Bond Issue Drive Met With Favor in Montana
Sec Treas Ray Church of the Montana highway financing committee reported strong support for a $3,000,000 highway debenture bond measure. Petitions gathered 18,000 names across 23 counties to place the proposal on November ballots. The debenture would match federal funds to finance $6,000,000 in trunk and farm to market road projects across Montana. Funds would be spent within 12 highway districts to build smooth trunk roads and improved feeder highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sec
Treas. Ray Church
Helena
Montana Highway Financing Committee
Montana
Treasure
Church
Gardening tips for fall planting and bulb care
The notes advise protecting bulb roots from frost by covering overnight and drying, fall planting of annuals for early next year, starting tender annuals and slow germinating perennials in a cold frame, and using a dibber for bulb holes. Recommend edge protection, south wall for snowdrops, early spading of tulip beds, leveling beds after planting, deep planting for lilies, and Narcissi thriving among perennials or at shrub bases.
Rotary Club Notes On PWA Funds And New Chapters
A Dillon club report outlines PWA construction gains and Montana’s share of about 13 million dollars. Three new Rotary clubs Manhattan Red Lodge and Whitefish attended for the first time. High school visitor Andrew Pickelick gave a declamation The Girl with an encore The Disappointed Father. Mayor Galt presented a screen to Fred Woodside who helped in National Air Mail week by flying as a government representative and offering school contest flights. Howard Morse and Ernset Hazel were noted as club visitors and next week chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Montana
Tom Luebben
Dillon Club
Billings
Manhattan
Red Lodge
Whitefish
Andrew Pickelick
D. A. Galt
Fred Woodside
Howard Morsé
Ernset Hazel
Local Elks Hold Flag Day Ceremony and Parade
Members from the Elks lodge and Scouts joined a parade from the drum corps HQ to the courthouse led by the drum and bugle corps with Beaverhead post of the American Legion as color guard. Exalted Ruler Elmo Winn led the flag day ritual as the Elks male quartet sang. Flag day committee members Mat Kay Emery Smith Oscar Griffith and E L Wheat organized the event.
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Drum Corps
Court House
Drum and Bugle Corps
Beaverhead
American Legion
Elmo Winn
Elks
Mat Kay
Emery Smith
Oscar Griffith
E. L. Wheat
Hovren Named Chief of Legion Post
At the July meeting Commander Jones will appoint delegates to the state convention in Helena from attending local veterans. The post lists 121 members, near last year’s record, and sponsored a Dillmont park benefit dance whose proceeds will aid the junior baseball program. A large crowd attended.
Mr and Mrs Pete Stephanie Begin Yellowstone Motor Tour
Mr and Mrs Pete Stephanie left yesterday on a motor tour of Yellowstone park, traveling to scenic sites and planning to visit nearby attractions. The couple’s trip marks a leisurely departure as they explore the park’s famous geysers and landscapes.
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Pete Stephanie
Yellowstone Park
Exum Visits Sister Aboard Local Notes
Eddie Exum Montana State college basketball star is visiting his sister Mrs H L Tolley.
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Eddie Exum
Montana State College
Cage
H. L. Tolley
County Office Filings Open as Various Candidates Enter Race
Wise River area files show Irving E. Orr seeking the surveyor nomination as a pioneer family member and engineer. Joe Metlen, Beaverhead rep, also seeks the Democratic nomination for state representative. Armstead stockman Campbell files for sheriff nomination. L. C. Ford Jr. seeks Lima justice of the peace. George R. Metlen petitions for county surveyor, recalling long Service and highway work.
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Irving E. Orr
Joe Metlen
Beaverhead County
Armstead
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Beaverhead Mining Association
J. N
Jim) Campbell
Reno
Reichle
L. C. Ford, Jr
Justice of the Peace
Lima Township
George R. Metlen
Paul Bramsman Attends Business in Butte
Paul Bramsman was in Butte on Monday to handle routine business matters.
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Paul Bramsman
Butte
Morrow Family Returns from California After Stanford Degree
Mrs. A C Morrow and her daughter Helen and son Tom returned last week from California where Tom earned a degree from Stanford University.
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A. C. Morrow
Helen
Tom
California
Stanford University
Electric Safety Tips for Home Appliances
This article warns about fire and shock hazards from electric irons washing machines and vacuum cleaners. It advises disconnecting irons to prove off state using red bulb indicators and using proper wall outlets with grounding. It notes automatic irons are safer and recommends labeled cords and electrician checked ground connections.
Former Resident Returns From Eastern Presbyterian Meetings
Mrs. Frank R. Hendrick of Omak Washington attends Buck Hills Falls Pa national Presbyterian women meeting with 540 delegates and joins sesquicentennial General Assembly gathering in Philadelphia. She reports at Dillon Presbyterian Sunday school and travels via Washington DC visiting historical sites and Chicago Lake Shore hosts.
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Frank R. Hendrick
Omak
Wash
George R. Featherly
Reed
Albert
Walter
Hendrick
Wenatchee
Dillon Presbyterian
Washington, D. C
Chicago
E. D. White
Lake Shore
Ray Fager
Iowa
Dillon
Spokane
Washington Stage Grange
Fred E. Featherly
Wolf Creek
Henry Resigns as Public School Head
Henry resigns from the Dillon school head position to accept Montana work. He holds the U of Minnesota M A and Ph D work near completion, a B A from Montana State 1924, and seven years in Montana schools. He will become superintendent of schools and director of training in Dillon starting September.
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Son
University of Minnesota
Montana State University
Montana
International Falls
Minn
St. Louis Park
Minneapolis
Anderson
Minnesota Journal of Education
Dillon
Frost Hits Beaverhead County Gardens and Crops
Beaverhead county residents shivered as the temperature fell below freezing last Thursday night. Official readings reported 26 above at the Normal college weather bureau. Alfalfa and grain crops suffered little damage while hardy garden plants and flowers survived the frost.
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Beaverhead County
Normal College Weather Bureau
Girl Rescued From Stream By Stray Dog
A stray dog named Bobo leaped into a swift stream to save a girl carried away by the current. He swam to the child and dragged her to the bank, earning a shelter or home for his heroic act in Ban nack.
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Bobo
Bannack
Protest Over New Route for Big Hole Road
Residents and stockmen challenge a proposed road from Divide to Wisdom citing over one hundred thousand dollars spent on the original route. Local officials and a Beaverhead county delegation oppose the new alignment as impractical for traffic and stock movement. A Big Hole Road association committee will meet Governor Ayers in late June to push the Divide to Wisdom highway.
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Divide
Wisdom
Big Hole
Dillon
F. L. Hirschy
Warren Shaw
Don Anson
Big Hole Road Association
H. S. Armitage
Big Hole Livestock Association
Beaverhead
W. B. Hartwig
Edgar Rife
Martin Jackson
Chamber of Commerce
O. A. Bergeson
Harry Andrus
Jennings Mayland
Mary Shaw
Warren Hughes
Fred Hirschy
Don Albee
C. E. Miller
Tom Clemon
Ayers
Chicago man arrested on bad check charge
Ed Harrington, living in Chicago, was arrested by city police Monday on a bad check charge. He allegedly cashed bogus checks with several Dillon merchants Saturday afternoon. James Burns was arrested last Friday for shoplifting suspected of stealing a ham and other items from Safeway. Sheriff Paul H. Temple arrested John N. Combes last Thursday at the request of Missoula authorities.
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Ed Harrington
Chicago
Dillon
James Burns
Thee Safeway
Paul H. Temple
John N. Combes
Missoula
Successful Dance by Dillon Ellis Drum and Bugle Corps
Over 150 couples danced in the new Twin Bridges hall Saturday night while a hundred spectators watched. The night opened with the corps street drill and was followed by music from the drum corps orchestra.
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Dillon Ellis
Twin Bridges
Drum Corps
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Legion Post
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U. S. Forest Service
Wallace Beery
America
Idaho
Beery Camp
Mr. Beery
Wildlife Week
Beery
Wise River
E. S. Bardwell
Great Falls
Virginia City
The
International Association of Electrical Inspectors
Henry
Weinberg’s
I, Miller
Sidney Mann
Big Hole Road
First National Bank
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