Normal Graduation Exercises at Montana State Normal College
The forty-ninth annual commencement was held in the college auditorium. Fourteen seniors earned bachelor of education degrees and many received two year diplomas. District alumni presidents spoke on teaching, outside activities, college preparation, and alumni affairs. President Sheldon E. Davis awarded diplomas and degrees.
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Montana State Normal College
Normal College Alumni Association
Urban F. Isaacs
Great Falls
Kleis Larsen
Missoula
Lucille Peck
Glasgow
Fred Pilling
Miles City
Robert Hamilton
Bozeman
Hamilton
State Association
Sheldon E. Davis
Dr Farmer Speaks on What If Hitler Wins
Dy Marlin K Farmer of the Normal college faculty spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner on Monday night addressing the topic What If Hitler Wins. He reviewed possibilities forecast in Hitler's writings and other leaders as the war proceeds. He argued the aim is the destruction of the British Empire and noted the difficulties of conquering England and the empire’s resilience with Canada as a factor.
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Dy. Marlin K. Farmer
Normal College
Dillon Rotary Club
Hitler
Canada
Beaverhead County Ranges and Crops Benefit from Rain
Frequent rains over the past two weeks have left Beaverhead county ranges and crops in excellent condition. Earlier drought eased as showers revived pastures and general rainfall covered the county. Lambing percentages are good and the sheep industry looks bright. Shearing begins this month as stockgrowers convene. Beaverhead's 1940 wool clip has largely been sold in early transactions.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Summer term at Montana State Normal college opens
Montana State Normal college will open its summer term on Monday June 10. Students may choose nine six or four and one half weeks with most likely nine weeks attendance. Supt Elwood Comer of Grass Range will teach industrial arts. Comer is a Normal college graduate with graduate study at Oregon. Monday will be registration day and regular classes start Tuesday with planned entertainment features.
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Montana State Normal College
Elwood Comer
Grass Range
The
Normal College
University of Oregon
Oregon State College
Cub Scout Court of Honor Set Tonight in Dillon
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Sarah Van Housen at the Lima home. She died at 81 after a lingering illness. A Dillon Cub Scouts court of honor will be held at 7 30 tonight in the Bagley building with awards for Bobcat and various ranks. Public invitation extended.
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CUB Scout Court OF Honor
Sarah van Housen
van Housen
Lima
W. G. Lewis
Dillon
Bagley Building
Dillon Cub
Bagley
Wilbur Gilbert, Jr
Bobcat
Bernard Wenger
Silver Arrow
Oward Lyons
Billy Roberts
Jimmy Roberts
Jay O'Leary
Hewitt Martinell
Norval Paris
Benny Davis
Lion
James Southard
Garry Wiant
Golden Bear
Bruce Grimes
Hostess Club Committees Organize Montana Federation Meet
Dillon Shakespeare club members finalize arrangements for the Montana Federation of Women's Clubs convention this week. Committees include Registration, Transportation, Housing, Information, Publicity and Decorations led by named local volunteers such as Miss Elizabeth Shotwell, Mrs. J. A. McCollum, Mrs. W. B. Willey and others.
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Dillon Shakespeare Club
Montana Federation of Women's Clubs
Elizabeth Shotwell
Helen Dahlberg
W. W. Hawkins
J. A. McCollum
Elmer Selway
Eunice Miller
A. J. Rife
E. B. Roe
H. G. Rodgers
Melissa Minger
C. B. Marsh
Gladys
Illness of Many Months Proves Fatal to Beaverhead Pioneer
Beaverhead county resident Harry Schuler died at his Dillon ranch after a prolonged illness. Born in Newark Ohio on March 19 1878 he moved to Dillon in 1884 and spent his life ranching in the Beaverhead valley. He married Anna Reece in 1910 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Harry Schuler
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Barrett Hospital
Newark
Ohio
Iowa
Anna Reece
Schuler
Beaverhead Valley
Har
State convention to open at college tomorrow morning
The Montana Federation of Women's Clubs biennial convention will open tomorrow morning at Dillon's Montana State Normal College. More than 300 visitors are expected for June 6 to 8 as Mrs. H. S. Mussigbrod arrives to oversee final plans. Registration starts 8:00, with sessions in the main building and rooms 215 108.
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Dillon
Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs
H. S. Mussigbrod
Wisdom
Dillon Shakespeare Club
Montana State Normal College
Board of Directors
Presbyterian Church
A. E. Griffith
East Helena
Mussigbrod
Howard Bogart
A. E. McLeish
Beaverhead Stockgrowers Hold Meeting In Dillon
Beaverhead stockgrowers gather in Dillon for their annual session after a morning 4-H baby beef show. W G Gilbert presides with talks on animal husbandry research and the 1940 stockgrowers convention plus woolgrowers activities.
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Stockgrowers
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Fairgrounds
Col. Luther Smith
W. G. Gilbert
Montana Woolgrowers Association
R. T. Clark
Montana State College
E. A. Phillips
Paul Etchepare
Paul Orcutt
Beaverhead
Bernard Williams
Assistant Chief Forestry Service Appointed in Dillon
William G. Guernsey of Grangeville Idaho is named assistant supervisor of the Beaverhead National Forest with Dillon as headquarters. He succeeds W W Wetzel who will transfer to the Missoula regional forest office for summer detail later to fill Guernsey’s vacated post. The exchange move aims to diversify training for the officers. Guernsey has previously served as assistant supervisor of the Nez Perce forest in Idaho.
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William G. Guernsey
Grangeville
Idaho
Beaverhead National Forest
Dillon
W. W. Wetzel
Missoula
Guernsey
Nez Perce Forest i
Sewing Room WPA Project to Continue in 38 Counties
The state public welfare department will keep sponsoring sewing room projects in 38 counties, employing about 1,200 women at least through July 1, 1941. The state's share is about $300,000 with county contributions around $150,000. 18 counties will not participate after three years of similar projects.
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State Public Welfare Department
I. M. Brandford
George Opp Seeks Justice of the Date Filing
George Opp filed last Friday a legal action seeking a justice of the date in a civil proceeding. The filing lists basic parties and a request for court action, with no further details disclosed in the readable text.
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George Opp
Annual revue by Claudia Faust School of Dancing
Pupils at Beavershead County High School auditorium staged their annual revue featuring a wide range of dances. Performers included Helen Koski Donna Talent Louise Piazzola Eve Eliel Donna Trolinger Bruce Lloyd Elizabeth Brown Shirley Henneberry Virginia Lee Gransberry Rosemary Tyro LaVerne Waldemar Marilyn McMannis Jean Ross Rosemary Tyro Shirley Dodd Jimmy Backus Lee Orr Gene Lloyd Bobby Stone Bill Selvidge Polly Mansfield Jackie Selvidge. Jimmy Fay's orchestra provided several selections.
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Claudia Faust
Beaverhead County High School
Helen Koski
Donna Talent
Louise Piazzola
Eve Eliel
Donna Trolinger
Bruce Lloyd
Elizabeth Brown
Shirley Henneberry
Virginia Lee Gransberry
Rosemary Tyro
Ayers Outlines Livestock Conservation Plan
Governor Roy E. Ayers told members of the Montana Stockgrowers Association at the Butte annual convention that he will pursue a long term program to conserve grass and water so Montana will not be forced to ship stock in or out during drought or hard winter. He called the livestock industry the foundation of Montana’s economy and said grass and water conservation now concerns the entire state.
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Montana’ Stockgrowers’ Association
Butte
Roy E. Ayers
Montana
Softball Season Opens in Dillon with Large Attendance
Six city league teams began play in Dillon drawing one of the largest outdoor crowds this season at the Memorial Day program held at the fairgrounds last Thursday. All teams competed as excitement built for the local softball season.
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Dillon
Fairgrounds
Farmers in Montana begin AAA parity payments in 1940 program
Nine Gallatin and seven Lewis and Clark county farmers are the first in Montana paid under the price adjustment phase of the 1940 agricultural conservation program. McKenna says most parity payments will be made before mid July. total Montana payments exceed $3 million. Audits can handle 5,000 applications weekly as payments move from Helena to county offices.
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Bozeman
Gallatin
Lewis and Clark County
Montana
R. J. McKenna
State Aaa
McKenna
State Office
Helena
County Association
Dillon Students Win Prizes at Stock Show
Four Beaverhead county high school agricultural students earned awards at the Little International show in Bozeman. Art Christensen won divisional dairy cattle championship and Holstein heifers. Don Shaffner took Hampshire ram first. Joe Mansfield was second in Hereford steers. Charles Green and John Hartwig were second and third in Hereford heifers. The students have prior wins in earlier shows.
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Beaverhead County
Bozeman
Montana Farmer
Art Christensen
Don Shaffner
Hampshire Rams
Hereford Steers
Joe Mansfield
Charles Green
John Hartwig
Beaverhead
Recital by Pupils of Nellie Poole Tonight in Lima
Piano pupils of Nellie Little Poole present a recital at Lima High School gymnasium in a musical play titled The Magic Spell. Admission is free. Students Gravely Merrill Tower will participate.
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Nellie Little Poole
Lima
Lima High School
Frank
Merrill
Tower
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Dr. Farmer
Rotary
Genevieve Buhrer
Reichle
Ness
Vets Memorial
George M. Gosman
American Legion
Mountain View Cemetery
Hemisphere
United States
Beaverhead Stockgrowers Holding Meeting
Dillon Gun Club
Bob Barrett
Anaconda
Sheridan
Dillon Club
Sun Valley
W. E. Talent
C. L. Boyer
Ted Renfro
Frank Troeh
Portland
Assistant Chief Forestry Service
DANCE
Ayers
Dillon Elks
Dillon Lodge No. 1654
B.P.O.E
Frank O'Keefe
Dillon Lodge
Gallatin and Lewis and Clark
Bozeman Exposition
Nellie Poole
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