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert E Chaffin of Corvallis and majors in home economics at Montana State University.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York will be guest of honor at a luncheon and public reception on the Montana State College campus on July 19. He will spend about ten hours visiting Yellowstone Park and will travel on to Salt Lake City for the governors conference.
Montana and Alberta Rotary clubs will gather Aug 2 in Waterton Glacier International Peace Park to dedicate cairns on each side of the boundary. The markers near the Chief Mountain highway are funded by Rotary clubs, says district governor Robert H. Slye of Great Falls.
A visitor notes Sam Abarnathy in the Abernathys kitchen in an apron helping wash dishes after supper. He also helped cook, demonstrating a shared approach to housework.
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