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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
4
Local social life covers Ladies Day at Dillon Country Club with hostesses Mrs A M Jones Mrs Dale ash and Mrs R M Barrett. Other items note church society meetings visits by townsfolk and a range of small town happenings.
The Dillon Gun Club won the Montana Standard shoot-off cap for the fourth straight year, totaling 438 breaks to 436 for Billings and 427 for Helena. The Dillon squad included Renfro, Peterson, Roy Forrester, Pete Westergard and Leslie Smith, with Renfro also claiming the Atwater Kent trophy.
County officials report a rapid gopher die off from Disease 158 spreading mainly south of Dillon. People are urged not to touch dead gophers or suspect carcasses and to report sightings to Bernard Williams, county agent, while noting the illness may not directly threaten humans. Livestock risk remains unlikely though possible, with few poison usages in the southern county.
Montana opens sage hen hunting August 4 to 6 with a bag limit of five birds. Thirty counties plus parts of another are included, with Park county partially open north of the Northern Pacific railroad line. Twenty-seven counties are fully open to sage hen hunting.
A new up to date recreational map of Montana is being prepared for the National Parks Service and will reach Washington officials by August 1. Montanans Inc announced the colored map covers national parks monuments forests and reservations and will be distributed by the service. A separate 15 000 copy booklet Her Majesty Montana detailing highways trout streams camp sites and other state attractions has been distributed to eastern tourist bureaus. The organization continues a ten thousand dollar subscription drive with a goal of spending all funds on Montana advertising and a new Missouri River panorama map is also being distributed to travelers.
Normal students will take a final excursion tying the state prison at Deer Lodge and the state hospital at Warm Springs into an instructive and interesting trip for observers and participants.
Authorities halted heavily loaded trucks following a highway department decision. Officials stated the vessels were excessively laden and posed risk of damage to the roadway and infrastructure.
Petition drive in Montana advances to 25 counties aimed at suspending the insurance law until a statewide vote. Secretary of State Mitchell reports Hill and Prairie counties added, with 18,080 electors taking action, needing four more counties to reach the 29 county threshold for inoperability.
Francis Tonrey received an award at Northwestern for four phases of newspaper work including reporting and editing. The Me dill School of Journalism faculty led courses, organized newsroom visits, and trips to Chicago publishing plants. The group toured Chicago and the Cubs invited them to a game where they interviewed players from the press box. They also took a Lake Michigan boat trip.
The technology navy reports more than five thousand devices tested for salvage and safety on submarines. Researchers pursue robust measures to prevent accidents and improve underwater operations.
Alvah Ball found New York newspapers from 1865 and three copies of The Montana Post from April 28 1865 sealed inside walls of a log building east of Madison House. Letters remained unopened and wrappers intact with post office forms, identifying the site as the pioneer post office dead-letter office.
Butte Rotary Club heard a report on a gala program featuring soloists Théodor Lavine and Helen Wilkinson with accompanists Charles Martin and Ralph McFadden. Wilkinson chaired the meeting. guests included Merrill Davenport of Missouri and Jack Dietz of Helena.
Pleas of guilty and fines of $10 each were assessed. The fifth case likely will be appealed to the district court. These arrests are the first in this section of the state linked to Drug Act violations. State officer warned businesses not to sell drugs like aspirin and other common items. medicines must be sold only by licensed drug stores.
A report states federal construction will begin this summer on the new post office. The building is planned for the former E L Poindexter property at the Idaho and Sebrés streets corner.
In Butte on July 20 a resident reported his trousers stolen in Meaderville. The owner appeared at the police station dressed in a sugar barrel and offered a $10 reward for the return of his only pair. Friends helped haul the barrel to the station as officers awaited a ransom note.
Mayor D A Galt tells Dillon that unless riders improve by month’s start the City Council will consider an ordinance licensing bicycles. Licenses could be revoked and offenders kept off streets. He appeals to parents to protect children.
Forestry officials urge full public cooperation to prevent fires as new rules begin. A few blazes reported this season, none man caused, suggesting additional restrictions may not be needed if cooperation holds.
Heavy tonnage of ore being shipped here includes Bald Mountain and Faithful mines with two and one car per month respectively, Maryland three cars monthly, Blacktail Nevada three cars, Ely one car, Bannack Gold Bug two cars, Gold Coin and W R A each one car monthly. The Thompson Gold Milling Company is also shipping.
The United States Navy constructed a flat wind tunnel to support aeronautical research and testing programs. Engineers conducted flow studies to improve aircraft performance and stability, enabling more accurate simulations for design optimization and defense applications.
John J. Holmès state auditor and commissioner of insurance urges protective purchasers to demand licenses from agents before buying. He warns against house to house canvassers and cash surrender scams, and stresses verifying licenses for insurance and investments to protect citizens of Montana.
Pail Johnson of Livingston pleaded guilty in Judge Stahl's court to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 days in the county jail. The incident involved a collision with a car driven by Jo Smith Jr of Dillon near the Quit Owen ranch north of Dillon on Saturday night.
A Seattle inventor unveils a new diving chamber with two articulated arms. Tested to 850 feet, the device reportedly performs perfectly and can lift heavy loads. The chamber is hermetically sealed and allows divers to work at atmospheric conditions.
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