Montana Normal College Broadcast Show Delights Western Audience
A massive audience heard the Montana State Normal College Little Symphony orchestra and women's glee club in a one hour NBC broadcast from the college auditorium via KGIR Butte. Fran ces Robinson led performances with solos and duets by Ruth Wolfe Ruth Erickson and Ralph McFadden among others. The program highlighted college musical talent and educational value with reception praised across several NBC stations including KOA KEX and KSL.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal College
Little Symphony Orchestra
Women’s Glee Club
National Broadcasting Company
Frances Robinson
KGIR
Butte
Miss Robinson
Dillon and
The
Normal College
University of Montana
NBC
KOA
Denver
KSL
Salt Lake City
KPO
San Francisco
KECA
Los Angeles
KFSD
San Diego
KJR
Seattle
KEX
Portland
KGA
Spokane
Lovers of Fine Music
Fred Gray
Ruth Wolfe
Ralph McFadden
Glee Club
Benny Eakman
Ruth Erickson
Bill Bates
Albert Schifelbein
Rondino
Mr. McFadden
First Degrees to Be Conferred at Exercises
Arthur Desonia and Hugh Mosier will receive Bachelor of Education degrees at the upcoming commencement exercises. The ceremony honors their completion of teacher education programs and marks a milestone for the two graduates.
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Arthur Desonia
Hugh Mosier
Ruth Kelly Wins Third in George Washington Contest
Ruth Kelly daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Kelly of this city won third place in the state finals of the George Washington bicentennial declamation contest held in the legislative hall at Helena last Friday Representing the Butte district by virtue of her regional victory she delivered Crown Our Washington with skill and poise and stood among the top declaimers She has previously won Beaverhead county and regional contests in Butte and has been praised by audiences at the Normal college assembly the Rotary club and the Beaverhead Federation of Women s Organizations
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Uth
Kelly
J. E. Kelly
Elty
George Washington
Legislative Hall
Helena
Butte
Dion
Washington
Beaverhead
Normal College Assembly
Rotary Club
Beaverhead Federation of Women’s Organizations
Memorial Day Quiet in Dillon Amid Holiday Outings
Dillon observed Memorial Day with subdued events as many residents left town for two days. The Beaverhead post of the American Legion held somber services at Mountain View cemetery Monday morning and many locals visited graves to place flowers as overcast skies and sporadic showers lingered.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
American Legion
Mountain View Cemetery
Montana Normal college spring commencement planned
Spring quarter graduates of Montana Normal College will have commencement in the college auditorium next Wednesday at 10 o clock. Two seniors Arthur J. Desonia and Hugh D. Mosier will receive Bachelor of Education degrees the first under the four year program. The remaining graduates receive diplomas. Activities begin Friday night with the junior prom in the college gym. Baccalaureate services are Sunday morning and a quarterly dinner follows. The annual class play The Dover Road will be staged Monday night under Barbara Tower with a cast including Loig Thompson Hugh D Mosier Jean Clark Clifford Laity John Driscoll Floyd Horton Ward McVay Cynthia Hyatt Dorothy Sherman Harmon Graeter.
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Montana State Normal College
Normal College
Arthur J. Desonia
Hugh D. Mosier
A. A. Milne
Dover Road
Barbara Tower
Loig Thompson
Jean Clark
Clifford Laity
John Driscoll
Floyd Horton
Ward McVay
Cynthia Hyatt
Dorothy Sherman
Harmon Graeter
Last Day To Register For July 19 Primary
Eaverhead county voters must confirm their names on the electors list before Friday at 5 pm when primary registration closes. Clerk Albert S. Baker notes rising registration and expects more names added tomorrow and Friday. George M. Melton of Dillon filed to seek the Democratic nomination for state senator after weeks of inactivity in local races. Melton, a Dillon native, has worked in livestock as a grower and commission man and is a University of Michigan Law School graduate.
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Eaverhead County
Albert S. Baker
Lst
George M. Melton
Dillon
Melton
University of Michigan Law School
Davidson Family Spends Double Holiday with Taylor Home
Mrs. F. F. Davidson and her two children Ethel and Stanley, visiting from Missoula, spent the double holiday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Carl B. Taylor.
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F. F. Davidson
Ethel
Stanley
Carl B. Taylor
Missoula
Miss Montana Gilbert Returns Home For Summer Visit
Miss Montana Gilbert ends her successful term at Whitehall and returns to Dillon to spend the summer with her mother Mrs Emma Gilbert.
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Montana Gilbert
Whitehall
Dillon
Emma Gilbert
Women pledge drive exceeds target in Beaverhead County
Diggle Emerick, Beaverhead county chairman for the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, says over 500 pledges and 10 days of auto tags and windshield stickers sales mark a successful drive to repeal the 18th Amendment. The campaign continues another week with a wind-up planned next Saturday.
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Diggle Emerick
Beaverhead
Women’s Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Beaverhead High School Graduation Exercises
Charles Larson pleaded guilty to stealing and butchering a calf and awaits district court after a $3000 bond. He was linked to the Knapp ranch theft near Argenta and Stock Inspector D. W. Erwin led the arrest. Beaverhead County High held its regular term ending Friday with 64 seniors earning diplomas in a program featuring valedictory Betty Roe and salutatory James Kurtz.
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Charles Larson
George Opp
Larson
Beaverhead County
Betty Roe
James Kurtz
Tom Brenner
Marian Wahl
Hester Olson
W. W. Wahl
Big Hole Basin Beef Delights President Hoover at White House
Montana ranch beef from Big Hole Basin is served to President Hoover and guests at the White House. Choice steaks from steers fattened on the world championship Big Hole hay were sent to Washington last week, earning high praise in government circles.
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White House
Hoover
Washington, D. C
Montana
Beaverhead Undersheriff Carl Hartwig Resigns
Beaverhead county undersheriff Carl Hartwig tendered his resignation yesterday effective today after five years serving under W. C. Orr. The announcement came as a surprise with no successor named and Hartwig not revealing future plans.
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Arl Hartwig
Beaverhead County
W. C. Orr
Hartwig
Big State Road Spending Reported in Montana
The Montana highway department shows a free 10 months of the current fiscal year with total expenditures of 7 508 dollars 77 12 for administrative costs 4 76 percent. Construction costs 6 713 642 81 include 5 363 322 96 paid to contractors. Maintenance 76 811 60. Capital outlay 362 137 74 for mobile equipment and shop building.
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Elena
Montana Highway Department
W. O. Whipps
Commission
Dillon to Receive Federal Building in Garner Relief Plan
The Garner relief bill proposes a $100,000 federal building in Dillon to house the post office and Beaverhead National Forest headquarters. Montana allotments include Deer Lodge and Glendive post offices and Great Falls post office and courthouse, totaling $425,000 in the state.
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Dillon
Congress
Postoffice
Beaverhead National Forest
Montana
Deer Lodge
Glendive
Great Falls
Death of Mrs. Muriel Knox Vachen
Former Dillon resident Mrs. Muriel Knox Vachen died in a Tacoma hospital after a year long illness. She was the wife of Albert O. Vachen and had lived in Dillon during her husband’s tenure with the Union office, leaving mourners in the community.
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Muriel Knox Vachen
Dillon
Albert O. Vachen
Tacoma
Office of the Union
Pre School Roundup Planned by Dillon Nurses
The annual pre school roundup will be held at Barrett hospital with date to be announced. Luella Stickney and Katherine MacGregor announce the event under the Dillon Parent-Teachers Association with a committee of two nurses and Mrs T Lee McCracken. Two local physicians will participate.
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Barrett Hospital
Luella Stickney
Beaverhead County
Katherine MacGregor
Dillon
Dillon Parent-Teachers Association
T. Lee McCracken
Dance Revue Set for June 8 at Training School
EV and colorful numbers will headline the Claudia Faust School of Dancing summer revue at the training school auditorium next Wednesday evening June 8. Pupils perform tap tee acrobatic ballet musical comedy and exhibition ballroom in new intricate routines. Continued on page 4.
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Training School
Claudia Faust
County Tax Collections Show Strong Second Installment
County treasurer Miss Bertie Mathews reports 1931 second installment tax collections exceed the prior year at the time of the latest check. Delinquent tax lists are expected to be smaller than last year, following the earlier November payment of the first installment.
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Bertie
Mathews
Poppy Day Observed Here By Children And Legion
Hundreds of scarlet poppies were sold in Dillon Saturday by school children and American Legion auxiliary members. The salesmen met with a generous response and nearly every resident wore a poppy made by disabled veterans. Proceeds support care for disabled veterans.
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Dillon
American Legion Auxiliary
Death Notice of E Brundage Former Dillon Resident
Verett D Brundage longtime Dillon native died in a Los Angeles hospital last Saturday after brief illness. He was born May 6 1889 in Dillon and lived in Anaconda before moving to Los Angeles over a decade ago where he worked as a shipping clerk. Survived by his widow two sons his mother Mrs W H Brundage of Big City and brothers Hiram of Dillon and Justin of Lakeview. Body brought to Dillon arriving yesterday.
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Verett D. Brundage
Dillon
Los Angeles
Beaverhead County
Anaconda
Army and Navy
W. H. Brundage
Big City
Hiram
Justin
Lakeview
Wasac
Bergeson Named Rotary Delegate at Dillon Meeting
At the Andrus hotel weekly Rotary session Dillon club member O A Bergeson was elected delegate to Rotary International in Seattle. He was named sergeant at arms for the convention by international president Sidney Pascal. Dr Sheldon E Davis spoke on Montana finances for education and the Montana State Normal College. Rotarians will gather at Barrett hospital tonight at 7 to work on grounds improvements, each volunteering one hour.
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Ilon Rotary
Andrus Hotel
O. A. Bergeson
Rotary International
Seattle
Bergeson
Sidney Pascal
Dillon Club
Dillon Rotary
Sheldon E. Davis
Montana
Montana State Normal College
Barrett Hospital
Fifty Three Junior High Pupils Graduate
Fifty three pupils of the junior high school received their diplomas at commencement exercises held last Friday afternoon in the training school auditorium marking the close of the term. Most will enter Beaverhead county high school next fall and a class play Mrs Magician's Mistake featured the event with a cast including Bob Watson Ryan Dodge Fred Wolfe Dorothy Ann Davis Lorraine McGrath Lew Brundage Thomas Caverly Marjorie Opp Anna Belle Hartwig Glenn Hockings Robert Crosby and others.
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IFTY
Training School
Beaverhead County
Magician
Bob Watson
Ryan Dodge
Fred Wolfe
Dorothy Ann Davis
Lorraine McGrath
Lew Brundage
Thomas Caverly
Marjorie Opp
Anna Belle Hartwig
Glenn Hockings
Robert Crosby
Dillon Included on Short Line Excursion Rates
Dillon will be added as a destination on the Oregon Short Line cent a mile excursion plan. Previously, Butte was the only Montana point eligible. The first excursion under the new rule is set for Friday June 10, with the rate applying for round trips from any point on the system.
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Dillon
Sarre
H. B. Baumberger
Butte
Montana
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Exodus
Beaverhead High School
Big Hole Basin
Carl Hartwig
Federal Building
IUCN
Eliel
Saleemen
E. Brundage
Rotary Meet
Short Line
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