Light Absentee Votes Cast in Primary Election
The Clerk and Recorder reports only 50 absentee ballots were sent for yesterday’s primary. Forty five arrived in time to be counted with ballots, marking the smallest absent vote in years. Ballots sent to St Joseph Missouri and Oakland California were not returned in time. Registration this presidential year was unusually small. a surge is expected before the general election. Clerk Baker mailed blank expense statements to all candidates with a 15 day return requirement and a $25 per day penalty for late filings.
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Recorder’s Office
St. Joseph
Oakland
Calif
Baker
Beaverhead Sportsmen District Picnic Draws Large Crowd
A Beaverhead Sportsmen district picnic drew over 5 000 attendees from western Montana. Westergard and Jack Keenan helped with general arrangements while Ed Buck served on the softball tournament committee. Gleed's Dillon city league team won the first half and finished second after defeating a strong Anaconda entry in their opener.
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Montana
Westergard
Jack Keenan
Ed Buck
Gleed’s
Dillon
Anaconda
Interstate Building & Loan report for Dillon Montana 1940
Report of the Condition of the Interstate Building and Loan Association at Dillon Montana as of June 30 1940 with assets liabilities and earnings figures Totals show stockholders investment and earnings credited contingent fund net undivided earnings and stated values The document bears attestation by R M Barrett president and notary W Y Crimes with official dates and Dillon Montana notary seal.
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Interstate Building & Loan Association
Dillon
Montana
R. M. Barrett
W.Y
State of Montana
My.sion
Ace of Spades Shooting Match Honors Van Guilder
The third annual Ace of Spades six gun shooting match will be held July 21 in Sun Valley Idaho. Amateurs from the country may compete using six shot revolvers two rounds of six shots with 45 foot offhand and 15 foot hip shots. The prize is an engraved pearl handled Colt frontier revolver titled the Ernest Hemingway Trophy in memory of Gene Van Guilder.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Gene van Guilder
Taylor Williams
Sun Valley Gun Club
van Guilder
Ernest Hemingway
Williams
No Close Contests In County Primary Report
Beaverhead county voters weighed the Republican and Democratic tickets with no close races in the county primary. Leading GOP picks included Hauswirth for governor and Wheeler for senator, while Democrats backed Murray for lieutenant governor and Nutterville for superintendent of schools. The article notes overall strong turnout and continued courtroom activity as returns arrived.
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Ayers
Beaverhead
Hauswirth
Wheeler
Freebourn
Cheadle
Eaton
Murray
Foot
Carey
Porter
Holmes
Ireland
Nutterville
Young
Paul T. Smith
Supreme Court
Crosby
Beaverhead County
Best
Schulz
Dillon Visitors Include Mrs Allen Dean and Daughter
Mrs Allen Dean and her daughter from Point of Rocks visited Dillon on Monday, drawing local attention at the event.
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Allen Dean
Point of Rocks
Dillon
Prominent Rancher of Valley Fatally Hurt
The article notes the death of a well known valley rancher with a large surviving network. The body was returned to Dillon on Saturday night and relatives include Mrs. Joe Bu tala of St Helena and Mrs. John Gleckow of Great Falls. Rosary was recited and the funeral held at St Rosé Catholic church with Father Lechner officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery.
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Baker
Joe Gregovich
Joe Metully
Frank Perusich
Butte
Romeo Aspesi
St. Helena
Calif
Joe Butala
John Gleckow
Great Falls
Joe Stefanic
Dillon
Mike Rebich
St. Rosé Catholic Church
Father F. X. Lechner
Mountain View Cemetery
Brown's visitors mark Dillon trip for Mr and Mrs Tadovich
Mr and Mrs Val Tadovich of Brown's were Dillon visitors on Monday, traveling for a brief local engagement and returning the same day.
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Val Tadovich
Brown's
Dillon
Close races feature in Montana election results
In statewide returns from numerous precincts President candidate totals showed a wide spread. Ayers led with 44 266 to 12 201 while Lamey led governor race as Ford and Hauswirth top Republican hopefuls. Ongoing congressional contests featured Adair over OConnell and Rankin leading Thorkelson. Helen Erickson of Helena visited grandparents Mr and Mrs A A Elliott.
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Ayers
Art Lamey
Kathan
Lamey
Sam Ford
Charles Hauswirth
Butte
Ford
Hauswirth
Wuerthner
Stockdal
Moe
Hugh Adair
Jerry J. O'Connell
Congress
Adair
O’connell
Mansfield
Reardon
Jeanette Rankin
J. Thorkelson
Rankin
Thorkelson
Page
Allen
E. K. Cheadle
Cheadle
Carroll
Fluent
Catherine Nutterville
Elizabeth Ireland
Helen Erickson
Helena
Mrs
A. A. Elliott
Local News Briefs From Dillon and Nearby Towns
4 OCALS report Mr and Mrs Dave Hier leaving for Pocatello Idaho to visit Mrs Hier s mother Pat Flynn a former Dillon peace officer now prison guard visits Dillon Mrs Niles Jones returns from Ogden Utah Dr and Mrs Merrill C Davenport of Brooklyn NY visit Dillon’s Dr and Mrs S E Davis Cecile Hirschy of San Diego visits Dillon with her daughters Lena Nelson Ida Olson and Mrs Lowell Martinell Mr and Mrs Anthony Connelley and Mrs Rebecca Connelley travel to Reno Nevada to visit a sister Bingham extension irrigation specialist warns alfalfa seed crops must be carefully irrigated to avoid blossoms dropping from overwatering or stunt growth
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Merrill C. Davenport
Brooklyn, N. Y
Anthony Connelley
Mr. Connelley
Rebecca Connelley
Reno
Nevada
G. H. Bingham
Mrs Henneberry Romersd and Edwards Tour to Butte
Mrs Dan Henneberry Mrs W J Romersd and Mrs Walter Edwards motored to Butte on Thursday in a brief local item noting social travel among residents.
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Dan Henneberry
W. J. Romersd
Walter ‘Edwards
Butte
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North
Seth
J. P. Best
Don E. Anson
Earthbound
Warner Baxter
Andrea Leeds
Lynn Bari
Waterloo
Wivien Leigh
Robert Taylor
Scarlett O’hara
Jackie Cooper
Betty Fields
Booth Tarkington
Pat O’brien
Edward Arnold
Ruth Terry
Carole Landis
John Hubbard
William Gargan
C. E. Blinn
Roscoe Cornell
R. M. Stone
J. W._REES
Federal Home Loan Bank
County of Beaverhead
Christian Science
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Joseph Collings
Elroy
John Collins
Theo Miller
Yellowstone Park
Valley
Mee Ag
ATA
Montana Auto Supply Company
Dave Hier
Pocatello, Idaho
Mr. Hier
Pat Flynn
State
Niles Jones
Ogden
Utah
Lena Nelson
Ida Olson
Lowell Martinell
Billings Livestock Commission Co
Billings, Montana
First National Bank
Northwest Bancorporation
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