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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
5
President Sheldon E. Davis spends the latter half of the week in Helena attending meetings of the University Executive Council and the State Commission on Higher Education and plans to return to Dillon at the weekend.
Beaverhead Chapter D.A.R. met at Mrs. Sadie Poindexter’s home with Mrs. Bertha Thibadeau newly elected regent and Mrs. Lewis D. Smith guiding a program on Our National Society. Child Study Club Group One meets at Mrs. Archie Green’s tonight with lessons by Mrs. Alma McArthur and nutrition by Mrs. Green. Beaverhead Ladies club gathered at Mrs. John Albers ranch. A bridge party hosted by Mrs. Ray Megquier and Mrs. James McCulley honored bride Mrs. Paul Stahl Jr. Five tables competed. prizes to Mrs. Burl Stephens and Mrs. W. G. Gilbert. A spring-tinged supper followed with lilac centerpieces and guest gifts for the honoree.
Obituary notice states Gilbert C. Hunt will be laid to rest Friday. Surviving relatives include Mr. and Mrs. Fairbank a sister Lizzie H. Nunn of Norge Virginia two brothers C. E. Hunt of Nampa Idaho and Leroy Hunt of Detroit Michigan and several nieces and nephews.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Pauline Brawer and Glen Oswald of Idaho Falls. They were married by Mayor Bert Megquier.
Florence Georgia Flossie Miller of Wise River died after being struck by a car in Anaconda. Family and friends attended her Monday funeral in Butte at White's with Rev. Earl Bracken officiating. Pallbearers included Verne Stanchfield Roy York Dan Farthing Ray Pankey. Interment was at Mount Mariah cemetery.
Local residents recall school days as many households host relatives and friends from Dillon to Wisdom and Butte. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Isaac Dodgson of Melrose and others from Butte, Coolidge Mine, and Jackson with tales of dinners, medical visits, and Decoration Day observances amid intermittent showers.
Community notes record visitors in Dillon and surrounding towns including Mr and Mrs John Long and daughter Mary moving to Dewey. bear hunting by Dan Pendergast. 4 H club activities. and reminders about Veterans Administration mail procedures and tax refunds. Families plan homes, W P Board consumer survey highlights durable goods demand. Refund details state six percent interest and address updates for taxpayers.
Discussion on growing pole limas for victory gardens notes they yield more per space than peas, with small seeded varieties thriving in mediocre soil. Large seeds need 12 to 18 inches between plants, small seeds 6 inches to a foot, 75 to 90 days to maturity, and continuous harvest into frost. It highlights vine coverage and planting eye orientation for successful emergence.
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