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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1929
Page
8
A county-wide plea from W. J. Bierrum urges farmers to combat Canada Thistle by hard work and effective methods to prevent seeding. He emphasizes that waiting for miracles or neglecting to weed will not eliminate the pests and calls for collective action this season.
A Ninth Federal Reserve district monthly review notes farm cash income exceeding one billion dollars, driven by dairying, hogs and poultry, while country bank deposits fell and borrowings rose. Car loadings reached a May high aided by ore shipments. deaths from external causes totaled 1,989 with pneumonia leading mortality.
The list ranks illnesses by victim counts with diabetes leading at 262 and diarrheal diseases in children under five at 210, followed by maternal deaths 262, syphilis 146, whooping cough 88, alcoholism 78, diphtheria 73, scarlet fever 64, epidemic encephalitis 72, acute poliomyelitis 57, meningitis 49, measles 18, typhoid 13, and gonorrhea 5.
Helena July 26 The state game commission meets to revise upland bird seasons including closing grouse and advancing sage hens season. Proposals also cover migratory bird refuge designations and a survey by Chairman T B Marlowe and C E Sperry. Progress on a state game farm is expected to be reported.
Ranchers blamed the big block bear for losses in sheep bands and sought help. J Warren Shaw led locals to bring famed trapper Jack Curley to the scene. After three days Curley arrived and the bear was found in his trap and dispatched.
The article lists graduates with home towns including Dorothea Arps Augusta and Katharine Byrne Butte. It notes teachers have signed contracts for next year and many others will soon secure positions, with pending negotiations shaping staffing.
Wall Street Journal outlines a Midwest grocery scheme involving loaded and emptied cans, milk processing, and a controversial method to flavor drinks. Cited steps include heating to ferment and diluting with sugar water as a summer beverage preparation. Names and precise locations are not clearly provided in the readable text.
A long list of individuals with last names and hometowns scattered across Montana towns such as Butte Dillon Anaconda Hamilton and Deer Lodge. Includes numerous women and several religious sisters with no accompanying events or context.
A college stage production features a perfected children's play with detailed costumes and sets. The cast includes Peter, Mrs Peter, Frances Myrick, Gertrude Foster, Nellie, Anastasia Lawney, Claudia Peterson, and many toy characters such as Raggedy Ann and the Tin Soldier. Rosemary King directs with Claudia Peterson as stage manager.
The council discussed additional buildings and equipment needed for six units by the last legislature, noting growing student bodies. It outlined plans to publish experiments and research from state schools in book form and distribute to the press. It also proposed certificates for private music teachers to allow school credit, pending guaranteed instruction quality.
Plans to extend the Sunshine trail through Utah include designation changes to U S Highway 91 while avoiding interference with the state road program. Utah delegates from Ogden and Logan favor the route passing through their cities and note the trail operates without dues or fees. Paralell events show delegates from Great Falls Helena and Butte attending the Lethbridge convention with optional return via Waterton Lakes and Glacier Park.
Beaverhead Board of County Commissioners met in Dillon Montana on July 24 1929 with Commissioners Gosman Jackson and Acting Clerk Baker. They fixed the preliminary budget with county officers and ordered notice of filing and inspection and a public hearing set for August 7 1929. The session adjourned at 5 00 PM.
Tom Williams passes away here Friday after a varied career in law and public service. He studied law, served as circuit court clerk for several years, moved to Montana in 1909, worked in Great Falls, and had resided in Beaverhead county for 13 years, spending much of that time in Dillon.
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