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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
8
The Dillon Parent Teachers Association will award prizes of 15 dollars for the best vegetables and flowers grown by children and shown at the annual flower show. The association approved the awards at a recent meeting. Children should start work now and plant seeds if not already done.
A fragment notes Frances Carr Dell winning an essay contest with a focus on rural concerns. The text hints at benefits of education improving mental powers and future prospects as a commercial or English instructor. The passage appears as a continuation from page 1.
Paid political advertisement urging voters to select two candidates in the district judge race. The notice highlights party support and urges participation in the Republican nomination process.
A Beaverhead County student praises local high school facilities and outlines plans to study at the State Normal College in Dillon and then continue to the University of Montana. The speaker highlights Montana as an education oriented state with substantial funding for higher institutions.
A list of candidates filing for county and district offices shows Emery Smith and Justin Brundage among others seeking clerk and assessor posts. The complete slate includes judges, commissioners, treasurer, sheriff, coroner, surveyor, and school officials across Dillon, Wise River, Armstead, and nearby towns with both Republican and Democratic tickets represented.
A Lewis and Clark marker was unveiled in Dillon with a June 14, 1928 dedication. Malcolm Stone led a bugle call, Rev. R. O. Shannon gave the invocation, and Dillon Boy Scouts saluted the flag at sundown. Speakers credited the D A R, Anaconda Copper Mining Co, and Oregon Short Line for the monument, with Union Pacific rep Henry Coulam praising the project.
Crop conditions across the county show good progress though cold weather slows growth. Rains arrive as needed and ranchers foresee an excellent year. Beaverhead valley irrigation water runs short prompting commissioners to act district wide. A A Elliott named commissioner. J E Shaw reports from Big Hole basin.
The Graham brothers celebrate one year as leaders of Graham Paige Motors. From left Robert C. Graham Vicnt Ray A. Graham secretary and treasurer Joseph B. Graham resident highlight the milestone. The first passenger car bearing three inch and the 0 000th car produced on June 1 and January 7 are noted.
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