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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
1
Stockmen from Beaverhead Madison and Silver Bow counties are in Dillon for a tri county stock growers session. Three livestock specialists are slated to speak with Howard G Lewis addressing probable trends in livestock feeding and R R Renne discussing agricultural economics.
Beaverhead county home demonstration clubs hold their annual spring council meeting in Dillon today. Speakers include Frances Smith on Woman's Part in Agricultural Program Planning Margaret Holloran on rural health and Bernard Williams on rural electrification. Delegates and club officers from Dell Wise River Wisdom and other areas attend.
Children entering school next fall were examined for defects and dental issues in the annual pre school roundup. County and school nurses oversaw the clinic with Dillon physicians donating services and volunteers aiding transport and organization.
Dillon Elks announce Flag Day services on June 14 at 7:00 p.m. on the courthouse lawn. Howard A. Johnson will deliver the address, with a parade from the drum corps headquarters led to the courthouse. Dillon Boy Scouts will carry banners and the lodge male quartet will perform. Public invited.
The Chanticleer Club held its spring banquet at Armstead with a chicken dinner and guest speakers including Dr. Davis Miss Baker and Miss Albertson. The Dillon Business and Professional Women’s Club installed new officers led by Elizabeth Winn at a dinner meeting.
David McKnight a Beaverhead pioneer and former county commissioner died Friday night at Barrett hospital aged 78. He lived in the Dell area, was born May 10 1860 in LaPierre NL and came to Montana in 1883. He served Beaverhead as county commissioner 1915 to 1921 and was active in Masonic groups. Survived by brother Smith McKnight, Dell. nephew Virgil McKnight Spokane. niece Nellie McKnight Dell. Funeral held Sunday at the Masonic hall.
About sixty girls traveled to Elkhorn for the W A A Awards Banquet amid rain and gloom. They swam hiked and played baseball before a hotel dinner. W A A honors went to Miss Hamer Miss Mathews and President Audrey Dahl. Five seniors earned winged M awards: Marcella Jones Alice Pecharich Juanita Pace Esther Reiter Elsie Brinkman. Managers M were awarded Thelma Barger Audrey Dahl Bernice Erickson and Esther Reiter. Dolphin prizes went to the water pageant swimmers. Numerals marking graduation year were awarded to several girls.
John Duval, Dillon Rotary speaker, warns that imperialism nationalism and militarism fuel wars and that modern armies and costs surpass past conflicts. Three Montana Mason groups schedule 29th Grand Council assembly Monday 9 and 10 June 8 9 at the Masonic hall with Mayor D A Galt giving welcome.
Beaverhead county races intensify as five candidates vie for county commissioner with H C Bert McNinch and James Elmer Selway filing for the republican nomination. Other races include Sylvester Meade for treasurer and Zelda Stewart Lovell for superintendent of schools. Registration closes Friday at 5 PM leaving two days to register to vote in the July 19 primary.
The Clau dia Faust School of Dancing presented its annual revue Saturday night to a crowded training school auditorium. The performance, postponed the previous night due to a power shut down, was praised as a standout. Don's Dance band provided accompaniment featuring Don Julion and others.
Charles Higgenbotham, an early Pony Express rider, rests in Mountain View cemetery. Dillon Boy Scouts placed a Memorial flag on his grave with Eagle Scout David Curry leading the ceremony. Oregon Memorial Trail Association helped mark Pony Express graves with flags and an American flag. Higgenbotham died in Dillon on February 22, 1927 at age 86 after a varied career among western pioneers and famous figures.
Mr and Mrs H L McCaleb spent Saturday in Buite. The brief notes show the couple visiting the town on a leisure outing.
The Dillon Chamber of Commerce will publish a 16 page booklet promoting Beaverhead County. It will feature scenic attractions resources and historic sites with strip maps on the cover and back. Contents include agriculture mining and the Montana State Normal College.
Commencement events begin next Saturday with the junior prom in the college gym. Baccalaureate services are set for Sunday morning in the college auditorium, June 5, marking the start of commencement week activities.
Beaverhead county high school graduates 53 seniors in a Thursday night ceremony. Dr. Francis A. Thompson of the School of Mines delivered the commencement address. Diplomas were conferred by R. M. Barrett after introductions by Principal Conrad Orr. Floyd Pahnish gave the valedictory and Frances Pickelick the salutatory. Arthur Christensen received the alumni cup. The program featured the high school orchestra and mixed chorus, with invocations by Rev A W Nelson and a post ceremony dance in the gym.
The Gargoyles hosted their annual spring banquet at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday May 28. Toastmaster Professor Robert Clark welcomed pledges, Elaine Tschache spoke for the group, and Dr. Davis offered remarks. Initiations followed for Jeweled Masque and Delta Psi Omega with several pledges and new members named.
Lazar G Hasin a Medicine Lodge herder died at Barrett hospital on Saturday night becoming Beaverhead county s first spotted fever victim of the year. He was bitten by a tick while herding sheep for Ras Hansen in the Medicine Lodge district. He was 51 and a native of Romania who had recently moved to Beaverhead county.
Mrs. Ora Johnson travels from California to Independence Missouri and stays several days at her brother J. B. Barry’s home along the journey.
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