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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1941
Page
1
A fragmentary column blends satirical jibes about politics crime and culture. It references Hitler Gibraltar tax bills radio bias and a humorous take on daily life with stray lines about fashion and public debts. The piece appears as a miscellaneous page item with teasing vignettes.
Otto Schulz of Sheridan won the Beaverhead registered trapshoot Sunday at Anaconda with 96 of 100 as winds shifted. Ted Renfro of Lima tied for second at 95 with Spokane ace Dr. Rich Flaherty. Renfro also tied for first in the 50 third handicap with a 48. The doubles saw Renfro and Flaherty co lead with 44. Dillon notables attending included Pete Westergard and B W Emerick among others. City council met June 4 approving May bills and planning water and cemetery projects, with transformer disposal and streetwork discussed.
Beaverhead county selectives schedule two June induction groups from Dillon. Five men including Myrel W. Flohr Ervin H. Dunbar Donald C. Marx and Alfred J. Ryder report Sunday June 15. A second group of five gathers June 25 for Fort Missoula duty. members James Mountjoy Hugh Wenger Carl Ankrum William Rygg Sherman Klimper.
Governor Sam Ford chair of the Montana preparedness and advisory commission announced 48 of 54 county committees appointed with three members each. He urged unity and nonpartisanship. Beaverhead county choices were W. W. Hawkins E. W. Bond and Mrs Earl Opp of Dillon.
Francis Tonrey son of Mr and Mrs F J Tonrey of Dillon is moving from a Naval Corps base to Corpus Christi Texas to receive his commission as a sign after completing training He finished a civilian air corps course at Great Falls last winter and enlisted in the Naval Air Corps thereafter stationed for preliminary flight training.
Four men face charges in Beaverhead County after Friday arrests. Leon Crow, 19, of Checotah Oklahoma, jailed for forging a twenty five dollar check on Roy Baker of Wisdom with district court likely. Howard Chancey, 41, taken from a Lima freight train for stealing a kit of a fellow traveler and selling it locally. Frank C Young, 20, and James Whitted, 22, of Oro Fino Idaho, caught leaving a theater as wanted men. Nevada officers also involved.
Fifty one forest officials and friends attended a retirement party for District Ranger Camas Nelson. The event at Roselle’s in Armstead featured Marshall Ramsey as toastmaster. Nelson began in 1908 and has served 33 years in the forest service.
Alfred Cox 80 a Beaverhead county pioneer died Sunday morning at Barrett hospital after a two year illness. Born June 29 1861 in Cornwall England he arrived in 1891 and worked as a miner in Colorado and Butte before ranching near Jackson. He retired twenty years ago and moved to Dillon. Surviving wife Mary Ann a daughter Mrs Lilian Fidler a nephew William A Richard and three grandchildren. Funeral 2 PM Friday Brundage chapel Rev J A Meeke officiating.
Dillon merchants will hand keys to subordinates on Monday and Tuesday June 16 17 to attend the state convention of the Associated Merchants of Montana and the Montana Food Distributors association at the Finlen hotel in Butte Carlton F Sturdy nationally known lecturer will speak at the banquet June 16 at 7 oclock representing the American Can company He will discuss the food and grocery trades while Mr Al Trafford leads the program and the banquet speaker highlights the industry’s history and progress.
About one hundred delegates from nine Royal Neighbor encampments travel to Dillon on Saturday June 14 for the annual district convention and officer elections. Registration opens at 9:00 A.M. at city hall. Juvenile ritual at 10:00 A.M. Luncheons follow at the I.C.C.F. hall and Trail cafe. Afternoon session begins at 1:00 P.M. with work exemplifications and officers presiding include Rose O'Donnell Dillon and Bessie Jordan Silver City camp.
The Dillon Chamber of Commerce board heard a plan to collect ranch wage data for the coming season. A committee will survey wages for shearing and baying, keeping data private to estimate county wide averages and support a standardized labor scale with possible premiums for seniority or merit. The Beaverhead merchants group plans to attend a June 16 17 state convention in Butte.
Graveside rites for Mrs Anne Dorchester will be held Thursday at 1 PM at Mountain View cemetery. The former Dillon resident died Sunday morning at an Anaconda hospital.
Montana State College in Bozeman awarded five Beaverhead County students degrees at the annual commencement held last Friday. Recipients include Helen G. Anderson Dillon in home economics Arthur Klebba Dillon in engineering physics Melbourne Jackson Dillon in chemical engineering Lewis C. Ford Lima in electrical engineering and Chas E Beardslee Lima in electrical engineering. Mr Klebba then left for Salem Massachusetts to join the Hygrade Sylvanian research department.
Thomas F. Marsh, son of Mrs. Ethel Marsh of Dillon, left for Missoula to enter the U S Army corps. He was inducted for the Wallace Idaho board where he registered October 16. The Beaverhead quota rose from 38 to 70 with no time limit set for induction.
James L. Kelly of Dillon was named the most outstanding student in the Montana School of Mines 1941 graduating class for integrity scholarship and engineering promise. He received the honorary medal of the Montana Society of Engineers at commencement. He earned a geological engineering degree and is slated to join a Butte contingent of enlistees June 24 with expectations of immediate transfer to the engineering corps.
Emmett Shea of Butte had a miraculous escape last Tuesday evening while returning from a fishing trip when his Lincoln Zephyr struck water on highway 91 near Dubois hill north of Dillon. The car overturned several times and was badly damaged, but Shea suffered only minor injuries and the vehicle is in a local garage.
Dillon Elks Lodge No 1554 schedules National Flag Day observance for Saturday June 14 at 7:00 p.m. on the courthouse lawn with patriotic numbers and Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Howard Johnson as speaker. Choral club quartet under Mrs. W G Gilbert will perform. Elks' ritual to be featured. committee includes O Keefe Anderson Bramsman Hier. A post program invitational benefit dance follows.
Registration for the Normal college summer term reached 135 Tuesday afternoon with more expected in days ahead. Teachers from western states are among registrants and nearly every Montana county is represented. Classes began Tuesday with Dr S E Davis teaching social studies and Dr R E Albright to assume Thursday duties.
A. Bechler of Beaverhead post was elected district commander at the Twin Bridges district convention. The gathering included F. M. Poindexter leading a Dillon delegation, a joint Legion and Auxiliary banquet with Geo. M. Gosman as toastmaster, and a concluding dance. Auxiliary session elected Mrs. A. S. Johnson as sergeant at arms, with several Dillon members listed as attendees.
Dillon Rotary Club met Monday evening with Fred Waldorf as chair. Paul Decker attended as guest. The international relations committee read a letter from Rotary Club of Sydney highlighting Rotary International democracy principles.
Dr. Lydia J. Roberts former critic teacher at the local training school heads the University of Chicago home economics department and chairs the diet sub-committee of the national research council. The committee report outlines dietary needs including a 3000 calorie daily intake with specified proteins minerals vitamins and B vitamins.
Butte’s Gene Jones and Lou Jean Granley, holders of the state championship in men and women divisions, led the invitational golf event with scores of 72 and 81. Brothers Russ and Jack Swanson eagled holes four and eight, the course’s two longest. The local club hosted 110 guests with noon lunches.
Mr and Mrs Richard Secrest of Los Angeles visit Mrs Secrests parents Mr and Mrs Jens Petersen and brother Pete Petersen and family Mrs Secrest is a former Dillon girl.
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